A Change in the Lineup...

 As much as I enjoy my Wr250x, it has always felt a little under powered. I know if I lost 75 pounds that would help, but it still needs to be really rev'ed up to make much power. So the hunt was on for a replacement.  I found it in the 2025 Suzuki DR650. It has been basically the same motorcycle since it was refreshed in 1996! No antilock brakes, No ride modes, No traction control, No EFI, No electronics package, No digital dashboard... Just a basic single cylinder thumper with an old school speedometer-odometer. Because it hasn't changed in almost 30 years, there's an endless range of aftermarket accessories for it and it has a cult like following... I found mine new at a dealer in Kaukauna, WI, Ken's Sports, for less than MSRP, NO freight or set up, reasonable document and license fees, plus sales tax. 

John and I took a road trip with a U-Haul trailer to go pick it up. It started snowing as soon as I got it in the garage.. Winter had arrived the same day as the bike!

12-10-2024

This has been another exceptionally mild winter and most of the snow is gone already. The driveway is clear of ice, and it was nearly 70° today, so I took it out for it's first ride. I put 56 miles on it on the back roads near me in northern WI.

The Wr250x will go on FB Marketplace or Craigslist soon

A pic of the Wr250x from 13 years and 1 day ago..