well it sound like a dual sported the totally wrong bike CRF250R. but i like it, have any of yall had any trouble with them over heating or it being harder on the motor. i mean other then running highway speeds cuz im just using it as a back and forth to school which is all in town

Not sure on the 250R but my 450R was taxed going down the highway at speeds over 70 mph.

the transmission started to make funny sounds. But didn't have any failures.

The 250R would be the same.. I wouldn't do long hwy speed trips with it. but buzzing back and forth to school should be fine.

yea i dont plan on running 70 on my 250, its geared tall but it would still put a load on it. my fear was mainly stop lights

i am moving to dallas from california. i am not familiar with the laws out there regarding dual sport conversions. california does not allow it at all. Would i be able to convert my yamaha ttr230?? I am planning on getting a yamaha yz 250f. would i be better off converting the yz? is texas pretty lenient on this? thanks!

as long as you meet the light, horn, brakelight and tires requirements, you can get a plate on any kind of bike. Do a search, there are several threads about what you need to get street legal.

The one BIGGEST thing I'd want on any D/S is the wide ratio trany. Like the:
(XR 400-650 / CRF450X/ DRZ400 / DR 650/ WR 250-450 / KLX 450-650/ EXC400-450-525 /
TTR's) The bike like the CRF's/RMZ's/ KXF/ YZF and SXF are close ratio and will run out
way too soon. Personaly I'd like the XR's and EXC's but any are good bikes...

Connan, I recently had your problem in reverse. My KTM bikes were perfectly legal in Texas, with headlight / taillight, brake light, horn and DOT tires. My sons are USAF, and one is in Monterey CA. He was told he can't ride on base without turn signals. He was then told he can't ride on the streets without them either! Other son is in Vegas, and had same problem with the base. So I added turn signals to both bikes and made the world a better place to live in (at least they are legal everywhere).

Texas will welcome your TTR with open arms. It will be a better street ride than the YZF, for sure. And should be very easy to convert, since it is based on the old Serrow dual sport bike.

Curtis, my 520 dual sport is an MXC with close-ratio gears. Of course, it has 6 of them and will still run 90+ with ease (on a closed course only with experienced rider )

Thank you very much for all the replies and advice. THis is great news. Now I am really excited to come out there!

Yes, it's a lot different than Kommifornia! I lived out there for 10 years and watched it go downhill the entire time, losing more and more of what had made it so great. I've been in Austin for 13 years now and can't imagine leaving.