2016 Honda CRF250L first ride, review and comparison to Hawk250, PLUS secret bonus 

That's my Miata at 2:45 haha I was interested in this bike so I watched this review and thought that car looked familiar

Hey Motocheez, I finally got a dual sport, 2017 CRF 250L rode it a few times,but this KY weather is crazy,snow on 4/7/18 can't wait for warm weather,so far I love it !

I have been looking at these bikes online... rode a crf450r up in New York state, thing was a beast in the mountains. Thank you for the video.

I'm getting.this bike at some point this summer love your Vid man! gotbtour self a subscriber

Congrats on the new bike hope you enjoy it as much as I enjoy mine. Ride safe

I just bought a Crf 250f a couple months ago and I love it. Perfect bike for me. I had contemplated the hawk for a long time but I think a the Crf will be in my best interest as far as longevity. Planning on keeping this bike for 10+ years

I've been a Harley sportster owner for years owned 3 of them went back to dual sport bikes got a 2019 crf250l too kinda old feel little stupid on it but lots of smiles while riding

I loved my 250l, but upgraded to a 2018 klr. Much better on the road and has a better power to weight ratio so I found her better off-road as well. Though the extra 100 pounds is immediately noticable

Don't blame ya for dumping the harley. I'm lookn into getting a xr650l myself.

Nice. I like it alot

As you know I love the Hawk this should give you less issues. Congrats man. Enjoy

thank you for this

2:44 that miata was so clean though :)

Great Video been looking at the crf250r and wr250r and came across the Hawks. Thanks for the review and thoughts of the 2. I'M still in limbo between the 2 do you have any more thoughts comparing the 2.

After watching this vid I'm convinced the Hawk is a better deal. This bike is a prime candidate for a supermoto though.

Hi there! Nice to watch your videos! Just found your channel. I have the same bike as hawk,but it's called Geon in Ukraine)). How many miles do you have on yours till now? Many of my friends suggest me to sell it,as it is Chinese bike and won't last long,but i am pretty satisfied with it... What can you say? And what is the price of the brand new Hawk over in your country?

Thought the hawk would be the one swallowing mice.

Nice ride. I have been looking at one. Does it run better now without the mouse?😎

I would have traded that peg scraper for a dualsport too = ) Honda makes a pretty solid bike . I had a 2003 crf 150rb I used for the trails for years , and never had any problems with it . It was built though with big bore , full 2 brothers exhaust , aftermarket cdi , carb tune and k and n high flow air filter . I wish I didn't sell it , but I was just too big for it to be that much fun . I'll for sure be doing all the same things I did to the honda , minus the big bore , to the hawk . Plus I'll be adding an oil cooler = ) I wish you would open up your exhaust on the hawk , but I totally get you wanting it to stay quiet .

My buddy has a honda CRF 250L rally and has put thousands into performance and suspension mods.

Just bought a '16 CRF250L and it seems to be struggling to go past 55mph. It has 300 miles on it so far. Any suggestions as to what might be the problem? Thanks

Instead of people of Walmart they need people of the DMV. LOL liked the vid!

Hi, do you still have this bike? My local dealer has a 2016 with 700 miles on it that I'm thinking about trying to get. It looks new still so just wondering what you think 3 years in of this bike if you still have it and how far you've ridden it and maintenance.

i have been riding a tbr7 (and a Vstrom) and have been going back and forth between the Drz, Crf250l, Wr250r and the KLX250... going to use it as a dirt bike/dual sport/adventure bike... any recommendations?

