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Is this Crf250R worth $1750?
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<blockquote data-quote="ossagp" data-source="post: 217480" data-attributes="member: 1650"><p>I tend to like Hondas. I have a 2004 that is pretty much the same as the 2005. The stock head was sent with a mismatch of materials, ie valve seats and valves on the intake side. I had a fresh head done by Fastheads, which cured that problem. I built mine as a cross country rig, putting a set of cases and gears from a crfx in the CRF frame, along with an RPM 82mm big bore cylinder. A host of other mods. In the end, I am not really fond of it. No problems mechanically, though it probably has less than the 60 hours that flake says the crankshaft will go south on. I am not a fan of using the stainless valves to bandaid the valve problem, although it works where the valves are concerned. You end up with valve springs of a stiffer variety than the stock ones and you lose some power there. </p><p></p><p>Anyway, the yzf's are as stated everywhere, and the 5 valve version is about as reliable as a race bike ever got. The new 4 valve version may become known the same way. If you really like the way the Honda works, with its better suspension than the 05 yamaha then consider that the 1750 price tag is reasonable and plan for at the very least the head upgrade. Mine just ends up parked so much while I ride my yz125 or my yz250 two strokes that I consider it one of my great ideas that didn't really please me.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="ossagp, post: 217480, member: 1650"] I tend to like Hondas. I have a 2004 that is pretty much the same as the 2005. The stock head was sent with a mismatch of materials, ie valve seats and valves on the intake side. I had a fresh head done by Fastheads, which cured that problem. I built mine as a cross country rig, putting a set of cases and gears from a crfx in the CRF frame, along with an RPM 82mm big bore cylinder. A host of other mods. In the end, I am not really fond of it. No problems mechanically, though it probably has less than the 60 hours that flake says the crankshaft will go south on. I am not a fan of using the stainless valves to bandaid the valve problem, although it works where the valves are concerned. You end up with valve springs of a stiffer variety than the stock ones and you lose some power there. Anyway, the yzf's are as stated everywhere, and the 5 valve version is about as reliable as a race bike ever got. The new 4 valve version may become known the same way. If you really like the way the Honda works, with its better suspension than the 05 yamaha then consider that the 1750 price tag is reasonable and plan for at the very least the head upgrade. Mine just ends up parked so much while I ride my yz125 or my yz250 two strokes that I consider it one of my great ideas that didn't really please me. [/QUOTE]
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