Yamaha WR250R and WR250X Forum

Luke Where · Luke Where

Hi All, New to the forum. Just picked up a "new to me" 2011 WR250R...that does not start. I did see it running last year.Last time it got used, it left home by starting with the button. Then it would only start by bump starting. Bump starting got harder. Then it sat for about 5 months. When I got it on Monday:...

jono · jono

Hi, All I'm back with another starting issue. When I hit the starter button the motor spins over but doesn't engage every so often it catches but fails to start as it dis engages just before. Do you think its the one way bearing that has failed ?

beer · beer

went to the bike on sunday power on and press the starter and all is fine . place on stand and removed rear wheel , put it back together and now it wont start . no power on the dash or lights. just dead bike changed the battery and checked the fuses cant see anything wrong . bike seems dead no injection noise or...

Pikey · Pikey

Hi Anyone else out there suffering from trouble starting, after their bike has spent the day standing in UK sunshine? 2008 R that has 8k miles on clock, used for occasional commute to work (East London), that has refused to start at end of day during recent heatwaves (May and June)! First time called RA...

jono · jono

Hi all you may remember some time ago that I had an issue with my cam chain jumping, well as I was moving house it did it again so I bit the bullet and tock the bike to my local bike shop. I managed to find a manual cam chain tentioner and gave it to them to fit . I dropped in yesterday and was told that they had a few...

jono · jono

Hi all yes Im back and the WR250r has done it again, just as I was about to move house the cam chain tensioner failed again . Has any one heard about a manual one that I could use instead of the auto fail one fro the stealership ? Thanks

philmedomsley · philmedomsley

Hi During the kielder Rally the engine fault light came on and the computer showed fault 17, servo problem. My bike has had all the exup/ais/air box mods done and has run well for 7000 miles without fault. Unfortunatley I did not carry out the mods. I cannot find the lead and plug that originally fitted...

Grassroots · Grassroots

Hello to one and all, This has got to be my least favourite section of our fantastic little forum . Okay, so i was about half an hour out into todays intended day of muddy adventures, when there was an almighty bang, the engine died and i rolled to a stop. Oh s**t, i really thought i had just blown the engine...

jono · jono

Hi all I have now moved the issue to the the broke section . I have a 08 that will not start she was running fine then nothing . She spins over fine the spark is ok a little orange but with a brand new plug , there is a smell of petrol at the exhaust so that is going in to the engine any ideas ? i have taken all the lig...

beer · beer

well my fan has come away from the motor . is there a simple fix or replacement ? also need a new rear light ?

jono · jono

Hi all when I bought my WRR it had the speedo fault, if you haven't seen this its when the speedo runs much faster than it should do due to a the battery going flat. Mine was showing 199 KPH most of the time and recored the milage way off . Not wishing to run the milage up through the roof I unplugged the speed se...

jono · jono

Hi all after my first ride out I have to say how impressed I am with this bike. The best bit was the top speed 199KPH and it feels solid at that, it might be that that the speedo is a little out and after looking on line there could be an issue does any one know a fix for it ?

Grassroots · Grassroots

Hi one and all, Caused another little mishap ...doh. I was rerouting my clutch cable as it was rubbing a little and i could see a better path, when i accidently pushed out the clutch switch. I heard a ping and something fly across the room. Goodness knows if it was a lug, a clip or something snap off maybe ev...

Grassroots · Grassroots

Always with the damn number plate and indicators ..... ...It's started to become the sign of a truly good days riding. Really not sure how it happened this time. One minute it was all there, the next it was gone . The number plate really was totaled and i wonder if i could have potentially bottomed out on...

