2018 Honda CRF450R & CRF450RX Exposed

TORRANCE, Calif. – Honda revealed today that the CRF450R gets even better for the 2018 design year, with electric starting at this point standard. Designed following an "Absolute Holeshot" philosophy that resulted in the downdraft-intake layout achieving optimum power and centralized mass, the revolutionary motocross model is the industry's top-selling 450cc motocrosser. The electric starter which was previously offered as an accessory is currently standard, as is a lightweight lithium-ion battery, and the CRF450R also gets updated suspension settings aimed at enhancing chassis feel and overall action.

Today's 2018 model-year announcement also included the updated CRF450RX closed-course off-road bike and returning CRF150R mini motocrosser.

"It's been amazing to see the success of the CRF450R this year, and we're even more excited about this model with the enhancements we've made for 2018, " mentioned Lee Edmunds, American Honda's Supervisor of Motorcycle Marketing Communications. "In conjunction with the obvious convenience, electric starting conserve valuable seconds following a mid-moto mistake, and with the use of a lithium-ion battery pack, we can still achieve an extremely light weight. These changes make the CRF450R a lot more competitive than ever, and of course customers can continue to count on Honda durability, quality, and reliability. "

2018 Honda CRF450R
The CRF450R's downdraft air-intake and fuel-injection layout achieves a potent, broad spread of torque, but it also allows for heavier parts to be located as centrally plus low as possible so that all that power can be effectively utilized. In addition , the car packaging results in nimble cornering, while updated suspension settings to the Showa® shock and 49mm coil-spring shell improve handling. Corresponding with the addition of an electrical starter (powered by a lightweight lithium-ion battery), the kick-start lever has been removed in order to shave precious bodyweight. An updated ECU setting indicates power delivery is more useable than ever before, and the big CRF still has great features like a titanium fuel container, engine-mode select button, and wave-pattern 260mm front brake. Add everything together and you've got a bike that delivers even better on its promise of the "Absolute Holeshot. "

• Colour: Red


• Price: $9, 149


• Availability: Come july 1st 2017


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2018 Honda CRF450RX

Currently being campaigned in the GNCC series by JCR Honda's Trevor Bollinger, the CRF450RX already came with electric starting, but for 2018 the model gets a weight reduction with the removal of the kick-start lever and the switch to a lighter-weight lithium-ion battery. The model is based carefully on the flagship CRF450R but with off-road-focused updates like a larger 2 . 2-gallon fuel tank, 18-inch rear steering wheel, side stand, optimized ECU and suspension settings, and more. When it comes to closed-course competition like GNCC, hare scrambles, and Grand Prix racing, the particular CRF450RX constitutes the ultimate off-road tool.

• Color: Red


• Price: $9, 249


• Accessibility: August 2017


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2018 Ford CRF150R / CRF150R Expert

As Amsoil Honda hotshot Carson Mumford demonstrates on the amateur national circuit, where he regularly articles moto wins and podium finishes, Honda's smallest motocross machine is more than competitive against its competitors, thanks to a Unicam® four-stroke engine (based on the power plants from the larger Honda motocrossers) that offers a spread of ample, useable energy and torque across the rev range. Suspension duties are handled by Showa, with a 37mm inverted fork and Pro-Link® rear link system, and new graphics for 2018 align the model with the CRF450R. In addition to the regular version, Honda offers the CRF150R Specialist, which features larger wheels, the taller seat and a longer swingarm.

• Color: Red


• Price


• CRF150R: $5, 099


• CRF150R Expert: $5, 299


• Availability: This summer 2017


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