Honda CRF 450L Rally edition debuts at the Milan show

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Edited Date/Time 11/14/2018 12:06am
https://www.asphaltandrubber.com/bikes/honda-crf450l-rally-concept-eicma/









Should they sell this in the US market?

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Ebs 11/13/2018 2:36pm
11/13/2018 2:36pm Edited Date/Time 11/13/2018 2:41pm
Way cool, but I don't see the market for it. The adventure bike thing is popular, but I'm not sure how a little 450 fits in there, and they've already got the X and L models covering off-road/dual-sport segments.

Now, if Honda whipped up a street legal XR650R rally version, I think that would be a sweet setup in the adventure bike market and do well.
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TooOld4WFO 11/13/2018 8:19pm
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Great find and thanks for showing it.
The adventure market continues to grow and grow. For those of us interested in this style the Honda 450 Rally is a dream come true. If the sales of the 250 are any indicator and as long as this isn’t a $20,000 motorcycle it will readily sell.
It’s quite common as it is guys putting big bores in 250 frames for a more aggressive dual purpose on a budget.

As it is the middle weight adventure series is seeing a slew of new models coming with the highly anticipated Ténéré 700 Yamaha offering for 2020.

If you love dual purpose it’s getting better and better with the Japanese offerings.

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