CRF250L initial review

[ADVGD]

Holy crap!! didn't realize that the WR's were that powerful!

The WR250R is a great machine, nice looking, great suspension and 30+ horsepower. Ask any WR owner and there is normally very glowing things said about the bike.

Again, I am not trying to have a go at you with my replies, I have updated two sections of this article. The section "The straw that broke the camel's back" and the "In closing" section have been updated.

Once you read how I made the mistake of sinking $22,000 into a 250cc you may see that I am not trying to discredit what you are doing or rain on your parade, just offering insight to potential vulnerabilities of modifying a 250cc

[NordieBoy]

Do I read this correct: you checked whether removing the backfire screen made a difference and it didn't? Mind you, Suzuki screens could be less restrictive than Honda's, the CRF backfire screen was like a whole other airfilter. I've contacted EJK and will report back on their opinions as to whether airbox & screen mods help/harm/do nothing to assist the EJK tuner. It certainly "felt" better with the screen removed, but my butt has not officially qualified as a dyno.....yet!

Pro cycle in the states dyno'd before and after with no difference.
Mine was jetted slightly too lean and the next main was to big. Removing the screen let me run the next size up. The DR screen is a wire mesh disc that levies bigger all impedance to airflow, but I bent mine up removing it so it stays out.

[888]

The WR250R is a great machine, nice looking, great suspension and 30+ horsepower. Ask any WR owner and there is normally very glowing things said about the bike.

Again, I am not trying to have a go at you with my replies, I have updated two sections of this article. The section "The straw that broke the camel's back" and the "In closing" section have been updated.

Once you read how I made the mistake of sinking $22,000 into a 250cc you may see that I am not trying to discredit what you are doing or rain on your parade, just offering insight to potential vulnerabilities of modifying a 250cc

No worries! Comparing the two bikes was more than a bit of a stretch but it's so much fun getting all exited about a new bike The EJK cost me about $300NZ and I reckoned that it would give me more benefit than just slapping a FMF slip on exhaust on. Asides from some more protection (rad guard, bash plate) that's it for the upgrades. All other money is going into fuel/tires! Before I put the EJK on I was thinking that the CRF250L was ticket proof on the highway, not so much anymore! I might (read might) put a full FMF exhaust on next year, but that's alot of money...I could save some weight and get one of those lithium batteries...or I could just stop drinking and eating shit food. I could cut 10kilos easy By the way, excellent article on modding the 250cc (I had read it prior). My logic for getting the EJK is that it will give me the extra power when I need it, I don't need (or want) to ride the bike with the throttle pinned all the time (even though it was fun doing that while testing the EJK!). I also won't be loading the bike up with gear, two or three day trips around the North Island is enough for me- anything more than that and I bust out my KLR650!.