1994 DR250 Ride Review

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@jacoblawrence9145 Жыл бұрын

I just bought one of these today as my first ever bike with only 5000 KMs on it. This video is getting me super hyped to get it out there.

@ThoseTwoGuys304 5 ай бұрын

This is the same bike I’m taking my MSF course on, right now! Truly wonderful, and a great bike to get started on if you’ve never ridden!

@TheHarleyhillbilly 4 жыл бұрын

Nice video. I have the same bike mine is 1995 sitting beside yours you couldn’t tell the difference. My wife also had a DR 200 but was a bit under powered we sold it. The 250 is mine however I have had it now for 5 years and love it.

@Wolf-00 5 жыл бұрын

Have been looking forward for this video, thanks, it truly is a gorgeous bike! Cheers my friend

@ws6man96 5 жыл бұрын

Thank you! I have a couple more videos planned for it and the DR350.

@bcofbamba2756 5 жыл бұрын

It's nice to know that I'm not the only one to have this mythical bike ... I have too much pressure in the engine

@danial4414 Жыл бұрын

Im buying one soon a 1997 dr250s but im mostly using it for street and i dont know the top speed and how its is so if you give me an over all review I'd be thankful

@1990-t1j 5 ай бұрын

I had a DR250SH in Tokyo for two years in the early '90s. It was a 1990 model. 29 BHP at the crank, very light. It doesn't have a battery. Pretty fast. I wish I still had it. Nick

@trevorjameson3213 3 жыл бұрын

Good to see one of those again, it's been many years. I had a '91 DR350 that I bought in '95 and rode until '05 with over 20,000 miles on it. I sold it and got a new DR650 that I still have. But man, that old DR350 was a great bike and I rode it all over Colorado, both on the highways and especially on the 4x4 trails, all over the place on nasty, rocky trails and it always did great. The DR350 could easily cruise on the highway with that 6th gear, and it had plenty of power, I never felt like I needed more power on the road. Off road, it could climb anything, I wish they still made it! But you know, the DR650 is a great bike too, and even better on the road, but not quite as good off road, but still does really well on trails.

@williamstewart6999 3 жыл бұрын

I had a 94 or 95 DR350 that I had for a while and sold. I missed it and found a 99 model nearby so I bought it. I like the idea of the DR250 for riding trails. Wouldn't mind getting one if I run across within a couple hundred miles. Nice review!

@jimarmbrester1721 4 жыл бұрын

Nice video, I’m a big fan of the DR350 and 250. Gotta love this era of bikes, newer isn’t always better

@ws6man96 4 жыл бұрын

I agree! Liquid cooling and fuel injection is great until those little wires decide to short out.

@jimarmbrester1721 4 жыл бұрын

Yeah, or the titanium valves need adjusted often, etc. The DR’s, XR’s, and pretty much all of the old school type 4 strokes had exceptional reliability, low maintenance, and great all around powerbands. They weren’t crazy fast, but much better all around machines. I’m in the market for an 250-400 dual sport. It’s between and XR250-400, or a DR250-350. Nineties bikes are where it’s at for me. Do you have a comparison video between the 250 and 350? Thanks

@TheGamersRace 3 жыл бұрын

@@jimarmbrester1721 90s bikes are good and easy to maintain, but so are newer dual sports. Fuel injection is a major upside, liquid cooling is a debatable upgrade. For example the DR250/350 came with the crapshoot BST33 CV Mikuni Carbureter, which even when tuned correctly, is a sloppy pig. Even bad fuel injection is good compared to some decent carburetors. If a wire shorts on bikes like these, fix it. There's like 7 circuits, it's easy. Carburetors always give you trouble, even flat slides. Liquid cooling imo isn't really worth much for most people as long as you had a decent oil cooler. You could always add a fan and oil cooler later if you needed one. Radiators need to be protected well in order to not be busted, if theyre not and you go down you could bust a line or a rad. Oil coolers are much safer for offroad, and can even be lighter. The problem is you get such good bang for buck with older bikes. They're enough to have fun on and cheap enough that you can afford it and not feel bad about thrashing it. They're easy to do valves and stuff on too. Titanium valves are better but honestly ease of adjustability wins in my book (go tappets!), as long as you stay ontop of maintenance (screw you shim and buckets!)

@carmelotansengco4605 9 ай бұрын

I had a '91 Japanese-spec version of this bike. It didn't have an electric starter and was equipped with inverted forks. I found the ergonomics not really to my liking. It had too much of a swayback feel to it. I raised the forks, had the seat cut. I forget by how much and then I put on a McGrath-bend Renthal handlebar. Bingo! It was perfect for me. I used it a little bit off-road and even on a motocross track but it was mostly a commuter/leisure bike. It was a great bike. I loved the motor which was understandable since I came off a Serow 225. When I first got it, I had difficulty starting it. I had to use the compression release a lot but as time went on, I got the hang of it.

