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[QUOTE="snaggleXR4, post: 461509, member: 24395"]
Hey,
  The YZF is a race bike, highly tuned, but needs more maintenance.  The WR is basically the same as the YZF setup for woods/trails.  The rest of the bikes you mentioned are the "play" trail bikes.  In general, they will be more reliable (less tuned), with less maintenance.  
   When the new Yamaha's thumpers came out, they became wildly popular.  Everybody bought one, except me, so you will see alot of them.  The other bikes have been around for a while, but in general, were never as popular as the Honda XR's.  
    I've always been a Honda nut, and XR's have always fit my needs perfectly.  If you are confident you can handle an XR250, then I would suggest looking at an XR400.  Roughly the same bike, just a little heavier and a good bit more power.  You should be able to find plenty of 400's.  As a second choice I would look at a KLX 300, if you can find one.  Great handling, good power, very dependable.  I've never been a fan of Suzuki, but they did a good job with the DRZ 400's.  Good luck.
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