Honda CRF450L 2019 User Manual

102 Servicing Your Honda
Piston/Piston Rings/Piston Pin
1. Clean any gasket material off cylinder head.
2. Install the cam chain guide (1) and fit the cam
chain guide tabs (2) in the cylinder cutouts (3).
Push the guide until it bottoms in the crankcase
guide groove.
3. Install the dowel pins (4) and a new cylinder
head gasket (5).
NOTICE
Do not let the dowel pins fall into the crankcase.
4. Route the cam chain through the cylinder head
and install the cylinder head (6).
NOTICE
Do not damage mating surfaces when installing
the cylinder head.
5. Apply engine oil to all cylinder head bolt
threads and seating surface.
Install the washers and cylinder head bolts (7)
and tighten them to the specified torque in a
crisscross pattern in two or three steps:
37 lbf·ft (50 N·m, 5.1 kgf·m)
NOTICE
Do not let the washers fall into the crankcase.
6. Install the cylinder bolt (8) and tighten it to the
specified torque:
7 lbf·ft (10 N·m, 1.0 kgf·m)
7. Install the oil catch tank stay (9), collar (10), oil
catch tank (11) to the cylinder head (6), and
then tighten the mounting bolt (12).
Cylinder Head Installation
(1) cam chain guide (3) cylinder cutouts
(2) cam chain guide tabs
(1)
(2)
(3)
(4) dowel pins
(5) cylinder head gasket (new)
(4)
(5)
(6) cylinder head
(7) washers and cylinder head bolts
(8) cylinder bolt
(6) cylinder head (11) oil catch tank
(9) oil catch tank stay (12) mounting bolt
(10) collar
(7)
(8)
(6)
(10)
(12)
(11)
(9)
(6)

Honda CRF450L 2019 Specifications

General

Engine Type	449cc liquid-cooled single-cylinder four-stroke
Bore x Stroke	96.0mm x 62.1mm
Compression Ratio	12.0:1
Fuel System	Programmed Fuel Injection (PGM-FI), 46mm throttle body
Transmission	6-speed
Rear Brake	Single 240mm disc
Front Tire	80/100-21
Rear Tire	120/80-18
Rake (Caster Angle)	28.5°
Wheelbase	58.9 inches
Seat Height	37.1 inches
Fuel Capacity	2.0 gallons
Ignition	Full transistorized ignition
Ground Clearance	12.4 inches
Front Suspension	49mm inverted fork; 12.0 inches of travel
Rear Suspension	Pro-Link Showa single shock, adjustable spring preload, compression and rebound damping
Front Brake	Single 260mm disc
Curb Weight	289 pounds
Valve Train	Unicam four-valve
Final Drive	Chain
Trail	4.6 inches (118mm)