Honda CRF450R 2020 Owner'S Manual & Competition Handbook Download

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Competition Logbook

Technical Information

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Competition Logbook

Any serious competition effort relies heavily on
the knowledge gained and compiled from previous
racing events. The best way to organize the many
bits of information is to record them in a logbook.

Your logbook can include such information as
suspension adjustments, gearing, and tire
selection. This detailed information, along with
your comments, can prove valuable when you
compete at the same track or on similar terrain.

Your logbook can also tell you when maintenance
was performed and when it will be necessary
again. Your logbook also lets you record any
repairs and lets you keep track of the running time
on the engine and suspension components.

If you choose to sell your CRF, the accurate
maintenance records in your logbook might be the
deciding deal-maker for a potential buyer.

Consider using different color pens or pencils to
record important information on specific subjects.
For example, record results in black, suspension/
chassis settings in blue, and gearing selections in
green.
Color codes will help you identify the information
you want with a glance.

Tuning & Adjustment Records

Keep track of the settings and adjustments that
worked best at a particular location. These items
include:

• PGM-FI mode
• HRC-launch control system
• basic track conditions, altitude, and

temperature

• suspension settings
• chassis adjustments tested and selected
• gearing
• tire selection
• air pressure

Competition Records

• your placings
• thoughts to improve performance next time:

both yours and your CRF’s

• strategy notes

Maintenance Records

• regular interval maintenance
• repairs
• running time on engine
• running time on suspension components

Timekeeping

This Manual lists maintenance intervals for every-
so-many races (CRF450RX)/motos (CRF450R/
RWE) or every-so-many hours of running.

Because all races (CRF450RX)/motos (CRF450R/
RWE) are not the same, the most effective way to
schedule maintenance is by the hours you have run
your CRF.

An official “guesstimate” is close enough for our
timekeeping purposes. You may choose to record
your time the same way aircraft operators do (but
without the benefit of an electrical hourmeter).
All running time is broken down into hours and
tenths of an hour (each 6 minutes represents one
tenth of an hour).

Racing Records

Information worth recording for this section of
your logbook may include:

• Your placing in each race (CRF450RX)/moto

(CRF450R/RWE) and overall finishing
position.

• Thoughts on what you could do to improve

your performance next time.

• Notes on any patterns noted in choice of

starting gate positions or in riding portions of
the course as the day progressed that may
prove helpful in future events.

• Any places on the course where you chose the

wrong line and were passed too easily.

• Notes on strategy used by your competition or

by riders in another event that are worth
remembering.