Agreed the XT is a beast of a bike! Super reliable and it’s built to go anywhere! It’s more trials friendly than MX friendly.. the solo riders dream I’d say!
Hope your shoulder heals up ok! I’m falling off my xt pretty often too, getting old and I feel it but I gotta live brother! I’ve tilted my bars forward and I gotta say it helps more than I expected, bike feels longer and I weight the front wheel more preventing wash outs.. it’s the lil tweaks👍
@ nope just tall Renthal bars! I don’t drill my bars either, I just file the nubs down on the indicator etc, they hold perfectly fine and it gives you options on the bar angle!
Knowing when to call it is an essential survival skill, thanks for reminding everyone watching of knowing when it’s best to call it a day. Love the XT content, every time I watch you riding the little mountain goat, I ask myself why I don’t own one of these!
Sadly, I let my XT go. I just don't have the garage space or surplus capital to keep a stable of bikes, and I've been riding my Transalp all the time lately. I don't live in an area where I get into that kind of gnarly stuff regularly, but that is definitely the bike for it. Thanks for the memories.
The XT is one of the most underrated bikes out there. I put Race Tec full suspension on mine paired it with D 606’s it tracks so much better than stock it pretty much does what ever you throw at it.
I ride a DR650 and love it. I have always thought about an XT250 as an additional bike. My question is what more can you get with the XT250 that you don’t already have with the DR650?
For me the XT250 gives me more confidence in more difficult terrain due to its smaller size and lighter weight. I'll take my XT deeper into the backcountry than I ever would with my DR650 especially since the majority of my riding is solo. Thanks for watching!
Well, that depends on some variables. For me, the XT250 is not ideal for interstate travel. Well, maybe for short distances it'd be fine. Cruising at 65 mph on an interstate all day, there may be better choices.
It will cruise 55mph comfortably. It WILL do 65mph all day but on the interstates it would NOT be fun. If you need to boogie for an hour or two that would be doable but I'd keep it on state highways and secondary roads. The little bugger gets pretty twitchy when you approach 70mph. The XT250 is far more capable than most think.
Maybe, maybe not. It initially seemed huge when I put it on my DR but now I'm used to it and actually think I could go with the next shield larger at 20 inches. On an XT, might be overkill. The Parabellum Windscreen works great on my XT.
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Love the XT content, stay safe, and try to keep on two wheels. Awesome video 👍
Fabulous roads for the XT250 - same colour as mine....
Agreed the XT is a beast of a bike!
Super reliable and it’s built to go anywhere!
It’s more trials friendly than MX friendly.. the solo riders dream I’d say!
Great Riding !!!
Also, that area is amazingly beautiful. Love red rock areas.
If only I could teleport to southern Utah...
Thanks for sharing!
Wow, that definitely looks like a very challenging ride to say the least. An incredibly beautiful area to ride in. Thanks for another great video.😊
Happy New Year. Glad you got out there. Weather further north has been pretty iffy. Lots of mud in the Nor. Nevada desert.
Happy New Year as well! Muddy desert is no bueno!
Thanks for sharing this video! That’s looking like a great place to ride! I got to get there some day!😊
That little 225 is a beast! Beautiful country there.
Thinking about getting xt250...good to see they're capable bike
Hope your shoulder heals up ok!
I’m falling off my xt pretty often too, getting old and I feel it but I gotta live brother!
I’ve tilted my bars forward and I gotta say it helps more than I expected, bike feels longer and I weight the front wheel more preventing wash outs.. it’s the lil tweaks👍
Interesting, bars forward huh? Do you have bar risers as well? Appreciate you watching!
@ nope just tall Renthal bars! I don’t drill my bars either, I just file the nubs down on the indicator etc, they hold perfectly fine and it gives you options on the bar angle!
Knowing when to call it is an essential survival skill, thanks for reminding everyone watching of knowing when it’s best to call it a day. Love the XT content, every time I watch you riding the little mountain goat, I ask myself why I don’t own one of these!
Sadly, I let my XT go. I just don't have the garage space or surplus capital to keep a stable of bikes, and I've been riding my Transalp all the time lately. I don't live in an area where I get into that kind of gnarly stuff regularly, but that is definitely the bike for it. Thanks for the memories.
A man has to know his limitations...Clint Eastwood.
The XT is one of the most underrated bikes out there. I put Race Tec full suspension on mine paired it with D 606’s it tracks so much better than stock it pretty much does what ever you throw at it.
I ride a DR650 and love it. I have always thought about an XT250 as an additional bike. My question is what more can you get with the XT250 that you don’t already have with the DR650?
For me the XT250 gives me more confidence in more difficult terrain due to its smaller size and lighter weight. I'll take my XT deeper into the backcountry than I ever would with my DR650 especially since the majority of my riding is solo. Thanks for watching!
@@precipiceofgrind Thank you
The XT has a weight advantage off road and can tackle some gnarly stuff. Its like having an easy button in technical terrain.
I was wondering what is the cruising speed on the interstate of that XT 250? I was wondering if it could cruise 65 miles an hour all day.?
Well, that depends on some variables. For me, the XT250 is not ideal for interstate travel. Well, maybe for short distances it'd be fine. Cruising at 65 mph on an interstate all day, there may be better choices.
@@precipiceofgrind Thanks for the advice!
It will cruise 55mph comfortably. It WILL do 65mph all day but on the interstates it would NOT be fun. If you need to boogie for an hour or two that would be doable but I'd keep it on state highways and secondary roads. The little bugger gets pretty twitchy when you approach 70mph. The XT250 is far more capable than most think.
How do you think the Madstad like the one on your DR would work on the XT? Too big?
Maybe, maybe not. It initially seemed huge when I put it on my DR but now I'm used to it and actually think I could go with the next shield larger at 20 inches. On an XT, might be overkill. The Parabellum Windscreen works great on my XT.
You are looking for trouble going these crazy off road. Xt250 is on my mind for my first motorcycle after 15years if not riding one
Does it have a twitchy throttle like the CRF300L?
No. Well, mine is pretty smooth.