ReconRat Posted February 26, 2009 Report Share Posted February 26, 2009 Call me goofy, but I think this new 2009 Honda CRF230M is way cool for around town.90mpg, 260lb, 230cc single... I think this one could be ridden all Winter long...It's a dual sports trail bike with street tires:http://powersports.honda.com/2009/crf230m.aspx Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
brennan Posted February 26, 2009 Report Share Posted February 26, 2009 i was looking at this yesterday actually, i kinda like it Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RR_MIKE Posted February 26, 2009 Report Share Posted February 26, 2009 deff. would make a nice commuter..a guy on the other forum im on has the enduro version of that.. kinda small in my opinion,but still nice to get around on....im a honda fan to the core, but if ya want a wicked evil motard, the aprilia sxv 550 is the shit for an off the showroom floor screamer....buddy of mine had an 07 for a while(an traded it in, the dumbass lol).. one hell of a fun ride though..only thing i really noticed is, it was a little nervous at high speeds. noth'n a damper couldnt fix.. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
12oclocker Posted February 26, 2009 Report Share Posted February 26, 2009 they are good machines, extremely low maintenance, easy to adjust valves (manual adjust not shim and bucket), and you dont have to worry about fork seals like on the larger crf's. its not very powerfull at all, but still a fun bike. I've got the 05 crf230f. for $1000 more though, you can get the new yamaha WR250X which is double the performance, but with that is a little higher maint sched of course. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
that dude Posted February 26, 2009 Report Share Posted February 26, 2009 whats the ticket Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ReconRat Posted February 26, 2009 Author Report Share Posted February 26, 2009 They are selling for base price 4250 to 4749 (full retail) so far. Saw one price on-line for 4100 but can't find it now. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
exSRAaron Posted February 26, 2009 Report Share Posted February 26, 2009 that thing is pretty sweet, but aircooled ah. cant imagine having tons of fun with it tho. but im pretty sure that motor (230) is extremely reliable. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Moto-Brian Posted February 26, 2009 Report Share Posted February 26, 2009 It's a play bike with street gear on it. Personally, unless you were in a downtown area, this would be a terrible choice. Honda needs to take better notes and do what Yamaha did in the 250X street motard they have. That's what you want - not the play bike with signals...Turd. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
street pilot Posted March 2, 2009 Report Share Posted March 2, 2009 Agreed it would be ideal to romp circles around scooters in the inner-city. Too small for the burbs or countryside though.They're on the right track. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
EagleCock Posted March 2, 2009 Report Share Posted March 2, 2009 the pics make it look big, but there is no way i would trust that minibike anymore than i trust a scooter Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
psyco1 Posted March 3, 2009 Report Share Posted March 3, 2009 It would be more usable if it were based on the 450 or 650. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Relboc Posted March 4, 2009 Report Share Posted March 4, 2009 Speaking from the experience with my Yamaha WR250X....Great bike to commute and plenty nimble and full of power. Just did some performance mods. Can't wait til this weekend (weather permitting) to test them. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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