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The 250 and 450l is an apples and oranges comparison - one is a made to budget, friendly little trail bike and the other a fully developed off-road weapon that you can ride on the road. The 450l was a conscious design decision by Honda not to go the KTM / Husky route for their street legal, off road bikes (which are race bikes with lights) but to make something a bit softer, that was more versatile for the average rider.
I've had a go on a newish KTM EXC500 and they are utterly fucking mental. The only place you might want some of that power is wide open sandwash and desert. For trail riding, they are savagely over the top.
A CRF250 with the right tyres will go just about anywhere a fancy dirt bike will go, but the 450L will let you hit stuff at speeds that would send you over the bars on the litt'un.