Why do people like the YZ250? Because it's the swiss army knife of 2 strokes. It's good in motocross, offroad racing and single track. It comes with awesome suspension. The engine is claw hammer reliable. A couple mods and it's competitive against newer 2T. You can put a WR400/426 transmission in it and it's a single track weapon. The same engine has been around since '99! Lots of aftermarket support. OEM parts are plentiful and worlds cheaper than anything other than Honda, and team red hasn't made a 2T for over a decade. Those are my reasons...
@@daxtindraper2151 oh give me a break. If they still made 2T that could be an argument. But they haven't in twelve freaking years. It's one of the dumbest arguments between current bikes. Sheesh
kick-man edwards have you never heard of gas gas, Beta, husqvarna, husaberg.... like bro theirs way better two strokes out their ! Gas gas in my opinion make some of the best up their with KTM. Apparently Beta make the best from reviews but never even seen one in person to comment
This is a legendary bike that just works all around! Simplicity and reliability. I applaud Yamaha for keeping this bike going and hopefully for many years to come
wjb111 I bought a 98 yz250 for 800 dollars fresh motor buy he couldn’t find out why it wouldn’t run so I got a new cdi and stator and it runs great so powerful
I just did a 08' yz250 rebuild and i was blown away by how easy it was to rebuild. The OEM parts are very affordable and easy to get! I took a 2008 and spent around 1500 and made it look brand new!
I love a Yz250 two stroke because it reminds me of my childhood. Grew up on 2 bangers, had a couple 450 four strokes but I always seem to want to ride the 2 smoker
@@cliffcampbell8827 o ya one can't forget that 1 of a kind sound.. I still have a 89 rm250 and the sound it makes with its bill's pipe is good as it gets
Because they're the only Japanese 2 stroke still being made. Yamaha have some idea of what people really care about. Not, just overly expensive, complex 4 strokes...... Long live 2's!
I can answer this easily. They’re cheap, were ahead of their time 2 decades ago, affordable parts, very versatile bike, and it has plenty of power. Pretty simple.
Agreed. Yamaha makes an affordable entry level race bike platform with the best bang for the buck and they keep the price low to open the market and sell more product and it works, for us and for them. It's well known that everyone mods their bikes so they make strong what needs to be safe, and cheaper of what needs general maintainance replacing. The very fist cars were water and battery powered. I see bikes evolving past this to the point that wheels might become secondary to hover or levitation technology like in Star Wars. Imagine THOSE races!!
@@luckyseven6402 and something no one seems to know two strokes are superchargers they make boost is the only way they will run without boost they don't run at all this was proven to me buy American Honda Training Center when the elves Norse came out my phone doesn't know how to spell my keyboard does not work I'm talking into the phone and it doesn't understand me and No One Believes what I'm saying bat Yoshimura is the man who explained it to me no one seems to know who he is either but he's the one that's name is on your exhaust pipe if you buy Yoshimura pipe and he told me how the expansion chamber works and it's by sound waves and not back right here the Soundwave holds the superchargers Inlet and I had until the Piston can compress it this is why two strokes will always make more horsepower than a 4-stroke. Atlanta Hawks have never had the experience I have a virus in my phone that will not let me say what I want I just now said millennial and my phone said it was the Atlanta Hawks
Donnie Baker - what the heck was that??? Lol The first 1/3rd of that made sense, and then it spiraled viciously out of control and resulted in a large pile of meaningless words! Haha Please come again so this makes sense? I thought it was because 2 strokes engines fire every time, and 4 strokes fire every other...never heard anything about how the engine performs like a supercharger??? Seems interesting...
I agree about the non sensical diatribe he wrote thats just incoherent babble....and it really irks me when people absolutely insist on telling everyone and there mother their superior knowledge about 2 strokes in a demanding, matter of fact, this is the only statement thats 100 percent truth and all of you need to know as much information as me cuz im going to tell you and the engineers and designers at the r and d centers about how this works,......type of attitude..like their teaching the world this valuable knowledge thats the holy grail of information and how everyone just needs to stop and listen to the absolute brilliance thats currently being shared to the world at large..........lol...may be a bit extreme but i over emphasize the point to drive home a unmistakable lesson....unless your a proven mechanic..enginner...vastly experienced human being with the wisdom and prowess to dominate any conversarion and add value and insight that makes absolute sense,.. And can be proven and verifiable.just shut the fuck uo and stop telling everyone howright you are without the respect or credentials to back it up..he needs to keep his ego at the door and ve a bit more humble and open minded.....and if u cant make sense of a tipuc by using talk to text then just friggin type it in and dont be so lazy....jesus Christ these people annoy the shit out of me and its not just this guy...theirs whole communities of these righteous , know it alls and they all either argue back and forth or kiss each others ass....neways long live 2 strikes
I think alot of us love and support the yz125 and yz250 because YAMAHA is still awesome enough to continue offering these amazing bikes. I think if Suzuki Kawasaki and Honda got back in the game the support would be spread out again in the 2 stroke market. Let's face it. If you ain't Joe pro with someone paying the bill to fix your 4 stroke, most of us look at the cost as a killer expensive cost. So to avoid these expensive rebuilds we stick to 2 strokes. Just price a cylinder head,4 valves, cam, timing chain, and piston for a four stroke and that explains everything. I've been there. Oil pump drive gear got taken out by a transmission gear tooth. 4700 bucks to rebuild my yz450f .
