Excellant vid. Thanks for sharing. I need to watch it another 6 times to absorb all the good oil. I am slowly but surely being drawn onto the WR250 hook.
Great video mate thanks. I have 2018 WR250R with only minor mods for day trips in SE QLD. Have done 10000 km and really love it. Good to see that you can turn this bike into a proper desert ADV bike. I agree it’s worth investing $ into this bike to make it fit for purpose.
Hello from Utah, USA. Fun to see the different set ups. Thanks for sharing. 14/50 sprocket, Dunlop 606 front and rear. Will switch to the MT21 next time on front. 606 front is not planted until almost no pressure it seems. Skid plate, seat concepts, Evo footpegs round mine out more or less. I did switch out the fork fluid to Belray 5 weight when I rebuilt leaky fork seals. Made a huge difference on the front forks vs stock fluid. It would be interesting to see a comparison of the teknik suspension vs the gold valves. Teknik may edge the gold valves out.
I'm very interested in the suspension. I want to do a before and after video of stock vs Teknik. We are still in Covid lock down here, so hopefully can get a comparison video before the end of this year. Do you know what the stock weight for the front forks are?
DriveOnLeft Stock Wr250r suspension fork oil is O1. Supposed to be a zero weight oil on the shopyamaha website. Teknik publishes the stock oil as SAE 5 weight. The stock O1 is very sticky in comparison to the Belray 5 weight. I noticed a big improvement with the Belray oil but it may have just been the correction of off balance oil in the forks due to one leaking seal. Rear spring sag set to 100mm for me. Maybe this winter I will install the gold valves in front and rear. My brother has a stock WR so it would be fun to compare their handling characteristics with the change.
Watch out for that tank vent they fail quite regularly. I've had two fail and you chase your tail trying to figure out a running issue. WR what a versatile scooter, thanks for the video.
I agree sounds great. I was torn between buying the WR250R and my DRZ400E. But because I don’t trailer my bike anywhere, I need a little more highway comfort. But I curse the weight at times.
@@DriveOnLeft nice man.. nah I found it on Gumtree.. id link you the ad but I already paid a deposit so the blokes taken the ad down. Gonna go pick it up on Thursday. It's a 2016 model.
Thanks for sharing you have a well sorted bike I'm keen to see how you made some of your home made parts. I have subscribed I like your no nonsense video. I would like to know more about the exhaust with no change to the tune of the bike.
Thanks for the comment! I will be doing a video soon on the front fairing. As for the exhaust, I have enriched the fuel using the tacho settings and welded the standard A/F sensor on to the pipe. This way the bike can still alter the fueling for what its worth, like it would with the stock exhaust.
I also own & love a wr250r. Could you pls do a video on the spare Yamaha parts (& tools) you packed for the trip, or maybe attach a link to a list of the parts?
Actually just shot footage for a video on the rally setup today. I run a separate 12v line and another switch on the dash to allow both lights to be on together. Otherwise the stock switch just allows me to toggle between either light.
Great video! I'm torn between a WR250R and KTM690. I'm 180cm and 88.5kg. I just don't want to feel like the WR250R is too small riding. Looking for trail and not really highway riding.
Thanks! I'm 183cm and 85kg and with the IMS tank and concept seat, it really feels a lot bigger than it is. I use it for trails too, I don't like highway riding at all!
Great job on that bike! The WR is on my list of potential replacements for my stolen 250L. I’m going to look up your video on the fairing you made. That looks badass! Nice job overall sir. How does the rally cross wear on pavement? I’ve always been biased towards dirt performance when selecting a tire but I would also commute to work on it on occasion. I’ve used the Golden Tyre 216 fatty as a dual sport front which is technically a street legal tire but like most aggressive knobs it will cup pretty quickly.
Hey mate, it wears pretty well to be honest. 2 rear 606's to one front rally cross and it will still has some meat left on it. I love this combination. Fairing video link is here: ua-cam.com/video/58QVzv7iJEg/v-deo.html
hey with the Outback Motortek X Pannier racks on the wr250r. I notice that the bike does not have pillion pegs, is there a way to install the pannier racks while keeping the pillion Pegs on the bike? I understand you used the pillion pegs mount to mount the steg pegs. Follow up question can you mount all 3? pillion pegs, steg pegs, and pannier racks?
