2008 Yamaha WR250R/X – Dirt Bike Review
The 2008 WR250R and WR250X aren’t anything like the existing slew of 250cc 4-stroke machines from Yamaha. The familiar WR model, the 250F enduro, has a totally different engine, chassis, suspension, computer, seat, you name it. The same goes for the YZ250F motocrosser which is even further away in the Yammie quarter-liter lineup. Go to MotorcycleUSA.com to read the entire Yamaha WR250 dirt bike review.
i think he meant “WR(250)R”
This beats the KLX250S for sure
RR? like CBR600/1000 RR?
How would the RR be for a first bike? Looking to sell my car and get a dual sport, hear plenty of good things about this and the KLX250S.
Any time! I have many praises for this bike. The only things that suck is that the exhaust (or clutch cover) gets really hot near the right leg, no tach, and even though its fuel injected, it will bog off the line until it warms up. Other than that, it’s everything i’d hoped it would be!
Cool, thatd be usefull just for knocking around on too. I live in the city, so Im a 30mile ride to the nearest woods.
Thanks for the reply m8.
85 MPG! The fuel light (half gallon left) usually comes on at around120 miles. And the power really isn’t all that bad.
Moto USA’s usally bland and almost blank review of another low displacment bike. It seems if it doesn’t rip their arms out of the sockets, headshake like mad, and wheelie in 5th gear they are bored to tears with it. To them 250’s are full of common sence features. Give me a break. Sorry but this is a slow and boring review of the bike.
85mpg ? or 85 miles to a tank ? 7liter tank, right ?
Id love one of these, just gotta find somewhere to keep it :p
If it gets 85mpg, Id have no troubles taking it places.
Got my WR250X about 17 days ago. WOW! love this bike! I can honestly report an amazing 85mpg (ridden gentely), and is still plenty quick. My friend has a V-rod VRSCR and he doesn’t get too far when cruising. GET THIS BIKE!!
get this bike, it will blow you away
dude, a four stroke 250cc won’t be much quicker than your 125 stroker, you’ll need to adapt to botom end torque and engine breaking, theirs just diffrent feels to a 4 and 2 stroke.. you probli know this, but as far as speed go, your 125 isn’t much slower.
i am plannin on gettin a wr250r 2008 model. but i really dont know it i should go from a dt125re 2stroke, to a 250 4stroke. how fast is it off the line, how fast do they feel. has anyone posted a video of the speedo 0-60mph or 0-100kph (good quality video)
I miss this quality of reviews
on a straight road not uphill or downhill what is the top speed of this bike????i am thinking of buying this bike!!!i had an xr 250 1998 model and went prety good!!hoewer has this bike i want him to tell me waht he believes about the acceleration it has the torque it has and the top speed!!!!!!plzzzz somebody help me!!!thank you!!
a 450r would be so cool!!!!!!!
Beautiful!
In Brazil we have the Yamaha XTZ 250X (Find pictures on google) Beautiful too!
COOL
I`ve got a yamaha dt 50r, and i think this is the best trail/enduro motorbike on 250cc.
husky SM 610 is slow
I cant imagine how slow this has to be.
450 would be nice
I want the WR250X so bad. Perfect bike to start with!
here in middle europe the price for the X is about 6.900€ and the R is 6.600€.
BTW: here the WR 250 F road legal is 6.600€.
breaking the law with drifting or driving a wheelie is better than get hit by a car because of speeding. just my opinion
i dont understand road bikes, besides the really superior gas mileage they arnt that fun to ride unless ur breaking the law. or racing
but this is the best looking dual sport out there in my opinion
whats the price of the X? please reply