…your new ride for the first time, but it's the greeting I received from my brutally honest friend once we started testing the Yamaha XT250 and Honda CRF230L. Ultimately, he's right.Dual-sporting generally isn't glamorous, and it's really hard to look cool riding these overweight, underpowered versions of…

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…We rode from California City, CA all the way to the living ghost town of Randsburg and back on Honda's newest on/off-road family member, the 2008 CRF230L.For its intro of this one-of-a-kind dual-sport, Honda mapped out nearly 40 miles of whooped out desert trails, hot pavement and open dirt roads. Coming…

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The 2008 Honda CRF230L isn't a 230F with a headlight. This bike makes a good all-around ride for a wide range of motorcycle consumers.2008 Honda CRF230LWe found the Honda to be surprisingly well-rounded during our first ride in California. All of the features we liked had us convinced that it would put…

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…visor and the Hornet is one bad-ass lid.The ScoreWe've had a whole slew of dual-sport testing going on lately with a First Ride on the 2008 Honda CRF230L, '08 Yamaha WR250R and Yamaha WR250X. Then we picked up another Yammie in the form of the all-new XT250, which we are currently testing. The influx…

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…R1200GS or even G650 Xchallenge. The largest delinquency was found to be small-bore marketplace. Entry-level utilitarian DS bikes like the Honda CRF230L, Kawasaki KLX250 and Yamaha's own XT250 are popular mounts, but their indolent demeanor doesn't necessarily entice the old Cheshire grin. Further studies…

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…fashion department."With a beefy body, tight graphics and an all digital instrument cluster, the XT250 definitely looks a little cooler than the CRF230L," notes Munroe, "but you can't judge a book solely by its cover, or a bike by its graphics in this case."Yamaha XT250?Highs & LowsHighs Tight turning…

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…extension of the dirt-first line of thinking. Until now the class was mostly affordable but underwhelming machines like the?Kawasaki KLX250S and Honda CRF230L.?Yamaha?s WR250R was one of the highest in terms of performance and price, but the TE tops it in both categories. The Husky is more expensive at $7599…