Are you a winner? Do you want to ride like one? Then you better get yourself on a 2011 CRF250R. We’ve given our quarter-liter wonder some serious upgrades for 2011 and it likes to win.

Because there’s a new 94 dB exhaust rule this year, we gave the CRF250R a new muffler. But we also gave it a new ECU settings which, combined with the exhaust, gives you more usable power, especially in the midrange. It’s a win-win situation: A quieter bike and one that’s even easier to ride.

Like the CFR450R, we also gave the CRF250R a new Honda Progressive Steering Damper (HPSD) with a new, bigger 24 mm piston. That gives you more damping when you need it, but still remains as transparent as ever when you don’t. Better handling, better balance, better tracking, especially at the limits of performance: the new 2011 CRF250R has it all.

US model shown, 2011 Canadian models yet to be released