That was the best WR review ever. Watching the mighty little R at the hands of someone capable of riding and hammering on it was awesome. Makes me feel like an amateur on my 2012 WR250R. Thanks Wayne!

@WayneDowsent

3 жыл бұрын

Thank you Tony!! They really are a brilliant motorcycle!!!🤩

You sir are not an average rider, you passed them on your way up the hill. Great video, cool bike!

@WayneDowsent

3 жыл бұрын

Thanks heaps Todd!👍

"Gently used wr250r for sale. Mostly highway miles and light trails. Lady ridden. Will trade for wr250f or yz250x". "Don't low-ball me, I know what I have". Nice to see it being ridden hard.

@WayneDowsent

3 жыл бұрын

Bwahahaha!! I'll use this post if I ever sell...😉

@beararms3777

3 жыл бұрын

Whats the asking price?

@WayneDowsent

3 жыл бұрын

@@beararms3777 how do you put a price on such a 'famous' bike?!🤣🤣🤣

Ive just bought one of these, 14k miles, sounds sweet, so light I love it ....great video ✌

@WayneDowsent

Ай бұрын

👍🤩👍

I love mine ! It takes me through the intricate and dangerous trails of gridlocked cars here in London ! Maybe I’ll get her muddy some day... but it makes a nifty city bike too.

@WayneDowsent

3 жыл бұрын

Yes I must agree with you there! I always enjoyed riding home after a bush bash. These days I drive to our meeting points as I try not to wear my tyre treads!!😊

Great video footage Wayne. You should do more reviews like this - brilliant stuff

@WayneDowsent

3 жыл бұрын

Thanks Chris!!🤩👍

Wayne, mostly because of your vidiios, I now have a Mighty wr,250r,. Thanks for the inspiration!!...love my bike!!. Your vidiios are amazing!!!

@WayneDowsent

Жыл бұрын

Way to go Guy!!! They are a fantastic bike & I can't believe they discontinued it!!😪

epic work/review there wayne glad your living the dream !!

@WayneDowsent

3 жыл бұрын

Thanks buddy!👍😁👍

Nice video. Just started looking for one of these. Thank you for sharing

@WayneDowsent

Жыл бұрын

You're welcome and good luck with your search!!!!🤩👍

love your enthusiasm! you do some gnarly trails - proof that Whirrrr250rrrrr can do it all.

@WayneDowsent

3 жыл бұрын

Yes they sure can! Thanks Sam!!!🤩👍

I concur. Best review I have watched in a long time. Damn do I want one of these bikes.

@WayneDowsent

Жыл бұрын

They are brilliant!!🤩👍

Bought one. Learned to ride on it. Put a MT21 front/D606 back, ASV levers and 14/51 gearing on it. Ride it through desert, mountains, rivers, singletrack, sand/mud/snow/ice - no problem. Couldn't be happier. Started my own KZread channel (Temple of Dirt) dedicated to WR250R adventures.

@WayneDowsent

3 жыл бұрын

Bloody fantastic mate! Subscribed!👍

Wayne's WR250 resale value: - $100.00 American! 😂😂🤣 As always, "thumbs up" from this Kentucky boy!👍👍👍

@WayneDowsent

3 жыл бұрын

🤔What's that in Australian dollars...I may consider that offer!!🤣🤣🤣Thanks Kentucky!!!!!👍

Classic vid, love it. Also love my WR250R and have done 15,000 km in past 2 years. I Started doing rougher stuff like in your video so just bought a 2015 Husky FE501. Mate it’s an impressive beast and love it too. But I can’t let go of the WRR so keeping it for longer Adventure rides etc, and using the Husky for enduro rides. Ask Yamaha for a 450F instead of 250F as you will enjoy the jump in power and still way lighter than the 250R. Cheers

@WayneDowsent

3 жыл бұрын

Yeah, if I do get another bike I'll keep the 250R for Adventure riding!!!😊

I subscribed to your channel because of the DR 650 rides. Now I want a WR!

@jimmcbride6297

3 жыл бұрын

Forgot to mention I just bought a Husqvarna...please don't think less of me.

@WayneDowsent

3 жыл бұрын

Ha! Of course not! The good ol Husky, great bikes!! I must say I still miss the DR sometimes, but I definitely have way more fun on the mighty WR!! I love the gnarly stuff the most, but I plan to travel around Australia soon, so I'll probably do a little more Adventure riding!😊

Those are some amazing looking trails!

@WayneDowsent

3 жыл бұрын

Yeah, I'm a lucky boy living so close to such a beautiful place!!😊

great video, awesome job. you aussies have some SICK trails

@WayneDowsent

3 жыл бұрын

Yes I'm definitely a lucky boy to live so close to all this awesome bush!!! Thanks pumbo!!😁

Great video! I still want one of these so bad!

