| MODEL | HONDA CRF 450 RALLY DAKAR TEAM MONSTER ENERGY 2017 |
| Year | 2017 |
| Engine Type | Single cylinder, four-stroke, DOHC |
| Displacement / Capacity | 449.4 cc / 27.4 cu in |
| Bore X Stroke | 97.0 x 60.8 mm |
| Compression Ratio | — |
| Cooling System | Liquid cooled |
| Max Power | Over 45 kW / 60 hp |
| Max Torque | — |
| Ignition | — |
| Induction | Fuel injection (PGM-FI) |
| Start System | Electric |
| TRANSMISSION SPECS | |
| Lubrication | — |
| Gear Box | 6-speed |
| Clutch | — |
| Final Drive | — |
| CHASSIS SPECS | |
| Frame | Aluminium twin tube, carbon fibre sub-frame |
| Front Suspension | Showa 51 mm inverted fork, 310 mm travel |
| Rear Suspension | Showa 50 mm single-tube shock, 315 mm travel |
| Front Brakes | Single 300 mm disc, 2-piston caliper |
| Rear Brakes | Single 240 mm disc, 1-piston caliper |
| DIMENSION SPECS | |
| Overall Length | — |
| Overall Width | — |
| Overall Height | — |
| Seat Height | — |
| Wheelbase | — |
| Ground Clearance | — |
| Dry Weight | — |
| Wet Weight | — |
| WHEEL SPECS | |
| Front Tyre | — |
| Rear Tyre | — |
| FUEL SYSTEM | |
| Fuel Capacity | 33.7 Litres / 8.9 US gal (front + rear plastic tanks) |
| Fuel Consumption | — |
| Top Speed | — |
For 2017 HRC evolved the CRF450 Rally from the 2016 bike that had led the Dakar, keeping the fuel-injected 450 single in an aluminium twin-tube frame with a carbon sub-frame and long-travel Showa suspension. Joan Barreda, Paulo Goncalves, Michael Metge and Kevin Benavides formed the Monster Energy-backed factory line-up; Ricky Brabec won a stage but did not finish.
