2012 Husqvarna TE250 vs. 2012 Suzuki DR-Z400 vs. 2013 Yamaha WR250R - 2012 Dual-Sport Shootout

Despite few changes in the DS segment in the past few model years, we decided to sample some current DS offerings to see if there is a do-it-all bike that doesn't suck the fun out of one type of riding or the other.
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[@thespegs]

Where is the Yamaha?...

[@NicheRiding]

Watched the ENTIRE video and damn that WR250 review was fucking epic! Thanks for it....../facepalm.

[@DrRumsmuggler]

Am I the only one that REAAAAAAALLLLLYYYY hates when bike reviews go into comparing the stock tires?! Honestly! WHO THE FUCK KEEPS THE STOCK TIRES?!?!?!

[@666dynomax]

only till their wore if that long

[@NOOBEEEEE]

You guys might want to avoid viewer confusion by removing the WR250 in the tile.

[@cardchris21]

was i the only one that noticed that the title said that they where goin to review the yamaha? bc if so i never seen it in the video at all i dont even think it was menchtioned

[@Braaaap815]

I am noticing that now.. hmmm.. I came here for the Yamaha.. :/

[@cardchris21]

lol same here

[@Bburr94]

At the end it shows that Yamaha sent them the wrong bike. Your right though. The title is kinda misleading.

[@larabie2007]

if you watched the absolute very last scene you would have learned that they also thought yamaha was bringing a wr250. I guess they didn't show up

[@cardchris21]

ya but couldnt they change the name of the vid? when they where doin the editing wouldnt u b like well lets just put the tow that were there and not the one that wasnt

[@ZUMIESFILMS2]

I watched it for the yamaha...

[@Iowarail]

Same here, I think Yamaha won hands down.

[@tosgem]

OK, so yamaha sent the wrong bike for the review but that doesn't mean you had to put it in the title of your video, as I came here to see that bike and you gave me nothing. It's not your fault you couldn't review it, but it IS your fault for putting that in the title

[@trevorjameson3213]

I have a DRZ400s, and I can tell you, it is a GREAT bike! It has too many good points to list here. You can take it literally anywhere you want, and it will do it all just fine. The engine is probably it's best point of all. I have no idea how they built such a gem of an engine, but they did. You just have to ride one to understand how great that 400 engine really is.

[@Softbaerchi]

+Nick Booth suzuki is terrible in reliability? first time i´m hearing this... actually all japanese bikes are awesome in reliabillity... but they have a lack of power and they are way to heavy. i have a suzuki gsr 600, yamaha xt660r and a ktm 300 exc. right now i´m looking for the husquarna 701 enduro. thats the bike you want!

[@guy6751]

larry 69 Euro fanboy, the guys who want to spend more time riding their bikes then working on them buy Japanese. The drz is literally a tank, that engine can't be killed. You're an idiot if you think suzuki's are not reliable.

[@aluisious]

Yeah I've been looking at WR250R videos for days and was hoping to see that here.

[@thefritz456]

The Yamaha WR250R is my favourite bike, i so glad i bought that...

[@JohnFrumFromAmerica]

dont forget service intervals the DRZ400 is 5000km i think the TE250 is 500km

[@entitykeeper8869]

Hmmm... No Yammie?

[@22dagget]

This comparison makes absolutely no sense, and i own BOTH of these motorcyles. The DRZ competes against DR's, XR'S, and KLR's. The TE250 competes against KTM's and Beta's. Never would someone consider buying these bikes for the same type of riding.

[@roydied15]

Sold my 2006 DRZ400SM a month ago and bought the Husqvarna TE450 today. Miles apart, the bikes are. The suzuki was super heavy, spongy brakes, and mediocre throttle response. The FI husky makes more power (about 10-12 more hp depending on who you talk to), has brembo brakes, and starts right up with the fuel injection. Most people claim that its just barbaric on the street, but in my opinion, all it needs is a 15/47 sprocket swap and the gearing is fine for the street. It performs much better. Might require more extensive maintenance, but its actually a lot easier to work on. You have to take the tank off the suzuki to do really anything to it, whereas, the only think the tank needs to be taken off the husky for is valve inspections, which take 20 mins to do. Dual sport bikes are never good for long distance riding, so if you're torn between the two, save your money and go with the husky, Go big or go home.

