The all-new Honda CRF230M->ke1789 is a street-ready bike that can handle its business on just about every road it travels on. Hours of urban and backroad adventure are nothing to the CRF230M, because it's something that the bike can do seamlessly.

It's business as usual for Honda->ke291, who may be more popular for their cars, but have likewise crafted a reputation as one of the best motorcycle manufacturers in the world. Offering the kind of comprehensive details that make it such a unique bike, the CRF230M gives you a mixed bag of upstanding design, superior handling, and impressive performance numbers.

On top of that, it's hard to second-guess something that has the unmistakable Honda seal of approval. The Japanese company has built a foundation crafted on excellence with their products, and the CRF230M is just the latest in a long line of bikes that have upheld this tradition time and time again.

Find out more about the Honda CRF230M after the jump.

2011 Honda CRF230M

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• Model: 2011 Honda CRF230M
• Engine/Motor: single-cylinder air-cooled four-stroke engine
• Transmission: six-speed transmission
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Design

The Honda CRF230M offers a nice design quality inspired from the CRF-R, including the bodywork and graphics with black frame rails and fork sliders. The seat is low and comfortable with a Motart-style design that allows maximum rider movement. There's also a lightweight Renthal aluminum handlebar with comfortable grips, durable front and rear steel sprockets, and wide cleated, folding, self-cleaning footpegs that feature rubber-mount pads. These pads minimize the bike's vibration and provide secure footing. Other design elements of the CRF230M include a cleated brake pedal that provides excellent grip, a quiet, USDA-qualified spark arrester, a maintenance-free sealed battery, and an ignition switch key for added security.

Performance

The Honda CRF230M is powered by a 223cc single-cylinder air-cooled four-stroke engine offers plenty of user-friendly power and lots of torque spread over a wide rpm-range. There's also a 30mm constant-velocity (CV) carburetor for crisp throttle response, an electric start for easy starting, a lightweight aluminum crankcase, a maintenance-free CD ignition, a heavy-duty clutch that offers smooth, progressive engagement, a smoothing-shifting, versatile six-speed transmission, and an O-ring-sealed chain for durability and reduced maintenance.

Chassis and Suspension

A wide box-section aluminum swingarm provides excellent rigidity for the CRF230M, which manages the traction capabilities of the large rear tire efficiently. The CRF230M also features a lightweight semi-double-cradle high-tensile steel frame, and a rake steepened and trail shortened configuration for quicker handling in turns and left/right transitions. A 37mm leading-axle Showa front fork offers 9.0" of suspension travel while a heavy-duty Showa rear shock offers 6.6" of travel for optimum front/rear balance. The fork boot keeps dirt and moisture away from fork seals while a snail-type chain adjusters offers easy maintenance. As for the brakes, the CRF230M has a powerful 240mm front disc brake and a 220mm rear disc brake with road-ready lightweight 17" wheels wrapped in Grippy Dunlop GT401 Arrowmax tires.

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