CRF450X McKenzie Motorsports’ Baja Light Bar

CRF450X - 450X Admin wrote this in the early afternoon:

CRF450X Light Bracket

McKenzie Motorsports has released this trick new light bracket that allows you to mount your lights directly to the frame instead of on your front fork while still reataining the functionality of lights that turn when your front wheel does. (more…)

HID lighting options from Baja Designs for the CRF450X

CRF450X - 450X Admin wrote this around lunchtime:

CRF450X Baja Designs Lights

In preparation for the Las Vegas to Reno race that it looks like a few friends and I will run I was researching headlight options.  My personal opinion is that HID lighting works better in the desert.  The color seems to let things stand out better than a standard Halogen light.  So knowing that Baja Designs is the company that most people go to when they need race quality lighting that’s where I’ve turned first.  (more…)

System Rig HID Lighting for the CRF450X without a stator rewind.

CRF450X - 450X Admin wrote this at around evening time:

HID Lighting for CRF450X While looking around for some updated lighting for the CRF450X we’ve come across this HID lighting kit that doesn’t require a stator rewind according to the manufacturer.  (more…)

Brighter Headlight Bulb for the CRF450X and the CRF250X.

CRF450X - 450X Admin wrote this in the wee hours:

PIAA XTreme White Tech Bulb 70023Looking for a brighter bulb for your CRF450X that will fit in the stock headlight/ number plate? PIAA has a replacement that is available that most users have claimed is twice as bright as stock!

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Honda Bulletin for 2005 CRF450X Closed Course Competion Modifications…

CRF450X - 450X Admin wrote this terribly early in the morning:

So honda put out a bulletin to it’s dealers a while ago about mods that should be made for people racing the CRF450X in closed course competition (aka “Smog Exempt” in California). Here’s a copy of the bulletin along with the information contained.  Click on the picture to get it bigger.
CRF450X Competition Modifications

So here we go, directly from the bulletin…….. (more…)

Finally some real logic on what the pink wire mod for the CRF450X does.

CRF450X - 450X Admin wrote this in the early afternoon:

The pink wire mod is one of those highly debatable mods for the CRF450X. Seems everyone has an opinion as to whether it does anything or not. Only one result has been verified by everyone and that is that the mod raises the RPM limit by 500 revolutions per minute. But does it do anything else? (more…)

2005 CRF450X Electrical Wiring Diagram / Schematic

CRF450X - 450X Admin wrote this in the early afternoon:

Here’s the electrical layout of the Honda CRF450X. This is from the 2005 model but all year Honda’s to this point should be identical. (more…)