The YZ250 is a solid and competitive machine and can easily be made better with minimal mods, although like any bike, you can go crazy depending on your budget. The YZ250 is so much fun to ride, I actually own one. Riding a 250 2T, the slightly added work doesn’t really expel any more energy, it’s almost less when riding hard compared to the heavier-feeling 450. Not to mention the chassis is so much lighter feeling if you’ve been riding a 450 for a long spell. Don’t get me wrong, it takes a little more work and you can’t be as lazy hitting your marks or being in the right gear but when you get it down, it’s a blast to ride. Since I had ridden these bikes over the years from time to time, it didn’t take more than a day to get reacquainted with this old friend, and I was grinning every time I rode it. However, don’t let its age hinder any notion that it’s not a really fun and competitive motorcycle. Travis Hoffman also had his turn on the YZ250, his steady steed is a KTM250SX
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Over the years, the 250 has seen some updates to suspensions, springs, exhaust, jetting, and a cosmetic update a few years back but, for the most part, it’s a very similar bike going back 17 years.
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Yes, their YZ250 is a little dated since the basic chassis saw its last full update in 2005, and the engine’s even a little older than that. Yamaha refuses to toss in the towel unlike every other Japanese manufacturer with regard to full-sized, two-stroke motocross and off-road bikes. It’s funny that it’s almost a novelty when we watch a factory rider take some laps on a two-stroke-some people go crazy for it.ĭustin Hoffman whips the YZ250 smoker just because its fun Yet every week there are those die-hards that love the feel of a two-stroke and at times you’ll see a youngster aboard a 125 flogging the snot out of his ride while blowing past 450s. The smokers, although rarer these days, have seen a resurgence in certain regions, especially with heyday-era model restorations from the late ’70s to late ’80s. Most Millennial racers may have grown up riding an 85cc but transitioned to 250Fs and never mixed fuel again. I was a little blown away that there are a slew of riders that have never felt the bark, hard-hitting, clutch-slipping hit of a full-sized smoker.
Imagine never knowing what it’s like to ride a 250 two-stroke, a machine that dominated motocross for over 30 years. Story, Photos and Test Riding by the firm of Hoffman Hoffman & Hoffman Scott, Dustin and Travis (not related) GYTR, Race Tech, Dunlop, V-Force Project 2018 Yamaha YZ250
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