[@bigassfordsd]

would rather have seen the TE449 vs. the DRZ400, because that is what I considered. Ended up buying the TE and do not regret it.

[@ChuddleBuggy]

@ 4:31 the reviewer says that riding thru the real ruff stuff he could feel it more on the Suzuki because it's got the "PLUSHER" suspension. That kinda didn't make sense to me. Plusher suspension means softer ride so how could he feel the rough stuff more? Does he mean the bike bottoms out a lot--or lose traction over the bumps???

[@bearmims6717]

idk really the 250 is a bit rough and you really have to rev it to get up steep hills with obstacles but my drz just tractors up and wheelies right over rocks and stuff

[@Trollygag]

I ended up buying the DRZ, and also didn't regret it. The reasons... I could find a Suzuki dealership 10 mins in any direction, but couldn't get to a Husqvarna dealer within 2 hours (4 hour round trip should I mess anything up). Really, my options were the TE610/TE630 (the 449 was too high strung for my taste, maybe great offroad, but not something I'd want to put 50k miles on), the DRZ, and the BMW G450X (5k OTD). I'll be jealous of your paint scheme... but not much else. Cheers.

[@guy6751]

This comparison is awful. The drz is a real dual sport, it's heavy enough to not get blown around on the highway too bad. It might not be comfortable, but the drz will cruise 60mph all day long. The husky is a dirt bike with a tag, it's probably geared too low for the street, and it probably gets blown all over the place by the wind or draft from other vehicles. All I hear is people complaining about the drz's throttle response or its power output. If you want to whine about it then don't buy a drz, and you idiots act like it's so terribly difficult to pull a choke. It's proven reliable tech that was tearing up dirt before your husky was even designed. If you don't like the drz that's fine, but give it the respect it reserves because its gonna still be going strong when your husky grenades itself. *rant over*

[@tbjimcollins]

Would love to see a comparison between the Suzuki DR650 vs Kawasaki KLR650! I own a DR, but the US doesn't seem that big on the bike. More popular over-seas!

[@ScorpoxOfficial]

yes it is

[@rahulgosh1]

- where is the Yamaha??

[@elwoodbigman655]

where's the crf250l

[@homersimpson2963]

Ya, where is it?

[@TheDavestrom]

Great advise and two very good bikes but you didn't mention the Huskys breathtaking grunt. I have rode a lot of trail bikes but the day I rode an old Husky 360cc was like riding a 1000cc. Torque Torque and more Tarque but for me the Suzuki Drz is fine as I'm kicking on abit 👍😊

[@jasons44]

the drz400E is a dam good off-road bike after sup upgrades

[@userer4579]

True; still a bit on the heavy side, though.

[@Bergaufschieba]

That Suzuki looks like it's been beamed here straight out of 1990

[@franksrideon8187]

wouldn't the TE 511 be more compatible to compare to the 400? Franks rideon.

[@take5th]

Was hoping to see someone whip or scrub on the drz400. Or at least the husky

[@atp1130]

WAY better than anything from motorcycleUSA

[@TwoWheelWarrior]

more like. these were the only bikes we could get our hands on. so here you go.

[@Hanibaltherogue]

And thats what you want, on the road mate, thats what keeps you alive ;-)

[@WhoamI20233]

Who leaves stock tires on anyway?

[@MotoCampAdv]

Yeah so don't show the best of both worlds the WR250R , but put it in the title for click bait . Smh

[@mjp29]

Where was the Yamaha? It's suppose to be built from the design of the YZ, which would make it kick ass.

[@tomford5555]

Yeah where is the wr250r ?

[@WillPower46]

Where is the WR250??????

[@Lihaschu]

sooo where's the wr250?

[@CPLBSS88]

Seriously...tires can be changed...why was that even a point in the comparison?

[@CPLBSS88]

why no CRF250L?

[@govurtegoorgohome]

Where'd the Yamaha ct 250

[@BlizzardFan1991]

basicly change the tires and the suzsukii has nothing

[@withhusky]

Where is wr-R ?

[@lifeoff-road280]

I would own BOTH. The DRZ would be my designated "SHIT-HIT-THE-FAN" and "Weekend at the lake" motorcycle. But for ripping around trails a few times a week I'd reach for the HUSKY more times than not.