Ernie Desjardins 4700 bud? Holy crap,how would one even justify that? My last bike was a 95 YZ 250 that I only bought for 3500$ Canadian when the bike was only 4 years old,new FMF PIPE and lotsa goodies included in that price,freshly powder coated frame,all new bearings,ohlins rear shock and front suspension all rebuilt,never put another dime into it and rode the hell out of it before selling it,wish I didn’t get rid of it,it ripped. Greetings from British Columbia
@@Whateva67 no its true, i replaced all 4 valves with all the little valve bearings, all 4 shims(i specifily was missing thise 4 in my set) and bough an oil filter and something irelevant, it was 820€, now on a 2 stroke the price would be 20€ becaus the rest 800€ was 4 stroke related stuff😂 but ut wass all OEM parts
Absolutely love my 2018 Personally I feel like I ride a yz250 faster than a 450 anyway, all my friends say the same too. So grateful Yamaha still make these
After owning a 2T I'm a 4T guy for sure. But it's good that Yamaha doesn't change these too much, makes parts more abundant and keeps cost of ownership low
I picked up a 1990 wr 250 2 stroke,and went through it top to bottom,man,what a fun bike to ride.also picked up a 2003 cannondale x440 4 stroke for cheap,and rehabbed that,and let me just say, its a fire breathing animal.fuel injected,engine management system,ohlins suspension.that thing is a BLAST to ride!! Heavy,and the oil holding aluminum frame spars get warm under your legs,but,an impressive bike,for a 2003
One reason is because they are insanely bulletproof. I blew a chunk about a 1/2" × 1/4" (or 1/8") off the top of the piston and it still ran. The piece didnt even touch the cylinder when it somehow shot out the exhaust. It ran like shit and wouldnt hit the powerband, but my 2007 YZ250 ran with a chipped piston.
Love 2 strokes. They've all I've ridden for over 10 years. Owned a yz125 and 2 yz250s among many others. My next bike however will be a 450. After riding friends bikes they're a lot nicer on the track.
I grew up on 2 strokes and 4 strokes. I have always loved 2 strokes more than a 4 stroke. Both have their pros and cons but I will always be a 2 stroke guy.
Scott Withrow ur telling the guy who has 2 banshees in the garage and had a ktm 525xc and yfz450, lets just say i dont buy 4 chokes anymore unless its an aircooled bike like a 400ex
My yz250 87 ! Was crazy I was 14 ripped up everything school fields tracks roads my feet didn't even touch floor !!! Still had grunt !! Going for wr 450 this spring yammys !!!!!!!!
It may be wrong to say the 2-stroke is harder to ride than a 4-stroke. I prefer to say a 2-stroke takes more skill to ride than a 4-stroke, which is why we ride them. :)
Because the power sound reliability ease of maintenance makes 2t way more exciting to ride !!! Give me a well tuned 2t 250 and it will leave 4t in the dust every time with right rider !!!
Love my 2018 Yz250x .. Others say we where worried about you on that hill climb, that we thought you where going to stall out !! I replied, nope I never got worried, the bike is a tractor with the hybrid tire and a tubliss !!
The YZ 250 2 stroke is the AK-47 of dirt bikes I owned a heavily modified one for 5 years and it is in my opinion the best bike ever created by human hands, needless to say those were probably the best 5 years of my entire life. Low maintenance, reasonably prices spares and absolute monstrous power given the bikes low weight , vastly superior to a 250f & 350f imo. 450f’s are too expensive to fix if you are just a casual rider ( like most people are ) especially when you start putting on high performance aftermarket parts on them #5 hour engine.
I find a 250 2 stroke much easier to ride than a 4 stroke on trails out in forest. Much lighter and sharper handling/braking and does exactly what you want it to do from the blip of the throttle
I know I love the YZ250 YAMAHA 2 STROKE and been loving those bikes since the 80's and 90's. reason why I like it so much because the sound and the power band from the top end. I can't change that and because i grow up with these YZ125 AND 250. EVEN KAWASAKI kx Were my touchy bike, too.
Because people like to support the only Japanese Manufacturer that still produces the Retired Premier Classes. Sure they haven't changed much in the engine department yet they still update the chassis on the modern ones which make them easily accessible to modern bikes. Modern two strokes ftw definitely want to get a yz250 especially the 2018 - 2022 with those blue rims!!
@Badass Skepticfor the holeshot maybe not, but in real race 4 strokes are faster because they can find traction everywhere. Especially when the tract conditions are not perfect
@Badass Skeptic 450's have more toque yes, but its not just that, its is how the power comes on. The traction on the 4 T is all delivery, that higher torque curve is spread out over a longer rpm range where the 2T hits in peak in a narrower rpm range causing wheel spin. To ride the 2t fast the rider has to develop clutch skills to keep things gripping. Same goes for the 500, most riders who raced them were in fact just as fast if not faster on their 250 2t's because the 500 power hit so hard and kicked their butts. Modern 450's are pushing the same if not higher stock power numbers as the old 500's and its spread out over more rpm. But no one smiles when they ride a 4t, every 2t rider knows the grin when the power comes on.
Sorry man, this is backwards. Four strokes need to be twice the cc to even come close to beating the power band of a two stroke.. I've never ever had problems beating any four strokes. But I will say this, they're both way different animals which serve the same purpose. To Have Fun... Lol..
@@anthonyvu749 turned 39 , used to ride yz80s and 125s 20 plus years ago. Just got the itch put for my depo on the 2021 yz125!! Waiting for it to come anyway now. Just a little worried at 220lbs I might be a but heavy for it, but was leary of getting a 250 due to not having ever ridden 1 and have not rode in over 20 years lol. Hope I made the right call.
