HONDA CRF450X (2008-2009) Specs, Performance & Photos

The Honda CRF was a series of off-road, trail, and dual-sport motorcycles manufactured and marketed by Honda since 2000. It succeeded the Honda CR series and comprised models with different engine displacements.

In 2008, the Japanese maker released the Honda CRF450X, a bike that didn't need any introduction for the passionate motorcycle rider. Other riders should know it was the King of Baja, conquering the extreme conditions of Baja 1000 and 50 rallies on multiple occasions and proving its might.

Compared to the first-generation models, the 2008 CRF450X, the first model of the second generation, had a steering damper, a revised accelerator pump, and a smaller fuel tank.

Visually, the bike was similar to previous machines, packing standard features, such as a high-mounted front fender, an inverted fork with slider covers, a single seat, a single exhaust system with a high-mounted silencer, a silencer cover, a dual-sided swingarm, and wire-spoke wheels with off-road rubbers.

The bike's handling was set by a 47 mm fully adjustable cartridge-type Showa fork on the front with 315 mm of travel and a Pro-Link swingarm tied to an adjustable Showa shock absorber on the rear with 315 mm of travel.

As for power, the 2008 Honda CRF450X had installed a 449cc four-stroke liquid-cooled single-cylinder engine mounted at its core, delivering an output power of 45 hp at 7,500 rpm and 43 Nm (32 lb-ft) torque at 7,000 rpm.