Honda CRF250F | Owner Review | Trail Ride | Modifications 

04:38 why I choose the bike 07:07 publisher’s Observations 13:04 My Experience so far 15:30 My Likes/Dislikes 21:55 My Aftermarket parts 28:13

The 6ft 200lbs bit helped a ton. A lot of these reviews are from dudes in the 170s about 5,4

Just a great review, honest and to the point, nice one mate

Great trail bike... Reliable, good-looking, bulletproof. Trail riding is coming back in a big way.

Great review. Just ordered my 2022 of the same bike. Really appreciate that you broke it down so well.

Thank you I thought I needed a 250 x but now I’m going to look for a 250f

Awesome review! My first dirt bike was a crf450r for desert riding outside of San Diego. Moved back home to Kentucky and got this bike. So much fun to ride and perfect for this area. I thought you were riding great when you filmed this.

Really appreciate the time and effort you put into this review. Very helpful

Excellent trail bike, bulletproof.

Awesome review! Thanks for taking the time.

GREAT vids and comments thanks and you are now riding really well!!! I just purchased a 2018 CRF250F and cannot wait to get out on the dirt!!!

Excellent review - solid information. Adding your skill level and size put everything in perspective. Nice work!

Yeah you sold me on it. I got started last year on a 06 150f. I been ready for a bigger bike but didn’t want some expensive 300 etc. thanks for the honest review!!

Great review! Perfect bike for my 15 year old son to learn on, glad I tuned in. Reminds me of my Dads 1981 XR200 and then his XR250RE back when I was in my early teens.

Thanks for the great review! I'm getting mine in about two weeks, and I think it's one of the best trail bikes for the money. Cheers

I love this machine. even after owning 2 stroke race bikes for years, I still just have a blast on it.

This is the best review I have seen so far on this bike - thanks for the great info!

Absolutely love the video, very honest and very good review. Keep it up!

It’s my first Dirtbike I’m 46 yrs old 5’6” 185 the reason I got this bike was the short seat height. It’s a perfect first bike and I also live on the east coast and it’s great for the woods and some light track riding. I just did my first hare scramble on may 2nd at holiday mountain and I did think it was a little under powered for doing hare scrambles or maybe it’s that I’m still new to riding only been riding 6 months probably around 30 hrs . But all said it’s a great first bike for a beginner especially shorter riders it definitely helps with confidence when you can touch the ground

Been watching your races and what a coincidence, you have a review for the 250f. Been looking at picking one up for my wife's first bike/my slow technical practice bike so I don't put crazy hours on my 2023 fe350. Thanks for the review!

not a week before I actually buy the bike not even looking for a review and I find this LET"S GOOO

Very well done. Thanks for the review - this was most helpful!!

Best review I’ve seen i just bought my 16 year old son the 2021 Honda CRF 250F same bike absolutely loves it..it’s a solid bike.im too nervous to ride it..he’s an animal on it..thanks for the video.keep up the great work.

Best review I’ve seen so far, thanks very helpful!

I have this bike and ride on tight wood trails with guys on KTM's and this bike is just a good. I'm 6'1 and 200 and it's light and compact and very easy to man handle. The only time it's a struggle i(to keep up) s if you are riding really long and straight sections then it would be nice to have a sixth gear and 350 cc. I like that they're are finally videos on this bike put together by people that can ride. Good job.

Great video, keep riding safe!!

Thanks for the review man

I could tell from the beginning that you were very prepared for this video. Great job! I bought one of these bikes and have about 15 hrs on it now and I love it!

Just picked up a 23 50, 22 125, & 23 250. Got a couple heat cycles before it got too dark to ride last night. Less than an hour on the 250, and I feel like it’s going to be a fun reliable machine.

This is a great review. It’s very well organized and well put together. The riding footage is excellent, as well. I just bought a barely used 250F and I’m excited to get out on the trails with it. I rode dirt bikes when I was a kid, but I took about 30 years off, so I’m basically back to being a beginner. Thanks for this review!

I am 13 5’8 and 130 I love this bike I have been riding for years I recommend I would like it to have a little more power but a very good bike

Excellent review! Hoping "CRFs Only" have a rear disc guard available soon.

Nice review 👍 good beginner bike and for lots of people an essential stepping stone to a smaller bore enduro bike like a exc200 or exc250f

We just got one!!! Great bike!

Good info. I live on the west coast and have been riding dirt bikes for years. This bike reminds of Honda's XR200R I bought in 1982. It came with front and rear lights, a metal skid plate and no suspension adjustments. It was competitive at local enduros and hare scrambles in the beginner and intermediate classes. I no longer ride as much as I used to so I sold my '06 CRF250X. After watching your video I know the CRF250F would be perfect for me out here in the west.

