wr450 questions

[marks]

Thanks again guys for the advice and suggestions.

I now have 80 odd hours on the bike and the last 30 odd I have really focused on clutch control - what a difference it makes. I am amazed that the clutch seems unfazed by the beating it gets in tight conditions but I really feel that I'm getting to grips with the bike now.

In hindsight it wasn't wise going from 10 months on a chinese 200 straight to a wr450 but thats what can happen when heart over rules brain.

I ordered a rekluse clutch in early January and it finally turned up yesterday - I'm not so sure I need it any more

I'm also giving up on the 450 as an adventure bikes - getting sick of this sort of stuff...



so my mission today is to strip off all the road crap (after a good water blasting needed as a result of this)

thanks again for all the advice - it really helped

cheers

Mark

[merv]

I'm also giving up on the 450 as an adventure bikes

Mate that's not adventuring you were doing, that's hard out trail when you are in muck like that.

If I were you, if you do take the road gear off, put it all back on again for the Capital Coast because you'll just so love that on the WR.

[dammad1]

Good stuff Mark, once you get that clutch control sorted it can be quite satisfying what you can do with the bike.

[Reckless]

I'm actually trading down in frame and engine size to try and increase my skill and learning rate. We just sold my sons Cr125. He likes my Cr250 so instead of buying another 250 I'm going to get a Ktm200 (its 2smoke only for us) and we can share bikes. He's also a taller (6'2") than me so the Cr250 probably suits him. With its 125 frame size and slightly less power. I recon I'll do better on the 200. I read the Cr250 has about 49hp and the Ktm200 has 38hp. But power to weight ratio probably brings them close to each other. That's until I stick my fat 95 Kilos on the seat.
At my age and ability I recon its the best decision from what I have observed big horsepower doesn't mean faster or easier in MX or x country.
I have two good riding buddies we are similar skill and my mate with the YZ250F never has any trouble having lesser HP than my Cr250 or my other mates 07 Wr450 so I'm going smaller.
Your bike looks in good nick and if your riding trails like the ones in the pics it may well be worth swapping to a bike more suited to you and your riding.
Just my 2c

[marks]

My son and I swap bikes regularly (he's got a KDX200) and while I love 'flickyness' and light weight of the KDX I would now rather be on the WR even on really tight trails - it just seems to be so very stable - its just goes over things that would upset the KDX.

Thats why I'm giving up on using the WR as an adventure bike (on a long run at 100km/hr its not a nice place to be plus it brought out the hooligan in me) - to make it a better trail bike. Yesterday I put on a yz back guard on to replace all the lights and crap on the back and a number board (is that what they are called?) to replace the headlight/speedo/ignition key etc etc.

The wr is definitely a long term keeper and I hope will ultimately make me a better rider than something softer would.

[merv]

So what are you going to ride on the CCA are you going to borrow the boy's 230 again? I said before you'd love the WR on the CCA - I'll be using my WR250F on it

[marks]

So what are you going to ride on the CCA are you going to borrow the boy's 230 again? I said before you'd love the WR on the CCA - I'll be using my WR250F on it

My son lost interest in the DT230 so I now own it so thats what I'll be using on the CCA. The DT is so much more comfortable on the road - its also seems more stable on gravel compared to the WR. Off road the WR is so much better than the DT that there is no real comparison.