QUICKSPIN I 2023 Honda CRF450R
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For those of you who are
thinking: "I can just make my
'22 a '23," it may not be that
simple. Eyeballing the '22 and
'23 frames side by side is a huge
eye-opener. The updates are
significant for a mid-generation
change. But if you want that cool
retro look, you're in luck. If you
are so inclined, you can buy the
old-school-looking wheels, bars,
seat cover and graphics and turn
your pre-current-gen Honda into
a retro-looking racer.
I enjoy this time in the mo-
torcycle generation life cycle.
New models get introduced,
and in the following three to four
years, the manufacturers con-
tinue to work out the bugs and
fine-tune them to make them
better and better. To me, that's
what's going on here with the
2023 CRF450R. This latest-gen
Honda (2021-plus) is still better
than the previous generation and
sees another year of improve-
ment for 2023.
So far, we're stoked
with the latest
generation CRF450R.
Minimal changes
made a noticeable
difference.
