Honda Crf250R Yamaha YZF250 Suzuki RM-Z 250?

Question

I hear Honda is the way to go but...

Out of the Honda Yamaha and Suzuki, whats the best bike?

Answer 1

pmk, you forgot the green one!

He's absolutely right, of course. They are all teriffic bikes. Each has it's own personally of sorts. Sometimes it boils down to who will maintain the bike? Will it be you? or a friend? or will you have to drive 20 miles to a mechanic?

If you plan on racing, bear in mind that the maintenence schedule is demanding. You want to rebuild the engine every 15 hours?

BTW, the YZ250F is 226 lb. wet.

Answer 2

The crf is a good bike but the yamaha is more than 20 pounds lighter and about $200 cheaper.

Answer 3

point of clarification to the above statement:

2008 Honda CRF250R -  Curb Weight 227 lbs (Includes all standard equipment, required fluids and a full tank of fuel—ready to ride)

2008 Yamaha YZ250F - Dry Weight 204 lbs.

Honda 1.9 gallon and Yamaha 1.8 gallon tank

BUT the Honda at 227 is with all fluids (ready to ride)  where the Yamaha at 204 is DRY (no coolant, oil or fuel), so the weight being about 7.5 lbs/gallon times 1.8 gallons bumps the YZ up to approximately 218 lbs plus other engine oil & coolant in the radiator... so probably not more than a few pounds total difference once you compare apples to apples...

but to your real question... for the normal amatuer rider like the vast majority of the riding population, it all comes down to rider preference of color or area availability.  these are all very good machines, with very comparible stats, specs & performance features... pick a color and enjoy... could also throw an orange bike in there with the KTM.

Answer 4

They are all good bikes and like PMK said, as a novice you will not notice much of a difference between the bikes. The KX250F does have the best power delivery for a novice though. It is also the bike that has won the majority of the shootouts this year. I race a CRF right now, but wish I had the Kawi.