CRF250R Press Launch Photo Gallery

Honda still feels extremely light (claimed weight is 227 lbs.) and is ridiculously maneuverable both on the ground and in the air. It's still one of the most confidence-inspiring motorcrosser we've ever ridden. You get on it and just want to ride it hard and ride it fast. And you can do it for a long time, too, since it's so easy to ride and responsive. It requires little coercing to make it do what you want it to do.

With the 2013 CRF450R, Honda’s engineers set out to create a new kind of 450-class racer, a machine designed to meet the needs of today’s “scrub generation” of riders and fulfill demand for a well-integrated package that’s eminently flickable, responsive and lightweight.

Team Honda Muscle Milk is proud to announce that we will be continuing our relationship with rider Trey Canard through the 2014 season. Next year will mark Canard’s third season aboard the factory-prepared Honda CRF450R contesting both the AMA Supercross and AMA Motocross Championships. Click below to watch the video.

Teaching someone to ride an off-road motorcycle is simple enough. It’s just a matter of some hand gestures, some finger pointing, and a bit of yelling. “That’s the clutch, that’s the throttle… let that one out and give it some of that. There you go. Oops, you stalled. Okay, give it more of that and let that out slower. Off you go… Hey, slow down. The brake, the brake, use the brake… crap, not that one.”