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HONDA CRF250R

WHYI BOUGHT IT

Having been off the bike for the last few years due

to injury and sporting commitments, it was time to

get back on the horse. I’ve always been a Honda

guy so it seemed fitting to buy another one. There’s

no better feeling in the world than getting a few

mates together and having a crack.

WHATI DID TO IT

Being heavier than the average rider, my first

point of call was SPMX in Seaford to tweak the

suspension. If you’re a beginner through to a pro

they can help you achieve the best performance

out of your machine. It makes a world of difference

being able to feel comfortable on the bike.

The graphics are by The Collective Family. There’s

an RHK bling kit including wide footpegs, DID

heavy-duty gold chain, black anodised rear sprocket

and Topline seatcover.

HOWDOES IT GO

The bike has more than enough power to cart my big

butt around the track and that’s saying something!

I’m very happy with the stock engine for 2015. Any

rider would feel comfortable to hop on and go for it.

Having had the suspension set up for myself makes

the power of the bike very usable.

WOULDI RECOMMEND IT

Hondas are renowned as being the best handling

bike. It doesn’t matter what level rider you are, the

bike feels comfortable right out of the box. Having

ridden Hondas my whole life I felt right at home

with the whole ergonomics of the bike.

Last year Honda introduced the three different

map settings which alter the performance of the

bike to cater to a wide variety of riders and tracks,

which is a really cool feature.

with Dylan Ruddy

GEICO TRIBUTE

WHAT 2015 Honda CRF250R

WHO Rylan Mahony

WHERE I GOT IT Privately

HOW MUCH $4800

1.Rylan went straight to SPMX

for springs and a revalve

2. The Collective Family in
   Bayswater, Vic did the graphics


3. The wide footpegs and bling
   kit came from RHK, but MXSP
   in Qld supplied the folding gear
   lever and brake pedal

1

The bike gets ridden one or two times a

week at either Ride Park Parwan, FCMP,

NDMX or Park4MX (all in Victoria).

2

All mechanical work was done at Moto

Heaven in Moorabbin or SPMX.

3

Graphics kit was made to resemble

Rylan’s favourite team in the US, Geico

Honda, with his favourite number.

4

Full Yoshimura carbon-fibre titanium

exhaust is next on the agenda.

5

Rylan is renowned for having minor

issues on rides, like getting a flat or

dropping it and piercing a radiator.

5

THINGS YOU

DIDN’T KNOW

ABOUT RYLAN’S

CRF250R

12 3

TOPLINE SEATCOVER

BLACK-ANODISED SPROCKET

RHK FOOTPEGS

COLLECTIVE GRAPHICS

SPMX TUNED SUSPENSION

MXSP FOLDING PEDAL

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