2017 HONDA CRF450RX VS. YAMAHA YZ450FX
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he original idea was simple yet
brilliant: take a motocross bike and
tweak it just a bit for the closed-
course off-road race world. Until recently
KTM was the only manufacturer doing it
with its XC line, which KTM sells more of
than any other in its entire orange lineup.
Just a few short years ago, Yamaha went
after the XC idea, turning the YZ450F MX
bike into the YZ450FX, their version of a
closed-course off-road race bike. Sales
and success of the YZ450FX have proven
that it was an excellent move.
This brings us most recently to Honda,
who has burst onto the closed-course
off-road race bike scene with the
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JAPANESE STAND
The new
CRF450RX
now challenges
Yamaha YZ450FX
for trail supremacy
when it comes
Japanese-built
open-class,
course off-road
racers.
WE COMPARE THE T WO HOTTEST,
OFF -ROAD RACE BIKES