Grassroots · Grassroots

Well it's been a great week of hard work and i was close to being able to post a few new pictures to show the fruits of my labour, but have stummbled at the last hurdle New longer clutch and throttle cables are in and seem close to perfect (a lot easier than expected to do...thank you dearly for your guidanc...

philmedomsley · philmedomsley

Wr broke down today, not happy. Have tracked problem down to a dodgy repair on the Fuel Pump Electrical Connector. The connector needs replacing, it cannot be fixed. I have found some images of the connector on the net. I believe Yamaha do not supply this product on its own and no info on net. Any ideas...

wonkyconk · wonkyconk

Hello again, Its not actually broke yet but I've caught my rear brake lever on a rock and bent it right out, I've bent it back in but I'm worried it may brake at some point, my question is does any one know where I can buy one? Also the plastics that go around the tank are looking very sorry now and I'd like to re...

Adam · Adam

Went out for a little ride out for fish and chips seen as it was a nice day, when I came back to the bike I went to start it, it fired then died then would not restart. The fuel pump was not buzzing like it should on it's prime cycle. My first thoughts were 2008 , early wrx, - fuel pump. Anyway I thought I had best n...

wonkyconk · wonkyconk

Hi all, my speedometer wasnt working this morning on my wr250r and after riding all day all of a sudden the orange engine light came on but the bike seemed to be running as usual. any ideas what the problem could be or how to fix it? many thanks dayne

Tomsdad · Tomsdad

What has broken.......nothing in 6,400 miles. Still on the original brake pads.....less then 50% worn. Only changed the chain and sprockets as I wanted to lower the gearing. All the plastic's scrub up like new. The WR's are very well built.

