After Dusty and Star Racing Yamaha parted ways last year, Klatt signed a deal with Cernics Kawasaki to ride the AMA Supercross and Canadian National series aboard a KX450f. Many Canadians were hoping that this would be Dusty's big break in the states, as he is regarded by many of his fans as being better suited to riding the big bike. Unfortunately, Klatt suffered a shoulder injury just prior to the first race of the season when "going down hard in the whoops".