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Honda Crf 250L

RED21

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gregitt Rookie Member

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My apologies if this has alrady been discussed....

Have any of the taller / heavier owners having any issues with the suspension and seat height? I am 6' 3" (190cm) and 95Kg (210 lbs) and love the look of the Honda. If weight is an issue, would basic modifications solve this?

I am 208 pounds and feel the suspension is a little too stiff, although other heavys said they tightened the rear shock. I hear there are adjustable shocks coming for this bike. You are so tall I cannot imagine having a problem not reaching the ground. I have very short legs so I lowered my Honda and absoluted love it even more! Again, I am not an accomplished off road rider so my impressions are just an opinion.

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My apologies if this has alrady been discussed....

Have any of the taller / heavier owners having any issues with the suspension and seat height? I am 6' 3" (190cm) and 95Kg (210 lbs) and love the look of the Honda. If weight is an issue, would basic modifications solve this?

I am 6' and 120k and the suspension is good for me as it is.

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Measure your sag to be sure. You may be surprised how much better it is once adjusted properly. Factory set pre load is probably set for 70kg +/- 5 kg.

Lot's of info if you google "Rear suspension sag" or something similar.

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My apologies if this has alrady been discussed....

Have any of the taller / heavier owners having any issues with the suspension and seat height? I am 6' 3" (190cm) and 95Kg (210 lbs) and love the look of the Honda. If weight is an issue, would basic modifications solve this?

I am 208 pounds and feel the suspension is a little too stiff, although other heavys said they tightened the rear shock. I hear there are adjustable shocks coming for this bike. You are so tall I cannot imagine having a problem not reaching the ground. I have very short legs so I lowered my Honda and absoluted love it even more! Again, I am not an accomplished off road rider so my impressions are just an opinion.

My apologies if this has alrady been discussed....

Have any of the taller / heavier owners having any issues with the suspension and seat height? I am 6' 3" (190cm) and 95Kg (210 lbs) and love the look of the Honda. If weight is an issue, would basic modifications solve this?

I am 6' and 120k and the suspension is good for me as it is.

Thanks Gents. That the suspension worries out of the way.

I heard mention that it feels uncomfortable to stand up on the bike for taller folk......... Anybody have any comments on that?

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Local Honda dealer ordered today should be with me in 3 days

Judging by the price they gave me you must be able to get a whole complete set of plastics for around 4,000 bht

Just a note the price given to me is cost price the dealer hasn't added anything on.

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My bussiness starts up again in 6 weeks and runs through to march/April after this I am going back to uk for low season next year ,once bussiness starts again i have no time to ride the bike better to sell now than April.

Hi, Did you have a figure in mind for the bike ?

Cheers

Probably going to put it up at 120k has 2400 km on it and 8 months 1st class insurance location krabi

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My bussiness starts up again in 6 weeks and runs through to march/April after this I am going back to uk for low season next year ,once bussiness starts again i have no time to ride the bike better to sell now than April.

Hi, Did you have a figure in mind for the bike ?

Cheers

Probably going to put it up at 120k has 2400 km on it and 8 months 1st class insurance location krabi

No offence intended but for the extra 15000 Baht you would be a fool not to buy a new one. Good luck anyway thumbsup.gif

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My bussiness starts up again in 6 weeks and runs through to march/April after this I am going back to uk for low season next year ,once bussiness starts again i have no time to ride the bike better to sell now than April.

Hi, Did you have a figure in mind for the bike ?

Cheers

Probably going to put it up at 120k has 2400 km on it and 8 months 1st class insurance location krabi

No offence intended but for the extra 15000 Baht you would be a fool not to buy a new one. Good luck anyway thumbsup.gif

No worries I partly agree with you however it's not easy to find them at 135k and certainly within at least a 300 kilometre radius from me they are priced at 145k not in any rush to sell so will just see how it goes.

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No worries I partly agree with you however it's not easy to find them at 135k and certainly within at least a 300 kilometre radius from me they are priced at 145k not in any rush to sell so will just see how it goes.

I asked yesterday at Mityon in Pattaya and was quoted 135K so im sure that all non-Mityons are much cheaper now-days....

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As i no longer could get my hands on a GPX ZF250 i bought the Honda CRF250L today instead. A white/red/black. I love it. But i dont know why the hydraulic braking hose has to be so long. I have done 31Km hard breake-in according to http://www.mototuneusa.com/break_in_secrets.htm I REALLY, REALLY hope that this is not a hoax that will give me future problems with the engine. I paid 130,000b INCL ALL (tax, 1-year theft, registration, Number plate etc) at Bowin.

I hope to meet up with some of you fellow off-road bikers around Pattaya who might be able to show me some nice tracks around here...

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Sateev Gold Member

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Not much use fitting an aftermarket ECU unless you change the exhaust and air filter.

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Think you have this backward, should be: no use changing intake/exhaust flows unless you install an aftermarket (tuned) ECU.

Stock bikes are tuned lean for emissions compliance, NOT for peak performance. A properly modified ECU fuel map will make a LOT of difference all by itself...

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