Some may think that the Honda CRF450X rolling into 2009 without any changes besides a white rear fender and new graphics is a bad thing. However, in my opinion, leaving the big CRF-X unchanged from the 2008 version is the best thing Honda could have done.

With an all-new and unfamiliar CRF450R motocross weapon for 2009, keeping the tried and tested CRF-X the same as it was in 2008 should drive more buyers away from the R and towards the X. Anyone who has been entrenched on the sales floor of a Honda dealership in the past few years can attest to the fact that the biggest competition for the CRF450X is not one of the orange machines from Austria or the impressive KLX450 from Team Green, but rather...Read more