Honda CRF450R 2015 Reviews

YOUR TROPHY AWAITS

There’s big news for 2015: an all-new Engine Mode Select button lets you choose between three settings (Standard, Smooth, and Aggressive), just by pushing a handlebar-mounted button. It's an industry first for MX bikes, and it's going to make tuning your bike for changing track conditions a snap. With our available HRC Fuel Injection Setting Tool, it’s easily adjustable to specific track conditions and refines your settings in place of the smooth and aggressive settings on the engine mode selector.

Next, the CRF450R's revolutionary KYB Air Fork features new high-speed/low-speed compression and rebound damping, letting you dial in the CRF450R's suspension in much quicker. The new exhaust port header design and compact dual exhaust further enhance mass centralization. And the new head design provides more top end power and over-rev.

Plus, there’s stronger transmission gears, a new piston, more flywheel mass, a new rear shock that's easier to adjust and a new 260mm front brake lets you haul down all that speed with more stopping power. The list just keeps going on.

ENGINE MODE SELECT BUTTON
Huge news for 2015, and an industry first for MX bikes. Not to be confused with a launch mode selector, this handlebar-mounted button lets you dial in engine power delivery character with a push of your thumb. Choose between Standard, Smooth, and Aggressive, depending on track conditions.

NEW CYLINDER HEAD AND PISTON
The CRF450R’s new cylinder head features a right-side exhaust port exit that helps the engine deliver more top-end power and over rev, plus better low-end torque feel. A new piston heat treatment adds durability, too.

REVISED KYB PSF AIR FORK
The CRF450R's 48mm inverted KYB PSF (Pneumatic Spring Fork) air fork is even better for 2015, with new high/low-speed compression and rebound damping. It weighs less than a conventional spring fork, and adjusting the spring rate is as easy pumping air.

ENGINE
Engine Type: 449cc liquid-cooled single-cylinder four-stroke
Bore And Stroke: 96mm x 62.1mm
Compression Ratio: 12.5:1
Valve Train: Unicam®, four-valve; 36mm intake, titanium; 31mm exhaust, steel
Induction: Programmed Fuel Injection (PGM-FI), 46mm throttle body
Ignition: Full transistor with electronic advance

DRIVE TRAIN
Transmission: Close-ratio five-speed
Final Drive: #520 Chain; 13T/48T

CHASSIS / SUSPENSION / BRAKES
Front Suspension: 48mm inverted KYB PSF (Pneumatic Spring Fork) with air-adjustable spring rate, and rebound and compression-damping adjustability; 12.2 inches travel.
Rear Suspension: Pro-Link® KYB single shock with adjustable spring preload, rebound damping adjustability, and compression damping adjustment separated into low-speed and highspeed; 12.4 inches travel
Front Brake: Single 260mm disc with twin-piston caliper
Rear Brake: Single 240mm disc
Front Tire: Dunlop MX52F 80/100-21
Rear Tire: Dunlop MX52 120/80-19

DIMENSIONS
Wheelbase:     58.7 inches
Rake: 27°04' (Caster Angle)
Trail: 116mm (4.57 inches)
Seat Height: 37.5 inches
Ground Clearance: 13.0 inches
Fuel Capacity: 1.7 gallons
Curb Weight: 243 lbs (Includes all standard equipment, required fluids and full tank of fuel—ready to ride.)

OTHER
Available Colors: Red
Model Id: CRF450R