Excellent video, has helped me as a complete novice that this is the bike for me.

Great review man

I plan on getting this as an upgrade from my ttr125, that's what both of my friends have that I ride with

Great review! Thank you for taking the time to put this together. Where are you riding? Looks fun.

Great job on the review! I am looking at getting one.

This is a straight up awesome video.lots of good info!

Like your videos thomper, keep up the great work

Great video…best I’ve seen so far as I’m thinking about pulling the trigger on one of these.

Love the video. Super helpful

Great review. I'm about to buy one of these bikes and I'm about the same level rider as you. This was very helpful with my decision.

I have the WorksConnection skid plate on mine and really dig the extended piece on yours. Gonna have to grab one

Great video! Thanks!!

Thanks for the review. Seems like a cool bike. I miss my 1984 KDX 200. Great power and only 215 lbs., I've dragged it out of many a mud hole.

Damn thing will run forever

Thanks for the great review. I currently ride a 2001 XR-250R and would consider this just for the electric start. I’ve been dirt biking for 55 years but am now battling questionable knees and declining strength.

Awesome video man i got a 2019 CRF250F i just picked up in fall of last year you should add links to your mods!

THANKS MAN GREAT

Great review! I'm just waiting for mine to be delivered. Nice to see someone about the same level as me ride one. If you're bored check out some videos on Tillamook forest in Oregon, that's where I'll be riding. Look forward to more reviews.

Good review, I only rode a dirt bike once but I really wanna get into it and would rather have a new bike than a used one so I know I won’t have any issues.

Great Review! We have plenty of Single Track and 2 track in the Mountain West where this bike would shine for the casual rider. Even in Moab UT this bike would do fine (talking the Single Track, not sure it's got the range for some of the stuff like WRT). If I were to ride this bike I'd spend a couple hundred bucks on stiffer springs being a 200# rider. If you need compression and rebound dampening adjustments get a better bike.

I'm turning 60, 6', 180 lbs and in great shape. I've had tons of dirt bikes back in the day. I'm looking to simply trail ride. This might just be the bike for me.

Great video. 👌

very good review. you should post some trail riding videos!

great vid

i’m 14 n 5’1 tippy toeing my 250, but it’s a great bike!

First thing I noticed is how beefy the frame is compared to the 230 trail bikes. Big improvement, I wish it had a six speed or the gears were stretched out a bit more. I also love the brake setup, the front brake is really linear, don’t have that “all or nothing” feel the 230’s had. this bike is easily the best value dirtbike available. I’m 155lb and I don’t have any issue with the soft suspension, I’ve done some pretty decent jumps landing to flat just to test it out.

Great video

Awesome video! You earned a subscriber

I’m with the Dirt Obsexxion crew and you forced me into buying a crf!!!

My fist bike was a 75 Yamaha MX125B. Probably about 15 hp. The dyno shows 22 at the rear wheel for this bike. Should be plenty of power stock. I would imagine it's got way more torque and a much better powerband.

Good review.

I'm almost 50 and thinking this may be my first trail bike.

YOOOO this was a fire review not many people take the time to make sum this great im 13 and around 5”5 and thinking of getting this bike im in like the middle as far as skill im not horrible but not amazing but im just a little above good

so many people think a helmet cam makes for a good review but no, seeing the bike as a whole lets you gauge the size, balance, rideability, etc. thanks

I have the 2022 model 250f, I have the same hand guards and skid plate lol The only thing I see you missed is on the right side of that skid plate that wing covers up that lower bolts for your oil filter, I took my Dremel and cut out a little C shape Around that bolt so I did not have to take off this kid plate just to change my oil filter, other than that man it is a really really really good bike and I would recommend it to a lot of people! :-)

Great review. Yes, if the bike were lighter, the price would be higher

Good review. I think one of the most important features is that they moved to a four valve head like all performance 4 strokes have (including the old XR series). The 230 was just a 2 valve setup (not being a performance orientated motorcycle).

Nice video.

This was really good review, everything about the bike sounds really good, but the 260lbs weight is not a big seller for me. But I could get used to it... think ill go check one out, but I'm really looking at the kx250x lol

