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Hello all you TTR250 fans out there and good day/night/afternoon/morning,

                                                                                                               I made this thread to share my thoughts on what i think about our beloved ttr250 but please feel free to share your thoughts aswell. I'm going to start with the good points as it is why i have a ttr and absolutely adore them for what they are and can do. Please keep in mind this is my view though and maybe your view is different. This will be just my thoughts and some might not apply or be noticeable to you.

Good Points

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• I love how the suspsension set up it feels when turning corners and is easy to maneuver around corners

• Very comfortable and good riding position

• Plenty of gears with the 6 speed gearbox fitted on all models which gives a fairly good choice of sprocket gear setups eg. 13/48, 13/50,13/52 ect..

• Smooth engine with good power to weight ratio and can be riden slow in tight trails or fast in open trails so the versitility of this engine is great.

• Fuel capacity and fuel consumption is great

• Built reliable and can withstand just about anything you throw at it if maintained properly

• Quite light being a 4stroke and in comparison of the WR the TTR is lighter

• Most parts are easily sourced and can be bought cheap enough

• Alot of parts from other models will interchange

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Bad Points

• Suspension setup is too high standard even with the suspension fully adjusted so it makes it hard to balance or use your foot to save yourself from droping the bike on uneven ground when going slow

• Chain block and front chain gaurds not really designed well enough to fit a 14t front sprocket as it wears excessively without modifying

• The standard intake box does not have enough ventilation to support a new muffler & jet upgrade without trimming the air duct (snorkel) pipe or fitting vents

• The kickstarter seems to sits in the wrong spot and can cause problems if the kickstart lever boss is not in good working order

• The frame has a tendency to brake at the front muffler mount because the frame mount is'nt strong enough but the heavy standard muffler adds to this trouble

• The carburetor is hard to service without braking the float pin support mount due to the pin being exceedingly hard to remove

• The one chain cam setup has a tendency to jump teeth on the cam chain sprocket and bend valves if the cam chain and components are not maintained properly

• Headlight  & wiring capacity leaves a bit to be desired but not much different on most bikes

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That said the good points outway the bad in my view and most problems can be eliminated quite easy with modifying,fitting aftermarket parts and proper maintenence. I will always adore the TTR250's and swear by them for an all round reliable trail bike.

Jarrah.