VOL. 56 ISSUE 14 APRIL 9, 2019 P85
Honda's answer
to the Yamaha
YZ250FX and KTM
250 XC-F, among
others, is its all-
new CRF250RX.
T
his 2019 Honda CRF250RX
Review wraps up a whirlwind
season of new bike introduc-
tions by Honda's full-size motorcy-
cle department. Honda has been
busy! Did they save the best bike
in their competitive lineup for last?
They just might have.
We rode the new Honda
CRF250RX at the press launch
that included a long, fun off-road
FIRST, IT WAS
THE CRF450RX,
NOW WE HAVE ITS
LITTLE BROTHER,
THE CRF250RX, A
BIKE DESIGNED
FOR THE SERIOUS
OFF-ROADER WHO
STILL WANTS TO
HAVE FUN
The
Little
single-track loop and two motocross
tracks, all at our disposal courtesy
of Cahuilla Creek MX—one of our
favorite go-to spots for moto testing
and just everyday riding fun. Ever
since then, we've been spending
more and more time ripping around
on it, and we can say that we are re-
ally starting to like this little beast.
You might think one would focus
on the off-road side of the equa-
Red Ripper
tion with bikes like the 250RX and
ignore the jump-filled and crowded
MX tracks. But the opposite is often
true. These bikes, like the YZ250FX
and KTM 250 XC-F, are right at
home (some more so) in the spaces
of aggressive track riding than they
are battling bushes in the tight stuff
or blitzing across the desert. This is
especially true for the 250RX's big-
ger and more powerful brother, the
Honda CRF450RX. After all, both
of these "RX" models are nearly
identical to their "R" brethren with
just enough changes to make them
off-road capable at the racing level.
BY JESSE ZIEGLER
PHOTOGRAPHY BY SPENCER OWENS
