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[Kompact]

What kind of riding are you looking to do on the L?

[Ric H]

On 10/01/2018 at 0:28 AM, Kompact said:

What kind of riding are you looking to do on the L?

Mostly roadwork.Helping setup trials competitions that are mostly 60 minutes from home on average.

[Kompact]

Sounds like the L will be a good fit then, pics when you get it  ?

[Oldmossyspokes]

On ‎1‎/‎1‎/‎2018 at 9:35 PM, Ben Quinones said:

Hello all. New to thumpertalk and to this part of the the forum. Just purchased a 2017 crf250l. I really like the bike a lot. I sold my cbr1000rr to buy this(my friends all said I was crazy lol) and ride trails with my 10 year old son. This bikes no speed demon but it's perfect for what I need at the moment. No mods yet but first up will be a skid plate and hand gaurds. 

Like that new color scheme...looks great, enjoy!

And good on you Dad for bringing up the kid right...

[irishboys11]

Just picked this up yesterday.  I had all kinds of mods in mind, but for now, will enjoy it as is. Thank you to the forum for all the information here. 

[irishboys11]

I just got done taking my first ride on my CRF.  I hadn't even ridden it before I bought it.  I just knew. OMG, so easy to ride!! I felt immediately comfortable!  This thing is going to get some miles put on it this year!! 

[drider14]

Hey everyone, long time lurker, first time user. I picked up a 2014 250l last May and been having a blast on it. The bike has surprised me how well it does for a heavy dual sport. It definitely was a worth while purchase. 

[Evan D]

Welcome! What are you modding first?  ?

[drider14]

Well, I've been slowly modding it since I bought it back last spring. First things I did to the bike was protection.

I installed a moose skid plate and zeta hand guards. I also didn't want to be knocking of the turn signals when trail riding so the hand guards have the integrated turn signals in them. Use the triple tree mounts though, learned the hard way that the bar mounts will just bent the handle bars on light falls. Went through 3 sets of handlebars before finding this out.

Installed the DRC Edge2 rear fender delete kit with the integrated turn signals. However, this unit doesn't come sealed so I sealed it all up with silicon sealant so the circuit board does not touch any water and it has been a success so far.

Next I put on new protaper se hand bars because I bent the stock ones. Then, because I bent both pedals,  I installed a 2017 folding shifter and a zeta folding brake pedal as well. For the tires I went with a mt21 front and a t63 rear. Also installed a MSI fuel tank.

Now I'm just waiting for my race tech setup to be done.

Edited February 27, 2018 by drider14

[Kompact]

Post up some current pics when you can.

[drider14]

This is the most current pic I have. Its a little outdated as I don't I have triple tree mounts for the handguards on. I took this just after I installed the MSI fuel tank.

Edited March 1, 2018 by drider14

[maslin]

Been away from motorcycles for a few years, saw one of these online and knew I had to dive back in. 

 

Nothing more than a lap around the neighborhood so far, still sitting at 1 mile. 

 

 

Edited March 7, 2018 by maslin

[Kompact]

Congrats and welcome!

[RichWill]

Hi all. New member from Alabama. Just purchased two 17 model CRF250Ls. My 14 year old son had been begging for a dirt bike for some time. I have been wanting to get back into riding. So I figured now was as good a time as any. We have had them about a month and have already gotten carried away with mods. FMF Q4 with powerbomb header, EJK, K&N airfilter, 13/42 sprockets, 12oClockLabs speedo programmer, and TST rear fender eliminator. And, thanks to quite a few on here we are researching suspension.

[Evan D]

Sounds like you and your son are having fun. That's what its all about!

 

10 hours ago, RichWill said:

Hi all. New member from Alabama. Just purchased two 17 model CRF250Ls. My 14 year old son had been begging for a dirt bike for some time. I have been wanting to get back into riding. So I figured now was as good a time as any. We have had them about a month and have already gotten carried away with mods. FMF Q4 with powerbomb header, EJK, K&N airfilter, 13/42 sprockets, 12oClockLabs speedo programmer, and TST rear fender eliminator. And, thanks to quite a few on here we are researching suspension.

 

[Kompact]

Welcome RichWill.

[pete3221]

Hey all. Just joined  from Nova Scotia. Love to get some trail rides on the go this summer! and just picked up a 2017 250l. Loving it so far! 

Edited April 11, 2018 by pete3221

[Aclemens26]

The day I brought her home. Hasn’t even been a week

[Kompact]

Welcome and congrats on the new L.

[trickten]

Hi All,

Just purchased my first dual sport, a 2013 CRF250L. So far I put about 30 miles on her due to bad weather (W. PA) & timing issues. Hoping to spend much more time on her this year as I plan on riding the MABDR. Planning on riding as much as I can (ANF) and meeting some of you folks!