Hey mate, yes possible. Just need to but new longer bolts, about 20mm longer. I'm not sure comfortable it will be for a passengers foot though with all that stuff going on. Possible though :)
R has 6 gears that lends it self better to road/highway riding and has much longer service intervals. R also has a stronger subframe for carrying luggage.
Hey Mate, Thanks for your comment! Only my Enduro mates run tubless, so they can go down to ridiculously low PSI. Only issues I see is the upfront cost and the inner tube not sealing well if the rim dents. My mate had to get his rim fixed first for it to work. I run Heavy Duty tubes on all my bikes and only go as low as 10 PSI. Only flat I have ever had was a screw.
That is one beautiful WR, but with the air intake and exhaust mods you have done, arent you worried about not running some sort of fuel control like a power commander?
I have only done the flapper mod on the Airbox, so it's still technically the same sized inlet. The exhaust has the oxygen sensor still in it, so the bike can still richen or lean it self unlike others who just remove the sensor all together.
@@DriveOnLeft Interesting. Everywhere i look online it recommends to have some sort of fuel control, even if your doing something as simple as a slip on.
uuu...this is nice bike.Did you say at the beginning of the video that the wr is more reliable than the 690??? ... either I misinterpreted or I heard wrong? I want to buy the wr450 but I'm afraid that it's not really for some long rides and that service intervals are very frequent. otherwise I drove yz which is like the same machine and there I changed the oil every 10 hours.
It's more reliable than a ktm 690 for sure! KTM 690 has a few issues you have to sort like rocket cam failing and a crap air box design. Maybe try a Honda 450l. Better service intervals.
Iam kind of learning this bike WR 250 Yamaha from you did great job showing all to-gather your beautiful bike. Love to see you riding it Thanks 👍🇨🇦🚗👍
Thanks! Appreciate the kind words! I have a new series coming out in September where I take it on a 600km sand loop.
Excellant vid. Thanks for sharing. I need to watch it another 6 times to absorb all the good oil. I am slowly but surely being drawn onto the WR250 hook.
What are you riding right now?
Great video mate thanks. I have 2018 WR250R with only minor mods for day trips in SE QLD. Have done 10000 km and really love it. Good to see that you can turn this bike into a proper desert ADV bike. I agree it’s worth investing $ into this bike to make it fit for purpose.
Thanks for the comment! Yeah my mate turned me on to this from my 690. Hasn't let me down so far!
I have been contemplating a new 690, but I think I’ll stick to the WRR.
Hello from Utah, USA. Fun to see the different set ups. Thanks for sharing. 14/50 sprocket, Dunlop 606 front and rear. Will switch to the MT21 next time on front. 606 front is not planted until almost no pressure it seems. Skid plate, seat concepts, Evo footpegs round mine out more or less. I did switch out the fork fluid to Belray 5 weight when I rebuilt leaky fork seals. Made a huge difference on the front forks vs stock fluid. It would be interesting to see a comparison of the teknik suspension vs the gold valves. Teknik may edge the gold valves out.
I'm very interested in the suspension. I want to do a before and after video of stock vs Teknik. We are still in Covid lock down here, so hopefully can get a comparison video before the end of this year. Do you know what the stock weight for the front forks are?
DriveOnLeft Stock Wr250r suspension fork oil is O1. Supposed to be a zero weight oil on the shopyamaha website. Teknik publishes the stock oil as SAE 5 weight. The stock O1 is very sticky in comparison to the Belray 5 weight. I noticed a big improvement with the Belray oil but it may have just been the correction of off balance oil in the forks due to one leaking seal. Rear spring sag set to 100mm for me. Maybe this winter I will install the gold valves in front and rear. My brother has a stock WR so it would be fun to compare their handling characteristics with the change.
Love that fairing
Cheers mate! Hope to improve it more this year.
fantastic video mate
just working on mods for my own wr250 and youve given me great food for thought
Thanks for the nice comment mate! Appreciate it.
Watch out for that tank vent they fail quite regularly. I've had two fail and you chase your tail trying to figure out a running issue. WR what a versatile scooter, thanks for the video.
Yeah, you are right there! This is my second tank vent. Luckily they are cheap! Or maybe I bought cheap ones, and that's why they fail! Haha
@@DriveOnLeft I even paid the money for a good one and it too failed so back to the hose down the side of the triple clamp for me and no more issues.
