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This review
He’s not easy to listen to, seems like he knows what he’s doing. However driving a few thousand km on the black stuff then a bunch more on sand and dry mediterranean rocks doesn’t feel like a fair review for UK people. Maybe, not not really.
The closest thing I get to sand and rocks is massive stones and chalk climbs like on the Ridgeway.
So I’d also disagree that the CRF250 is just a road bike dressed like a dirt bike. I think that does dual sports a disservice. It’s a trail bike, not an enduro, and suits people well on the muddy stuff.
(Plus as he admits, he was given the bike to ride, so of course no matter what he says his ‘honest’ review won’t be unbiased.)
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It does seem in a class of it's own with the urethane filled swing arm, polite road manners and engine covers. But still being relatively light. I think my issue with enduros would be them gettingng annoying on the road and a T7 being too heavy offroad. Even the highly praised Husky 701 is quite a bit more weight. This review articulates what I'm trying to say a lot better https://youtu.be/WMEzyDpZHGU
Good point too on newer bikes holding their value right now, this has been a reassuring factor in potentially spending more than I normally do.