I am 6'2 220 pounds and I am a beginner at the bike riding world (Owned a dirtbike(KX250) for about 3 months and a streetbike (250 ninja) for 2 months) and I am debating getting a CRF250L although I am not quite sold.
Pros: >Very reliable >Cheap both new and used >Lots of aftermarket
Cons >Low seat height >weak as fuck >low top speed
I am thinking about getting one to test the waters and see if I will actually get into the riding scene, or if its just an impulse. This is one of the reasons why I like the low price tag, not to mention on my Ninja 250 I never felt like I had so little power that I could not comfortable cruise.
>what does Veeky Forums think?
Benjamin Turner
>not getting the best dual sport ever made
Leo Young
get a 450 or every trip will be pull your hair out trip nothing worse than riding a 250cc dual sport
Robert Miller
Fugg forgot pic
Jose Campbell
>450
So a KTM high strung dual sport requiring a insane maintenance interval? That makes no sense, if OP is just getting into the scene it makes sense to get a cheap small 250 that will do everything you NEED to do. Sure it doesnt have arm ripping torque, but they are super reliable and gives him the chance to see if he enjoys riding. If he doesnt his loss when he sales will be alot cheaper than if he bought
Brandon Davis
Better to live a day as a lion than a year as a cuck
Sebastian Jackson
Kek
David Roberts
I'm considering getting an XR400R for some trail riding with my brother. At the moment he has an '86 XL250, which is fun but something with more power would be nice. I want something that doesn't require a heap of maintaining, so I could leave it in the shed for a month and just pull it out and ride it.
Dylan Lee
SOMEONE IN SOCAL PLEASE BUY MY FUCKING GROM
Evan Nguyen
ewww, why did you buy that?
What is your budget? a slightly used CRF250L is like $3000 in my area
Jayden Perry
Probably ~$2k Australian.
Evan Powell
DR650
Cameron Foster
>old as fuck >ugly as fuck >air-cooled as fuck >suzuki as fuck
At that point may as well buy a XR650L
Mason Gray
So, no argument then
Lucas Wilson
I dont think it would offer anything over the CRF250L.
The only thing the DR has going for it over the CRF is power, other than that the chassis and EFI on the CRF will make a huge difference on the dated DR.
Logan Clark
Who said ktm? Wr450 or something nerd
Josiah Butler
>offroad only
Easton Martin
Sorry you live in a shithole country that doesn't allow the registration of 450 enduro bikes.
Parker Green
Join the BMW master race and be done with it.
Charles Flores
>G450X was nuked don't you dare suggest a pigfat F/G650, it makes a DR/XR650L feel like OP's 250.
Robert Davis
wr250r is also worth a look, probably about the same price and category. a few of my friends have the wr and love them.
if you've ridden a few bikes already you probably have an idea of whether you'll like it or not though so may as well get something decent, most used bikes will hold their value pretty well anyway
Cooper Hernandez
They actually cost over $1500 more.
Cameron James
The WR250X would be the closer competitor. I'm just glad I don't live in a crappy country that forces you to ride these underpowered commuters disguised as dirt bikes.
Hudson King
Where do you live?
Thomas Gray
good if you have not ridden much. WR250x is all I have now. To be honest I wish the japanese would make a production 450 ADV/DS. The only choice I have is the KTM or Husqvarna. They are super nice but I don't eat to spend $11k
Easton Clark
The Japanese market sticks to economical models. The CRF250 is a huge seller in third world shit holes, they have no motive to produce a larger displacement model.
