HONDA CRF450 Rally (2013-Present) Specs, Performance & Photos

The Honda CRF series was a line of four-stroke motocross, trail, and dual-sports motorcycles produced and marketed by the Japanese maker from 2000. It replaced the Honda CR series.

In 2012, at the International Motorcycle, Scooter, and Bike Fair in Cologne, Germany, Honda introduced the CRF450 Rally, an off-road machine that competed in the 2013 Dakar Rally, the world’s toughest race. Honda aimed to push fuel efficiency and endurance technology to new challenges.

The Rally machine was based on the commercial CRF450X enduro model and was fitted with Honda’s Programmed Fuel Injection (PGM-FI) system to offer fuel efficiency and durability. Honda aimed for its first rally victory with a model based on a production model.

The bike’s visual department was characterized by standard features, such as a high-mounted front fender, a small LED headlight integrated into a windscreen, a single seat, an engine cover, a single exhaust system with an up-swept silencer, and wire-spoke wheels with off-road tires.

The bike was made around an aluminum twin-tube frame with a 43 mm inverted Showa telescopic fork on the front and a Pro-Link suspension system on the rear, offering excellent handling.

At its core, the 2013 Honda CRF450 Rally had installed a 449cc four-stroke liquid-cooled single-cylinder engine that delivered an output power of 51 hp at 8,500 rpm and 47 Nm (35 lb-ft) torque at 6,500 rpm.