When I was a kid I got my first 1977 YZ 80, then in 1978 they came out with the first mono shock and I think in 1980 the first water cooled bike, that was a big deal for all us dirt bike riders, the rest was all history, 4 strokes were not developed yet,,,the 1985 YZ250 was my favorite at that time, then all us guys were riding the Yamaha RD 400 ,s and RZ 350,s dude we were smoking, now I'm old and I bought a new 2017 YZ125 for trail riding
Yep the rush u get from the powerband is what keeps me a 2 stroke guy I have 4 strokes but I mostly ride my 2 strokes unless I'm leisurely riding the the woods with groups of people
Let's see, simple and cheap to fix, lighter, and there is nothing like the feeling of a 2 stroke powerband. If you know how to ride a 2 stroke theres nothing that comes close.
Yes, I love Yamaha. Because Yamaha Motorcycles are made to last for your whole lifetime. If possible I want to custom build and order a street legal 2 Strokes Dual Sports WR or DT or R Series. WR150RX/ WR200RX/ WR250RX.
I own 3 dirtbikes and a street bike a yz250, a yz450f, a xr650r, and a r6 I can tell I fucking love my yz250 I had it rebuilt once and it's a beast I use my 450 for racing cause they hate two strokes here in cali lol
PEOPLE BUY THE YZ 250 BECAUSE THEY HAVE BEEN THE SAME BIKE FOR A LONG AND THE NEWER PLASTIC FITS THEM AND YOU CAN MAKE YOU OLD BIKE LOOK LIKE A NEW ONE. That's the main reason. the 2nd reason is because it's one of the best bikes ever made
Because they are reliable as Hell and make good power. Plus they are comparatively cheap. The X would really sell if they added e start and a WR trans. 2Ts are just awesome in general. While I have a soft spot for the 250 Yam, I have an '18 KTM 300 XC with V4 reeds, an S3 head and a Lectron on it. The bike is awesome beyond words with power everywhere, great handling, e-start and counterbalanced glassy smoothness in a two stroke. I am 57, been riding and occasionally racing dirt bikes for over 40 years, and it is my mid life crisis dirt bike, as one has to wonder how many years they have left at this point. The KTM 300 is an amazing machine. Not cheap, but fuck it, I am not getting any younger, and I have the money - LOL
I totally agree! Same here with me! 52.5 years old & a shop full of 2-strokes! Ride them regularly! Still just as fun as when I was 11 years old. Been riding since then!
Do you know why people love a yz 250? It is because they are fun to ride. Not super easy or super fast, but 10x the fun. Simple as that - there is always a smile on the riders face.
I can't remember every yz250 build I've ever read, but I have a couple questions. If you have a bike intended for mx, how much of a difference does it make having one guy port the engine and work the head versus another? If you picked two guys to build you an engine with the exact same intended use, rider skill, and fuel, how much different would the engines be? The reason I'm asking this is because there are 7 common configurations of the yz250 engine that people build. 1-stock, 2-stock with 93 octane head mod, 3-stock with 50/50 race/pump gas head, 4-stock with race gas head, 5-porting with 93 octane head, 6-porting with 50/50 race/pump gas head, 7-porting with race gas head. I'm sure people make big bores, strokers, and big bore strokers in those 7 configurations. I guess the same question can be asked about suspension also. Obviously I'm just using mx as an example. You could swap mx for sx, gncc, worcs, desert, hard enduro, and trail. Another factor is if the race gas that is being used is leaded and/or oxygenated or neither. What characteristics did the TMR engine have versus other yz250 engines that have been done in the same configuration, intended use, and rider skill? What characteristics did the TMR engine have versus other yz250 engines intended for mx, but not the same designated rider skill and/or fuel? thanks
The porting for MX use can give better hit and overall power but also make it a bit tougher to ride so maybe better suited for a more aggressive rider and you might have to shift a bit more.
Used to be able to pick up YZs at sweet deals, had a 00 I paid 1500 for and a 01 I had 1200 in that were in excellent shape. Now I recently searched for another and everything under 3k I kept finding total garbage. Ended up with a clean 13 for 4K which I think is nuts but I just wanted a nice one.
I have 15 hrs on my 19 Ktm300xcw tpi. I cant attack single track on it the way I can on my 16 250x. Heading to race this weekend and I am taking the 250x while the $9,000 ktm sits at home. Kinda pisses me off actually. Hoping a Rekluse fixes the issue (250x has one).
love 2 stroke yzs and basically any yamaha. imo yamaha has the best engineers. all the parts are interchangeable between bikes. take a master cylinder for instance. that fits on a yz 250, 125 blaster, banshee etc. yamaha makes awesome 2 stroke atvs and one of the most badass street bikes in history (the rz 350) every time i go to the track, multiple people have yzs, whether they are new ones, or the steeleys. such a great bike and im glad yamaha still puts out new models each year. yes they havent changed much, but what they are doing is putting out lots of parts for people to have access to in order to keep their bike maintained. the last cr 125/250 was in 2007. Yamaha as of 2020 still puts those out. Whose parts will be easier to source in 20 years?
Because they over rev and Yamahas are great anyway. Always run race gas in a race bike, it runs cooler as well. Honestly it looked better before the change
Would it be okay to run straight 100LL avgas, mixed with pre-mix oil? We've been buying VP110 and mixing 50/50 with 91 pump gas that contains ethenol. I work at the airport and it would be very easy for me to just buy 100LL isntead but I've heard it's bad for some reason.
