| 250cc engine technology has come a long way over | | | | capable of. KTM installed new triple clamps, a new |
| the last several years as they have pretty much | | | | airbox, a longer muffler, and new piston and rings. This |
| replaced learning on a 125. Honda, Kawasaki, KTM, and | | | | bike has a lot of potential; by simply putting on an |
| Yamaha all came out with great competition this year | | | | aftermarket exhaust, like an Akrapovic Evo exhaust, |
| and I'll briefly cover some of the pro's and con's of | | | | can increase the engines performance tremendously. |
| each. As of now, Suzuki delayed the release of their | | | | The Honda CRF250R would be my second favorite |
| 250 due to current market demand. | | | | as it has a clean running EFI (electronic fuel injection) |
| Although Yamaha's YZ250F has an awesome new | | | | and, for the time being, is the only 250 with electronic |
| chassis, their archaic engine could use a descent | | | | fuel injection equipped. The EFI system eliminates a lot |
| amount of improvement. Different skill level riders | | | | of rider's fear of carburetor bog. This year's Honda is |
| require different attributes of the bike to stand out. For | | | | best suited for a faster rider who can utilize the mid |
| instance if you're a beginner you're probably going to | | | | and top range. Other than that their engine is rather |
| want a lot of handling and low end power, so the | | | | weak. |
| Kawasaki KX250F is definitely the one you'd want to | | | | Living up to and surpassing the bar they set last year, |
| go with. Also if you're a beginner or intermediate, the | | | | Kawasaki made a bike with an amazing engine, |
| Honda is a close second because it handles well. | | | | suspension, and handling, making it the best 250 that's |
| However, it has a weaker engine and a high rev which | | | | currently available. They tried making this EFI equipped |
| will make you ride more aggressive, which may be a | | | | also, but after testing it found that it didn't really surpass |
| good or a bad. | | | | their 2009 250. It's the loudest of the four and gives |
| KTM has great breaking power and really improved | | | | you the best package. It has everything a race bike |
| their 250 from last year to this year; however it still | | | | should have making Kawasaki the best 250 for the |
| lags behind the competition. This bike needs to be rode | | | | second year in a row. |
| aggressively in order to get everything out of it its | | | | |