Honda CRF250 Rally (2024) telah dilancarkan di Malaysia.
Motosikal adventure ringan ini telah mendapat sambutan yang agak baik sejak dilancarkan beberapa tahun lalu. Kita tidak melihat banyak daripadanya di jalan raya kerana pemiliknya sedang menikmati pengembaraan off-road mereka!
Apa yang tidak disukai mengenai motosikal ini? Ia mempunyai julat kuasa yang mudah lancar, kelihatan tampan, mempunyai suspensi yang selesa, serta beberapa ruang simpanan barang yang terbina di dalam. Tetapi yang paling penting ialah ia tidak banyak kerenah dan penyelengaraannya tidak memerlukan kos yang besar.
Bercakap mengenai penampilan, rekabentuk CRF250 Rally diilhamkan secara langsung oleh pelumba Honda CRF450 di dalam Dakar Rally yang telah memenangi rali itu banyak kali berturut-turut. CRF450 itu dibangunkan oleh cabang perlumbaan Honda, iaitu Honda Racing Corporation (HRC). Oleh itu, versi 2024 ini masih mengekalkan skim warna Extreme Red. Selain itu, terdapat lampu depan LED dengan kanta berkembar asimetri, penahan angin depan terapung, penutup radiator yang lebar, dan pelana berwarna merah yang cantik.
Model ini turut menggunakan fork depan terbalik Showa, sistem brek anti-kunci (ABS), dan klac assist dan slipper. Terdapat swingarm baru yang 5 kg lebih ringan daripada pendahulunya. Tangki bahan api 12.8 liter membolehkan penunggangan jarak jauh.
Enjinnya masih merupakan jenis 250cc, silinder tunggal, DOHC, dengan penyejukan cecair yang menghasilkan 24 hp (18 kW) pada 9,000 RPM dan tork 23 Nm pada 6,500 RPM.
Honda CRF250 Rally (2024) dilindungi oleh waranti 20,000km atau dua tahun (mana-mana dahulu). Harga jualan yang disyorkan ialah RM 28,599. Sila kunjungi pengedar Honda Impian X atau Honda Big Wing berhampiran anda untuk mendapatkannya.
The 2024 Honda CRF250 Rally has been launched in Malaysia.
The lightweight adventure bike has seen a rather good following since its launch several years back. The reason why we do not see many of it on the road is because its owners are enjoying their off-road adventures!
What is there not to like? Easy-going powerband, good looks, comfy suspension, some built-in storage space, but above all, reliable and affordable to maintain.
Speaking of looks, the CRF250 Rally’s design was inspired directly by the Honda CRF450 Dakar Rally racers that have won many of the rallies on the trot, that were developed by Honda’s racing arm, Honda Racing Corporation. Hence, the 2024 still bears the Extreme Red paint scheme. Apart from that, there are the asymmetrical twin-lens LED headlights, floating windscreen, the wide radiator shrouds, and the beautiful red seat.
The 2024 edition has Showa upside-down forks, anti-lock brakes (ABS), and an assist and slipper clutch. There is a new swingarm which is 5kg lighter that its predecessor’s. The 12.8-litre fuel tank allows for long distance riding.
At its heart is still the 250cc, single-cylinder, DOHC, liquid-cooled, engine which produces 24 hp (18 kW) at 9,000 RPM and 23 Nm of torque at 6,500 RPM.
The 2024 Honda CRF250 Rally is covered by a 20,000km or two years (whichever comes first) warranty. Recommended selling price is RM 28,599. Please head to the nearest Honda Impian X or Honda Big Wing dealer near you to grab one.
American Honda has issued a recall for a number of models including the 2018 Honda CRF250L and Honda CRF250 Rally.
The issue concerns the transmission.
Boon Siew Honda is currently checking if the Malaysian units are affected.
American Honda has issued a recall for a number of models for issues regarding their transmissions. The recall include the 2018 Honda CRF250L and Honda CRF250 Rally, among others.
According to the circular, the models affected are the 2019 Honda CB300R, 2018 to 2019 Honda Rebel (CMX300), 2018 Honda CBR300R, as wells as the aforementioned 2018 Honda CRF250L and Honda CRF250 Rally.
