FIRST RIDE 2021 YAMAHA XT250
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- Опубликовано: 27 май 2021
- I just picked up a used 2021 Yamaha XT250 with 192 miles on it to replace my Himalayan. Here is a first look at it and test ride in the dirt and sand. If you use Brave browser, it will skip RUclips ads.
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Xt 250 maybe the perfect all purpose motorcycle for the
Price... I ride my Xt 250 mostly offroad but sometimes
skirt off to the store....... What's nice I can leave the pavement at 40 mph hit dirt without missing a beat . Very stable on and off road. any body thinking xt 250 has no
power, will be pleasantly surprised...
I would say the xt 250 is more a dirt bike than street bike .but that a plus in my book ...
she's a beauty
congrats
so glad you took all of us for a FIRST RIDE..... well done
can't wait for the next video
I took it for a 170 ride today and climbed to 11,000 feet and never got out of high gear. I'm impressed. I like this a lot better than the Himalayan. And I'm not afraid to take it off-road. Seems like it's going to be a keeper, something I never said about the Himalayan.
thanks for staying in touch!
Great video!! You actually put the bike through a real test
Thanks for watching
I bought my 2021 back in March. I have over 1000 miles on it and use it for commutes in town. Top speeds 55- 60mph range. I am 5'10 1/2 tall. No issue with height because I can sit back easy. I must say it is a really nice bike and I have no complaints. Of course I live on a dirt road and will take it on fields to check on my horses too. I love the visibility on the road and it is very maneuverable. Easy to get out of the way when you need to. I regret not having a larger street bike at times but honestly it is much easier to get on and off when you are in town making stops. Wind can be an issue since the bike is lighter and I only weigh 142 pounds......but I have no complaints. Great bike and I am not in debt!
I am 5'9", 70 years old and weigh 125 lbs. I got rid of my KLR650 for a Himalayan then sold it with 1500 miles on it to get the XT. I'm tired of the heavy bikes that I can't pick up when they fall. It's still not easy to pick up, but I manage to do it. I really like the lightweight XT. It reminds my of my childhood days riding dirt with my Honda XL125. I wish Honda still made that bike. I have several light bikes, the 2021 Honda Trail 125, Vespa 300GTS and the Honda CT70 chinese clone with 125cc engine.
I'm stoked I go pick up a xt250 on July 2nd! I'm 5'11" 220 lbs. Hopefully I won't be too heavy for the bike. Bike is a 2017 with 545 miles on it
@@lilredwagon5311 Weight can be an issue with all the small bikes, but I know a lot of guys at your weight riding the new Honda CT125. I think you'll like the XT. My only complaint is the high-speed wobble which I'm hoping will go away with different tires. Also I have a windshield coming for it and that might have an impact (negative or positive) on the wobble. I can't see any reason for this bike to have a wobble. It's heavier than my CT125 and I've had it up to 65 mph (downhill) and it has no wobble. If you wag the handlebars from side to side while going down the road, you can see how easy it is to get the XT to wobble. But if you wag the handlebars on any other bike, it does not do that. It makes no sense. I've got a large rear carry rack coming for it on july 23 (Happytrails.com is a month behind in their production) and I might get their pannier mounts and panniers later.
@@spydie well...I don't know if the xt250 im getting will see anything over 55mph like I said I'm a heavy guy haha! And really all I'm gonna be using it for is back an forth to work and to my property that is out of town on a gravel road
@@lilredwagon5311 I've got to do half a mile of gravel on the way to town, and it's 45mph all the way in. But country roads are 55-65 mph and it can do that. But like any good and useful bike, you really need a rear carry rack and some sort of tail bag to carry stuff when you go to town.
I've had my 2015 XT250 with FI go on reserve as low as 210km....but I had a fuel can with me so rode it all the way back to camp with the reserve light blinking - made it to 280km and still running!...I then filled it and pretty sure I still had a litre to go before dry. I'm confident with reasonable throttle this bike will cover 250-300km on a tank but I always carry insurance fuel if I think I'll be out there longer.