Also there is a very short video on my channel of the bike running when it was idling just a couple of days ago. The most recent video is the one I'm talking about the one where it's smoking a lot I fixed it since then I ended up having to get a new set of cases for the bike and it was leaking a lot
great looking bikes, always wanted to build one myself, just not sure whether mx or woods build.. I am also not a big fan of 2 stroke on the track, I dont really know how to ride them on the track..
When I said the holeshot,as soon as I hit 3rd gear I noticed and remember ed I did use cam 2 race fuel,versus straight 93 pump gas,now the ethanol free is a good option but it s mostly only 89 octane so u have to seek out 93 ethanol free,before u get serious and fibro race fuel.piece out....
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Why do people like the YZ250? Because it's the swiss army knife of 2 strokes. It's good in motocross, offroad racing and single track. It comes with awesome suspension. The engine is claw hammer reliable. A couple mods and it's competitive against newer 2T. You can put a WR400/426 transmission in it and it's a single track weapon. The same engine has been around since '99! Lots of aftermarket support. OEM parts are plentiful and worlds cheaper than anything other than Honda, and team red hasn't made a 2T for over a decade. Those are my reasons...
not to mention no one else but ktm makes them anymore
Not to mention blue is the best color.
HondaRiderX17 not on a dirt bike red and green are the best
@@daxtindraper2151 oh give me a break. If they still made 2T that could be an argument. But they haven't in twelve freaking years. It's one of the dumbest arguments between current bikes. Sheesh
kick-man edwards have you never heard of gas gas, Beta, husqvarna, husaberg.... like bro theirs way better two strokes out their ! Gas gas in my opinion make some of the best up their with KTM. Apparently Beta make the best from reviews but never even seen one in person to comment
he talked about how a 4 stroker is Easier to ride on a track, didnt even talk about how much more fun a 2 stroke is on a track lol
Dude, when I was racing, that's all there was, was 2 strokes. No such thing as 4 strokes. Real moto people ride 2 strokes plain and simple.
@@andygyz122 winners ride 4 strokes......... Just stirring the pot abit here 😜
@@codenamenoob4973 so do losers lol
@@johnnybgood774 I can't argue with that 😂
Riding is fun full stop, no matter 4 or 2 stroke... I can have fun on my 350 and 25o smoker !!!!
This is a legendary bike that just works all around! Simplicity and reliability. I applaud Yamaha for keeping this bike going and hopefully for many years to come
Traded in my KX450 for a YZ250. Looks good, sounds good, smells good, feels good. And easy to work on.
4 strokes of course have more linear power, but personally, I’m hooked on the 2 stroke hit
Picked up a nice 2007 YZ250 last month. Haven’t been on a mx bike in 30 years. What a Blast!!
wjb111 I bought a 98 yz250 for 800 dollars fresh motor buy he couldn’t find out why it wouldn’t run so I got a new cdi and stator and it runs great so powerful
“Pretty well beat up” literally mint compared to my bike
@@zacharysmith7872 until you crash on a double lol then you need a whole new bike sometimes
Lol pretty well beat up haha what? That's a brand new bike to me lol
jajaja same
yeah this guy doesn't know what a beat up bike is cause he gets a new one every 6 months
Hahaaha if it aint showroom or a 2019 2020 its just old junk right
Shit I have a 2018 that's barely been rode and thought this bike looked nice, lol.
Stoshua And lots of money dumped in bling for bragging rights. It’s all about how much money they can spend for some of these guys
I just did a 08' yz250 rebuild and i was blown away by how easy it was to rebuild. The OEM parts are very affordable and easy to get! I took a 2008 and spent around 1500 and made it look brand new!
The powerband hit of a 2 stroke is addictive
I love a Yz250 two stroke because it reminds me of my childhood.
Grew up on 2 bangers, had a couple 450 four strokes but I always seem to want to ride the 2 smoker
Nothin beats that smell of 2 stroke not to mention love the rush of the when that powerband hits
@@mikemccabe7124 don't forget that high pitched, pipy sound.
@@cliffcampbell8827 o ya one can't forget that 1 of a kind sound.. I still have a 89 rm250 and the sound it makes with its bill's pipe is good as it gets
Because they're the only Japanese 2 stroke still being made. Yamaha have some idea of what people really care about. Not, just overly expensive, complex 4 strokes...... Long live 2's!
Yahama Knows and in two years in the future they are having success in the American Scene and Mxgp mx2 class
I can answer this easily. They’re cheap, were ahead of their time 2 decades ago, affordable parts, very versatile bike, and it has plenty of power. Pretty simple.
Agreed. Yamaha makes an affordable entry level race bike platform with the best bang for the buck and they keep the price low to open the market and sell more product and it works, for us and for them. It's well known that everyone mods their bikes so they make strong what needs to be safe, and cheaper of what needs general maintainance replacing. The very fist cars were water and battery powered. I see bikes evolving past this to the point that wheels might become secondary to hover or levitation technology like in Star Wars. Imagine THOSE races!!
@@TheRealKalEll that went off on a tangent quickly
Backyard Boosters lol ahead of there time with a steel frame in 2002 lol
Just bought and rebuilt an 06 yz250. Fun. Simple. Fun. And smells good. Also fun to ride, did I mention that?
