Yamaha WR250R Mega Thread - Page 2195

avgas · 02-04-2013, 01:13 PM

I'm hoping to improve my stability in sand a bit. I'm wondering if doing the stock lowering on the rear, but leaving the front alone will help without messing up my handling too much. Has anyone tried this? Thoughts?

If it matters, I'm about 155 pounds (without gear) and all I've done to the suspension is set the sag and increase rebound damping.

viper770 · 02-04-2013, 01:19 PM

hell yea !!!!

Attico · 02-04-2013, 02:24 PM

It is more about technique. The wrr has a relatively slack fork angle which is what lowering the rear does.

Lean back. Use throttle, and realise there is no stability in sand. Just get comfortable with a constant front end hunt.

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Originally Posted by avgas

I'm hoping to improve my stability in sand a bit. I'm wondering if doing the stock lowering on the rear, but leaving the front alone will help without messing up my handling too much. Has anyone tried this? Thoughts?

If it matters, I'm about 155 pounds (without gear) and all I've done to the suspension is set the sag and increase rebound damping.

JackL · 02-04-2013, 02:35 PM

Alright, I've made a down payment on an 08 WR250R with only 650 miles on it. Will pay it off this week and then wait for delivery from PA. Soon, very soon.

Pantah · 02-04-2013, 03:05 PM

I think sewerat's pic should be front page! It says a lot about a lot...

Rapid Dog · 02-04-2013, 03:22 PM

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Originally Posted by avgas

I'm hoping to improve my stability in sand a bit. ...

What size rear tire do yo have?

andrew.pdx · 02-04-2013, 04:25 PM

I get 70 mpg (vs 63mpg w/ 10%) loaded down and riding 'easy' on dirt using pure/clear gas. That is 140 miles vs 126 miles on the tank or 189 vs 210 miles carrying a gallon. Up in the remotes it does make a difference between getting there and not getting there.

http://advrider.com/forums/showthrea...8#post20650428

or just go to https://docs.google.com/file/d/0B4vT...=sharing&pli=1

and get the gpx file and stash it on your GPS or what have ya'.

My source was the Pure-gas.org site. FOR NON-COMMERCIAL USE only. Please do record your own updates and current confirmations at their web site.

Bynoid · 02-04-2013, 04:40 PM

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Originally Posted by JackL

Alright, I've made a down payment on an 08 WR250R with only 650 miles on it. Will pay it off this week and then wait for delivery from PA. Soon, very soon.

Congrats

avgas · 02-04-2013, 04:46 PM

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Originally Posted by Rapid Dog

What size rear tire do yo have?

I've got the stock trailwing on the back still, swapping it for a 120 t63 today though.

TwilightZone · 02-04-2013, 08:34 PM

Hmmm... does the cover come out of the right or the left hand side of the bike? Anybody have a video or pictures of the top end? Kind of feeling my way through it.

skierd · 02-04-2013, 10:52 PM

I'm pretty sure I pulled the cover out on the non-radiator side, but I can't remember. Took a lot of wiggling thats for sure. Only had to do it once a long while ago ya know?

MORT666 · 02-05-2013, 01:25 AM

Hi all just an inquiry on how many miles will the engine cover with out a re-build.

skierd · 02-05-2013, 01:31 AM

I'm sitting at just a hair under 43,000 miles and haven't seen further than under the valve cover to do a clearance check. Intake valves were fine, exhaust were barely out of spec, at ~25,000.

rsteiger · 02-05-2013, 02:52 AM

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Originally Posted by avgas

I'm hoping to improve my stability in sand a bit. I'm wondering if doing the stock lowering on the rear, but leaving the front alone will help without messing up my handling too much. Has anyone tried this? Thoughts?

If it matters, I'm about 155 pounds (without gear) and all I've done to the suspension is set the sag and increase rebound damping.

I am a bit heavier.. well a lot heavier than you (250 lbs) and the single best thing I did to improve how the bike handles in sand was to install a steering stabilizer (Scotts with a SUBmount in my case). Granted I am not a very aggressive rider but the Scotts unit made the bike so much more manageable on the south GA sand roads.

avgas · 02-05-2013, 06:03 AM

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Originally Posted by rsteiger

the single best thing I did to improve how the bike handles in sand was to install a steering stabilizer

I was afraid I'd get that answer, $500 sure is a lot. It is probably the answer I'm looking for though...

