American Honda Motor Company has announced that the stellar 2008 CRF450R and CRF250R motocross machines have both won Bike of the Year accolades from Transworld Motocross magazine.

These achievements, earned in head-to-head comparison tests against the other competitors, attest to the outstanding quality of Honda's CRF race bikes.

Even though the Honda CRF250R has won the Transworld Motocross Bike of the Year honors every year since its introduction in 2004, the TWMX editors gained newfound appreciation for the 2008 model.

"This year, the CRF250R boasts several significant changes, all of which add up to a huge difference out on the track," they wrote in the January 2008 issue. "...the CRF250R is blessed with the best overall handling characteristics it's ever had," and "...to be honest, the changes that wowed us the most were those done to the motor."

As revealed in the February 2008 issue, the CRF450R, which won the Transworld Motocross Bike of the Year honors for the second consecutive year, also wowed the editors with its exclusive HPSD Honda Progressive Steering Damper equipped chassis: "...we're convinced that this is an advantage that will help keep the Honda atop shootouts until the others catch up."

They also opined, "...the Honda's powerband has no flaws. Bottom-end, mid-range, top-end-the CRF450R has it all, and delivers it in a heart-pounding, pulse-racing fashion."

As far as needed improvements and conclusions, we'll simply quote the editors once again: "What can Honda do to stay on top of the 450cc four-stroke field? To be honest, we can't think of a thing. Yes, it's that good..."

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