250 vs 650

[Scott Torell]

Just buy the 650 and be done with it. You're too big for the little 250. The 650 will get you on and off road a trip to the store or anywhere! You only cry once to buy the best! JMHO T KLR 650 A20

[Michael Silverstein]

The bike I had when I first received my drivers' license was a 1977 Honda MT125, which test reports at the time state topped out at about 10hp. I put thousands of miles on the road on that bike, many of them two-up with a total load of about 350lbs. Many of those miles were on mountainous back roads, as well as interstate highways. Was I the fastest vehicle off the line? No, but I could still easily exceed the speed limit. Did I have to wind it out to keep up with traffic? Sure. Was it cheap, fun, reliable transportation that could still take me off road? You bet. Am I starting to sound like Donald Rumsfeld? Quite possibly. My point is that a light, small-engined bike can be more than adequate for most situations. If you're a new rider, there are many advantages to buying a small-engined bike and getting used to riding without having to worry about unnecceary weight and power. Then move up to something bigger if you need to later. If you buy used the depreciation will be low enough that you get to experience two bikes for the price of one. Mike A18

> -----Original Message----- > From: DSN_KLR650@yahoogroups.com > [mailto:DSN_KLR650@yahoogroups.com] On Behalf Of Doug Herr > Sent: Monday, February 20, 2006 10:29 AM > To: jeeppurz > Cc: DSN_KLR650@yahoogroups.com > Subject: Re: [DSN_KLR650] slightly NKLR thoughts on the new klx250 > > > > I snipped that down to what seem important points to me. > > On Sun, 19 Feb 2006, jeeppurz wrote: > > > I'm a new licesned rider, > > You are new, so it will be hard for you to know what sort of > riding you will really like. That would tend you toward the > 250 as a good learning tool, or to the 650 since it can do > just about anything. Pretty balanced there. > > > > I thought this would be a good substitute for the klr. > > Only for the light riding end of what the 650 can do. > Touring is mostly out since you can't really pack much and it > will just not do the extended stuff as well. > > > I'm just wondering if my weight of 240lbs and 6'4" would be to much > > for a litte 250. > > Just makes the other points more important. > > > > I'm not interest in going fast. The highest speed > > limit here is 100kmph. (And also speeding effects insurance cost.) > > As long as you don't need to go fast or long you may like the > 250 better. A smaller more nimble bike is really nice to > learn on. The 650 is pretty good for new riders, but the 250 > is even better. > > As you can see from the other replies, we really like the 650 > and would prefer that you get one, but it is *you* that has > to pay for the insurance year after year. It may just turn > out that you don't really need to ride all the time, all that > fast or all that long. Then again, you could get the 250 and > decide to sell it within the first year. > > Bottom line is that it is not an easy decision. Makes it > easier if you can buy used, so start looking. > > -- > Doug Herr > doug@...

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