Screwin' around on the new xt225 I just bought, 100% stock. Since I have been practicing wheelies on the klx250sf I thought I'd give this little thing a try. Holy crap! This thing is sooooooo much easier to wheelie! 1st gear 10mph, small rev and dump and the thing just pulls up. After 1h on the klx I can carry a wheelie maybe 6" off the ground, with I xt within 5 minutes I was getting them to balance point. Why is the klx so much harder to wheelie?

 

What timing, I was interested in the XT225 and just bought a stock KLX 250s. See my little story Here.

Nice looking bike. I'm curious what year is your XT225 and, if you don't mind me asking, how much did you pay for it?

 

Yeah I relied on it haha last comment on the first page. 1800 miles, $1800 2004 yamaha xt225

 

Ugly *** seat cusion

 

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I should've remembered if only due to your screen name, haha!

I read about the 13 tooth front sprocket mod. I'm seriously considering it after I get some new tires. Its a very inexpensive mod and would seem like just that would help with wheelies?

 

I like it because it has better low end response (along with my quick turn throttle tube) and at 60mph I don't need to downshift to gain speed, I just gun it.

 

Some bikes are just more wheelie friendly than others, While I have no trouble getting the klx up I've had other bikes that wanted to be ridden that way all day long, ie: Honda XL600. That bike is a wheelie machine.

 

Maybe its just the angle of the picture, but it looks like the rear wheel on the xt225 is further forward than the klx, and that would cause that bike to want to wheelie easier.

 

The wheelbase is 2" shorter. I think the front end of the xt225 is also just much lighter. The bike weighs 238 dry. I also think because I have a huge rear tire and a small front tire my bike is sitting like a hot rod, so it is harder to lift the front. I cannot for the life of me get it up in 2nd gear.