Bloody Fantastic

[SteveMember]

Hi Guys

Bloody Fantastic, this is the place I was looking for !!

I’ve been toying with the idea of buying an XR250R for little while.
Haven’t owned a bike for thirty Years, Shit has it been that long ?? it’s time to rectify that I think

I’m 50 now and still have my cycle license.
Riding is not something you forget though as I had a ride on someones
DR250 a few week ago and what a hoot it was to throw over a leg again, I had a very enjoyable if short ride

Here’s a list of my Previous rides I had over the years

A lawnmower power mini bike, cam with a zip start and a centrifugal clutch It was fun when you were 12 or so
Next was a little Yamaha called a DT60, a mini Bike, again lots of fun in thousands of K’s
After that was a YZ125a I think, A wild ride that I remember taming into a great little trail bike with shock kits and carb tweak etc… lots of fun again
the next one was my Craziest beast ever, an IT250, blue, fast, wild, it was a hoot, virtually the same as a YZ 250 with a bit more bottom end and a different gear ratio spread
And last was an XT250 I think ? another Yamaha, bit vague on that one, but I do remember having to totally alter my riding style to suit the thumper, a big learning curve
but again lots of fun spending many hours exploring the Blue Mountains, (Anyone see a recurring pattern here, bikes = FUN), I then moved back to the City (Sydney) where
I got into SCUBA diving for many years.

I now live in Hazelbrook in the Blue Mountains again where I am into Archery and shoot a compound bow and have a shooters license and shoot a .22 PCP Airgun which
is soon to go and be replaced with a .22 CZ455 rimfire (I don’t think the Rifles and the bikes are the same company, not sure though)

I have a fair amount of questions about the XR and boots, gear, helmets etc.. which I will post in the appropriate sections

Cheers
BM Steve

One more thing, Bloody Fantastic !!

[MalMember]

Welcome to the mad house Steve.

Nice list of toys and hobbies there mate.

When you get a set of wheels come on up to Sunny Corner for a look around.

Careful of the XR nutbags on here, they’ll beat you into buying a 650 before you know it. :laugh:

Enjoy the site mate.

[Jeffrey SmithMember]

Welcome Steve, no end of usefull information to be found here . (a fair bit of useless stuff too b ut that’s what make it interesting

[Mick DMember]

Welcome Steve, Thanks for the intro. You cant go wrong with a XR, you might want to check out a XR400 before you make a purchase though, Top little bike. Any XR question, just shoot mate, we will do our best to help you out.
I also had years off the bike doing the Scuba diving and Marlin fishing things. They are both addictive and expensive sports and as you will find bikes can be too. :laugh:
Cheers
Mick

[scott bockingMember]

Welcome to OBT Steve.

Your story is a very common one here. I too started out with a lawnmower powered bike which got me started. I rode for a decade till I was 17 then did not twist a throttle for the next 20 years. I moved from the big smoke, bought a WR250 and found this site. That all happened in the last two years and I have since been on some great rides with some great guys and girls.
Mentioning XR in your first post is like the secret hand shake around here :laugh:

Enjoy the site and don’t be shy to ask any questions you have.

STM

[SteveMember]

Thanks guys

I was kind of after something with a bit less punch therefore, an XR250 rather than a 400, but having said that if an XR400R comes along at the right price and condition, well I may not be able to resist

OK Mal5.1 I would look forward to that and only a little way from where I live, cool

And cheers to STM, Jeffro and Micknmeld, thanks for the reply’s

BMSteve

[Adrian LeeMember]

steve i got back into riding 4 years ago after not having riden for 25 years.I made the mistake

of buying the wrong bike first up and re-sold it after 2 months.If i had my time again i would

buy a DRZ400 first up. Hope this helps

[Mick DMember]

aido wrote:

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steve i got back into riding 4 years ago after not having riden for 25 years.I made the mistake

of buying the wrong bike first up and re-sold it after 2 months.If i had my time again i would

buy a DRZ400 first up. Hope this helps

Such wisdom from our newly appointed moderator. :laugh: My Honda googles wouldn’t let me see the big picture and what Aido says is right on the mark. A DRZ400 is a very capable user friendly bike with the all important (for some) electric start.

[SteveMember]

Thanks for the advise, I do like to keep things simple though and cooling systems with radiators
are to much for me, an XR250L is something I would consider no problems, also the XR250 is a lot cheaper than both the XR400 and the DRZ, I want to keep the price around $5000 all up

Cheers all and have a Great New Year

Steve

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