2018 KLX 250 owner here. Love it. I can’t afford multiple bikes yet and I have friends that do all sorts of riding. This bike is just the right compromise to do it all. Sure it’s not the fastest bike out there (without the 351 big bore) but it will always eventually get there. I’ve got over 7,000 miles on it and it’s been perfectly reliable. No regrets.
klx250 is a great bike. Im so happy I started on it. I think if I would have never started on the klx250 I would have been to timid and scared to keep on riding. if I lived in lower elevations and didnt hit gnarly single track in colorado, the KLX250 would be all that I need. as for me, i never even mountain biked or really done anything with 2 wheels. I just decided to pick one up and learn on my own. no friends no nothing. it was tough and this KLX250 was the perfect choice
2020 KLX300R is a Rad bike. Feels good for all around riding whether it's slow and tight or flying through the desert. Docile at low RPM but does have a horsepower band that's super fun.
@old dual sport dudeWhere I live in canada you can pretty much make any bike street legal with a kit. I wonder if you bought them here and plated them then resell on others markets
I have the poofy, squishy KLX250. I love it, since I'm old and slow. The only thing I regret is the power, but that can be solved with a big bore kit and a tuner.
klx250 is a great bike! its honestly the best bike you can have for the money and ability. the only thing I would say is, skip the KLX250 if you plan to ride 12k feet elevation. it really kills the power at this elevation. but anything 7k and below, its amazing once you put in proper springs!
awesome man!! welcome to the bike world! the 230 is almost like the KLX250! I might buy one one day just to test it out on some of our gnarly trails ha ha
I was really hooked on the KLX300R for a while...Its probably the perfect off-road bike for the way I ride and the terrain conditions I ride in and its the right price. ***BUT*** being strictly a dirt-bike with no lighting and no chance of "dual-sport" ability(without an awful lot of work and $$). This really handicaps the KLX for me. Here in CT we have 2 legal riding areas and the larger of the areas has access roads that technically require a bike to be street legal to use. I also want lighting on my dirt bike for visibility in dark conditions. This leads me back to my main new bike choices the GPX Moto TSE250R or FSE250R. Both are $1000 less than the KLX300R to start with, they come with full lighting and are easily made street legal.(I bevelive GPX even sells a kit to add the turn signals and horn).
I am going to test ride the KLX300r soon!! they gave me permission to do so lol. but yes I agree!! I honestly think the GPX will be better choice for dual sporting and cost. think they have way more power. i am looking to buy one maybe next year just to test them out!
@@RWWRENTAL I'm looking forward to your review. The KLX is not off my list. I'm keeping my Pitster Pro XTR250 which I can use as a dual-sport if needed. Which GPX are you interested in, the FSE250R or TSE250R?
I do think the klx 250/300 does not get enough credit, they are very reliable and have the ability to make good power! I have done my first ever top end rebuild on mine after 91,000kms and have now fitted a 331cc big bore kit which has really made this bike come alive!
I own a 2020 KLX300R and a DRZ400. I can say that the KLX does NOT have the same power as the DRZ. The KLX has decent power but if you are used to the power of a DRZ or comparable, the KLX will not meet your expectations.
I have a klx 650 and love it..seen a 01 klx 300r so deffinatly picked it up..its a cool bike.could use a pumper carb exhaust and some head work this bike will rip!!
The klx 250 or 300 doesn't matter just get a 2018 or up for the fuel injection the power is the same but the carburetor models 250 have less power but seriously the fuel injected 250 and 300 you can't tell a difference in power at all unless you live in high elevations then get the 300
Just be happy they made it at all. If it proves popular, there will be more. Honda and the rest aren'tt going to ignore the trail market if this bike sells well. I believe this segment is about to blow up. People like me don't want to spend 10k for a race ready weekend toy. We want a fun and capable bike that doesn't cost a ton that is reliable and easy to maintain.
