+vancitygoobz - Believe it or not, we are in the parts, accessories, and apparel business! And, that business comes from our passion of motorcycles! So yeah, we are going to develop and run products that make sense. Because we liked the WR so much, we developed several products for it under our Tusk brand. We feel we have some great stuff at awesome pricing that other WR owners will love, and we want to show it off! thanks
So many negative comments. Here is what I will say. Thank you so much Rocky Mountain ATV for coming out with your own line of products, i.e. Tusk. They are quality products and the cost savings has helped a ton on my own WR250R build.
A WR250R owner since 09'.. this is a great bike, I have lots of info on my website... it is finally being recognized by others & other outfitters... One thing I'd say is don't use hard cases on this bike... they limited rider mobility & agile for riding this bike as its intended. Just my thoughts though, but I think soft cases & learn to pack minimalist, you will have so much more fun than loading the bike down with hard cases & then filling the with stuff! This is the adventure bike everyone should have.. to really increase your confidence off-road, super reliable (a friend has over 90k miles on his) & just goes "Anywhere" Thx RMATVMC for contributing to the ADV community & the WR250R!!
Great video... I just finished a 14000km 3 month trip around S E Asia (Cambodia, Laos and Thailand) on a 2014 Honda CRF 250L (also a good reliable and strong 250 for adventure riding) Gonna be getting a WR250r here in Indonesia and was looking at modification ideas/luggage solutions for a future trip. Great vid - thanks for info
We absolutely LOVE our WR250Rs for Adventure Riging :) I'll add a couple of the TUSK farkles that I liked from this great video. Thanks for sharing guys!
This is amazing... I have been searching for a video like this for years. I ride an '04 ktm 450 exc and these are the exact mods I've been wanting to do for my bike. Thanks for posting.
The Parabellum Rally Shield would make this much better on the street/highway and while ordering get their Headlight shield as well. At 5'8" the Rally Shield pushes the air completely over my head and there is no buffeting even at 80mph on the highway. The Mosko Moto bags your buddy has fit the WRR much better and safer then the hard cases for off-road. Pretty much bombproof soft bags for certain. I prefer the Michelin T63 tires over the D606 as they ride better on the road and will do just as well off-road except for deeper mud. Nice overall setup for the WRR and a nicely done Tusk commercial lol. :)
Thanks for the tip! I have to say, windshields are rare to be available, and when I saw one, the reviewer said, "Makes horrible vibration on the freeway." Parabellum windshiled it is!
+SoopaBee Well, we are in the business to sell product believe it or not. At the same time, we love riding! Because we got into the WR and found out what a great bike it is, we started developing Tusk products for it. Of course we are going to run it! It is a great bike and worthy of product development.
A quick reality check --Last year i covered over 2000km of riding ( 200km on dirt roads).on the Greek island of Crete,famous for its mountainous terrain.I did this on my tired 1992 xlr 250 with a few special "modifications"A Tusk worn out smoking engine.A Tusk ovalled rear drum brake,A Tusk homemade rack and the most essential modification.... -the original Tusk "peanut" tank.sometimes around 2000m up my lady friends spluttering dr125 ,(yes you read that right) could not make the last kms so we went 2-up on mine .She told me she sometimes sat on the rear carrier as it was more comfortable....
I think the hard panniers and racks kinda defeat the purpose of the lightweight adventure bike concept. Dangerous on the singletrack trails that the WR is capable of. I really enjoy the Giant Loop coyote bag for such occasions. Nevertheless, thanks for building up a WR250R and showing us all the bling!
+blancolirio Thanks for your comment! Every rider has their own style on what works best for them when packing for an adventure ride. We enjoy our Tusk Panniers and Pannier Racks.
Rocky Mountain ATV MC Someone decided the aerial shot at the end would look better if it was run the other way. It shows you riding backwards with the bike sucking dust into the back wheel instead of forwards with dust coming out from the back wheel. Just one of those minor things that editors do all the time, assuming no-one will ever notice.
Wow, I wonder who sponsored this upgrade. LOL Tusk maybe? I don't care for the hard panniers, I prefer my Giant loop Coyote Bag. No metal parts and easy to remove with no required frame. Wolfman tank bag shown here does work great.
+Chris Weatherspoon - Yes! Since Tusk is our brand, Tusk did sponsor it! We have taken a liking to the WR and have made a lot of accessories for it. It really is an awesome little adventure bike! I just did a 5 day ride and installed the New 2016 Wolfman Rocky Mountain bags to the Tusk Racks. They work great! You need the room when packing all the camping gear (especially when nights get well below freezing). it made a great setup! For hardcore off-road riding, I prefer soft bags as well.