Use to ride a buddies '11 yz250 and it was my favorite bike
@@luckyseven6402 and something no one seems to know two strokes are superchargers they make boost is the only way they will run without boost they don't run at all this was proven to me buy American Honda Training Center when the elves Norse came out my phone doesn't know how to spell my keyboard does not work I'm talking into the phone and it doesn't understand me and No One Believes what I'm saying bat Yoshimura is the man who explained it to me no one seems to know who he is either but he's the one that's name is on your exhaust pipe if you buy Yoshimura pipe and he told me how the expansion chamber works and it's by sound waves and not back right here the Soundwave holds the superchargers Inlet and I had until the Piston can compress it this is why two strokes will always make more horsepower than a 4-stroke. Atlanta Hawks have never had the experience I have a virus in my phone that will not let me say what I want I just now said millennial and my phone said it was the Atlanta Hawks
Donnie Baker - what the heck was that??? Lol The first 1/3rd of that made sense, and then it spiraled viciously out of control and resulted in a large pile of meaningless words! Haha
Please come again so this makes sense? I thought it was because 2 strokes engines fire every time, and 4 strokes fire every other...never heard anything about how the engine performs like a supercharger??? Seems interesting...
I agree about the non sensical diatribe he wrote thats just incoherent babble....and it really irks me when people absolutely insist on telling everyone and there mother their superior knowledge about 2 strokes in a demanding, matter of fact, this is the only statement thats 100 percent truth and all of you need to know as much information as me cuz im going to tell you and the engineers and designers at the r and d centers about how this works,......type of attitude..like their teaching the world this valuable knowledge thats the holy grail of information and how everyone just needs to stop and listen to the absolute brilliance thats currently being shared to the world at large..........lol...may be a bit extreme but i over emphasize the point to drive home a unmistakable lesson....unless your a proven mechanic..enginner...vastly experienced human being with the wisdom and prowess to dominate any conversarion and add value and insight that makes absolute sense,.. And can be proven and verifiable.just shut the fuck uo and stop telling everyone howright you are without the respect or credentials to back it up..he needs to keep his ego at the door and ve a bit more humble and open minded.....and if u cant make sense of a tipuc by using talk to text then just friggin type it in and dont be so lazy....jesus Christ these people annoy the shit out of me and its not just this guy...theirs whole communities of these righteous , know it alls and they all either argue back and forth or kiss each others ass....neways long live 2 strikes
I think alot of us love and support the yz125 and yz250 because YAMAHA is still awesome enough to continue offering these amazing bikes. I think if Suzuki Kawasaki and Honda got back in the game the support would be spread out again in the 2 stroke market. Let's face it. If you ain't Joe pro with someone paying the bill to fix your 4 stroke, most of us look at the cost as a killer expensive cost. So to avoid these expensive rebuilds we stick to 2 strokes. Just price a cylinder head,4 valves, cam, timing chain, and piston for a four stroke and that explains everything. I've been there. Oil pump drive gear got taken out by a transmission gear tooth. 4700 bucks to rebuild my yz450f .
Ernie Desjardins 4700 bud? Holy crap,how would one even justify that? My last bike was a 95 YZ 250 that I only bought for 3500$ Canadian when the bike was only 4 years old,new FMF PIPE and lotsa goodies included in that price,freshly powder coated frame,all new bearings,ohlins rear shock and front suspension all rebuilt,never put another dime into it and rode the hell out of it before selling it,wish I didn’t get rid of it,it ripped. Greetings from British Columbia
@@Whateva67 no its true, i replaced all 4 valves with all the little valve bearings, all 4 shims(i specifily was missing thise 4 in my set) and bough an oil filter and something irelevant, it was 820€, now on a 2 stroke the price would be 20€ becaus the rest 800€ was 4 stroke related stuff😂 but ut wass all OEM parts
Absolutely love my 2018
Personally I feel like I ride a yz250 faster than a 450 anyway, all my friends say the same too. So grateful Yamaha still make these
4 strokes make you lazy. I do like me 450's, but nothing like the feel of a good running 2 stroke especially when it's a 500.
Now a 125 2 stroke is what makes you work lol
I have a 03 Yamaha Yz 250 2-Stroke and none of the 450 4 strokes can keep up in the streets
Jamesy YzTwoStrokeMx A 450....spend all your time holding on.
ЄlFєуσ haha if I brought my yz426 u would get dominated
The YZ is one of the most versatile MX bikes ever built along with the CR
Stoshua CR is better
@@Me-yh4uc agree
After owning a 2T I'm a 4T guy for sure. But it's good that Yamaha doesn't change these too much, makes parts more abundant and keeps cost of ownership low
Kills me when they call em beat up cause they are rode. That baby is in its prime as long as you keep all the bearings replaced and top end fresh.
I have a 2018 YZ250X and it has over 150 hours . 1 piston change at 115 hours. 30:1 oil. Deadly bike.
very beat up, awful... god these rich riders..
Lol right my 98 yz was held together by zipties
PDV honestly if it’s not held together by zip ties or duct tape I’m not riding it
Oh no theres a white streak in my front fender,,, time 4 a new bike😂😁
Crispin Curtis that is literally ktm riders
Lol they are nice rides but they are pricey , think I'll stick with Yamahas n such
I’ve had a yz of some sort floating around in my garage for atleast 10 years now . I love them. Actually just bought a new x. I’ll forever be a fan!
I picked up a 1990 wr 250 2 stroke,and went through it top to bottom,man,what a fun bike to ride.also picked up a 2003 cannondale x440 4 stroke for cheap,and rehabbed that,and let me just say, its a fire breathing animal.fuel injected,engine management system,ohlins suspension.that thing is a BLAST to ride!! Heavy,and the oil holding aluminum frame spars get warm under your legs,but,an impressive bike,for a 2003
One reason is because they are insanely bulletproof. I blew a chunk about a 1/2" × 1/4" (or 1/8") off the top of the piston and it still ran. The piece didnt even touch the cylinder when it somehow shot out the exhaust. It ran like shit and wouldnt hit the powerband, but my 2007 YZ250 ran with a chipped piston.
