Hello all. I have been reading this forum for quite some time trying to find everything out that I could about this bike. I rode a sportster for 4 years and just bought a brand new klx250s. The sportster looked and sounded cool, but that was about it. I'll be riding it stock for the next year as I'm a full time student, after that I'm looking forward to doing all the usual mods that Ive read about on here. Thanks for all the great info on this forum, it really helped me decide the klx was the right bike for me.

 

Welcome and enjoy

 

I got rid of an 07 Sportster to make room for the klx and have never been sorry as the HD was a pretty bike but more of a piece of crap in disguise.

 

Haha, as they say, "people who like motorcycles like Harleys; people who like RIDING motorcycles don't!"

 

I bought my KLX250s late last fall, and didn't really get a chance to ride it much till this month. This last week I rode it back and forth to work every day and have been lovin it. My commute is just about exactly 80 kl of highway driving, and I've been filling up at the same gas station every day, so it has allowed me to experiment riding aerodynamic riding positions and their effect on gas consumption. By staying tucked in both ways as much as I could I managed to get an optimum fuel mileage of 73 mpg in my stock bike.
Of course any gas I save often gets burned up when I go pealing up the mountain trails after work for fun, but that's the great thing about this bike, it's as comfortable on dirt roads as it is on the highway.

 

Enjoy and welcome.

 

Welcome.

If it's hard to start/stumbles, there are a few low cost things you can do to fix.

Might add your location...



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Thanks guys. I have read a lot about the starting issues that people have with these bikes. The only time she has stumbled was at the dealership when the salesman was doing a general overview of the bike with me. Took a couple minutes to get her fired up. So far I haven't had any issues with it. I have already shaved the seat as I am pretty short, about 5'5'' and I was used to being able to put both feet down flat on my sportster. Now I just keep a foot on the peg and and kind of tippy toe the other foot. The bike is so light though that I don't feel unsafe doing that at all. Also, this bike is soo much more nimble and fun to rip around in.

 

WEEEEEE!!!!! Klx250 fun Welcome to paradise.