306, and Motorcycling Tricks

The WR-250XX.
This is the bike I ride these days on the street.
It's a lot of fun to ride, as long as you know what you're getting when going in.

A bike like the WR-250XX ain't for everyone.
Most guys who want some kind of a sporty bike to ride on the street will demand much more power from their bike, so a 250cc single-cylindered engine is a no-go for them.
With the typical 600, 750, or 1,000cc sportbike, there's ample power available to get the rider up to high speed in a second, where with the WR-250XX, it takes longer to get up to speed.

This is because we're talking about a 30 horsepower 250 vs. a 120 horsepower 600, or a 180 horsepower 1,000.
That alone will make most young guys, especially the ones who are very conscious of their image (how they feel that others will view them), think the WR-250XX is a piece of junk.
They feel it is way too slow and way too weak.

That is true, because there is no way a WR-250XX can compare with a much larger bike on power, torque, and acceleration.
So, why do I ride one?
Because you can't have your cake and eat it, too, with physics.

The advantage with the WR-250XX is that, because the engine is so small and narrow, the bike feels as if it weighs nothing when compared to a bigger bike when you start tossing the bike into sharp corners.
On corners where I'd slow down a bit when on my 1,000cc sportbikes, I'll take at full throttle on the WR-250XX with no braking at all.
That's because I don't get the sensation of having to turn the (comparatively) massive, heavier engine around the corner when on the WR-250XX.
Simply put, there's less weight and mass to quickly change direction.
The rider can feel this.

The kind of roads that suit the WR-250XX are tighter ones where keeping a speed of 40-60mph is a challenge, and this is where the light weight can be put to use.
Basically, you get the bike going and try to slow down as little as possible.
It is very much a case of having just enough power and being able to use it all, versus having an abundance of power and metering it out in small, controlled doses.

Off to jerk,
-John