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For a few years now; the YZ250 Yamaha has falling behind KTM, Husqvarna, GasGas and Kawasaki on horsepower numbers, but the YZ250 makes up the difference if you stay in the meat of the powerband.
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The Yamaha YZ250 two-stroke is a timeless testament to, “if it ain’t broken, don’t fix it.”
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If Yamaha wanted to engage in a horsepower war with the Austrian bike, they would have no choice but to pursue KTM’s stronger pull from idle to the middle, but going all-out to match the KTM 250SX would be a mistake
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When his factory mechanic friend died suddenly of a heart attack it triggered his desire to build a works KX125 — it only took ten years
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The best thing about the YZ250 is that Yamaha keeps making it. Yamaha’s last Japanese two-stroke competitor said, “Sayonara” 12 years ago
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For 2021, Yamaha passed down the YZ450F chassis to the smaller YZ250F and reworked the engine for more top end
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A great powerband. Not an incredibly powerful engine down low, but a powerband that helps both the rider and chassis work better together
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The downside of winning the “2019 MXA 250 Shootout” was that Yamaha took the calculated risk of not spending any money on the 2020 YZ250F
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The YZ250X isn’t the best 250cc two-stroke offroad racer or the best 250cc two-stroke motocross bike—but it might be the best all-around 250 two-stroke for a guy who wants to do it all
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A quick primer on how to fish a dusty old bike out of the back of the garage and make it great again
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Finally, the Italian bike is fitting into the American way of life, riding styles, tracks and needs
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When Yamaha enhanced the midrange back in 2017, the power reminded us of one of our favorite engines, the 2016 Kawasaki KX250F. It has personality. Call it spunk.
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A surprise from the MXA work shop that comes after we remove the works Kayaba forks
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What Yamaha knew 11 years ago is now the new cause célèbre
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Kayaba offers two different Factory Kit forks
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A mid-mid-size four-stroke for big buck Vets
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