I like the bike

Thanks for the review. I also had a hard time finding reviews from taller people (over 6'). I'm first time rider as well (49yrs old) and have had this same bike for a few weeks now, taken it out 2 times to local SVRA parks in California . I'm 6'2", 185lbs and was worried it might be too small, but for me and for trails this is perfect. I'm not doing jumps, etc.. You can get both your feet on the ground without tipping over if you need to (and you will need to, especialy in the beginning :), and for a first time rider, I think anything more would have been too much. The only thing that confuses me still is how to go down a long steep hill, whether or not to use the front/read brake + engine brake (2nd or first gear) or just pull in the clutch and only use front/read brakes. Being a stick-shift driver in the car, it would always make sense to me to use compression braking. Anyway, my 13yr son rides the little brother of this bike (CRF125FB), and he is 5'7" and it's also the perfect bike for him to start. The CRF250F would have been way to much for him. So, these are great beginner bikes for trail riding. I'm not planning on racing, so anything else will suit this bike. I think in the future my son will transition to the this 250F, and I'll see if I will get the same bike again or if there is a next size up for trail riding (size wise). But for the coming year(s), this is probably perfect. Also, with the whole green/red sticker emissions thing in California, this is a 4-stroke, so can be ridden all year long, compared to red-sticker bikes (2-strokes). Oh, and no messing with mixing 2-stroke fuel as well.

🇧🇷 Hi my friend, here in Brazil we have many aftermarket parts to improve this bike, I hope that these brands arrive in USA in the future! Brand: BIKER, BMP, AVTEC, AMX, ANKER, FALCROSS. Good luck

Just my opinion but you'd benefit greatly from stiffer springs all around or preload spacers in the forks at a minimum (make your own fork spacers with PVC for $2). At 6'4" 265# I overwhelm most stock bikes, springs make a huge difference. I'm from MA, the roots and rocks are hard on everything.

Awesome review. Easily the best I’ve seen so far on the CRF250F. I just bought a 2021 CRF250F myself and have the same skid plate. Did yours fit without modification? I had to use a rotary tool to stretch out the bolt holes on mine. And now that it’s installed, I question if I will be able to access the oil filter without removing it.

These are pretty decent dirtbikes esp for the price pt. May get a '22 model or '22 Kawasaki KLX 300R.

Really appreciate the video! I just bought a 2019 in September. It’s my first dirt bike so I’m just learning (out 5 times so far). I forgot how good it sounds - hoping to get out this weekend. That looks like PA! The trails you’re on look nice. Does that skid plate protect the shifter at all? I’ve bent mine several times. I’m hoping ODI makes hand grips for this bike but I may have to break down and get those pillow grips. The OEM grips are not comfortable!

Great vid love mine I've did some looking mairer has front fork guard's we can us a 90 to 98 xr250r or 85 to 87 cr250 or 125.

I'm in CT and could tell you are in the northeast by the woods lol

Hello! Loved the review, ended up pulling the trigger and getting a 21' as well! The clamping area on the handlebars is 7/8th correct? I've been trying to mount bark busters on but they don't fit right with the factory handlebars because of the crossbar.

Where in the North East? I'm in North Jersey and ride out in PA....What brand brush guards do you have on bike?Great vid best one I have seen for this bike. Took me 8 weeks to get my 250...LOVE the fuel injection..I'm 6ft 205 lbs and fits me well.

I love how every time people refer to riding "out west" they think its all desert. The pacific north west is part of the west too man!

Thanks for the lovely review! It really helped me make my decision into buying the 250F. One question, is there a break in period for this bike? How often did you change oil, it being a new machine.

Nice

Come out with more vids with the 250 please🙏

Ima getting a crf250f 05 butttttt wanted to watch this for fun haha

Hello, sorry for the inconvenience, how often is your maintenance? saludos desde MÉXICO

I’m 17 about 120LBS around 6FT and am excited to get this bike but I’m a beginner and haven’t used a clutch before so I’m nervous to drive the bike when I get it in the next 2-4 months

Great review. What adapters did you use to fit the larger bars?

Have always wanted one since it first came out as I sold my crf150r but can't get the 250f in the uk

Really good informative video. Question: would this be a good bike for someone that is 5’1-2 with boots on and still growing? I’m wanting to transition Back to trail bikes from my yz85. or should I look into a crf150 or a 230? Thanks.

Hey man idk if you will see this but im 13 5,10 185lbs and really needed this video pretty beginner but i still know how to ride and am just looking for a good trail bike up i. Alaska everyones been recommending this bike and ive been looking for a deceny review from someone my size or bigger and cant tel you how mich this helped thenks👍

Slap a 2020 450L headlight on it. They come stock on this bike in Mexico and Australia.

I probably missed it in the comments - where are you riding? Thanks for the video!

Would the suspension be better than a klx 140s suspension? Because I jump that a lot and I’m wondering if the suspension would be a downgrade or an upgrade. I am also 13, 45kg and wanting to get this bike in a couple years

Hey, I never rode a dirt bike but I’m looking to get into one. Today I sat on a 250f and it seemed a bit heavy but I’m sure it’s because I never sat on a bike .my question is if im a rookie and 6’1. 165 pounds should I try testing a 125 big wheel or just try the 250 and grow into it ?