It has a relatively soft suspension, wide seat and high ground clearance.

This motorcycle's primary design purpose is for trail riding or amateur hair scramble type races.

The 2003 CRF150F was styled after Honda's racing bikes, with tuned suspension and 156 cc (9.5 cu in) engine.

In 2006, Honda totally reconfigured the engine with a different compression ratio, 9.5:1, and a bore and stroke of 57.3 × 57.8.

With the new light weight engine, the 2006 150F with extra electric start system now weighs about the same as the 2005 model.