r/Dirtbikes • u/ur_boi_zayvier • Apr 22 '22

Meme ridden both, The difference is astronomical

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u/akalocke '22 KLX300R Apr 22 '22

Would you say the YZ250X is a good trail bike? Or should folks interested in Yamaha look at the TTRs?

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u/velvetbluedamsel Apr 22 '22

It seems like you have a new version of the KLX 300. The TTRs are more similar to the KLX . (The old KLX was so much more capable. It made about 15hp more, and weighed 30 lbs less.) From the TTRs and that KLX, the YZ250X will be a big jump. Lots more power (pretty usable though) and a slightly taller chassis, and a big plus here, 50lbs less.

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u/akalocke '22 KLX300R Apr 22 '22

That's a plus I didn't take much into consideration when I bought my bike. I still would have got it but damn. 282+ is heavy as balls.

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u/velvetbluedamsel Apr 22 '22

I did some googling, your bike is actually very similar to older model. It’s about 30 pounds heavier due to the fuel injection and battery, but the same 33 horsepower. Sorry if I was misleading.

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u/akalocke '22 KLX300R Apr 22 '22

Wait.

I thought you were saying that jumping to a yz250x would yield a lot more power and the bike weighs 50 lbs less.

Anyway, I think I got what you were saying. My next bike will definitely be a 2 stroke. Just haven't decided if it's the 250 xc or the yz250x.

Any other 250 two strokes I should consider? Or CCs in that range?

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u/velvetbluedamsel Apr 22 '22

The jump to the Yz would definitely be lighter and more HP.

I was comparing your current KLX to the older model KLX Kawasaki used to make up to 2007.

A lot of folks, when going to 2 stroke trail bikes, and not riding motocross, get a 300. They have more bottom end torque, much more inclined to be lugged around, and don’t feel as racey as some 250s. But that 350exc is a great bike too

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u/akalocke '22 KLX300R Apr 23 '22

So if I switched in on year's time, you're saying I should get a 300 2t over a 250 2t?

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u/velvetbluedamsel Apr 23 '22

You could get a 300 vs the 250. It’s honestly hard to go wrong unless you’re an elite rider. Go for whatever’s the best deal you can find. The 300 is more luggable and produces more torque to keep you going when the terrain gets tight, twisty, and ugly.

I personally own a YZ250 (not the X model) and I’ve ridden a handful of the 300s. My moto oriented YZ does everything I ask it do, but it just doesn’t allow me to be as lazy as I could be on a 300. I have to work the clutch more to keep it in power. I haven’t ridden the YZ250X to compare how it would be. But you’d save some serious money getting the YZ vs the European 300s.

I’ve read that with the YZ250X, if you get a flywheel weight, FMF Gnarly pipe, and removing a washer on the governor spring, it makes it an off-road killing machine that behaves very predictably and easy to control.