That's one tough sumbitch
Always apreciate a nice yami 2smoker, however the RMs are where my heart belongs
I have a pretty mint 1994 YZ250 and it’s sooo much fun haha
The YZ 250 is a bike for fun and fun doesn’t need pure performance.
Run my '02 in the woods, single track, hare scramble. Can't be beat out does the 450 I used to run, never stalls.
Love my 2 strokes, gotta run Castor 927. I do miss my 01 YZ250, it was stolen. Currently racing a 2001 Service Honda built CR500AF.
Great frame, engine, and suspension, very light.
Love 2 strokes. They've all I've ridden for over 10 years. Owned a yz125 and 2 yz250s among many others. My next bike however will be a 450. After riding friends bikes they're a lot nicer on the track.
I grew up on 2 strokes and 4 strokes. I have always loved 2 strokes more than a 4 stroke. Both have their pros and cons but I will always be a 2 stroke guy.
I got a 250 exc and it’s got well over 100 hours still running strong, never had problems.
One of the lucky ones
Before watching the video my guess was their motors. The YZ 2 Stroke motors make big power. I ride a 300XC and can't deny the YZ motors are excellent.
hezzdown same here, I love my 300xc but a yz250 is more fun to ride imo
Very well engineered bike, Yamaha and Honda were always neck to neck with each other. The YZ250 is my favorite 2 smoke, braap juice for life 👍
Right on!
I’ve ridden both 2 and 4 strokes and I love my yz 250 for trail riding and the odd track ride. 4 strokes are good too especially for beginners.
When a 4 stroke blows up or gives valvetrain issues which they WILL, look out get the visa ready
1991tommygun 4 strokes are actually not as expensive as you think.
Scott Withrow ur telling the guy who has 2 banshees in the garage and had a ktm 525xc and yfz450, lets just say i dont buy 4 chokes anymore unless its an aircooled bike like a 400ex
My drz400 has been amazing so reliable 40,000kms so far and no rebuilds only usual maintenance
@@TC-iz6xe yes i will agree but im talking about high compression racing 4 stroke engines, the Drz is a trail oriented engine, very reliable
@@1991tommygun yeah true. Alot of people under estimate the Drz's capabilities untill you pass blokes on the big Ktms
Fast, Reliable, and they sound like music to my ears
The bike hits all 5 senses- Sight-Gorgeous,Smell-2- stroke oil burning,Touch- Vibration powerband hit, Sound-Incredible noise,Taste- 2-stroke oil burning
I love my steel frame 99'YZ250. 292.3 cc kit added.
Runs great and is so much "fun" to ride.
I wouldn't own a 4 stroke.
My yz250 87 ! Was crazy I was 14 ripped up everything school fields tracks roads my feet didn't even touch floor !!! Still had grunt !! Going for wr 450 this spring yammys !!!!!!!!
It may be wrong to say the 2-stroke is harder to ride than a 4-stroke. I prefer to say a 2-stroke takes more skill to ride than a 4-stroke, which is why we ride them. :)
i run a similar fuel/oil set up (50/50 C12, 91 pump) in my 03 CR250 and i can attest it smells great. nothing like it!
Why can’t we agree that 4 strokes and 2 strokes are both good 😌 and they have there differences
Yes and all the brands are good
Fuckin thor?
Because the power sound reliability ease of maintenance makes 2t way more exciting to ride !!! Give me a well tuned 2t 250 and it will leave 4t in the dust every time with right rider !!!
Power and suspension for me love my 250X
Love my 2018 Yz250x .. Others say we where worried about you on that hill climb, that we thought you where going to stall out !! I replied, nope I never got worried, the bike is a tractor with the hybrid tire and a tubliss !!
There X is a beast on hill climbs. especially with tubliss, soft tires and super low psi.
My 250x is the best bike I've owned ridden so far. I've ridden a decent amount of bikes too
Hard to be humble when you ride the best.....Yamaha!
The YZ 250 2 stroke is the AK-47 of dirt bikes I owned a heavily modified one for 5 years and it is in my opinion the best bike ever created by human hands, needless to say those were probably the best 5 years of my entire life. Low maintenance, reasonably prices spares and absolute monstrous power given the bikes low weight , vastly superior to a 250f & 350f imo. 450f’s are too expensive to fix if you are just a casual rider ( like most people are ) especially when you start putting on high performance aftermarket parts on them #5 hour engine.
Because 2 strokes are amazing and Yamaha is the only company still making one worth buying.
To quote Super Hunky, sage of old, you can race a coffee table if you throw on enough new parts.....
I find a 250 2 stroke much easier to ride than a 4 stroke on trails out in forest. Much lighter and sharper handling/braking and does exactly what you want it to do from the blip of the throttle
HIT DAT POWABAND BABAYYY
Absolute nonsense...
@@BobSmith-cb5xr there is a good reason why all extreme enduro riders use a 2 stroke !
I know I love the YZ250 YAMAHA 2 STROKE and been loving those bikes since the 80's and 90's. reason why I like it so much because the sound and the power band from the top end. I can't change that and because i grow up with these YZ125 AND 250. EVEN KAWASAKI kx Were my touchy bike, too.
