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  • June 25, 2009 at 6:26 am #96679

    scott hurley
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    brought a new 08 crf 250x 3 months ago 3rd honda for me B)
    had a crf 250 x 04 and b4 that a xr 250 till i broke the frame:(

    June 25, 2009 at 6:52 am #141056

    Daniel Baker
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    Did you have any trouble with the crf 250 04 model? i had an 06 and had to rebuild the head after 5500kms and heard that the 04-05 models were even worse on valves?

    June 25, 2009 at 6:58 am #141059

    Adrian Lee
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    My brother has the 04 and has done the valves twice in the last 12 months.I told him to buy orange!

    June 25, 2009 at 7:10 am #141057

    Daniel Baker
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    yeah i just rebuilt the head and off loaded the bike and bought a new klx 450 instead. expensive business replacing the valves and redoing the seats every six months

    June 25, 2009 at 7:12 am #141062

    Greg
    Member

    Adrian wrote:

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    My brother has the 04 and has done the valves twice in the last 12 months.I told him to buy orange!

    Once in two years well yeah but twice, I would be checking my filter maintenance, I spent sometime with the Honda off road team last year and they dont hide the fact that there is a valve issue, but explained some simple facts.
    A 250X and a 250R that they raced in motard for a season banging on the rev limiter never had the valves adjusted or required shimming in a complete season of motard including winning the number 1 plate.
    A 250X used in cross country / enduro two adjustments and a set of valves per season, dust is the difference, they reduced the wear by fitting new pre-oiled filters every change to the same set a season

    TB

    June 25, 2009 at 7:41 am #141063

    Adrian Lee
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    6 months ago that would have been good to no TB.:laugh: :laugh: But it also explains a few things,he is pretty slack on his filter maintenance and uses the spray on oil !:ohmy: I told him it was cheap for a reason.

    June 25, 2009 at 7:48 am #141075

    Greg
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    Adrian wrote:

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    6 months ago that would have been good to no TB.:laugh: :laugh: But it also explains a few things,he is pretty slack on his filter maintenance and uses the spray on oil !:ohmy: I told him it was cheap for a reason.

    Thats why, cant blame the bike for that, lucky his is rich :laugh:

    TB

    June 25, 2009 at 8:18 am #141076

    dennis da menace
    Member

    FACT
    adrians brother daves bike is a little red pig that wouldnt huff or puff or even think about starting, let alone blow the house down:laugh: :laugh: dirty little honda:P
    FACT…
    TB is one of the least the bias people in the world.
    he is just a teancy weancy itty bitty bit bias, sometimes:P
    FACT!!

    :P :laugh: :woohoo: :woohoo: :silly: :P :laugh: :laugh: :P :woohoo: snort:laugh: :woohoo: :woohoo: :silly: :laugh: :laugh:

    bloody thing just wouldnt start all day. off the butten or the kicker, but would push start at the drop of a hat!!

    did he take it to the shop adrian, was it diagnosed as valves

    June 25, 2009 at 8:20 am #141087

    Adrian Lee
    Member

    Its in the shop mate,we are picking it up tomorrow.He says he is going to sell it and buy a wr450.we will wait and see.

    June 25, 2009 at 8:23 am #141088

    Greg
    Member

    menace wrote:

    Quote:
    FACT
    adrians brother daves bike is a little red pig that wouldnt huff or puff or even think about starting, let alone blow the house down:laugh: :laugh: dirty little honda:P
    FACT…
    TB is one of the least the bias people in the world.
    he is just a teancy weancy itty bitty bit bias, sometimes:P
    FACT!!

    :P :laugh: :woohoo: :woohoo: :silly: :P :laugh: :laugh: :P :woohoo: snort:laugh: :woohoo: :woohoo: :silly: :laugh: :laugh:

    bloody thing just wouldnt start all day. off the butten or the kicker, but would push start at the drop of a hat!!

    did he take it to the shop adrian, was it diagnosed as valves

    I read the ride report and said to factory Phil sitting next to me, bloody closed valves again :laugh:

    TB

    June 25, 2009 at 8:26 am #141089

    Mick D
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    I had an 05 CRF250R for a year that I imported 2nd hand from Japan and it didn’t miss a beat, sometimes was a bitch to start cold (10 kicks) but I never resorted to push starting it.
    I was anal with both air and oil filters though. Maybe I was lucky??

    June 25, 2009 at 8:27 am #141060

    scott hurley
    Member

    l have never had any valve issues or any other problems (mechanical)maybe good luck but l dont think so. l have got 3 other mates with crf 250 and 450’s and no one has had any issues . l assumed all the bad talk on the crf’s was an old wives tale! we have found that as long as you clean the air filter after every ride ( everyone does this i know:S ) and maintain the oil you have very few if any issues ( gets expensive oil and filter every 150 to 200 kms but that goes with the territory of owning a crf. i love the honda’s tested yamaha and ktm but still couldnt bring myself to pass up the crf my opinion is it is a great all round bike that suits my hack riding and makes my riding look better than it is GOTTA LOVE THAT :P :blink:

    June 25, 2009 at 12:00 pm #141092

    Anonymous

    Nice ride. I have ridden an 08 250X and thought it was a great bike. The gearboxes are so smooth in the Honda’s :)

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