2021 CRF450

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soggy 1/23/2020 11:30am
1/23/2020 11:30am
BFRC shock. Suzuki may have been onto something but totally failed the execution.
Dirty Points 1/23/2020 11:39am
1/23/2020 11:39am Edited Date/Time 1/23/2020 11:48am
soggy wrote:
BFRC shock. Suzuki may have been onto something but totally failed the execution.
Gajser and Evans were already on BFRC on the old model.
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MOTO1313 1/23/2020 11:43am
1/23/2020 11:43am
Needs duals...that one sided exhaust looks gay. Hopefully the production bike has duals. But, doubtful.
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Dirty Points 1/23/2020 11:58am
1/23/2020 11:58am
Black Diesel Bomber wrote:
[img]https://p.vitalmx.com/photos/forums/2020/01/23/399913/s1200_Evolution_of_Honda.jpg[/img]

By 2040 side numbers in 12 pt font
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Black Diesel Bomber 1/23/2020 12:04pm
1/23/2020 12:04pm
I was really loving the look of the 2020 Honda but man one glance at the new bike and the 2020 looks obsolete in an instant. Can't wait to see what the production model looks like.
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OFalk280 1/23/2020 12:11pm
1/23/2020 12:11pm
soggy wrote:
BFRC shock. Suzuki may have been onto something but totally failed the execution.
Lots of pro riders have been running that shock from showa for a while, I believe AC9 is on one this year on his Kawi. Check the Pit Bits from A1 as I believe they highlighted it there
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Black Diesel Bomber 1/23/2020 12:11pm
1/23/2020 12:11pm
Very interesting swing arm decal installation. Not sure if I dig the "step" layout
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Bramlett321 1/23/2020 12:16pm
1/23/2020 12:16pm
Black Diesel Bomber wrote:
Very interesting swing arm decal installation. Not sure if I dig the "step" layout
I agree...that looks bad
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Black Diesel Bomber 1/23/2020 12:18pm
1/23/2020 12:18pm
MOTO1313 wrote:
Needs duals...that one sided exhaust looks gay. Hopefully the production bike has duals. But, doubtful.
In this era of splitting hairs and trying to squeeze everything out of these bikes I would say duals are too much heat, weight, and bulk. Even if very minor, the heat from the extra head pipe routing through the bike has to affect the shock and airbox on some level
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desat 1/23/2020 12:54pm
1/23/2020 12:54pm
soggy wrote:
whats the big black box by the TB? Sweet looking bike. Looks like they saved some weight making the frame spars thinner. single exhaust praise jeebus.
battery box
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nascarnate326 1/23/2020 1:58pm
1/23/2020 1:58pm
Does the shroud directly touch the ti tank? Won’t the vibration cause some kind of nasty marks on the tank from the plastic? Seems very “un honda like”
Black Diesel Bomber 1/23/2020 2:04pm
1/23/2020 2:04pm
nascarnate326 wrote:
Does the shroud directly touch the ti tank? Won’t the vibration cause some kind of nasty marks on the tank from the plastic? Seems very “un...
Does the shroud directly touch the ti tank? Won’t the vibration cause some kind of nasty marks on the tank from the plastic? Seems very “un honda like”
Swapmoto has all the detail shots:

