Honda CRF450L (2019) Video Review
We sent Chris Moss to the Dave Thorpe Off-road School for a play in the mud on Honda's new, friendly off-roader
THE NEW CRF450L is based on the championship winning competition CRF450R and built in the same factory in Japan this is a competition ready Off-Road Trial bike that can be used on the road.
Sharing many of the components of the CRF450R with the addition of road legal tyres, lights, indicators and number plate holder this bike will appeal to riders who want ride to the woods and dirt roads, ride them and then ride home. Of key importance for the hobby trail-rider’s perspective is the engine’s reliability and gap between service intervals. And this is where the CRF450L’s build quality and design really stands out; it will go 32,000km between major strip downs, with an air filter oil and oil filter change every 1000km.
Honda CRF450L (2019) Specs
ENGINE | |
Type | Liquid-cooled 4-stroke single cylinder uni-cam |
Displacement | 449cc |
Bore and Stroke | 96.0mm x 62.1mm |
Compression Ratio | 12.0:1 |
FUEL SYSTEM | |
Carburation | PGM-FI Fuel injection |
Fuel Tank Capacity | 7.6 litres |
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM | |
Ignition | Digital CDI |
Starter | Electric |
DRIVETRAIN | |
Clutch Type | Wet multiplate |
Transmission Type | Chain |
Final Drive | Chain |
FRAME | |
Type | Aluminium twin tube |
CHASSIS | |
Dimensions (L´W´H) | 2,280mm x 825mm x 1,260mm |
Wheelbase | 1500mm |
Caster Angle | 28.5° |
Trail | 122mm |
Seat Height | 940mm |
Ground Clearance | 315mm |
Kerb Weight | 130.8kg |
SUSPENSION | |
Type Front | 49mm Showa steel-sprung USD fork |
Type Rear | Showa monoshock using Honda Pro-Link system |
WHEELS | |
Type Front | Aluminium spoke |
Type Rear | Aluminium spoke |
Tyres Front | 80/100-21 |
Tyres Rear | 120/80-18 |
BRAKES | |
Front | Single Disk |
Rear | Single Disk |
Honda CRF450L PCP example
| Amount of credit | 36x | Final payment | Total | APR | Option to purchase fee |
| £7,616.56 | £136.00 | £3,782.50 | £10,648.94 | 6.90% | £10.00 |
Simon (AKA Toad) has been working within the motorcycle industry for more than twelve years, and a member of the motorcyclist family since birth. Growing up around British-built single and twins, it was inevitable that a life on two wheels was on the cards, from a very early age!
