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By simon, 16 May, 2003
The new '04 CRF450R features many minor changes, which slim it down slightly over the '03 model.
Engine changes have also given the new model more bottom and midrange power also, Honda claims the new 450 delivers 55 bhp at 9000 rpm and 36.5 lb./ft. of torque at 7000 rpm.
However, the new CRF450F will cost $200 more than last year's, going from $6299 to $6499.
More details at cyclenews:
By simon, 11 May, 2003
HondaXR.com has been transitioned into the parent website http://www.4strokes.com/
Check it out!
By simon, 11 May, 2003
Willy Simons has recently joined the Too Tech Racing Crew.
His last outing at the big 6 GP Series netted him the overall 250 cc win in the 30 Expert Class and the 40 expert class, and Too Tech is very happy to have him aboard.
By simon, 17 April, 2003
World Superbike Ducati team rider Steve Martin swapped his WSB 998 for a
CRF450 Tuesday night.
The Supermotard Riders Club of Australia had a practice night at the
Grand Prix Training Centre in the north Melbourne suburb of South Morang
last night. Considering the amount of rain in the previous few days
there was a good turn out of riders in the first of what will become
regular practice sessions at the Melbourne karting circuit. A freshly
By simon, 6 April, 2003
Chad Reed wins his third in a row. Ivan Tedesco makes it another Yamaha sweep. But Branden Jesseman is the 2003 AMA 125 East Supercross Champion!
The two main players of the 2003 AMA Supercross Series didn't disappoint. RC & Skippy. Ricky & Chad. Carmichael v. Reed. Tonight, Chad Reed won his third race in a row, and his fifth race of the season. He trails Ricky Carmichael by 16 points with three races left in the series. Carmichael finished second, with Ernesto Fonseca taking third.
By simon, 30 March, 2003
In a race with six lead changes in five laps between Yamaha’s Chad Reed and Honda’s Ricky Carmichael, Reed won his fourth 250cc THQ World Supercross GP/AMA Supercross Series race of the season at the Edward Jones Dome in front of 46, 472 fans. Team Suzuki’s Branden Jesseman, of Fombell, Pa., won his third 125cc Eastern Regional AMA Supercross Series race, extending his series points lead to 10 over Brown.
By simon, 25 March, 2003
March 22, 2003
Edward Jones Dome
St. Louis MO
Chad Reed, Branden Jesseman storm St. Louis
Chad Reed won the 20 lap 250 Main Event in convincing style. Ricky
Carmichael finished second after falling. Ernesto Fonseca was third.
Branden Jesseman won the 125 East Main, overcoming a poor start. Steve
Boniface had his best finish ever with second, and Mike Brown was third.
Notes: Fastest lap times for the 125's were approx. 55 seconds, for the
By simon, 24 February, 2003
Ricky Carmichael's back in the groove! Branden Jesseman scores first in the
east!
250 Main: Ricky Carmichael won his fourth 250 Main event of the season, and
extended his series points lead. Ezra Lusk finished in the runner-up
position to RC. Tim Ferry rounded out the top three on the four-stroke YZ
450.
NOTES: Chad Reed was fast. He won his heat. He was leading the main until he
fell. And then he fell again. But Chad kept charging, and made something out
By simon, 23 February, 2003
Larry ward grabbed the holeshot, after only just making the LCQ due to an engine swap. The Honda 450 hooking up fantastically on the very grippy Georgia soil. Unfortunately, he slowly slipped back through the race, dropping it on the second last lap to drop him back to 16th at the end.
Ezra Lusk dropped it in the whoops early, but continued to circulate attempting to get any points possible, ending up finishing 19th.