@WayneDowsent

3 жыл бұрын

👊🤩👍

Nice little bike, almost makes me want to buy one. I definitely considered it but ended up with a Kato 500 EXC. A little bit lighter and a bit more power, but the servicing intervals could be longer

@WayneDowsent

3 жыл бұрын

You have a very popular bike there! Quite a few of my mates have them!!! The WR needs little maintenance which suits a lazy beggar like me!!🤣

Wow, I previously owned an "enduro" focused 250R and after watching this video, regret selling it!! Now I think I need another 250R in my life

@WayneDowsent

2 жыл бұрын

Everyone needs a Yamaha WR250R in their lives...💪🤩👍

@Eddie_Turbo

2 жыл бұрын

@@WayneDowsent I was going to try the CRF300L but the mystic blue beauty keeps drawing me in

Part of me wants to scream "For the love of God man, stand up!" to you and the other riders. Then the other part of me chimes in with "They're riding pretty gnarly -- you haven't done that yet" :D :D Nice short review on a beloved bike. I really like mine (2015).

@WayneDowsent

3 жыл бұрын

Ha!! I'm too lazy to stand!! Hopefully with my new suspension she might be a little more tamer when climbing the gnarly hills & I can stand up without being thrown off!!🤞🤣👍

Send him a bike already Yamaha! Going with the 450 because there's one available at the right price. But wow, love your enthusiasm for the 250 RRR!

@WayneDowsent

2 жыл бұрын

🤣🤣Thanks David!!🤩👍

I have raced my WR250R in local Hare scrambles, finished against all of the KTMs and did not come in last.

@WayneDowsent

Жыл бұрын

Such a fantastic bike!! Well done Scottymac!!💪🤩👍

Holding your breath waiting for a new 250F from Yamaha could be more hazardous to your health than some of those trails Wayno🤣 It might be worth doing something about that crushed radiator pipe if you want the mighty 250 donk to remain 'mighty'! You even managed to weave your comedy genius through a bike review... nice work old mate👍

@WayneDowsent

3 жыл бұрын

I can only hope Shane-O my old mate!!! Yes I'll get around to fixing it, come to think of it, I failed to say in the video it's my second radiator! lol

I used to own one of these and I have no idea how you made it through all those gnarly trails. Damn I miss the wr

@WayneDowsent

3 жыл бұрын

They certainly are a fantastic tough bike!! I just bought a 2020 model!!🤩

Just got one a couple weeks ago with 104 miles (2014)😊

Nice video. I love my WR250R 2020.

@WayneDowsent

3 жыл бұрын

I wish I had a brand new one! Enjoy...👍😁

Damn awesome review Wayno!

@WayneDowsent

3 жыл бұрын

Thanks heaps mate! Long live the mighty WR!!!👍🤩👍

@Wanderer1

3 жыл бұрын

@@WayneDowsent I just got one. 2016 model like yours. So much fun 😁😁

Awesome!! This is my next bike man!!

@WayneDowsent

3 ай бұрын

Good choice!🤩👍

I buy my cable ties in bags of 1000 pcs....and love my WR, but I am not a fast rider being 54, I use the WR as a ADV bike and surprise my mates on DRZ400's.

@WayneDowsent

3 жыл бұрын

Ha!! Way to go Rob! I nick my cable ties from Work lol! You've got two years on me, so you better just get out there buddy!!!👍🤩👍

Nice, I just bought one, 8 I hope I do not go through that many parts so quickly, but I don’t plan on riding hard.

@WayneDowsent

3 жыл бұрын

😁 I just finished installing my linkage bearings and new wheels! Hopefully they last...😉

Love my wr.

great review!! you tried upsizing the rear sprocket? I run 48 and its been all gains and no loss. Noone could accuse you of not committing when ascending those hills. That is half the battle. Be timid and you will find yourself off the side of the trail watching the other riders make it to the top.

@WayneDowsent

3 жыл бұрын

Hey Branion, yes I'm running 13/48 or 13/50. Great bike the WR250R, I love them! They are low maintenance, easy to ride & cop an absolute hiding!😁👍

This video makes me want to purchase WR250 😍

@WayneDowsent

3 жыл бұрын

Well what are you waiting for?! 👌😂👍

"So let's dive in... *crunch*" lmfao...

@WayneDowsent

3 жыл бұрын

🤣🤣Yeah, that one hurt!😂😂

did you get tune for slip on exhaust mate?

Nice vid. Im a KLX guy, the WRR always gets more attention. But i feel the same about mine.

