Honda CRF250R:
(140-180 pounds)
Fork:
Spring Rate: 4.8N/m
Height: Flush-3mm
Compression: 9-10 clicks out
Rebound: 11 clicks out
Oil Level: Stock
Shock:
Spring Rate: 50N/m
Sag: 105mm
High Speed Compression: 1-1/3
Low Speed Compression: 8 clicks out
Rebound: 8 clicks out
Kawasaki KX250:
(140-180 pounds)
Fork:
Spring Rate: 5.0 N/m
Height: 3mm
Compression: 7 clicks out
Rebound: 8 clicks out
Shock:
Spring Rate: 54 N/m
Sag: 105mm
High Speed Compression: 2.5 turns out
Low Speed Compression: 10…
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Since we've had so much time recently on the Honda CRF250R, we decided to break down the machine to you and give you all some tips/tricks/settings. Learn about some torque settings that help the chassis comfort, some engine mods that give you more torque and even some helpful maintenance tips.
I have spent a lot of time testing on the 2026 MX machines you see below. I (as well as a couple other members of our team) have went back and forth on several bikes to see which gearing would be good for the average rider. I did the evaluations on tight clay based tracks…
Written By: Gardner Tarlow
For those of us who had hoped that Honda would have continued to implement small incremental changes to the 26 Honda CRF250R, no such luck. The reality is that most motorcycle brands do not make changes every year and bold new graphics don’t count. For the 26 Honda CRF250R, this should have…
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Keefer and Pro Circuit team up to create a stage one engine build that gives the rider a noticeable amount of power on the track but still is smooth enough to keep an "easy to ride feel". What is involved into such a build? Is it comparable to an SR? Can you run pump fuel?…
For 2026, there wasn’t a lot of changes from the manufacturers so we checked on our 2025 settings to see if they were still valid and tweaked if need be. This means for 2026, baseline clicker settings have changed only a little from the previous year. We made sure to spend some time on all…