Triple 675 Actually the Japanese manufacturers have all been down the trail riding bikes road before..Suzuki had the DR250, 350 & 400. Kawasaki had the KLX300 for along time..97-06 I believe. Honda had the XR250,350 & 400. Yamaha had the ITs & various 4 strokes. They have built them but in the end riders tend to buy mxers or closed course bikes.
Kind of long winded here but I will chime in. The dirt bike you want is a XR400. Uncorked around 35ish hp and 25 lb ft torque with peak power at 7000 rpm. Stock suspension can be made to work awesome on the trails and is fully adjustable front and rear it has one of hell of a grunty motor, more so offroad than the drz400E and pretty much every modern dirt bike available for that matter. Wet weight for a stock xr400 is 265 lbs as well and there is a ton of hop ups you can do. I have a street legal XR400 that I installed gold valves in the forks and shock added a pumper carb and converted mine to electric start. I have a 75 watt LED headlight I run 16-44 dual sport gearing and I swap out to a 14 when I ride slower technical with steep climbs. With the 14-44 on and a new HD clutch installed I can literally let out the clutch in 2nd gear from a dead stop and it won't stall... it just idles away. The xr400 will run out of revs quicker than most but not many dirt bikes have so much available torque so low in the power band. My XR400 runs 6300 rpm at 65mph per my trail tech Voyager on the highway with 16-44 I cant imagine 6th gear making all that much of a difference especially when you factor in a smaller displacement bike running at 65 plus. With peak power at 7000 rpm and a Max redline of 9000 rpm it has great pull for passing at that speed as well all the way up to 75 mph and a top speed of about 80mph. It is a absolute torque monster down low in the single track here in Colorado no need for 1st gear on the trails at rampart it's 2nd and 3rd gear with 14-44 gearing. 16 is doable but you will need to use 1st gear a lot. Also 15 minute valve adjustments and the motor holds 2.1 quarts of oil which is great. Mine as it sits with a 4 gallon tank and a rear rack bark Buster's and a skid plate and the electric start conversation comes in at 305 lbs. And that's lighter than a drzE and only 10 lbs heavier than my 450x I had previously. Total cost to do everything plus the bike 3,500 buck nothing beats it imo for the purposes I built it for not even the mighty drz400.
totally agree with you man!! XR400 is something I am trying to find in Colorado. a lot of people dont sell them here since its the perfect do it all bike for colorado.
bikez.com/motorcycles/honda_xr_400_r_2002.php Vs bikez.com/motorcycles/suzuki_dr-z_400_s_2001.php You can find both of these bikes cheap but they both have pro's and con's. The DRZ S model is already street legal, a DOHC, liquid cooled and electric start and you can add a kicker to it. You can probably pick one up for around 1 - 2 K and basically already have it bone stock about 70 % of what you did to your XR. Do the suspension and a bigger tank and it's possible to have less or same price as what you did to your XR while having a odo and speedo. The XR has gone for many many years unchanged almost like the DRZ ( and the DR of old which isn't the DRZ ) and both are quite reliable. You save alot of headaches with the DRZ already being street legal in the S model trim and having electric start cause kicking an XR if you get stuck on a steep incline isn't ideal or is overheating cause the cooling fins are caked in or your not moving for air to cool it down. But if your battery dies no more button to start, if you happen to damage a radiator or hose and don't have at the least water to add back to it your kinda screwed. Like I said pro's and con's but both are good bike's
@@IrnMaiden304 with regards to the over heating I think I can put a rest to anyone worried about the air-cooled motor of the xr. Last summer I started up my xr and it was idling in the garage yes the garage door was open. I got side tracked by my kids. 3 1/2 hours later I walked by the inside garage door and barely heard it running. I forgot about it. I ran out to the garage and the temp was 562 degrees according to my Voyager and still running. I shut it off immediately oil was boiling in the frame. The next day I changed the oil and checked the valves they were tight so I adjusted them I checked compression and it was right were it should be no damage done. It doesn't burn oil and I road it all summer long without issue and it runs great. Pretty amazing.