I love mine! made riding fun for me again
Pull out the silly aluminum clutch plated and install steel plates. That helps a lot and the oil stays clean longer too.
Because people like to support the only Japanese Manufacturer that still produces the Retired Premier Classes. Sure they haven't changed much in the engine department yet they still update the chassis on the modern ones which make them easily accessible to modern bikes. Modern two strokes ftw definitely want to get a yz250 especially the 2018 - 2022 with those blue rims!!
Stiil waiting for it ❤️
Test drive
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People buy the YZ250 because is fun to ride.
You can go fastet on a 4 stroke definitely but 2 strokes are generally more fun
@Badass Skepticfor the holeshot maybe not, but in real race 4 strokes are faster because they can find traction everywhere.
Especially when the tract conditions are not perfect
@Badass Skeptic 450's have more toque yes, but its not just that, its is how the power comes on. The traction on the 4 T is all delivery, that higher torque curve is spread out over a longer rpm range where the 2T hits in peak in a narrower rpm range causing wheel spin. To ride the 2t fast the rider has to develop clutch skills to keep things gripping.
Same goes for the 500, most riders who raced them were in fact just as fast if not faster on their 250 2t's because the 500 power hit so hard and kicked their butts.
Modern 450's are pushing the same if not higher stock power numbers as the old 500's and its spread out over more rpm.
But no one smiles when they ride a 4t, every 2t rider knows the grin when the power comes on.
Sorry man, this is backwards. Four strokes need to be twice the cc to even come close to beating the power band of a two stroke.. I've never ever had problems beating any four strokes. But I will say this, they're both way different animals which serve the same purpose. To Have Fun... Lol..
Great build man. I love the blue color, looks so much better!
True brother, I still ride my 77 400 it’s fun ,love it
I have an 08 YZ450F, but I’d love to build a yz125 one of these days!
Air Raid Drones i have a yz125 and want a 450, trade? jk i really love my yz125
@@anthonyvu749 turned 39 , used to ride yz80s and 125s 20 plus years ago. Just got the itch put for my depo on the 2021 yz125!! Waiting for it to come anyway now. Just a little worried at 220lbs I might be a but heavy for it, but was leary of getting a 250 due to not having ever ridden 1 and have not rode in over 20 years lol. Hope I made the right call.
When I was a kid I got my first 1977 YZ 80, then in 1978 they came out with the first mono shock and I think in 1980 the first water cooled bike, that was a big deal for all us dirt bike riders, the rest was all history, 4 strokes were not developed yet,,,the 1985 YZ250 was my favorite at that time, then all us guys were riding the Yamaha RD 400 ,s and RZ 350,s dude we were smoking, now I'm old and I bought a new 2017 YZ125 for trail riding
Jess Arellanes I’m about to buy an 84 YZ250 for cheap!
the power band is what’s additive tbh
Yep the rush u get from the powerband is what keeps me a 2 stroke guy I have 4 strokes but I mostly ride my 2 strokes unless I'm leisurely riding the the woods with groups of people
Let's see, simple and cheap to fix, lighter, and there is nothing like the feeling of a 2 stroke powerband. If you know how to ride a 2 stroke theres nothing that comes close.
Exactly right!
So easy to rebuild, for one. Fast and fun secondly.
Yes, I love Yamaha. Because Yamaha Motorcycles are made to last for your whole lifetime.
If possible I want to custom build and order a street legal 2 Strokes Dual Sports WR or DT or R Series. WR150RX/ WR200RX/ WR250RX.
Over Kawasaki Dirt Bikes
I own 3 dirtbikes and a street bike a yz250, a yz450f, a xr650r, and a r6 I can tell I fucking love my yz250 I had it rebuilt once and it's a beast I use my 450 for racing cause they hate two strokes here in cali lol
Amazing that the bike is so awesome after more than a decade of no R&D at all. Imagine if they put some effort into designing a new generation?
As you may see in this profile picture, No time better than the present. Dr.2T called for a 22yz, No Better Way To Ride The Day
PEOPLE BUY THE YZ 250 BECAUSE THEY HAVE BEEN THE SAME BIKE FOR A LONG AND THE NEWER PLASTIC FITS THEM AND YOU CAN MAKE YOU OLD BIKE LOOK LIKE A NEW ONE. That's the main reason. the 2nd reason is because it's one of the best bikes ever made
@Badass Skeptic ktm yamaha husky beta sherco gas gas tm
@Badass Skeptic not jus ktm! sherco, gas gas, husky and maico!
Perfect power delivery 👌
Because they are reliable as Hell and make good power. Plus they are comparatively cheap. The X would really sell if they added e start and a WR trans. 2Ts are just awesome in general.
While I have a soft spot for the 250 Yam, I have an '18 KTM 300 XC with V4 reeds, an S3 head and a Lectron on it. The bike is awesome beyond words with power everywhere, great handling, e-start and counterbalanced glassy smoothness in a two stroke. I am 57, been riding and occasionally racing dirt bikes for over 40 years, and it is my mid life crisis dirt bike, as one has to wonder how many years they have left at this point. The KTM 300 is an amazing machine. Not cheap, but fuck it, I am not getting any younger, and I have the money - LOL
duken4evr But they don’t turn worth a damn
I totally agree! Same here with me! 52.5 years old & a shop full of 2-strokes! Ride them regularly! Still just as fun as when I was 11 years old. Been riding since then!
Do you know why people love a yz 250? It is because they are fun to ride.
Not super easy or super fast, but 10x the fun. Simple as that - there is always a smile on the riders face.
