Crf250l? Gp riding .

[tritt007]

The wr250 seems to have more power than the Cr , the drz out does them both as far as power and is only about 30# heavier , does anybody have any experience riding the Gifford pinchot or any other national Forest ohv trails ? And if so have you had any issues at elevation with a carburator and have you had any issues with air cooled bikes going up all those steep switchbacks vs water cooled ? I could always go buy a 90's xr250 again lol . I have just never rode any of those really long switchback higher altitude type stuff .

[Mudman]

Yammy 200 or 250.    I like the tw200. Lots of aftermarket racks and stuff for em.  Priced good.  Simple, bombproof, low, light, reliable, economical.  Yes to fuel injection vs carb at elevations!

[Karl Blanchard]

I thought the tw was nifty until I got a real bike and learned to ride better, good uspension makes life a lot better.

[Fastass350]

I would look seriously into the TW200 unless you really want hiway speeds or long distance blacktop travel. I have one if you’d like to try it out. It’s like a two wheeled tractor, and for us short guys it’s pretty handy on the trails. I have an xt350 and it’s the perfect all around bike but I wouldn’t want to be packing a lot on it on a trail. It’ll handle 70-80 freeway speeds with a tight grip when passing semis, and the trails great with a change of the front sprocket. My dad has an xt250 that’s fuel injected, but it’s seat height is a little too much for him, he’s your height.

[blackveltbowhunter]

If your main purpose is going to hunt off it the tw might be a good option, otherwise no way. Nice crawl bike, that's it.

The the wr or crf would likely be a fine fit for ya. I have a couple friends who are vertically challenged and one has a crf, and one has an xt. They are not crack riders by any means, but they get around great and with a lot of confidence. The WR and CRF are very comparable IMO. I have rode a bunch in GP in the past and never had a issue with carbs.

[Griiz]

The wr250 seems to have more power than the Cr , the drz out does them both as far as power and is only about 30# heavier , does anybody have any experience riding the Gifford pinchot or any other national Forest ohv trails ? And if so have you had any issues at elevation with a carburator and have you had any issues with air cooled bikes going up all those steep switchbacks vs water cooled ? I could always go buy a 90's xr250 again lol . I have just never rode any of those really long switchback higher altitude type stuff .

Those low performance and super reliable four strokes will handle switchbacks and mountain trails with ease. If your having any issues just lower the gearing and they will crawl around. If the carbs are running rich at elevation swapping out a jet is easy.

[JakeLand]

For elevation issues they make a dial that screws into your carb to adjust for major elevation gain and loss

[Moonlite hunter]

I think a 250 with a rekluse clutch would work great for what you are looking for.

[KFhunter]

I think a 250 with a rekluse clutch would work great for what you are looking for.

Yes it would.  I would have one but they aren't cheap.

Really any size bike could use one for hunting and glassing, they aren't just a crutch for poor clutch control but super useful for many situations. 

[tritt007]

Doesn't a rekluse clutch kind of make the bike like an automatic ? Sorry if I'm I'll informed lol , so far I thing I have it narrowed down to a tw200 , a drz400 , and a crf250l . And fastass350 I appreciate the offer , I have rode a tdub before , I really like them I'm just sceptical about them due to the poor road ability lol , awesome offroad just seems like it would suck if I ever felt like taking a weekend cruise somewhere and wanted to hit the highway for anything over like 10-15 miles worth haha . And hope everyone got there special permits submitted !

[mossback91]

I owned a drz400e that I put a tusk kit on and street legalized.... owned it for about 3 months before I sold it.... I absolutely hated that thing heavy with horrible suspension ! I also have been riding my whole life and went to it after coming off a fuel injected rmz450 lol. That being with you only at 5’ 7” the drz is a pretty tall bike that could turn into a paining tight single track switchbacks depending on how gnarly of trails you get into. Not sure what your budget is? But the ktm 350 is a pretty sweet bike or a clean used wr250f with a dual sport kit put on and a trip to the moto shop for a $30 inspection and that would be a sweet little lighter weight trail hopping dual sporter.

[mossback91]

The drz did have a very easy to use tractor type motor for less experienced riders though. An electric start bike is very nice to have on single track though especially with any kind of weight on you and the bike otherwise it’s hard to beat an old xr for easy mountain cruising

[Old Man Yager]

The wr250 seems to have more power than the Cr , the drz out does them both as far as power and is only about 30# heavier , does anybody have any experience riding the Gifford pinchot or any other national Forest ohv trails ? And if so have you had any issues at elevation with a carburator and have you had any issues with air cooled bikes going up all those steep switchbacks vs water cooled ? I could always go buy a 90's xr250 again lol . I have just never rode any of those really long switchback higher altitude type stuff .                                                                                          Back    when I was a young man, I used to ride up there quite a bit. I had 2 different XR 200 bikes, never had an issue with either at elevation. In between those 2 bikes I had  Yamaha 175 2 stroke. That thing would ping and pop like crazy, and suck a lot of gas at elevation. You won't regret a solid 4 stoke, even if it's air cooled. Those XRs were bulletproof. Wish I still had one of them...