250-500cc Help me decide on WR250

If you don't have a "cage" in the air filter it will try to suck in on you. You need to get a filter cage.

Did you find parts diagrams?

I have it done already. Without cutting the pipe, just drilled it off. Air vent cutted and welded. But that's not enough. Looks like it's smith else in the pipe that restricts exhaust flow. I've found out it with air compressor. Compare with my old yz pipe it clearly has smith more inside. I was thinking to cut all the pipe to see what else is inside but not sure I can weld it back.

I've made the cage out of airrestriter, looks almost like original)))

No I haven't found parts diagram nor online parts supplier. I'll appreciate if somebody can help me with it.

http://www.outbackmx.com/manuals.htm

There will be a parts manual on that page you can download.

Get it jetted correctly and it will start 1st kick. Yes you have to get up over the bars a little and kick down and back but once you get the technique down it's no problem.

I have an 09 WR250 that I ride in the woods and I prefer it over my GasGas 200 with Ohlins front and back, which is known to be one of the premier woods bikes made.

been kickin this bucket of bolts for two days now, after an experienced committee of riders have taken their shot of it ,studied it carefully , and used EVERY technique to fire it up ...and we did get it running at times.its no premier machine, my foots black n blue my knees swollen and i can barely walk. jetting maybe an improvement once its running buts there more than that going on here.gonna load it up and return it . lets see what they say

When new, mine was jetted rich and the float level was too high, it would want to foul the plug and I'd kick until I was wore out. Now it's one kick even when cold. I lean the bike to the left until it pees out the overflow, pull the choke and first kick it's running. Yours will come around with a little tweaking... hang in there.

check the spark plug cap

i pull and clean the plug, we checked the gap as well as spark, i lean the bike to the left to let out the overflow, choke on or off, fuel on ,then fuel off etc etc . you name it we tried it . when we do get it running and let it get hot it still wont restart and the longer it runs the crappier it runs !! if i ever got stuck in a technical spot in the trails im screwed ! and getting the bike into neutral when it does run is like the wheres Waldo game. because of the mis-designed placement of the kick-start lever you have to prop up the bike or place a milk crate under your opposite foot to stand the bike up . and im 6'4"

spark plug cap?

ill check it , but even after pulling the plug and cleaning it it still dont fire

just went through the whole thing again !! no luck , thanks for the help . im going to return the bike to the dealer and get the bike i originally went in for. the husaberg 300 ,E-Start and a 6 speed or the 300 xcw

I had problems with the kill switch causing an intermittent misfire/stop evry few hundred metres. Just unplug it behind the headlight shroud. It takes two seconds to disconnect / reconnect and is worth a try.

I know you shouldn't have to with a new bike but, for the purpose of getting it started to sort out jetting why are you kicking it? give it a push.

Without trying to antagonise you are you sure you really want a two stroke? Any make will require jetting wether it is electric start or not. As I am sure most on here will agree it is worth perservering with the Husky as they are just as rewarding if not more so than any other brand.

So far as the kick start, once you have the bike running properly they do usually start 1st kick meaning the kickstart position doesn't make any noticable difference.

What jetting do you have in there now?

aside from these issues , as i study this bike its a horse an wagon in a a world of modern transportation.its low price and for some good bang for your buck but you get what you pay for. steel frame, 5 speed ,very basic bike like a 1970 Hodaka that should only weigh about 210 to 215 lbs yet weighs the same of other 300s and some 4 strokes with e-starts and 6 speeds etc. im not knocking the bike but if it was 15 lbs lighter than the KTM or the other 300s than i could justify the lack of conveniences .i still like the bike , besides i was told it was a 6 speed when i bought it

Go orange and go home

It sounds like you bought the bike on an impulse and it probably isn't the bike for you. You spent the time to read the spec sheet and learn the weights of various bikes yet you didn't know it was a 5 speed when you bought it.. seriously?