250-500cc '99 CR250 to WR tranny swap?

Curious, there is a '99 CR250 for sale locally and was thinking of picking it up. Besides the obvious questions like is there anything in particular I should look for when checking it out, I was curious about the transmission.

See, I don't ride MX at all. I'm strictly a single track/off road kind of guy. I'm thinking the CR gears might not work so well on the ST. So, I was wondering if I could swap the whole transmission from a WR into the cases if the CR gearbox didn't work for me? Also, is this a 6 or 5 speed gearbox?

Any help and/or guidance would be greatly appreciated!

99 was the year they went to 5 speed gear boxes in both. The WR 5 speed is an actual wide ratio 5 speed through 01. From 02 on the wr has the same tranny as the one in the CR. They still use that CR 5 speed in the 2011 WR250/300. The old 6 speeds swap in with some other parts thrown in. If you want the 6 speed just buy Kelly's 94WXC250.

Thanks for the info. As for Kelly (BTW, my name too!), well, I don't know who he is, how far away he lives, or how much he wants for his bike. The one available locally is $950 obo. It looks to be well used but not abused.

So, how much can someone usually pick up the 6 speed setup for?

Well, anyone have anything else to add? It is coming down to the wire between this '99 CR 250 and a '97 Gas Gas EC 250 so I have to make a decision soon.

If the Gas Gas is in good shape I would go for that, I'm fairly sure that engine is counter balanced and already has a six speed. Could you post a pic of both.

OK, here are some pics.

Man, that's a tough call, I had an 01 CR and it was pretty good in the woods but could be a handful at times. I had planned on doing the gear swap, but the bike grenaded on me. As for gearing it was a little soft( read as prone to stalling) at crawling speeds, and i knew I couldn't cruise at 60+. The Gas Gas appears to be in good shape and is probably wired for lights. I would say it the better trail bike, but if your after power the EC won't hold a candle to the CR or a WR for that matter. If you do get the CR it is fairly easy and inexpensive to swap to the WR form.

Well, the guy with the CR is asking $950 and the GG guy $1200.

The only reason I am after another bike is that I want something while I'm rebuilding my KDX. It will be down for a few as I'm going completely through the engine, getting RB to do his magic to the carb and head, re-valve and rebuild F&R suspensions, plastics, auto-clutch, etc. Basically, the works!. Yes, I love my KDX that much and don't plan on ever getting rid of it!

Anyways, I want something that will be as good as my KDX in the tight technical stuff.

I wouldnt go to all the trouble and expence buying a used bike and changing tranny's, I would just buy what Im looking for.
Maybe look into the klx300, that sounds like what you are looking for. A pre owned klx300 that has all the free mods is a nice st bike.
I have one and like it a lot, you can go one better, by putting 1994 kx 250 forks on it.
Mike