HONDA CRF450X (2012-2013) 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.

The motorcycle succeeded in the Baja 1000, an annual Mexican off-road motorsport competition, with 11 victories and five more in the Baja 500. It has been manufactured for over three generations, and since October 2018, 27.000 units have been sold.

The first generation included motorcycles manufactured from 2005 until 2007. It packed a wide-ratio transmission, an electric starter, and an 18-inch rear wheel.

The second generation comprised models manufactured from 2008 until 2017 that came with a steering damper, a revised accelerator pump, and a smaller fuel tank.

In 2012, the Japanese maker released the Honda CRF450X, an off-road motorcycle part of the second generation. The 2012 machine was in its eighth consecutive production year and packed the same specifications as the previous one without any changes.

Aesthetically, the motorcycle pack 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 tires.

In terms of power, the 2012 Honda CRF450X boasted 45 hp at 7,500 rpm and 43 Nm (32 lb-ft) torque at 7,000 rpm from a 449cc four-stroke liquid-cooled single-cylinder engine managed by a 40 mm flat-side Keihin carburetor.