Actually, for me the WR250R had pretty decent suspension in standard form for my lardy 210 lbs. (95 kg.) with gear. In fact in my research I found many WR riders pretty much leave the forks alone. The rear shock does need a bit of help ... but both shock and forks are better than CRF250L ... standard vs. standard.
Hopefully the Rally version is better. It certainly wins in the looks dept. No denying that.
Possible good news for those 250 fans in the UK ... Yamaha has NOT discontinued the WR250R.  There will be a 2018 version ...
Apparently Yamaha initially had planned to discontinue the bike but thought better of it (must be a story there..) ... and now it's officially back in
production!  I wonder if they will begin importing it to UK/EU again?
I would not buy the CRF Rally until you at least get a test ride on the WR250R.
I was really surprised how much better the WR was than the CRF250L ... and not just HP either.
Look them both over carefully, get reviews and rider comments. You may be surprised. I'd sooner have a used WR than a new CRF.
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