250-500cc what wrong with the wr250?

i have an 08 wr 250.

have raced and trail rode it no problems.

what i don,t like is the suspension the 45mm shiver is crap.
the bike is also a bit tall. Black fuel tank is a pain in the arse, clear please.
i don,t mind that it is old school, the bike is bullet proof.

i am in the process of grafting on a yamaha YZ front end, if i can get some decent KYB suspension on it, i will love it again.

Be nice if the japs did a nice two stroke enduro bike!

My 2010 CR 300 has KYBs up front and a Ohlien shock in the rear Bike works about the best you could ask for being what it is Contact zip Ty Racing for help in suspention

I bought a 2011 wr 250 new three months ago for 5000 dollars and I replaced the mikuni with a keihin. Im 44 years old and have rode ktms for the last 10 years and this is my first new bike. The motor makes really good power across the board and the fork and shock do a great job. Im satisafied to save 2000 to 2500 over the ktm. I understand the husky is a little dated but for the average trail rider it doesnt make much difference. Im ktm buddies say they would buy the husky if they were in the market for a new bike.

On my wr250 urrently using 14/45 front/ rear sprockets for a little better manners on the roads- works fine in tighter Eastern enduros. Good reliable platform.

Interesting- using the mikunis on my wr's-'02, '06, '07 at about 250feet to 1500 feet.
Have them working fine so far-lottsa miles.

I never wanted a WR 250. I got the chance to ride a friends and was hooked. It was everything I was looking for in a woods /race bike. I have put a pipe, chain guide, trail tech vapor and sprung it correctly. The jetting that it had off the dealer floor is still in it and the bike tips. I'm glad I got one. Maybe the reason u don't hear about all the cool boltons is because the bike doesn't need them.

That payment you speak about would be a lot less than your cable or cell phone bill

I love my 09 wr250 the only other bike i might prefer to it in some situations is my 00 wr250, I don't understand when some say the clutch is really stiff though, to me the husky clutch is sweet compared to any other clutch even hydro(just cant stand the spongy feel) and I never lube the cable.

^^^ Same here, to me the clutch is fairly easy, much easier than the KX250 I had previously. Also as far as suspension goes, the Husky is better than the KX once I had LTR set it up for me. My KX250 also had suspension set up for me and was never as good as the WR.

I'll second that - I can't believe people think the clutch is heavy! light as a feather with good feel through a cable. I have a 1981 YZ465 if you want to feel a real man clutch, pull that in more than 6 times and your forearm bleeds!

I guess the current WR 250/300's are underrated. I have a couple of hundred miles since new this winter on it and I love it. I bought it cheap (leftover) and did a lot to it. I am going to put a review up this week on what I did and how it has worked.

In the last 12 years I have owned 6 KTM's, a Gas Gas and two Yammie 250F's. I like the Husky best.

My '04 with 50mm FBF TC forks is still competitive with KTM.

It's good for tall guys the new KTM's are really tight seat to pegs.

if u don't mind kickstarting it is a fine bike.....very reliable.