KLX300R | Advice wanted

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Edited Date/Time 5/24/2022 5:48am
Hoping to get some advice from people who have been in a similar situation. I've always ridden a mix of trails and tracks, and have only ever ridden/owned MX bikes. I have recently decided my track days are done and want to only ride trails and in a non-competitive way. Additionally, my kids have started to show an interest in riding and trying to ride around slowly with them can be a challenge on a 250F

The KLX300R has piqued my interest, it seems like the perfect bike for the type of riding that I want to do (not to mention the friendly price tag), but my biggest concern is the lack of power/speed.

Has anyone on here gone from riding MX bikes to trail-specific bikes, and if so, how was the change for you?
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Mr. Robinson 1/23/2022 5:58pm
1/23/2022 5:58pm Edited Date/Time 5/11/2022 5:05pm
You can have a ball ripping around trails on one of those. They are pretty fun if you are just looking to have a good time and not worried about racing or image.
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Al259 5/11/2022 10:36am
5/11/2022 10:36am Edited Date/Time 5/11/2022 10:36am
Yeah, the issue with the new klx 300 is the bad power to weight ratio, if you are used to a real bike the you won’t like riding the bike for long. So the lack of power will get you into spending big bucks on modifications that will never end😊
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motorick5052 5/16/2022 9:08pm
5/16/2022 9:08pm Edited Date/Time 5/16/2022 9:10pm
I’d agree with both the posters above… I’ve only ever ridden & raced the typical performance bikes we are all used to, I currently have a 450 set up for Moto, and a clean YZ250 2-stroke setup for off roading.
Both of those are the best of everything, BUT I wanted something affordable and fun to dual sport with, do some light trail riding after riding out from the house.
I was able to get hold of a 2021 CRF300 Rally and Al259 is right…its kinda heavy, kinda under powered and the suspension is under sprung and under dampened!

I dropped the $240 or so to install the Race Tech spring kit front & rear, and installed a set of folding mirrors.

I just ride out from the house, fold the mirrors down and hit the trail and I have a flippin’ BLAST!
I just remind myself that today is just about fun and low key ride, and that if I wanna try to haul-ass, go to the trouble to get the 250 prepped, loaded, drive out to the trail, gear up and go for a performance ride, otherwise, just enjoy the bike and a low key ride for a change!

The 300 Rally is a crap ton of fun, I can ride from the house, do a trail loop then ride for lunch or whatever mood strikes! And the 80+ MPG is flippin’ great with current ridiculous fuel price situation!

I’d encourage you to go ahead and get that KLX300, it IS gonna be a big change from the level of performance you’re used to, BUT if you able to just ride with the mindset that it’s strictly for fun, I don’t think you’ll be sorry! The 300’s are a fun affordable way to stay on the trail without a 2nd mortgage! Have fun! 😎👍

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nighthawk265 5/24/2022 5:47am
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The largest change for myself was the suspension was way way too soft. Last MX bikes were 2011 CRF250 and 2009 CRF250 to a 2021 300XC-W TPi. I find it more enjoyable to take 2 hour loops vs 2 minute laps these days

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