Who saw this coming... CRF450L

New Owners - put some rumors to rest for the rest of us.
How much does it really weigh ready to ride?
What are the service intervals in the manual?

Kouba Links installed & it lowered enough that I took the bike for a short familiarization ride, , about 8 miles!! It is cold natured!! It has a “Fast Idle” knob to use to warm it up that also (duh) is the idle adjustment knob!! No surprise to me that the transmission shifts through the gears effortlessly & the clutch is smooth!! I only took a Very short ride so I’ll reserve any transmission ratio, , suspension, , & power comment until I have a few more miles on it, , and I get it a little lower so that I’m more comfortable when searching for the ground with my foot, , hopefully not with my old fat bod!!

Sweet garage setup . Don't forget to update your signature.

Thanks, , will do!!

Done!!

Nice! Sporting the Barber Vintage Festival t-shirt too!

I’ve been every year & will be there next weekend!! I’m also a Museum Member!!

My 72 CT90 has a Metal, , Barber Milk Crate on the rear rack!!

How much oil is required for an oil and filter change?

Stopped by my local dealer after work today and they delivered their first L today. A second one is going out tomorrow and they will get 6 more by the end of October. I hope Honda sells lots of these bikes so we can get some real world feedback from owners.

I really want to hear from any new owners who have ridden from below 1,000 ft to over 9,000 ft to hear how the fueling is at the varied altitudes in stock trim with nothing removed. Any new owners from Colorado out there?

If I can connect with the two locals who just picked up the first L's in my area, I want to ride with them up to my local testing area which is at 9,600 ft. If the "L" runs well in stock trim at these altitudes, I'll probably buy one.

Can you find out what parts are in the "derestricted kit" and what parts need to be removed? That would help. Thanks.

I think that's for markets that get the restricted 24 hp engine.

Looks like 1.22 Quarts for Oil & Filter Change!!

Total capacity is 1.45 L on tear down.

In your experience, are there any fuel injected bikes that don't run well at altitude?
I would find it hard to believe that major mfg's can't figure out how to map FI for a wide variation in conditions. I mean, if Indian can do it, anyone should be able to.

Could you tell if its got a heavy flywheel with low end torque for a good dualsport ride?........ Or an on off switch for a throttle.

Does it have rear cush drive?

No.

Local Bozeman dealer has one on the floor now.

Has anyone ever said that it does? Heck, Honda doesn't put a cush drive on the countershaft spline chewing XR650L. Why would you expect the Honda bean counters to bestow a cush drive upon this bike which was built just roadworthy enough to connect trails?

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