@WayneDowsent

3 жыл бұрын

Thanks mate! What KLX do you ride?

@tieoneon1614

3 жыл бұрын

@@WayneDowsent '18 250 Camo. Sold it to "upgrade" to YZ250FX, then CRF450X. Sick of the fixes and issues, going back to the KLX very soon. Had more fun on that even if it wasnt proper enduro like u said

@WayneDowsent

3 жыл бұрын

@@tieoneon1614 I just had a look at them on the internet, cool looking bike! I have a mate that rides an old KDX, it's a sweet looking bike as well!!

Wayne you definitely getting your moneys worth out of that WR it's really had a hammering 37 thousands ks of single tracks that's a lot of riding . I've noticed a lot of your trails are very rocky hence the damage to the bike when dropped . Anyway thanks for the video ✌

@WayneDowsent

3 жыл бұрын

Thanks Dragon!!! Yeah my poor WR! She's had more hits than Elvis!! 🤪🤣🤣

@dragon291000

3 жыл бұрын

@@WayneDowsent 👍

The WR250R is a awesome Bike! 😍👌🏻

@WayneDowsent

3 жыл бұрын

It is indeed!!👍😃👍

Probably the best all round dirt bike ever built...and they are going to be "discontinued" Artist Wayne Dowsent HAS to be on the development team for it's replacement!

@WayneDowsent

2 жыл бұрын

Woweee, could be a new job on the horizon with Yamaha with an endorsement like that! From the one & only Mighty Mick Strong!!😉👍 Hope you're doing well buddy!😁

I love my WR!

@WayneDowsent

3 жыл бұрын

As do I...😊

...."tada!" Man, I'm still laughing from that! Hahahaha....

@WayneDowsent

3 жыл бұрын

Good times indeed!!!🤩👍

Nice goin mate!

@WayneDowsent

3 жыл бұрын

Thanks Rasul!👍

So how many of those impossible hills did you get to the top and how? 2011 Wr250r, 55,000km original stock clutch.

@WayneDowsent

3 жыл бұрын

Surprisingly I get up most...but not always on the first go! The last hill in the video was at Coffs, out of 9 riders only 4 of us made it, the rest got an Ace rider to do it on their bikes!!! What a day that was!!!😊

Great little bikes.

@WayneDowsent

3 жыл бұрын

They most certainly are Bing!!👍🤩👍

great bike for those whom can stay on two wheels, know how to service them and likes a heavy bike.

@WayneDowsent

3 жыл бұрын

I've got two outa three covered Big Geoff Mathias!!🤣🤣🤣

Wayne...U.S. follower for a long time and DR650/DRZ400 owner. Great vid and I saw you migrated from the DR to this WR and changed things up as you went more single track. As a large guy (tall/athletic) I went with the DRZ for more displacement but I keep lusting for the WR. Still not sold on a true enduro for how I ride. Any basic guidance? Enjoy the DrZ and call it a day?...or is there magic I'm missing in the WR? THX

@WayneDowsent

3 жыл бұрын

That's a tough one mate! I loved my DR, but in the end it was just too hard to do the rides I was gravitating to. I'll be honest, the WR holds it's own doing the singles & gnarly hill climbs with the enduro bikes, but it does cop a bit of a hiding along the way. The advantage I would say it has over the DRZ is it has an extra gear (pretty sure that's correct?) & it's fuel injected. I still Adventure ride my WR but it's certainly not a bike you want to do long stints on, neither was my DR for that matter. At the end of the day I'd suggest getting your hands on a WR & see how it fits, my wife actually bough one & I rode it home through the bush for her & instantly fell in love with it! Hope this helps you buddy, both are fantastic bikes, actually let's include the mighty 650 in there as well, funnily I preferred that to riding a DRZ!

@gatorhkman

3 жыл бұрын

Thanks man. You get it, weight and nimble vs not. Sounds like I need to press my DRZ more to failure like you have with your WR to make a full eval. The DR is just so solid for touring my style, I can't let it go. It's just too heavy for my riding where I do in the hills of the appalachains. Thanks again for the responses and inspiration mate. Keep em' coming.

@WayneDowsent

3 жыл бұрын

No problemo bro!✌🤩👍

Awesome video. Lol just so much fun..

@WayneDowsent

3 жыл бұрын

Thanks Peter!!!👍🤩👍

I was thinking about selling mine for something "better" but now I'm confused. Thanks!

