• 2 Stroke Husqvarna Motorcycles Made In Italy - About 1989 to 2014
     WR = 2st Enduro & CR = 2st Cross

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250-500cc WR250 as an MX bike?

JOXY

JOXY

Husqvarna
A Class
Hi all, hope this is a suitable section.

I've currently got a 2010 TC250, and ride 80% MX. Looking to make the move to a 250 2t, I could just go with a YZ250 or 250SX, but i love the feel on Husky's. So i figured a WR250, tweaked a little for MX would suit me fine.

So what I'm asking is what would i have to do to make it MX ready? I already know i would take the headlight and taillight off, get the suspension revalved for MX, get a the dealer to 'open it up' and put a PC silencer on it.

Any other things I'd have to do? and would it be a wise move or plain stupid?


Cheers
 
I use my WR250 on tracks and trails. It's great for both. Maybe take the kickstand off and like you said, get the suspension setup, as always. Then go ahead and hit the track.:cheers:
 
You will be very disappointed. There are much better choices out there. Your TC250 chassis is WAY better for MX. I am a MX'er and I have owned two WR250's.....

Keep the X-Lite or buy a YZ. I had a 2007 YZ250 the same time I had my 2006 WR250 and the YZ was so much better on the track it was amazing. Even offroad, unless it got real slick and technical, the YZ was better.
 
PowerKord said:
I use my WR250 on tracks and trails. It's great for both. Maybe take the kickstand off and like you said, get the suspension setup, as always. Then go ahead and hit the track.:cheers:
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Good to know! :)

Hoov165x said:
You will be very disappointed. There are much better choices out there. Your TC250 chassis is WAY better for MX. I am a MX'er and I have owned two WR250's.....

Keep the X-Lite or buy a YZ. I had a 2007 YZ250 the same time I had my 2006 WR250 and the YZ was so much better on the track it was amazing. Even offroad, unless it got real slick and technical, the YZ was better.
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Wouldn't a 2006 WR250 be a fair bit different to a 2013 WR250? but yeah fair enough, if i don't go the WR250 i will go with a husky CR125 or a 250SX
 
JOXY said:
Good to know! :)



Wouldn't a 2006 WR250 be a fair bit different to a 2013 WR250? but yeah fair enough, if i don't go the WR250 i will go with a husky CR125 or a 250SX
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Same motor and frame. Different suspension components and a few details. Same bike essentially.
 
The WR250 with revavled suspension will be fine on the track if your not racing the pro class. Nice motor and solid bike.
 
Thanks for the advice all, think i might go for it.

What about the wide ratio tranny? would that be a burden on the track?
 
Great question and not sure of your riding skills or tracks, but myself and a local rider here are riding both these bikes ...I'm not really a racer guy but I do go out and ride the races on several different types of tracks here ...

My 250cc 2t is an 08 model ... It does OK on the tracks here in stock fashion with only the oil CCs amount changed in the forks ... Again, we are not ama PRO racers ... Just every day dirt bike riders\racers here...

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Now, have you ridden a 250cc 2t on a track yet? I ride my ~stock, 010, very-easy-to-ride, 250cc 4t all day on a track in comfort. Not gonna happen on 2t bike ... You gotta have balls and some real skills other than just-set-the-throttle-like-on-my-4t-bike when riding over the jumps on that 2t ... I was gonna save some effort and just take the 2t bike to the tracks and both of us would ride it... Can't do it... I just can't get used to going over the jumps on that 2t. ESP after riding the 4t :( ... I gotta stick with the safe-and-easy-to-ride 250cc 4t engine. I'll say I'm an old guy as an easy-out here.

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Be a stud and ride that 2t! No crying either just because it acts like a beast on the track, OK? Good luck

A few pics of my 2t raced by my good friend Ayen...

Holeshot! He's always up front unless he is riding in classes well over his skill set.
Ayen_holeshot_bacolod.jpg

Drop-in jump. We can't clear all these so we either roll them or drop-in.
Ayan_Bacolod_SX_2013.jpg

Not sure what happened here but he crashed. After the 4t bikes, the front-end on the 2t bikes feel very light on take-off to me. The bike feels like a feather in the air to me.
Ayen_JMP_Crash_DUM.jpg

Small mountain race... These are the cool tracks if you are a down&dirty rider :)
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Great input guys, thanks.

I change my mine all too much but it seems a litttle silly now thinking about it. Paying 8 or 9k on a wr250, and then spending more money on it, when i could buy a CR125 for 6K.

Heaps of people on here seem to love their 125/144/165 so I'll probably take that route.
 
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