I'm building an 04 WR250f as a trail cruise/light adventure bike. They are bulletproof. All the parts are available to build them up any way you please. And in WA they are easy to set up to get a plate
I have a 2006 wr250f fully set up for dual sport with a plate, I love this bike it compliments my modified crf250l nicely! I recommend if riding on the road like I do for 40 mins to get to our group rides to change the sprockets from 13-52 to 14-50 it makes the comfortable cruising speed from 50 mph up to 65mph and it still rocks in the woods! I have a Acebris large tank, FMF full pipe,handguards, tusk street legal kit, seat concepts seat, an aluminum rear rack, Blue wide pegs, and levers, I also bought a second black and anodized blue rear wheel to mount a 50 50 Kenda k270 tire so I could ride on the road a bit more without sheading my track master 2 90-10 tires as I do not have a truck on the road atm. Video of my wr250f on my channel if you want to check out how it turned out! The video is before I changer front sprocket to a 14 which made a huge difference on the road, and a new battery installed since. Hope you got yours done.
You guys should do a KTM EXC supermoto or street build! I'm working on making my 2008 450 EXC mainly street orientated and would love to see what build you guys come up with! My build is veeerryy slow and steady since I'm only 17 with a part time job but I'm having fun while doing it!
That larger tank with the dropped down "jowls"...are you worried that laying it down on rough terrain might break one of the jowls and cost you all your gas?
It only makes me want 1 or 2 things, but I love my WR250R already. I've done more on my channel with cars and trucks, but I have some WR250R videos too. Come check it out. There will be more. :)
nice video. Really wish you would add a link to all the products listed in video. I don't want to browse through hundreds of items that fit the WR, just the ones listed in the video. A good example is the radiator shroud decals. I'm looking to buy the IMS fuel tank next week. Thanks
We send you to our Parts Finder page to not limit you on product. To see about getting some custom Attack Graphics made, you can hit them up at: customorders@attackgraphics.com and see what their work load is like to see about getting some designed custom for your WR250R!
Is the subframe going to hold up with all the extra weight on the back? One of the selling points for an ADV over a DS is the former is engineered with heavier luggage loads in mind.
I really don't think it will. The add on I bought for the back of my WR said to not let people sit on it and that it could only take 40 lbs. The subframe at the back end of these bikes is easy to bend by hand. Granted, it's built flexible. I'm not saying that deforms it.
Can any dirt bike shop you think add some of these things, like not the volt system or the baja light but like the rack and luggage, or is it easy enough for someone to do it on their selves?
All of our racks come with instruction for install, can be done at home and are simply and straight forward to install yourself. If you have any questions while installing them, don't hesitate to call us to speak with a product expert or chat live online!
I road a ton of summer highway and trails with never an issue. All I ever got was the headlight fan...yes the headlight has a fan, lol. Increases the Halogen's life expectancy I guess, bwahahaha. The radiator has an overflow...why put on a higher pressure cap? It just forces the bike to run hotter. The hotter the bike the hotter the intake charge and less power.
I don't know how they would hold up. The more I adventure ride, the more I realize you need good quality gear. Companies like wolfman have been doing this a long time and build quality bags that hold up!
They add up fast. But what's nice is you do not have to go all out all at once, you can pick up an item here and there and slowly build your own Adventure bike piece by piece. With all the accessories we're sitting close to $2,000+
I certainly can't tell you how his subframe is doing, but I can say that my rear rack recommends no more than 40 pounds on it, and he's done a LOT more than that.
Remember, this a 250cc bike that weighs 300 pounds, more with accessories.........So you have small power and big weight on the trails. I haven't ridden one yet, but I think a 250 pound KTM might be more enjoyable....plus tons of power....Of course there is a huge price difference, granted. I used to ride the Honda XR650L......it weighed in at around 350 pounds....not much fun when you spill and have to lift the big pig back up...
I switched from a DR650SE to the '17 WR250R. I'm 5,9" and 190lbs. I like the WR250R much better. You'd be amazed what you can do with it stock, on top of that if you want more power you can take off the top end (since you don't need to go 90mph on it) and add some teeth to the back sprocket.
Hi Jon. I've needed to go 90 MPH a lot. I thought it was a problem in CA, but people drive plain crazy faster the last couple of years. Lately 80 MPH would be normal. Maybe the cops settled the citizens down?
Curious...why a 250 and not a 450? (Great show, love it) Also, try Rhino Truck Bed Liner Spray (rubberized, if it's still out there) on your engine skid plate. Quiets it down a LOT
@@mojave1765 Interesting. Never looked into a WR250. Looking at a 2020 WR450 for mostly single track in trees and mountains and flat out runs in deserts. Want a bike that I can tune down with an app, and Yamaha has treated me very reliably over the years plus it's set up and ready2go
Kal that 450 would never make a long trip like this little 250 would, thats really the difference. this thing is also considerably lighter than the heavier adventure bikes
@@TheRealKalEll I hope you looked at the maintenance schedule on the 450's. They have those motors so tweaked out it is a bit ridiculous for a casual rider. You'd have to change the oil every time you rode it.