I love my '18. There is no other 250 dual sport so light and with a low, manageable seat height.
What is your inseam?
Sir, this One is the best review video yet for Yamaha xt 250. Thank you Sir for sharing LOVE IT stay safe, be safe and have fun Sir.👏😁.
I actually sold it a couple days ago and ordered a new Honda Monkey which won't be here until this fall. The XT has a couple problems I didn't like. One was the high speed wobble I couldn't get rid of and the other thing I didn't like was the loud exhaust. I don't know why they can't make them as quiet as other bikes like my Vespa 300GTS. You can hardly hear that run and it will run 80 mph all day long with no high-speed wobble.
Man, I had a XT225 what a great bike, looks like you're riding in Arizona where i live !
New Mexico, Deming area
Great vid. I'm about to take delivery of a 2022 any day now. It'll be my first bike!
Good for you. They haven’t changed anything, not even the color, from my 2021.
@@spydie Yep I've had a deposit down for 4 months now. I thought I would get a 2021 but the stock of those evaporated shortly after I put the money down. I'm subbed to your channel and look forward to more of your content!
@@stevew5171 I'm afraid my videos have dried up. I did a lot of videos for the CT125 when I got the first one in NM and most of the videos online were in Thailand and non-english, with only an English speaking one (retired okie living in thailand) and a guy in Australia (a little hard to understand the accent at times). So it was a relatively new bike with no American videos at all when I started. But guys are still turning out new videos, a year later, like it's something new to look at. Same with the Himalayan. All the videos were in India with very poor English (if at all). So that prompted maintenance videos from me in English. The Kawasaki W800 is such a limited production bike that I had to do a couple on that, as is the Moto Guzzi. But the XT250 has thousands of videos on it, and nothing has changed on the bike except fuel injection, so anything I do is just a repeat of what's already out there. And even though the Guzzi (you never see one on the road) is such a limited production bike, it's been in the US for about a hundred years now, so there's tons of videos on it, but mostly on the older ones. But they haven't changed much over the years. Valve adjustments are still the same. There just isn't much need for XT250 videos out there anymore except just to show it off when you first get it. But have fun with it and show it off on your channel.
This is a great video 😎👍
Thanks for your support.
I had a 2019 and traded in for a KLX300. While I don’t regret the trade, I do miss the XT250. In a perfect world, I’d have kept both. The XT is more capable than folks realize.
I thought about the KLX300 or the Honda CRF300L Rally, but both are too tall for a guy with 32" inseam. I would have preferred a 300cc over a 250. The only complaint I have on the XT is it is a very twitchy bike over about 60 mph. It starts to wobble. You can ride any bike and wag the handlebars back and forth and they are very stable, except the XT, the wag will induce a wobble that could get out of control. It wobbles very easy. I'm hoping street tires will fix that. Putting on a windshield didn't help it nor make it worse.
@@spydie I think different tires would make a drastic difference. Like S.M.
@@dropsofink1336 I just ordered a pair of Shiloh 705 last night
@@spydie I will be looking forward to the next update video 😄
@@dropsofink1336 I'm outfitting it with new tires (in hopes of getting rid of the high speed wobble) and they should be here next week. I also have a rear carry rack coming for it about July 23 and if the high speed wobble is gone, I'll order panniers and mounts and turn it into a real adventure bike. I put a Parabellum windshield on it which I'm less than happy with. It's too small. I'd like to find a universal mount one that mounts to the handlebars. I hope someone chimes in here and tells me what windshield they used.
Seems like a good first bike
Or 60th bike. Haha
Wish I lived somewhere rural like that! It’s gotten too crowded here in Florida
I certainly understand that. When we left Wisconsin we first stopped in Florida and looked around but because of the mosquitos and humidity, we headed west and ended up falling in love with NM. Been here almost 40 years now. We love the wide open spaces where you can see for 10 miles in every direction. In Wisconsin, you could only see the sky straight up through the trees! LOL
I would have four trail bikes.
