Service intervals on the 250 were a lengthy 12000km. Could this be the bike the "gods" have been waiting for? A genuine second bike for some to have alongside their big ds machines. Will be very interesting to see what price it will come it at. Don't expect anything less than a 100k!
Never - if you look at the USD price it will be at least 120-130K+ and will need to compete with the KTM 500XCW at about 120K
Lets face it Honda need all the help they can get in the Adventure market

They have nothing in the mid and lower CC sector. They have already taken a 250 farm bike and pimped and tummy tucked it to be a faux mini 'rally bike' with an overinflated price.

. This is the same strategy. The 450 is really an MX competition bike that has also been recycled, hyped and tummy tucked and facelifted to plug a market gap. Not to say they will not sell and do the job of an adventure light bike as some people desperately want a lighter adventure bike (ask BMW

) Yes the 6 speed will be nice as will decent suspension (49mm forks)˜- seat and ergos will be hard, will need better fuel range, engine will remain vibey even if they try and tame it with the mapping .
It is what it is - but not sure it is the game changer some think. But yes the Honda fanboys will come out and get excited.
