2022 Kawasaki KX450 Horsepower and Torque

Kawasaki’s KX450 has swept Grime Rider’s 450 Motocross Shootout the previous 4 years—a heck of an accomplishment in such a deep and aggressive discipline. There’s one space that Group Inexperienced’s flagship motocrosser is just not as robust, and that’s on the dyno. With 52.2 hp at 9,500 rpm, the Kawasaki solely makes extra peak horsepower than the 2022 Suzuki RM-Z450 within the 450 motocross class. By way of most torque, the KX ties the 2022 Yamaha YZ450F for least within the class.

Are these comparatively low numbers a detrimental factor? Completely not! Group Inexperienced’s flagship motocrosser is praised yearly by take a look at riders of various weights and talent ranges. As 175-pound, vet professional tester Allan Brown famous on this yr’s comparability: “The KX450 engine nonetheless has one of the best steadiness of energy for me. It doesn’t supply probably the most in any space, however is usable in any respect rpm.” To study extra about why the inexperienced machine has topped Grime Rider’s annual 450 MX comparability since its overhaul in 2019, be sure you try our 2019, 2020, 2021, and 2022 450 Motocross Shootouts.