2003 KX250 Vs. 2021 Kawasaki KX250F Vs. 2021 Honda CRF250 || Moto Academy Bike Reviews
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- Опубликовано: 7 окт 2024
- A just-for-fun dirt bike review of a 2021 Honda CRF250, a 2021 Kawasaki KX250F and a 2003 Kawasaki KX250! These are reviews that aren't biased and are based on spending just a couple minutes on each bike, without making any adjustments or changing any of the owner's controls!
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Videos of 2-strokes shaming over engineered, over priced, fart machines get me every time. Love it.
Even with it running like a** lol. Gotta love the 2 stroke
@@jakeblaha9233 does sound sweet tho and I’ve never road a dirt bike with a clutch 😂 😲 I’m too old (42) too tall 6’3 and weigh a lanky 200/lbs 😭😭😭
@@greg6162 brother I’m 6,2” 200lbs with long legs and I ride a 125 2 stroke! Get a bike and have a blast, don’t overthink it!👊🏻
@@greg6162 Im 6'2 155 pounds on a 125.... youll be fine. theres 12 year old kids racing 250s now lol
who else came here strictly for the 2t? idc wat the lap times were that sounded the best
**edit** as it turned out the old smoker was the fastest bike and the best rating he gave. plus as a coach, you almost want to see people learn how to ride on a 2 stroke. if you can ride a 125 well, you can ride any bike. you learn so much technique and skill on a 125
🙋♂️
Can't beat that sound, that vibration, and watching that powerband kick in! Freaking LOVE 250 2 strokes baby!!!
I have an 02 KX250 so I was very interested to hear his take on them.
Metoo
I suppose I will keep the two-stroke videos coming 😎
I love seeing the older 250 two-stroke videos
These are probably my fave videos you are getting into doing... my suggestion what I would like to see.. walk around each bike give a quick run down of the mods.. do the lap give score immediately after, and talk about why... then at the end give of the vid talk about comparison for all 3 etc.. P.S there needs to be a 2 stroke in every vid
Thank you!!
Agree, 2t every vid! cheers
@@AjCatanzaro hii Aj😃🖒
Honda sounds great but nothing can beat kawi 2stroke it's like music when you ride it great job sir
Honda sounds more boggy in low RPM's, but the 2stroke is KING!
I don't race, just ride moto for fun, which is why I ride a 2 stroke. The fun factor is off the charts.
Its the steel frame that makes all the difference, if you have your suspension set up correctly and you are a good enough rider you will be able to feel the frame flex under you. And its a 2stroke.
Its also been getting stretched for 20 years
Please. A video on how to pick/choose/ride long straight ruts without washing. Thanks
Squeeze the shit out of the bike with your knees and keep the power on and the front light!
Although I'm a yamaha guy so happy you compared the 250 2 stroke to the 250 4 strokes. Love your vids
Helmet whistling sounds like a turbo lol
Lol I was just gonna ask is go pro making diesels
Bro I came into the comments to see if anyone else heard it the turbo whistles😂😂
You haven’t heard of the new diesel gopro?? 😂
@@AjCatanzaro no wonder your so good at ripping starts
God damn you gave my bike the beans
Haha 😎😎 thanks for the ride
There is no doubt that the 2 strokes are MUCH funner to ride...and will always be REAL motocross. Back in the day...in ancient times, when I was little, I began to ride, I started on a 4 stroke Honda XR100R. So one day I met up with one of my best friends from school friends, Jeff, at a cool riding place we had. Jeff had a new Honda CR80 2 stroke. I got on it and rode it, and I was like, WTF!? It blew me away! indescribable fun.... .there was no turning back.
IMO motocross made a terrible mistake going to 4 strokes, it is a completely different sport now, and by different I mean worse.
Like Hopper said, ..it's a dying sport now.
Seriously can’t go past the sound of the 2 banger!!
Give the fun factor to the 2t all day!!!
I’m 43ish now had every four stroke as in 400/426/450” before that 2 stroke when a kid now I buying a brand new yz250 I love it think I’ll keep it for ever and I’m not even that good great video mate love this shit!
I kinda also really liked that you did mentioned that, how each riders different imput and flaws and how that change the bikes feel
I have just finished my 1996 kx250 restore and I LOVE THIS BIKE...I think your videos are some of the best on You Tube for testing and training...But you ain't old my friend, I'm old! But you know, "You don't quit ridin because you get old, You get old because you quit ridin..."
Awesome video!!! I had a 05 kx250 that I obviously wish I had never sold. I loved the kx250’s.
A 2003 KX250 2t with a 290 kit was my last bike and I loved that thing. Cool review for sure!
Ive never ridden a kx250 but it sounds so different from a cr250 or a yz250. Pretty interesting.