The bus runs every day
I live in rural Floida and an surrounded by state forests that you can ride as long as you're on a street legal bike. I have one 2 miles from home thats 50,000 acres. Btw, just picked up my 2021 XT250 today with 521miles one owner. It's like brand new but I saved $3800 not buying new, it took awhile but I found one.
Great little bike! Watching your video, I was waiting for a rattlesnake to jump out at your tire while riding past all that brush. Lol
We had a lot of diamondback rattlesnakes in the Carlsbad, NM area, but here in the Deming area I have only seen one in 3 years and two Prairie rattlers (one was already dead), which we had none of in Carlsbad.
@@spydie while stationed at Ft. Stewart, GA, riding ATVs through some remote training areas, we had some eastern diamondback rattles lunge out of nowhere for our tires. You never know where them buggers are until they make themselves known. Lol
Love my XT250 - more smiles per mile, lowest cost bike I've ever owned, and it's a mountain goat. I go 100Km into the Canadian back country with faith in it's reliability and proven history. Someone else I know described it as a "mountain bike with a motor"...maybe a bit of a stretch at about 290lbs, but with the trials bike turning circle, amazing ground clearance, and not enough horsepower to hurt me if I get whiskey throttle (no, I never drink and ride) - it is the dual sport bike for me! You can have your expensive, high horsepower, high maintenance, and unreliable KTM's all day long - I'll just putter on by on my XT all day long! PS - I use Brave and my ads are longer than before...though maybe not related, could you go into more detail?
I don't know why you are still getting ads, maybe you need to go into your settings? It's the only browser I can watch youtube videos on without those annoying ads.
I love Yamahas!!
Just passed 3100mi on my '21 XT, and I still love 90% of it. I couldn't ask for much more out of a commuter, and I wish I had more dirt out there to have some additional funsies on.
Since it's basically street for me, I don't mind the tiny pegs; they're almost sport bike small, but I do see how most XT owners have been unhappy on them for standing. I'm on the fence about swapping them. And yeah, past 60mph things start to wiggle, esp on rain grooves.
I haven't even been on my Duc in months... xD
I read a lot of forums about the high speed wobble and many guys commented that changing out the knobby tires for more street oriented ones would fix that. It didn't. But I found out that the biggest thing to help it is 1. take off the Barkbuster handguards. They are about 80% of the problem because when it's starts to wobble, they aggravate it and make it worse. I hate giving up the handguards, but it's a lot more stable now. Secondly, if I slide back in the seat it gets better. If I slide all the way forward, it gets worse.
I find that standing on this bike (I'm 5' 10") is not comfortable like my KLR650 or Himalayan. The pegs are too high and the bars are too low. It's not a good standing bike if you want to stay standing and riding. It's more of a "stand for a little through the roughest part" type of bike but not something you want to stand on for longer periods like the aforementioned bikes.
Mine is basically a street bike also, although I do ride a little dirt, mostly pretty good gravel roads and a little sand. I have a rear rack and pannier racks and a Parabellum windshield on it.
I have the 2019 serow250 and it's perfect for fast trail rides
But not. as good on the highway as I was hoping.
Cool compound! I’d get a MX bike to rip around there.
I saw on a review someone that buying a stabilizer helps with the stability issues at higher speeds. I can't confirm that myself though. Awesome bike though!
I have not looked for one but I think it would be hard to find one that would allow a full turn of the handlebars since this has something like a 51-55 degree turn because it's copied after the Yamaha Trials bikes. I got rid of most of the wobble by adjusting the tire pressure. I think more street-oriented tires will clear up the rest. I doubt it will all go away because this is a very light bike that unfortunately was never designed to be stable at high speeds. I think it's probably a design flaw because everyone complains about the wobble.
@@spydie Good to know! Thank you for the information and the video!
Although I have vert little miles on mine I didn’t experience the wobble some have said they have. I have experienced the wobble on my older Yamaha but that was when I was using a tire similar to theses stock tires.
