Yamaha WR250F vs Honda CRF250F vs Honda CRF300L (Enduro vs Trail Bike vs Dual Sport)

Part of the experience of riding is hearing the internal combustion engine. Nice bike and great video. Cheers from 🇺🇸

Thanks I had a 03 wr250f and looking for a used wr as we speak. Good ones are hard to come by I also ride a T7 Congratulations to you and Brooke

Yamaha TW200 when I want to get out there & tour the woods, lakes & trails - a nice pace to take everything in & bullet proof. Nice video, good choices there for bikes.

Your WR250F looks great. I have one as well and a KTM 300 XC-W. I think you're right about the WR's suspension being great, feels very planted. I don't think the WR is really more ridable than the KTM though. True, the KTM has more power overall, but the newer ones are essentially fuel injected so the power delivery is very linear and manageable, and useful with no surprises. There is no 2-stroke powerband hit (which some people miss). Also, the KTM is lighter with much better bottom end, making it easier on tight trails and thus not stalling. I've noticed better fuel economy on the KTM as well which does require oil, but it mixes itself and holds enough in its reservoir for hundreds of miles of trails. But I think you're right about the WR's advantage in reliability, even though I haven't had trouble with the KTM yet, and affordability of the WR when buying used - my WR has been bullet proof. My son has a Beta X-Trainer 300, which is lighter and more ridable than anything out there. Enjoy the trails, they look wonderful!

Great video! ‘Get the shiny side muddy’. ☺️

Beautiful trail, great video ❤😊 Congratulations 🎊 baby 👶 riding soon 😘

Many bikes later still come back to 01 XR400R best most dependable versatile bike ever...250 lbs plenty of power and indestructible, still have an original 87 250R that cranks on one two kicks but the X4 is my baby

I think a better decision would have not been a wr250f simply because the touchiness of the throttle isn't very conducive to singletrack use. I use a yz250fx and I would know this. A good example would be a KTM 250/300 or beta 200/250/300. I use a 300 Xtrainer and a yz250fx (which is just like the wr250f you ride)

21 Husky TE 300 I. No gas mixing. No valve adjustment. Approximately 60 miles per tank

Great bike buddy. That’s one of the great ones. Please wear your PPE including ear defenders. Visit your local hearing clinic and ask for custom plugs to wear with a helmet and away you go.

Good video, nice bike, beautiful scenery 👍

This is the bike that I should have bought! Instead, I bought a Husqvarna TE 250. The mixing oil is no big deal, and the maintenance is a breeze. The bike is amazing, and I have had no mechanical issues yet. The only downside is that it is stinky, especially when cold. Having a dedicated off-road bike is the only way to go! Thanks for another great video.

I have a 2019 model. Uncorking is important for more than power. The bike will run without stalling after uncorking and it can be tuned to be smoother off the bottom.

Great bikes. I have both the WR450F and WR250F. The 250 is my son's. They are 2023 models. I also have a 2018 TE250 two stroke. I am most impressed with the WR250F in the way that it handles. This is the first four stroke dirt bike that I feel handles like a two stroke. The bike is not slow, has plenty of power. I feel these new Yamaha's need more kudos. They are in my opinion the best value. Reliable, excellent suspension, tuning capability, and are cheaper than the Euro models. I have owned many of the Euro's. I would not go back.

So I sold my WR250F this year. It was a great bike (2015 very similar to yours) but if it wasn’t being ridden hard, it wasn’t being ridden the way it was meant to be. I have a street legal WR250R that I upgraded with GoRace suspension bits. Yea it is heavier than the WR250F or the KTM200EXC I had before. But it is plusher and more versatile than a dedicated dirt bike and I have always found I could ride longer and less fatigued with the R version than the F. I think for the riding you do, you would prefer the R as well. Just do the suspension upgrade. The WR250R is a legend. Have ridden it for long rides on the road before I got to my 4 bike stable, and it rocks on the singletrack or the rocky muddy Muskoka woods trails.

Owned a 16' wr250f for a year as my 1st bike, and it was a great all arounder except hard enduro and technical stuff

An Athena big bore 300 kit will cure your lack of low end and pump up the mid range a lot.

Excellent bike! Another one - Yamaha XT250. Yes, it's not up there with WR250F in suspension, etc. But it will do everything you through at it and it's road legal. Single track, super rough single track, forests, trails, dirt and highways too (with windshield, I can do 5-6 hours of highways without too much tiredness). I downsized to XT250 from some big/powerful bikes - and I've never had that much fun on a motorcycle before!

I had my eyes on a crf300L but am starting to think that a dedicated dirt bike might be a better fit for me. Frequent oil changes aren't an issue for me but its the valve checks that are stopping me from pulling the trigger. Are you checking them every 30 hours or are there some bikes out there that are much longer than that?

I just found your channel because I have decided I wanted to take up trail riding again after 40 years off time, (everyone got married no one left to ride with) so at this point, I'm trying to find the best used Street legal or none street legal bike for me, I use to ride a KDX 200 back in 1986, ya I'm older lol, Good vid thanks.