Which 250 is the best?

[Adux]

size of fuel tank is important, I have a 09 KLX250s nice bike 7.7L tank, with FMF pipe 119 km to res on road criusing.

Agreed, I have a 08 KLX250S, cycleworks exhaust, easy to gain more power with a few mods and good fuel economy.

[fridayflash]

my bet would be xr250 (post '96)
then drz, then ttr, and yup ive ridden them all offroad and on road, ive always been a bit biased towards xr's and
to be honest theyre all great bikes, but the twin cam engines in the suzuk and yamaha just dont feel anywhere
near as gutsy as the honda, the rfvc engine loves to rev and will hang on to those revs.

quite apart from what ive just said...have you considered a gas gas pampera or yamaha dt230?

[fridayflash]

i should also add that xrjohnny has a drz250 which i think he might sell, and its local.......

[Night Falcon]

my bet would be xr250 (post '96)
then drz, then ttr, and yup ive ridden them all offroad and on road, ive always been a bit biased towards xr's and
to be honest theyre all great bikes, but the twin cam engines in the suzuk and yamaha just dont feel anywhere
near as gutsy as the honda, the rfvc engine loves to rev and will hang on to those revs.

quite apart from what ive just said...have you considered a gas gas pampera or yamaha dt230?

havent looked at the gas gas but have considered 230's, CRF DT even went for a road trip last weekend to check out the Forza 230 pro and would have bought one then and there but they had sold out few days before. Since then I've had another look at 250's which at the end of the day arnt that much heavier than 230's but they do tend to be better specked and more grunt of course.

i should also add that xrjohnny has a drz250 which i think he might sell, and its local.......

hummm verly interesting

[Night Falcon]

Super Sherpa FTW...
Unless you're a really lanky bugger...

I did have a look at those but thought they looked a tad porky plus the only one i could find was way too much money for my meager budget. The last time I was called lanky was in 1978 on the dance floor at the senior citizens hall disco in Blenheim...but I was wearing a body shirt so it didn't count

[GSers]

I did have a look at those but thought they looked a tad porky plus the only one i could find was way too much money for my meager budget. The last time I was called lanky was in 1978 on the dance floor at the senior citizens hall disco in Blenheim...but I was wearing a body shirt so it didn't count

Marty if you want to have a look at one of these (Super Sherpa) next time you are down call in and I will drag ours out of the shed and fire it up. Feels a bit small to me but they are basic and reliable no radiators you see a stockman come up now and then at reasonable money. Bought this for her indoors (low seat height) it has only done 2000 kms so I think we will keep until I need to down size. I would love to play with it but at this stage its to tidy. Got some RM 125 upside down forks in the shed that would go good on it.
GSers

[Night Falcon]

Marty if you want to have a look at one of these (Super Sherpa) next time you are down call in and I will drag ours out of the shed and fire it up. Feels a bit small to me but they are basic and reliable no radiators you see a stockman come up now and then at reasonable money. Bought this for her indoors (low seat height) it has only done 2000 kms so I think we will keep until I need to down size. I would love to play with it but at this stage its to tidy. Got some RM 125 upside down forks in the shed that would go good on it.
GSers

Thanks bro. sounds like a good excuse for a coffee and chinwag in the man cave. Plus check out progress on that project you got goin . will give ya a bell next time I'm passin through.

[alane]

As GSers said they are BASIC & RELIABLE
There was a guy on the Super Sherpa thread on ADV rider that wanted another motor for his ,as the original had done an unbelieveable 230,000 km & was getting a bit tired.

Front shocks are a bit of a let down if you want to travel @ speed over ruff ground.

Motor goe,s much better if exhaust is derestricted. I cut my can & removed the baffel.
I,m not shure if bigger headers are available.

Another plus --- as far as I know ,apart from the paint job,nothing has changed since they were introduced in 1997.Therefor ,purchaseing one of any year ,as long as its in good nick,should,nt make much difference.
The Stockman,being a popular farmbike,means there are plenty of secondhand parts available.

The BEST thing though --- is they,re just the opposite to a big pig to ride ---- light ---nimble ----- not much power ,of course,compared to a bigger bike,but skipping up & down through the gears (6 speed -- well spaced) & flicking round corners like your on a thistle down, makes up for all of that.

CHEERS AL.

[fridayflash]

well priced pampera on trademe atm, the general idea behind them was a trail friendly 'trials' bike
super light at 90kgs roadkitted! they look rather compact, which may or may not be a good thing depending on your size

[Pickle]

Does NZ get the Yamaha WR250R?? great little bike alloy frame fuel injected, 6 spd , put the big fuel tank on & a pipe , low maintenance will sit on 100 to 120kmh all day - might be bit pricey but great bike

[thommo77]

Does NZ get the Yamaha WR250R?? great little bike alloy frame fuel injected, 6 spd , put the big fuel tank on & a pipe , low maintenance will sit on 100 to 120kmh all day - might be bit pricey but great bike

Yep. Been on the market for 5 years now. Out on it's own performance-wise, but also price-wise when stacked up against the other Jap makes. Was $4k dearer new than my new KLX250s in 2008.

[Night Falcon]

Does NZ get the Yamaha WR250R?? great little bike alloy frame fuel injected, 6 spd , put the big fuel tank on & a pipe , low maintenance will sit on 100 to 120kmh all day - might be bit pricey but great bike

Yes they are available in NZ for about 11K new. Great bike and would be my first choice 250 if I had the doe. Very cool bike

[GPS MAN]

Good Luck