HOW DO WE CONVINCE YOU THESE QUADS ARE READY TO RACE OUT OF THE BOX? IT’S SIMPLE: RIDE ONE.

Last year, the DS 450 and the DS 450 X were introduced, each offering the lowest weight, lowest unsprung weight, most power and most mass centralization.

This year, we've refined the X concept even further with two new terrain-specific models – the 50" wide DS 450 X mx and the tight-wood racing DS 450 X xc. Both offer the same industry-leading attributes. Both are ready to race right out of the box. And together they give you the opportunity to ride the way you want to ride. Track or trail.

Standard package features:

• Rotax 4-TEC 449cc, liquid-cooled, single cylinder 4-stroke
• DOHC 4-valve head
• 97 x 60.8 mm bore and stroke
• EFI with 46 mm throttle body, 16 bit CPU with 32 MHz clock speed
• Electric start
• 5-speed manual transmission
• Chain drive with rigid axle
• No weld, ALTEC twin pyramidal aluminum frame
• R-Type forged aluminum double A-arm front suspension
• KYB HPG aluminum piggyback front shocks with compression and rebound clickers, threaded pre-load adjustment and 9.5" (241 mm) of travel
• R-Type cast aluminum swingarm rear suspension
• KYB HPG aluminum piggyback rear shock with adjustment for compression, rebound, spring preload and 10.5" (267 mm) of travel
• ITP Holeshot SR front and rear tires
• Polished aluminum wheels
• New headlights for 2009
• New color option – Can-Am Red

DS 450 EFI X mx, all the standard DS 450 EFI features, PLUS:

• + 2" double A-arms with adjustable caster and camber give a 50-inch front stance
• Kashima-coated KYB HPG C40 aluminum piggyback front shocks with dual-speed compression, rebound and preload adjustments and 10.7" (272 mm) of travel
• Kashima-coated KYB HPG C46 aluminum remote reservoir rear shock with dual-speed compression, rebound and preload adjustments, and 10.7" (272 mm) of travel
• 7" (179 mm) factory-set ride height (175-lb rider)
• Adjustable-width hollow rear axle (from 46" [1.17 m] to 50" [1.27 m] by increments of 0.5" [12.7 mm] per spacer)
• 20x6-10 ITP QuadCross MX PRO front tires
• 18x10-8 ITP QuadCross MX PRO rear tires
• Black aluminum ITP 10x5 T-9 GP front wheels
• Black aluminum ITP 8x8 T-9 Trac-lock rear wheels
• Extra-strength extended 1" (25.4 mm) steering stem with anti-vibe mounts
• Aluminum nerf bars with removable heel guards and side extensions
• Aluminum 6061-T6 taper-profile handlebar with square pad
• Aluminum front bumper, number plate ready
• X package seat cover
• X mx race graphics

DS 450 EFI X xc, all the standard DS 450 EFI features, PLUS:

• R-type forged aluminum double A-arms with adjustable caster
• KYB HPG C36 aluminum piggyback front shocks with dual-speed compression, rebound and preload adjustments and 9.6" (245 mm) of travel
• KYB HPG C40 aluminum piggyback rear shock with dual-speed compression, rebound and preload adjustments and 10.5" (267 mm) of travel
• 7.5" (190 mm) factory-set ride height (175-lb rider)
• Adjustable-width hollow rear axle (from 46" [1.17 m] to 50" [1.27 m] by increments of 0.5" [12.7 mm] per spacer)
• Extra-strength extended 1" (25.4 mm) steering stem with anti-vibe mounts
• 21x7-10 ITP Holeshot GNCC 6-ply front tires
• 20x10-9 ITP Holeshot GNCC 6-ply rear tires
• Black aluminum ITP 10x5 T-9 Trac-lock front wheels
• Black aluminum ITP 9x8 T-9 Trac-lock rear wheels
• 3-mm full aluminum chassis skid plate
• 5-mm full aluminum swing arm skid plate
• Aluminum nerf bars with removable heel guards and side extensions
• Aluminum 6061-T6 taper-profile handlebar with square pad
• Aluminum front bumper, number plate ready
• Handlebar wind deflectors
• X package seat cover
• X xc race graphics

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