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New XT250 uk owner #99489 07/16/12 10:29 PM
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Hello from Durham uk
i am now a proud owner of a xt250 2008 model. This rare beast here in the uk has been bought after careful thought, i needed a go anywhere motorbike to haul me and the wife when were are away with our motorhome and for the odd travel to work and back.
What made it for me was the low seat height and the great MPG
looking forward to a long and happy time with this cracking good bike
All the extra mods ie bespoke sump/engine guards in stainless the rear rack were added by the original owner.




Ian.. Windshield, 16T ,Digital Tacho/volt meter,Acerbis,Heated grips,USB charger,IPod GPS,rack & top box,sump & crash bars
new uk xt250 owner #99490 07/16/12 10:39 PM
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1st post did not work maybe because i added a picture of my bike?
Anyway here goes again
Hello from Durham uk
i am now a proud owner of a xt250 2008 model. This rare beast here in the uk has been bought after careful thought, i needed a go anywhere motorbike to haul me and the wife when were are away with our motorhome and for the odd travel to work and back.
i managed to find a very well maintained low mileage example off ebay this weekend, the original owner had 3 serows for off road use and thought that it was time to let this on go as it was not being used, it has a bespoke stainless engine sump guard and rear rack
What also made it for me was the low seat height and the great MPG
looking forward to a long and happy time with this cracking good bike


Ian.. Windshield, 16T ,Digital Tacho/volt meter,Acerbis,Heated grips,USB charger,IPod GPS,rack & top box,sump & crash bars
Re: New XT250 uk owner [Re: mulaz] #99492 07/16/12 10:55 PM
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Welcome, you guys in the UK have the best looking 250's, very nice, i like that engine guard/skid plate combo you got on there.


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Re: New XT250 uk owner [Re: 150ron] #99493 07/16/12 11:37 PM
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welcome and glad u enjoying ur bike.

once again i cant see the photo again.? something wrong on my end or something. been a couple post i see img codes but no pix.


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Re: new uk xt250 owner [Re: mulaz] #99496 07/17/12 12:42 AM
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Hi Ian, welcome to the gang from another recent joiner. I already feel at home here. Do let us see some pics of your new bike, we like to ogle other people's toys!


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Re: New XT250 uk owner [Re: vic] #99506 07/17/12 03:26 AM
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Welcome!

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Re: new uk xt250 owner [Re: alexd] #99515 07/17/12 05:00 AM
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Ian - Welcome to the site as a new USER. Enjoy your bike and ride safely. Try the picture thing again.


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Re: New XT250 uk owner [Re: mulaz] #99518 07/17/12 06:24 AM
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Hi Mulaz,

she looks mint, the photo works fine for me.

Welcome along for the ride and the Serow's just bout perfect for your needs.

Can you post a shot of it mounted on your motorhome?

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Re: new uk xt250 owner [Re: mulaz] #99525 07/17/12 07:04 AM
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welcome from the yorkshire boys


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Re: New XT250 uk owner [Re: Reggie] #99527 07/17/12 07:10 AM
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She's in fine condition having been off-road most of it's life.
The previous owner has his own engineering company and he pampers all his toys, 2 other xt225's along with other bikes cars etc.
oil change every 1000k!.
She has a few marks on the swinging arm but thats about it.

I have not had a bike for 20years so i talked the wife into me getting a small light weight 125cc to hang onto the back of our motorhome while we are away on our summer tour of germany austria / italy.
But after taking my motorhome to a weight bridge i found out that a bike hanging on the back was a big no no

But this lead me to reading about other bikes and using a trailer

At 1st i thought of a rieju 125 Tango as i had seen one half way up a Austrian mountain, then a tango 250 but then discovered the real deal in the xt225 / xt250 series

so now i am after a Motorlug trailer, these colapse into small parts for storage and look one of the best for loading up.

anyway i look forward to a long ownership smile


Ian.. Windshield, 16T ,Digital Tacho/volt meter,Acerbis,Heated grips,USB charger,IPod GPS,rack & top box,sump & crash bars
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