PcBuilder's 2014 Honda CRF250L Build

gonna have to wear those down. I need to break in my new tore so lets go

 

ah wasn't sure he kept those.

OP you don't get odometer reading with those 17s do ya?

 

Yeah I do. The odometer/speedometer works based off the engine, not the front wheel. I have a Speedo healer that I adjust to make it accurate.

 

Had a bit of an accident yesterday....

Jumped a set of stairs and when I landed I realized I had too much speed and had to brake in gravel causing me to low sided to the left. Radiator slammed right into a curb and bent it as well as the shifter. $200 mistake so far. Hoping the bars aren't bent, should be just twisted up forks.

 

Sorry to hear. Did you at least have fun?

Replacing the radiator?

Why you so hard on bars?

 

Was an alright night. But I kept riding and jumped this grass hill and my forks start leaking a ton. So I had to go home after that. Lesson learned, clean mud/dirt off forks before you go jumping... Will be buying some seal savers to keep this from happening again.

Definitely replacing the radiator. It leaks and isn't worth the $75 minimum to get it fixed when a new one is $100.

I honestly don't get why my bars bend so easily. Hoping these current ones held up. Haven't had time to loosen the forks and bars.

 

Maybe its something to do with how low the bike sits or how heavy it is

 

how about you get it fixed and come shred some florida trails with me!

 

Guess I should throw an update in here...

Removed the rear lowering link and lowered the front forks back to stock. Rear feels stiffer and better suited for my weight.

Found out the Warp 9 uses CRF250R hubs with custom spacers to make them fit the 250L's. This was after I bought a 42T sprocket made for a 250L hub haha Currently running 13/42T on the sumo setup.

New radiator got pushed back to not shipping until January now.

Waiting to do the CBR250/300 clutch upgrade until I have to change out the radiator.

 

Clutch upgrade?

 

Yeah. Gets rid of the judder spring. It intentionally slips the clutch making it easier to shift.

Great for beginners, but cause loss of power. Especially when attempting clutch-up wheelies or hard acceleration.

Replaces the judder spring with an extra clutch plate, and throw in new springs while your at it making it ~15% stiffer.

 

Noice. Rode a dr650 with some stupidly stiff clutch springs and didn't like it.

Hopefully yours won't be that drastic

 

Nah. Many people have done it and say it's stiffer in a good way. They're just stock strength CBR springs, which happen to be 15% stiffer than mine.

Going to try and ride a little bit next week. Supposed to get into the low 50's....

 

Throw up a pic of the bike man! A month ago an old lady pulled out in front of me and I did the ol superman over her car. Bike is totaled. Fighting with insurance company. Bike was modded to the T. You better pray that you never get hit because you will not see a $ amount remotely close to what you put in that bike. It's a load of BS. Anyways, ride safe. I'm sure you do, 99.9% of the time it's the idiots in vehicles.

 

Sweet build man!
I just got a crf 450x a few months back

 

I actually don't have any current pics of the bike other than the one I took a few months ago after I put on the sumo tires haha

Yeah, I don't expect insurance to do much in any situation. I do have the accessory coverage for up to $2,000 or so though if it gets totaled.

So jealous of that. I really want a 2012+ WR450F, but I can't fit on any of the 450cc bikes in dirt trim

I'm just going to try to make myself stick with what I have and try to get it up to the 30hp some have pulled out of it.

 

Couldn't fit size wise?
I love the power of the 450 you twist an it lifts doesn't matter the gear your in.

To bad you werent closer so we coulda rode together

 

Crf 450X street legal is my dream bike. Or the xr400. Looking at a ktm 400 EXC but doesn't look plausible for some road use.

 

Yup, too short. I'm barely tall enough for my bike on dirt tires haha

If they ever fuel inject the 450X then I'd definitely consider that an option. Until then, I like the WR450F more.

If I was to get something right now for street use and not maintenance intensive it would have to be a KTM or Husqvarna since they're the only companies that have a bike more powerful than 250cc except for a DRZ.

 

It baffles me that Honda or kawi wouldn't come out with a 350cc factory enduro. Everyone seems to go straight to drz400 and up. I rode my buddies klx250 and it seemed like a moped vs mine which is bored to 351