SHOOTOUT
2013 250 DUAL SPORT SHOOTOUT
HONDA CRF250L VS. KAWASAKI KLX250S VS. YAMAHA WR250R
BY THE CN STAFF
PHOTOGRAPHY BY KIT PALMER
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or a while now, the Kawasaki KLX250S and the
Yamaha WR250R have
been the only real players in
the midsized, 250cc entry-level
dual sport category. But not anymore. They've had to make room
for the all-new Honda CRF250L,
which gave us a great reason to
revisit the KLX and WR and compare them to the new kid on the
block.
In a nutshell, these three
We pit the new Honda CRF250L against
the Kawasaki KLX250S and Yamaha
WR250R in a fight for entry-level dual
sport supremacy
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bikes are very similar in design. They are all powered by
water-cooled, single-cylinder,
four-valve, DOHC motors with
electric starting and six-speed
gearboxes, and they all produce similar power (which is to
say, not a whole lot). They all
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