www.crosstrainingenduro.com tractionerag.com Finally, our Honda CRF250RX review! I rode one of these beasts every day for five weeks so go to know it really well. And while I'm more of a slow technical rider, we had Megs Braap, a pro racer and opinions from various everyday riders as well. So lets look as the good, the bad and the ugly. It's really important to note where it slots into the big scheme of things with this Honda CRF250RX review. And the narrow ratio gearbox makes it every easy to keep it on the boil. Our pro rider, Ben, punched out lap after lap on the Honda CRF250RX getting some ridiculously low lap times compared to us. Every time I asked him what he thought, he just grinned ear to ear... zero complaints. Ditto for Megs Braap. Me? I had a hoot pushing it on the test track. But as regular viewers will know, I'm really into the slow technical stuff. So the suspension started to feel harsh. First gear felt way too high, and it felt like I was changing gears way too often. What didn't we like about the Honda CRF250RX? It's what is commonly known as a cross country racer, or GNCC racer. Lets start with the Honda CRF250RX review positives. Like pretty much any Honda, it's bulletproof. But if you focus more on everyday dirt riding, you start to hit problems. The suspension works great when riding aggressively. But just cruising around it starts to feel harsh. And that narrow range gearbox. In slow gnarly terrain first gear feels too high. And yet its revving its tits off on transport sections. I was stalling the bike all over the place in hard terrain, until I started to slip the clutch a lot and keep the revs up. The lack of bottom end and a tall first gear were not fun. And to make things worse, the cable clutch takes up quickly and works the hand more than the European hydraulic clutches I am used to. The Traction eRag had five of these bikes in a fleet of about 20 bikes that were hammered every day over six weeks. Not a single mechanical issue of any kind, except when someone crashed and broke something. Always a huge plus with Honda. The Honda CRF250RX light and flickable, at only 110kg fully fueled. (244lb). Coming off a two stroke I was expecting it to feel heavier, but it was easy to throw around but stable at speed too. The Honda CRF250RX engine? Very linear power, even on the aggressive mapping.Essentially it's Honda's motocross bike but with a larger fuel tank, softer suspension, 18 inch rear wheel, 0-ring chain, slightly detuned, three way mapping switch, and a kickstand. But these aren't really complaints about the Honda CRF250RX. It's more about realising the purpose of this bike. Lets go back to our diagram. Now Yamaha does make a proper enduro model, the WR250F. It's not as fast, but makes a very sweet enduro bike. I think the only problems emerge if you expect the CRF250RX to behave like an enduro bike. Mind you, if you are a fast aggressive rider, you will probably find it still works well. But most of us everday dirt riders might find a true enduro bike better. Very keen to hear your opinions if you own a Honda CRF250RX or have ridden one. And a few years back I did review three of Yamaha's 250 four strokes, it's probably still quite relevant today. Honda claim 38hp at around 12000rpm, way more than I needed and I doubt I ever got close to the rev limiter. Compared to an enduro 250 the bottom end power is a bit weak, but then it's tuned for racing so no complaints there. First I scoured online for long term complaints. All I could find was a few guys who said they fitted fans to avoid overheating. But most said it was never an issue. It certainly wasn't for us over the Canadian summer. The only issues I could pick were if you bought a Honda CRF250RX for the wrong reason. The Honda is definitely set up well for the cross country racing.
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