BirdsandBooze Posted February 9, 2013 Share Posted February 9, 2013 Saw these today in Chit Lom today. Not bad looking in the flesh. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
taninthai Posted February 9, 2013 Share Posted February 9, 2013 Sure there is already a thread running for these. Did you ask how much? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BirdsandBooze Posted February 10, 2013 Author Share Posted February 10, 2013 Sure there is already a thread running for these. Did you ask how much? They were on an unattended display stand opposite Central World so couldn't ask about price. If I owned one I'd replace the beak with a conventional mudguard. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
taninthai Posted February 10, 2013 Share Posted February 10, 2013 Yeah with the smaller front wheel the front mudguard does look a liitle oversized. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cbrer Posted February 10, 2013 Share Posted February 10, 2013 How many 250cc bikes are legally sold in Thailand now? cbr, crf, crfM, N250,Z250,D-Tracker and KLX. Seven. Not bad considering it was zero at the beginning of 2008. 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
YipYipYa123 Posted February 10, 2013 Share Posted February 10, 2013 dont think the black bike looks great on those gold wheels maybe if the forks were gold and the wheels were black it would look a bit sharper still ,at least its another bike to choose from in thai Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rolo Tomazi Posted February 26, 2013 Share Posted February 26, 2013 Sure there is already a thread running for these. Did you ask how much? I'm very interested in this bike; the last time I asked at the local Honda dealer about availability they had no idea it even existed. If there's a thread with more info please let me know where, I searched but didn't find one. Price would be of interest, of course. Can't wait until the weekend to check with my Honda dealer! The look takes a bit getting used to, personally I like it, it looks kind of "back-door garage". That's because some riders simply changed the wheels of their enduros themselves to use them in the city mostly on the streets. The factories picked up on that trend and started offering ready-made super-motos with 17" wheels. Far as I know the French were the first to do that, called them "supermotard" and mainly used Suzuki DR650s which is a bit big for the dirt anyways but perfect for blasting through the streets, take a shortcut through the park. The CRF/M should have stiffer suspension, a higher top-speed and better brakes, making it a bit pricier than the CRF/L. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
nikster Posted February 28, 2013 Share Posted February 28, 2013 (edited) How many 250cc bikes are legally sold in Thailand now? cbr, crf, crfM, N250,Z250,D-Tracker and KLX. Seven. Not bad considering it was zero at the beginning of 2008. Good point - I read somewhere that the manufacturers see a bright future in Asian markets, with small, cheap bikes. Kawasaki and Honda at least seem to be buying into it.... Was it only 2008 I got my first big bike? D-Tracker...The black one looks great if you remove that fugly red sticker... its matte black like a hypermotard... Edit: Hold on that does not look matte black in that pic! The press shot looked awesome in matte and without that abomination of a sticker on the side... what happened there, Honda? Edited February 28, 2013 by nikster Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rolo Tomazi Posted February 28, 2013 Share Posted February 28, 2013 I noticed that, too, the shiny dark grey - could be the photo quality or it's a one-off show bike with the wrong plastics. If it would be at the dealers I would've read about it already. I love that beak, it's from the enduro, and ith the 17" wheels it gives the bike an "unfinished" look, kind of aggressive. It would be difficult to get a low street-bike type mudguard onto those upside down forks! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Martin54 Posted March 1, 2013 Share Posted March 1, 2013 Am looking at buying a second hand crf250l that has been converted. I prefer the colour scheme and its already got all the mods I would choose. Is this unwise? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Neilly Posted March 1, 2013 Share Posted March 1, 2013 Am looking at buying a second hand crf250l that has been converted. I prefer the colour scheme and its already got all the mods I would choose. Is this unwise? Just so long as the bike is legit shouldn't be a prob at all 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rolo Tomazi Posted March 1, 2013 Share Posted March 1, 2013 Not many second hand CRFs for sale, and not many have been "converted". And the few who were are pricey, a set of quality rims and good tires can cost easily 50K. Why not buy the factory version and change the plastics? The white plastics should be easy to paint a light color of your choice. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Martin54 Posted March 2, 2013 Share Posted March 2, 2013 Not many second hand CRFs for sale, and not many have been "converted". And the few who were are pricey, a set of quality rims and good tires can cost easily 50K. Why not buy the factory version and change the plastics? The white plastics should be easy to paint a light color of your choice. Found the bike I want for a price am happy with. Its more than just the plastics, the CRF250m has a painted frame and black forks. What rims and tires are you looking at for 50k? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Neilly Posted March 2, 2013 Share Posted March 2, 2013 Not many second hand CRFs for sale, and not many have been "converted". And the few who were are pricey, a set of quality rims and good tires can cost easily 50K. Why not buy the factory version and change the plastics? The white plastics should be easy to paint a light color of your choice. Found the bike I want for a price am happy with. Its more than just the plastics, the CRF250m has a painted frame and black forks. What rims and tires are you looking at for 50k? I like the white with gold rims Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Martin54 Posted March 2, 2013 Share Posted March 2, 2013 Not many second hand CRFs for sale, and not many have been "converted". And the few who were are pricey, a set of quality rims and good tires can cost easily 50K. Why not buy the factory version and change the plastics? The white plastics should be easy to paint a light color of your choice. Found the bike I want for a price am happy with. Its more than just the plastics, the CRF250m has a painted frame and black forks. What rims and tires are you looking at for 50k? I like the white with gold rims CRF250L Motard.jpg Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
taninthai Posted March 2, 2013 Share Posted March 2, 2013 (edited) The gold forks and silver frame and swingarm looks a lot better than the matt black they have thrown on the motard version IMO p.s do we really need two threads for this bike just a tad annoying and mods never come in here to change it Edited March 2, 2013 by taninthai Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rolo Tomazi Posted March 2, 2013 Share Posted March 2, 2013 Some top-of-the line rims can be expensive, plus Pirellis can run you quickly close to 50K. The conversion above should have the smaller front disc, softer spring settings and the gearing of the CRF. I kinda like the dark frame but the black fork legs are not as cool as the gold ones! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Neilly Posted March 3, 2013 Share Posted March 3, 2013 Not many second hand CRFs for sale, and not many have been "converted". And the few who were are pricey, a set of quality rims and good tires can cost easily 50K. Why not buy the factory version and change the plastics? The white plastics should be easy to paint a light color of your choice. Found the bike I want for a price am happy with. Its more than just the plastics, the CRF250m has a painted frame and black forks. What rims and tires are you looking at for 50k? I like the white with gold rims CRF250L Motard.jpg Black seat and black rims look good to Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
denkiblue555 Posted March 3, 2013 Share Posted March 3, 2013 I don't know why we need two threads for this bike either - the other one has already gone to 3 pages.... 50k for wheels and tires is crazy in Thailand, unless you are talking US prices plus import costs etc.... The wheels/tires the D-Tracker has shouldn't be that expensive?? I think I paid less than 30k in BKK to have 17s put on my CRF using the stock hubs, (3.5/4.25 + common Pirellis from memory) Need to factor in a bigger disk as well...... Maybe discussions could be continued in the thread that has been going for a while already? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rolo Tomazi Posted March 4, 2013 Share Posted March 4, 2013 RIGHT, LET'S NOT POST HERE ANYMORE AND GO INSTEAD TO THE FIRST ORIGINAL POST! http://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/612695-cff250m-supermoto/ Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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