Yeah, a lot of guys comment on the high speed wobble. I did notice that it doesn't do it all the time (it might depend on the wind speed and direction? or road surface?) and when it does start, if I slide back to the rear of the seat it lessens or goes away. I'm thinking just replacing the front tire might solve the problem. I don't know why some guys see it and others don't but there are probably several factors involved. One factor might be your weight. I weigh 125 lbs. Maybe heavier guys don't see it?
@@spydie I weigh 205 and I dont really notice much wobble at the higher speeds.
@@BLOOKERIA That extra weight might be the trick (I weigh 125 lbs). Most guys report wobble at 65+ mph and gets worse with speed. The bike can do the published 76 mph (I got 83 mph out of it) but it can get REALLY squirrelly at that speed, so bad that's it's real dangerous. Some report changing out the knobby tires for street tires cures it. I'm curious how the windshield will affect it. I did notice that if I sit way back on the seat, it helps to cure the wobble. Sitting close to the tank makes it worse.
Ok..now I want one!
I just added hard saddlebags, tail rack and tail bag, windshield, tank bag and hand guards to it and turned it into an adventure bike. Now I think I'll sell it and get an electric scooter! Maybe you should buy it?
I almost forgot Sir. HAPPY FATHER'S DAY. be safe and have fun Sir. That is a beautiful machine Sir👏🎉💐
Thank you.
@@spydie Your welcome Sir.
Thanks for this video and the ride , nice bike . Can you tell me how tall you are and your weight please ? I have had 2 brand new ENFIELDS , issues with both from new , and as far as i am concerned that RE stands for ROYAL EXCREMENT ,
Take care .
I'm 125 lbs and 5'9" with 32" inseam. I have to agree with you. I was very disappointed in my RE, in fact I never liked it, or fell in love with it. I already love my Yamaha.
But why you want to replace those scratch parts? They blend nicely with those desert roads :) Nice Bike, thank you for the video.
I'm OCD. It's basically a new bike (2021 with only 192 miles on it) so it really should look like it's new. It's just me!
How's the power on it? May can install steering damper. Could be style of tire tread too causing instability at higher speeds. My cr500R had head shake at high speeds until I revalved the front forks. It was perfect then.
It's got a lot more power (power to weight ratio) than my Himalayan had. It gets up to 70 mph in about 1/3 the time. I've read online that if you get rid of the knobby tires that the wobble will go away. We'll see as I do more research into that. I don't think I can revalve the front forks. I don't know how and I'm not sure anyone has done that on this bike. I don't know what top speed is yet because by the time I get to 70 mph it's getting too unstable. Yamaha says top speed is 76 mph. Going on it's first cross-country long ride today through the mountains.
@@spydie Tire pressure: I air down about 5 lbs in front and 4-5 in rear for dirt. Portable pump lets me air back up for the slab. Maybe this bike has incorrect air pressure noticeable at 55+ mph?
@@clvrswine I raised the front tire pressure and lowered the back to the factory specs and most of the wobble went away.
ok i want one
This is a USA bike? we in UK had the XT250 only 40 years ago
I wonder is tightening up the rear pre-load would help the wobble?
that's a good question. One that no one has ever explored that I know of. I haven't owned this for years so I couldn't tell you. I have a Honda XR150 that's a much better bike in many ways, including the price of $2971... the least expensive bike in America.
How would you end up fixing the instability that occurs at 60+ mph?
I've tried almost everything. I changed the tires for more street tires. didn't help. I took off the hand guards. didn't help. checked the torque on the head bearings. didn't help. and that's about all the forums suggested. One or two other guys on RUclips said putting a frame stabilizer on it (well over $200) fixed it, but I'm not willing to invest that much money in it on something that may not work and no return on the parts. I found it you sit way back on the seat it helps. When you move forward it gets worse. Also if you take your left hand off the handlebar it stops wobbling! All in all I don't consider this a roadworthy bike. It's a dirt bike. Ride it on the road at 55 mph and you're OK. But try to do 65 and it can be dangerous.
