Anyone running the Honda BF250?

[Wildman]

I love my BF250. I would put it up against any 2stroke going, its much quieter, burns less fuel and the get-up-and-go is awesome. The down side is the weight (just like any 4stroke) hanging on the transom. I went with the big bracket so I could pick any motor that I wanted, and wasn't limited by weight. This summer I am planning on doing a side by side comparison, between an Etec 250 on a Scepter and my CC/BF250.

The older 225's are a little different than this new 250, the intake systems are different and I am not sure if they had the Vtec setup or not. Down low, at a troll, (under 1500rpm) it dosnt burn ANYTHING for fuel.

This year I want to try planing with a 4 blade prop also and see how that changes things.

[DonV]

Yeah, my brother's 2006 225 has the VTEC, at about 3800 - 3900 rpm you can feel it change as the valve timing adjustment happens, sure is NO big deal. Ditto on quiet, at idle you have to look at the pee hole to make sure it's running When we did our transoms I made duplicate wooden stands to mount the engines while working on the transom, that's when I discovered there is NO doubt the Honda is heavier than my clunker Merc.