It need's silencer packing☝️
@@graemebartmann7872 yes I was going to say that!
I hate the sound of crs for some reason, suzukis sound the best for me as i have one and kxs sound lovely because of kips power valve
Power valve
That wind blowing in your camera made me think you was riding electric bikes. Lol 😂
WE NEED KAWASAKI A MODERN 250 2t. Electric start please. KTM sales rocket with push button start 2t! Keep up Kawasaki!!!!
These are AJ's best videos imo
2 strokes for the MX for sure
4Strokes for trail
Other way around man
I think two strokes make you a more aggressive rider and are lighter 👌
%100. gotta be more athletic on the bike.
True, they also tire you out fast. Back in the day (1980’s). In Canada 🇨🇦 race 125, 250, 500 same day x2 40 minute motos. Ross Pederson, 40x Canadian National Champion rode all those classes, won all those championships. Ross finished couple AMA nationals in top 5 (stock modified bike), against, RJ, Glover, Bailey, Omara, Hannah, Ward, Lechien, Dymond.
I’m a novice rider and have to work so much harder on the 2T.
@@dsm02c yes I agree in some ways but in others a 2t can be better, I have both but enjoy racing my 2t 1999 cr250 best of all
All about the old school 2 strokes!!!
I love the 4-strokes, having bought the 1999 YZ 400, then raced and rode a bunch of them over the years, also owned 2-strokes. It is telling that so many former racers, media guys, and even top team managers and legends like Roger DeCoster say that we really need to return to 2-strokes but the industry and manufacturers just ignore all that advice. Really sad that we don't really decide the future of our own sport.
Your awesome AJ. Love these little comparisons. Mostly because, like me, you always pick the 2 stroke. I thought you were going to struggle on that kawi in that dried out powder. I raced that bike for several years and it was challenging to get hooked up on, but you looked good on it. Cheers!
HEYY AJ LOVE UR VIDS
WAY 2 Go, AJ. I love watching your videos.
As a certified NYS Driving Instructor I can tell you most Pro racers DON'T know HOW to teach. You are a great teacher.
Did you ever take the Carlo Coen Motocross School when you were killing it in D34? Carlo is also a great teacher, explains the how and also the WHY.
FYI, yungins', I knew AJ when he was barely off the PW50. As a reporter for Cycle News at the time his name came up often in the race results.
Take that as a clue, if you have dreams of going Pro like AJ, you gotta be a winner in your local District first.
Proud of you AJ Catanzaro, I'm watching for you on tv all the time. Braaaap
Thank you!!
I can’t remember if I’ve done a Carlo coen school or not. I’m sure my dad would’ve had me do one!
@@AjCatanzaro haha, yeah, in pretty sure set some point you did.. braaaap on, Brother.
💪🏻😎💪🏾
“One lap everyone knows the rules”
It's dirt bike review time Frankie
8.0 rookie score. 🤣
albert jason vs ronnie mac 2 strokes
Thanks for sharing.. Love my 01 KX and can't wait to try VMX now it's 20 years old.
Pretty cool. Im about to do a 99 chevy truck kx250 build to race at pro ams. 🤙🏻
2003 kx 250 was known for a softer engine.
According to the shootouts from those years.
Hows the '99 motor?
Me before the video: “He’s gonna pick the 2 stroke again isnt he?”
AJ in the video: *picks the 2 stroke*
I think you’re 3 for 3 when a 2 stroke makes an appearance man! #BigTwoStrokeGuy. As a dude on an old RM250 I love to see it 😂😂
AJ is so right about what is actually happening inside the modern bikes suspension. but power wise modern 250fs have closed the gap from older 2 strokes. Honda brake had to be not right usually really good
Two banger all day long !!!
Loved the video, but I would have to say the 2t was running rich it seemed,so pretty sure if that was cleaned up, you would of loved it even more~!
Yeah it was spluttering in one of the corners I noticed
@@guyonthecouch136 I thought it sounded rough in every corner.
Yup, try going down one size on the pilot jet.
I'm a 2 stroke guy all day..but have one 450..thanks AJ..trying win one of those bikes for sure
Soo dope Edit / video..👏🏼👏🏼👏🏼great reviews! Solid rider
I’ll always go with 2 stroke!! 🇺🇸
Love all of the two stroke bikes I’ve had. Been shopping around now for another bike, definitely going with older 2 stroke. I’ve not had a kx250 yet maybe i should try one. Yz250 has been my favorite so far.
Dude the whistling is crazy
Being a 40 year old raised on 2 smokers I agree. I just don't get why they don't let the 250cc smokers go head to head with the 250 4 strokes!!! That is the fair fight and truly think the @ strokes would win...
The 2-stroke 250 should more be compared to a 450 4-stroke.
