Honda announces its most far-reaching range of performance off-road models ever, expanding the group by three brand new dirtbikes with the 2019 Honda CRF450L, CRF450RWE and CRF250RX. Check out all of the 2019 Honda off-road motorcycles here.
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A D.I.D. DirtStar ST-X rim is laced up to a Dubya Talon Ultralight rear hub.
The front hub is a stock unit that is polished. Brayton likes the way the stock hub feels for cornering.
Stock foot peg placement, a set of titanium Pro Pegs and a Ride Engineering brake clevis.
This is the same Yoshimura…
Sometimes deciding between a bike can be a difficult thing to do. We get a ton of emails on which direction you all should go when deciding on either a 2018 Honda CRF450RX or a Yamaha YZ450FX. Since I am the resident off-road test rider here at Keefer Inc. I wanted to take both of…
For 2018 Honda went slightly softer on the top engine mounts of the CR450R. This was to give the bike a little more compliancy (straight line stability) on square edge and choppy terrain. However, if you have listened to my podcasts you will know that the 2018 Honda CRF450R can still feel a little rigid…
I am going to hit you all with some truth right out of the gate here. I wasn't a fan of Race Tech suspension back when I last tried it in 2006-2007’ish. I couldn't find a setting that I liked because it was either too mushy feeling or had a harsh feeling near the end…
Just like we did for the 450 MX Shootout we are bringing you a written version of our findings from the Rocky Mountain ATV/MC 2018 250 MX Shootout presented by Fly Racing . We spent a long three days of testing all the machines and broke them down as best we could. We had over…
Unless you have been living under a rock you know that the Rocky Mountain ATV/MC 2018 450 MX Shootout podcast presented by Fly Racing has wrapped up a while ago and we crowned a winner. If you want to go back and listen to all four shows you can stay right here and click on…
In a special unveiling event with top Honda amateur motocrossers during the AMA Amateur National Motocross Championship at Loretta Lynn’s Ranch, American Honda unveiled the all-new 2018 CRF250R. Take a first look here.
Keefer Inc. Testing First Ride Impression
2018 Honda CRF450R
The 2018 Honda CRF450R may look like a 2017, but it sure doesn't act like one.
For those of you that didn't listen to the 2018 Honda CRF450R podcast I did, here is a written First Ride Impression version. Remember if you prefer to listen to your…
Kris Keefer reviews the Ride Engineering’s pull rods for the 2017 Honda CRF450R.