2006-09-14 11:27:59 · 6 answers · asked by 21RR 1 in Cars & Transportation ➔ Motorcycles
You really can't go wrong with either one. They are both highly touted bikes and both manufactures are very good. The TT-R has one a few awards for best play bike, and I personally ride a Yamaha YZ-F but I have to go with the CRF.
I read an artilce about a guy named Scott Summers, only you old and learned people will know of this guy but he was a great, dominant desert rider and he said that the greatest bike he could have learned on was the XR200. I have known a lot of people including myself who will swear everything on that bike, it was bulletproof, it could do just about anything (for the exception of some real tall hill climbs, and MX track) you wnat it too. It was a huge confidence builder and in fact I used to beat guys on my XR against guys on race 125cc 2-strokes.
However they no longer make the XR200, 250 so they went to the CRF230 which is basically the same exact bike just with a face lift and a little bigger displacement.
To get to the point I would say go with the CRF because it is proven. However to be honest I you wouldn't be making a mistake if you went with TT-R, but the Honda does look cooler.
2006-09-14 14:04:03 · answer #1 · answered by 50fifty 3 · 1⤊ 0⤋
Without knowing your exact circumstances, I give the nod to the CRF.
The suspension and engine performance on the 230 are decent in stock form, and with some very minor modifications (different muffler end, rejetting the carb), it is a great bike and very fun to ride.
The TTR 230 is a good bike, but is older technology (essentially the same bike as Yamaha sold in the 1980's as the Serow). Also, there is less aftermarket stuff available for them, and the stock carburetor is jetted very lean and cannot really be corrected.
2006-09-14 12:31:56 · answer #2 · answered by ducatisti 5 · 1⤊ 0⤋
Both fall under the "play-bike" classification and are very comprable to each other. I believe the Honda has slightly more updated suspension.
Actually Scott Summers is not a desert racer, he's a semi-retired woods racer and a multi-time AMA National Hare Scrambles and GNCC champion. He won those championships on a Honda XR600. You are correct in the fact he started racing on an XR200. These days, when he does race, he's on a Honda CRF450.
2006-09-15 01:10:39 · answer #3 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
With 50 years on a dirt bike I would suggest the honda I agree the yamaha is old tech!!!!!!!!!!!
2006-09-14 13:08:30 · answer #4 · answered by terryhotshoe 2 · 1⤊ 0⤋
who cares honda is the better choise but with a four stroke it is just too small.
2006-09-14 12:27:19 · answer #5 · answered by socalhillbilly 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
honda is much better machine
2006-09-17 04:51:39 · answer #6 · answered by rattlehead428 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