Garage Build
2022 Honda CRF450RWE
XPR
Vortex ECU (custom mapping)
AKRAPOVIC
Evolution Muffler System
REP SUSPENSION
Fork Re-Valve/Re-Spring, Shock Re-Valve/Re-Spring, REP Linkage System
RENTHAL
Twinwall 996 Bend Handlebars, Half Waffle Soft Grips, Ultralight Rear Sprocket, Countershaft Sprocket
DID
ERT3520 120L Chain (cut to 13/49 gearing)
DECAL WORKS
Custom Paris/Bercy Roczen Replica Graphics
DUNLOP
120/80-19 MX33 Rear Tire
80/100-21 MX33 Front Tire
ACERBIS
Full Plastic Body Kit
HINSON
Clutch Basket, Clutch Plates
ETS
USMX18 Race Fuel
Do you have that one riding buddy who has a bike that looks like it never gets ridden, even though he rides with you every weekend? I do, and his name is David Martinez. David is a fireman in Apple Valley, California, with a 2022 Honda CRF450RWE. He loves riding and has a red machine that always looks like it’s about to roll through tech inspection at A1. Even though we all give him crap, our respect—or envy—is always there. Dave agreed to let me take his red baby out for a day to get familiar with what he’s working with, and to test some new suspension parts that have become available for CRF450R owners.
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