Only the two CRF250s are being sold in Malaysia among the list.
BikesRepublic.com placed a call to the Malaysian distributor, Boon Siew Honda for further clarifications on the recall. While the Malaysian units may not be affected, Boon Siew Honda gave their assurance that they have taken the initiative to investigate the matter. They shall revert with the answers soon.
According to the American Honda recall, the circlip on the transmission’s main shaft may detach. It will cause gear misalignment should it occur.
The misalignment will in turn cause the transmission to shift into gear while in NEUTRAL during engine start. If the motorcycle is in motion, it may cause the transmission, hence the rear wheel to seize.
A new black colour option is added to the 2019 Honda CRF250 Rally.
The CRF250 Rally is a dual-sport motorcycle, compared to the CRF250L.
Both colour options are priced from RM 26,999.00 (basic selling price without insurance, registration and road tax).
There is an additional colour for the 2019 Honda CRF250 Rally. The new black colour is for riders who want something low-key yet neat in appearance, over the usual Extreme Red offering.
We’ve tested and came to like the Honda CRF250 Rally. Its great looks were borrowed heavily from Honda’s CRF450 Rally bike which is the basis for the manufacturer’s Dakar Rally effort. While the engine and chassis are shared with the CRF250L trail bike, the CRF250 Rally trumps in having a windscreen and larger bodywork. Thus, the Rally is a dual-sport motorcycle which allows the rider to seek adventures off the tarmac path.
Being a lightweight machine also means that the CRF250 Rally is easy to handle when situations turn tough. But the rider can rest assured of surviving those situations due to its Honda’s high build quality and reliability.
Three CRF250 Rally and the five CRF250L were entered in the punishing Rimba Raid Rally at Mat Daling in 2018. Two CRF250L occupied the first two spots on the podium, another in fourth and a CRF250 Rally rounded out the Top 5. The rest finished the race, too.
The CRF250 Rally is equipped with ABS on both ends, asymmetrical LED headlamps, fully-digital LCD clock, floating windscreen, Showa upside-down forks and 10.1 litre fuel tank.
Both Extreme Red and Black options are priced from RM 26,999.00 (basic selling price without insurance, registration and road tax).
Motosikal Honda CRF250L dan CRF250 Rally adalah motosikal off-road dan adventure-tourer tahap permulaan.
Kedua-dua model berkenaan menggunakan enjin yang sama namun dengan kadar suspensi yang berbeza.
Harganya telah ditetapkan pada RM24,378.94 (harga asas beserta GST) bagi CRF250L, dan RM28,618.94 (harga asas beserta GST) bagi motosikal CRF250 Rally.
The Honda CRF250L and CRF250 Rally were intended as a beginner offroader and adventure-tourer respectively.
Both utilise the same engine but different suspension rates.
Prices start at RM24,378.94(basic price with GST) for CRF250L, and RM28,618.94 (basic price with GST) for the CRF250 Rally.
Designing a bike for the masses isn’t an easy proposition in this day and age, despite motorcycles being super-segmented according to their intended usage.
Even so, there are bikes that could fit its primary role plus one or two secondary roles pretty well, earning the title as “all-rounders.” Conversely, there are bikes that manufacturers seemingly tried too hard to fit too many roles into one bike and came away as being diluted.
Boon Siew Honda launched the 2017 CRF205L and CRF250 Rally during the company’s special Iftar event for motojournalists at the Sepang International Circuit (click here for our report).
Being a dirtbike enthusiast, I was pretty excited to be present during the launch. Both bikes look great – the CRF250L certainly had some of the looks of the CRF250R motocrosser and looks like a proper enduro, while the CRF250 Rally looked like a proper adventure bike to have ran away from the Dakar Rally.
In typical Honda fashion, the bikes exuded the kind of quality hardly matched by other manufacturer, save one or two. The paintwork, fit between the panels, switchgear, front and rear lamps, frame, engine, swingarm, etc., etc., right down to the last bolt and nut were quality.
The instrument panel was simple but Honda managed to squeeze quite a number of good information, including a fuel gauge, and the rev counter bar is on top of the speedo. Good call.
