excellent report, thx Nick, I’ve always wondered about the new crf’s, great to hear something worthwhile from someone who knows… I won’t ever get one cos I like my older bikes, but good to know nevertheless… wheelspin and traction, fun factor without killing ourselves lol…. I too find the xr250 faster/easier to ride sections in than (in my case) the 650… definitely different styles/techniques of riding to get them where we want to and how they want to 