02-04-2013, 01:13 PM	#32911
avgas amateur Joined: Jan 2010 Location: Oregon Oddometer: 80	stability in sand I'm hoping to improve my stability in sand a bit. I'm wondering if doing the stock lowering on the rear, but leaving the front alone will help without messing up my handling too much. Has anyone tried this? Thoughts? If it matters, I'm about 155 pounds (without gear) and all I've done to the suspension is set the sag and increase rebound damping. __________________ 2012 Yamaha WR250R

02-04-2013, 01:19 PM	#32912
viper770 Gnarly Adventurer Joined: Dec 2011 Location: Hutchinson, Ks USA Oddometer: 230	hell yea !!!! __________________ 2012 YAMAHA WR250R 2013 KAWASAKI KLR650 "Take the long way home" YOU GOT TO WATCH ---->http://vimeo.com/53311329

02-04-2013, 02:35 PM	#32914
JackL T plus 16 months Joined: Jul 2006 Location: Colorado Oddometer: 431	Getting a WR! Alright, I've made a down payment on an 08 WR250R with only 650 miles on it. Will pay it off this week and then wait for delivery from PA. Soon, very soon. __________________ JackL 2007 KLR 650 aka the Green Max 1995 Ducati 900 SS/SP, Rose The Big Trip (aka Le Grande Tour), Year 1 http://www.advrider.com/forums/showthread.php?t=585393 6 months in Europe on a Duc http://www.advrider.com/forums/showthread.php?t=217104&highlight=jackl JackLs Thailand/Cambodia Adventure http://www.advrider.com/forums/showt...ghlight=jackls

02-04-2013, 03:05 PM	#32915
Pantah Red Sox Nation Joined: Oct 2004 Location: India Wharf Oddometer: 8,891	I think sewerat's pic should be front page! It says a lot about a lot... __________________ Straight ahead and faster -Bo Weaver 1970 "There I was..." -Griffin Niner Three Hotel

02-04-2013, 04:25 PM	#32917
andrew.pdx Thump Joined: Jun 2010 Location: Portland,OR Oddometer: 20	gpx for Clear gas in western N America I get 70 mpg (vs 63mpg w/ 10%) loaded down and riding 'easy' on dirt using pure/clear gas. That is 140 miles vs 126 miles on the tank or 189 vs 210 miles carrying a gallon. Up in the remotes it does make a difference between getting there and not getting there. http://advrider.com/forums/showthrea...8#post20650428 or just go to https://docs.google.com/file/d/0B4vT...=sharing&pli=1 and get the gpx file and stash it on your GPS or what have ya'. My source was the Pure-gas.org site. FOR NON-COMMERCIAL USE only. Please do record your own updates and current confirmations at their web site.

02-04-2013, 08:34 PM	#32920
TwilightZone Beastly Adventurer Joined: Dec 2008 Location: Behind the Redwood Curtain Oddometer: 1,945	Checking Valve Clearances... Hmmm... does the cover come out of the right or the left hand side of the bike? Anybody have a video or pictures of the top end? Kind of feeling my way through it. __________________ Whales were everywhere. On the beach, on the hillsides. One crossed the road in front of us… it was a big beluga!

02-04-2013, 10:52 PM	#32921
skierd Wannabe Far-Rider Joined: Jan 2008 Location: Fairbanks, AK Oddometer: 2,688	I'm pretty sure I pulled the cover out on the non-radiator side, but I can't remember. Took a lot of wiggling thats for sure. Only had to do it once a long while ago ya know? __________________ "We wish your trail a long one" - Darlene "Sid" Dowd ~ Never run out of traction, ideas, and real estate at the same time. 2008 Yamaha WR250X - 1998 Honda Nighthawk CB750 Eastern TAT 8/2009 ~MD-Key West-Oklahoma 4/2011~Maryland to Alaska 3/2012

02-05-2013, 01:25 AM	#32922
MORT666 Gnarly Adventurer Joined: Aug 2009 Location: U.K Oddometer: 199	Hi all just an inquiry on how many miles will the engine cover with out a re-build.

02-05-2013, 01:31 AM	#32923
skierd Wannabe Far-Rider Joined: Jan 2008 Location: Fairbanks, AK Oddometer: 2,688	I'm sitting at just a hair under 43,000 miles and haven't seen further than under the valve cover to do a clearance check. Intake valves were fine, exhaust were barely out of spec, at ~25,000. __________________ "We wish your trail a long one" - Darlene "Sid" Dowd ~ Never run out of traction, ideas, and real estate at the same time. 2008 Yamaha WR250X - 1998 Honda Nighthawk CB750 Eastern TAT 8/2009 ~MD-Key West-Oklahoma 4/2011~Maryland to Alaska 3/2012

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