2005 Honda CRF 450X, CALL 503-769-8888 At Honda, commonplace solutions never override the quest for excellence, states CRF450X introductory literature. And because off-road competition differs drastically from closed-course motocross racing in myriad ways, machines for each purpose really should be developed autonomously to satisfy their decidedly differing parameters. All of which explains why virtually every single component on Honda s stellar CRF450R motocrosser has been changed to meet the unique demands placed on the CRF450X off-road machine. That, my friends, is Honda s design philosophy in a nutshell. After a day-long ride on the X, we can tell you that they not only achieved their goal of creating a bike designed for off-road racing, but made the power of the 450 engine more accessible to those that thought the CRF450R was hell on wheels.