I just bought 2007 KLX 300r like new the bike is a powerhouse in that year produces 47 horsepower it's a beast of a bike and that year has the Motocross frame and suspension to motocross bike with a headlight and tail light weighs 230 lb has the same amount of travel and ground clearance as the KX250 MX bike
Hey Will , other than gearing what mods have you done to your klx ? Also curious about how heavy you are . I have a carbed klx with some performance mods and I don’t find it severely underpowered. I am only 150lbs with all my gear on though .
Hey man, so everything is stock except the gearing. Im thinking about adding a big bore, exhaust kit, 13/52, remove o2, and some other stuff and report then but even adding all of that I still heard it is still pretty gutless. I think the Carb version provides more power. however remember I ride in high elevation so less oxygen = less power and I also weigh 260lbs including gear and stuff. if I was 150lbs then yeah I think this would def carry a bt more better but I am a fatty ;)
Okay ya that makes sense. I ride at or around sea level and maybe up to 6000ft . My bike was used and came with 14/46 gearing which is fun off road but I actually do a bit of touring and I found that too short on the hwy so I’m basically back at stock gearing now 14/43 . Now I’m in no way calling the klx a speed machine but I have never had to stop riding a trail due to low power . It has enough for me , it’s just not in the range of a KTM or Husky which I guess if I had infinite cash I would have preferred . Anyway thanks for the reply . I enjoy your content , cheers
@@ShoestringADV Oh yeah the area I had issues was at 14k feet elevation ;) plus with my weight ha ha! I also have a video of the KTM250 EXCF reviewing it, definitely has a lot more power than the klx250 but I will say the KLX250 will do better than the ktm on highway and of course reliability lol. thanks so much man for watching!
I have the drz E model with a tag but I like my wr250r better, its smaller lighter and think klx300r will be better for my riding, more torque and lighter then wrr but I hear its on the tall side.
totally agree! im almost tempted to say this KLX300 might suite my riding style. has good low end grunt but yes! it is on the tall side! im hoping some place rents them out one day since I want to take it out on 14k ft elevation to see if it has enough grunt to chug up the steep stuff. my klx250 couldnt at all. like it barely moved lol. thanks for watching!
@@userer4579 I heard that people who talk about Moms and "little willys" act defensive like that because they HAVE a little willy.. Makes sense to me..
2018 KLX 250 owner here. Love it. I can’t afford multiple bikes yet and I have friends that do all sorts of riding. This bike is just the right compromise to do it all. Sure it’s not the fastest bike out there (without the 351 big bore) but it will always eventually get there. I’ve got over 7,000 miles on it and it’s been perfectly reliable. No regrets.
klx250 is a great bike. Im so happy I started on it. I think if I would have never started on the klx250 I would have been to timid and scared to keep on riding. if I lived in lower elevations and didnt hit gnarly single track in colorado, the KLX250 would be all that I need. as for me, i never even mountain biked or really done anything with 2 wheels. I just decided to pick one up and learn on my own. no friends no nothing. it was tough and this KLX250 was the perfect choice
I am 55yrs old and the I have the the 2014 KLX it is carbed and only a five speed trans. I still love this bike!
A year later and you got your wish. KLX300 is here!☺
hahahah! I know! I might sell the KLX250 and get the 300
33 hp and top speed of 100mph
2020 KLX300R is a Rad bike. Feels good for all around riding whether it's slow and tight or flying through the desert. Docile at low RPM but does have a horsepower band that's super fun.
I love mine
Only problem with the KLX300 is that it’s not street legal. Otherwise it would be a better bike than the KLX250.
Right the KLX 300 should have been street legal. I own the 2018 KLX250 and it does need a few more horses.
@old dual sport dudeWhere I live in canada you can pretty much make any bike street legal with a kit. I wonder if you bought them here and plated them then resell on others markets
Mine is
I have the poofy, squishy KLX250. I love it, since I'm old and slow. The only thing I regret is the power, but that can be solved with a big bore kit and a tuner.
klx250 is a great bike! its honestly the best bike you can have for the money and ability. the only thing I would say is, skip the KLX250 if you plan to ride 12k feet elevation. it really kills the power at this elevation. but anything 7k and below, its amazing once you put in proper springs!