Don’t know how you divide bikes / classes in the US but in Sweden where I live and races endoro the classes are as follows.
Enduro 0 (E0): 49 cc to 85 cc 2-stroke and 75 cc to 150 cc 4-stroke.
Enduro 1 (E1): 100 cc to 144 cc 2-stroke and 175 cc to 250 cc 4-stroke.
Enduro 2 (E2): 175 cc to 250 cc 2-stroke and 290 cc to 450 cc 4-stoke.
Enduro 3 (E3): 290 cc to 500 cc 2-stroke and 475 cc to 650 cc 4-stroke.
Enduro El (EE1): Electric
Think motocross is similar…
U can race them in my country, a 250f is easier to ride but they pump out like 42-44 hp max and a 250 2 stroke like an rm would do 45-48 but harder to ride and a sx250 could do like 55 LOL so it is a major difference
@@nissan_6828 i ended up getting a beta 250RR street legal 2 smoker love it, so much fun and rips
@@jcsquared1111 dope bike man
can’t believe how much grunt that 2t still has
Dang. So fun to watch that 2 stroke. Kinda wish when I switched in 2005 from a 2 stroke to 4 stroke, I added the 450 but instead of selling the 250 2t, I kept it. Usually what I have I like the best and being in Calif, the 4t makes sense for all around riding (track and trail), but something so exciting about the 2 strokes!!! Wish I had the space for both. I still feel like the 250 2 stroke competes with a 450 4 stroke, as does the ama as well as physics, but for some reason now days people see 250 and 250 and assume they compete. The new 250 4t are getting sooo much closer to the 2t but those are old tech so it’s not really apples to apples.
Everyone rides 250 2 strokes on the trails here in NC. Kind of rare to go to a park and see a 4 stroke.
Got my 3rd class tommorow can't wait!
Did you have kittens in your helmet?
Well I'm 41 and I love 2strokes specifically yz250's because they're all I've owned since '04
Thank you Aj
AJ try making a video about those 2013 below YZ250F VS. 2014 UP YZ250F if what can you say about the difference in those reverse cylinder engine
2 banger sounded a tad rich on the mixture....sick vid as always AJ
Aj give us some advice on buying used bikes
He said he's doesn't know anything about dirtbikes lol
Make sure it’s red.
Flex, Flex, Flex..... Steel chassis..... Just finished a 1996 KX 250 full rebuild on every not and bolt for Unadilla. Hard to get used to the shifting and doesn't turn as good as my 21' Husky FC450 here's the but...... The more I ride it (3 time riding on Saturday since rebuild) the more I like the forgiveness of the suspension (shout out to Factory Connection) and the chassis. But Im way older and not in the same zip code as AJ so follow his opinion more than mine,🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣
Looks fun. Hoping I can get a bike soon..
was gonna come down sun & bring the 1990 cr250r ,its a blast at that track! was loaded & ready but sat night festivitys gave sun morn hangover told me dont!
It’s the seat. I’m old, I buy a Guts Racing tall soft seat and sand it down a half inch. Makes a newer bike shine, and holds you more like a bump seat.
Initial differences are typically the biggest issues and will fix the largest chunk of the problem of the overall unit. Very important info off the top of a pros head. It's like bringing someone new but experienced into a workplace, they'll notice the biggest issues first typically. Everyone else was over looking it, on purpose or not, but a pro can pin point the main flaws fairly quickly. Valueable info these are cool vids.
P.S. It doesn't matter how "good" a bike is, it just has to be "better" then the others.
The 03 Kawi 2-stroke was definitely not jetted well as u could hear it off bottom burble and was weak (when they actually rip off bottom and normally sign off early, the 03).
Haha the 03' won. I guess you can still be fast as hell on an old bike with the right skills and set up.
Man, that track looks fun. Kind of like some out here in CA, not the best dirt but fun layout.
Love the helmet bro!
AMERICA STRONG
STAY FREE
LONG LIVE THE REPUBLIC
Something must have been wrong with the Honda front brake because mine will send you over the bars if you grab it too hard
Maybe!
Same with mine excellent front brake if the fork seals ever leaked the pads could have got oil soaked
Do a class at Englishtown
I'm impressed with your riding skills. Loved racing and riding untill my KX 450 retired me with a broken neck at 64 years old.
BE CAREFUL OUT THERE!
AJ, you seem like a natural on the 2 smokers.
Kawi 2 strokes always had less peak hp but a smoother power delivery, so they seemed slow but you would put down your best lap times on them
Maybe the later models, I regularly rode a mate's '91 kx250 and it was a light switch. Nothing to full power in 500rpm, I owned a '96 CR250 at the time. Wish I still had that...
