I appreciate your quick reply! I’ll look into the fan and cap. Really have taken it on a long ride yet due to it being 25 degrees here lol. I was mainly worried about cooling and someone mentioned if you ride them on the street, you would have transmission “oiling” problems. Not sure if the tranny doesn’t get oiled while riding on flat ground but idk. I just hope I didn’t waste my money on a bike that I will rarely take off road. But I definitely want to be able to take it out for a solid weekend of riding once it warms up, like this weekend. Any links to thermostats to keep an eye on my temp? And how often should I change the oils and what not if I’m only riding street? Thanks!Welcome to the site !!
The only issue with street riding a X as opposed to a L is the lack of cooling fan , so when sitting in traffic it will tend to overheat ..... but , with a aftermarket cooling fan , it will thermostatically turn on/off the fan and you won't have to worry ..... that would be the only real issue with it ....
What I would do is get the fan kit :
https://www.crfsonly.com/catalog/produc ... ts_id/5402
Replace the stock Radiator Cap with a 1.6 or 1.8 or 2.0 bar cap:
https://www.crfsonly.com/catalog/produc ... ts_id/3202
and you should be good to go for the most part (with the exception of a mirror , or whatever is required in your area) ...
I’ve heard of some people street riding them quite frequently and others not so much. So I’m just trying to get inputs because I wanna rip her around this weekendJim, I assume the X doesn't have some form of cush drive at the rear wheel to stop shock loading the transmission. Not sure if the L does either hence the question.
That would realy be the only long term issue with riding on tarmac lots.
Thanks for your response man! I’m located in Springfield Missouri. I’m gonna go ahead and add a full quart to the tranny to play it safe. Just wasn’t sure how many people rode theirs on the street so I was hoping they would be pretty reliable! Guess it’s pretty much just trial and error! I won’t be wrapping it out at crazy speeds either. Mainly just messing around on side roads and riding around town with friends. I have 2 small fans ordered that I’m going to wire up and hopefully that helps! Bike seems to start fine so I’m not gonna worry about valves just yet. Once she becomes hard to start, then I’ll get them upgraded to SS valves and call it good. I’ve read about another 250x owner who has 15k miles on his, from street riding and has never had to do a valve job at all and said it’s been a great bike for street riding!No cush drive Ray ..... not sure the L does either .... as it is kind of the same platform but mainly street oriented ....
Hunnellz12 , About the only thing I would recommend (aside from getting a L if the main purpose is street and not 50/50 street/dirt or so) , would be suggesting running a full quart in the tranny , this will help keep it lubed up .... the issue with the tranny is when running for long periods in 5th gear at speed , it tends to evacuate the oil around the gears , as the area is really tight around the gears , so there is not much oil in the first place , then running on open roads or fast desert riding off road , it flings the oil away from the gears causing a seizure of the tranny bearings and or gears ... the "fix" is to run a full quart (which won't hurt anything) and it at least keeps the gears more submerged in oil ......
Basically the X can be made to work on both street and dirt , but the L is a actual street bike that you can ride in the dirt , and you can get a 250L for decent prices .... Not sure where you are located , but this place always has killer deals and is where I am going to get my 2019 450R when I decide to pull the trigger ... to me it is worth the couple hundred mile drive , and I would still get it cheaper than I can locally .....
These are brand new leftover (2018's): And I feel after you explained what type of riding you will mainly be doing I think one of these would make you happier .....
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What I would do is go ahead and run around now and see how you like it , just stay out of heavy traffic , as it is air cooled so if you are not moving , it is not cooling , in the colder temps it won't be as bad , but as soon as we hit the 80's or so , you will be overheating in traffic .... then after you run around on the X for a bit , go to a Honda dealer and take a L or L Rally for a test run , and compare and decide what would work best for you ... as that is what matters is that it suits your needs without breaking the bank ...
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