The Honda CRF450R is Honda's flagship 450 motocrosser, introduced in 2002 as the four-stroke replacement for the CR250R and CR500R two-strokes. Its Unicam single-overhead-cam engine and aluminium twin-spar frame quickly made it a championship winner, and it remains a closed-course competition machine with no lights or road equipment.
Honda has redesigned it in regular cycles. Fuel injection arrived for 2009, electric start became standard in 2017, and later generations brought new frames, revised engines and launch control and riding modes. The CRF450RX is the off-road and enduro sibling, while the CRF450RL is the road-legal dual-sport. Main rivals are the Yamaha YZ450F, Kawasaki KX450 and KTM 450 SX-F.
| Year | Photo | Engine | Power | Weight | Seat | Fields |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2027 | ![]() |
449.5 cc | – | 103 kg | 953 mm | 42 |
| 2026 | ![]() |
449 cc | 56 hp | 109 kg | 960 mm | 47 |
| 2025 | ![]() |
450 cc | 53 hp | 109 kg | 960 mm | 50 |
| 2024 | ![]() |
450 cc | 53 hp | 109 kg | 965 mm | 48 |
| 2023 | ![]() |
449.7 cc | 53 hp | 106 kg | 965 mm | 50 |
| 2022 | ![]() |
449.7 cc | 53 hp | 106 kg | 965 mm | 50 |
| 2021 | ![]() |
449.7 cc | 53 hp | 107 kg | 965 mm | 50 |
| 2020 | ![]() |
449.7 cc | 53 hp | 107 kg | 960 mm | 50 |
| 2019 | ![]() |
449.7 cc | 53 hp | 107 kg | 960 mm | 50 |
| 2018 | ![]() |
449.7 cc | 53 hp | 109 kg | 953 mm | 50 |
| 2017 | ![]() |
449.7 cc | 53 hp | 109 kg | 953 mm | 50 |
| 2016 | ![]() |
449.7 cc | 53 hp | 109 kg | 953 mm | 50 |
| 2015 | ![]() |
449.7 cc | 51.4 hp | 109 kg | 953 mm | 50 |
| 2014 | ![]() |
449.7 cc | 51.4 hp | 109 kg | 953 mm | 49 |
| 2013 | ![]() |
449.7 cc | 51.4 hp | 109 kg | 953 mm | 48 |
| 2012 | ![]() |
449 cc | 56 hp | 109 kg | 953 mm | 45 |
| 2011 | ![]() |
449 cc | 56 hp | 108 kg | 955 mm | 44 |
| 2010 | ![]() |
449 cc | 56 hp | 107 kg | 955 mm | 45 |
| 2009 | ![]() |
449 cc | 50.7 hp | 107 kg | 955 mm | 43 |
| 2008 | ![]() |
449 cc | 44.9 hp | 107 kg | 955 mm | 43 |
| 2007 | ![]() |
449 cc | 44.9 hp | 99 kg | 955 mm | 44 |
| 2006 | ![]() |
449 cc | 44.9 hp | 99 kg | 955 mm | 44 |
| 2005 | ![]() |
449 cc | 44.9 hp | 99 kg | 955 mm | 44 |
| 2004 | ![]() |
449.4 cc | 44.9 hp | 103 kg | 953 mm | 43 |
| 2003 | ![]() |
449.4 cc | 44.9 hp | 103 kg | 953 mm | 43 |
| 2002 | ![]() |
449 cc | 55 hp | 102 kg | – | 43 |