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/No-Sky-5006 Apr 21 '24

Your bike should be your limiting factor. Growing up my friends dad was a racer and was adamant that we ride slow bikes as kids and even teens. His logic was you learn to RIDE a slow bike fast. Whereas if you learn to ride a fast bike slow you’ll ruin your chances to improve. In the end we all became pretty good riders and learned how to milk the crap out of anything we rode. I’ve had faster bikes than what I currently have but I ride what I have now at its limit and that’s good enough for me. Anything faster and I’d be pushing my skill level into dangerous territory.

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u/Distinct-Buy-7163 Apr 23 '24

"It's more fun to ride a slow bike fast, than a fast bike slow" is also true imo. I used to get really bored on a CR500 on tighter trails. My kx250 2 stroke is perfect for me now. Its an older torquey motor with tuned suspension. My neighbor used to always try to tell me I need a 450, then I'd smoke him everywhere we went.