I think they should make a dual sport 300 and discontinue the 250. They have the 230 for beginning riders.
Donald Heine I just bought a 230 today...first bike ever (I’m 40) and it seems like the perfect beginner bike for me.
awesome man!! welcome to the bike world! the 230 is almost like the KLX250! I might buy one one day just to test it out on some of our gnarly trails ha ha
I agree, seems pointless to have a 230 and a 250
If the KLX300 was street legal, I would be all over it, EVEN if it meant a higher price tag
@@rantANDrave1987 $5999. Just out.
I was really hooked on the KLX300R for a while...Its probably the perfect off-road bike for the way I ride and the terrain conditions I ride in and its the right price. ***BUT*** being strictly a dirt-bike with no lighting and no chance of "dual-sport" ability(without an awful lot of work and $$). This really handicaps the KLX for me. Here in CT we have 2 legal riding areas and the larger of the areas has access roads that technically require a bike to be street legal to use. I also want lighting on my dirt bike for visibility in dark conditions. This leads me back to my main new bike choices the GPX Moto TSE250R or FSE250R. Both are $1000 less than the KLX300R to start with, they come with full lighting and are easily made street legal.(I bevelive GPX even sells a kit to add the turn signals and horn).
I am going to test ride the KLX300r soon!! they gave me permission to do so lol. but yes I agree!! I honestly think the GPX will be better choice for dual sporting and cost. think they have way more power. i am looking to buy one maybe next year just to test them out!
@@RWWRENTAL I'm looking forward to your review. The KLX is not off my list. I'm keeping my Pitster Pro XTR250 which I can use as a dual-sport if needed.
Which GPX are you interested in, the FSE250R or TSE250R?
I do think the klx 250/300 does not get enough credit, they are very reliable and have the ability to make good power! I have done my first ever top end rebuild on mine after 91,000kms and have now fitted a 331cc big bore kit which has really made this bike come alive!
What's your thoughts on the 331 vs the 351?
I own a 2020 KLX300R and a DRZ400. I can say that the KLX does NOT have the same power as the DRZ. The KLX has decent power but if you are used to the power of a DRZ or comparable, the KLX will not meet your expectations.
is there any better bike than the drz 400?
I would love to see how hard/easy it is to plate the klx300
in Colorado its pretty easy just a bit time consuming
Just buy a klx thats tagged already swap out tags lol...thats what i do....for now anyways
If you have the klx250 big bore it and it's a 300 or 351....open up the intake and exhaust jet it and your done.
I have a klx 650 and love it..seen a 01 klx 300r so deffinatly picked it up..its a cool bike.could use a pumper carb exhaust and some head work this bike will rip!!
The klx 250 or 300 doesn't matter just get a 2018 or up for the fuel injection the power is the same but the carburetor models 250 have less power but seriously the fuel injected 250 and 300 you can't tell a difference in power at all unless you live in high elevations then get the 300
Come on Kawai, make the KLX 300 plate legal
right this would have been perfect or at least a 350!
Just be happy they made it at all. If it proves popular, there will be more. Honda and the rest aren'tt going to ignore the trail market if this bike sells well. I believe this segment is about to blow up. People like me don't want to spend 10k for a race ready weekend toy. We want a fun and capable bike that doesn't cost a ton that is reliable and easy to maintain.
Triple 675 Actually the Japanese manufacturers have all been down the trail riding bikes road before..Suzuki had the DR250, 350 & 400. Kawasaki had the KLX300 for along time..97-06 I believe. Honda had the XR250,350 & 400. Yamaha had the ITs & various 4 strokes. They have built them but in the end riders tend to buy mxers or closed course bikes.
Your wish is granted.
