Today I did do - buying a new bike!

Blue_SV650S · World Chat Champion Joined: 27 Nov 2008 Karma :

I am fed up of messing about ... my poor old KLR - great bike that it has been - really needs some attention in the near future if I want to keep using it and lets face it, there are much better bikes out there for doing what I want to do .... the KTM 250 I got has a fecked engine ... and isn't really economical to repair ...

eBay is full of w4nkers and a lottery ....

So I thought feck it ... put my hand deep in my pocket .... went down the dealers and bought a nice shiny WR250F!!! Dance!

Traded in my KLR (for peanuts) - job done; I pick it up next week!!! Smile

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---- · World Chat Champion Joined: 29 Sep 2006 Karma :

Looking forward to pics and vids when you get it Thumbs Up

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DRZ-400sm

Blue_SV650S · World Chat Champion Joined: 27 Nov 2008 Karma :

boundy · Nearly there... Joined: 24 Jan 2009 Karma :

Gis a go

boundy · Nearly there... Joined: 24 Jan 2009 Karma :

what did they give you for the klr?

Blue_SV650S · World Chat Champion Joined: 27 Nov 2008 Karma :

boundy · Nearly there... Joined: 24 Jan 2009 Karma :

What day do you pick your new toy up?

Whats your knoladge on 2 stroke like? mind if I pop round yours on monday so you can listen to my bike before I pull it apart?

Blue_SV650S · World Chat Champion Joined: 27 Nov 2008 Karma :

Blue_SV650S · World Chat Champion Joined: 27 Nov 2008 Karma :

Should be picking the bike up tomorrow ... so just sorted the insurance!!

I guess the WR is fairly nickable ... so guess how much it cost*! Shocked

*Mid 30s, no points or claims, licence for forever BTW.
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..... · Quote Me Happy Joined: 15 Jan 2005 Karma :

£130

ben_wheely · Trackday Trickster Joined: 03 Apr 2008 Karma :

Great choice of bike, cant wait to see pics Very Happy

Do they come slightly restricted when new ? Or is that just in america ?

As for insurance...? I pay £200 for my 2005 WR.

Im 20, on a restricted license, and I've got 2 claims - one fault, one non fault ... so that dosent help !
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Blue_SV650S · World Chat Champion Joined: 27 Nov 2008 Karma :

the american ones have a 'grey wire' mod to get them to YZF spec mapping, which will release more neds, but to be honest, a 'softer' map would make it easier to ride green laning. So even if it is restricted, I'll leave it!! Wink

I have an ebike multi-bike policy ... and adding this bike on didn't cost a sausage .... not even an admin fee!! happy dayz Dance!

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silky666 · Captain Rulebook Joined: 28 Aug 2006 Karma :

WR400 ... full comp = £70 Smile

Done the grey wire mod + the airbox mod + the carb body thing .... makes it more responsive and personally I think easier to ride. Exclamation

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Blue_SV650S · World Chat Champion Joined: 27 Nov 2008 Karma :

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Blue_SV650S · World Chat Champion Joined: 27 Nov 2008 Karma :

Collected my bike today ... one word ...

Meh! Neutral

Silkey666, it was from a stealer, but it is an 06 bike not a new one! ... I am struggling with the thought about scratching this one as it is all shiny and nice, let alone how I'd be with a BRAND new one!! Wink

I don't think my bike has a snorkel, but might do the grey wire mod (if it has it) but with an in-line switch, so I can turn it on and off, not just disconnect it. I'll also do the throttle stop!! Smile

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Blue_SV650S · World Chat Champion Joined: 27 Nov 2008 Karma :

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Blue_SV650S · World Chat Champion Joined: 27 Nov 2008 Karma :

---- · World Chat Champion Joined: 29 Sep 2006 Karma :

You'll be in tears the first time you drop it Laughing

Should have gone with a 2 stroke though Wink

Nice bike

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Blue_SV650S · World Chat Champion Joined: 27 Nov 2008 Karma :

Ok, so a bit more detail on my first impressions ....

First is quite tall for pulling away ... yet top is stupidly short ... I mean doing 50mph in top and the thing is already' buzzing'!! Thumbs Down

It really doesn't like pulling at low revs - the KLR was gutless, but would happily bumble along at any RPM ... the WR seems to want to be at least over 4k (guessing 4k as no rev counter) or it is all jerky/unhappy ... with the close ratio box, that means lots of gear changes to just bumble along!! Thumbs Down

So that is the road manners, now for the dirt.

The front is a bit stiff/slow (will have a look at damping) the rear brake is stupidly sharp, ok, so it was slippy out today, but it locks up if you phart near it!! Rolling Eyes

Like with on the road, if you let the revvs drop, it bogs down ... this is irritating as if you are going through a section happily at a healthy RPM and you suddenly go through some deep mud or a water plash, slowing the bike, you HAVE to change gear mid obstacle or it won't pull/sounds horrid Shocked

The stiff font end means it doesn't 'track' as nicely/comfortably as I expected/like .. that said, it is extremely capable and laps it all up. Thumbs Up

Where it does lap it up and all the power is up the top of the rev range, you (well I) just end up riding like a bit of a cnut Embarassed

... it does bring a smile lighting the rear everywhere, but it'll end in tears if I carry on like that, so don't actually like the fact it is conducive/encourages such behavior ... also with all that 'ripping up' of the lanes, it'll p1ss joe-public off. Tut Tut

The front brake for some reason doesn't have a brake light switch??? I don't think mine is broken/missing, I just can't see where one goes .... its bog-stock too, so its not like it has been removed. I might fit a banjo job.

The speedo is in KMH, with a MPH inner ring ... and it is hideously inaccurate (according to my sat nav). For example, I am talking showing 40mph on the clock and sat-nav speed is ~31mph; 50mph on the clock is not even 40 on the sat-nav ....

It kickstarts really easily, no idea why the decompresser is there, you don't need it! EDIT: just reading the manual ... it is a hot-start leaver, not a decompressor!! Embarassed

The electric start will be a godsend at times I am sure ... not that I got to use it much on my maiden ride as the battery went pfffttttt after the first 20 miles!! Evil or Very Mad

As I got it from a stealers, I simply took it back and they gave me a new battery - no quibbles, but it was still a PITA as I was just getting into laning and had to about face and ride back ... also the fact I had a problem so early, put a real downer on my new purchase. Crying or Very sad

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Blue_SV650S · World Chat Champion Joined: 27 Nov 2008 Karma :

boundy · Nearly there... Joined: 24 Jan 2009 Karma :

If its that bad you can swap it for mine

have you got a puller btw?

element · World Chat Champion Joined: 23 Jan 2006 Karma :

derestrict it!! look on youtube.. My mate has a 06 wr250f and it has a few performance restrictions.. once they are removed it feels more like a YZ Thumbs Up

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