New to the forum -- new to Honda CRF's..
Posted: Fri Sep 14, 2018 1:53 pm
Scanning our local Craigslist this past Monday, looking for another Yamaha XT, I came across a 2008 Honda CRF 230L, rarely seen for sale in this area, a classic light weight dual-sport bike. The owner had it stored in his garage and up for sale. His wife had ridden it, putting 7300 easy miles on it since new. She's small, less than 100 lbs, and no longer rides the bike having purchased a 4x4 Quad.
The bike was in pristine condition, a one owner jewel. Given that bikes in this nice of condition continue to rise in value as fewer and fewer are offered for sale, I wasn't about to turn this machine down! A 70 mile round trip to Snowflake and the bike came home with us.
It's completely stock, like the day it rolled off the showroom floor. Even has its factory original Trail Wing tires still in place -- giving some idea of how little wear it's had given how small the lady who rode it was.
The bike starts instantly and runs flawlessly. First Honda I've had since the late 60s and the new Honda 125 trials bike I bought back then. I'll keep this 230L completely stock as I dig into what's the best route to improving overall trail riding performance on a budget.
I've got a lot to learn when it comes to how best to set this CRF230L up for riding backwoods trails at 6600 feet and higher. Suggestions or ideas will be greatly appreciated..
The bike was in pristine condition, a one owner jewel. Given that bikes in this nice of condition continue to rise in value as fewer and fewer are offered for sale, I wasn't about to turn this machine down! A 70 mile round trip to Snowflake and the bike came home with us.
It's completely stock, like the day it rolled off the showroom floor. Even has its factory original Trail Wing tires still in place -- giving some idea of how little wear it's had given how small the lady who rode it was.
The bike starts instantly and runs flawlessly. First Honda I've had since the late 60s and the new Honda 125 trials bike I bought back then. I'll keep this 230L completely stock as I dig into what's the best route to improving overall trail riding performance on a budget.
I've got a lot to learn when it comes to how best to set this CRF230L up for riding backwoods trails at 6600 feet and higher. Suggestions or ideas will be greatly appreciated..