Kind of long winded here but I will chime in. The dirt bike you want is a XR400. Uncorked around 35ish hp and 25 lb ft torque with peak power at 7000 rpm.
Stock suspension can be made to work awesome on the trails and is fully adjustable front and rear it has one of hell of a grunty motor, more so offroad than the drz400E and pretty much every modern dirt bike available for that matter.
Wet weight for a stock xr400 is 265 lbs as well and there is a ton of hop ups you can do.
I have a street legal XR400 that I installed gold valves in the forks and shock added a pumper carb and converted mine to electric start. I have a 75 watt LED headlight I run 16-44 dual sport gearing and I swap out to a 14 when I ride slower technical with steep climbs. With the 14-44 on and a new HD clutch installed I can literally let out the clutch in 2nd gear from a dead stop and it won't stall... it just idles away.
The xr400 will run out of revs quicker than most but not many dirt bikes have so much available torque so low in the power band.
My XR400 runs 6300 rpm at 65mph per my trail tech Voyager on the highway with 16-44 I cant imagine 6th gear making all that much of a difference especially when you factor in a smaller displacement bike running at 65 plus.
With peak power at 7000 rpm and a Max redline of 9000 rpm it has great pull for passing at that speed as well all the way up to 75 mph and a top speed of about 80mph. It is a absolute torque monster down low in the single track here in Colorado no need for 1st gear on the trails at rampart it's 2nd and 3rd gear with 14-44 gearing. 16 is doable but you will need to use 1st gear a lot. Also 15 minute valve adjustments and the motor holds 2.1 quarts of oil which is great.
Mine as it sits with a 4 gallon tank and a rear rack bark Buster's and a skid plate and the electric start conversation comes in at 305 lbs. And that's lighter than a drzE and only 10 lbs heavier than my 450x I had previously.
Total cost to do everything plus the bike 3,500 buck nothing beats it imo for the purposes I built it for not even the mighty drz400.
totally agree with you man!! XR400 is something I am trying to find in Colorado. a lot of people dont sell them here since its the perfect do it all bike for colorado.
bikez.com/motorcycles/honda_xr_400_r_2002.php
Vs
bikez.com/motorcycles/suzuki_dr-z_400_s_2001.php
You can find both of these bikes cheap but they both have pro's and con's. The DRZ S model is already street legal, a DOHC, liquid cooled and electric start and you can add a kicker to it. You can probably pick one up for around 1 - 2 K and basically already have it bone stock about 70 % of what you did to your XR. Do the suspension and a bigger tank and it's possible to have less or same price as what you did to your XR while having a odo and speedo.
The XR has gone for many many years unchanged almost like the DRZ ( and the DR of old which isn't the DRZ ) and both are quite reliable. You save alot of headaches with the DRZ already being street legal in the S model trim and having electric start cause kicking an XR if you get stuck on a steep incline isn't ideal or is overheating cause the cooling fins are caked in or your not moving for air to cool it down. But if your battery dies no more button to start, if you happen to damage a radiator or hose and don't have at the least water to add back to it your kinda screwed. Like I said pro's and con's but both are good bike's
Yep I'm an xr400 man but I have worn mine out and so got a klx 300. It's better on the hills and electric start is so good. 400 has way more go though
@@hm250 Yeah there might be a couple of better options considering the lack of E-start. that's why I converted my xr400 to E-start 😁
@@IrnMaiden304 with regards to the over heating I think I can put a rest to anyone worried about the air-cooled motor of the xr.
Last summer I started up my xr and it was idling in the garage yes the garage door was open.
I got side tracked by my kids. 3 1/2 hours later I walked by the inside garage door and barely heard it running. I forgot about it. I ran out to the garage and the temp was 562 degrees according to my Voyager and still running. I shut it off immediately oil was boiling in the frame.
The next day I changed the oil and checked the valves they were tight so I adjusted them I checked compression and it was right were it should be no damage done. It doesn't burn oil and I road it all summer long without issue and it runs great. Pretty amazing.