A couple of inches is pushing it unless you get a lowering kit...then still pushing it. Technically you can...but then you'd have horrible riding characteristics. I lowered mine. As I gained confidence and skill I raised it back up to take bumps better.
That's a great review. The WR250R looks very interesting as a light weight adventure bike. Will the bike feel physically big enough for someone my size (6'5") ?
+hobidolap Thanks for the request! We're working on that page as we speak, stay tuned. For now i'd recommend browsing through our parts finder page: www.rockymountainatvmc.com/Parts-Finder/-/-/11950/2015-YAMAHA-WR250R?RU-vid&Yamahawr250rbikebuild&Description&RU-vidvideos
plaid13 Yea but most of the adventure isn't on the freeways. And honestly you aren't going to be going very fast on a single anyways, I have an FZ-07 and under 90 mph the wind is barely an issue unless its very windy.
Robert C Some people have to ride quite a while to get anywhere interesting. Guess it depend where you start and where your going if you want a windscreen or not. And a wr250r can maintain highway speeds easy enough for a long distance. If the weather isnt perfect that windscreen could make a good bit of difference.
@@mishai3326 i mean i did like 150 miles on my xl350 honda one day. had a spare gallon of gas with me. havent had the wr250r out for a long ride yet none of the trails and such are open yet. and im still putting parts and accessories on it
Regarding the tusk rear rack...is the sub frame on the WR250R stout enough to support the weight or does the sub frame need to be beefed up? Nice vid by the way. Tusk does offer good products at a reasonable price point.
I'm really interested in that fuel tank. Did you have any problems using the aftermarket seat with that 4.7 tank? Also, were you able to put the shrouds back on or did you place decals on the fuel tank? thanks
+Kamotion The IMS tank has been great for us so far! The Seat Concepts seat didn't have any issues fitting with the larger tank and as far as the shrouds go, this tank integrates the shrouds as part of the tank to get even more capacity so we just put graphics right onto the tank.
+Robert Johnson - After using this tank for a year and a half, I haven't had an issue. In fact, the IMS tanks on all my dirt bikes over the years have been flawless as well. I Love the capacity of this tank. It looks big, but is actually very comfortable. IMS did a fantastic job with this one!
With my 650 the extra big tank makes it hard to handle unless it's half empty. How much did the fuel weight hurt handling? Or, since some of the fuel is low, is the negative effect minimal?
I'd love to know what kind of gas cap set up you have on the bike with the tank bag. I also have the IMS 4.7 tank on my WR250R and seem to have trouble getting the tank bag to sit nice on the vent hose that comes out of the gas cap. Any after market gas caps you can recommend? Thanks!
great question. I have this issue on several bikes. You don't want the tank bag to pinch the hose and choke the tank out. I really didn't do anything special, I just ran a vent hose like a normal dirt bike, but was careful to not let the tank bag kink it. Another option is to plug the breather all together on the cap and insert a 90 degree vent directly to the front of the tank somewhere (clear of the tank bag). IMS sells one for their dry-break fuel tanks - imsproducts.com/products/ims-dry-break-receiver-18395 thanks - Justin
@@cygregory9781 You're right of course. If I were prepping for an epic trip, everything I bought would be new and top notch. It's just not in my future, I'm afraid, so lots of my choices will be more frugal and not quite so awesome.
Patrick Poe the nice thing about the WR is that it is a great bike at baseline. Depending on how you plan to ride it doesn’t need much, if anything, from the factory.
Yes it's possible, but it'll be heavy off road, and you won't have much suspension travel without modding your links. Do-able, but not easy. Hope it helps
I like your idea. I've also think it would be awesome to turn the CB300f in to a long- sport tourer. Anything is possible and starting with a $3,000 modern bike is a great platform to build on. the CB300 is comfortable bike, even for a tall guy like me.
Hi, Christopher from France ,I like very much the awesome transformations on your YAMAHA WR250R. I had this bike a couple of years ago and I had great fun riding it, but I found it too heavy for the enduro use, and I bought a HUSQVARNA 250 Te 4 stroke Enduro MY 2011 I have until today. Provide me your email and I will send pics to you at your convenience, Take care, Christopher
Christopher Vincent bonjour Christopher, je suis également possesseur d’une wr250r depuis 3 ans et je dois dire que tu as raison elle est lourde pour l’enduro mais elle passe partout... avez tu fais des modifications dessus ? Si oui, lesquels ? La mienne est toute d’origine et j’aimerai l’améliorer.
