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Article: Almost stock! We test Gust's race-winning LT-R450.(MACHINE TEST)(Cover story)(Product/service evaluation)
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- ATV Sport
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- July 1, 2006
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Suzuki positions its new LT-R450 as race-ready for motocross. With a low and wide stance, fuel injection and 18-inch rear tires, it sure looks like it is. But how about for a top pro like Doug Gust? Can a three-time National MX champ actually go out and race a near-bone-stock ATV?
At the ATVA MX opener, we hooked up with Gust and Yoshimura ATV Team Manager Wayne Hinson to get some answers. We even scored a ride on Gust's practice quad.
The list of aftermarket components on Gust's race machine is way shorter than the stock components. Gust even won his first moto of the season on the stock rear tires!
The wheelbase and width are stock but, to ...