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Category Archives: CRF250L Project Bike
Tested: Trail Tech Vapor and Voyager
TRAIL TECH VAPOR (Voyager, see below) IN A LINE For my sort of use, better than the more complex and expensive Voyager. WHERE TESTED Around SW USA for a few weeks on a Honda CRF250-L. PRO • Easy to fit. … Continue reading
Honda CRF250L 3200-mile review
CRF250L long-term test Gear review here Amsterdam to Anywhere (trans Africa with CRFLs) In my short CRF-L test in the UK back in February I speculated: ‘If you can cruise at a real world 65mph and tackle any reasonable off-road trail, it makes you … Continue reading
Posted in AMH News, CRF250L Project Bike, Gear Reviews, Project Bikes Tagged Amsterdam to Anywhere, CRF230L fuel economy, CRF230L subframe, CRF230L top speed, efi at altitude, Honda CRF250L long term review, Honda CRF250L test, Magadan panniers, Spitfire screen, Trailtech Vapor, warren oates, Watershed dry bag 15 Comments
CRF Mile 3105: southern Utah BDR
The last leg of my Southwest tour followed the southern UTBDR down to the Arizona border (map, right or zoom here) to arrive in time for the Overland Expo near Flagstaff in a few days time. The remains of the BDR could … Continue reading
Posted in AMH News, CRF250L Project Bike, Project Bikes Tagged abajo mountains, Benchmark Utah Atlas, Canyonlands, cedar mesa, elk ridge, Honda CRF250L, lockhart basin, moki dug way, Monument Valley, mormon pastures, Overland expo, Snow Flat Road, southern Utah, Utah Backcountry Discovery Route, utbdr, Valley of the Gods, Yamaha Ryoku, Yamaha TW200 4 Comments
CRF Mile 2121: Moab and the White Rim Trail
Previously in SW USA: Death Valley, CA Trans Nevada Let me tell you, I’ve done my share of mind-blowing desert biking, seen attack ships on fire off the shoulder of Orion and all that stuff, but the WRT will be among … Continue reading
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CRF Mile 1474: Trans Nevada
I make a fire, ignoring the beer bottles in there. After about half an hour one explodes like a shotgun cartridge. Luckily I wasn’t staring wistfully into the flames at the time. What sort of rank idiot wastes a full … Continue reading
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CRF250L – tuning an EJK fuel controller
My bike came with the commonly fitted Stage 1 performance kit: an EJK fuel controller, FMF Q4 pipe with MegaBomb header, drilled air box sides, spark screen removed from air filter element and a 13T sprocket. All probably great for … Continue reading