@@azlong4596 I suppose I just have to try and drop my less! Then I wont have issues.
Nice video! Hello from Seattle! Thanks for the mod ideas 😀👍
Thanks Mate! Glad you enjoyed it! Cheers for watching.
Mate, have a look for Riding With Tom, on his recent crossing of the simp on his WR
I too have a WR250r, and it is a great little bike.
Ive ridden with Tom a few times. Good bloke. Hes coming to pur amx ride day in hoppers this weekend if you are in VIC.
I agree sounds great. I was torn between buying the WR250R and my DRZ400E. But because I don’t trailer my bike anywhere, I need a little more highway comfort. But I curse the weight at times.
Did you ride the WR250R before? I thought the wr was much smoother, less vibrations.
I did. Coming from a 200kg F650GS, I found the WRs lack of power and highway manners a change to great.
@@ciccorilla O yeah, that would be a massive difference. I would love a Ducati Scrambler Desert Sled for more road riding!
Man me too, love the scramblers.
Great video bro. Keep them coming
Thanks Mate.
Great setup! I'm trying to decide between a WR or a DRZ for some trail/adventure riding in the Vic High Country.
I'd go wr! Great modern bike.
Did you sell this yet? I'm looking at buying one and it looks very similar to this one I wonder if it's the same bike?
No mate, still sitting in the shed. Won't be selling it for a while. Is the one for sale on bikesales?
@@DriveOnLeft nice man.. nah I found it on Gumtree.. id link you the ad but I already paid a deposit so the blokes taken the ad down. Gonna go pick it up on Thursday. It's a 2016 model.
Nice! Hope its not mine, might come home to an empty garage :p Enjoy it!
If I were you I would put the cross brace on for the X-frames. Nice looking bike though!
I have the brace. Took it off because I need to bend my racks back into place 😂😂
Thanks for sharing you have a well sorted bike I'm keen to see how you made some of your home made parts. I have subscribed I like your no nonsense video. I would like to know more about the exhaust with no change to the tune of the bike.
Thanks for the comment! I will be doing a video soon on the front fairing. As for the exhaust, I have enriched the fuel using the tacho settings and welded the standard A/F sensor on to the pipe. This way the bike can still alter the fueling for what its worth, like it would with the stock exhaust.
@@DriveOnLeft what was your CO setting? :) Cheers
I also own & love a wr250r. Could you pls do a video on the spare Yamaha parts (& tools) you packed for the trip, or maybe attach a link to a list of the parts?
No Worries! Can do mate :)
@@DriveOnLeft Awesome thx! I've subscribed to your channel so I will be looking for it!
Your headlight setup looks great, I'm interested to know how you setup the low and high beam for on-road
Actually just shot footage for a video on the rally setup today. I run a separate 12v line and another switch on the dash to allow both lights to be on together. Otherwise the stock switch just allows me to toggle between either light.
@@DriveOnLeft thanks looking forward to seeing the video. Have you had any issues with oncoming traffic and the brightness of one light?
Awesome video mate! Great setup!
Thanks mate! Appreciate it!
Great video! I'm torn between a WR250R and KTM690. I'm 180cm and 88.5kg. I just don't want to feel like the WR250R is too small riding. Looking for trail and not really highway riding.
Thanks! I'm 183cm and 85kg and with the IMS tank and concept seat, it really feels a lot bigger than it is. I use it for trails too, I don't like highway riding at all!
@@DriveOnLeft Awesome! thanks for the reply. Helped me narrow my choice.
Mate I'm 187cm and 87kg, and rise a WR250R - it's perfect.
Modif & standart
Great video, my WR has a similar setup with the original headlight, so it's very interesting to see the mods you've made.
Do you miss the 690 at all?
I only miss the power, but I told myself I can get my power fix from my 300 2-stroke. Nothing beats the light weight and reliability of the wr250r!
Great job on that bike! The WR is on my list of potential replacements for my stolen 250L. I’m going to look up your video on the fairing you made. That looks badass! Nice job overall sir. How does the rally cross wear on pavement? I’ve always been biased towards dirt performance when selecting a tire but I would also commute to work on it on occasion. I’ve used the Golden Tyre 216 fatty as a dual sport front which is technically a street legal tire but like most aggressive knobs it will cup pretty quickly.