@jos-a-jmcp1504 3 жыл бұрын

I have a 1990 dr250se. Pretty cool bike. Wish I had a start button

@rageridersrx 2 жыл бұрын

i have a 90 there great bikes

@Skammee 4 жыл бұрын

Good review of a fairly rare bike . Good to know about the passenger pegs too . Safe riding !

@scottmacleod6301 5 ай бұрын

I currently have a 650 but I want one of the smaller bikes for off road used to ride a pe 175 and they're awesome but finding one in decent shape is difficult. I do run my 650 off road but it's not as easy to manage as the smaller displacement bikes and that's why I want one.

@goellerthomas8545 3 ай бұрын

Thanks for sharing. An 250 DR VS 350DR video could be a good comparison.

@ajaxracing 4 жыл бұрын

Sweet I have one too with a revival coming soon, mine seems to be really quick(big sprocket out back)

@insatiable_mind 10 ай бұрын

I just bought a 1993 DR250s with electric start. Other than the Clymer manual it’s difficult to find information on them. It was $1100 in good shape and felt great on the test ride. Other than the engine it shares a lot of parts with the DR350. The carb is the same with slightly different jetting. The pumper carb is supposed to be much better but like you said, if it ain’t broke don’t fix it. I may see if a DR200 tank will fit it for the extra gallon of gas without loosing the 90’s look.

@crooney82 2 жыл бұрын

Great review. I have one just like it. I’m 5’9” tall and this bike is slightly to small for me to really feel comfortable standing up on it thru technical off road sections. It’s a fantastic dirt road bomber and city bike but it’s really not set up well to be a dirt bike with a license plate. I love the bike. My 2 cents.

@JohnF06 2 жыл бұрын

Would this fit a 6’2 male

@crooney82 2 жыл бұрын

@@JohnF06 it’s a tall motorcycle so if you are riding around town it’s gonna be fine. But if you are looking to ride it off-road I (most of the time) would look for something like a Honda XR650R XR600R XR400R or a DRZ400E (not the S). Also I have a DR-Z 400K and an RM-Z 250 and these bikes are WAY easier to ride off-road. Just depends on what you want out of a dual sport. When I do dual sport riding I usually grab my plated DR-Z 400. My comment about it being slightly small it’s really about the dr250’s geometry. It’s really a bike that’s designed to be sat down on most of the time IMHO. It comes with flat and wide handle bars and It has a wide seat and the pegs are situated for it to be a really comfortable 2 track bike. The bike also has a CV carb which is smooth and awesome on the road but doesn’t have the snap you need for deep sand or dirt. The DR250 and DR350 are awesome bikes. Just take my soap boxing as a data point. I ride in Michigan which is really soft terrain so someone who rides on hard terrain more may have a different experience.

@AndyUnknown Жыл бұрын

@crooney82 the E and S are almost the same. E is slightly more powerful. I had drz400s for a couple of years and now I am looking for the same model. Just curious maybe I missed smth, so why you don't recommend the S-version?

@crooney82 Жыл бұрын

@@AndyUnknown so I have the DRZ400K which is the E model without the electric start so it’s the lightest most off road oriented drz 400 and very hard to find. I think the s is an awesome bike and certainly recommend it but my comments are about riding where I ride. It’s sandy 2 track. Single track and dirt roads mixed together. The s weighs more than the e and has a cv carb and a bunch of road stuff you don’t need to be street legal where I ride. The E model comes with plastic gas tank and other more off road orient parts. All these bikes have enough power in my opinion but the power delivery is what Suzuki was doing when they put the cv carb on the S model and then pumper carb on the E. The E is much more responsive off road and the S is much smoother on road. So I guess I’m saying if you are actually doing true dual sport riding the S is probably perfect for you unless your off road riding areas are really technical. And that’s just me saying from personal experience having owed and ridden them and it’s about how easy they are to manage (for me).

@AndyUnknown Жыл бұрын

@@crooney82 wow you've changed my mind, and thank you for the awesome answer!!

@petertelford4900 2 жыл бұрын

Giday from Australia please do a side by side video so we can all see the size difference please no one else has done this thank you great video

@RichardO-y6j Күн бұрын

I have both ('95 250 and '99 350). Suspension is better on the 350 since it was upgraded for, I believe, the '97 model year, and it has more low end grunt. But overall, I think I slightly prefer the 250. It vibrates less (not that the 350 is bad but it is noticeable) and has a slightly livelier. quicker revving engine that's a bit more enjoyable to ride. The 350 is still a great bike though and I wouldn't part with either. Interestingly, I bought both a CRF250l and a KLX250 thinking they'd be even better than my old DR250 but too me, they weren't as enjoyable to ride. The CRF feels cheap by comparison and the fuel injection is a bit wonky off idle. The KLX was better but still didn't feel as solid as the old DR and the engine was actually rougher. And both the newer bikes had fasteners that were made of, I think, cheese. I'm a long -time bike mechanic and know what I'm doing with wrenches and I stripped bolts on both of those newer bikes. Shouldn't be surprised I guess 'cause they don't make 'em like they used too.

