2025 Honda CRF250R First Ride Review - Cycle News

First ride on the all-new 2025 Honda CRF250R. This bike comes ready to ride with a new frame, body styling, and engine character. Is it for the better? Let's find out!
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0:00 - What's New
7:27 - Riding Impression

[normdickson]

Can’t wait mines on its way just a few more days

[sdb]

‘89-‘90 HONDA vibes? Not even close, man. More like ‘82-‘84 CR looks and l love it! It blows that it is 5 pounds heavier though…

[jedielder]

Wasn't the crank changed, too? What about the internals of the forks? What about headshake? Thanks for the video.

[shawntblin]

Too funny! All these bike reviewers are hating on the retro style shrouds and my 41 year old ass is loving the new look!!

[liamhotspur]

beautiful, too bad it costs a fortune... nobody needs 4strokes!

[Superdisco]

Looks like the tallest bike on the planet 🙂Hard to buy into "stiffer to make it softer" idea. Especially given you're testing it on a groomed track. Time will tell.

[nickhowser]

When you have a softer frame it will push energy off more which made the current generation less predictable because you don’t know how the energy will give off and when. With the new generation the frame is stiffer so it can take and absorb energy better making it more predictable giving off less energy when going over bumps or landing.

[alexnajarianmusic]

Honda hasn't won a shootout in how long, 17 years? They can beat Suzuki, but that's about it.

[fabianobressanelli]

but doesn't Honda make no more 125 2 strokes? I hate 4 strokes! :-(

[bossmonkey]

Standing trackside at 3 or 4 nationals a year it's interesting to hear the lappers over revving the motor everywhere and going nowhere.
Watching this review reminded me of that fact. For god's sake they put a shifter on the bike for a reason..The fast guys have a good ear for how the motor is pulling and shift BEFORE it starts to fall off. By the way the stock fork on the prior model came from the factory with a top out clunk, . No one wanted to admit it. (450 also) Hope Honda fixed that issue, so annoying.