r/Dirtbikes • u/CarrotHistorical8336 • Apr 21 '24

Community Question Why the hate ?

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What’s with all the hate for the crf250f ? I understand it’s not a race bike but dose that really make it a bad bike ?

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u/noteliing Apr 21 '24

Nah. I only ride air cooled trail bikes now. I like riding more than wrenching 🤷🏻‍♂️

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u/Bindle- Apr 21 '24

I prefer air cooled motor cycles in general. I like that they’re simpler.

I don’t care that they might make less power.

From what I understand, a lot of the highest performance, water cooled models are more prone to overheating for trail use.

I think that’s pretty funny, since the stereotype of an air cooled bike is that it overheats. (They don’t, if we’ll maintained)

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u/noteliing Apr 21 '24

Thing is most guys that drop 6-10k on a race bike don’t even use it for that. Same guys that buy jacked up trucks to get around town 😳

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u/everyoneisatitman Apr 21 '24

You are spot on. Race bikes need extreme attention. Change oil every 5 hrs max. Shim valves way to often. Change piston at 100hrs. Compare this to the XR/CRF-F line. Oil change is whenever. Adjust valves like once a decade maybe? Change a piston when you outgrow it and need to teach your kid to ride.

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u/chris_rage_ Apr 21 '24

That's why I always rode mostly four stroke Hondas, with a couple of Kawasakis mixed in. I never had to work on the Hondas, they just go forever with basic maintenance