250ex?

[TheRedRebel17]

How fast do these go? How do they handle? what about wheelies......easy?

Im considering getting one to mess around on......and maybe a 400 for XC.....

LAter

[Z-King]

no no no dont get a 250ex they suck they dont do good wheelies anf there not reliable belive me i had one

[kxrider]

dude im totaly opposite of you, i own a 250ex, ,ya it is now 400 and it is not fast by any means, but it does do wheelies easily i can walk them from a dead stop to 5th gear

[TC17]

it is good at wheeling(sp?). you've seen my wheelies before i'm sure. if you haven't i'll be happy to post. they are tippy though. it's a good jumper but doesn't land very well if your jumping over 5 feet.

[One_Bad_400]

ya i own one to and they are good reliable machines and handle real good and jump ok its not like a 400 or something....they are good messing around bikes.

[TheRedRebel17]

Post some coom pic of your 250EXs...action or still

[TC17]

Originally posted by Rider-400EX
Post some coom pic of your 250EXs...action or still

i got some ok snow jumping pics today. the ones i've been talking about but, i couldn't get any good tracting and the lip kept going down so i got about 3 maybe. but they look cool cause i got far. i'll get them maybe tom or the next day. here's a wheelie on the balance point.

[Striker49]

I wouldnt recommend one to anyone...I own one...dont ride it, havent rode it in months, it sits in the garage and collects dust.

Its a great bike for kids that are bout 12-13 and are of a proper size to ride it, but generally anyone over 15 is gonna feel a little cramped. It is reliable, does have good wheelie capabilites but it is tippy, the suspension sux, and the motor could use more power.

Its not a 400 and will never be one so dont expect it to be very impressive.

Just my .02 cents.

[Sportrax10]

My sis just got a 250ex for x-mas, it wheelied surprisingly well considering I was in the snow. Ill try to post a pic.
Its a bad pic, I was playing around with my new camera when I took it.

[Sportrax10]

My sis just got a 250ex for x-mas, it wheelied surprisingly well considering I was in the snow. Ill try to post a pic.
Its a bad pic, I was playing around with my new camera when I took it.

[Sportrax10]

crap

[Sportrax10]

ill try to post it later, sry.

[TheRedRebel17]

Originally posted by Striker49
I wouldnt recommend one to anyone...I own one...dont ride it, havent rode it in months, it sits in the garage and collects dust.

Its a great bike for kids that are bout 12-13 and are of a proper size to ride it, but generally anyone over 15 is gonna feel a little cramped. It is reliable, does have good wheelie capabilites but it is tippy, the suspension sux, and the motor could use more power.

Its not a 400 and will never be one so dont expect it to be very impressive.

Just my .02 cents.

I know but i just want somethin to mess around on other than a 400

[Honda2003]

i have a 250ex and love it. no its not the fastest but i don't care about the speed to much. all i do is trail ride so it does just fine for me. it can do a wheelie no problem. i just have not figured out how to keep it going yet.:huh i'll work on it more next spring when there's no snow. here's a pic of me 2 days ago runing in the snow. didn't get anywhere fast but it was fun doing donuts in the street. :D

[BKex]

The 250 is a great bike just to fool around on. Its just not the best for jumping and theres no hihg speed riding but its just fine for trail riding. Gonna sell mine soon for a 250R

[BKex]

another

[ShiftFMX]

Tha 250ex is a really nice bike, i rode one for bout 2 years and now im selling mine after i blew it up. I can wheelie all through 5th gear and do tricks on it that most ppl riding 400's cant do. heres sum pic's.

[ShiftFMX]

Another....(air pic)

[ShiftFMX]

Half @ss can-can...

[ShiftFMX]

Here's one of my favorites...

[ShiftFMX]

Is pretty good in the sand too....(sumtimes, Mine blew up at the dunes.... :rolleyes: )

[ShiftFMX]

It's Got decent power for what it is....

[ShiftFMX]

you can see more pix at my site
(link in my Signature)

[DaveEX7]

now to answer the man's questions at the beginning of the post

yes i have a 250ex, i think its great for wheelies, good at 45 foot jumps ;) i dunno what ur talkin about it bein tippy, i only tip(not wreck) mine when i put it on 2 wheels on purpose

but im too big for mine and im tradin it in and gettin my 400 by late march-early april

[kentuckycat]

I rode my wife's 250EX a few times to break it in. It's a decent little quad. Great for trails. You won't win any drag races, but it's short wheelbase makes it pretty quick through the woods. Moderate jumps are fine, too. I'd recommend it for woods riding and just fooling around.

