Honda has updated its CRF line-up for 2019 including
two new machines. A road-going version of its flagship CRF450 will be
available, alongside a cross-country version of the CRF250, the RX. The CRF450L
will use the updated CRF450R, adding some road-friendly features like LED
lighting, a side stand and a bigger tank.
The street-legal bike will also boast longer service
intervals than its motocrosser brother, with the first major service coming at
32,000 km. Unfortunately, this comes at the expense of power and the new bike
will make just 24.6 bhp. Aiming to be the “ideal closed course cross-country
machine”, the CRX250RX adds an 18-inch front wheel, an 8.5-litre tank and
softer suspension than the motocross version.
The existing CRF450RX and R models will receive
improved top-end power and torque, and the R has shed almost a kilogram in
weight over the previous model. Bottom-end torque improvements for the CRF250
models come via revisions to the throttle body, cam, intake and exhaust
profiles. All this should mean better drive out of low speed corners.
