WHEN Honda launched the CRF450R in 2002, the light chassis and
big-hitting four-stroke was an immediate hit among motocross racers.
The top dirt bike rolled onto dealers’ floors nationwide from
Monday, and Vaughan Swanepoel, manager of motorcycle marketing at Honda South
Africa, told Witness
Wheels it costs R85 990. The 2013 edition builds on the dirt bike’s
reputation and has fought off stiff competition to become the best-selling
open-class MX bike in Europe. The over-bored 449,7 cc four-stroke makes its
maximum torque of 47,7 Nm at 6 500 rpm and power delivery peaks on
38,3 kW at 8 500 rpm. — Witness Reporter.
