Hey Scott,
The KLR250 is rare simply because it never sold very well. At least this seems to be true for the USA. Maybe for Aus. too?
The Hondas have pretty much dominated this little niche for a long time.
Starting in the mid to late 80's the KLR250 was up against the XL250, DR250
and XT225 Serow (or XT350). In most comparos the Honda and Suzuki came out on top. This mostly due to the fact the both those bikes are more current designs. That makes them a bit lighter and better suspended.
Off road both the Hon and Yam are a bit better, on road probably the KLR is as good or better than any of them. (definitley than the Serow)
If you don't mind the narrower seat, the KLX is really a better bike but won't be as good on highway. Its more off road oriented. A great bike.
KLR250's aren't that rare here but we aren't swimming in them either.
I would shop around some and compare the other bikes in this class. You may
be pleasantly surprised just how good some of the others really are.
Patrick
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Patrick passed Dec 2018. RIP Patrick!
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