The Yamaha has a low-end motor; the Honda is a screamer. Having said that, the soft, low-end power on the Honda is no handicap. The Honda’s softer bottom-end delivery is actually somewhat of a benefit. The Yamaha has more torque, but it’s a little jerkier with an on-or-off feel.

Kawasaki is known as a good brand for beginning riders, who should consider lightweight, easy-to-ride bikes with small displacement engines. These bikes are typically fairly inexpensive and are a great way to get a feel for the hobby before upgrading to something larger and more powerful.

A prime example of a great street legal dirt bike is the Yamaha WR450F, though it’s far from the only good option. Here are a few of the reasons that bikes like the WR are great dirt bikes for the streets.

From tight trails to soft sands, nothing delivers off-road excellence like the 2022 Honda CRF450X. Bring the Baja champion to your own backyard, and you’ll get the winning performance of a Honda MX’er with an off-road package that lets you take it anywhere.

Secondly, we asked Honda why they would carry the TI tank over to the dual-sport model since most people would point to it as a major factor in the price of the bike. The answer is surprising. According to Honda, the titanium tank on the CRF450L is actually cheaper to produce than a plastic tank.

We asked Honda and they said that the CRF450L has an oil change interval of 600 miles and a valve check interval of 1,800 miles. While that seems short when viewed as a street bike, when thinking about trail bikes or dirt-bike-based dual-sports, that’s changing the oil after six 100-mile rides, which is well within reason.

This performance line of bikes, or as Honda is now calling it, the “CRF Collective,” includes the racing motocross bikes, cross country racing off-road bikes, and the X and L. It has nothing to do with the CRF250L or CRF250L Rally.

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