250F...must it be REVVED to use it?

[wanaride]

I'm interested in a 4T for trail/track riding. I mostly play ride but like to be aggressive when I can.

My gut is telling me that a 450 would likely be too much power, maybe even in WR/CRF-X form, but I'm worried that a 250F would need to be ran off the rev limiter to get anywhere with it.

I want a bike I can have fun with (get power out of it) without having to scream it. I'm 220 w/o gear; will a 250F make me happy or will I have to rev the piss out of it to get any power?

 

[Okiewan]

Are you A/Pro in the woods?
Short of that, being an average rider myself, the 250F gets me around the moto track as fast as I did on the 450 (with a LOT less arm pump)... I'm no woods rider so take it with a grain of salt, but I got to ride a 250-X in the woods in Stillwater and it was PLENTY for me, I had a blast! I'm a little heavier than you. It makes really good controllable power on the bottom.

 

[Vic]

Here is your bike.

Shut up, Bob.

:moon:

 

[Okiewan]

Any color will do.

 

[wanaride]

Okie, thank you, that response helps me a lot. (I'm a C rider BTW.) Your response leads me to believe that I can have a blast on a CRF250X/WR250 without having to scream it.

And Vic, thanks for your post; this morning when I thought only a 450 would do, I submitted a RFQ for a 400EXC.

 

[MHawkmx]

Ahhhh.....Salisbury, NC...The home Food Lion

 

[wanaride]

Ahhhh yes. Not a very impressive store, but functional nonetheless.

 

[MHawkmx]

I spent a week in Salisbury when I became a Store Manager with Food Lion...But that was years ago. I remember some great NC style BBQ! You can't get that stuff here in Oklahoma. Man That stuff is GOOD! :laugh: :nod:

 

[Okiewan]

You can't get that stuff here in Oklahoma.

You gotta be kidding! You must be going to the wrong places :)
In OK you've got to get out in the sticks and find the place run by the old black dude sitting on the porch... HE can make some BBQ mister! Case in point, a run down, shack of a joint in Wewoka, OK ... can't recall the name, but man, that pulled-pork BBQ sammich was to DIE FOR.

Now... if it's sweet BBQ you prefer, no you won't find that in OK.

 

[MHawkmx]

If you have never been to the east Coast and had "Carolina Style" or Lexington BBQ its very unique and nothing like the stuff around here. It is'nt a tomato base BBQ or sauce...it is vinegar based and is just awesome..yes it is like pulled pork ( and don't get me wrong I eat plenty of Cherokee Strip BBq) but it prepared differently. In NC they serve it on a bun with slaw on it ....it is great stuff. I think the new Toby Keith Place over on the Riverwalk in Bricktown (OKC) has an appetizer based on the NC stuff... :cool:

 

[MHawkmx]

Check this out

http://www.hollyeats.com/Lexington.htm

 

[2-Strokes 4-ever]

I'd rather get fat on BBQ than own another Yam wr250f. Some guys like them and good for them. But for me ("b".....maybe "a" woods rider if I wasn't in my upper 40's) when it came time to "hunker down and haul" it had to be revved to the moon.......felt like it would blow up........maybe it wouldn't, but it was a wierd issue for me. I hear the crf has more snap on the bottom.

 

[Okiewan]

The 2-T guys will always find a 2T vs 4T argument, no matter the thread :p

I guess if it's "snap" you need when riding up a snotty, root and rock infested trail, then yeah, I'd go with the CRF. All I know is the lack of said "snap" is what allowed me to get thru the 10 miles ... I had a 250R (Thump's), 450R (Mine) and a 250X (Elk's) to choose from before going on my first "real" ride in the woods... the X was for sure the right choice.

 

[wanaride]

Wow, I thought Lexington style BBQ was tomato based, and that stuff they call BBQ at the coast was vinegar based...

 

[CRF450XRIDER]

I Struggled With The Same Decision,i Am 175lb Without Gear On And I Opted For Crf450x And Sometimes I Think I Bought Way More Than I Can Use,but It Is Awesome To Ride And Now I Think It Would Be Hard For Me To Downsize. :ride:

 

[CRF450XRIDER]

I Struggled With The Same Decision,i Am 175lb Without Gear On And I Opted For Crf450x And Sometimes I Think I Bought Way More Than I Can Use,but It Is Awesome To Ride And Now I Think It Would Be Hard For Me To Downsize Now.