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Find a Kawasaki Super Sherpa. Not sold in the US as of 2004, but there are new ones out there. New or used, they are scarce. There is one on ebay right now...

----- Original Message ----- From: "lordbillmay" To: DSN_klr650@yahoogroups.com> Sent: Sunday, May 30, 2004 5:46 PM Subject: [DSN_klr650] KLR250 v XT225 > Where can I get test info on the above bikes? I'm trying to decide > which one would be best for me as a beginner dirt/trail/road rider. > Any help would be welcome. > Bill M > > > > > List sponsored by Dual Sport News at www.dualsportnews.com. List FAQ courtesy of Chris Krok at: www.bigcee.com/klr650faq.html > Unsubscribe by sending a blank message to: > DSN_klr650-unsubscribe@yahoogroups.com . > > > Yahoo! Groups Links > > > > > > [Non-text portions of this message have been removed]

In a message dated 2004-05-30 8:36:07 PM Pacific Daylight Time, lordbillmay@... writes:

> > Where can I get test info on the above bikes? I'm trying to decide > which one would be best for me as a beginner dirt/trail/road rider. > Any help would be welcome. > Bill M > >

WHile the KLR250 is a good bike, I'd say the XT is whole lot better as a dirt bike, especially for the beginner. The XT's claim to fame is most magazines pick it as one of the best bikes for a newbie to get started on. Everything I've read says its a very balanced package - doesn't have anything like awesome power, but has a set of six gears that get the most from the power that is there. Many years back it used to be called the Serow XT225, where Serow is the name of a mountain goat and most magazines that was a pretty good description of its handling. As a sanity check, in all the AMA organized dual sport rides that I've ridden I don't think I've seen more than one or two KLR250s but I always see a good number of the little Yamaha 225s. Pat G'ville, Nv [Non-text portions of this message have been removed]

I purchased a Yamaha XT225 for my wife last summer. Excellent choice for new riders. Lightweight with good power. It's a very smooth riding/shifting bike. Not a MX bike, but a great trail bike. Feels like a mini bike after riding my KLR. It is known for being a cold/hard starter, although once warmed up it runs great. Nice having the electric start! The KLR250 is a kick start. Randy A17 - Idaho

> > Where can I get test info on the above bikes? I'm trying to decide > which one would be best for me as a beginner dirt/trail/road rider. > Any help would be welcome. > Bill M > >

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Just my 2 cents....I started out on a 1992 XT225 Serow. I still have it and still ride it when I plan on doing really tight single track or really muddy riding. I was a complete beginner and that little motorcycle saved my bacon more than once with it's forgiving suspension and really stable ride. The low seat height is a confidence inspiring plus for a beginner as well. I can't give the KLR250 a fair shake, since I've never ridden one, but the XT225 has been, and still is a dependable, capable and really fun ride. Sandy / Texas --- In DSN_klr650@yahoogroups.com, "lordbillmay" wrote:

> Where can I get test info on the above bikes? I'm trying to decide > which one would be best for me as a beginner dirt/trail/road

rider.

> Any help would be welcome. > Bill M

Kawasaki made a marketing error by dropping the KL-250 Super Sherpa from it's 2004 lineup. (they still make it, just not selling it here in the US) The Yamaha XT225 is a terrific bike, but the Super Sherpa is more equivalent to the XT than the KLR-250 is. Mike Randy Phillips wrote:

>I purchased a Yamaha XT225 for my wife last summer. >Excellent choice for new riders. Lightweight with good power. >It's a very smooth riding/shifting bike. Not a MX bike, but a >great trail bike. Feels like a mini bike after riding my KLR. > >It is known for being a cold/hard starter, although once warmed >up it runs great. Nice having the electric start! >The KLR250 is a kick start. > >Randy >A17 - Idaho > > > > > > >>Where can I get test info on the above bikes? I'm trying to decide >>which one would be best for me as a beginner dirt/trail/road rider. >>Any help would be welcome. >>Bill M >> >> >> >> > >[Non-text portions of this message have been removed] > > > >List sponsored by Dual Sport News at www.dualsportnews.com. List FAQ courtesy of Chris Krok at: www.bigcee.com/klr650faq.html >Unsubscribe by sending a blank message to: >DSN_klr650-unsubscribe@yahoogroups.com . > > >Yahoo! Groups Links > > > > > > > >

k.saltzer@... wrote:

> >Usually lowering links are aluminum. The stock ones are steel. Get >a magnet and check. Alot of aluminum links have something written on >them too. >

I think you've got that reversed- Stock links are aluminum. have a sllightly hollowed center like a con-rod, and don't have anything printed on therm. Drop links are usually steel, cut from a sheet, and marked for the drop distance -- Devon Brooklyn, NY A15-Z '01 KLR650 '81 SR500 cafe racer "The truth's not too popular these days....." Arnold Schwarzenneger, in The Running Man