TORTURE TEST

Straight off the showroom floor, the CRF450RX really is as legit as most fully modified off-road race machines.

It’s now two days later and I’m still sore. The infamous Adelanto Grand Prix sucked me in and spit me out. Never mind the fact that my battered, 34-yearold body can’t handle the abuse of an hour-long grand prix like it used to, but I also haven’t held a dirt bike wide open across any stretch of land—smooth or rough—for quite some time.

In spite of all this, and my better judgment, when we