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Honda CRF450R

2021 450 MOTOCROSS SHOOTOUT

We have a record crop of bikes, so we took our time to make sure we gave each of them a fair and full evaluation. That includes a newcomer to the motocross world: The GasGas MC450F. We have also included the unchanged Suzuki RM-Z450 thanks…
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RATING THE 2021 450 MX BIKES SO FAR: THE WRAP

The 2021 450 MX shootout is underway--sort of. We have already tested the Honda CR450R, the Husqvarna FC450, the Kawasaki KX450, the KTM 450SX-F and the Yamaha YZ450F. Unfortunately, we will have to wait for a full house. The Suzuki RM-Z450…
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ALL-NEW 2021 HONDA CRF450R ANNOUNCED

Honda unveiled a newly redesigned CRF450R for model year 2021 today as well as a number  of other bikes based on that platform. Those models include the CRF450RWE factory replica and the CRF450RX off-road racer--both of those bikes got the…
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NICKY HAYDEN’S FORGOTTEN FLATTRACKER

Late in 2001, Gary Jones, Chuck Miller and Nicky Hayden conspired with Dirt Bike Magazine to build an especially off-beat project bike: a dirt-track CRF450R. The bike was set up to run in the Formula USA/SFX National Dirt Track Series,…
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10 GREATEST DIRT BIKES OF THE DECADE, 2010 – 2019

The last decade  brought a period of rapid improvement in dirt-bike design.  We’ve seen technology like electric start and fuel injection go mainstream, four-strokes become lighter and dual-sports break new ground. In general, the bikes of…
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2020 450 MX SHOOTOUT VIDEO

The 2020 Honda CRF450R, Husqvarna FC450, Kawasaki KX450, KTM 450SX, Suzuki RM-Z450 and Yamaha YZ450F are out in the real world and after months of riding them, racing them and living with them it's finally time to pit them against one…
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2020 450 SHOOTOUT NOTES: THE WRAP

For weeks we've been working on the 2020 450 MX shootout. By "working" I mean riding. We've also been doing a lot of photo-taking, bike-cleaning, note-taking and stuff like that, but riding is the most important part. We've had the bikes on…
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