[@TheDragorin]

If you see at the end they have a v star 250 in the truck. Yamaha must've sent the wrong bike

[@stormperformance]

lol! That is a crazy comparison. But if we are to go there, once a rider has a little experience, the Husk is going to be left behind. Not knocking Husk, nice bike just not as usable as dual sport.

[@dougbrook6223]

No wr250r! What the hell. The yamaha is an excellent bike. I run mine at wide open throttle on the interstate, or wide open throttle in the mud. Excellent dual sport.

[@doctorcXanthophyll]

I saw nothing about the WR250R. C'mon man.

[@alekstan7151]

This video was less than useful since like many others I came to see the Yamaha review. Change the title to make it accurate or do you really need to dupe the viewers into watching your video? Thumbs down for baiting viewers to watch your video but the reviews you did on the TE & DRZ were fine.

[@christianmouraux7269]

I think you need both 😀

[@memphis407]

Could you have made a more worthless review. I would have done the 2013 WR250R vs the 2013 KLX250S vs The 2013 CRF250L. 3 250 class bikes with price range jumping a nice amount from the CRF250L @$4,500 to the WR250R @$6,500.

[@bladehudson6029]

Most of the off road motorcycle reviews are captured on a dirt road. Dirt road is not an off road!!

[@bunnys1980]

FAKE TITLE WARNING!!! NO YAMAHA IN HERE!!!

[@matthewcreager55]

screw this no wr250r it was the best out of all 3

[@ss96impala1]

Im happy i sold the drz400s bulky, super small battery goes dead if not driven often. drz elcheapo steel rear swing arm, cheap galvanized spokes that corrode quickly. frame welds that look like a blind ninja got a new job. its rather slow, handling is crap on trails, seat is uncomfortable, weak braking is poor on street. I got the Husky now, its a far better machine from top to bottom. perfect revs, perfect shifting when hot, i believe with an experienced rider husky can easily keep up with the 400s on the streets, off road huskys 10 bikes ahead. wheres Honda or KTM ?

[@bearmims6717]

by the end of an enduro race while i was on the drz i was 3 - 4 minutes in front of the husky

[@guy6751]

ss96impala1 And the drz will still keep going after your husky motor grenades when you forget to change the oil after 5 hours.

[@Trollygag]

I see DR's around, but at least around here, the DRZSM is hot shit. I see probably 3x more SM's than I see DRZ-S's

[@baskingball]

Apples to oranges,top speed,range out of a tank of fuel,its funny that the drz 400 is better than its own Dr 650 ,review sucked didn't say what the price difference was.Stating the obvious is NOT a review!

[@Defesioxr]

CRF 250X + Dual Sport kit...

[@Terraceview]

"inches" .. my god how backwards.

[@MikeyLykens]

Love the comment about the "fucking tire review" how about that drz suspension. You have to take the whole damn bike apart to adjust the pre load and the front stock forks garbage.

[@Radient001]

...all knobby tires are dirt oriented.

[@jasons44]

the yellow drz is nicer

[@1Alt1]

ktm??

[@johancthor]

Its really pronounced more like huus-kvarna not huska-varna :-)

[@IRQ1Conflict]

Actually it's now pronounced KTM lol.

[@JB-mo8rs]

Let’s say it together: Husk-var-na.

[@freezingCode]

The ending... Yamaha sent them the wrong bike.

[@ktmkevin]

huskavarna? just pronounce it Husk-varna.. it's really not that hard :)

[@bearmims6717]

my drz fucking wrecked the 250's in everything, over 2 minutes in front. while i was riding the 250 the power was not as good mind you it is a nice bike, i could not power wheelie in 4th like i can on the drz or 5th clutch up

[@bearmims6717]

and fuck off you got the sm vs dirt bikes

[@2WheelDerness]

the ugly of dr-z400 cannot be beaten :)) that tail light and turn light are so big that even a blind man can see it:)

[@MurrayEstes]

Hodaka Ace 90 Rules

[@Trantdiggity]

Drz sm love

[@RedSquaredFox]

Look at that durtbike

[@ktmkevin]

it is though. In Swedish as well in English: /watch?v=nb3kyXKIA-0

[@You-Toober]

Yeah, you need that for the cRaZy mofo car/taxi/truck drivers out there.

[@mrpetereldgmail]

That was good. I have made up my mind drz400