yes, the CRF250L is a real wimp on the road, though the rally sounds better, and the minky 300 even better
but `off road` it is quite an amazing machine
its certainly not an enduro bike, and relatively heavy, not much less than my mate's xr650, (he tells me
)
but Honda have managed to put a budget package together that works well
.. pulls off gently with the std clutch
(await to see the new strong clutch
when I can force my flu to let me go outside in the wind and wet and cold of wales to fit it
)
.. glides easily over rocky ground and camel humps hidden in the earth
(I see some Bactrian camels hiding in the ground, and just ride straight over them without an issue [except for the animal rights people])
(previous bikes .. TTR600, CRF130F, DR350 .. I usually came OFF at these places, or stalled pathetically, feet dangling between the humps)
It IS a bit heavy tho and easily gets bogged down and stuck in loose wet bog, and is hard to push or move in that situation,
but generally it is quite a surprising machine .. for what it is.
Another ride mate used to have a 200 Alp, and, leading, he used to leave a trail of carnage behind while he quietly scooted over very technical hills.
Glad you have got your Alp going well .. hope the suspension works out well,
but you will definitely need to charge that battery up quite a bit more
o .. and fukkin flu 
