Swap 610 for WR 300

I also posed this in the 2 stroke section to get a perspective from both sides of the fence.

I have the opportunity to swap my very neat '08 610 with 7K kms on the clock for an almost new '13 WR 300. What do you guys think?

Unfortunately it will make my my beloved '08 RM250 which is sorted for woods riding redundant and I would probably sell that. My KTM 950SE will be roped in to do the work the 610 did before.

My 950SE can do the pavement.

I wouldn't.

But before anyone gets excited, it's not because I don't like the WR. See my bikes; I have a 2006 610 and a 2012 WR300.

Here's the thing: you already have a good woods 2-stroke in your RM, and it sounds like you have it set up the way you like it. It doesn't make sense to replace your 610 with a WR.

Now, selling your RM and buying a WR, that might make some more sense, but honestly, if the RM is sorted, why bother?

I love love LOVE my WR, but if I had to cull the herd I would sell it and keep my 610. If you can only have one bike, the 610 is a really, really good choice.

Oh, I totally agree. But, it seems to me like a 2-stroke, a 610, and a 950SM is pretty darn good specialization. It's pretty similar to my garage. Trading the 610 for another 2-stroke seems like a step in the wrong direction...

If I came across a blue plated WR250\300 that someone would trade even for, I'd do it. But my needs may well be different. What I thought I wanted back then & what I want now are quite different.Now I just want a street legal 2 smoke with pavement being a necessary evil to connect trails.

Here are my current bikes; the cruiser in the background does not count