250 2 Smokers... Which flavor?

[honda_power]

leaning towards a 06-08 YZ eh... wouldnt mind a CR or a SX, but i dont think thats gonna happen. i have to sell my crf, and with the bel ray next week and raglan rox 4hr the following week, looks like itl be a few weeks before things get moving. unless that rugged yz turns out to be just dirty, and he wants to trade for my bike.

also tossing up getting another 125... shit my old rm was fun, and this pumpkin is damn cheap
http://www.trademe.co.nz/Trade-Me-Mo...-195502180.htm

what about you... you gonna change your name to flying300exc? haha. shit we might as well have tattooed it eh?

[flyingcr250]

leaning towards a 06-08 YZ eh... wouldnt mind a CR or a SX, but i dont think thats gonna happen. i have to sell my crf, and with the bel ray next week and raglan rox 4hr the following week, looks like itl be a few weeks before things get moving. unless that rugged yz turns out to be just dirty, and he wants to trade for my bike.

also tossing up getting another 125... shit my old rm was fun, and this pumpkin is damn cheap
http://www.trademe.co.nz/Trade-Me-Mo...-195502180.htm

what about you... you gonna change your name to flying300exc? haha. shit we might as well have tattooed it eh?

ha ha ha yea "seemed a good idea at the time" picking the KTM up this weekend might drop in to kimmys on the way home, and then atiamuri 2daya on the 25th

[Pierce]

can't believe how cheap that KX250 is. At that Price even I wouldn't mind riding a kawasaki haha. Looks nice from the pic too but ya never know, pics can be deceiving

[noobi]

Wasn't there something about the 07' sx's that wasn't very good, like the cylinder cracked or something?
And it happened to like ALL of them not just some?
Please correct me if I'm wrong

It depends what you want, obviously, I think that a 125 will me more fun and keep you on your toes having to keep it in the power all the time, whereas a 250 will have oodles more torque so will be more forgiveing in that respect and you won't need to rev in out so much!
But i rode a 04' CR250 and the brakes were Shit compared to my 125, they were very much either on or off, not progressive at all, even the owner said that they were shit and that it wasn't just the pads, he also said that out of the 250s, yz,kx,rm, etc the cr is the worst for bottom end and even then it was a tractor compared to my enduro 125

my 0.02c

[honda_power]

Wasn't there something about the 07' sx's that wasn't very good, like the cylinder cracked or something?
And it happened to like ALL of them not just some?
Please correct me if I'm wrong

It depends what you want, obviously, I think that a 125 will me more fun and keep you on your toes having to keep it in the power all the time, whereas a 250 will have oodles more torque so will be more forgiveing in that respect and you won't need to rev in out so much!
But i rode a 04' CR250 and the brakes were Shit compared to my 125, they were very much either on or off, not progressive at all, even the owner said that they were shit and that it wasn't just the pads, he also said that out of the 250s, yz,kx,rm, etc the cr is the worst for bottom end and even then it was a tractor compared to my enduro 125

my 0.02c

nah that was the 07 144s... the first lot had the problem, ktm recalled and fixed them all and all the ones sold after that were sweet.

[Danger]

'06 to '08 MX models hard to beat the RM250 for value for money. Outstanding handling chassis and cheap to buy new, nothing will cut to the inside turn like the Suzuki. Good engine as well. Makes a damn good off road bike too.
More money to spend and want a light light bike go the SX250 would be my next choice although the engines have been tamed down in these years and that could be a good thing if you want to double duty it for off road (you haven't really mentioned what sort of riding you want to do, bearing in mind all these MX'rs are aimed at riding Super X). If I didn't have the Suzuki option I would use one of these and use it for a light weight off road bike with some work as they all would need for my use.
The Yamaha would be the only other I would consider on merit of its engine being similar to the RM250 and decent suspenders but doesn't handle as quick as the Suzuki and its a bit dated looking and the blue plastic gets tatty very quickly.
Honda never finished developing the last generation of CR250's and the engine performance is a weak point along with the electronic engine management, jetting, vibration through the bars causing arm pump and foot pegs that feel too far forward creating a cramped riding position in my opinion and I'm traditionally a front end rider. If you are scared of the front end as many riders are and hang of the back that might not be a problem for you.
Kawasaki is also an outdated looking machine and its green with a funky linkage with those older AOSS forks and would be my very last choice, in fact I probably would never bother to go riding if I had one of those. Rather ride one than a Gas Gas though and thankfully they don't make a 250 MX'r (I hope) lol!
Just my opinions!
Good luck with your decision.

[alistair1]

Rather ride one than a Gas Gas though and thankfully they don't make a 250 MX'r (I hope) lol!

not sure if they still make it but.....http://www.behind-bars.co.uk/NewBike...X250OHLINS.htm

[Atomic]

Maico! up to 700cc 2 stroke with 80hp (surely capable of more!) or go for the tamer 500/320/250cc options and they seem to have all the trick stopping and bouncy bits on them.

http://www.maicouk.co.uk/html/mx.html

But really, I know nothing about them.

[honda_power]

'06 to '08 MX models hard to beat the RM250 for value for money. Outstanding handling chassis and cheap to buy new, nothing will cut to the inside turn like the Suzuki. Good engine as well. Makes a damn good off road bike too.
More money to spend and want a light light bike go the SX250 would be my next choice although the engines have been tamed down in these years and that could be a good thing if you want to double duty it for off road (you haven't really mentioned what sort of riding you want to do, bearing in mind all these MX'rs are aimed at riding Super X). If I didn't have the Suzuki option I would use one of these and use it for a light weight off road bike with some work as they all would need for my use.
The Yamaha would be the only other I would consider on merit of its engine being similar to the RM250 and decent suspenders but doesn't handle as quick as the Suzuki and its a bit dated looking and the blue plastic gets tatty very quickly.
Honda never finished developing the last generation of CR250's and the engine performance is a weak point along with the electronic engine management, jetting, vibration through the bars causing arm pump and foot pegs that feel too far forward creating a cramped riding position in my opinion and I'm traditionally a front end rider. If you are scared of the front end as many riders are and hang of the back that might not be a problem for you.
Kawasaki is also an outdated looking machine and its green with a funky linkage with those older AOSS forks and would be my very last choice, in fact I probably would never bother to go riding if I had one of those. Rather ride one than a Gas Gas though and thankfully they don't make a 250 MX'r (I hope) lol!
Just my opinions!
Good luck with your decision.

awesome advice there, thanks.

as for riding i do a bit of everything... one day ill be riding a cross country, the next ill be jumping fmx ramps... basically an all rounder. But as it looks now it will just have to be whatevers avalible and in my price range at the time my bike sells.

hell no, i wouldnt get a gas gas either haha.