Adventure in Ohio?

[rxcrider]

Does it really matter when most of us can get embarrassed by a better rider on a lesser bike?



and you'll really like this one starting around 2:30


and you can see my bike with its previous owner waiting on his nephew at 2:45

Then there's the knowledge that our modern bikes are capable of so much more than we ever will be.


or that you might still have to work to hang with a guy twice your age

[sion]

Originally Posted by indypup

Who needs orange...

says the guy who wants to sell his WR250R and get a KTM 350...

[indypup]

Originally Posted by sion

says the guy who wants to sell his WR250R and get a KTM 350...

Shhh be quiet...no one ever remembers anything said on this thread...lol

Here's me passing that KTM 350 XCF-W that I want.

[swingset]

Originally Posted by rxcrider

Does it really matter when most of us can get embarrassed by a better rider on a lesser bike?

Well, I'm sure Brad Pitt could land a way hotter chick than I can, but I still want the hottest one I can get.

For my own pleasure, when I'm riding it, it matters. Girl or bike.

Oh, and cost/maintenance matters too. Girl or bike.

[Benly]

Well I managed to pick up the WRR and ride it home this evening. It was fairly cold ride home so the first modification I made to it after pulling off most of the decals was to install a hookup for my heated vest.

Not counting my vintage bikes which are a whole other riding experience entirely this is the first small bore bike I've had since my XL250 which I bought new in 1986. 8 miles home is not much of a test ride, but I can already tell I'm going to have a lot of fun on this bike. I figure it is a good 90 pounds lighter than my KLR with the same amount of fuel on board. Might not make me a better rider, but it should be a lot easier picking it up when I fall over.

[Danjal]

Originally Posted by RallycarJon

It's delicious kool-aid though. If I find one for the right price I plan on unloading my KLX250 for one.

That much better than the klx250?

[swingset]

Originally Posted by Benly

Might not make me a better rider, but it should be a lot easier picking it up when I fall over.

If you put it on the trails, it will absolutely make you a better rider.

[Danjal]

Or blue can still trump orange...


But, why would anyone limit themselves to poorer equipment unless there's an underlying reason? Your skills can only improve as far as your equipment allows most times. Far too many times I've ran into this.

[ruppster]

Originally Posted by swingset

Or mebbe something in between?

WR450

Slap a plate on, bulletproof motor, EFI, a little lighter than the WRR and lots more balls.

That's what everyone is waiting for. Retail would be $9k-9500 as a guess, local dealer & I discussed this before I picked up a used 250.

[ruppster]

Originally Posted by Benly

... I figure it is a good 90 pounds lighter than my KLR with the same amount of fuel on board. Might not make me a better rider, but it should be a lot easier picking it up when I fall over.

I guessed 100-125 lighter than my KLR650. Its much more nimble too.

A guy has to figure out what he wants a bike to do, that's what I found was the hardest part.

BTW the WRR & I picked this up on Sunday, but I still don't exactly understand the points system.

[MrFurious]

Originally Posted by RallycarJon

It's delicious kool-aid though. If I find one for the right price I plan on unloading my KLX250 for one.

I really don't see the huge advantage of the WRR over the KLX250S, especially when you can get the 351 kit and larger carb for it and still be well under the price of the WRR. Yes you loose the fuel-injection, but in my book that's a good thing as I can fix most any carb problem on the trail. You can also still add an OEM kick-starter kit for the KLX for $300 - something you can't do with the WRR.

Originally Posted by swingset

I dunno... Yeah, you'll be changing more oil and checking valves...but I'd bet the pee-pee tingle you get when you're on the dirt just might make it worth it. 26lbs lighter, and double the HP to the ground and way better brakes and sproingers. Of course, you'll be writing a lot bigger check.

Hard to argue against the KTM unless you start talking about the cost or maintenance. The 350 and 500 EXC-F's are essentially the Ferrari of the D/S world. They have all the fancy bells and whistles and are faster than a Skyline Chili induced bowel evacuation, but it all comes at the expense of affordability and bulletproof reliability.

Originally Posted by swingset

Or mebbe something in between?



Slap a plate on, bulletproof motor, EFI, a little lighter than the WRR and lots more balls.

Seems the street-legal version of a WR450F has been available in other markets (Europe and Australia) for quite awhile so it's not as much of a long shot as some might think. Whether it shares the same race-bred WRF engine or has a more maintenance friendly and less powerful engine like the WR250R is the question.

[SCQTT]

Originally Posted by ruppster

That's what everyone is waiting for. Retail would be $9k-9500 as a guess, local dealer & I discussed this before I picked up a used 250.

I'm pretty sure that is not going to happen. I wish it would, but it is not going to. Lots of politics involved with corporate air quality issues. Yamaha had to kill several 2 stoke outboards to keep the 2 stroke MX bikes. Even more difficult for stuff with a plate.

Much easier when you bring in a small amount of units, such as ....KTM, Husqvarna, Beta, Husaberg, TM.............the rules only apply to people bringing in a bunch of units.

[z@ch]

Like it's hard to make a wr450 street legal in Ohio...

[swingset]

Originally Posted by ruppster

That's what everyone is waiting for. Retail would be $9k-9500 as a guess, local dealer & I discussed this before I picked up a used 250.

The one I pictured is the WR450F, which is already available...obviously not street legal from the factory but that matters little in Ohio.

Frankly, I'd choose it over the WR450R, if it should ever be a choice. The F will be lighter, better sprung for offroad, and retain the kicker option.

It's all what you're into I guess, but my bias is more towards offroad and less towards road. I'll give up some street comfort for trail manners.

FWIW, the Yamaha place out in Hebron has a new leftover 2012 WR450F right now for $6499, that's a lot of bike for the $$.

[Mikef5000]

It's easy to make a wr450f street legal, but I want a wr450R; with a subframe, high output alternator, and extended maintenance intervals.

Heck, a wr250r has many internals from an R1; I wouldn't mind one bit if they made a 'wr450r' with simply a parallel twin of the same idea. Tune it for low/mid range power, and let it rip!