I ride mine 65 -70. It makes the engine spin pretty fast but no wobbles at all. I don’t understand what’s going on with the wobbling some talk. I’ve been on bikes that had a death wobble and it’s scary but this 2008 I’ve had for a few years is a great little bike and it’s just right for me. The last couple of bikes I had before were big cruisers and a couple of big sport bikes. The worst death wobble I’ve ever experienced was on a Honda cb 900. It was the most dangerous thing I’ve ever ridden. You could go to high speed under acceleration but when you slow down to around 85 it was evil and dangerous. I won’t be getting back on anything like that again.
Hi I live in Deming too! We should meet up in person some time I have a Yamaha yz250f maybe you can make a comparison video.
I’d like to see your bike. Maybe we could go for a ride and talk about the comparison video
I just looked at that bike. I didn't know what it was. But it's an off-road only bike. Wouldn't be much we could compare. Yours is a dedicated dirt bike and mine is a dual sport bike. It's what we call a "compromise." When something is a compromise, that means it isn't great at anything. It's not a good road bike and it's a limited off-road bike. And I'm 70 years old, so I wouldn't go on any difficult trails with it.
It looks good. I was wondering if you had gotten it. Not to be rude but personally I thought the Himalayan was a very ugly machine and sounded terrible. Hopefully this Yamaha will work out for you.
I actually loved the looks of the Himalayan, but that engine scared me to death. It sounded like the rods were going to come through the case at any time. I've never heard an engine, even a 50 year old engine (of which I've owned quite a few) sound as bad as the Royal Enfield engines. Such terrible noise they make rattling and clanking. Also it just had way too many quirks and problems and bad designs (like not starting and running cold, keeps dying until it's warmed up). It just wasn't what I hoped it would be. And that 411cc engine is not nearly enough engine for that heavy bike. They should have as a minimum put their 535 cc engine in it. (the one with the hydraulic lifters). But it has the same cold start problems and quirks.
Hope to one day finally get one of this in Texas, great little machines that don't get the deserved love from the community, maybe the lack of top speed ,but other than that they're perfect. On the Royald Enfield, is incredible that a woman decided to tour around the world in one of those till finaly deciding to trade it for a honda nx500. The lady is Norally Shoenmaker from the Itchy Boots chanel.
That's a nice bike, but I'm partial to my CSC RX3. It goes EVERYWHERE!
That's an interesting looking bike, but it's a chinese bike imported by CSC in California. I tend to shy away from chinese bikes. I have a CT70 clone (Ice Bear Champion) that is about half as good as the original CT70 (and backward shifting is terrible and the transmission and clutch are junky) and my wife had the Ice Bear Maximus trike. for 300 miles. That was absolute junk. I'm spoiled with the long-term reliability of the Japanese bikes. But your bike is certainly a good looking one for about half the price of the Japanese bikes. The only one that comes close in price is the Royal Enfield Himalayan ($4999), which I kept for 1500 miles and then dumped that piece of junk on someone else! It wouldn't even do 60 mph into a headwind. How many miles do you have on your Chinese bike? Any problems yet?
How fast will your bike go? Top speed? Cruising speed? You've got me interested.
@@spydie Specs say 84 top speed. But it's water-cooled and cruises at 70 for long trips.
@@jamesmziegler I'm reading everything online, and youtube videos I can find right now. The only problem I see is, IF you do have any troubles, there are no dealers and no parts, something the Chinese bikes will never be able to match the Japanese bikes for, even though most Japanese bikes never need service of any kind, unless you're the kind of dweeb that can't turn his own wrenches for general maintenance.
This is a Zongshen. They ride them all over the world. As far as fit and finish, it's as pretty as my VStar and NC750. But riding is such an event anymore that I got this for something to just hop on and go. But wow, it goes anywhere, even horse trails.
any chance to get on in Germany ?
I thought the XT250 was exported world-wide? You could get one in Germany if you have enough money. Find one in the US and have it shipped to Germany. I just did that with my Honda CT125. Sold to a guy in Poland.
Are these still made in Japan?
yes
Did yours come with a tool kit? if so, where is it located?
