How Many KLX250S owners are or were KLR250 owners?
 

I'd guess 80%, or more. I know you switched over because the KLX is a superior dirt bike. Your experience with the KLR250 is invaluable and the best posts on the KLR250 forum are from ex-KLR owners.

There are many questions begging an answer in the KLR forums. I, for one, would greatly appreciate your input. If you've got time check out that forum and share your knowledge with us. Thanks

RE: How Many KLX250S owners are or were KLR250 owners?
 

Lefty I got your PM, been busy with work will reply on the weekend ok

RE: How Many KLX250S owners are or were KLR250 owners?
 

Monday I was a KLR-250 owner. Tuesday, I owned both (but only for a few minutes ... signing papers to trade in my "R" for an "X"), Wendesday, I own just the KLX250.

Why?

I got my KLR-250 in '98 because it was a good deal for this particular bike (it was a '96 model tied up for a few years in a bankruptcy case), and a little bit of research found it to be a reliable dual-sport.

Performace, though, was mediocre ... in all senses (engine, suspension, handling), but it was still fun. I toyed with the idea of trading up a few years ago when the Suzuki DR400 came out, but held back because it was a little more power than I was looking for.

Then I saw the KLX250. It was love at first sight, and after scouring the Net for information, found it it wasn't too good to be true. Sure, the engine is a little constipated and needs to be "un-corked", but the ways and means are within grasp to do it. This wasn't true for the KLR-250, though ... everyone sells after-market stuff for the KLR-250's big brother, but there's probably less than a dozen items out there made specifically for the 250. Suspension-wise ... well, let's just say that landing after every jump sounded just like a car wreck.

So for me, the KLX250 is what I was looking for in the first place, it just wasn't around when I ran across my KLR-250 deal. And why did I switch now to the KLX250 instead of a Yamaha or something else in the class? Hmmm, Kawasaki loyalty, perhaps? No, I think it was the tremendously positive experiences that others have written about in this and other on-line forums.

I can't go on too much because I've only got 38 Km on my new bike, so I don't have a lot of experience to write about. I can tell you that I opted for the "Mototune / Hard Acceleration & Deceleration" break-in method, though. I didn't "beat up" on the bike, but I think I fulfilled the requirement to "ride it like you stole it"! I can tell you that those were 38 fun kilometers, though!!!

Mike