A forum for owners of Yamaha TTR250 trail and enduro bikes!

I'm a newbie, in the sense that I have:
- just bought a TTR250 (having carefully researched the optimum bike - with soft suspension - for an old fart like me with a bad back),
- just registered for this excellent forum,
- and haven't ridden off road since I was a teenager;
I bought the TTR to go green laning with my sons, who are 10 and 8, and have respectively PW80 and PW50 trail bikes. The first thing I found was that the bike was too tall for me. I have a 29 inch inside leg and could ride it, but only just, and was barely touching the ground with both feet on tip toes. I bought a Koulalink lowering kit, and hey presto, 2 inches has made a huge difference.
Good piece of kit.

I dropped the TTR twice on our trip to the Flinders, both times I was stood still but could not touch the ground, I find the TTR not too bad, I'm 5'6"& can tipy toe with one foot !!! But the WRR is another story as I really struggle with that bike, ok when I'm moving just becomes a problem when I stop

Terry

I WISH YOU DIDNT HAVE TO SAND THE KNUCKLE A LITTLE B4 YA LENGTHEN THE SHOCK AND I DONT HAVE A SHOCK LOOT DOES TOTALLY TTRS HAVE A UPGRADED SHOCK OR A STOCK WR SHOCK OR SOMETHIN BECAUSE I LOVE THE CUSTOMFAB OPTIONS OF THIS BIKE THE WR250 CAN ISA MUST I WANT BLACK AND I NEED EXAUST WRAP

Cubber wrote:

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I think it may have been cheaper (and lots easier) to buy a pair of "built up" boots for the rider.

Has ground clearance been severely compromised, thinking of one or two of the ravines called lanes in Devon?

Martyn

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Hi Martyn I used to go to school with a few lads who had them and they were called platforms