https://www.swapmotolive.com/team-honda-hrc-mxgp-to-race-all-new-crf450…


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jeffro503 1/23/2020 2:05pm
1/23/2020 2:05pm
Gotta say , it's a beautiful looking bike for sure. It's amazing how small they have made the cylinders look over the past 4 - 5 years too. And that frame spar looks to of lost about 35% of its size.
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GPrider 1/23/2020 2:09pm
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nascarnate326 wrote:
Does the shroud directly touch the ti tank? Won’t the vibration cause some kind of nasty marks on the tank from the plastic? Seems very “un...
Does the shroud directly touch the ti tank? Won’t the vibration cause some kind of nasty marks on the tank from the plastic? Seems very “un honda like”
that is not a production tank.
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mx_phreek 1/23/2020 2:09pm
1/23/2020 2:09pm Edited Date/Time 1/23/2020 2:11pm
Notice how Tim's left footpeg is higher than the other. Plus the other thing I noticed is how ugly the welding is in frame.
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tek14 1/23/2020 2:26pm
1/23/2020 2:26pm
mx_phreek wrote:
Notice how Tim's left footpeg is higher than the other. Plus the other thing I noticed is how ugly the welding is in frame.
Any word why left footpeg is that much higher?
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gsxr6 1/23/2020 2:30pm
1/23/2020 2:30pm Edited Date/Time 1/23/2020 2:30pm
Pegs are same height. Easy to see using the front fork guard as a reference. The black shifter tip is set higher than the peg....had to zoom that picture to tell

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Camp332 1/23/2020 2:56pm
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nascarnate326 wrote:
Does the shroud directly touch the ti tank? Won’t the vibration cause some kind of nasty marks on the tank from the plastic? Seems very “un...
Does the shroud directly touch the ti tank? Won’t the vibration cause some kind of nasty marks on the tank from the plastic? Seems very “un honda like”
Black Diesel Bomber wrote:
Swapmoto has all the detail shots: https://www.swapmotolive.com/team-honda-hrc-mxgp-to-race-all-new-crf450rw-in-2020/features/latest-news/ [img]https://p.vitalmx.com/photos/forums/2020/01/23/399918/s1200_Honda_Tank.jpg[/img]
Swapmoto has all the detail shots:

https://www.swapmotolive.com/team-honda-hrc-mxgp-to-race-all-new-crf450…


Oh my!
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sandtrack315 1/23/2020 3:07pm
1/23/2020 3:07pm
How does air get to the intake?
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Black Diesel Bomber 1/23/2020 3:11pm
1/23/2020 3:11pm
I wonder how much that work of art weighs? She's such a beauty. I like the ram air concept on the front plate. Or is that for a flux capacitor?

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Jardo 1/23/2020 3:23pm
1/23/2020 3:23pm
mx_phreek wrote:
Notice how Tim's left footpeg is higher than the other. Plus the other thing I noticed is how ugly the welding is in frame.
Yeah Vital posted some nice big detail shots of the bike just now and i couldn't help but notice some massive beads all around the main seam. Wonder if this has to do with them customizing the frames for the GP riders preferences. Is that a thing?
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yz133rider 1/23/2020 3:24pm
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nascarnate326 wrote:
Does the shroud directly touch the ti tank? Won’t the vibration cause some kind of nasty marks on the tank from the plastic? Seems very “un...
Does the shroud directly touch the ti tank? Won’t the vibration cause some kind of nasty marks on the tank from the plastic? Seems very “un honda like”
Unhonda like lol. You mean like the radiator shrouds digging thru the frame on 02-07 era cr's and crfs.
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Black Diesel Bomber 1/23/2020 3:33pm
1/23/2020 3:33pm
sandtrack315 wrote:
How does air get to the intake?
I think I found it. I had to lighten the photo in photoshop. This would not allow for dual exhaust:


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GPrider 1/23/2020 3:34pm
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nascarnate326 wrote:
Does the shroud directly touch the ti tank? Won’t the vibration cause some kind of nasty marks on the tank from the plastic? Seems very “un...
Does the shroud directly touch the ti tank? Won’t the vibration cause some kind of nasty marks on the tank from the plastic? Seems very “un honda like”
that is not a production tank. It is oversize for GP races. I'm sure the stock one will be fine
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VRR7 1/23/2020 3:44pm
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nascarnate326 wrote:
Does the shroud directly touch the ti tank? Won’t the vibration cause some kind of nasty marks on the tank from the plastic? Seems very “un...
Does the shroud directly touch the ti tank? Won’t the vibration cause some kind of nasty marks on the tank from the plastic? Seems very “un honda like”
yz133rider wrote:
Unhonda like lol. You mean like the radiator shrouds digging thru the frame on 02-07 era cr's and crfs.
That is soooo hard to fix ...
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