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Mate has a 2008/10 WR250 and loves it, borrowed it once to do some mild trails and yeah, its no dirt bike/ 2 stroke enduro weapon, suspension is a bit basic compared to the proper bikes, has very little down low (compared to 2s) and on a roads is able to get to 70mph (75 indicicated assumed that was probably about 68 real mph), but in the same way a 125 gets to 70mph, eventually and its not happy about it!
B roads between trails/lanes is exactly what its for and is great for that.
Not very good on fuel, but then what trail orientated bike is!
He's had a lot of miles on it (north of England going to all the green lanes and general messing about) and only thing was a seized swing arm bolt. Think it also likes eating clutchs and dirtying its oil (service is in hours not miles, as is more dirt orientated).Not sure if Beta make a trail bike with lights/reg, but would hazard a guess that it would be the best in class, every other Beta i've known mates to have, they've always raved about them.
KTM is nice, but so much money imo.Considering this year getting rid of my overweight BMW dual sport (90's) and getting a 250L and a Triumph ST 1050. Satisfies both ends of the spectrum of things I do without spending much.
ST 1050 2005 to 2011 really don't go for very much, fancied a VFR ( 800 non vtec or 1st gen vtec) but everyone that I've been to see in the past year has been a bit of a dog, not even high miles, just very ratty for the money they are asking. Don't think Triumph's build quality is upto as much, but borrowed a mates 2009 bike and loved it, sporty (ish) AND toury AND sounds good. Win?
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Despite years of thinking I'd like a fire breathing 2 stroke Husaberg enduro, when looking into it I can't see how it'd work. Like track days, the guys who are really into it are often tradespeople with a spare vans for transporting bikes which makes the enduro service intervals slightly less eyewatering. After a few days of reading online I've come to the conclusion when intervals are measured in hours (or the bike needs an hour meter) I'm out. This admission hopefully opens up some modest green lane touring.
Been playing with the idea of buying another bike this year and something with knobbly tyres makes more sense as opposed to another superbike. Think I've come to the conclusion that a Honda XR400R could be a good allrounder so will keep watching eBay and most likely annoy you all with more questions as I change my mind serval times.
Not to be a be a bad influence but thought this was quite a good deal. Also I get the point about having two different bikes that roughly cost the same as something fancier but ultimately is good at just one thing.
jambon
Does anyone know if using a Yamaha WR250F or KTM 250/350 EXC-F as a dual sport would be utter misery on the road? The Honda CRF250L seems like the sensible choice but looks pretty pedestrian. I know dual sports are a compromise, but does a lightweight (100kg-ish) bike that can sit at 70mph exist?