Good Sumo for commuting and lot riding?

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Good Sumo for commuting and lot riding? - loogie - 05-06-2013

Well said

Good Sumo for commuting and lot riding? - always.anthony - 05-08-2013

Originally Posted by loogie

the guy wants to wheelie stoppie circle and drive over people's lawns and wake up babies on the way to work everyday.

Originally Posted by 12oclocker

Good Sumo for commuting and lot riding?

though a weaker engine than a 450, the wr250x is the winner in my book for the combination of commuting and lot riding, for a couple reasons...

1) transmission; wide ratio transmission means you can stunt this bike without gearing changes, and still hit the highway and reach 75mph+ no problem... -1 in the front is more than enough for extra parking lot torque, though it can circle bone stock no problem. Their is no other supermoto bike with a wider transmission than the WR250X, to my knowledge.

2) Fuel injected. You can ride on the back wheel all day long, and it will never stall or die.

3) price is right, stunt parts are readily available

Set on a wr250 now, and budget has increased to 3500. my buddy has a wr426 and has no problems in the lot, but his is lot nly.

This the closest thing to a wr250 that I've found. http://www.motohouston.com/forums/sh...d.php?t=256371

I bought this from EK for $1800.
No time to mess with it...
The inspection is done, all paperwork in hand (fucking DMV idiots)
You just need to take it all down and file for BONDED title for street use (have org dirt title in hand)
Since I bought it I added/modded the following with a lot of help from Unifiddy and Magic Man.
Fork Seals and oil.
Voltage Reg.
Trail Tech.. speedo and water temp are wired. just need to wire the Tach.
Brake light.
Horn.
Headlight.
and a few other things that escape my beer fueled rage!

Has spare brake pads NIB
Warp 9 wheels
dirt wheels w brand new tire on rear.
have dirt plastic too.

The reason for selling is, I'm moving soon and haven't messed with it in the passed few weeks. and to be honest it is 3rd in line behind my two GSXR track bikes that need a lot of attention right now.. and I'm planning on moving soon.
Just trying to get out roughly what I have in it!

2001 wr426f. how do these compare to the wr250x? same thing but bigger motor and different gearing? and carb'd?

Good Sumo for commuting and lot riding? - always.anthony - 05-08-2013

I just want to ride again

Got some streets, idle, scrapes, and was starting to turn and miss it soooooooooooo much.

Good Sumo for commuting and lot riding? - broham - 05-08-2013

Originally Posted by always.anthony

I just want to ride again

Got some streets, idle, scrapes, and was starting to turn and miss it soooooooooooo much.

should have kept the f4i...
I will probably be buying one soon as a second bike

Good Sumo for commuting and lot riding? - always.anthony - 05-08-2013

Originally Posted by broham

should have kept the f4i...
I will probably be buying one soon as a second bike

Are you gonna have 2 stunt bikes just for fun? or is the f4i for streets? Fuck the f4i. After riding yours and paul's 636, I don't ever want to go back lol

Good Sumo for commuting and lot riding? - 12oclocker - 05-08-2013

the 2001 wr426f will wheelie just fine, but it will throw oil out the breather tube if you ride a 12oclock wheelie too long, so you must run the breather tube up around the front of the frame where the handlebars are, then back down the bike, so that the oil cannot push it's way up and out the tube. it has a wide ratio transmission, not as wide as the wr250x, but much wider than any crf450r or 250r, and I believe wider than the drz as well, which is good.

Good Sumo for commuting and lot riding? - broham - 05-08-2013

Originally Posted by always.anthony

Are you gonna have 2 stunt bikes just for fun? or is the f4i for streets? Fuck the f4i. After riding yours and paul's 636, I don't ever want to go back lol

I want a full fairing stocker. Something I can ride to work if I want to. I'll still throw dirt bars and a HB on it though!

Good Sumo for commuting and lot riding? - SolvingJunk - 05-20-2013

I've been looking at the Honda CRF250L as a spare if the F4i takes a dump. Seems to be pretty similar to the WR, but it's far cheaper and I still refuse to believe anything is more reliable than a Honda single. I know there new for 2013, but has anybody seen or heard of someone stunting one yet?

Good Sumo for commuting and lot riding? - Righteous 1 - 05-20-2013

Originally Posted by SolvingJunk

I've been looking at the Honda CRF250L as a spare if the F4i takes a dump. Seems to be pretty similar to the WR, but it's far cheaper and I still refuse to believe anything is more reliable than a Honda single. I know there new for 2013, but has anybody seen or heard of someone stunting one yet?

Weaker engine w/ less mileage between maintenance. Weaker/heavier frame. Pogo stick forks. No parts availability. I'd stick w/ a WR.

Good Sumo for commuting and lot riding? - SolvingJunk - 05-23-2013

Originally Posted by Righteous 1

Weaker engine w/ less mileage between maintenance. Weaker/heavier frame. Pogo stick forks. No parts availability. I'd stick w/ a WR.

True, but I don't think I can justify $2k more for a few more horses and some better forks. But if I can find a used WR for a good deal (haven't found any in my area yet) I might scoop it instead.