Mark from Central Ohio here, bought a 2008 WR250R earlier this week and gave my spouse my 2009 KLX250S (to replace her 2001 KLR250). I do a fair amount of dirt, she is more a gravel road / light off road rider. We enjoy riding together.
Mods are all complete already... I bought the bike on a Monday and then spent an hour online ordering everything I wanted that night. It all has trickled in already, gotta love how fast USPS delivers.
Lets see... skidplate, barkbusters, radiator guard, destickered the whole bike, Kenda 760 tires, removal of chain and sprocket covers, removal of all safety switches, new tail section, Dirt Bike Bags rear bag, E bay rack, GPS mount, cig lighter, Cateye Enduro bicycle speedo... I
think that's it.
I like it so far, more grunt than the KLX250 and it seems to run more consistently. The KLX liked to stall on long downhills, a trait I found highly annoying when trying to pick my way down steep, gnarly tracks.
I do think I'm going to source the OEM shroud graphics and reapply them, because I thought the bike would look pretty boss without them but it seems to be missing something.
I plan on doing as many organized dual sports as possible this summer, including Cannontrek 5, a 4 day, 1100 mile dual sport in the UP. Maybe I'll see some of you guys (gals?) on the trail!
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You removed all the kill switches? What made you decide to do that, and which ones did you actually remove?
