MR VERSATILE
Dec 05, 2018
4 minutes
STORY MATT BERNARD PHOTOGRAPHY GRANT REYNOLDS/FIFTY SIX CLIX
FEATURE: HONDA CRF450L
Why doesn’t everybody drive a sports car? Because not everyone needs a bloody sports car! So why do dirtbike riders have an infatuation with spending big dollars on bikes that are not built for the riding they do? A Lamborghini handles three kids and a pram about as well as a race bike handles cattle mustering. There is a better machine for the job.
When Honda announced they were bringing the CRF450L into the country I was kinda disappointed. Huge muffler, fairly hefty weight and a package aimed at trails — it seemed a missed opportunity to me, a chance to take on the Euros with the US-announced Honda CRF450X floated down the river. That was until I
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