2019 Honda CRF Trail Family First Look
Cycle News Staff | November 6, 2018
2019 Honda CRF Trail Family First Look—Honda announced today a major redesign of their popular CRF Trail family of off-road motorcycles for the 2019 model year. The new CRF “F” lineup features new engines, new frames, new suspension travel numbers and more. But the biggest update is the addition of fuel injection to the CRF250F, CRF125F, CRF125F Big Wheel, and CRF110F.
2019 Honda CRF Trail Family First Look
Gone, it seems, are the days of clogged pilot jets and the cold-blooded starting woes of these air-cooled off-road legends. And for any parent or spouse who’s owned one of these, they know how big of a task cleaning carburetors could be here. This update also makes the CRF Trail line somewhat future proof in the world of stricter emission scrutiny. This is a good move for Honda and their brand-loyalty-building line of bikes
The CRF250F will be most intriguing to adult riders. On paper, it looks to be a significant upgrade over the outgoing CRF230F with increased displacement, an updated twin-spar chassis and the EFI. Sure, it will gain a few pounds thanks to the steel fuel tank and fuel injection-required equipment (all the bikes will see a slight weight gain), but that’s been a more than acceptable trade-off for fuel-injection’s benefits on other bikes.
Across the board, it seems the CRF Trail Family has received upgrades that make it even more attractive to a family of off-road enthusiasts. They seem to be winning here with electric starting, fuel injection, modern styling, and a dependable legacy.
2019 Honda CRF250F First Look
The New 2019 Honda CRF250F is a full-size, air-cooled trail bike priced under $5,000
- Keihin electronically controlled fuel injection
- SOHC long-stroke, air-cooled engine and five-speed transmission
- 22cc more displacement than the outgoing CRF230F
- 12mm more rear-wheel travel and 5mm taller seat foam than outgoing CRF230F
- 34.8 inch seat height is only .2 inches higher than outgoing CRF230F
- 1.6 gallon steel fuel tank, internal fuel pump, a reserve level sensor, bar-mounted “low fuel” indicator light e.
- Color: Red
- Price: $4,599
- Availability: February 2019
- Info: http://powersports.honda.com/2019/crf250f.aspx
2019 CRF125F / CRF125 Big Wheel First Look
The 2019 CRF125F Big Wheel comes with 19/16-inch wheels front/rear. Where the small wheel version has 17/14 front/rear.
- New twin-spar steel frame
- Keihin electronic fuel injection system
- SOHC 124cc engine and four-speed transmission.
- Seat height is only .2mm higher than previous version at a low 29.1 inches, despite thicker seat foam and 10mm and 12mm more front and rear suspension travel, respectively.
- Big Wheel version that swaps the 17- and 14-inch rims for 19- and 16-inches, raising seat height by 1.8 inches and increasing front and rear suspension travel. T
- 1.0 gallon steel fuel tank houses a fuel pump and a sensor that indicates low fuel via a handlebar-mounted light.
- Color: Red
- Price: TBA
- Availability: TBA
- Info: http://powersports.honda.com/2019/crf125f.aspx
2019 Honda CRF110F First Look
Honda’s 2019 CRF110F also receives the fuel-injection and twin-spar frame treatment.
- Fuel injection reaches the kid-friendly CRF110F
- Four-speed semi-automatic transmission
- Twin-spar steel frame
- 12mm more rear-suspension travel and a 5mm thicker seat than previous model,
- Seat height is actually .4 inches lower
- An indicator light on the handlebar illuminates when only .2 gallons of fuel remain in the 1.0 gallon tank
- New half-waffle grips
- Ratchet-style fuel cap minimizes the chance of loosening during a ride.
- Color: Red
- Price: TBA
- Availability: TBA
- Info: http://powersports.honda.com/2019/crf110f.aspx
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