I'm amazed

[joshrf450]

My friend recently bought a new bike (2012 crf 250) and I got a go on it, I'm amazed at how much better it handles and feels completely different then my crf 450 04. It feels like your gliding along the ground when my bike is very hard and bumpy but my suspension is set up good for me. Why is it that his bike feels so much better and more comfortable to ride and does not tire you out as fast as my bike? i know a 450 obviously will tire you out more but I've rode older 250s and they felt the same

[Honda_Power]

Because "Fo-Fiddy's" weighs considerably more then the two-fiddy's.........

 

Trade your fo-fiddy and get a 2 stroker instead if you want to know what a real race bike is like, because 4 strokers aren't.  Although 4 strokers do serve a good purpose, like mowing your lawn.  ?

Edited May 21, 2014 by Honda_Power

[poconovfr]

New junk is always better than old junk.

[not_again]

...but my suspension is set up good for me. Why is it that his bike feels so much better and more comfortable to ride and does not tire you out as fast as my bike?

Easy answer, your suspension is clapped out or set up wrong. My 06CRF450R compares well to current bikes.

 

Factors on a newer CRF250R make it handle a lot lighter than your bike but your suspension shouldn't be radically different if it's in good shape and well adjusted.

[High_OCTANE_HSV]

Because it's 8 years newer. Also it has less weight. 

[cgirouard423]

Because "Fo-Fiddy's" weighs considerably more then the two-fiddy's.........

 

Trade your fo-fiddy and get a 2 stroker instead if you want to know what a real race bike is like, because 4 strokers aren't.  Although 4 strokers do serve a good purpose, like mowing your lawn.  ?

 

Do you feel the need to go around being a complete idiot? Every thread I click on a find a response like this. First "Dirt bike motors could go 100k miles easy", then "I think my cr125 chain hasn't been replaced, how do I tell if it's a o or x ring", now this. SMH

[SellYour4Stroke]

Springs, clickers, valving. Spend some more time tinkering. you can make any bike buttery with todays suspensions.

[petenewell]

Do you feel the need to go around being a complete idiot? Every thread I click on a find a response like this. First "Dirt bike motors could go 100k miles easy", then "I think my cr125 chain hasn't been replaced, how do I tell if it's a o or x ring", now this. SMH

 

I hear that they are going to add a "Don't Like" button so we can all comment on HP more easily. ?

[MaybeMe]

I hear that they are going to add a "Don't Like" button so we can all comment on HP more easily. ?

Hah! I actually laughed at that one!

[Qqqqqqqqqqqq]

Springs, clickers, valving. Spend some more time tinkering. you can make any bike buttery with todays suspensions.

+1

[youngztr]

you would be amazed at what a rebuild and fluid change would do for your 04'.

Edited May 22, 2014 by youngztr

[youngztr]

Do you feel the need to go around being a complete idiot? Every thread I click on a find a response like this. First "Dirt bike motors could go 100k miles easy", then "I think my cr125 chain hasn't been replaced, how do I tell if it's a o or x ring", now this. SMH

 

HP thinks his/her comments are humorous.  Yet HP is the only one who laughs at the “humor.”  HP is far from an idiot, just another misguided soul seeking attention in the wrong places…..

[not_again]

HP thinks his/her comments are humorous.  Yet HP is the only one who laughs at the “humor.”  HP is far from an idiot, just another misguided a-hole seeking attention in the wrong places…..

Fix'd

[boomman]

Because "Fo-Fiddy's" weighs considerably more then the two-fiddy's.........

 

Trade your fo-fiddy and get a 2 stroker instead if you want to know what a real race bike is like, because 4 strokers aren't.  Although 4 strokers do serve a good purpose, like mowing your lawn.  ?

 

[BushPig]

HP thinks his/her comments are humorous.  Yet HP is the only one who laughs at the “humor.”  HP is far from an idiot, just another misguided soul seeking fun in the wrong a hole…..

 

Fix'd