MXA RACE TEST: THE REAL TEST OF THE 2021 YAMAHA YZ125
It’s a fun bike to ride. It’s a fun bike to own. If you feel compelled to spend money on your 2021 Yamaha YZ125, spend it on the engine
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It’s a fun bike to ride. It’s a fun bike to own. If you feel compelled to spend money on your 2021 Yamaha YZ125, spend it on the engine
Mike walked away from the World Two-Stroke Championship with a smile on his face and $30,000 in his bank account
How to fix the 2020-2021 Yamaha YZ450F with a few common sense moves and crack 60 horsepower with something out-of-the-box
The fact that Broc Glover won the 1985 AMA 500 Championship on this bike was testament to his talent
The wild and wacky story of how Yamaha got into the dirt bike business and the cast of characters that made it a success
Polar opposites on the track, these two relatively unchanged 2021 models, trade pluses and minus—and your intended use makes a difference
Jamie Ellis, Dean Dickenson & Mitch Payton put our KTM, Husky & Yamaha 125s on remedial speed therapy — with video and something called “words”
Brett Metcalfe’s Yamaha of Troy YZ125 was the last of the breed — and he was the last of the Mohicans
Which bike is better for you? We break apart the details in our latest MXA video
A great powerband. Not an incredibly powerful engine down low, but a powerband that helps both the rider and chassis work better together
Time has a way of blurring the rear-view vision of motocross fans. What’s better a 2004 Honda or 2004 Yamaha? We not surprised that you don’t know the correct answer
On MXA’s 2020 Yamaha YZ125, we wanted a no-frills race bike. We only wanted to change the stuff that needed changing, work on the items that needed help and replace the parts that we knew could be better
Mitch Payton gave us Ryan Villopoto’s engine specs and his special YZ125RV works pipe which is now available to buy
Yamaha YZ250F owners should rejoice, because while Webb’s bike is graced with a handful of unobtainable parts, the vast majority of parts that make Cooper’s steed run are readily available
The 2021 Yamaha YZ250F looks the same, but it has over 30 new part numbers for 2021
One caveat: if you buy a YZ250X and port the cylinder, mill the head and add an aftermarket pipe, you might as well have bought a YZ250 and saved the money
Yamaha Enduro models for the 2021 year… the ones with the headlights
Yamaha is back with their YZ250 two-stroke. No, it hasn’t changed. Yes, we’re still testing it
Shaking down our brand new 2021 Yamaha YZ450F, which sadly only gained new graphics and plastic colors
This is the engine package that Yamaha’s sponsored riders use in European EMX 125 and the Yamaha Cup 125 races. Sounds great, doesn’t it? Sadly, it’s not sold in America
Jason Lawrence isn’t your typical motocross rider (in any sense of the word). He has a very neutral riding position and tends to weight the back end of the bike more than the front.
The JGR Motocross team is the brainchild of Coy Gibbs, younger son of famous football coach and NASCAR race team owner Joe Gibbs
Our prescription? Pop one Yamaha YZ250 under your fanny and kiss the four-stroke doldrums goodbye
The Yamaha YZ250X two-stroke is a half cross-country, half motocross model
It was an Edison light-bulb moment back in 2006 when Kayaba switched the YZ250 forks from 70-percent position-sensitive damping to 90-percent speed-sensitive damping. It became the Holy Grail of motocross suspension
Yamaha dabbles in the off-road market with the YZ125X. It can be used for motocross or cross-country, but compromises had to be made for both
One of the best production smokers made
Learn more about the 2021 KTM 450SXF, Kawasaki KX450, Yamaha YZ450F, KTM 350SXF and Husqvarna FC450 BY watching some awesome motocross action
When MXA wanted to iron out the wrinkles on our 2020 Yamaha YZ450F, we asked for help from the man who made the YZ450F what it is today
The three-speed tranny was not just for Supercross, Yamaha said they also ran the three-speed outdoors, but with a smaller rear sprocket.