Nice bike man. Funny you would mention that exhaust. I have that exact exhaust on order. Should have it in a few weeks hopefully. Get a clean air filter and that sucker will run better. LOL

I nice new exhaust system and downsize to a 13 tooth front sprocket and you'll notice a big difference

you've modified the hawk a lil...I'm sure after you do lil work here and there you'll like the honda. plus with this one has less maintenance looking forward to what all you do to this new toy

beautiful hood view

What do you think is best place online to get a fully assembled hawk 250

is the 2016 crf 250L exhaust the same for the 2017, trying to get after market exhaust for my 2017 and fmf say they don't have one for the 2017 yet. please help. thank you

Your DMV looks identical to our DMV 's. In Maryland. Same setup.

so im thinks of buying a hawk or a crf250l i mostly do trails and offroad do you think the crf is worth the big money difference or ill be fine with a hawk and do you have any ideas about the ssr 250cc enduro they also have for around 3k online ?

I'm 6' 2" 220 Want a 250 dual sport as my first Bike would you suggest this bike?

What is the best supermoto to get if you're only 5 7 or 5 8? I want it to have a low saddle, be modern, lightweight, reliable, and be a fuel injected bike. If there is a good way to adjust the saddle on the bike that's fine with me

Quick question, at which speed do you recommend switching from gears so that you don't put too much stress on the engine? I'm new to motorcycles and would like to have mine last long.

I know this is old, but did you retest it after removing the air blockage ? That looked to be cutting off 75% of the airflow and yet it did as well as the Hawk.

Being a honda clone engine will the 249cc top end bolt on with proper piston. ?

im thinking about getting this or the dr200s for mainly offroad use, do you know which one might handle offroading better?

I love mine

I bought a new $36000 SUV and it had a mouse nest under the hood, Would you believe the dealer removed it FREE OF CHARGE.

Do you recommend the Enduro Hawk? I'm willing to buy one soon

Everybody leaves the blinker on 😂

Can you adjust the seat height on the hawk?

What's shifting like 1 down 5 up or 2 down 4 up

Do you know exactly which bike the hawk motor was cloned from. I read the cg. But the only cg I can find is a 125. They had a cb 250. And an xl 250.

It's me again nice bike man

Can you switxh the engines out like put the crf150l engine in the hawk

does the hawk have a Honda motor on it

Did you see Kawasakis dual sports when you went to trade in? I have a klx250s and it has 9300 miles but i was just wondering if u looked at the klx"s.

but can you get parts for the hawk?

Just got one of these too! They're fun, huh.

how tall are you? and how does it feel under you in stop n go traffic

What happened with your TAO TAO TBR 7?? Didn't like that bike compared to the hawk??

Mice used to do the same thing to my bikes in the garage . I got a couple cats , no more problems.

Can u get the hawk street legal in West Virginia

The hawk is 2v the honda is 4v? This accounts for some of extra "snot".

Inverted forks are consistantly heavier than non inverted forks.

Love my crf250l. . not the fastest but very fun!!!

Not sure if it is the 2016 ,but I bought the 2017 an fmf pipe alone much better throttle response ,the hawk does not even compare,so I am 275 too an the crf is just way more nimble sucks up bumps better ,an just a totaly different bike ,mabey the better fair bike to compare it to would be the 2009 crf230l last year ,though we know the engine from this ,is from a 1975 honda, the hawk that is ,my hawk felt like a very unsafe bike,though I did not take it apart then put it back together either ,the hawk is a good bike for those who want to do a lot of work ,the honda a great bike ,if your a guy who just wants to jump on his bike an ride then the honda is the better choice, love the videos ,but there is just no comparing these 2 bikes ,oh an cold weather starts makes it worth a good used crf250l theres talk about the 300l with the cbr engine,but I feel with the 57mm pegs there is so much more I can do with the honda to hands down honda wins an you can buy the honda used for like 3k with 300 miles on them ,mine I paid $4300.00 for the 2017 with 64 miles,i still feel good knowing guys are paying over retail for the honda to at 5800.00 from dealer in the NE for the 2019 with no changes over the 17 ,so a good used one is the way ,my hawk just felt like it was not stable,sold for $1100.00,keep the wild videos comeing

Where can u get plastics for the crf250l

How tall are you ? pls tell me if a 5.3 would fit

I am thinking of buying a CRF250L in the Thai market. Thanks for the video. It seems to run well. There are several modifications you can do: FMF full system and an exhaust box mod. These really release a lot of performance. If you haven't already seen them, have a look at this chap's RU-vid videos; TheMissendenFlyer. He lives in England and has several bikes, one of them being the CRF, and he has done everything to it.

