July 4th Dual Sport Ride in Southwest Ohio - XT225, WR250R, DRZ400SM

[@deborahchesser7375]

That’s a perfect day in my world, pretty country and good friends.

[@dualsportjeff423]

That looked like a great trail. Great video

[@jimmytmoto]

Thanks, Jeff! It's in a state forest and they do a great job of maintaining the trails so that all skill levels can have fun and be challenged. At first I was annoyed by all of the water breaks but then realized what an amazing job they do of keeping the trails from eroding...so now I look forward to riding them! It's a great place to spend the day.

[@justincoleman2740]

Nice Jimmy! A great summer for it. Team 225!!

[@jimmytmoto]

You know it!

[@jefftaswelder9154]

Man that looks like a HOLE LOT OF FUN mate😁👍 keep well Sir and keep having fun😎🍺

[@jimmytmoto]

Right on, Jeff! We're definitely having fun and I hope you are, too.

[@mikemysicka3564]

Looks like a LOT of fun to me! Thanks for the gear explanation. How's the shoulder doing? Great ride video.

[@jimmytmoto]

Thanks, Mike. And the shoulder is doing GREAT! I'm really happy with how it's progressed and the work the chiropractor has done. I just did the smart things with rest and treatment and it's paid off.

[@brycebecker2227]

Hey jimmy so recently broke 2 spokes on my xt and I was wondering have you had this happen to you and if so what to you do to replace them because you can’t get only one or 2 spokes you have to get the whole set and it’s like $55

[@JohnGarcia-mm2ej]

Hey Bryce yea the xt225 are famous for breaking spokes its cause they are very thin and the spoke pattern yamaha used wasnt the best its very common to upgrade them to a thicker spoke.

[@jimmytmoto]

Hey Bryce, l don't know where to get individual spokes but you might check around XT225.com (if you haven't already) to see if anyone knows. As John commented, below, the rear spokes are a known weak spot. Fortunately for me I haven't had a problem but I keep an eagle eye on them, don't hammer the bike too hard, and don't run low tire pressures off road. If breakage does become a problem, though, I'll probably go the route of getting heavier duty spokes from a place like Buchanan Spokes. Sorry I don't have the easy answer on this one.

[@brycebecker2227]

John Garcia so for that would I get a new rim or just thicker spokes

[@JohnGarcia-mm2ej]

Hey Bryce you can email Buchanan spokes and let them know they can custom build you spokes that are heavy duty or even the whole rim those guys are amazing when it comes to off road wheels

[@flkevman1]

Videos can rarely capture well how steep a grade is. Thanks for sharing.