somewheredude Posted July 6, 2016 Share Posted July 6, 2016 I've been looking at moving from a KLR650 to the WR250r and was wondering if anyone else has made such a move from a big heavy dual sport bike to a lighter dual sport bike. I enjoy trail riding. The KLR is capable of doing this, but I'm always very cautious where I take the bike because of its heavy weight (approx. 500lbs with my set up) and when the bike does tip over you can imagine it's always a scare thing since I always am traveling alone to get the bike back up. I know the wr250r is a lighter bike, people I have read about who use it as such a trail bike seem to really enjoy the bike. I hate that the gas tank is so small, since I currently will ride about 150 to 250 miles on trails when I go out on my KLR, but am willing to work a lighter bike if it means it will save my back should it tip over as compared to the KLR. If anyone has made such a switch, what has your experience been? Do you regret the move or are you glad you switched? Knowing a 250cc won't win any speed races, (though neither would a KLR650) do you feel it's fast enough on the trails and basic commuting to and from trails ( about 45 mins each way to the trails and back)? Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
blackhat250 Posted July 9, 2016 Share Posted July 9, 2016 Yip . lightness is king,, go for it, Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
KevtheRev Posted July 10, 2016 Share Posted July 10, 2016 Have you ridden the WR250 ? If it's the 2 stroke version you might be surprised as to how fast they are . As for the tank range issue , Acerbis or somebody will make a larger one I'm sure . 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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