I see and know too many guys that buy dirt bikes with way more power than they can handle, or they cant use on the type of tracks that they are riding on. THEY GET HURT REAL BAD! and then sell their egotisticaly purchased RACE bike and never ride again. so sad! The crf 230 is a trail bike, and a nice one at that. If you want more power and better handling there are all types of aftermarket parts avaliable for it. my opinon is buy one, ride on, have fun until you cant through your old leg over the seat.If you want to race your buddies on motocross tracks, hit big doubles,table tops and trail ride also, get a kdx 220. Be prepaired to spend alot more on that bike and maintenance. At 5.7 and 260 pounds the crf fits me nicely.

Excellent bike for the novice or mature rider who wants to plod about with the kids but still has enough grunt to give them a run for there money and a barrel of smiles at the end of it.

The Honda CRF is a great dual purpose bike, easy to ride, light, can be used as a commuter or reasonable serious off road. Honda made the engine in the 70,s its very strong and rarely breaks before it wears out, and a tank of fuel will last all day...

The Honda CRF 230 is a good trail bike, and if you spend the money it can be a great race bike. Good power and not to big so its good for trail riding. its ok a jumping but if you want to jump over six feet you will need to change your front shocks. This would be a good bike for a younger person or someone that loves to trail ride.

A really fun bike to ride for a returning novice to bikes. Practical 4 stroke engine, great mileage, easy to use and maintain. Perfect for recreational trial bike riding. Comfortable enough to ride all day. Suspension is good but not designed for big jumps.

I have a Honda xr200r 1982, and I wanted a replacement for this and the Honda CRF 230f 225 fitted the bill exactly, electric start and a disc brake, so it goes and stops, if you are 5'8" or less this bike is ideal for a first bike for long distance trials or trail riding.
I have even done a proper trial on it and did quite well against monos, and twin shocks, if i could put that engine in my twin shock bike I would do much better than I do now, very torquey engine.
Ideal in the woods, but if you want a fast open going bike then don't buy it, get a Honda CRF250f.

The Honda CRF 230f is an all round top bike. Don't go with the sheep and buy orange, be yourself, ride this and they wont need to stop for you all day. It isn't a CRF250, but, it hasn't got the price tag either, big fun for cheap bucks!!