2020 HONDA CRF250RX
R I D E R E V I E W
P82
passer taking advantage of the inevitable ground
inspection of others. It's just survival when it
gets this way and we survived!
Here are a few standout performers from
the bike.
THE CLUTCH
After the first few turns and spastically flopping
through the trees, I was sure the day would end
with a clutch as toasty as my continental breakfast.
There is simply no way around nearly murdering the
poor plates in these condi-
tions. Since I was aware of
this early, 80% of my bike
control attention went to
keeping my hand off the damn clutch lever. Still,
there were times it was hammer the clutch or sink,
and I chose to hammer. The clutch certainly faded,
but a few turns on the quick adjuster gave me some
bite back and when I felt comfortable enough to
release it, I was happy to back off the tension, too.
I don't know how much life is left in the stack now,
