Leper Messiah
Active Member
- Aug 18, 2014
- 570
I second thumper talk, lots of mods to your bike can be found on there. Here's mine
View attachment 201387
It's for sale to!
both good machines. some of it depends on your intended use. the dr has more suspension travel and offers a 400cc balance between weight and power. but if your off road time is more like fire roads than technical stuff you don't have to worry about that and a klr650 or even a versys or vstrom would likely be fine.
80's overhead valve 250's put out about 17hp, modern overhead cam 250's put out about 25. the overhead cam ones have no problem hitting 90mph and maintaining speed on inclines. I've got a modern overhead valve (90's Honda tech) that tops out about 65-70)
never heard of it, will have to keep it in mind as it sounds like a good time.
modern day yz250f are putting out 40hp from the factory
true, I tend to keep my head mostly in the street legal lines (which happens to be what the OP was asking about), of which 39hp is the norm for 300-400cc bikes.
the wr250 and xt250 are yamaha's dual sport options with 11.8:1 or 9.5:1 compression rations respectively instead of the yz250's 13.5:1 compression.
Shenandoah 500 is coming up in october. Its a fantastic dualsport. Camp overnight with a dew hundred other dualsporters. The local firehall puts up meals. All you can eat breakfasts and spagetti dinners. Top shelf organization. Its a 2 day event. About 500 miles of trails in 2 days. Spaces fill up fast.