I was able to ride these bikes over the weekend they are all 14's and thought Id give a brief run down or comparison.
I own the wr300 (lectron, gnarly, ffw) and It smokes both the 4s (all stock) in the power department hands down. The 310 actually has comparable torque to the 300, the 310 hooks better by a little. The 310 was down on power everywhere compaired to the 300 but hooked so well I didnt find myself needing more unless i was blipping the throttle to get over something. The 310 made hill climbs easy and handled better in handlebar bashing tight stuff over the 300, I think most of that came from the smaller chassis. I felt comfortable on the 310, it felt as heavy as the 300 but maybe reacted a little better due to the chassis. In general the bike was fun but I was constantly over the fender to help keep the font down on up hills, on the same up hills the 300 would pull the front a bit but was more under control.
The TC250r first impression from getting off the 310 and on to the 250 was, it's lighter. The 250 didn't give up much to the 310 in bottom end power maybe a hair less torque if anything. I went into this thinking the 310 was the ticket but soon realized the TC250 was a funner bike to ride. I think most of the reason was the lightness and torque together in the same package. It handled up hills fine and it had enough power that I was not fighting to keep the front end down and actually took uphills more like the 300 when its lugging. Both my buddy (A rider 160#+/-) and I (B rider 225#) thought this was a blast to ride but also thought we would have this little bike wound out most of the time in a hare scramble to keep pace.
I was disappointed I couldnt ride a 165 and am even more confused about what new bike I want. I like the comparable feel of the 310 to my 300 in weight and low end torque but feel maybe now it's just a less powerful but slightly better turning (in very tight stuff) version of my 300 I already have. The TC250 was lighter and had torque that was fun and you had to be on it and screaming it most of the time so that was fun. If I were to race I would pick the 310 just because its most like the 300 I am used to. I have heard that between a 165 vs 250 4s that they have very similar power but a guy told me he would pick the 250 to race?? Not sure why?? I'm looking for a second bike to go with my 300 to do the things my 300 isnt the best at and possibly be able to race the second bike. Really wish I could have ridden the 165....
I own the wr300 (lectron, gnarly, ffw) and It smokes both the 4s (all stock) in the power department hands down. The 310 actually has comparable torque to the 300, the 310 hooks better by a little. The 310 was down on power everywhere compaired to the 300 but hooked so well I didnt find myself needing more unless i was blipping the throttle to get over something. The 310 made hill climbs easy and handled better in handlebar bashing tight stuff over the 300, I think most of that came from the smaller chassis. I felt comfortable on the 310, it felt as heavy as the 300 but maybe reacted a little better due to the chassis. In general the bike was fun but I was constantly over the fender to help keep the font down on up hills, on the same up hills the 300 would pull the front a bit but was more under control.
The TC250r first impression from getting off the 310 and on to the 250 was, it's lighter. The 250 didn't give up much to the 310 in bottom end power maybe a hair less torque if anything. I went into this thinking the 310 was the ticket but soon realized the TC250 was a funner bike to ride. I think most of the reason was the lightness and torque together in the same package. It handled up hills fine and it had enough power that I was not fighting to keep the front end down and actually took uphills more like the 300 when its lugging. Both my buddy (A rider 160#+/-) and I (B rider 225#) thought this was a blast to ride but also thought we would have this little bike wound out most of the time in a hare scramble to keep pace.
I was disappointed I couldnt ride a 165 and am even more confused about what new bike I want. I like the comparable feel of the 310 to my 300 in weight and low end torque but feel maybe now it's just a less powerful but slightly better turning (in very tight stuff) version of my 300 I already have. The TC250 was lighter and had torque that was fun and you had to be on it and screaming it most of the time so that was fun. If I were to race I would pick the 310 just because its most like the 300 I am used to. I have heard that between a 165 vs 250 4s that they have very similar power but a guy told me he would pick the 250 to race?? Not sure why?? I'm looking for a second bike to go with my 300 to do the things my 300 isnt the best at and possibly be able to race the second bike. Really wish I could have ridden the 165....
