Singletrack and Hill Climbs on the XT250

[@toddwmac]

The perfect vid as I decide if I should get an XT for my wife. In watching, I might just leave my 500 or 990 at home once in a while and take this little guy out instead. Thanks!

[@darkmaster450]

My dream bike 😍 I love your trails; beginner friendly

[@jdc1978]

I subscribed to your channel. Hope to see more trail ride videos.

[@RumhamRadio]

Right on. Appreciate it!

[@dawidswanepoel2523]

ride higher in the gears

[@diggy-d8w]

This is a great little bike & a lot of people add a rear rack but if ya do add one to this bike, make sure it's a rack that allows you to keep the handles/grips on the back. A 2nd rider might hang onto them & use them for strapping the bike down when hauling it. But perhaps the biggest reason to leave it on the bike - pulling the bike out from under a fallen tree.... lol, I saw you grab them & so many people have to remove them for a rack they bought. Keep them b/c they are very useful = Yamaha actually got a lot on this bike Right ! peace

[@RumhamRadio]

Good call out. That was my thought too and why I haven’t stuck a rack on yet. I notice most of them delete the rear handles but I use those handles all the time even to strap stuff down. I think I would try to fabricate something up myself before buying something that removes the handles. Definitely came in handy under the tree lol

[@diggy-d8w]

Yepper's, the rear handles helps to keep your lady friend on back plus a few other reasons but you've got to watch out for adding a Tail Tidy and/or a Rear Rack b/c both can cause toy to lose the handles so make sure you get the right parts? peace

[@diggy-d8w]

There are 2-3 racks available for the XT250 that do not take the handles off. I saw one recently although I can't tell you the name. But before you make that jump, know there's options that leave those pull bars on the bike. Not many bikes put a set of handles on the rear so this was well thought out. I'm not on a bike yet as I'm saving for one BUT I have a small strap & a tiny triple pulley that can hoist 1,000lbs & if ya dropped a bike in the mud as long as you can reach a tree or stationary object, you can set even a heavy bike up. I'd never worry on the road but alone on a mountain, perhaps I'd carry that. I just woke, coffee time & looking thru your stuff. peace

[@iamjdag]

My current bike and the dream bike if someone else would do all my maintenance and pay for it 🤣

[@RumhamRadio]

Agreed lol. The 501 is a monster of a bike but those service intervals are a little scary 😬. I do wish the XT was longer on valve check but at least it’s pretty simple to do.

[@frostbitevinnie]

What area is this? State? Looks cool!

[@RumhamRadio]

Northern Idaho