Yes. It’s in either the right or left tool box under the front of the gas tank.
@@spydie THanks, Ill look closer. Do you have to take the plastic off on the side of tank?
@@CoreNiel There should be instructions in your owners manual. If you didn't get one, you can download the manual free online. There is a screw on each side holding the lid on . Most of us guys replace them with "knobs" screws to we can open them without a screwdriver (I think it was a screw and not a bolt). Get the knobs from amazon. I think they were 6mm. (M6X20 thumb screw) here: tinyurl.com/ygvozgre
@@spydie Yea, I didn't get a manual. Its a 2021 used and 2000 miles. Previous owner didn't give it to the dealership. I have looked online for the owner manual and can't find one. Thanks for the tip about the thumb screws. Makes sense.
I found it. But is there suppose to be 2 tool kits, one on each side. I just found one, other bay was empty but has the thick rubber band to hold it. Kinda a pain to get to with the Plastic on, but I will order some thumb screws for sure.
I am 100 lbs heavier than you! Do you think this little 250 can handle my weight on dirt like you just demonstrated? What tire pressure are you running front/rear? The XT250 didn’t even break a sweat!
Hi Kevin, as you know, weight is always a penalty whether you're riding small-engine motorcycles or flying planes. If this had a 650 engine it wouldn't even be a consideration and I know a lot of guys over 200 lbs riding these bikes, but it won't have the same performance as when I ride them. How much of a hit you'll take is anyone's guess so maybe search for more reviews where the guys say how much they weigh? Overall I think you'll still be pretty happy with it. I bought this to be an on-road/off-road bike, but it's not as good on the highway as I had hoped for. It can do the speed but it's not a stable bike and I can't figure out why. If there was an easy way to put a steering dampener on it I would give that a try, but it can get pretty squirrelly above 60 and gets progressively worse the faster you go. I've talked a lot of guys about this and some admit theirs does it, others claim it doesn't (maybe your heavier weight is the key... I might be too light, you'll have to let me know). Others said changing the tires would fix it. It didn't. It was worse with handlebar (barkbuster) protectors. A windshield didn't help either. I'm running factory-recommended tire pressure (I can't remember offhand what that is). A 250 is a good compromise between a dedicated street bike and a dirt bike. It's so much lighter than the adventure bikes that you're not afraid to really take it off-road, because you can pick it up easily if you drop it. And it's faster on the highway than my 400cc Himalayan was, but not as stable. It would be nice to have a Honda CR250 or 300 to test it against, but their seat height is way too tall for me. This has the lowest seat height of any enduro bike. If I was going to ride a LOT of deep sand off-road, I'd get the fat tired Suzuki or Yamaha (I thing that's the DR200 Suzuki or the TW200 Yamaha), but I was afraid I wouldn't like 200cc for highway use. But if they are more stable on the highway, they might actually be better than the XT250. If you get a chance try out both the XT and the TW or DR. Good luck and let me know what you do.
@@spydie wow! Thank you for the detailed response! I am picking up a new XT250 this week. I will let u know how it goes.
@@Kevin_Ho70 I have a windshield, tail rack and hard saddlebags on mine now so it makes a good errand bike (a naked bike isn't good for anything but riding because you can't carry anything on it) and I have a modulating headlight and brake light for safety. I also put new plastic on it that was scratched when I bought it, so it looks like new now. They are really nice bikes
@@spydie looking to pick mine up tomorrow!
@@Kevin_Ho70 That's good news. I'm anxious to hear your first review.
Could a 5'6 person ride it or is it too high?
It has a 31.2" or 31.7" seat height (that numbers varies a little by different websites). I have a 32" inseam and I can sit flat-footed on it. You'll have to measure your inseam and decide. Just remember that it's probably less than 30" when you sit on it and compress the suspension. This is called a "beginner's motorcycle" so it should fit a lot of people. I have a friend that rode one from New Mexico to the tip of South America and back, so it's a capable adventure bike also.
