Motorcycle Trader magazine, Adv article.

[NordieBoy]

Quite good (especially the sweet free beanie ) except for a couple of oopses...

In the lists of adventure bikes and the pros/cons...
1. The DR650 does not have "a comfortable seat".
2. The CRF230F is "not quite as road oriented as the Yamaha (WR250R) or as grunty" because it's not road legal and it's a 2 valve, drum rear brake, damper rod forked, air cooled, bored out XR200 with electric start whereas the WR is 4 valve, water cooled, fuel injected, twin disc'd, cartridged forked, twice the price goodness.



Ahh, I feel much better now.


As you were...

[MIXONE]

Yep wore the beanie to kid's sport this morning.Very handy.

[dino3310]

i put the beanie on straight away and the bugga's stitching come apart
nice to get some thing though

best thing about the 230's is when the cocky's buy em the put aggressive nobbly's on them so i can get the Trail wings of them cheap as chips

[Night Falcon]

Quite good (especially the sweet free beanie ) except for a couple of oopses...

In the lists of adventure bikes and the pros/cons...
1. The DR650 does not have "a comfortable seat".
2. The CRF230F is "not quite as road oriented as the Yamaha (WR250R) or as grunty" because it's not road legal and it's a 2 valve, drum rear brake, damper rod forked, air cooled, bored out XR200 with electric start whereas the WR is 4 valve, water cooled, fuel injected, twin disc'd, cartridged forked, twice the price goodness.



Ahh, I feel much better now.


As you were...

I concur....CRF's start at 250, the 230 is an XRF and is no good for getting overweight middle aged "once were worriers" up steep fire breaks

[fridayflash]

im enjoying my beanie too.........sadly itll be worn to work and be covered in dsut and overspray by this time next week, but its nice till then

dr650 seat comfy!!!??? id love to have them say that after 500 off k's!
things start getting a little tender after 200k's and by 400 it feels like im sitting on a railway track!! hehe

[bart]

I think the DR seat is fine....but I do spend half my time standing.

I'd better go get one of those beany things. 100% pure recycled coke bottles (polyester) I'd imagine.

[fridayflash]

I think the DR seat is fine....but I do spend half my time standing.

I'd better go get one of those beany things. 100% pure recycled coke bottles (polyester) I'd imagine.

...............and milk bottles bart

[BoristheBiter]

I concur....CRF's start at 250, the 230 is an XRF and is no good for getting overweight middle aged "once were worriers" up steep fire breaks

That might be because it is not aimed at overweight middle aged people.

[Night Falcon]

That might be because it is not aimed at overweight middle aged people.

my 16 year old nephew never told me that when he said " I bet ya can't get the 230 up the widow maker uncle porky"

[NordieBoy]

I concur....CRF's start at 250, the 230 is an XRF and is no good for getting overweight middle aged "once were worriers" up steep fire breaks

I love it. Sister-in-law (to be) is onto her second. It gets raced. MX, X-Country, Enduro-X, Beach races...

[Night Falcon]

I love it. Sister-in-law (to be) is onto her second. It gets raced. MX, X-Country, Enduro-X, Beach races...

versitility is the hallmark of the XR for sure.

[Monstaman]

I think the DR seat is fine....but I do spend half my time standing.

...afta a mountain bike seat the DR is a couch

How does one get a free beanie made from recycled coke bottles .... always into a freebee (dutch blood )

[NordieBoy]

...afta a mountain bike seat the DR is a couch

How does one get a free beanie made from recycled coke bottles .... always into a freebee (dutch blood )

By buying an $8 magazine (with an adv bit in it)...

[Monstaman]

By buying an $8 magazine

Counts me out 8 dollars is half a days riding in South America!!!

[warewolf]

Sister-in-law (to be) is onto her second. It gets raced. MX, X-Country, Enduro-X, Beach races...

... by all and sundry.