[QUOTE=mollydog;575473]"looks great, but missed the mark"? Huh?
why use a sexist stereotype red herring to dis the bike? It's obviously a novice bike and yes ... the "Dress" is all an attempt to give it Dakar rally look like Honda's race bike. What's wrong with that? Big tank? why? The ****ing thing gets over 70 miles per gallon ... who needs a big tank?


Yes ....looks great but missed the mark!...Yes that's my opinion of it from where I am standing, yes from my side of the fence, from my current point of view...I don't see why that is a "sexist stereo type red herring to dis the bike"...wtf?...It's just my opinion of it and I don't see how that is "sexist" ...The CRF250 RALLY isn't considered either male or female is it ? I thought it was just a motorcycle and considered unisex. It would be sexist to label it otherwise I think.
Novice bike ? Could be or just a small trail bike or even just economical transport, a great bike for some people for some journeys. Nothing wrong if someone wants to buy one as a novice bike, it'd be ok for that, they'd probably be better off with the standard model though with less weight and less crap to break if they drop it like the screen it doesn't really need etc., but hey if that's what they want go for it Not everyone considering one is going to be a novice though and some are actually looking for something more "rally" and with a bit more "go" but without the highly strung engine of an actual competition bike and my posted opinion of it is not as that of someone looking for a novice bike, more of someone considering the "rally" label.
The "dress"...yes!!...It seems we agree is all about giving it a look, which is what I implied and I don't see the point of it much other than that and I quite like the look. It seems to have added 11kg over the standard model for no real gain other than looks though, which is fine if that's all your looking for it looks ok but 11kg is quite a lot on what is already a fairly heavy bike for it's power output.
Big tank??...yes big tank, they've called it a RALLY ! It's being sold next to the standard model, it's 11kg heavier and lots more money it would be nice if they'd squeezed a bit more (not loads, just a bit) capacity into the tank not just (about) 2.5 litres more than the standard bike.The tank is adequate for most people and most situations for that bike so maybe you don't need a big tank and yes it may do 70 to the gallon but it only holds (about) 2.2 gallon, Honda's own website has conflicting information on tank size. It's not always about what you need either, IMHO, sometimes it's about what you want, especially when it comes to bikes and girls !... that sounds little bit sexist, my apologies I don't mean it that way