CRF450R Range
The winning advantage
Our CRF450R changed the game back in 2002. It jumped out of the gate and has led the pack ever since, thanks to constant development from HRC and input from the world’s best MXGP riders. We’ve taken the CRF450R’s incredibly fast championship winning formula, its lightweight agility and turning ability, and added even more to the mix. The chassis and suspension are totally redesigned, for laser guided cornering stability over rough terrain. The engine builds extra punch onto its monster low-rpm performance, with precise throttle control. Want to ride an advantage? You’re looking at it.
Redesigned Aluminium Twin-Spar Frame
We’ve carefully tuned the frame’s rigidity balance to factory rider spec, to boost corner speed over rough, torn up track conditions and improve high-speed stability.
Brand New 49mm Showa™ USD Forks
The coil spring forks use redesigned outer tubes – plus new yokes, steering stem and axle clamps – with internals remade to deliver consistent damping reaction and feel from the very first movement.
Redesigned Showa™ Rear Shock & Pro-Link
Rebuilt to match the new chassis the rear shock is tuned for uniform reaction anywhere in its stroke. It operates through an 11% more rigid Pro-Link structure tuned for smoother bump control.
Boosted 449.7cc Four-Valve Unicam Engine
More direct intake airflow improves response out of tight turns, plus there’s more power past peak to maintain drive. A 100mm longer exhaust downpipe builds in mid-range controllability.
New HRC-Specification Front Brake Caliper
We’ve drawn directly from our factory race bikes for the new two-piston caliper; it resists heat fade, reducing lever play by 57% and the re-machined body is more rigid, for consistent feel.
3-Mode Engine Mode Select Button (EMSB)
Set engine character just how you want it. Through 3-Mode EMSB choose between balanced power and torque delivery, smoothed performance for slippery mud and all-out power for deep sand.
3-Level HRC Launch Control
Own the perfect start. Set launch point between 8,000, 8,500 or 9,500rpm depending on track conditions and your experience level.
3-Level Honda Selectable Torque Control (HSTC)
Minimise spin and maximise drive – HSTC offers light, medium and strong intervention levels to suit terrain or riding style. HSTC can also be turned off.
Three CRF's. Choose your weapon.
Get up close to the benchmark MX tool, off-road missile and our ultimate CRF450R.
CRF450R - Looks fast. Is fast.
The CRF450R is built to win and shot through with MXGP championship owning DNA. Its development has gone hand in hand with racing success, and the new CRF450R draws on all the lessons fought in the heat of battle to make going fast – really fast – easier especially on a rough racetrack.
It’s the lightweight, quick-steering tool it’s always been but a new rigidity balance for the aluminium twin-spar frame ups high-speed stability in tough conditions, with completely new Showa™ suspension front and rear raising the game in terms of control and traction. And the awesome engine matches the chassis upgrade with more power, and even more precise throttle connection that delivers relentless, race-winning drive.
CRF450RX - Incredible meets unstoppable.
What works for the CRF450R also works for the enduro-ready CRF450RX. It’s got MX core abilities to smoke a special test but is designed to shine, with devastating speed, away from the specific demands of a closed MX track out on an open off-road course – whatever terrain that means.
Sharing the 2025 updates the CRF450RX employs unique settings for both ECU and Showa™ suspension, opening up performance across a broader range. It also has a larger, 8L plastic fuel tank for extended range, an 19-inch rear wheel matched to 21-inch front – wearing Dunlop™ AT81 tyres – standard-fit knuckle guards to protect hands and levers and, usefully, a neatly tucked away aluminium side stand. How to sum up the new CRF450RX? Incredible meets unstoppable.
CRF450RWE - Our ultimate CRF.
This is it. For the first time the CRF450RWE – inspired by the bikes raced by American Honda – is available in Europe. And it’s more than a little special. It’s a lot special. Of course, it starts out in the same pit box as the new CRF450R, with the same upgrades to chassis and engine. But then things go extra factory specification.
The intake manifold is hand ported and a full Yoshimura R&D™ exhaust is mated to a TwinAir™ filter to help the engine pump even harder; unique ECU settings are part of the setup. A Hinson clutch basket and cover offer high performance, while the hydraulic clutch system reduces fatigue and offers lever position adjustability. The Showa™ rear shock also wears a titanium coated damper rod, the front forks Kashima-coated outer tubes and Titanium-coated slide pipes; a 110-section rear MX33 Dunlop™ tyre helps slide control. A Metallic Red cylinder head cover, anodized aluminium fork caps and rear shock compression adjuster are beautiful details. And sharp graphics – and Throttle Jockey seat cover – mark out the CRF450RWE’s individuality. After all, it is our ultimate CRF.
- CRF450R Standard
- CRF450RX Standard
- CRF450RWE Standard
Racing Lines
Three constants guide CRF development; lightweight, mass concentration and rider ergonomics. And we’ve evolved the new CRF450R’s plastics to make it even easier to move where you want, when you want. The radiator shrouds covering the 6.3L titanium fuel tank offer smoother knee trajectory back and forward and everywhere around the bike race-minimal lines are clean and clear. Marking out a new model are fresh CRF family graphics and, for the first time, a Honda Wing sits up front on the mudguard.
The HRC Race Bike You Can Own
The Honda CRF450R has been the benchmark motocrosser since its introduction in 2002. Its package has always aimed to offer its rider – whether amateur enthusiast or pro-racer– total control through balance and agility. It’s constantly evolved, and development has always gone hand in hand with the needs of HRC’s MXGP factory riders and none has been so influential as multiple world championship winner #243 Tim Gajser. For 2025, he has a brand-new CRF450R to race . And what makes the new CRF450R really special is that you can own it.
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