by UteMachine » Thu Apr 05, 2007 10:04 pm
Hi Jim,
I ride an 04 and my buddy an 03 450r. We ride 70% trails, 25% desert, and 5% track. These bikes are awesome and I love how it handles in the terrain. Should you go from a 250x to a 450r? To me it would come down to a question of power. The nature of the X and it's wide ratio tranny, larger rads, etc do make it more suited for trail riding. However, I personally prefer my R to an X and I have ridden both. Do you want the extra power? Gear it right, over flow bottle, possibly a fly wheel weight, maybe a Rekluse, and you would have a sweet trail machine.

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