I just bought 2007 KLX 300r like new the bike is a powerhouse in that year produces 47 horsepower it's a beast of a bike and that year has the Motocross frame and suspension to motocross bike with a headlight and tail light weighs 230 lb has the same amount of travel and ground clearance as the KX250 MX bike
Everything you said was a straight up lie.
Whatcha Giving away?! Congrats on ALMOOOOOOOST 1K.
A brand new Mercedes s class :D
Lol nah dont know yet thanks!!
I need that Maybach. It’ll will help me catapult my mumble rap career to the next level.
For the klx 300r it’s 60hour oil change intervals .??????
yup!!
Drz doesn’t need that 6th gear I have a 2018 drz 400e and it doesn’t start screaming till 110 mph or 160 170 kmh
My drz400e starts screaming at 60mph I'm guessing you dont have low gearing
Hey Will , other than gearing what mods have you done to your klx ? Also curious about how heavy you are . I have a carbed klx with some performance mods and I don’t find it severely underpowered. I am only 150lbs with all my gear on though .
Hey man, so everything is stock except the gearing. Im thinking about adding a big bore, exhaust kit, 13/52, remove o2, and some other stuff and report then but even adding all of that I still heard it is still pretty gutless. I think the Carb version provides more power. however remember I ride in high elevation so less oxygen = less power and I also weigh 260lbs including gear and stuff. if I was 150lbs then yeah I think this would def carry a bt more better but I am a fatty ;)
Okay ya that makes sense. I ride at or around sea level and maybe up to 6000ft . My bike was used and came with 14/46 gearing which is fun off road but I actually do a bit of touring and I found that too short on the hwy so I’m basically back at stock gearing now 14/43 . Now I’m in no way calling the klx a speed machine but I have never had to stop riding a trail due to low power . It has enough for me , it’s just not in the range of a KTM or Husky which I guess if I had infinite cash I would have preferred . Anyway thanks for the reply . I enjoy your content , cheers
@@ShoestringADV Oh yeah the area I had issues was at 14k feet elevation ;) plus with my weight ha ha! I also have a video of the KTM250 EXCF reviewing it, definitely has a lot more power than the klx250 but I will say the KLX250 will do better than the ktm on highway and of course reliability lol. thanks so much man for watching!
Are you skin and bone you must do crack ?
It should be a 350-400cc
I have the drz E model with a tag but I like my wr250r better, its smaller lighter and think klx300r will be better for my riding, more torque and lighter then wrr but I hear its on the tall side.
totally agree! im almost tempted to say this KLX300 might suite my riding style. has good low end grunt but yes! it is on the tall side! im hoping some place rents them out one day since I want to take it out on 14k ft elevation to see if it has enough grunt to chug up the steep stuff. my klx250 couldnt at all. like it barely moved lol. thanks for watching!
Have you thought of adding a Bill Blue 351 big bore to your KLX250?
yep! I plan on doing that soon! once I do that I would like to take it back to the 14k feet elevation trails and check it out there
light bulb how about a 300 kit in the klx 250 ?
im 6'4 want this for my first dirtbike will this fit me good?
869 Donte ya ya
It’s a great bike
KLX 300 is a way better bike than the DRZ400
What gps are you using ?
its a mix between COTrex and back country navigator
Esa tiene una version cn foco o no
Oil changes take 10 minutes and cost $20. I really don't care.
exactly!! super cheap to do and change them every 3 or 4 rides anyways regardless of bike.
Is the 32 hp for a stock klx 300r 2020 legit?
How about street legal to start with!
agreed! this should have been the replacement of the KLX250
Yeah. This video is a total waste of time. Don't bother.
cant please everyone. see ya
@@RWWRENTAL I like your vid....keep it up man!
Ramas samar where's your videos?
@@willyd4850 In your mom's bedroom, wee little willy.
@@userer4579
I heard that people who talk about Moms and "little willys" act defensive like that because they HAVE a little willy..
Makes sense to me..