On Sunday morning, April 25, the 2009 Honda CRF450R race bike belonging to top national racer Chris Power was stolen from his father’s warehouse lock-up in Glenfield, Auckland.

The thieves broke in through two dead locks and set off the monitored alarm – by the time the alarm company turned up (under 10 minutes) they were gone.

“It’s a pretty unique bike and one that will hopefully be easily recognisable,” said Power.

Below is listed the main features that I doubt will be able to be changed on the bike:

18 inch rear wheel –  Power says he hasn’t seen any other Honda 450 MX bikes with an 18 inch rear wheel.

Rear brake rotor is a 2008 design, not the new wave rotors expected on a 2009 CRF450.

Extra long front brake hose – to get around the headlight. Sits high, like a CRF-X model.

Rear spring is Blue – special weighted spring and the normal colour is grey.

Wheels have tyre balls (not tubes) in them, so there will be no valve, and noticeable if taken to a shop for a new tyre.

Other parts are as follows:

Black Tag Bars

Black tall risers

Black Tag bar pad

Grey Tag Grips – not wired

P3 Carbon fibre wrap around pipe guard

Acerbis hand guards – black

Forks have been slid all the way through the clamps

RG3 Suspension

ASV Clutch Perch/lever

Throttle Cam

Devol radiator guards

Acerbis headlight/tail light

Roger Boyle Tall red seat

Dunlop MX52 tyres front and back

Zebra Race graphics

Brand new DID O-ring chain

Brand new JT Sprockets

“It goes really fast,” said Chris.