Yamaha tests

New model updates can be small but mighty; while big changes are often to the swing-and-miss variety. On the 2025 YZ250F the improvements on the track correlated with the updates.
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MXA'S Daryl Ecklund didn't just ride Febvre's Grand Prix YZ450FM, he got to ride it all by himself on the Maggiora track in Italy
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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
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In 2005 the YZ125 sold 28 percent more bikes than the previous year, which allowed Yamaha to spend R&D money to make the 2006 YZ125 even better
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We race-test bikes because that’s when the pros and cons of a motorcycle stand out the most. No matter how hard you try in practice, it’ll never replicate the intensity that comes out on race day
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The new 2025 YZ450F retails for $9999, which is exactly what the YZ costs in 2024. Honda also kept the same MSRP for its all-new CRF450, albeit at $9699
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The little brother to the Yamaha YZ450F makes some major tweaks to their mid-size cross-country racer
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CRF450 vs. YZ450F vs. KX450F vs. 450SXF vs. FC450 vs. RM-Z450
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You may have owned one of these in your youth because the 2004 CR250, KX250, YZ250, 250SX & RM250 were in their glory 20 years ago
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MXA wrecking crew spent multiple days testing 2025 Yamaha YZ250F, click here to watch the full tested video
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Coty bought and built this Yamaha YZ125 himself. Not only that, he did it all in between riding and training during the week and racing Supercross on the weekends!
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The 2000 Yamaha YZ250 was a seamless blend of usability, thoughful choices and maybe, just maybe, a few key components borrowed from their competition
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The older brother of the National Champ is no slouch—neither is his Yamaha YZ250F
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Man loves YZ125, man loses YZ125, man finds it again — love resumes
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Doug is the Chief Product Officer, and DR.D is not allowed to introduce any new pipes without Doug’s stamp of approval. Doug is still testing and developing every exhaust the company makes, and one benefit of Doug’s smaller stature is that…
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Three uniquely different two-stroke for uniquely different riders— a full-race Kawasaki KX112 for a future star, a well thought out Yamaha YZ250 & a full-on, one-off Kawasaki KX315 big bore
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Dubach Racing & Development jumps into the two-stroke market and MXA tests their all-new YZ85 set-up
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Lots of power, large fuel tank, wide ratio transmission, hand guards, skid plate, O-ring chain and mounting points for the GYTR fan kit
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Why does our brand-new 2014 Yamaha YZ125 look eight years old?
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Two-strokes are not approved by the powers-that-be at the AMA, MXsports, FIM, BLM or EPA—which wins us over instantly
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What's new? Updated rear linkage, new fork and shock settings, a lighter spring rate on rear shock and new delta-shaped piston shims in the fork and revised engine mounts
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Why would an MXA test rider want a 2014 Yamaha YZ250 when he could just race MXA's 2024 YZ250? Read on
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The wild and wacky story of how Yamaha got into the dirt bike business and the cast of characters that made it a success
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This isn't the economy model — this is the full pop version of YZ250F National-ready machinery
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We test Brett Metcalfe's 2005 Yamaha of Troy YZ125 when it was the only smoker left on the track
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