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Cityxslicker
| | Posted on Tuesday, November 25, 2008 - 12:47 pm: | 
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The BMW is a great bike, very nimble, but I felt it had more street manners than trail, could have been the tires. But the dealership with the promo was not keen on me taking it through the dirt like I did.... |
Torqd
| | Posted on Tuesday, November 25, 2008 - 02:22 pm: |
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I am glad at least one person mentioned the Husky here... IMHO they are the best of both worlds. Easily one of the best bikes and very easy to maintain... The valve adj procedure is on of the the easiest I have seen. You can check valves and make changes in a few mins with next to no effort.
One bolt holds the tank on... 4 bolts to take off the valve cover, pull a spring clip per say and slide the rocker arm sideways and the shim is right there for changing... It is a 15 min job.
Something to think about on these newer tech water cooled 4 strokes.
Good Luck on your decision!
(Message edited by torqd on November 25, 2008) |
Chippy
| | Posted on Tuesday, November 25, 2008 - 03:19 pm: |
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that klx250 is a toy...my 'ole pal has one. it's really tiny (which some might like) and feels like a xr 80. however, they make 330 kits, and buttloads of aftermarket parts for em, so... |
Bigredwood
| | Posted on Wednesday, November 26, 2008 - 12:58 am: |
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Miamiuly - my apologies for the confusion. I wasn't refering to the newer models of the WR. I have only had my hands on the older, WR450f and WR250F. As I stated, great bikes but restricted to make the final production for EPA.
Reepicheep - My CR500AF/SM is actually a CR500 (2-stroke engine) wrapped in a CRF250X frame. It hangs a topend about every 150 hours. Yes it is a lot of maintenance, but I can change my ring ($10) or topend ($110) in about 40 minutes. (really easy work) After 3 years and a shelf of pistons like in 'Fastest Indian,' I have never needed a cylinder hone/plate. The 4-stroke CRF's usually aren't common on the street, but I have seen a SM in Lincoln. With usual valve check I have seen some long running 'trail' bikes. (3,000 hrs) The race bike usually aim for rebuilt tops around 500 and 900 hours. It is just the name of the game.
Fresno - After the realization of the new WR . . . I am lost. I'm a cheap-ass and the KLX catches my eye. But after reading up on the new WR . . . wow that is a cool, fuel-injected bike! Good luck and I hope you post pics. (w/ mud of course) |
Nutsosane
| | Posted on Wednesday, November 26, 2008 - 07:01 am: |
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The KLX is made in Thailand
WR is made in good 'ole Japan.
In my estimation the WR is a much better bike than the KLX 250. Though I prefer the DRzed to them both due to immediate aftermarket support. NUTS |
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