WR250R
As of: 4/7/10
WR Posts To Get You Started
A little bit of history leading up to my WR250R. Growing up on Table Rock Lake in southern Missouri, I always wanted a motorcycle, but never got one. I rode my bicycle around while all my other friends sped around on their motorcycles. It was sad. Fortunately, another kid befriended me and sat his motorcycle aside and rode his bicycle around with me. I was happy. Thanks Burner!
Years go by, I move back to St. Louis, more years go by, then that same friend moves up here. Years go by and we both decide to buy some four wheelers. Man we had a blast!
We quickly got tired of hauling the ATVs to a place to ride, which were at least 1hr away. So those went up for sale! I then got the itch to buy a dirt bike, so that’s what I did.. a 2003 KDX 220. That thing was fast and mean.. only liked one gear.. fast! I rode with another KDX’er at Washita trails and that was a day of days…
That thing just took too much maintenance and wasn’t setup for me.. so I traded it to a friend for a 2002 CRF230F.. that little bike was a ton of fun!
Next up.. a gift from my work for 4 years of service, a 2009 Honda Ruckus. Man these little things are so cool to ride! I had to do a few little mods to it of course!
Now the Ruckus is on 49cc, requires no licensing and you won’t ever get a speeding ticket. These things are a ton of fun, we took them camping and are great pit bikes. I took it on a couple photo safaris too.
Then at a birthday party for Burner’s little boy, I start talking to Gravytrain about riding and he was looking at getting another bike, so he tells me to check out ADVrider.com and get back to him. Oh it was over…. I just had to get a dual sport bike, man the beautiful country I saw on some of these ride reports just captivated me. So I began to research bikes and narrowed it down to a Suzuki DRZ400S or Yamaha WR250R. Based on what I read on the WR250R monster thread, combined with reading BigDog‘s 1,700 mile ride through New Mexico & Arizona, I decided on the WR.
The first weekend of September 2009, we took a family adventure down to Abernathy’s in Union City, TN to pick up my WR, man that was a ton of fun. We at at Lambert’s, stayed in a hotel with a pool and even got caught in a fierce thunderstorm on the way home.. adventure!
I am so thankful to have my supportive wife, she knows how I am a very faithful husband and father but I need my time to refuel. It seems that dual sport riding has definitely added that freedom and adventure I need. Husbands and fathers need time to get away from the stress of work and leading a family to do man stuff. I’ve gone on many solo rides and man, its an incredible feeling when you pull back in the garage after a good run on gravel. One of the most memorable was a solo ride down to Augusta, MO where I just sat on this bench and looked out over God’s beautiful canvas. I prayed for my family. I prayed for a family at church. I gave Him all the thanks for allowing me to even experience this hobby for the short time I have. If I never rode again, I’d never forget the feeling of just… riding.
