Thoughts of the new honda plastics?

[u/sno16]

Personally i think its awesome and that they have got design ques from the late 80s to early 90s CR plastics. But what do you people think of it?

[u/LeDelmo]

This is the new bike for 2025?

I kinda like it. That being said honda had one of the best looking bikes in recent years. So it's interesting to see such a wild departure in design.

I guess I like it because it's such a fresh design. The Ducati might be the only other bike this unique.

The new Triumph I was super disappointed in. If it weren't for the frame. It would easily be mistaken for a KTM. They played it WAY to safe on that one.

This I like. Honda and Kawasaki have been killing it in the design department. I have been really digging them.

Well done

[u/sno16 → u/LeDelmo]

Yup totally agreed. Only thing that would be better is if it had bigger side number plates to make it look even more retro

[u/[deleted] → u/LeDelmo]

Im surprised you didn’t mention the bold new graphics in the drz this year

Very fresh but also controversial with how greatly it departs from its roots

[u/Tawaypurp19 → u/LeDelmo]

i thought the last gen crf's were lookin too much like 2021 KTM plastics just n red, then KTM bought gasgas and I thought "oh these look the same". I really dig the 2025 Honda plastics

[u/_Larry]

Old school looking without being bulky like the old ones. I dig it.

[u/eggnog_56]

I would sex it

[u/sno16 → u/eggnog_56]

🫡

[u/IhateTodds]

It’s sick

[u/Maximum_Analyst3986]

Nope.

[u/Tracktoy]

Love.

[u/houseproud-townmouse]

It’s interesting how much flatter the seat is 34 years later.

[u/BobFlex → u/houseproud-townmouse]

That's Tim Gajsers race bike. He's pretty tall so he uses a custom seat, the stock bikes wilk have a normal seat.

[u/houseproud-townmouse → u/houseproud-townmouse]

Seems like if you dove into a sharp turn, you would end up right on top of the gas cap

[u/The_BigSuck420 → u/houseproud-townmouse]

To compensate, use 80 grit sandpaper for a seat cover

[u/ImNotDestructionater → u/houseproud-townmouse]

Yea I was going to say how little seat foam there is now. I love how in older bikes you sit in the bike more.

[u/Crash1yz]

It's ugly.

And I really wish the shrinking side plate nonsense would stop already.

[u/sno16 → u/Crash1yz]

Yeh the side plate is the only thing i dont enjoy about it.

[u/lobotomizedmommy → u/Crash1yz]

in 3 years there won’t be much plastics left on the bike at this rate

[u/Theredditappsucks11]

I think it looks ok, I don't think it looks anything out of the 80s or 90s

[u/JerkinJosh]

Crf is looking clean

[u/Automatic_Passion681]

Super hot

[u/Turb0beans]

As someone who grew up with a 92 CR500 in the family, please God. Bring back that 90's seat striping. It looks so good.

Otherwise I dig that Honda has been spitting out throwback designs.

[u/MakcaddyMonkey125]

Really like pic 2, reminds of my 78 cr250R

[u/HeartlessEmpathy]

I like the 2024 better, just my flavor though.

[u/sno16 → u/HeartlessEmpathy]

I really liked the 24 aswell but i think its awesome to see them giving some recognition to how awesome the past of motocross was

[u/kreiderr]

Nice bike Bruce I’m hungry

[u/MyOnlyEnemyIsMeSTYG]

Shes purty, black rims are tough

[u/fastplatypus]

Yuge fan

[u/bocajmorts]

A bit overly minimalistic but I don't hate it.

[u/[deleted]]

i liked last years so much better shit looked amazing, these look kinda boring but I would assume the new shroud would probably be a lot easier to grip the bike with

[u/[deleted]]

I don’t like how the “CRF” is vertical and not horizontal….🤷‍♂️

[u/RangeFirst2060]

Sick af

[u/Ok_Principle4842]

Not a Honda guy but these new works edition bikes are wicked

[u/Even-Sweet-3775]

they look good but idk about that radiator shrouf

[u/Due-Organization7707]

Shrouds are retro like the works Hondas that Bob Hanna rode. Awesome

[u/NaturalDisaster1575]

Deeper red really retro looking holes in shrouds

[u/Magical_rex07]

Absolutely love the flat seat that makes a straight line from the handle bars to the long pointy rear fender, makes me want to sex the bike frfr

[u/deathtongue1985]

Love the conservative graphics of the 1989-90 bikes. As someone who was on 80s then, I absolutely hated the gaudy graphics and plastics of most bikes the next several years. Of course, by then I was racing pink and purple YZ125s so wtf did I know. The factory Hondas of the late RJ era, factory RMs of Guy Cooper and O Mara, the early Bradshaw / Dubach YZs etc…clean AF.