I can't remember every yz250 build I've ever read, but I have a couple questions. If you have a bike intended for mx, how much of a difference does it make having one guy port the engine and work the head versus another? If you picked two guys to build you an engine with the exact same intended use, rider skill, and fuel, how much different would the engines be? The reason I'm asking this is because there are 7 common configurations of the yz250 engine that people build. 1-stock, 2-stock with 93 octane head mod, 3-stock with 50/50 race/pump gas head, 4-stock with race gas head, 5-porting with 93 octane head, 6-porting with 50/50 race/pump gas head, 7-porting with race gas head. I'm sure people make big bores, strokers, and big bore strokers in those 7 configurations. I guess the same question can be asked about suspension also. Obviously I'm just using mx as an example. You could swap mx for sx, gncc, worcs, desert, hard enduro, and trail. Another factor is if the race gas that is being used is leaded and/or oxygenated or neither. What characteristics did the TMR engine have versus other yz250 engines that have been done in the same configuration, intended use, and rider skill? What characteristics did the TMR engine have versus other yz250 engines intended for mx, but not the same designated rider skill and/or fuel? thanks
The porting for MX use can give better hit and overall power but also make it a bit tougher to ride so maybe better suited for a more aggressive rider and you might have to shift a bit more.
There's no such thing as too much power on a dirt bike, I want unlimited band and power for days !
Always Inspiring, thanks Jay. It would be awesome to see a 04 yz250 build with the prettied up frame. 👍
th-cam.com/video/CnykHj0XXhA/w-d-xo.html check this one out we just did--
Cause they are the best, duh. Just got a 2003 yz 250 lovvvvbbe it.
In my childhood and teenage years I literally put thousands of hours on YZ's and never even used the rebuild kit the bikes comes with lol
Used to be able to pick up YZs at sweet deals, had a 00 I paid 1500 for and a 01 I had 1200 in that were in excellent shape. Now I recently searched for another and everything under 3k I kept finding total garbage. Ended up with a clean 13 for 4K which I think is nuts but I just wanted a nice one.
Love my 16 yz250x. Even my bro likes it and he has a 18 300 te
I have 15 hrs on my 19 Ktm300xcw tpi. I cant attack single track on it the way I can on my 16 250x. Heading to race this weekend and I am taking the 250x while the $9,000 ktm sits at home. Kinda pisses me off actually. Hoping a Rekluse fixes the issue (250x has one).
Did the recluse fix it?
@@dannelson3432 ?
Lol 30-40 hours on a top end? I go like 500 before replacing
Bought at a good price, would love to know what that price was. Wouldn't everyone else?
$1000
Toss a flywheel weight on, Gnarly Pipe, drop a tooth on the front sprocket and you have one of the best Woods Bikes made.
Because they’re awesome. I’m on yz250 number 5
I'm planning to put one in my garage to keep my 2019 300xc company
I'm going to by a brand new 2022 YZ250 this September. I'm 45 and my last new bike was in 2006 (KX125). Used bikes have problems.
love 2 stroke yzs and basically any yamaha. imo yamaha has the best engineers. all the parts are interchangeable between bikes. take a master cylinder for instance. that fits on a yz 250, 125 blaster, banshee etc. yamaha makes awesome 2 stroke atvs and one of the most badass street bikes in history (the rz 350)
every time i go to the track, multiple people have yzs, whether they are new ones, or the steeleys. such a great bike and im glad yamaha still puts out new models each year. yes they havent changed much, but what they are doing is putting out lots of parts for people to have access to in order to keep their bike maintained. the last cr 125/250 was in 2007. Yamaha as of 2020 still puts those out. Whose parts will be easier to source in 20 years?
I do love the smell of octane in the morning...
Because they over rev and Yamahas are great anyway. Always run race gas in a race bike, it runs cooler as well. Honestly it looked better before the change
Would it be okay to run straight 100LL avgas, mixed with pre-mix oil? We've been buying VP110 and mixing 50/50 with 91 pump gas that contains ethenol. I work at the airport and it would be very easy for me to just buy 100LL isntead but I've heard it's bad for some reason.
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Also there is a very short video on my channel of the bike running when it was idling just a couple of days ago. The most recent video is the one I'm talking about the one where it's smoking a lot I fixed it since then I ended up having to get a new set of cases for the bike and it was leaking a lot
its ashame the Yamaha with the yzs didn't keep their original colors with white plastics and hot pink seat
Blue, Best sound, Fast, Fun. Here i saved everyone some time and you dont have watch this video😂
so ppl "love" them bc they are cheap? man I'm glad I watched this
I have a 2019 yz 125 it’s dope
great looking bikes, always wanted to build one myself, just not sure whether mx or woods build.. I am also not a big fan of 2 stroke on the track, I dont really know how to ride them on the track..
Oh -- You will be great on the track in a short time-- Go Moto!
Build a yz 250 for woods riding that would be dope 🤘🏼
Smooth throttle and wide open, lots of clutch to prevent spinning the rear tire when its slick.
And they sound great
When I said the holeshot,as soon as I hit 3rd gear I noticed and remember ed I did use cam 2 race fuel,versus straight 93 pump gas,now the ethanol free is a good option but it s mostly only 89 octane so u have to seek out 93 ethanol free,before u get serious and fibro race fuel.piece out....
Just got one of these, fun bike
The same reason everybody loves banshees. They badass.
It just looks good.
2005 YZ125 2 smoker all day. Light, aggressive, and balls-to-the-wall.
My perfect 250 2 Stroke would be a YZ 250 engine in a CR250 frame.