@jimmymarsh2489 10 ай бұрын

I just bought my son a 1990 DR 250, and i got home with it, and cant get it to go past 2nd gear. Any solutions?

@RobertSmith-bh5cv 3 жыл бұрын

Great review, thanks for doing it. I have a '95 and love it. Thinking of adding a DR350 to the fleet. Do you notice any difference in engine smoothness/vibration between the two? The 250 is quite smooth to me.

@ws6man96 3 жыл бұрын

No, they are practically the same in feel.

@nicogonzalez1801 3 жыл бұрын

Good review, do you know how many HP DR250 street legal model has?

@doccops 10 ай бұрын

I had both at one point, the 250 is a nice bike, smoother, but the 350 just has a lot more torque and low end power. The 250 runs about 1000 rpm more in 6th, so not so relaxed on the road.

@sherrikeyser6193 2 жыл бұрын

Hey man I have a 1990 dr250s I was wondering if y know what kinda throttle cable it has I can't find one for mine at all

@jahpresidential5474 4 жыл бұрын

Great video 👍🏿 I have a 1993 dr250 but the problem I have that I don’t know one of the wires coming from the stator cover leads to if you still have the bike I would appreciate the info thanks

@ws6man96 4 жыл бұрын

What wire and where are you looking where it leads?

@jahpresidential5474 4 жыл бұрын

ws6man96 wires coming from the stator section and starter

@chefboyarrde 2 жыл бұрын

i have the same exact bike, but mine has no power.. i can get to 40-50 mph but no power to wheelie, and it runs normal shifts fine doesnt make any noises, very weird... full throttle in 5th gear i was loosing power up hill, also take forever to rev all the way up

@ftby59mikeD 5 жыл бұрын

Good vid! I'm considering purchasing a 1993 DR250SE. Owner's asking $1k, but it's pretty tired, oil in frame system kinda scares me, if the motor grenades good luck clearing out any debris! Is the aftermarket as strong for these? Thx

@ws6man96 5 жыл бұрын

This motor was made for a good number of years and I even believe many parts from the 350 might work. They also had a dirt version, so parts are readily available. These motors dont really grenade. Even so, there us most likely a screen that would trap debris from reentering the motor.

@Yeeheeehawwheee123 5 жыл бұрын

@@ws6man96 Since you own the 250 and a 350, do you find a difference in the amount of torque and pulling power? I find my 250 to be a bit sluggish, wondering if the upgrade to a 350 is worth it for a boost in acceleration? I love the look of my 250 (Japanese Import with the upisde forks) and am thinking about swapping in a DR350 engine..do you think it's worth it?

@ws6man96 5 жыл бұрын

@@Yeeheeehawwheee123 I'm not one for swapping engines in or out of stuff but if you've got the skills, money and time the 350 motor is drastically different in power and torque from the 250.

@downbymysins 3 жыл бұрын

The oil in frame is awesome! It keeps the bike cooler, and the engine is forgiving if you overfill the oil by mistake not like almost every other bike. It simply burns off the excess and you're good to go after it stops burning and smoking away, or drain it if you really wanna get dirty lol!

@awesomeperson820 5 жыл бұрын

trying to decide between a dr250 and an xr250L. any thoughts? will be used mostly for off road, but occasional back road cruising as well

@ws6man96 5 жыл бұрын

I've never ridden the xr250L. The bikes are probably very close. Wouldnt go wrong with either. Comes down to prices, condition and preference. Let me know which one you get!!

@johnnaipo7624 3 жыл бұрын

I’m thinking about buying one for $1800 with 9000 miles is that a descent deal bike looks nice

@BAJARCRAWLERS Жыл бұрын

Nice 👍

@gregsteele9002 4 жыл бұрын

I put a smaller back wheel/tire on my 350 and it lowered my gear ratio significantly!

@cornholius 5 жыл бұрын

Also mine is a 93 and has an electric starter so I think that may be the first year

@ws6man96 5 жыл бұрын

That's interesting. I always knew the DRs to get electric start in 1994. What is "freeway" speed? At 55mph on my stock gearing its roughly only 6.5k. 9k or over seems very high for even 70mph if that's your case.

@cornholius 5 жыл бұрын

@@ws6man96 For me, a safe freeway speed is unachievable on the 250. I don't really like taking it past 70, and at that speed, the engines already making a lot of noise. Here in california, idiot drivers are more common than smart/patient ones and I like to be in front of them. The 650 is a great freeway bike, but not comparable on the trail. Never tried the 350, they're less common. I would like to though, it's probably perfect for all. I'll probably never part with either of my DR's, they are the toyota 22R's of motorcycles.

@cornholius 5 жыл бұрын

@@ws6man96 Now I'm second guessing myself. I just saw a 93 kickstart and a 91 electric start.