250-500cc WR300 opinions wanted

Ive been reading a few reviews on the Husky WR 300 and all the riders love the thing and cant say enough about how much power it has. Originally I was going to buy one instead of the 510 but they were the same price (discounted) so I got the 510.

Here is some video of the type of rides we do every weekend generally about 100-150klm loop with 2-3 fuel stops (FYI im not in this video)
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ujgT7...eature=related

Now Ive just purchased the txc 510 and to be honest would like something lighter to play on occassionally so will probably look at a second bike come Jan 2010.

In comparison for long haul desert enduro rides where torque is important to haul my a$$ up the face of a 30ft steep slip face on a dune would a 2T cut the mustard?

I weigh around 210lbs @ 6'2

A 300 would pull you around quite nicely. In terms of torque in sand, it won't be the linear pull of a big bore 4T, but it's about as close as you'll get to 4T linearity on a 2T.

My 300 lugs around off idle so well it's virtually impossible to stall it unless you try. The beauty of the WR 300 is the power at WOT. Scarey fast.

It has the power you need, my only concern would be the gearing.
The gear box feels very "close ratio", you could change your sprockets
to get the speed you will need for desert riding.
That will make first gear very tall, but I'm confident that motor can handle it.

Going by what Flyin stated it sounds like it will run similar to my old 450R. I had a 15 front sproket and starting of in 1st gear easily felt like 2nd. The top speed improved tho still didnt keep up with the 450X's out in the open.

Bone stock the bike is good for 70mph as verified by GPS in the Oregon desert. It may actually probably go a few MPH faster now that the motor is fully broken in. These motors are TIGHT when new.

The bike will climb anything just off idle, which is strange cause it doesn't feel like it has much low end grunt. It just chugs and chugs and doesn't stall. And when it does get onto the pipe it's an entirely new animal.

Jekyll and Hyde motor. The 1st half of the throttle pull is mild and the 2nd half is wild.

REAL men kick their 300's! The rest buy Pumpkins (then kick after about a month when their E-starters die).

I just wanted to add, my bike came with a 13 tooth front sprocket.
The manual said it should have a 14

I did pull up to a light (Yes I have a plate ) and forgot to
down shift, so the light turns green I start to leave and realize
I'm not in first. I thought it was third cause it pulled it with a little
clutch slip, when I went for the next gear I found that I was allready in fifth

Dang thats some serious grunt!

Couple more > http://www.dirtrider.com/reviews/di...009_husqvarna_wr300/wr_300_rider_reviews.html

Jekyll and Hyde motor. The 1st half of the throttle pull is mild and the 2nd half is wild.[/QUOTE]
that seems to be the problem I find with my wr 250. there are some dead fall trees we climb over roughly 26 inches. if I roll on the throttle, it just lurches into the trees, if I clutch it, the front tire comes up no prob, but the speed I hit the log with the rear is a hell of a hit, usually sending me ass over tea kettle. this is definatly not as smooth as on my KTM 300 XC-W. SO my question is, are you saying the wr 300 has the same power delivery characteristics as the 250? I don't have a local dealer, so laying money down on a new one seems like a costly way to find out.

The 300 is faster than a 250 but doesnt necessarily feel like it is. It doesnt have the funny hit in the middle that the 250 has.

I like the 300 better than the 250.

Agreed.
I rode an 07' wr250 last Saturday w/ a keihin carb and rekluse. It had a more aggressive power delivery, but it wasn't as 'meaty' as the 300. The 300 feels like it has quite a bit more flywheel or crank weight and it takes a bit to get it spinning, but once it does get spinning it is putting down some power. Both will climb mountains off idle and both will scream up top, they just both do it a little differently.

The 250 feels lighter between the legs and I thought it had quicker steering than my 300, but it could just be that I'm not used to that particular bike or the bike setup was wrong for me.

I am glad I got the 300, but I would have been happy with the 250 too.

I'm a bit torn about the power delivery. I would like to say the 300's lazier delivery makes it easier to ride, but that's not always true. Sometimes I want to be in the power quickly and it doesn't always happen, but the 300's grunt always makes up for it. I've grown accustomed to having instantaneous snap and fast revs from riding the YZ for so long and the WR's power is completely different. I'm still adjusting

I loved Adams 250, but I had some trouble with those forks. Good grief did I have pucker moments thanks to those pogo sticks

I think I'd rather have a wr125 for those trails. I only got past 1/2 throttle maybe one time all day and I would love a bike I could occasionally wring out in the woods and have to use momentum rather than relying on torque to conquer obstacles. WOT is not happening on the 300 or 250 in those conditions.




Lots of Husky's in the PNW woods on Sat. Last time I was there we rode to Hamilton Butte and there were 6 bikes parked up top. 5 KTM's and my lone Husky. Quite a role reversal from that trip

Good times

Sounds like you guys get to have all the fun.

Just curious PC,...how many miles did you get out of that stock tank on that ride, in those conditions compared to the desert rides?