If there is one 2019 450 motocross machine that I think has the fastest overall engine character, it would have to be the Honda CRF450R. This engine is basically a race engine out of the crate. If you want to get to point A to point B in a quick manner, this Honda is the…
Matt Sirevaag is your average dirt bike fanatic. He works overtime just so he can purchase extra “goodies” for his 2019 Honda CRF450R. He is only “allowed” (you married guys out there know what I am saying) to buy stuff for his bike if he makes extra cash. Matt works side jobs and puts in…
If there is one bike that is sensitive to setting changes it is the Honda CRF450R. The 2019 version does have slightly more comfort in the chassis and have a little wider window (for setting changes) to work with than the 2017-2018 CRF450R. However, there is a couple very small things that can drastically improve…
As the 2019 bike roll-outs continue, we ventured back to Chaney Ranch to swing our leg over the 2019 Honda CRF450R and all new CRF450RWE (Works Edition). From prior experience, the Chaney Ranch facility proved to not be the best testing grounds to form great opinions/settings on new bikes, but rather a place that would…
She's A Beaut Clark!
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…
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.