Race Spec: 2022 Honda CRF250R 

I smell a lie you have a pit bike

How long did you have to wait to get yours? I just got on a list for one yesterday.

@@tfoz2235 I pre-ordered mine in october last year and it arrived late november. Unfortunately I crashed and fractured my shoulder so I can’t even ride it atm.

How are the Pirelli's ?

@@busby905 terrible …knobbies braking off after first ride. Ive bought dunlops now but haven’t put them on yet. Shoulder is still no good after 8 months…I actually blame the Pirellis for my crash

Lol why don't you like ML?

Same here

Mine arrived a month earlier than expected.

I was planning to get one in the spring but after seeing how quick they’re selling I decided to get one now. I had to drive 130 miles to get it but was lucky to find one. I can’t ride until spring due to shoulder surgery though🤬

Ordered one back in August and they were saying it was going to ship Mid September but now are expecting it to ship mid October. Shipping is pretty messed up currently

Yes, this is great stuff. I still like MXA & Dirtwheels mags in mail every mo.

Because KTM changed the game since 2017, other brands are now following suit resulting in better machines for everyone. Its never been so good.

@@pags1981 well kinda...its been good just not very recently...

He means on the left side of the bike mate, 99% of the time the sags measured on that side of the bike as seen in the video

I prefer to sit directly over the HO

@@jake_perry2838 This is true. Just odd how they showed the right side logo at that point in the video...

Doesn’t matter where you measure

If the rear suspension extended length measurement was what we are after, then what your saying would be an issue; but we are only looking for the 105 mm it should drop when we sit on the bike - along that line. All you need to know is a measurement to anywhere around the axle bolt while the rear fender is lifted up to the max. Turn the spring nut to get exactly 105 mm less then this measurement when sitting on the bike in full gear. It's just the amount it drops along that line. The angle of the line matters, but the total raised dimension does not. See if the tape is running straight above the axle, like half way back on the rear fender, than the 105 will be a greater percentage of the total travel and the shock spring setting will be too soft. The angle distance when further forward by the seat bolt is longer. Using 100 mm with the tape straight up to the fender would be a closer match to what sag is needed in that case. Each bike manufacture's spec of where to measure might matter, and this will be in the owners manual, but what they are looking for is - following the swingarm's arc of travel to get a percentage of total travel. This is what they base the sag spec on. Not to be confused with vertical travel. On snowmobiles the sag is set using a percentage of vertical travel, because there is no way to accurately check radius arc travel up in the track tunnel. I find it interesting that on this Honda the angle of the tape is even greater because he wants it measured from behind the swingarm. I think most of us use the axle bolt, which makes a shorter overall distance and also changes as the chain wears. Bonus tip to guys getting these Honda's with the new frames (250 & 450)... consider buying a chain with one more link than stock so that the axle bolt always sets near the end of its travel in the slot of the swingarm. Might have to change a sprocket to get this to work right, but doing this will extend the wheelbase and make this slightly skittish chassis more stable at speed. Once the axle bolt runs out of travel with the longer but slightly stretched chain, take out that extra link. This will always give you the longest wheelbase per chain and helps put pressure on the fork too. This 250 has slightly stiff fork springs for average riders, so the longer wheelbase (more fork pressure) will help overall balance and cornering. Same reason its easier to wheelie with a new chain, but I digress.

Honda

Why?