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Cycle News 2026 Issue 14 April 7

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P92 RIDE REVIEW I 2025 HONDA CRF250RX 24-HOUR REVIEW eral times since then. As of this writing, the 24-Hour bike we rode, now in other people's hands, is, according to our friends at Honda, still going strong with 68 hours on its meter. So, 24 hours of ride time on a 250cc four-stroke dirt bike isn't really that much after all, even if you do it all at once. The CRF250RX can take it. As for our test riders, though, 24 hours was more than enough, and they needed to freshen-up more than the Honda did. Be sure to check out our accompanying video, showcas - ing our experience at the 2025 24-Hours of Glen Helen, as part of our Superhard video series. Enjoy. CN the last lap as it did on the first. We were impressed. Especially considering that our bike had already seen some good use before the race. After the 24-Hours at Glen Helen, we sadly had to return the bike that had served us so well to its home at Honda, where their technicians quickly got to work refreshing it for other future projects and rides. We wanted to know what they did to freshen up our bike, just like any owner would after a 24-hour race, and they told us, "Not much, really. Just the basics." They replaced the clutch plates, brake pads, chain, and tires, and performed an oil change and a valve adjust - ment. And it has been ridden sev- Decal Works made our bike look good, and Klim made our riders look good, providing our team with their XC Lite gearset. USWE dialed us in for on-the-bike hydration. 24-HOURS LATER Our CRF250RX performed flaw- lessly for 24 straight hours. Our team logged approximately 315 miles on the Honda that carried us to a podium finish in our class, and all we did was keep the air filter clean, lubricate the chain whenever we could, and make several suspension adjustments to accommodate the ever-chang - ing track conditions. Nothing broke, the lights did their job, and the bike felt almost as fresh on The aftermath. After a good wash, you could hardly tell our CRF250RX had gone through the wringer.

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