RIDE REVIEW I 2022 HONDA CRF250R
P100
T
he newest generation Honda
CRF250R received a laundry list of
changes, more than any other bike
in its class for '22. Highlights include an
eight-pound reduction in weight, a new
single-muffler exhaust system, refined
transmission, a nine-plate clutch system,
and several engine mods aimed at giving
the Honda more power. Honda claims
these changes resulted in a 20% increase
in power at the 6500-rpm mark.
It also got a new frame and swingarm
(the same ones you see on the CRF450R),
and, somewhat surprising, it comes fitted
with Pirelli Scorpion MX32 tires. Interest-
ingly, the 250 did not get a hydraulic clutch
like the 450 did last year.
ECU has been re-mapped to match
these changes, and it again sees the fa-
miliar handlebar-mounted switch with three
maps (standard, smooth and aggressive)
as well as a launch control.
There isn't much
Honda didn't change
on its all-new 2022
Honda CRF250R.
And
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Revamped
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BY RYAN NITZEN I PHOTOGRAPHY BY DREW RUIZ