@WayneDowsent

3 жыл бұрын

Yeah, there's so many good things about these WR's!!!!👍🤩👍

WELL done Wayne 😂 i second your wish for a WR 250F 🤣👍 keep well Mate 😁🍺

@WayneDowsent

3 жыл бұрын

Thanks Geoff, my Tasmanian WR brother!!👍😁👍

Brilliant fun thanks

@WayneDowsent

3 жыл бұрын

Thanks Jamie!👍

Legendary bike for the TAT or Pan America. Lightweight. Enough power. Cheap enough to.

@WayneDowsent

3 жыл бұрын

Fantastic bikes! I love mine...🤩👍

“Im not good at riding” fuck off mate 😂😂 That throttle control at the end

I have a 2018 I bought new, I've abused the absolute shit out of it and loved every minute of it. It will be a machine I keep for the rest of my life.

@WayneDowsent

3 жыл бұрын

Way to go!!! I was working on mine all day yesterday. Replaced my radiator, changed oil & filters & straightened out my pivot peg! Happy days!🤩

couldn't agree more

@WayneDowsent

3 жыл бұрын

👍😁👍

wow wtf , that lets dive in part was totally unexpected

@WayneDowsent

Жыл бұрын

Yeah I really felt that one!!😂🤣😂

Maintenance is main reason to buy. Low as hell maintenance schedule.

@WayneDowsent

3 жыл бұрын

Yep! Such an easy bike to look after!!👍

I reckon the WR250F would be the ideal bike for you 🙂

@WayneDowsent

3 жыл бұрын

Hey French Assassin, do you think Yamaha will give me one?? Fingers crossed they do!!🤞😁👍

@chickentube2229

3 жыл бұрын

@@WayneDowsent it's the wr250r is good for the adventure trips you mentioned, if you do a mix of riding like that maybe stick with the R. The F would be wayyy better for all the enduro stuff you do If you can only have one bike the R might be the bike for you, if you were to get a second I'd probably recommend buying a 2 stroke, not much point in having two 4 stroke 250's, might aswell buy a 2 stroke for enduro on the weekend and keep the WR for adventure rides

@frogzie

3 жыл бұрын

@@WayneDowsent, you may consider changing sex; that would help as businesses tend to prefer supporting female riders 🙂

Man, I've flown over those bars and had my leg pinned under those fairings more times than I can count in army motorcycle training, but sadly can't afford one in civilian life. good times trashing one around with taxpayer money, though.

@WayneDowsent

Жыл бұрын

Nice one Jay!!

Like izz da :)

What is your mods?

@WayneDowsent

Жыл бұрын

Just the exhaust really, however after this I started running a mousse in the rear tyre. Made a huge difference to traction. 🤩👍

I’m about to get a crf300l

@WayneDowsent

3 жыл бұрын

Hey let me know what you think of it!!🤩👍

@2laget4u

3 жыл бұрын

@@WayneDowsent Dealership told me the suspension will be crap. not really a off road bike. I'm not taking his word. Ill check for myself

@WayneDowsent

3 жыл бұрын

@@2laget4u I find the suspension to be pretty good. I didn't upgrade mine until a month or two ago!! Don't let anyone tell you it's not for off road!!!

Yamaha is not bringing the WR250R back to the USA for 2021. Side note: my wife says you should “narrate the Dakar” rally next year.

@WayneDowsent

3 жыл бұрын

Yep, I heard that sad news Andy!!!! Tell your wife I love the idea!!👍🤩👍

@douglasfrantzen3011

3 жыл бұрын

I'm really hoping to buy a WR300R next year. (Honda and Kawasaki have both done it, hopefully Yamaha too)

@WayneDowsent

3 жыл бұрын

@@douglasfrantzen3011 🤞

@adamluck6197

3 жыл бұрын

@@douglasfrantzen3011 Yeah, Yamaha would AGAIN own that market. Would be such a sweet bike!

DO YOU REALLY HAVE TO SPEAK IN CAPITAL LETTERS? Your review would be better if you spent more time really speaking about the bike and why it is so good!

@WayneDowsent

3 жыл бұрын

YES!👍🤣👍

I think it would be easier to destroy a WR250-F than the R just saying lol

@WayneDowsent

3 жыл бұрын

Yeah I agree, but I'd still love a WRF!!!🤩

295 pounds is NOT light, in fact it is a deal killer, I will stick to the yz.

@WayneDowsent

3 жыл бұрын

It's all relative I guess. I went from riding a Suzuki DR650 to my WR250R! So I can tell you it's light enough for gnarly enduro & easily makes a light adventure bike!😉

@Icutmetal

Жыл бұрын

Apple to an orange.

Wait!!! You can't ride like that on a WR250R!!!... the engine has no low end and the rear shock rebound is unpredictable ... Ahahaha 💪🤣🤣

@WayneDowsent

3 жыл бұрын

👍😁👍