Is it like the Hawk?

I've been thinking about selling my Harley and buying one of these ! ! ! How do you like it ?!?!?

how much did you buy the harley for?

I thought the Hawk 250 was designed off of the CRF230F.

I'm sure there is a good reason for that brake line being like that, but it driving me crazy.

is that a regal ambassador in the yard? my first boat !

Now is it not illegal to ride on street ...I think the colors save lives black blinds in with back ground road and that

what camera do you use?

Honda, I'm going to get one of these for my first dirt bike (chook chaser ) i call them

Here's that exhaust install video for the hawk. ru-vid.com/video/%D0%B2%D0%B8%D0%B4%D0%B5%D0%BE-sXdzPYizO6k.html

what state are you in? Sounds like MD or PA

14000k in mine. 2014 250L.still stock! Except tires...

How much is the bike

I bought that exhaust for my hawk it hasn't come in yet.

im 5,6 would i fit on this

Man,, to be able to back the bike off the trailer, then ride straight in to the forest, cool. I would suggest to wear a helmet. Traded a used bike for a new 250l with zero miles, cool. Yep, 23 hp, 70 miles a gallon, fuel injection, zero adjustment suspension. Yep, the engine does have counter balance . The engine and frame are cbr250 . Street bike. The 250l just have different plastic. You`ll like the bike.

And about how much is that bike

Pretty sure the Hawk was built off the crf230. Nice bike tho man.

It's geared for the street compared to that hawk I bet. 13 tooth front sprocket will wake the bike up a lot.

its got rust cause they put steel on aluminum

link for exhaust please

just found this video and laughed as Last Month I sold my Harley Bad Boy and bought a 2016 CRF250L....

I'm 5'6 14...is this too tall

8:01 no wonder Kitty was hanging around.

this is a good bike because it cost 5,000 new and the wr250r is 6,900 new

My hawk has 5 gears?.. what?

I would never purchase from that dealer again thats a bit ridiculous that there was a mouse home in a brand new bike. They could have also chewed wiring harnesses and god knows what else. But I have a 250l as well they are great bikes! But if you do get into modding it I would go with the afr+ efi controller as opposed to the ejk mainly because the afr+ has an o2 sensor that can change tuning on the fly as opposed to the ejk where you are stuck to the already programmed timings and amounts. I only say this because I have to change my settings depending on whether it is hot or cold outside.

In fact ...turnsignals may be at best as flashing " marker light"....for use in inclement weather...high density traffic...or any time you want an active attention grabber!!

Pre delivery inspection. Mouse [. Check.]

What the hell happened to that air filter?!

Oh, here's my new toy. Mostly will be used to pickup and drop off customers cars but I ride the heck out of it on weekends. Top speed around 60MPH I put over 440 miles on it in two weeks. ru-vid.com/video/%D0%B2%D0%B8%D0%B4%D0%B5%D0%BE-Gk4UNjsE4Ts.html

so DLX or Honda? be real please

Damn brand new bike with a mouse nest id be pissed

not gonna beat it? go to motoman to see how to properly break in an engine

I`m attached to my crf

I think the hawk looks more like the honda nxr bros www.honda.com.br/motos/nxr-160-bros-esdd Bet you could replace the plastics or paint the hawk for someone who likes the honda look. Damn rodents! A ground hog did 500$ worth of damage to my engine bay, eating wires and crap.

Harley may be nice bike...but you really cannot "frolic" on the hd. The honda is as superior to hd as one bike can be to another...

The biggest difference will be the honda will last for 30 yrs. and the hawk will last 5