wr250f 50 MPH?

[katoom525sx]

I am getting a wr250f would it be safe to say it would cruise at 50MPH?

[jeffwr250f]

i have an 05 and according to the ticket that the nice state trooper gave me i was doing 105 and the only mod i have done is the throttle stop screw has been changed to the yzf's!!!!

[temporarily_locked]

i would say my yz does at least 65 easy with stock gearing......... and sence the wr has wider ratio gearing..... easly over 75.....

[SUnruh]

jeff, the bike won't go 105 on a dyno with NO wind.

die, the yz has a HARD time doing 65 with a rider aboard.

mine did 67 with a 49T on a dyno. ie NO wind and NO rider to slow it down.

[av]

i have an 05 and according to the ticket that the nice state trooper gave me i was doing 105 and the only mod i have done is the throttle stop screw has been changed to the yzf's!!!!

That can NOT be stock gearing!

Cruising at 50mph? Dualsport mode? WRs can handle 50mph no problem, but the US models are not designed to be ridden at any sustained highway speed for a long time in STOCK form/gears. If you plan on being on the streets a lot, you might consider putting on a larger CS or smaller rear sprocket to make it easier on the engine at higher speed.

[Fly5150]

i have an 05 and according to the ticket that the nice state trooper gave me i was doing 105 and the only mod i have done is the throttle stop screw has been changed to the yzf's!!!!

That wasn't 105mph, that was 105 K/hr...

[vitruvianman]

i've had my 05wr at 82.9mph (gps) could have gone a bit faster.

[wrooster]

i have an 05 and according to the ticket that the nice state trooper gave me i was doing 105

i would fight that ticket. the WRF does not go 105mph unless strapped into the back of a pickup truck. please save these stories for lunchtime or recess.

sigh... yet another discussion on the top speed of wrf's and yzf's; even more annoying is the fact that "top speed" was not the question the original poster asked.

the original poster wanted to know if the wrf would "cruise" at 50mph. i actually have significant time at or above 50mph on my wrf. one word summary: BUZZZZZZ. the wr250f is not suited as a long distance dual sport bike, a la the DRZ400.

jim aka the wrooster

'01 wr250f

[av]

one word summary: BUZZZZZZ.

jim aka the wrooster

'01 wr250f

Buzz, buzz - you getting one too? :D

[Still riding @ 50]

My 03 WR250F has went 75mph with one tooth smaller front sprocket, per GPS. But it was about tached out.

[Stripes123]

I am getting a wr250f would it be safe to say it would cruise at 50MPH?

depends upon what size wheels you are using

[SirHilton17]

i bet they would go like 75 cause we had my friends KX 85 up to 65 with rider and wind!

But we did clock it with a car .....and those speedos usualy do read high

[bullet3z]

i have an 05 and according to the ticket that the nice state trooper gave me i was doing 105 and the only mod i have done is the throttle stop screw has been changed to the yzf's!!!!

So what you are saying is that your WR is street legal in Alabama? Or was this speeding ticket just one of many citations that day for various vehicle code violations?

[WheelsUp]

i've had my 05wr at 82.9mph (gps) could have gone a bit faster.

Ditto here. Still had a little throttle left.

50-55 is pretty comfortable... as dirt bikes go. Read that, I wouldn't want to ride it to work.

[jeffwr250f]

at 5'10" 165lbs i am somewhat light. i paid the ticket $227 didnt know that at the time that it wouldn't do 105. oh well, but the trap at the local quarter mile drag strip said 101.034 @ 11.27 et. and that is ALL stock gearing, wheels tires, motor, exhuast, head pipe, grips. just like you would buy at the local shop, OTHER then the throttle stop being the same length as the yzfs. oops.... my bad i was also running 100 octane gasoline i guess i can put that in my lunch box and eat it at recess while i tell my stories. jeff

[jeffwr250f]

like you said alabama. i am fortunate to live in a hick town. and all i got was the speeding ticket. i guess he was more "madder" for the speed than not having insurance or a tag. but if i had one more mile to ride i would have been on my home turf (back roads and fields) and wouldnt have gotten the ticket but would have had to haul my bike at nite. jeff

[av]

at 5'10" 165lbs i am somewhat light. i paid the ticket $227 didnt know that at the time that it wouldn't do 105. oh well, but the trap at the local quarter mile drag strip said 101.034 @ 11.27 et. and that is ALL stock gearing, wheels tires, motor, exhuast, head pipe, grips. just like you would buy at the local shop, OTHER then the throttle stop being the same length as the yzfs. oops.... my bad i was also running 100 octane gasoline i guess i can put that in my lunch box and eat it at recess while i tell my stories. jeff

That's physically not possible with the stock gearing and how fast the motor will spin (13.5k rpm)! Both radar guns need calibrating...

[WheelsUp]

That's physically not possible with the stock gearing and how fast the motor will spin (13.5k rpm)! Both radar guns need calibrating...

Agreed... and if the sprockets have been changed to allow 100+, then getting off the line or up a hill must be a bitch.

Stock tires and gearing, 85 max. My buddy has been there... that's the rev limiter.

[bullet3z]

I would say that this thread is useless without a time slip from the track and photos or video to back it up.

[katoom525sx]

I only asked because the bike will have stock gearing and tires. I ride some back roads and on my 525sx I would usualy cruise arround 50mph.