Well I hate to admit how heavy I am at the moment, but with my pack and gear on probably about 200lbs. I typically cruise at 55-60 in the flats. I don't like ringing it out, but it can do 65-70 ok but revs are high for my taste, and it's so light it's not terribly stable. That said I just don't like wind at those speeds, in the past even on an XS850 or BMW F650 GS I found myself going 55-60 most the time. Up hills it'll hold 50 or so. On the highways the WR250R was a much more capable machine with power higher in the rpm range, switch that for technical trail riding though where the XT250 shines as it has great bottom end.

No snow capped mountain or tree lined fire roads, but we do have The Queen's Castle
 

Had some nice weather and got these three out today and ran them around.  None are show pieces, but all pretty original and fun to ride. 

 

Sorry Enduro fans, its not a DT, but maybe some of you remember ripping around on the Scrambler version of these twins and will appreciate.
my YDS5 is almost done and ready for its first start, this weekend the first ride. Been restoring it this past year
How I got it in 2021

Ready for this summer.

Looks great 

Very nice …. Did you have the expansion chambers made? 

cheers
T1

Not technically a pic (or is it a few hundred pics all at once). 

My '75 DT250B starting for the first time in my ownership. I took it from a lump beside a garage to this in about two years on and off. 

Great job, nice low idle

Saw this at the local Yamaha dealer. .

 
It was such a beautiful day today, I used the C to get to work four miles away (tools in the backpack).
Lovely moment sat at the traffic lights when I hear a voice saying "hello".
I look over to see a young kid in the passenger seat of a car with the window down.
He smiles and says "I really like your bike", then his dad chirps up and says "yeah, great bike".
Took me twenty miles to get home via some lovely country lanes, then went out again to have lunch at a cafe, not a bad day at all