2016 HONDA CRF450X: PART 2
FULL TEST
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lighting. Digging through the
garage I was able to unearth an
old Baja Designs rewound stator
and rectifier from a 450X that
was raced way back in 2008.
Along with the electrical boost
equipment, I found an old Baja
Designs race light. Back in the
day this light stack was what
dreams were made of. In today's
world it is heavy and doesn't put
out as much light as the much
smaller setups, but we had it,
it worked and we ran it without
issue. Helping to keep the lights
running all through the night was
the Antigravity lithium battery.
Stock batteries don't recharge
as fast, plus our lithium battery
swap saved three pounds.
Ditching the traditional inner
tube, we gave the TUbliss sys-
tem a try at the 24-Hours of Glen
Helen. It replaces the tube with a
small 100 psi insert that creates
two different pressure zones
inside the tire. The main benefit
is that it allows lower air pres-
sure without pinch flats. It isn't
the easiest setup to install, but
after watching their how-to-install
videos, we were mounted and
ready for race day. It did take
Yeah, but the CRF450X did
all of the hard work.
(Left) 53Twelve's Suspension dialed in our X's forks and shock. As
good as the X's suspension is, it can always be made better. (Right) An
FMF muffler is an easy way to boost power and lose weight.
