WR250R: Less May Be More
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Is the WR250R in RideADV spec the best sub-450cc adventure bike in the world? Nick Dole applies some art and science to Yamaha’s small-bore adventurer.
RideADV boss man Greg Yager (right) saw the 250R and requested two as pre-run bikes from YMA. The conversion rate from riders who try Teknik-modified WR250Rs on RideADV events is 100 per cent.
I remember when the WR250R came out in 2008. There was some advertising but not much hype and the model seemed in no-mans’ land. It was substantially less powerful and had a lower-spec everything than the WR250F, and no racer or ex-racer would want that. It was liquid-cooled with a tall seat height so it didn’t appeal to the farmers buying the TTR250. Was it a commuter? A single-cylinder 250cc trailbike with no wind-screen as a commuter? No thanks.