82 250R Opinions .... Questions

[short4stuff]

I just want to know ... I know it is not that fast.. just want to sort of know how it will do next to a 350x ... I know it wont beat it ... just my friend bought a 350x and i only got my DR .. I need something to keep up. I found one for 900 Canadian dollars. How does that sound only like 2-3 tanks ran through since top end done..Looks good. Any thoughts at all?
I knoq the suspension "blows" but how would it compare to my DR suspension?

[TRI-Zbrian]

prolly around 55MPH

[short4stuff]

come on ladies I need some answers!

[200Xtreme]

A good running air-cooled R should smoke a 350X!!!!

[short4stuff]

Are you sure about this, I have heard alot of things on this board. Alot of people saying that the air cooled are slow.

[Macs]

i have owned both. my 81 r was fast as hell but didnt compare to my 85. you will be pleased with the 81-84 r. the only trike i regret selling was the 81. it was dependable , simple and just easy. the power was a little subtle but my 85 just scares the crap out of me. i do alot of tight trail riding and pulling a wheelit towards a tree is not my type o fun.

[Macs]

well all that and i still didnt answer your question. if you are talking about a suzuki dr dirt bike (i had a 87 sp125 back in the day). the suspension is alright on the dr unless you try to jump something. it is still better then what you will find on most atc's. but being a trike lover ditch the dr and by the 82r. you want regret it.

[Lots_Of_Nothing]

honestly, the 81/82 R's are just 70's on steriods, the suspension sucks balls, the cornering sucks balls, but some people cant get enough of them for some reason, there quick, but not fast, no it will not smoke a 350x, not even close, maybe if the 350x is smoking like a chimney and has a hole in the piston.

[TRI-Zbrian]

i agree they look like a honda 110 with a 2 stroke in it i would love to see one even beat a blaster and blasters arnt that fast realy eather

[Lots_Of_Nothing]

there not THAT slow...just becuase it can beat a blaster doesnt make it fast....but yes, if its running good, it should smoke blasters left and right..i know this for a fact...of course, theres some exceptions, like modded to hell blasters....they can be made to go pretty damn fast for there size

[short4stuff]

So anyone have a speed? the guy selling it said it will do like 120kp/h but thats like 75 Mp/h .. so anyone know a speed?

barry_mann I was talking about my 225Dr 3 wheeler its a dx with reverse

[TRI-Zbrian]

id say between 55-60 mph

[short4stuff]

id say between 55-60 mph

O yeah.. Oops I didn't see your first post that said 55MPH .... Well I have seen on 3wheeler.org that a guy had his police friend clock him on his bored dx at like 64 mph ... and the stock one was 55 and anyother one I seen was like 61mph now I know the R will get there alot faster but could my DR actually beat a 82 250r in top speed?

[TRI-Zbrian]

depends on how its geared.

[plumber]

i own an 82R and my bro owns an 86 350X with fresh rings in my R theese machines are neck and neck but i cant hold my throttle wide open for very long so he ends up in the lead on long stretches. trails are a different story.they are both fine machines and we are very proud to say we own them.