I just got rid of my 2001 KLR-650 and got a new 2013 WR250R. Wow! This is so much fun! It accelerates about like the KLR, but everything else is just so much more fun.
It actually has brakes! Unlike the KLR where you wonder if you are going into the middle of the intersection. Now I have to worry a car might hit me because I stopped too quick. I sure like the feel of a much lighter bike with much better brakes.
And it is so light and nimble, which makes it so much more fun to ride. So much more fun to be able to throw it around, maneuver quickly, and stop quickly.
The engine is amazing! So smooth. I left cars sitting at the lights with ease, and I blasted onto the freeway and hit 80 with no sweat. Ran past a semi, and did not get blown around at all. The KLR actually was worse because of the windscreen. I stood straight up on the pegs at 80mph, and it was stable as could be. 70mph it had zero vibration. What a great little motor.
Blasting a roller coaster, twisty road was fun as hell. I nearly caught air in spots. Tucson has a couple roads that literally are roller coaster roads. Steering is light and nimble, and yet the bike is stable as can be.
I found myself not really wanting to ride the KLR. But I can't wait for the next ride on the WR! What an awesome, fun machine!
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