The 2020-2023 Honda CRF110F was originally intended to be a kid’s learner bike but it has since been adopted by many for various purposes. It is common to see these bikes cruising around farms or paddocks with small kids on them learning to ride or even by teenagers who want to fit tall ’bars and send them off mountain bike jumps. These days it’s even common to see these bikes flying around town with hoodlum teenagers aboard with nothing else better to do than run amuck.
If the 2020-2023 Honda CRF110F is used correctly then it will last forever. It has a slow revving four-stroke engine with an automatic clutch and a four-speed gearbox. They are a fantastic bike to teach your kids how to ride. They have low power and are easy to ride and operate with the electric start and low seat height. The kids can ride around the paddock for hours and as long as you service it by changing the oil and cleaning the air filter every few rides the CRF110 will last forever.
The problem with them comes when adults want to get on them and send them off jumps or hold them wide open on the rev limiter around the streets. Neither the engine nor the frame is designed for this, and this is when they will start breaking. The frames flex and crack and the forks bend, and so do the footpegs and footpeg mounts. There are loads of aftermarket parts available online for beefing up the suspension and chassis and I suggest anyone wanting to jump one of these bikes looks into this. There are even performance parts such as exhausts, high-rev ignitions and camshafts to get more power out of the engine.
The hard part when buying a second hand 2020-2023 Honda CRF110F is trying to figure out who was riding it before it went up for sale. If the poor thing looks like it’s been thrashed around the streets and the tyres are bald to the canvas then it might an example to be avoided. Equally, if you are buying it from a teenager that tells you they used to send it off all the jumps down the mountain bike trails, then you probably don’t want that one either.
Take a good look over the bike for any visual damage. Check for damage around the footpeg brackets, frame welds as well as the swingarm and wheels. Make sure the bike starts using the electric start, and ride it to make sure it selects all gears. Then check that the engine doesn’t sound rattly, that it idles well and doesn’t blow smoke. Any signs of damage or wear in this department can become costly, while things like tyres, leaking fork seals or chain and sprockets are on the cheaper end of the scale.
NEW
2020 $3698
2021 $3599
2022 $3948
2023 $3948
SECONDHAND
2020 $2550 – $3000
2021 $2750 – $3200
2022 $2900 – $3450
2023 $2950 – $3500
MARKET EQUIVALENTS
2020-2023 Kawasaki KLX 110R
$2200-$3200
2020-2023 Yamaha TTR 110E
$2300-$3400
