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proper bike for height , weight ,and ability
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[QUOTE="Hawaii-Rider, post: 62065, member: 21988"] Love this place........ opinions are like........well I wont go there :) My $.02 6'3" 215+ (no comments) Riding, most of my life....( yeah I am 40......again no comments) Own and race a CR500 set up for the woods but still moto as well. Bike is maxed out and has more power than you should have unless your name is Decoster, Ward...you get the idea. Love it and has more than enough to haul me around with ease......but. I just bought two new machines after reading this forum and tons o' research. Got the WR-250. Regardless of what people say, the WR flys faster than I would offer that 95% of the people on this forum can ride (me included, so that is not meant as mean, just the truth, been riding long enough and most people think they are way faster than they really are). I would offer that top end wide out on mine is pushing between 85-90 mph and pulls me there with authority (I plan on GPSing it next weekend and see) I have no dissapointment with the WR and coming from the CR-500 beast, I love the handling, low weight, ability to move it around, and most importantly the power doesnt hammer you into submission at the end of a long day; built well and it flat hauls butt. In the woods/rocks/tight stuff this is the bike. I have ridden the 4xx series of the WRs, YZs and every form of two stroke, and if I could only have one, it would be this one (WR-250) Yep my 500 in current form is a hooot, but I have ridden 100 mile grand prixs and at about mile 60 or so, the HP (that everyone thinks you need) wears you down and kills a lot of the fun factor. Dirt Bike mag did a test about a year ago with Scott Summers, and about 4-5 other top riders. They were on a woods loop in KY, Summer's back yard....they had a stock XR250, XR400 and a mod'ed XR280 and I believe it was a XR-440. In the end almost everyone of the riders posted their fastest times on the 280......hmmmm 250 wasnt far behind. Summary was weight and power delivery/quality suspension, not raw/total HP is what was key......there is only so much you can use unless your McGrath or something....and if we were...we wouldnt be dreaming on this forum.... Good luck on your choice and ride........ Take care..... HR ------------------ CR-500 Maxed out to run in the woods........and now the new toys.....WR250F added to the stable (stock for now) :) [/QUOTE]
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