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Honda is not only going full throttle at MXGP with their new top rider Jeffrey Herlings, who is visibly coping excellently with his new Japanese factory racer in the World Championship. The title ambitions are unmistakable, because there can certainly be no talk of a settling-in period here.
The same applies to the new 2027 CRF model range, if you only look at the rough specifications. A whopping 10.3 percent increase in performance, 3.7 percent increase in torque and a weight reduction of an incredible 4.5 kilograms. Is that the new superlative in the premier class? Let’s take a quick look at this with a numerical example, without having checked the actual values on the basis of a power measurement: 55 hp as a basis would be a hefty 60.7 horsepower with the mentioned power increase! This is actually a declaration of war! But there’s a lot more to come…
2027 CRF450R highlights
- Performance increase: +10.3%
- Torque increase: +3.7%
- Weight reduction: – 4.5 kg
- Take-off weight: 108 kg (full tank)
- Big bore engine with enlarged bore and shorter stroke
- New crankshaft
- New piston
- Larger titanium intake valves
- New titanium exhaust valves
- Revised Unicam valve timing
- Compression increased from 13.5 to 13.8
- More compact gearbox with adapted gear ratios
- World first: clutch with BACK TORQUE LIMITER via rubber damper for refined response of the slipper function directly from the factory racers
- Weight-reduced compact starter
- Revised electronics package: HRC Launch Control, HSTC traction control, Engine Mode Select Button (EMSB)
- 70 percent redesigned alloy frame
- Lighter swingarm
- Improved air filter accessibility
- Revised Showa suspension elements for improved Responsiveness
- Modified Pro-Link lever linkage
- New rear wheel with redesigned hub
- Dunlop MX34 tires
- Optimized ergonomics
- Fuel capacity increase by 0.8 liters
- Titanium tank: 7.1 liters
- New Nissin double-piston brake caliper at the front
- New bodywork
- New décor
Highlights of the 2027 CRF450 HRC Works Edition – Special Edition
- Yoshimura Muffler
- TwinAir Air Filter
- Hand-optimized intake and exhaust ports for improved flow and thus increase the degree of filling in the combustion chamber
- CRF Works Edition Laser engraving on the cylinder head
- Reworked ECU Settings
- Titanium coated fork slide tubes
- Kashima coated fork stanchions
- Shock absorber piston rod titanium coated
- Metallic red Strut spring
- Optimized suspension setup
- Metallic red cylinder head
- Black triple clamps
- Gold colored D.I.D DM2 chain
- Throttle Jockey seat cover
- Renthal grips
- Black anodized D.I.D LTX rim rings
- New décor
The CRF250R already received a fully revised engine for the 2025 model year, which will also be used in the latest model year. Therefore, no innovations are listed in this regard.
2027 CRF250R Highlights
- 70 percent redesigned alloy frame
- All-new 49mm Showa upsidedown fork
- New Nissin twin-piston front brake caliper
- Straightened airflow: Airbox – Throttle body
- Increased over-revving capability
- Modified manifold
- Adjusted injection maps
- Simplified rear wheel removal: only four components to remove
- New bodywork
- New decals
- Renthal-Fatbar handlebars
- Titanium tank: 6.3 liters
- Take-off weight: 107 kg (full tank)
Highlights of the CRF 250 HRC Works Edition – Special Model
- Yoshimura Silencer
- TwinAir Air Filter
- Reduced operating forces on the hydraulic clutch: – 16%
- Hand-optimized intake and exhaust ports for improved flow and thus increase the degree of filling in the combustion chamber
- CRF Works Edition Laser engraving on the cylinder head
- Strut piston rod titanium coated
- Titanium coating on the fork sliding tubes
- Kashima coating on the fork sliding tubes Fork stanchions
- Black anodized axle mounts
- Metallic red cylinder head
- Black triple clamps
- Gold colored D.I.D DM2 chain
- Throttle Jockey seat cover
- Renthal grips
- Black anodized D.I.D LTX rim rings
- Exclusive laser engraving on rim ring and fork end caps
- Rotary knob for tool-free compression adjustment on fork
- New décor
Prices 2027* (Germany, euros)
- CRF 250R 9,470 Euro
- CRF 450R 10,170 Euro
- CRF 250 HRC Works Edition 11,470 Euro
- CRF 450 HRC Works Edition 13,180 Euro
*plus 229 Euro additional costs
There is no reliable data yet regarding availability.
Here you can definitely speak of a strong statement from the red MX camp. It will be exciting to see whether the competition will or can step up. Or has Honda even reached the top of the 450 class with it?
Source / Pictures: Honda
