I was looking at a WRF450, but felt that the KLX had enough power for now, plus was like 3 or 4 grand cheaper. I'd also have to spend a bit on legalizing the WRF for the street.

I was also cautioned that since I was a brand new rider of any sort, the 450 might have killed me.

 

This!!!! and I still am in love with it. SO powerful and amazing in trails and on my track. Just wish I could afford it




2 stroke version isn't as fun in the woods, with all the flooding and re-building and plug fouling and fuel mixing. But when its running good you got a hell of a machine

 

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That's good info to know, thanks! I have to go to the Portland area for work temporarily, Boise is certainly a doable day trip.

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Give me a shout if you come to Boise. Sorry, price correction from his email....

Yeah, the Husky is a great enduro. We paid $5950 plus tax for it in April
'06. I would love to have a TE450 or TE510, but the DRZ is comfortable and works pretty well on trail.

 

Was thinking the xt225 but after having a ttr225 I said hell no to the junk and started looking at others and found this great site and it sealed the deal on my choice

 

The klx was about the only bike that I looked at. If ktm would have had a plated 250 enduro I would have got that, and if there financing would have been better I would have considered the 450 and "grew" into it. If I was in in the market now looking for a 250 I would definitly give the new Yamaha a serious look.

 

I agree the yami looks pretty sharp

 

I pretty much bought the bike that didn't look cheezy. I might have cost a little more, but in comparison, these KLX's are more than just a "trail bike". The yami's, suzuki's and honda's all had steel wheels, regular forks and more "street" oriented tires. The KLX looked more like a real dirt bike than any of them, so I bought it. Price OTD? It was the last one around in 50 miles. I got raped, but I bought the bike I wanted, which is all that matters.

 

I actually sat on the Honda XL 650 and it was sweet. Not like the really wide and heavy KLR, and in fact I still obsess about it to this day. Every time I go into the bike shop I look at the Honda.

 

I mean after all its a Honda

 

In Australia we are spoiled for choice, we can register any enduro bike, WR's CRF's, Husky's, Gas Gas, etc etc. I didn't even consider an enduro because of the seat height and the outright performance nature of these bikes.
Dual sports we have the DRz's, KLX's, XT250's and I guess Honda have something maybe XR's? I chose the KLX because
1. Price, it was the cheapest and I got the 300 kit free with the bike.
2. It is liquid cooled, I like the reliability and low maintainance factor of a liquid cooled engine.
3. It's green [8D]
4. Although it is an old design it is the most modern and looks the most modern of the dual sports.

Cheers