Help: XR250 set ups

[dreamer87]

What are XR250's like on the normal roads, any good?

What speeds can it cruise at on the Motorway without thrashing the hell out of it?

Looking at getting one to sit some tests, gone from large off road bikes to small road bike now back to a off road bike but smaller than used to so just wondering how the XR250's perform on the road as I want one I can use on and off to have fun on the farm and to tiki tour around the place with, again for fun.

[pete-blen]

What are XR250's like on the normal roads, any good?

What speeds can it cruise at on the Motorway without thrashing the hell out of it?

Looking at getting one to sit some tests, gone from large off road bikes to small road bike now back to a off road bike but smaller than used to so just wondering how the XR250's perform on the road as I want one I can use on and off to have fun on the farm and to tiki tour around the place with, again for fun.

mine will sit on 100kph..
But I like 80kph..
DOHC ,air cooled model

[dreamer87]

mine will sit on 100kph..
But I like 80kph..
DOHC ,air cooled model

Sounds like a good speed range, so pretty good bike for around town then I guess too?

What year model is yours?

[pete-blen]

Sounds like a good speed range, so pretty good bike for around town then I guess too?

What year model is yours?

around town no probs...
its a 05 XR250 Tornado..
( it prob a lesser version of the XR250R?? )
theres one on TM at the moment

complaits with it....
No kick starter...
drum rear brake...
seats to hard...

[NordieBoy]

If you can, go for an XR250L.
Upside down front end and discs front and rear.

zerax used to tool around on one.

It survived him abusing it...


The XR250Z is pretty cool though too...

[merv]

I have the XR250L. Compared to the XR250R it has a slightly milder tune engine, runs a CV carb, has electric start, runs taller gearing and has a steel petrol tank. This is the same model zerax had. Basically it has a 40 tooth rear sprocket whereas the R had a 48 as far as I remember. This means mine will show 130 on the speedo reasonably easily so crusing at 100 is no worries.

If it is an R you are talking about then on the road will probably go close to the same speed and if you do a lot of road work on it I'd say gear it up a bit by changing one of the sprockets and it should be slightly faster than mine coz it has the higher power engine - large header pipes, higher compression I think.

So the R was more the dirt version, though they came road legal, whereas the L is the more road oriented version.

As a bike I like my L, just wish it was 25kg lighter.

[T.W.R]

Things were so less complicated 20 odd years ago
Didn't hesitate to do 1000km adventures

[dreamer87]

Thanks for the replys guys.

What about a KLX250 compared to a XR250

[NordieBoy]

Thanks for the replys guys.

What about a KLX250 compared to a XR250

Mo betterer.

Apart from being green.

A lot more modern.

[zeRax]

lol


ahoy!

whats sort of a budget are you on?

[Eddieb]

lol


ahoy!

whats sort of a budget are you on?

It sounds like Zerax has a deal for you.

[dreamer87]

lol


ahoy!

whats sort of a budget are you on?

Changes depending on what is put in front of me

Have you got something of interest?

[zeRax]

im selling my WR250R, best 250 dual purpose hands down in my and probably everyone elses opinion :P

was going to throw on trademe for 6500 reserve 2008, 10171 km's

good tyres etc etc yawn yawn, was probably going to sell the safari tank seperately at that price thou, expensive thing it was !

[Transalper]

pfft! I wish I hadn't read that zeRax, actually even more than that I wish I had the money to do something about it now that I have read it.
Oh well time to get out the forget it stick or just use the wall again... ..... did someone say something?

[thepom]

ShitCarl, did,nt think you had enough room in your garage for another bike......