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pete · 04-30-2012, 10:02 PM

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Originally Posted by SpudRider

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Originally Posted by gloud

Hmm that may (MAY) make me buy a new bike this year if they hit the US.
I was interested in the WR250r but it is too frigging tall for commuting. if the CRF250L is a little shorter than I am in. (with my injuries I have a hard time on tall bikes anymore. Sitting in traffic forget about it. but the XL is nice in that regard.)

Stock it looks like it is about 1" shorter. then with a little messing around I could get it another 1" so may be doable. (as long as they come here.)

The CRF250L has a saddle height of 34.4 inches, which I think is just about perfect!

The bike is a little heavy with a 314-pound curb weight. However, I'm sure one could drop some weight from the bike, and gain some power from the engine with an aftermarket muffler.

I believe this bike is scheduled to arrive in Canada this summer, so I suspect it will arrive in the United States at the same time. I sure hope so!

Spud

Just compairing the weight & seat hight with my
05 XR250 Tornado..

It has the about the same seat hight
Tornado is 880mm / 34.7" ---- CRF 34.4"
But its a bit heavyer than the Tornado..
Tornado is 234kgs / 295.4lbs ---- CRF 314lbs

May be a bike worth looking at... wonder how
highly stressed the motor is.. HP output.

PS....
Honda Brazil have played with the XR250 Tornado
and come up with the XRE300 , 6mm bigger bore &
fuel injection for another 3hp :roll: but the torgue might
be the real benifit..
And some of the shittyest styleing to plage the motorcycle world..
Open the link below... to be shocked.... It's A ugly bugger
http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_J9bnnRgW4f...-xre-300+1.jpg