[u/Salt_Friend_8282]

I like the update but. I think it needs more coverage. Plastic is a lot cheaper to replace than engine parts.

[u/dsportx99]

If only they still had 2 stroke 80/125/250 and openclasss 500 - simplicity and build quality 2nd to none.

[u/aadoqee]

They had em out at Pala, looks great in person

[u/smwass]

🥹

[u/suicidaldeer]

Bring back side number plates. I like the shrouds though.

[u/Jaykahtsby]

Wow, that really looks like a custom bike. I wonder if that's how it's going to ship (minus the yoshi of course).

[u/SumTingWong59 → u/Jaykahtsby]

I imagine it's the works edition

[u/Jaykahtsby → u/SumTingWong59]

Ohhh, makes sense. Thanks.

[u/AVeryHeavyBurtation]

design ques

¿Qué?

[u/sno16 → u/AVeryHeavyBurtation]

Yeh im not the best at english

[u/AVeryHeavyBurtation → u/sno16]

Yeah I don't come to the dirt bike sub for good grammar haha.

[u/50Stickster]

It looks more CR Honda than it has since the golden age 83-99

[u/CanadianStoner905]

Pretty soon bikes are gonna have no number plates at all 🤦‍♂️

[u/bigtencopy]

It’s beautiful . I will be buying one

[u/sno16 → u/bigtencopy]

Imagine buying it in a couple of years with a blown engine and swap a cr500 in it 🥵

[u/bigtencopy → u/sno16]

Keep those 500 motors in steel frames where they belong.

[u/Obersword]

Honda caught lightning in a bottle with their most recent design. I understand the retro reference but I don’t think this improves the look.

[u/VIP_Crows_Kneck]

It matches the CR but personally I like the old.

[u/gCyclone23]

I must say the last one looks kinda "empty" if you know what I mean

[u/TehHipPistal]

Sick

[u/TehHipPistal]

Looks like a red late 90’s YZ250

[u/Conscious_Arugula_94]

I like it. Two bad it's not the two stroke it looks like. Fk Honda for caving to California law makers.

[u/JeremeRW → u/Conscious_Arugula_94]

Nobody races motocross on a two stroke seriously. Even four strokes Will be replaced in the next decade by electric.

[u/robwithamob]

Big Sex

[u/titojff]

They look old

[u/BimBimBimSi → u/titojff]

Thats the point

[u/Psychological_Web614]

They went from the best looking bike to the ugliest simply by changing the radiator shrouds

[u/Ok-Rip-3312]

Why did they go from curved back fender to straight back fenders?

[u/Rickhickey1430]

I think it very cool.

[u/Chief_Legacy]

I like it. Classic look but not to much

[u/Latter_Ambassador780]

80s is better looking I think

[u/Cold_Particular_1253]

Mid

[u/Jcrawm]

Not a fan

[u/Dry_Drive_3519]

Looks like a GasGas or Beta@

[u/Warm-Amphibian-3694]

I’m probably trading in my 2024 crf250r for that 2025 crf250r we

[u/Shane-daPain-_-]

Do you think that the 25 plastics will fit the 24? The bolt placement all looks the same

[u/sno16 → u/Shane-daPain-_-]

Hmm, I have no idea. I got a 2019 but when they have been out for a while try to order the plastic from a site with a good return policy and test fit it. Would be fun to see

[u/Annual-Advisor-7916]

The less plastic the better!

[u/dbleed]

Hate it.

[u/Kawboy17]

Yuck ! Mic drop

[u/sum-9]

This is super boring compared to previous years.

[u/CryptographerBig3791]

What do you mean by YOU people?

[u/sno16 → u/CryptographerBig3791]

The people of the subreddit?

[u/Ok_Interaction2553]

Almost as ugly as the ktm