From what I have read, they are great little bikes for green laning and pootling about on...a bit heavy for a true trail bike but well made and available cheap for nearly new. I'd have one if I had space.
) but in any tight stuff it was outstanding. As a trail bike it is as good as any enduro, ie the seat is hard and road work is tedious, but as soon as you get off tarmac it excels.
Hi Nathan,
I had a 250x from new (04) to ride timecard enduros and H&H's, and would still have it if some scrote hadn't stolen it in 2012.
Bought untried, and after a 450 Husaberg, it was somewhat underwhelming at first, but I soon found that I was quite a lot quicker on it for far longer than on the bigger bike.
After the valves settled in, and the spokes tighten up, it was as reliable as a housebrick! I opened the airbox slightly and re-jetted it, but left the original silencer on to keep it quiet. I fitted a full road kit (which I think they now have as standard) with glass headlight and brake light switches, a bash plate, and some bar risers and had the suspension set up. Flat out was around 67 mph, so as a rally bike it struggled (hence the 640
As I said, I would still have mine today, and am confident it would still be a useful little bike. When I got the urge for a trail bike again, I gave in to the dark side though, and bought a two stroke.....
Anything else you want to know, give me a shout.
Cheers
Mark
, and looking forward to improving my riding on it.
