First Impressions of a ..

[RICHIE500]

....THUMPER! (this is IMO so no bashing )

Well like I said I was going to have a go of my mates 4 stroke and today we swapped bikes.

Its a XR600R, and I got to say I am very pleased. In the beginning it was a bit of a nightmare to kick but as soon as I got used to the decompression lever it was great! BTW, we rode trails, not track)

I found I didn`t have to change gears all the time like a smoker, I could put it in a gear and keep it in that gear for ages - it still pulled!

What I weren`t fond of is that if you were in too high of a gear and you ripped the throttle it bogged, bad. It could be his bike though.

It is one quick bike!

I will tell you my conclusion next time! J/K

[Aus_Rider_22]

Awesome.
Those thumpers take a bit to get used.

Wait until you ride a 450. PLenty of power there.

[Satch0922]

true...an XR is not really a "modern" thumper. Ride a new 450 of any color (or 250F for that matter) and then you will really be grinning!

[RICHIE500]

Bring on the the modern thumper!

hey I`m still grinning from yesterday, it may not be the newest of bikes but it still thumped Good fun! ..like I said we were riding trails so it dont really matter.

Some of his words when he jumped off mine :-

-"Dang!,Rich, it wheelied in 5th"
-"do you wanna sell it?"

[Aus_Rider_22]

Bet you were loving the lightness and flickability of your KX when you got her back.
Alot easier to change direction

[RICHIE500]

Yeah mang, you are damn right lol I instantly felt the ride difference, i know mine rode a bit taller but you could definatly feel the weight diff.

But I`d be more than happy to swap again

Had a blast of my mates 01 RM250 aswell and that felt even more of a rocket again. Dang! this thing was so light and snappy. I couldn`t beleive the low end power it had (as I didn`t really open it up) It was a pretty trick too.

Wanting a the CR250 even more now!

[Mainjet2001]

Originally Posted by Satch0922

true...an XR is not really a "modern" thumper.

LOL...Sorry Satch, I know a few Desert racers that would not quite agree with you.
Go see DustTo Glory, that will give you an idea what I'm talking about.
Kinda like what is below...

[crfjedi393]

We are basically getting into apples and oranges here. I know I feel WAY more comfortable in the trees on an XR than I do on my CRF. All new bikes are modern.

[RICHIE500]

Originally Posted by crfjedi

All new bikes are modern

LOL I guess your right there bro!

[crdude]

right on sounds like fun! i wouldnt mind trying out one of those huge thumpers! :

[RICHIE500]

..just think of a 2stroke engine with a 50lb flywheel weight

[ThumperTDC]

Originally Posted by RICHIE500

..just think of a 2stroke engine with a 50lb flywheel weight

LOL, not quite 50lbs, but my XR400 has a 5lb fly wheel.

[RICHIE500]

OK, 45lb then MAn why you use a weight? If you dont mind me asking

[ThumperTDC]

Thats how much it weights stock. I picked up a second flywheel off of ebay for my bike and had it lightened 6oz. I checked how heavy it was before I had it cut down.

[Deano249f]

Glad to hear you like the feel of the 4 stroke Rich.

Yeah, if you rip the throttle in to high of a gear it does bog, but when it does that just pop the clutch and the power comes right back. lol

Best of luck finding a nice CR250 smoker btw.

Later buddy,

[RICHIE500]

Originally Posted by Deano249f

Glad to hear you like the feel of the 4 stroke Rich.

Yeah, if you rip the throttle in to high of a gear it does bog, but when it does that just pop the clutch and the power comes right back. lol

Best of luck finding a nice CR250 smoker btw.

Later buddy,

Cheers Deano

Yeah I hear ya man!, I should of roasted his clutch for him, ha ha ..I`ll remember that for next time he he

Take it easy!

Richie