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In my experience the WR is more reliable. The Sherco feels lighter abs more nimble. The WR has nice botttom end power.
Grandpa drives his wr250 to get the mail
Grandpa was hauling ass no doubt😎
beautiful, reliable and fast bikes.
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Not really relevant to what the OP asked IMO.
Couple of little concerns with the yam
1,weight is fair few kgs more compared to sherco
2,last time I sat on yam yzf 2018, it felt wide to me
3, heard that the plastics are v pricey, does that other parts are also
Im about the same, 60% trail 40% motocross tracks
To the original post, if your not afraid of exotics check out the TM 300F. We haven’t had a chance to ride a new 2021 yet, but the 2018 I rode was a great handling bike that felt very light. Everyone who rides the new bike with new motor has come away super impressed. We’re hoping to try one next month.
Never thought I'd own a 250 4t, am a 2s guy at heart, but rode a 250f on motox track and it just felt easier
I'm not expecting it to feel exactly the same, but hopefully it ain't million miles of (for me anyway) once spenders are stiffened up, also can use it for trail riding.. 2 birds and all that 😁
I owned a 18 250sxf (setup for offroad) and moto'ed both the 300sef-r and 250fx nearly back to back and the 300 was just a better bike... The extra torque on the 300sef-r allowed you to pull from even lower RPM then the famed Yamaha. Unfortunately neither of them were able to out rev the 250sxf but in offroad its rarely the case. The 300sef-r fell narrower then both bikes and easier to make transitions with little input...
The quality is top notch with parts, a couple standards above the Yamaha and even the KTM depending on what parts you are looking at. Add in a fat stator for all your electrical needs and you got yourself a pretty potent offroad machine...
What does surprise me tho, is you say the sherco is couple of steps above the yam on build quality,
All the things I have read about the yam is everyone raves about the yam "build quality is top notch"
Iv owned a 16 sherco and could nt fault it, hence why I would own another, but atm the mo I think the yam is the bike for me for the job in hand
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When I describe the build quality, I mean the quality of the components. A fan comes standard, clear tank, billet parts such as triple clamps and hubs, galfer rotors, akrapovich (sp) full exhaust...
The Yamaha for all purposes is a phenomenal bike. And I'll stand on my hat saying the 250FX (including the WR) is the best 'all round' bike you can buy when you consider cost of entry, motor usability, reliability, suspension performance, etc...
I believe the Sherco 300sef-r Factory Edition is more refined, more race specific machine that just puts you a little closer. Unfortunately you could ride and wear out two YZ250FXs over a season for the price of a single Sherco over that same season (at least in my area).
For a rough example I priced out a new Beta 430 Factory Edition at $14,400otd. A new Kawi 450x about $3k cheaper OTD.
The yam in the UK comes with fan /lights / (I think clear tank) Exel rims plus the the running app is very appealing, admittedly it has standard exhaust, but that don't bother me, as the dealer derestricts them
From what I can see, the yam is hard to beat value for money and I think would be more capable on the motox track, on the fact its based on the yzf
When buying a more known brand, there is generally more access to knowledge, support and parts, so even in the worst scenario you might be able to go to your local dealer and get parts. With limited dealers (at least here in Canada), you only have a handful of places to get parts ACROSS the entire country when it comes to brands like Sherco, TM, Beta...
I know when my buddy ran Betas in 2019, he did suffer some minor mechanicals. I would say 50% was his fault and the other 50% was the bike itself...
The new kwaka xc, but pretty much looks like a kxf with stiffer suspension, can be road legal, but I'm not convinced with out the rite gearbox would be the rite bike
Price is similar to 21 wr
Also new fantic 250xef due out, which is basically the yam wr, but with different plastics and suspect some other minor changes.
It also comes fully road legal (more so than the yam, high /low beam break light and I would of thought a horn)
I'm not sure about fantic tho, even tho same bike as a yam, I would have this physiological niggle it's a fantic
Price TBA
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