My new bike

[Wayne P]

ain't a mountain bike, its a dirt bike.

Just picked her up today, a brand spankin' new 2006 YZF250, along with a new Fox helmet, pants, and boots.



(I'm waiting for Leclerc to start hatin' my thumper).

[S-Dawg]

oh man that thing is gonna be fun. i need to steal my brothers dirt bike more often. dont kill yourself now.

[M@M]

i think everybody here read the title, and the name and went APPALACHE!
still, quite the pimp ride you have there.
ps: appalache pics please.:P

[Wayne P]

The Appy is awesome and pics are comin'. There's a couple of parts in limbo that I'm sorting out over the next few days and then I'll show it off.

[cameron]

you're gonna rip on that wayne.

have fun!

[jonny.zee]

That looks sick, Wayne! I like the supply of mtb tires in the background too.

[wheeler]

Where's teh pedals?

[Wayne P]

They are called foot pegs and they are ti.

[Jaysin]

Thats a good choice wayne, I love the new yammies

[big ben]

you took the advice of the trimspa ad's: "be envied."

[Dantes Inferno]

[ghostly voice]........................mojo ................review.....................[/voice thats not mine]

[AnTi-TrAiL_nAzI]

Ahh another thumper convert!
i rode 4 strokes all my life and hated them,
never had nuff top end to do what i wanted to do,
till i rode my buddys 05 CRF 250, that thing fucking romps!
with the white bros pipe, that bike will beat the shit out of any 2stroke imo,
more useable power, and for a 4 stroke it still has a hell of alot of top end.
but i will still say 4 strokes are a lazy mans ride, you have to work a 2 stroke alot harder to make it work for you.
have fun on that thing looks soo nice!

[switch]

I gotta move to Kamloops!

How do you get the chain to go all wavy the way it does in the pic?

[bcbud]

Saw one just as shiny in someone's truck in Whistler last week, love that throaty bbbrrrrroooooopppppp.......

[HIBuLlitT]

I gotta move to Kamloops!

How do you get the chain to go all wavy the way it does in the pic?
the chain rests on the swing arm...then dips till the sprocket

[Rexthespeedster]

You used to have a YZ250 didn't you? What are you doing with that one? Traded in? Selling? Asking price? Too many questions?

[Wayne P]

That's Leclerc, not me. This is my first bike since 20 years ago when I had a YZ80.

Switch, the chains on these things are super slack compared to say, a SS mountain bike.

[Farmer]

nice bike, wish I could afford a new one

[Wayne P]

$189/month taxes in.

[Madman]

My buddy has a YZF450 and its so much fun.. I rode his brothers yzf250 and its not even as fast as my old KX125...I was really dissapointed. I think the YFZ450 is the only 4 stroke ive ever ridden that had balls..to bad it only has 4 gears :flame: .


Oh yah...forgot to mention Have fun :agree:

[zahgurim]

Nice!
I think I'm picking up a WR450F to use on the streets here. I really like how pretty much anything is street legal in Korea. I saw a pizza guy using a Raptor to deliver pizzas last week...
The WR has enduro-spec lights, and I can put the turn signals off my curent POS bike onto it.
http://www.yamaha-motor.com/assets/products/mcy/500/WR450F_blu_1_re.jpg

[Wayne P]

My buddy has a YZF450 and its so much fun.. I rode his brothers yzf250 and its not even as fast as my old KX125...I was really dissapointed. I think the YFZ450 is the only 4 stroke ive ever ridden that had balls..to bad it only has 4 gears :flame: .


Oh yah...forgot to mention Have fun :agree:

Less power than a 125? Sorry but that's simply not possible unless you bore it out. If a kx125 had more power they'd be racing them still.

The 450 was a 4 speed, its now a 5.

[Grimace]

i jsut picked up a huskavarna 125 gonna go for a rip

[Uncle Joey]

NICE!

One of my buddies just bought a new RM-z250, that thing is SOO fun..

I want to buy a bike, but I don't want to get rid of my 400ex yet either, and can't have both.. when i move out of mcmurray i will probbly end up selling the quad and buying a bike though..

it will be a honda though :P

[Wayne P]

Just did my first rip to break it in. Soooo much fun!! Had her tapped out in 5th on a sketchy fireroad - scary as all hell but completely wicked. Letting the ass end drift around rutted corners then gasing the shit out of it brought back fond memories as a little redneck kid. The perfect amount of power for someone my size starting out. If you can ride a DH bike, you can ride on of these.

[Neo]

nice dirtbike!

[shirk]

Nice bike. I agree that any decent MTB rider and make the switch to dirtbikes.

Do you run your MTB brakes switched to match the moto? I suggest you make the switch, after the initial change it's easier on the brain to have them both the same.

Fvck and I jonesing to get my XR400 out on some singletrack.

I need to find some cheap little trailer so I can move it around. The only regret I have about not having a pick-up anymore.

[Madman]

Less power than a 125? Sorry but that's simply not possible unless you bore it out. If a kx125 had more power they'd be racing them still.

The 450 was a 4 speed, its now a 5.

umm.. the 250cc four strokes race in the same class as the 125cc two strokes... but four strokes are getting more popular now(MX racers are getting sponsered, companies want to push on the four strokes) Im not a fan, I love the simplicity of a 2 stroke and the powerband and the way they sound..

[Wayne P]

Do you run your MTB brakes switched to match the moto? I suggest you make the switch, after the initial change it's easier on the brain to have them both the same.


No way, I'm not goin' Euro-trash with my MTB. I can wrap my brain around the wo bikes pretty easily. The dirt bike was no adjustment in terms of braking and clutching and the MTB won't be either.

Madman, are you serious? 250's in the 125 class? Next thing they'll be calling them the "lites" class! :rolleyes: What do you say for privateers who have to pay for their bikes? The buying customer is not getting 125's and for good reason. There's not a stock 125 that can hang down low with a stock 250F. Maybe up at the meaty part of the HP curve, but everywhere else there's no way. You have to ring the shit out of a 125 to make any decent horsepower.

[Painting_of_Rebelion]

YZ are the Shit... Nice bike.

Dave

[HIBuLlitT]

two strokes smell bad...

[Wayne P]

My old friend (and ex-MTB superfastguy) Tony Nordee took me out yesterday riding singletrack just outside of Kamloops. It was crazy! Opened out in 4th and 5th through the trees (~80+kms/hr), then we hit gnarly hill climbs that were so steep and rutted it was hard to keep my front wheel down. That bastard worked me over! No complaints about power whatsoever. Love it!!

Leclerc must be outta town or he'd chime in I'm sure.;)

[switch]

Leclerc must be outta town or he'd chime in I'm sure.;)I think he's over in Austria, showing off his pecs.