The wait is over. The dual-purpose motorcycle you’ve been dreaming of for so long is here. The CRF450L excels both off-road and on and is built to go the distance.
Honda CRF450L Specification
Select one of the four options below to discover the specification details of the Honda CRF450L.
It does exist. There is a fully road legal dual-purpose
motorcycle that mixes cutting-edge off-road technology with high build quality
and reliability.
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Detailed Changes The seventh-generation aluminium twin-spar frame used is identical to the CRF450R, with some detail changes; it’s a little wider, because the engine is with its six-speed gearbox and there’s a steering lock on the headstock.
Strength A tuned rigidity balance between the CRF450L’s aluminium frame and swingarm provides strength, stability and also feel.
Rear set Up An 18-inch rear wheel–with drive to protect the gearbox and chain–opens up tyre choice and the 260mm wave-pattern front disc and twin-piston calliper, matched by a 140mm rear disc and single-piston calliper serve up sensitive, but powerful stopping ability.
Developed using the CRF450R as a base it features a punchy
449 cc Unicam engine, twin-spar aluminium frame, six-speed gearbox & 7.6L
titanium fuel tank.
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An Engine tuned for drive Riding off-road throws up a wide variety of conditions. To make the CRF450L’s engine more usable–with strong, smooth torque to hunt out every last scrap of rear wheel traction–we gave it 13% more crank inertia plus revised valve timing. Because if you’re spinning a rear wheel you’re not going anywhere.
Smooth Spread The CRF450L’s electric-start, 449cc four-valve Unicam engine delivers a smooth spread of torque from low rpm up, helping the rear tyre hook up no matter the ground conditions.
Programmed Fuel Injection Map-type computerised system maintains strong power and responsive performance in all conditions.
It’s perfectly balanced off-road, with the engine’s smooth
torque driving the agile chassis fluidly. Equally at home on-road, linking up
the trails or slicing through heavy city traffic.
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6-Speed Gearbox The CRF450R has a five-speed gearbox. We gave the CRF450L six-speeds to allow a wider spread of ratios and to make for easing on-road, and deliver a higher cruising speed.
Cooling The large-volume radiator also features an electric fan.
Fully Adjustable Showa Suspension front and rear with spring and damping rates specifically adjustable for trail use. The 49mm Showa USD fork and Pro-Link rear suspension are fully adjustable with spring and damping rates specifically revised for use on the trail.
With an oil and filter change every 600 miles it doesn’t
require a major overhaul until 19,000 miles. Now that is a dual-purpose rider’s
dream.
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Full LED Lighting Lighting. Often an afterthought on a dual-purpose machine. But not the CRF450L–all lighting is LED with the headlight punching out a sharp beam for night riding.
Electric Start Instead of kickstarting the bike, electric start offers a simple more convenient way to start the engine.
Less Oil ChangesHonda is legendary for its engineering ability and high build quality. The CRF450L was designed from the outset to have an air/oil filter change every 1,000km, with a major overhaul only required at 32,000km intervals.