[hunda400ex]

I had one for a little over a year and here is my review.

I beat the living **** outta this bike. Wheelie's jumps i would try anything with it. I rolled it about 15 times flipped it over backwards about ten times and it took it pretty well. I had 1 problem with it tho. Axles! I bent 4 of them! This bike got trashed i had to buy new fenders,splash gaurds,axle,clutch,touch up paint,wheelie bar,front bumper just so i could sell the damn thing but hey it was worth it i got 3000 for it and i onlys paid 3140 so its all good, i recommend it to anyone it has a great balance point and its go for stunts because it has no clutch.

[DaveEX7]

glad to hear u took care of it

[PhilMoore]

I took my wifes 250EX with TURF TAMERS to the top of Sand Mountain in Utah (the wide, whooped out run, NOT the steep one!). I am not kidding, it took a long time, and I may have reduced the life expectancy, but I made it. I am not lying either! I have witnesses.

It is a fun little machine. It wheelies easy, but is a little tippy side to side. I think it is tippy because of the stock ballon tires, and no power to spin the wheels. I widened my wifes out by 5 inches, and it is much more stable. She never highsides anymore in corners.

If you already have a 400EX, you should get a Rincon or used 250R to "goof around with" It would be a lot more fun than the 250EX. You will most likely break the 250EX "goofing" around with it. The suspension is a little weak.

[Honda2003]

Originally posted by Killa250ex
i rode one for bout 2 years and now im selling mine after i blew it up.


how did you blow it up?

[Atreyu]

I know but i just want somethin to mess around on other than a 400

get an xr50 those things are sweet

[TC17]

Originally posted by PhilMoore
I widened my wifes out by 5 inches, and it is much more stable. She never highsides anymore in corners.


i'm getting Durablue wheelspacers. those ballon tires do make it tippy and it sits high and is narrow. i'm getting 2 1/2 in the back and 2 in the front. each side. which is like 5 inches in the back. and i'm getting low, flat, profile tires. so i can go faster through the corners and won't flip.

[kxrider]

striker49, dude how old are you cuase if you own a quad and u dont ride it because it is to slow, i dont know you but you sound like a lil spoiled brat, you should step back for a sec. and look at the goood side, you could have nothin at all

[Syrus]

All i can say is the 250ex is a great bike. and i could go on for ages how good it is but all you vould do is takle one out for yourself and see what u think of it.

my 250 is 100% stock, goes about 80kph, wheelies very well, 1st,2nd & 3rd are about as high as u can get for wheelies unless u wanna sit at the very back and use your weight and then try 4th & 5th.
Its a great all around bike, i noticed after jumping mine on a track, the front shocks do bottom out after a while but not a huge problem if u wanna a fun bike, lots of power for a 250cc engine.

lets just say this, you wont find any better 4 stroke 250 compared to this one :)

[4punksdad]

............they aren't bad little bikes.

[Sportrax10]

Let me try these pics one more time. Tommarrow I might get some action pics.

[Glow Plug]

^^^^I thikn somebody need to learn how to use a flash^^^^^:rolleyes: :rolleyes:

[Sportrax10]

Originally posted by Brit220
^^^^I thikn somebody need to learn how to use a flash^^^^^:rolleyes: :rolleyes:
If your talking about me, I just got my Digital video camera that day and i didnt go through any one the still picture features.

[4punksdad]

Originally posted by Brit220
^^^^I thikn somebody need to learn how to use a flash^^^^^:rolleyes: :rolleyes:

didn't your mom ever tell you............. "if you don't have anything nice to say, don't say anything at all" ?:rolleyes:

[ShiftFMX]

Originally posted by Honda2003



how did you blow it up?

It blew up b/c i rode the*********************************************** profanity removed, read the rules or don't post************************************ out of it as the guy that rebuilt it said. And at the time it blew up, there wasnt enough oil in it which made it that much worse. It wasnt the piston that made the job hard....it was that i rode it so hard, blew the cam too, and to fix it it cost about a total of $1000. So I seriously advise you to heck your oil every time you ride.

[ShiftFMX]

Here's My 250....I took this bout 10 minutes ago. By the way....it's cold out! lol.

[01TRX300EX]

The 250EX is a great bike to mess around on, it wheelie's very very easily, almost as easy as my 300EX do to its light front end, of course that light front end also makes it push through corners. It jumps really well but the suspension is very bouncy, the motor is very peppy though.