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Never rode a YZ 250 two stroke I liked, just feel awkward on them. Love the 250f Yamahas, indifferent on the YZ450...RMZ's feel like a foreign object when I ride em, don't know how anyone is comfortable on them.
If you don’t feel good on it, sell it. Life’s too short.
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Barely ride anymore and it's collecting dust, but seeing new models come out each year, no bikes have made me think, "damn, I want to try that" until the recent KTM/Husqvarna and the new Honda. Handling above all else for me, as long as it can knife through a turn, I can get the suspension dialed or twist the throttle harder. I guess suspension complaints are making me a little wary or the KTM family, but I would love to try out a 350 to see if it sparks the itch again.
On the opposite end of the spectrum my bone stock ‘06 CRF250 and ‘14 YZ 250 were the most comfortable bikes I ever owned straight off the dealer floor. Really regret selling the YZ 250
2001 RM250- I swear from day one (brand new) the thing jumped out of gear! But the local dealer wasn't hearing of it and was blaming me/my boots. Anyway, I never rode it with confidence and after a high-speed over the bars off a drop off my season was done. Knowing what I know now, Id have parked it in the showroom after the first day and demanded that Suzuki took a look at it.
2003 YZ450- I raced a YZ426 in 2002 and loved it! At the time the new CRF450 was lighter and more powerful, so when Yamaha announced they were releasing a 4 speed, YZ450 which was lighter and more powerful for 2003 I just knew I had to have one! BIG mistake!! The thing was so powerful I couldn't ride it for more than ten minutes!
Flywheel weights dumbed it down a bit, but not enough. Nah... sold it mid-season (The one and only time I changed bikes mid-season in twenty years!) and bought a new 2003, wait for it.......... RM125! Total contrast to the big 450, I could throw it in to corners again and was riding with a smile again! Super!
My suggestion would be to ride the newer KTM’s if possible.
I was looking to upgrade the 10 CRF in 17 to a KTM 450sxf, but after test riding a fellow riders 17 1/2 FE I ended picking up an 18 CRF450r instead. I felt that the 10 CRF450r with mods was a better bike. IMHO the KTM’s are overrated bikes like the 08 CRF450r.
Certainly stiff, buzzy handle bars and rock hard seat.
And yes, I had revalved suspension and tried different offset triples, etc. I just always felt the front end was too light feeling and the bike was nervous. Once I got on green, that all went away. Now I just keep buying green bikes and liking them!
Other side of the Atlantic, same problem!🤣
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