Yamaha WR250R Mega Thread

[CopaMundial]

Originally Posted by scottmac

One of the things that stokes me the most about
this bike is you can ride it hard, just bring it
home and park it in the garage and it's ready to
go the next day.

What garage?
I keep mine in my shed... lol.

[montesa_vr]

Originally Posted by kawagumby

I wonder if that was done on purpose to provide a heat sink for the fuel pump when out of usable fuel.

What a clever thought! You could be right.

Originally Posted by RichardU

A simpler and more accurate method would be, run the bike until it quits, add one gallon, run the bike until it quits again. Is it possible that's what they did?

No.

To be fair, they also recorded high/low/average mileage for their test, so the one gallon stunt was not the only measure of mileage. The results were:
250 Rebel 70/54/64
WR250R 68/54/64
Ninja 250 61/51/56
DRZ400SM 60/45/51

So the Yamaha was the clear mileage winner, but the Suzuki was the bike the testers preferred as a commuter. Surprisingly, the Kawasaki was the bike people complained about as "buzzy." A tester talked about hitting the shift lever for the Suzuki's non existent 6th gear. And they described the WR as "astoundingly smooth at 72 mph or so."

Originally Posted by rickypanecatyl

I was just wondering abou the reliability of the WRR?

We won't know for sure for a few years, but on paper there is no reason to believe the WRR won't be a 100,000 mile engine. The engine operates at a conservative piston speed in spite of the high rpm, and the pieces have already been proven on Yamaha's R1.

[MoBill]

Originally Posted by kawagumby

I've had mine for about 3 months also, mostly off-road on really rough demanding trails. No problems at all. On thumpertalk the only problem I've seen is one guy who had clutch problems after using his WRR to drag firewood around his yard. No kidding.

Love that...

[Jaynen]

It was fallen trees as in logs not just firewood ;p

[MoBill]

I see flatlands skidplate listed in this thread...but didn't drill the link. Anyone? Online search might be limited by the pipeline here...dunno.

[rickypanecatyl]

Originally Posted by scottmac

I've had mine for seven months now.

It sat all through July while I was nursing a broken leg
but I've got a little over 3500 miles on mine to date.

.

Wow! 3,500 miles already - that's impressive!

Thanks for the feedback guys. I'd still love to hear it if either someone makes it to 10,000 miles with no major problems or has a major problem :)

Hoping for the best for you!

Rick

[rickypanecatyl]

Cyborg I did make it to Woodinville, Wa for a couple weeks but was insanely busy the whole time.

I saw a guy just down the road from me with a WR250R and always wondered if that was you. It was off Maltby road - only 1/2 a mile from where I was staying.

So who wins the reliability marathon between the Ape and the WRR?

Ricky

[GodSilla]

Originally Posted by rickypanecatyl

Wow! 3,500 miles already - that's impressive!

Thanks for the feedback guys. I'd still love to hear it if either someone makes it to 10,000 miles with no major problems or has a major problem :)

Hoping for the best for you!

Rick

Just for you......http://www.advrider.com/forums/showthread.php?t=390890

[NashvegasNeal]

Originally Posted by rickypanecatyl

Wow! 3,500 miles already - that's impressive!

Thanks for the feedback guys. I'd still love to hear it if either someone makes it to 10,000 miles with no major problems or has a major problem :)

Hoping for the best for you!

Rick

3800 miles in 2 months on mine. No break downs yet (knock, knock). Almost time for back tire though.

[DirtFarmer]

Originally Posted by morriswf

I see flatlands skidplate listed in this thread...but didn't drill the link. Anyone? Online search might be limited by the pipeline here...dunno.

Just put mine on last week, very nicely done. Great Fit!



http://www.flatlandracing.com/

[gordo5]

Originally Posted by NashvegasNeal

No break downs yet (knock, knock).

Need to use a higher octane fuel?

[MoBill]

Originally Posted by DirtFarmer

Just put mine on last week, very nicely done. Great Fit!



http://www.flatlandracing.com/

LOL, that link should be a no-brainer. I'll save it for home...not working for some reason here...that is not uncommon...thanks for posting it.

[NashvegasNeal]

Originally Posted by gordo5

Need to use a higher octane fuel?

always! 91min. rec. I have always used 93.

[Gargoyle]

Skid plates are an essential add on IMHO.

But, I am really pleased that I put on a better set of pegs.

[cyborg]

Originally Posted by rickypanecatyl

Cyborg I did make it to Woodinville, Wa for a couple weeks but was insanely busy the whole time.

I saw a guy just down the road from me with a WR250R and always wondered if that was you. It was off Maltby road - only 1/2 a mile from where I was staying.

So who wins the reliability marathon between the Ape and the WRR?
Ricky

Could have been. Dude you were within a 1/2 mile of my house since I live on Maltby, no excuse not to come by.....