Re: Anybody know anything about the CRF450R? (Utopia)
CRF's = Vtwin sportbike
2 stroke= inline 4cyl sportbike
4 stroke= cruiser
The best way I can compare the CRF to other things is what I wrote above. To me, they seem to rev forever compared to a normal 4 stroke (XR), and they have a much wider powerband compared to a 2 stroke. Heavier than a 2 stroke though. I ride a KDX200 and it's the perfect bike for me. Not a track bike, but I never have and never will ride track, only woods and trails. I don't know where everyone else rides, but for the kind of riding we do around here, these monsters like CRF450's, KX500's, CR500's, etc, would be useless. I rarely get out of the 3rd gear on my KDX. The 450 would be waaayyyy too much bike for me, unless it was a supermoto.
Also, I know more people that have got F'ed up in the dirt (racing) than I do on the street.