@@craigdavies8099 haven't riden one that old. Had a 02 kx125 and my mate had a 04 kx250 and both had less top end and hit than their peers but where easier to ride
@@matthewrodbourn2857 I think the power valve was set to more bottom end power. I own a 04 KX250 myself and after setting it up for more top end and in comparison to our 02 CR250 and our 08 RM250 its an absolute beast
Dude you looked unreal on the 2 stroke
Keep riding them
I'll always be riding one!
I haven't even watched it yet, but my money is on the kx250. 2 strokes for life!
2 stroke for the win by .5 seconds
To be honest, half a second is going to fall within margin of error, especially when swapping from bike to bike like that. What it really tells me is that they are very competitive, which means the bike he felt most comfortable on would give him the most consistent results. So the 2 stroke still wins.
Lettttssss gooooo
@@paulchilders9969 .5 seconds is significant considering 18 years of technology and development
Yep! Half second could also be the fact that I was getting faster as I rode more laps
But was extremely comfortable on the two stroke and ultimately that’s what matters when lap times are close
Im rebuilding an '03 KX250 I found in a junkyard, was pretty much junk. lot's of issues to work out but it's gonna be sweet when it's done. Will have just over 3K into it, grip it and rip it.
I just got a good deal on a new KX250F & you just crushed me AJ! 😂
You can't beat the 2 smokezzzz.
the kx250f is actually one of the better 250fs you can buy. You bought a great bike. Don’t even worry
@@JasonAndersen7 thanks mate I’m looking forward to my first ride this Fri. Can’t wait. Thanks for the feedback.
The bikes being set up for you would make a big difference right?
It would help, but I’m pretty good at adapting quickly to whatever the setup is.
Great Choice!!
Most recent bike is an 03' kx250, rebuilt from the wheels up myself. I figured because I'm getting old ie: 43yo, that a 450f would be a smoother power delivery, so been wanting one for a while. Problem is I worried about what I'll be getting myself into rebuilding one. It's hard to get away from the easy, low price rebuilds of a 2 stroke that I've been doing for a lifetime. Maybe the fuel injection alone would be worth it. 🤔
That’s all I needed to hear
Loved kawi 2strokes as a teenager in the 90s
Still ride a 06 kawi 250 2t today at 45yr old 🤷♂️ .. sum stuff stays in the heart ❤
Too bad you're not in SoCal. Could take a spin on my YZ315 2st stroker that was at Straight Rythm 2019!
i wish you had a chest mount so we could see lever work lol
I’ll start wearing my chin mount for the gopro more often
Should put fod in the heading, you'll get more views from the most densely populated state per square mile in the whole country. Nice to hear what the hell our old bikes are supposed to sound like on our local, even if a little raspy.
Maybe some more older two strokes vs newer stuff
I'm surprised you've never really rode honda sense the rocky hill days growing up in New England I've always seen the a guys switch bikes granted I know you were on team Green. Never got old watching you hit the 105 on the little old kx lol
I'll take the 03!
If you are stomping around the NW area, you are more than welcome to come rip my 02 RM250!
i wannna know what size sprockets that 2 smoke was running i run 13/50 on my 03kx250 and that shit is ballzy
So do you adjust suspension at all between bikes? Like if so would u explain suspension set up to riders? I idk if you do it, if you did I think it would cool to see all bikes at a base set up compared to how some people ride thier suspension set ups, feel as a lot of faster rides don’t have that knowledge into good suspension set ups. explain to those who don’t know how to properly adjust suspension cause I feel like it’s something that even faster riders may not know how to properly adjust suspension
I have a 2003 kx250 I love it!
2t 💪🏾💪🏾💪🏾
The KX250 sounded a bit rich.
Make equal displacement rules for the ama. The 125 can have its own class 250 vs 250 and 450 is open. They can race against old 500s lol
2 strokes are just more fun. And surprisingly faster!!!! Whatever he did to that kx250 it looked great. I'm not a fan of that era kawi looks. UT that grey plastic looked sweet!
Idk about everyone else but I’m still awaiting AJ to get a 2 stroke 🤔
Love the Dave Portray pizza / dirtbike review!! Lol
Please use the face guard mount again!!
the 2 stroke sounded boggy at low rpm. jetting was poor.
Are you going to ride a straight rhythm this year?
I'll take the 2 stroke!!!
It’s the steel frame vs the aluminum frame
2 strokes are just more fun and make you smile ! Yes they can be slower but to be honest a new 450 is to god damn fast even for pros I feel they don’t use all that power on a stock 450 unless you are on a big straight ! I mean come on the 450s do 20- 30 mph more then a modern 250 2t even out of the box. Also a lot of damn torque. Which is cool but ripping a smoker just makes everyone smile !
The track needs some water!!!!