Hey mate, it wears pretty well to be honest. 2 rear 606's to one front rally cross and it will still has some meat left on it. I love this combination. Fairing video link is here: ua-cam.com/video/58QVzv7iJEg/v-deo.html
Great setup. Thanks for sharing.
No worries!
hey with the Outback Motortek X Pannier racks on the wr250r. I notice that the bike does not have pillion pegs, is there a way to install the pannier racks while keeping the pillion Pegs on the bike? I understand you used the pillion pegs mount to mount the steg pegs.
Follow up question can you mount all 3? pillion pegs, steg pegs, and pannier racks?
Hey mate, yes possible. Just need to but new longer bolts, about 20mm longer. I'm not sure comfortable it will be for a passengers foot though with all that stuff going on. Possible though :)
Nice! Excellent camera.
Thanks a lot!
Interested as to why the R model as opposed to the F enduro model and build that up in the same mode.?
R has 6 gears that lends it self better to road/highway riding and has much longer service intervals. R also has a stronger subframe for carrying luggage.
DriveOnLeft really? That’s crazy about the sixth gear by Yamaha.
Did you try any other tires? Curious if this is what I should get on my wr.
Does anyone know if the pannier rack here is still being sold? Cant find it anywhere online. Thanks.
Very nice setup
Thanks for the comment mate!
Hi can you send me the link to your video on your fairing set etc up please?
ua-cam.com/video/58QVzv7iJEg/v-deo.html
This is the sexiest wr250r I've ever seen
Thanks mate!!!
Great job! Sounds like a lot of thought went into this. Any opinion on running tubless?
Hey Mate, Thanks for your comment! Only my Enduro mates run tubless, so they can go down to ridiculously low PSI. Only issues I see is the upfront cost and the inner tube not sealing well if the rim dents. My mate had to get his rim fixed first for it to work. I run Heavy Duty tubes on all my bikes and only go as low as 10 PSI. Only flat I have ever had was a screw.
@@DriveOnLeft The WR250R motor just doesn't have all that much torque anyway, to twist the rim inside the tire/tyre. I don't have rim locks on mine.
@@bobboonstra9235 what's the lowest pressure you would go?
That is one beautiful WR, but with the air intake and exhaust mods you have done, arent you worried about not running some sort of fuel control like a power commander?
I have only done the flapper mod on the Airbox, so it's still technically the same sized inlet. The exhaust has the oxygen sensor still in it, so the bike can still richen or lean it self unlike others who just remove the sensor all together.
@@DriveOnLeft Interesting. Everywhere i look online it recommends to have some sort of fuel control, even if your doing something as simple as a slip on.
uuu...this is nice bike.Did you say at the beginning of the video that the wr is more reliable than the 690??? ... either I misinterpreted or I heard wrong?
I want to buy the wr450 but I'm afraid that it's not really for some long rides and that service intervals are very frequent. otherwise I drove yz which is like the same machine and there I changed the oil every 10 hours.
It's more reliable than a ktm 690 for sure! KTM 690 has a few issues you have to sort like rocket cam failing and a crap air box design. Maybe try a Honda 450l. Better service intervals.
hey mate, where abouts do you find the link for the home made steg pegz please??? if you still got it?
Hey mate, do you have instagram? Get in touch with me there and I will email the templates.
just message you on insta
What’s the strap on the front fender called and where can we get one?
Kriega recovery strap. Should be able to get it online. Nice for when you need a mate to help you out
Cool. Where did you get the stapler for the seat mod again?
I used a compressed air stapler. Bunnings sell just a normal heavy duty hand staple punch though.
wish yamaha stuff a 300-330 cc into the same frame of WR250R
Does anybody have the link for the WR250R steg peg templates?
Message me on insta gram and I'll email it to you.
Got some blue tablets in that first Aid kit ?
What's that?
@@DriveOnLeft I wouldn't swear to it, but I think he means Viagra.
@@kentuckyjustice1408 😂😂😂😂
Where did you get your FMF exhaust?
Hi, it actually came on the bike when I bought it. Bloody loud, almost considering a silencer for it!
Bahahaha u got steg pegs on a 250r 😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂
😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