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As my 2 most-local tracks are sand, I'm looking to move from my 250F to a 350. I'm a weekend warrior, may jump in to a Vet race now and then but mainly ride to stay in shape and keep the reflexes sharp. I know to avoid the 23'-24' (stiff, heavy) so I've been looking for a nice 22' as people seem to like that generation, but a low-time 25' has come up for sale not too far from me and the price is good. For those who've owned both, which did you like better? I'd do a spring conversion with either, so not too concerned about the forks. Mainly concerned with stability, handling and reliability.
If you are riding sand the 25 is better than the 22 in every way.
Among our shop bikes, we have both bikes you question, and buy new bikes each year. The 23-24 feels exactly like the 25-27 after 10 hrs, the 25-27 feels broke-in immediately. Some folks remove a hanger bolt, mostly on the 23-24, but sometimes on the 25-27. To us, the 21-22 bikes are great, the 23-27 is absolutely easier to corner and likes to operate in the sand where the 21-22 likes to operate “on top” of the sand, the geometry of the 23-27 makes the bike feel more square and predictable, the 21-22 feels great in stand-up riding. When considering fork and shock options, we test and offer all options except DIY Kits and KYB. In this modern age, kits and KYB conversions are inferior to WP pro component OE options or simple revalves. We have bikes available for test ride to backup this claim. In addition, you can adapt a OE AER WP CV setup to your forks that is cost effective and an amazing option.
I have both. I did 6500's on the older bike. I like the stock air forks enough on the 2025 that I just kept them stock.
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