Adventure Bike Rider Forum

WIBO wrote:

WillS wrote:So where did we cross, in France or Spain?? I thought you were away in Zagora with Christophe?
The Dakar is still going very well, thank you for asking :whistle:
The Honda needs a service, it's not been used for a while. Then will give a run out.
Last service was at 1000km in 2014, and only 3200km on the clock today. So think it's a time factor rather than km :whistle:
Steve Bunce was with us on his nice 800GS.

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Super U do 100% synthetic moto oil for €7.28 for two litres for info....

(Past my house...I was unpacking the moto.....Christophes video below)

Lovely video Keith but it's better ti refer to the region as a while as 'Los Monegros' rather the Baedenas, which is avery specific area ...

OK, I'm in nitpicking mode as I'm [strike]avoiding[/strike] in the middle of completing and very pernickety job ... :whistle:

Meanwhile back to Los Monegros ...

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... what bunch of hooligans! (thumbs)

Regs

Simon

well .. to answer my own question .. no!, the foot gear change lever from a crf250X does NOT fit the crf250L ... the shaft on the `L` is narrower.

However, the handguards from the `X` can be made to fit the `L` if you bend and twist them :S o .. and bodge the inner fixings :S

The 42 tooth rear cog from MandP WILL fit ... but you have to ream the bolt holes out to 10mm from 8mm :pinch:
tip .. fit the chain to the sprocket BEFORE inserting the spindle as it is a tight fit all round.

will try the 14/42 sprocket combo tomorrow hopefully ( I do a lot of road work). [14/40 is std]

Been thinking about buying one of these CRF250 bikes as a second bike.
Road tested the Rally version a couple of times and also the standard L. I really liked each of them, but i think i prefer the simplicity and lack of bodywork on the standard L.

Anyway, as my Tracer 900 was write off totalled by a feckwit coach driver today when he reversed into me.... i'm gonna try and get a deal on a new CRF250 this week.
Will probably be buying another Tracer when insurance coughs up.

Can anyone compare the 2017 CRF250L in torque and accelaration against the previous model?

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The speedo will be out, mine is out by about 10km with a 13 on the front and standard on the rear.
Just back from the Aragon HISS and it pulled up all the climbs in 2nd gear no problem, great little tourque bike.
Have a look at the video/s just posted on the Aragon HISS with the CRF250L.
It's really a great trail / dual sport bike, and what great fun you can have all day for 5€'s worth of fuel!!

I think the speed is from the gearbox, definatley not from the front wheel.
I tend to rely on the GPS for the speed, as changing sprockets always changes the accuracy of the speedo reading.
With the 13/42 it was out by 20kmh, but lots of acceleration !!
Much better with the 13/40.

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id recomend fitting a rad guard if you havn already ...i made one for it when i first got it ....glad i did now ..its looks to have saved a showstopper ...funny thing is i cant remeber when it was done ..must have caugt branch in the woods tracks somwhere ?

IMG_5639 by minkyhead56, on Flickr

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