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KLR250's seem to be rare.
Hey all,

I have luckily purchased a 1996 klr250 and extremely happy with it (despite the barbie doll colours).

Now I am trying to help my friend find another one for sale in Victoria Australia, because we both plan to do some road/trail trekking. The issue here is the klr250 is rare to find. Looking for a post 97 model under AU$4000 seems to be searching for a needle in a haystack. There are absolutely heaps of xr's, dr's and klx's for sale, but the klr is just a rarity.

Are klr's scarce off the production line, or is it just an unusal dry spell we're experiencing? And would a klx be recommended otherwise?

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4000 au for a 97 is nuts, way too much money, the klx is an entirely different animal than the klr, plenty of klrs for sale here in canada, did you try ebay?
good luck with the hunt....
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Hey Scott,
The KLR250 is rare simply because it never sold very well. At least this seems to be true for the USA. Maybe for Aus. too?

The Hondas have pretty much dominated this little niche for a long time.
Starting in the mid to late 80's the KLR250 was up against the XL250, DR250
and XT225 Serow (or XT350). In most comparos the Honda and Suzuki came out on top. This mostly due to the fact the both those bikes are more current designs. That makes them a bit lighter and better suspended.

Off road both the Hon and Yam are a bit better, on road probably the KLR is as good or better than any of them. (definitley than the Serow)

If you don't mind the narrower seat, the KLX is really a better bike but won't be as good on highway. Its more off road oriented. A great bike.

KLR250's aren't that rare here but we aren't swimming in them either.

I would shop around some and compare the other bikes in this class. You may
be pleasantly surprised just how good some of the others really are.


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Hi Scott,
+1 on Patrick's words, I would suggest (being biased) having a look at the Yamaha TTR250, I am in melbourne, happy to meet if you want to have a look at one. Cheers Al

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Hey Endurotour,

By the looks of your tires, you seem to be using it on the road. It looks great!

Is the ttr250 capable of cruising well (comfortably) on the highway as well as going offroad? Is it really comparing apples to apples? (ttr250 vs klr250)

We are looking for true dual purpose bike. Not to try and conquer steep, muddy, rutty goat tracks. But just trek around easier consistent tracks & highways. That's why KLR or KLX is on the agenda.


And did you mean yours is for sale?
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