03 250exc

[MadMark]

Hello all,

I have browsed this site and it seems to be full of useful info. I'm sure I could get some biased responses here and maybe that's what I'm looking for . I currently race HS, 250B, on my 2001 YZ250. I've added the essentials-big tank, flywheel weight, o-ring chain, handguards, scotts damper (not sure if that's essential but man is it a lifesaver). I really like the bike. I want to start hitting some enduros, and at least another HS series that requires a spark arrestor. So I'm faced with again sinking more money in to my current ride-probably pretty considerable to make it enduro legal. So I'm trying to justify the cost of a new bike. The new 250exc looks super sweet, but I'm torn. Has anyone came from my bike or a similarly converter MX'er. Aside from being enduro equipped how much better is it the woods? Is it really night and day?

Thanks in advance for your responses.

 

[Barbarian]

Mark,
Living in Charlotte you will be riding Setra enduro's which only require a sparkarrestor and a non-working headlight. For Brown Mountain, Cherokee National, and Sandlapper you will need the light to work and have a fake license tag from somebody's street bike.
I wouldn't worry about changing bikes if I was you. You can get a headlight that runs off of a 9-volt battery very easy, then go borrow somebodys tag or pay them to lose it.
Make sure you get the spark-arrestor if nothing else. That rule is often taken seriously to satisfy public land managers.
If you like your current bike, don't spend thousands of dollars and 6 months getting used to a new one when you can just spend $200 and be legal for any Setra enduro or harescramble.

 

[Fred T]

I love my '03 EXC. It's fast, it handles well and it's capable of winning overall in any race you enter in off road either Hare Scrambles or Enduros. What's a Yammie YZ 250 retail for like $6000 OTD? Then you have a close ratio tranny, have to add moo goo money and time to get it Enduro Ready. You can spend $6000 OTD on a 250 EXC, add some Enduro Engineering Barkbusters and the tires of your choice and race it. Seems pretty simple and less expensive than riding blue.

 

[marcusgunby]

Mark since you joined in 2000 i think you have done a bit of browsing in that time;)