VTR250 Marysville to Healesville ride - Part 1

Riding from Marysville to Healesville on my brand new (third hand) VTR250. Still getting the hang of counter steering and proper throttle control.
Hoping to get a better camera position for next time - did not realize that most of the frame will be filled with the fuel tank
Part 2 - • VTR250 Marysville to H...

[@RobertSmith-bh5cv]

Dude, that little Monster look-alike sounds great! Has the proper 90 degree v-twin sound of a much larger bike. I'd love one but, of course, they never came to North America.

[@pas0003]

It's a lovely bike! Quite easy to mistake for a baby monster at a quick glance. Very sad that they aren't being sold in North America :( Can always get the real thing I guess? :D

[@DodgerMohr]

Great learner bike. Had mine for 2 years & then upgraded. Now ride a SWM superdual X. Still love the little bikes, more fun to ride.

[@hamish2202]

the vtr line of v twins are such nice engines

[@nbuckmoto9744]

Wow sounds lovely mate

[@boysntoyss]

❤

[@garyk8285]

How's the reliability been on the bike mate? I'm keen to get one to learn riding on them.

[@pas0003]

Had it for a few years and it's been great. Still miss it to this day

[@Orpheonix]

Which camera did you use for this mate?

[@pas0003]

GoPro 3... which decided to stop working yesterday :(

[@Orpheonix]

+pas0003 Oh nuts. I heard they can be quite finicky - any idea what the problem might be?

[@pas0003]

+Orpheonix files got corrupted... then that got fixed. Right after it just started shutting down as soon as it gets turned on :( The saddest part was that I was on a 3 day trip around the state and was really keen to document the trip

[@PruikkiRacing]

dude! please tell me! what pipe? exhaust it is?

[@pas0003]

Megacycle :)

[@borarider669]

@@pas0003 Where can I find that exhaust brand mate. I am in Melbourne.

[@pas0003]

@@borarider669 I'm sorry, but I don't remember anymore! It came with the bike when I bought it. I think most exhausts will sound good on this bike so I wouldn't stress about it too much. I would just make sure to get a baffle for it as it's too obnoxious otherwise and I think it's too free-flowing for this bike, possibly resulting in reduced power. You might be able to find something I'd you search for "megacycle". There are a few brands with different names, but they all share the manufacturer and design.

[@borarider669]

@@pas0003 Will I still get good sound if I go to a custom exhaust shop ? Last question how can I fix the reduce in power ?

[@pas0003]

@@borarider669 I think custom exhausts enhance engine sound and don't really create their own sound. So for a v-twin like the vtr250, almost any exhaust, including the stock exhaust will sound good. For a boring parallel twin, no exhaust will fix the boring sound. All it can do is make it louder. I'm no mechanic, but from what I understand, lots of custom exhausts are too "open", reducing back pressure and the engine needs some back pressure in order to perform at its peak (not 100% again). So that's why I was under the impression that overly open exhausts with baffles removed, actually make your bike slower. I remember comparing myself and I though, I could tell that it was slower without the baffle. Solution is simple - keep your stock exhaust or if you get an aftermarket one, make sure it has a decent baffle. It will remove some of those super low frequencies, but I think you'll find the bike a bit more perky and it also isn't going to be obnoxious, screaming, while trying to keep up with a Toyota Corolla (talking from first hand experience here lol)

[@pas0003]

Part 2 - kzbin.info/www/bejne/a2STaXuFfbyBmtE

[@flamingtangerine]

Might sound like a weird question, but what jacket are you wearing?

[@pas0003]

Nicholas Ardley Not weird - Dainese STRIPES EVO Pelle :)

[@MrJames-ic5jr]

Us ? England ? Australia ?

[@pas0003]

Mr . James Australia - Victoria :)

[@aashiqahamed6936]

Big sprocket 😂 hight gear no performance

[@aashiqahamed6936]

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