2026 Honda® CRF250R Base

2026 Honda® CRF250R

The Honda CRF250R stacks the deck when it comes to torque and midrange power – especially where you really need it for critical track sections like whoops, managing jumps, or blasting out of deep loam and berms. Honda Racing team riders choose the CRF250R, and it’s a proven winner!

Features may include:

• Downdraft Intake and Exhaust

The combination of 79 mm bore and short 50.9 mm stroke produces a high-revving engine with plenty of room for large valves. The engine breathes and revs — the keys to making power. As well, the DOHC cylinder-head design let our engineers straighten out the intake and exhaust tracts to improve power and response. The intake is short and just about arrow straight, and the exhaust flows efficiently too. You'll experience serious power and throttle response.

• Plenty of Torque

More torque at low revs means better drive out of corners, so the shape of the piston and connecting rod, as well as valve timing, is optimized for combustion consistency and thereby exhaust efficiency at lower revs. The bridged-box design of the piston uses a reinforcing structure between the skirt and the wrist-pin bosses that helps enable a high redline. Big torque down low, huge power up top. A winning formula.

• Aluminum Frame

The CRF250R’s aluminum frame has improve torsional and lateral rigidity in every direction, resulting in more-controlled and predictable handling — particularly in rough conditions.

• Showa Fork

To complement the updated frame, the CRF250R also features a Showa fork with significant changes throughout, from the outer tube to the axle. These adjustments improve low-speed damping, reduce friction, and enhance rigidity—delivering better control and quicker lap times.

• Easier Shock Access

When you’re riding, you’ll appreciate the revised Pro-Link rear suspension that’s less prone to flexing, and the redesigned shock with smoother action. When you’re wrenching, you’ll love the new ease of access to the rear suspension assembly. Removing the shock used to take about 21 minutes, by our watch, but can now be done in about nine minutes. No more removing the seat, muffler and rear frame.