- WR equals Wild Ride when BC has a camera to play in front of.
- For Chamberlain the snow was nothing more than a reason to wheelie.
- At $7199 the 2005 Honda CRF450X will cost you a bit more than the WR.
- The 2005 Honda CRF450X features a Uni-Cam 4-valve 449cc motor that is right on-par with the WR mill.
- This emissions gizmo would be the first thing to ditch if you pick up a 2005 Honda CRF450X.
- The CRF features a 13.7" of ground clearance.
- At $6599 the WR450F is a real bargain for the off-road consumer.
- The 2005 WR450F features a 449cc, 5-valve, DOHC, four-stroke motor with titanium valves. It pulls hard considering it is tuned for off-road use.
- Shorter front brake hose routing is said to help improve feel at the lever and eases brake maintenance while a new front wheel collar makes front wheel removal more simple on the 2005 WR 450F.
- The WR cockpit is improved for '05. It has Renthal bars now, and it is slimmer and although it still feels tall its 10mm lower than last year's.
- The 2005 Honda CRF450X cockpit is slim and user-friendly. It features Renthal bars a not-too hard seat and its pretty slim too.
- Riding the CRF450X is actually pretty easy. It does what you want and it offers a healthy dose of low-end grunt.
- At 5'8" Ken looks like a little kid on the WR450.
- It may come as a surprise to some folks, but the WR450F is still at the top of the enduro heap in the eyes of many of our test riders.
- The 450X gets plenty of style points. The aluminum frame is still a favorite among our test sample.
- The 2005 CRF 450X is no slouch. It has everything the Yamaha offers but it is only the first generation of this line-up.
- Rider comfort and ease of riding is the name of the game for the enduros.
- The 2005 WR450 feels a bit more refined than the Honda did.
- The Siskiyou Mountain range provides a nice backdrop during one of our 2005 enduro test sessions.
- It took Honda a couple years to bring the CRF450X from concept to reality and it was well worth the wait.
- The WR450F is tall, sharp and has very clean lines.
- What a surprise, the 2005 Yamaha WR450F has plenty of power to ride around on one wheel if you so choose.
- The 2005 Honda CRF450X is certainly not down on power. Laid back stand-up wheelies are a snap for BC.
- The 2005 Yamaha WR450F is a sweet woods ride. Here's Ken trying to keep as perfectly perpendicular as possible for this shot.
- Trails? We don't need no stinking trails! Actually, there is one right there, you just can't see it very well.
- Ken was head-over-heels for the CRF.
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