Honda CRF250L ‘Rhonda the Honda’

A 2013 Honda CRF250L also known as Rhonda the Honda

Key facts

Year

2013
Country

Japan
Capacity

249cc
Cylinders

1 cylinder
Valves

Double overhead camshaft
Output

24.4bhp at 8,500rpm
Performance

80mph
Price new

£3,999
Loaned by

Private Owner
Manufacturer

Honda Motor Co. Ltd, Tokyo

In March 2014, Steph Jeavons began an epic round the world motorcycle journey. Bucking the trend for heavy, large capacity adventure bikes, she chose to ride this 250cc Honda CRF250L, affectionately named Rhonda the Honda. Over the next four years, Steph travelled over 74,000 miles through 54 countries, becoming the first Briton to ride a motorcycle on all seven continents.

Steph rode in the hottest, driest, wettest and coldest environments on Earth and on the longest and highest roads, testing Honda reliability to the limits. Mechanical problems were few: a broken sub-frame in Indonesia and a faulty starter relay in Tanzania. There were just four punctures in four years.

Find out more about Steph’s adventures.