@@spydie Thankyou👍👍
I’m a little late to this comment section, but I’m 5’6 3/4” with a 29” inseam. It’s no problem. Like Spydie said, the suspension compresses and makes it much more reachable for us shorter guys. My other bike is near 33”. Once you gain lots of experience you become accustomed to tip toeing and using one foot as a stilt. Love my XT. Don’t ever plan to part with it.
Install a performance damper, 120kmph still no wobble at all,
Tell me more. Where do you get them? Hard to install or DIY installation? Special tools needed? (edit:.. Ok, never mind. I looked it up. That's not a steering dampener for my high speed wobble. That a whole-bike vibration dampener. No way that can help my steering wobble. And way too expensive.
@@spydie @webike japan, just plug and play
@@madelikeagunridelikeabulle7395 Yep, read my reply. It's not a steering damper. It's a whole bike stiffener of some kind. If it doesn't hook to the front forks, it's not a steering damper. Way too expensive for what it does, and it there's no way it can stop the high speed wobble if it coming from the front forks. If it's caused by the whole bike flexing, then maybe it could help. But I'm not spending that much money just to test something that I can't return if it doesn't work.
@@spydie
that performance damper was for you chassis, the wobble thing is because the the chassis of the bike was flexing , to compensate that you need to install that damper, and it helps the bike to speed up to 120kmph with out wobble feelings,
250cc is more power than you think.
Just don't get hurt.
You got that right. I took it for a 170 mile road trip today through the mountains. I climbed to 11,000 feet and never got out of high gear!
@@spydie It's a great bike man. I have the same exact bike, even looks kind of similar due to my first spill haha. Luckily its just the front fender and blinker that got a little scratched up. Just in mud. I bought it last month and have nearly 1000 miles on it and I'm loving every second of it. She knows where her limits are but damn isn't she just ready to push past em'. Great first bike, all I can say.
@@BLOOKERIA It's also a great 57th bike! LOL. I ordered a windshield, Nelson Rigg tail bag and the new plastic for it today. I'm going to order a rear rack and pannier mounts and panniers hopefully later this week if the guy at Happy Trails gets back from his BMW rally and gets his mind back on his business so we can discuss what I need and get the order in. I never understood people that don't take their business more seriously. I mean, really? You can't have someone taking calls and answering questions and taking orders while you go play?
@@spydie where did you find the front fender at? I've only been able to find one website that sells it, but it wont be color matched
@@BLOOKERIA www.stadiumyamaha.com/oemparts/a/yam/5f2831cf87a86613e4fdd4a2/fender
Where is this? It looks like Las Vegas
All of the southwest looks the same! LOL. This is Deming, NM
@@spydie I miss it. I messed up and moved to the South.
@@KillSwitch80 south of what?
swap your front tire
swap it with what? I already changed it out to a 80/20 street tire and that didn't help
3 trips
expand on that. 3 trips to where? How long?
with it would have more power ! otherwise i wouldnt sell it!
You WISH it had more power? It's a 250cc. You only get more power with bigger engines. I thought about getting a 300cc Honda CLR or Kawasaki KLX but the seat height is too high. I bought this one because it has the lowest seat height you can get on an Enduro. I even thought about the 200cc models (which have a low seat height) like the Suzuki DR200 and Yamaha TW200 bikes but I didn't want less horsepower so this is the biggest engine I can get with the low seat height. It has plenty of power off-road and can do 83 mph on the highway (on a good day and flat ground) just like Yamaha specs say, but unfortunately it's not a good highway bike because it gets high-speed wobble over 60 mph.
So definitely not for highway riding
I ride it on the highway, but at 55-60 mph to be safe. Anything above that an the high-speed wobble can get very bad.
no fuel gauge... wtf?? that's rediculous Yamaha....
You probably haven't noticed that most bikes with FI nowadays have no fuel gauge. Only a few do.
ugly place u have to ride...for the sand looks u have too high pressure in your tyres. Fot the fuel is more than enough to have 2 liters reserve. To speed up at 70 shift your ass more in front to increase center weight