I present, the 2009 CRF 450

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dunn2500 9/5/2008 10:26am
9/5/2008 10:26am
the shock cannister looks tiny
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mxracer32 9/5/2008 10:31am
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yes it has the steering damper as introduced in '08. i believe its $7599 per guyb...i may be off a couple hunny...
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Tiki wrote:
Looks thin. Very narrow. I like the design, its gonna look pretty out there on the track. I like the software that comes with it. Sadly...
Looks thin. Very narrow. I like the design, its gonna look pretty out there on the track.

I like the software that comes with it. Sadly I dont want to know how much it costs...
$7599. is what I read on RX
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Deetsmx 9/5/2008 10:35am
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That is an awesome looking bike. I love it when companies step out on a limb and change things up. Oh, and the people worried about the pipes, remember the 2-stroke? I'm sure it's fine, plus it's stainless.

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slowvet 9/5/2008 10:37am
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I think it's badass. My 05 is sadly outdated.
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Cygnus 9/5/2008 10:37am
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The software is an additional 349.00 .

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Foster576 9/5/2008 10:38am
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Anyone want a 06 CRF450? Im selling it cheap! haha! Whens the release date on this bad boy???
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MC752 9/5/2008 10:43am
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06???? I got an 08 brand new condition!!!! CHEAP as long as I can get that new bad bike.... i kno i kno STFU NOOB!!! Had 2 put my first post in sometime.....
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Foster576 9/5/2008 10:52am
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MC752 wrote:
06???? I got an 08 brand new condition!!!! CHEAP as long as I can get that new bad bike.... i kno i kno STFU NOOB!!! Had...
06???? I got an 08 brand new condition!!!! CHEAP as long as I can get that new bad bike.... i kno i kno STFU NOOB!!! Had 2 put my first post in sometime.....
STFU NOOB!!!! Go sell your shit else where! We dont like your kind 'round here boy!
Ah by the way, Im punting you over a berm tomorrow! I got my whiskey throttle brake slides down so you best watch out! Wink
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GuyB 9/5/2008 10:55am
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mxracer32 wrote:
yes it has the steering damper as introduced in '08. i believe its $7599 per guyb...i may be off a couple hunny...
That number came from Honda...I'd suspect that it's good. Smile
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kb450 9/5/2008 11:23am
9/5/2008 11:23am
Is the exhust a shorty? Looks like Yamaha 08 and 09 exhaust.
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davis224 9/5/2008 11:51am
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the header is steel, so it should hold up a lot better. Ti silencer though. Watched the intro video as we got it this morning.
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WhKnuckle 9/5/2008 11:53am
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Thats the first four stroke I ever had any desire to buy.
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Craze 9/5/2008 12:06pm
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bogdan912 wrote:
I never understood the whole rear fender sidepanel combo. I replace my side panels way more often than the rear fender...
They're not a intergrated unit, the rear fender and side panels are seperate...Just looks that way to the untrained eye.
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bogdan912 9/5/2008 12:07pm
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I see that now with the bigger photos.
mxmedic 9/5/2008 12:53pm
9/5/2008 12:53pm
I like the looks of it. I think the white rear fender is nice, and I'm glad the side panel is not integrated. The lines look smooth and the plastics seem to join up nicely. My main concerns would be the newness of everything (possible issues), and the header pipe looks so vulnerable sticking out the way it does.
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CRF122 9/5/2008 1:31pm
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Pretty bummed actually. Nice knowing the only thing that was not changed is the one thing I changed right away on our 07/08 bikes - the bars



OK after further review, it looks pretty cool, props to Honda. Wish I could swap those KYB's for my showas. Damn
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Sinbad 9/5/2008 1:40pm
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It's good to see a new bike that is actually new.

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Jarid332 9/5/2008 1:50pm
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Those numberplates look like shit. I love Honda's, but that those plates need to go. At least they didn't add them to the 250F.
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fcr 9/5/2008 2:09pm
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I want one.
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kawboy388 9/5/2008 2:36pm
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Can't wait to see how the new Kawi and Honda stack up to each other, I just might see red in my future......along with debt. The market has already been flooded with 06-08 kx450's,now add all those 05-08 crf's to the mix, I'll probably be giving my 06 KX450 away for nothing.
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Scotty 9/5/2008 3:33pm
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GuyB wrote:
Oh jeez.

You think they haven't tested this one within an inch of its life?
Cygnus wrote:
Did Suzuki test the 08 450 within an inch of it's life? We know how that worked out.
Honda has been working on this bike for 3 years.. They have the bugs worked out. Suzuki rushed it and payed the price. This bike is a work of art! I would love to pick one up for the track.
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Cygnus 9/5/2008 3:37pm
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GuyB wrote:
Oh jeez.

You think they haven't tested this one within an inch of its life?
Cygnus wrote:
Did Suzuki test the 08 450 within an inch of it's life? We know how that worked out.
Scotty wrote:
Honda has been working on this bike for 3 years.. They have the bugs worked out. Suzuki rushed it and payed the price. This bike is...
Honda has been working on this bike for 3 years.. They have the bugs worked out. Suzuki rushed it and payed the price. This bike is a work of art! I would love to pick one up for the track.
I hope they nailed it . Can't wait to ride one.
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TDB519 9/5/2008 3:39pm
9/5/2008 3:39pm
Best looked Honda I have ever seen. Cept for the back fender, the white is retarded.
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trick121 9/5/2008 3:56pm
9/5/2008 3:56pm
Beautiful bike but its still a red sticker model in California. Probably 9,000 for the green sticker model.
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mw21784 9/5/2008 4:01pm
9/5/2008 4:01pm
i love the bike and cant wait to see one in action better yet work on one for the 09 season. i think honda has done there homework on this and its going to be killer. should be cool to see what kind of designs the exhaust companys come up with for the header.
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englishman 9/5/2008 4:16pm
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GuyB wrote:
Oh jeez.

You think they haven't tested this one within an inch of its life?
Cygnus wrote:
Did Suzuki test the 08 450 within an inch of it's life? We know how that worked out.
Scotty wrote:
Honda has been working on this bike for 3 years.. They have the bugs worked out. Suzuki rushed it and payed the price. This bike is...
Honda has been working on this bike for 3 years.. They have the bugs worked out. Suzuki rushed it and payed the price. This bike is a work of art! I would love to pick one up for the track.
Scotty that is a bloody nice picture mate. Who owns those boobsWink
Sorry to go off topic lads but , my , what a set of bristols !!

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