011 crf450r

[carver]

Rode one in the weekend....
Smooth, sublime, loads of usable power, loved it.
how have you n00bs found FI on dirt bikes?
this thing started first kick too

[scott411]

the fuel injected 450's are really good, heap of useable power, infact the biggest mod we do the the KX450F is to take some mid range power out of them to make them smoother,

to put it in perspective, the CRF450 got second last in the MXA 450 Shootout, behind everything except the KTM350

[Katoomer]

The CRF 450 was the bike to beat yesterday at Pateotanga.
Mind you The way BT was hauling he would have won on anything.

[merv]

So what do shoot outs tell us? Wasn't the KTM350 the world champ bike lol?

[Jay GTI]

how have you n00bs found FI on dirt bikes?

Love the way "jetting" my bike is, at the very worst, starting it and leaving it to idle for a minute. However, with the smarts of FI comes complexity and with complexity comes cost, like the $900 it recently stung me for a new fuel pump.

[jt119]

Love the way "jetting" my bike is, at the very worst, starting it and leaving it to idle for a minute. However, with the smarts of FI comes complexity and with complexity comes cost, like the $900 it recently stung me for a new fuel pump.

lol flycr was having some fuel problems no what he will be thinking after reading that

[oldskool]

lol flycr was having some fuel problems no what he will be thinking after reading that

What hasn't he replaced on it?

[Jay GTI]

lol flycr was having some fuel problems no what he will be thinking after reading that

Yeah the new pump is upgraded, so no doubt a few of them have gone south.

Just in case flyingcr is reading, the issue was surging under part-throttle and bogging a bit at low revs (like a badly jetted bike ha ha). The fault code indicated fluctuating fuel pressure.

[jt119]

Yeah the new pump is upgraded, so no doubt a few of them have gone south.

Just in case flyingcr is reading, the issue was surging under part-throttle and bogging a bit at low revs (like a badly jetted bike ha ha). The fault code indicated fluctuating fuel pressure.

lol ya he said just about every word of that . think he changed the fuel filter and it came right

[Jay GTI]

lol ya he said just about every word of that . think he changed the fuel filter and it came right

Hmmm, now I'm thinking the useless prick mechanic at my dealer ripped me off, if the filter swap fixed cr's....

[barty5]

Hmmm, now I'm thinking the useless prick mechanic at my dealer ripped me off, if the filter swap fixed cr's....

Did you get the old pump back i would have would be easy enough to check if you did also by getting it back you know it was replaced. We always had replaced part available for customers to see or keep if they really wanted to.

[Pierce]

I am absolutely loving my CRF450. I would never go back to a shitty 2T after riding the injected beast that I now own. Smoothy and useable power, really is doesn't get much better.

[camchain]

Love the way "jetting" my bike is, at the very worst, starting it and leaving it to idle for a minute. However, with the smarts of FI comes complexity and with complexity comes cost, like the $900 it recently stung me for a new fuel pump.

That's interesting. Mate was riding with a guy on SX350 last week - said he was on second his fuel pump. Was told - "water damage". Sounded sus to me, more like an excuse for problem part (first model bugs).

[Jay GTI]

That's interesting. Mate was riding with a guy on SX350 last week - said he was on second his fuel pump. Was told - "water damage". Sounded sus to me, more like an excuse for problem part (first model bugs).

Water damage?? Hmmm.... yeah the replacement is an upgrade with a different part number, so me thinks they already lost enough money on factory recalls (I've had 3) and are just hedging bets on the pump.

I did get the knackered pump back, I don't know if I could bench test it though (really can't be arsed refitting it)

[CRF119]

The biggest problem with the FI bikes is the fuel in NZ. Most of the filters glog causing problems. If i owned one id be filtering all my fuel before it went in the tank.

2011 CRF450 did make the least peak power, but i am sure it had the most usable power and was one of the fastest in a straight line and 3rd or 4th gear roll on was better.