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A trailriders review of a Crf450x vs a Crf250x on my home trails.
I have had a crf250x for over 12 months now and had a ball on it but when offered the opportunity to have a crf450x in the shed to use at will while getting paid to fit a new wiring loom and ADR gear how could I refuse :woohoo:
2006 Crf450x
2008 Crf250x
It’s been 2 weeks now and I’ve clocked up 6 hours of ride time on the 450 with mixed results.
Initially I loved the extra power and found riding my home grass track a lot more fun than ringing the neck of the 250. Also the hill climbs at the back of my property were effortless as I utilized the extra horses , although on loose sections found the 450 broke traction very easily as I struggled with the fine line between wheel spin and wheel stand !!
As for the suspension the rear shock is standard ( I set the sag to suit me ) but the front end is a Johnny Campbell spec fork put together by ” Precision Concepts ” in LA and was mind blowing. It handled as if on rails and soaked up rocks , roots and big erosion mound jumps effortlessly , it was a total pleasure to ride on the twin trails.Once in the very tight singles I wanted my 250 back , I found the power delivery too aggressive to get any sort of rhythm going and over shooting corners happened often , the fly wheel weights could well help but I have no experience with them so can’t comment.
I do more riding with Spud than anyone else and he noticed I was slower on the big bore than the 250.
Rob400 said when he followed me I wasn’t as smooth and the back of the 450 seemed to be regularly hanging out and looked out of control compared to how I ride the 250.We have some quite sandy sections which were very dry and I found it easier on the 450 to lift the front and power through where the 250 can bog down if the revs aren’t kept quite high.
I think these are obvious findings when comparing big and small bores but I enjoyed the 450 so much to begin with I thought I may buy it until I hit the tight stuff, and that’s what I like riding most , whatever the definition of single track is we ride where their is only one comfortable fast line in the twin track due to rock and deep ruts and trees skimming bark busters in the tight stuff and for me the 250 was more fun
Nick
Good report Nick
I would like to compare with you but i havent had the opportunity to ride the crf 250.
Coming off my WR 250f (which i did a shit load of
) and onto the crf 450 made me relize bikes aint bikes Sol. :laugh:
The 450 is a different beast all together :ohmy: True about abit being a bit slower in the singles ….but i guess it comes down to what floats your boat as a rider….i would much prefer the power i have now with the 450..although it did take a while to get use to it and tame the beast :cheer:
Soooooo much better on hill climbs and wheelies…and that i like…mmmm..i like it alot :kiss:Bol :woohoo:
Your dead right Bol , it’s about what terrain you enjoy riding and what you do most of , I felt that it I had a switch to go from 450 to 250 depending trails life would have been perfect
Nick
Maybe fit a Rekluse and ride it a gear Higher
Ollie
Good read Nick, Rookie that was one of the things I suggested to Nick. Remembering of course it’s not his bike he wasn’t going to throw parts at it. I have more thoughts and ideas about this but will if I remember later add them as I need to gear up right now and get on the bike. All very interesting, thanks again for putting it together Nick
TB
Good read Nick, Rookie that was one of the things I suggested to Nick. Remembering of course it’s not his bike he wasn’t going to throw parts at it. I have more thoughts and ideas about this but will if I remember later add them as I need to gear up right now and get on the bike. All very interesting, thanks again for putting it together Nick
TB
Great report Nick
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