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	Testing the Crankshaft Position Sensor (Preview) Hi All, New to the forum. Just picked up a "new to me" 2011 WR250R...that does not start. I did see it running last year.Last time it got used, it left home by starting with the button. Then it would only start by bump starting. Bump starting got harder. Then it sat for about 5 months. When I got it on Monday:...	Luke Where	0	1419	Mar 24, 2022 by Luke Where
	Hi All starting issue (Preview) Hi, All I'm back with another starting issue. When I hit the starter button the motor spins over but doesn't engage every so often it catches but fails to start as it dis engages just before. Do you think its the one way bearing that has failed ?	jono	2	1181	Dec 7, 2018 by Brian
	wr 250 x starting (Preview) went to the bike on sunday power on and press the starter and all is fine . place on stand and removed rear wheel , put it back together and now it wont start . no power on the dash or lights. just dead bike changed the battery and checked the fuses cant see anything wrong . bike seems dead no injection noise or...	beer	3	1141	Jul 18, 2018 by Brian
	Trouble starting after standing in hot weather (Preview) Hi Anyone else out there suffering from trouble starting, after their bike has spent the day standing in UK sunshine? 2008 R that has 8k miles on clock, used for occasional commute to work (East London), that has refused to start at end of day during recent heatwaves (May and June)! First time called RA...	Pikey	1	1188	Jul 9, 2018 by Pikey
	And now the end is near, its time to face the final curtain....... (Preview) Hi all you may remember some time ago that I had an issue with my cam chain jumping, well as I was moving house it did it again so I bit the bullet and tock the bike to my local bike shop. I managed to find a manual cam chain tentioner and gave it to them to fit . I dropped in yesterday and was told that they had a few...	jono	6	1468	Feb 16, 2018 by jono
	Cam chain issues (Preview) Hi all yes Im back and the WR250r has done it again, just as I was about to move house the cam chain tensioner failed again . Has any one heard about a manual one that I could use instead of the auto fail one fro the stealership ? Thanks	jono	1	1662	Aug 29, 2017 by philmedomsley
	Help please. (Preview) Hi During the kielder Rally the engine fault light came on and the computer showed fault 17, servo problem. My bike has had all the exup/ais/air box mods done and has run well for 7000 miles without fault. Unfortunatley I did not carry out the mods. I cannot find the lead and plug that originally fitted...	philmedomsley	2	1326	Aug 25, 2017 by philmedomsley
	Broken chain causes carnage! (Preview) Hello to one and all, This has got to be my least favourite section of our fantastic little forum . Okay, so i was about half an hour out into todays intended day of muddy adventures, when there was an almighty bang, the engine died and i rolled to a stop. Oh s**t, i really thought i had just blown the engine...	Grassroots	15	3184	Mar 5, 2017 by Grassroots
	Hi Help with no starting issue (Preview) Hi all I have now moved the issue to the the broke section . I have a 08 that will not start she was running fine then nothing . She spins over fine the spark is ok a little orange but with a brand new plug , there is a smell of petrol at the exhaust so that is going in to the engine any ideas ? i have taken all the lig...	jono	34	6120	Feb 27, 2017 by philmedomsley
	wr fan (Preview) well my fan has come away from the motor . is there a simple fix or replacement ? also need a new rear light ?	beer	3	1608	Feb 12, 2017 by beer
	Well I found the problem just need to find a fix (Preview) Hi all when I bought my WRR it had the speedo fault, if you haven't seen this its when the speedo runs much faster than it should do due to a the battery going flat. Mine was showing 199 KPH most of the time and recored the milage way off . Not wishing to run the milage up through the roof I unplugged the speed se...	jono	6	1824	Jul 24, 2016 by Brian
	Speedo (Preview) Hi all after my first ride out I have to say how impressed I am with this bike. The best bit was the top speed 199KPH and it feels solid at that, it might be that that the speedo is a little out and after looking on line there could be an issue does any one know a fix for it ?	jono	1	1432	May 9, 2016 by Grassroots
	Clutch switch. (Preview) Hi one and all, Caused another little mishap ...doh. I was rerouting my clutch cable as it was rubbing a little and i could see a better path, when i accidently pushed out the clutch switch. I heard a ping and something fly across the room. Goodness knows if it was a lug, a clip or something snap off maybe ev...	Grassroots	4	4471	Sep 11, 2015 by Grassroots
	Always with the damn number plate.... (Preview) Always with the damn number plate and indicators ..... ...It's started to become the sign of a truly good days riding. Really not sure how it happened this time. One minute it was all there, the next it was gone . The number plate really was totaled and i wonder if i could have potentially bottomed out on...	Grassroots	9	2116	Aug 26, 2015 by Grassroots
	Indicator Germlins (Preview) Well it's been a great week of hard work and i was close to being able to post a few new pictures to show the fruits of my labour, but have stummbled at the last hurdle New longer clutch and throttle cables are in and seem close to perfect (a lot easier than expected to do...thank you dearly for your guidanc...	Grassroots	3	1694	May 14, 2015 by Grassroots
	Fuel Pump Electrical Connector (Preview) Wr broke down today, not happy. Have tracked problem down to a dodgy repair on the Fuel Pump Electrical Connector. The connector needs replacing, it cannot be fixed. I have found some images of the connector on the net. I believe Yamaha do not supply this product on its own and no info on net. Any ideas...	philmedomsley	3	2099	Apr 27, 2015 by Brian
	Rear brake pedal and plastics (Preview) Hello again, Its not actually broke yet but I've caught my rear brake lever on a rock and bent it right out, I've bent it back in but I'm worried it may brake at some point, my question is does any one know where I can buy one? Also the plastics that go around the tank are looking very sorry now and I'd like to re...	wonkyconk	2	2204	Jun 5, 2013 by wonkyconk
	My wrx broke down today :cry: (Preview) Went out for a little ride out for fish and chips seen as it was a nice day, when I came back to the bike I went to start it, it fired then died then would not restart. The fuel pump was not buzzing like it should on it's prime cycle. My first thoughts were 2008 , early wrx, - fuel pump. Anyway I thought I had best n...	Adam	8	3043	May 13, 2013 by Brian
	Please help me again! (Preview) Hi all, my speedometer wasnt working this morning on my wr250r and after riding all day all of a sudden the orange engine light came on but the bike seemed to be running as usual. any ideas what the problem could be or how to fix it? many thanks dayne	wonkyconk	3	1964	Mar 28, 2013 by wonkyconk
	Great build quality. (Preview) What has broken.......nothing in 6,400 miles. Still on the original brake pads.....less then 50% worn. Only changed the chain and sprockets as I wanted to lower the gearing. All the plastic's scrub up like new. The WR's are very well built.	Tomsdad	7	2313	Aug 17, 2012 by Steve H
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