The PGM-FI fueled 249cc, DOHC, four-stroke, single-cylinder engine started up without fuss. But also without sound from the exhaust. It was super quiet.
We set course for our Sifu’s MX school, Most Fun Gym (MFG).
Out on the road and as expected, the CRF250L felt unplanted. But dirtbikes have always been torquey and offer a different kind of entertainment on the road, right? Right?
Well, being in the middle of a gaggle of rempits revving their engines, I thought it’d be the right time to educate them about dirtbikes. First engaged, clutch in, I revved it up to 6000 RPM, popped the clutch as I moved my weight backwards on the seat for a wheelie. The CRF went brrrrrrrrrrrr and the handlebar started flick-flacking back and forth, and all I saw were the rear lights of those rempits as they disappeared up the road.
Fine, let’s see how it rides over the rest of the road.
The long-travel suspension soaked up most bumps, but running the bike through potholes had both ends hitting the hard part of their travel almost immediately. Too soft.
Okay, okay. Let’s do it in the dirt then.
The CRF250L was joined by the CRF250 Rally at MFG, where Oh Kah Beng, his understudy Ryan, Ahirine, Sep and myself took turns riding both bikes in the dirt.
CRF250L
Oh Kah Beng (OKB) took it up over the entire course at MFG. But the bike was visibly struggling up the steep inclines, necessitating OKB to use first gear. “The bike has a soft powerband and needs to revved to get it going,” the GP legend said. “Look at the rear sprocket,” he continued while pointing at it, “It seems to have been geared for the road.”
OKB also jumped the bike once. Only once. Observing and shooting photos from the trackside, I saw the rear suspension bottom out with a loud clunk. “I didn’t jump anymore after that. It just bottomed out too early and easily,” said OKB.
I took over while OKB continued with instructing his students. Coming off the humps, bumps and turns, the rear end squatted ominously. There was no point in pushing harder because we discovered that the CRF250L is much more suited for trail “cruising,” rather than as a hardcore enduro bike.
Ridden at a super relaxed pace without jumps and hard turns, the bike was comfortable and composed. It’s a shame since the CRF250L has a quick-revving engine, mated a superb frame and body but let down by being overly soft of both ends.
CRF250 Rally
As mentioned earlier, the CRF250 Rally really looked the part of an adventure-tourer.
It has a windscreen, super bright dual LED headlamps (the binnacles look like goggles – nice!), a large front bodywork which looked like it had extra fuel tanks, and a large rear section. The colour combination was really pretty too.
OKB first rode it with a student as his passenger to show him the different points around the track. He then went full tilt after dropping the kid off.
The Rally was visibly harder sprung than the CRF-L and it didn’t bottom out. That was probably because it had to carry more bodywork and load when the owner takes it touring.
However, the engine response was the same as the CRF-L, which needed lots of revs over the harder parts. The rear sprocket is also geared for road riding. “It needs more kick,” said OKB.
OKB continued, “But in all, I liked the Rally better as it’s more composed around the track. It looks pretty sexy too.”
“On the other hand, it doesn’t ride too well on the road, so it means it’s meant for touring in the dirt.”
Sifu is right. I rode the bike on the road and it didn’t want to steer very well. However, once it started to lean, the front end plops into the corner. This was despite me riding it both road (lean in) and dirt style (push down).
Conclusion
I have my heart torn out for this Honda duo.
We understand that the CRF250L’s soft rear spring was intended to sag more with the rider on board so as not to intimidate with a tall ride height, but perhaps a more progressive spring would be good? It’s already using Honda’s wonderful Pro-Link set up anyway. As for the power delivery, it’s great for beginners as it’s not overwhelming. I guess you could always replace the rear sprocket for a bigger one when your skills improve.
As for the Rally. We can’t get over how beautiful it looked, but it too needs some improvements to make it the perfect all-rounder. It could be made to handle better on the road and in the dirt. But again, it was okay as a beginner bike.
Boon Siew Honda sedang merancang untuk mengembangkan lagi rangkaian motosikal mereka bagi tahun 2018 dengan lebih kurang sepuluh model terbaru.
Dua daripada model baru ini akan memenuhi permintaan yang semakin bertambah bagi motosikal kembara.
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