So basically, KTM vs KTM vs KTM vs Yamaha.

Been reading and watching Dirt Bike 125 shoutouts since I was a young teen in the early 70s. While far too old (and fat) to ride a 125 I still love to read about how far the bikes have come from the Suzuki TMs and Yamaha MXs of my youth.

So pumped to see the YZ still going after all these years.

My son and I are going to buy 2 new Yz125’s and ride together! I’ve been waiting for this moment forever 😂🎉🎉 thanks for the video 😎

Yz125 legend

I can feel the excitement in your voice!....

😎 THANKS FOR KEEPING 2T ALIVE 👍

I could listen to those bikes all day!

Beta needs to dig into their parts bin and bring a 125 RX to market.

If there was ever a useless application of tech, it's electric start on a tiddler lol.

I ride a 04 yz125 and it’s my favorite bike Iv ever owned. The 450 and 250 never leave the bike stands anymore

I started racing in about 2009 on 2007 yz125 after selling my 92 wr500. I felt I went heaps faster around track than on my 500 2stroke beast unless in straight lines. Since stopped I've had couple of ktm 300exc and currently on 18 husqvarna te300 which is last carburetor version before fuel injection. It is a weapon now but still feal I could rip around track and jump quicker on yz125. Nothing like rippin a whole shot and not even hearing gear changes because at perfect revs, then get nailed by pros on first corner as they hardly brake. Awesome fun.

Its hard to understand why honda, kawi. And Suzuki dont continue manufacturing their own 2 strokes without new development like yamaha does. They all produce big 4 strokes virtually unchanged since the 90s. The r&d and the tooling for the bikes has been paid for so even low volume sales would just be profit. Likewise, mx bikes dont have to be concerned about emissions like most models do.

Love my YZ 💙

They are all great bikes. So hard to decide.

Did not predict the Yamaha to be in 1st place. Im no expert rider but im Yamaha guy. Definitely want to add a new yz125 to my collection

So funny that the Husky beats the KTM this year with no change to the bikes, Flip a coin did ya 😂

Yama Hammer time... you rock YZ

Picked up my YZ125 about 2 weeks ago. Been on Husqvarna/KTM my whole life. Put a HGS exhaust system and an upgraded plug in Ignition on it. Doing just as good on the Yam, if not better. They’re a competitive bike once you get the jetting set up right! Love it ✊🏻

Love Maxima Products !

Killer bees 🐝 125 2 strokes sound awesome!!!!!!!

Excellent!

the raw sounds in this shootout make me feel happy :)

Wish y’all could review the 125x and the 125xc!! I’m torn

2 strokes are sick! I wish they made a dual sport ( street legal) 2 stroke 250cc

If you still have the 3 Austrian bikes, I think it would be interesting to send the ecu’s to different tuners to see if the bugs can be fixed with a tune. As well as get a little more power. Otherwise, good review. I started on a 2013 KTM 125 but maybe I should have went with the YZ instead as I could use the extra torque down low 😅.

Is that 910 Carson brown? Bad ass! Now I trust what they say

Magnificent YZ still rules!

2 stroke forever ❤

What about a 250 enduro 2-stroke shootout, 40 years anniversary? Beta,Sherco,Ktm,Rieju maybe throw in a Yz250x also.

What a pleasant surprise….go yz

music in my ears

Having ridden these bikes now. I would say the review is pretty accurate from a rating perspective in my opinion as well. I think the 125’s and TBI are not well matched and take away from the allure of the 125 feel and power band. The KTM air fork is also still and likely will always never touch the performance of a KYB. Overall, new tech on these bikes is going to continue to be a work in progress, but the edge is still for sure going to the YZ125 package.

I do love the Austrian bikes, but now simplicity for me as a weekend warrior is all I care about so YZ for me. Add a GYTR kit for that thing and its rips! Carson Brown makes any bike look fast. So as a side note, there is big talk and more than rumor's that Formula 1 is considering a switch to two-stroke engines for 2025, according to the sport's chief technical officer, Pat Symonds. Also Two-stroke engines or motors running on hydrogen could be back in MotoGP by the middle of this decade if targets to make motorsport more ...There is now talk of Hydrogen Hyrbid technology and the obvious one I have been saying or years is Synthetic fuels, this is something that could not only keep our current bikes relevant but also still manufactured but it is also relevant to what KTM have been doing with TPI and now TBI other Euro manufacturers have TBI or EFI options ready they just aren't in production as its not required as yet, but not only can these be better for the sport again bringing back the sounds but they put out less emissions than current 4ts and have lower carbon footprint than 4t and EVs, this is huge and could be in force by 2026 MotoGP has been bought out and the new owners once they take over by end of 2024 have big plans from what I have seen, they want the riders to be focused with skill not the engineers F1 and MotogGP is so boring now its no longer about the racer its about the Engineers and frankly its been heading this way in Moto and SC, with bikes being too big for SX tracks power wise, its just wick the throttle, speeds are too high and the racing while good isn't as good broad as it was in the 2t era, because the bikes required more skill to ride, I'm not talking about whipping, scrubbing skills, I'm talking lines shifting, throttle race craft, the best riders will still be the best, they adapt but this is exciting and if it happens could change the sport massively and take it to a new level in professional sport, 3 class's again would be awesome outdoors and Id love to see 1 class indoors, with a futures class as development not a second premier class, that way the best race the best on 250s as it should be in SX.

🔥🔥🔥🔥

Yamaha all day LESSS GOOOO!!!!😎

We saw the previews can’t wait for the full drop! Still love my 23 TC125 Heritage Edition! 🙏

My boys been riding a cr80, he’s physically too big for, I’m hesitant to move him to a 250 like all his buddies. I would much rather go with a 125 to advance his skills and confidence. We both love the 2 stoke action 👍 mixing gas and kicking ass all day

Damn would be nice to see a Sherco , Beta , TM 125 since they still make modern two strokes😢

When xc 300 & xc 350 shootouts?

sounds like blowflies . i should buy a 50th anniversary edition YZ as I had one 50 years ago. But at 67 I think i will stick to my ts 185

Universal Austrian Motorcycle vs. Yamaha

22’ KTM 125 is still king

Man, I wish Honda Kawasaki and Suzuki would still do 2 strokes.

The best bike is a is a 2022 Austrian machine 😂

I could watch these guys rip all day long.

It's funny that 3 of them are all KTM's.

Sadly Honda, Kawasaki and Suzuki have all abandoned the 125 2-strokes. Ya, Kawasaki still offers a KX100 (as far as I know) but it's not a 125. Either way, I'll be happy when I get my 1976 IT400 up and running. :)

Do a bonus 250 2 stroke shootout where you have the 07s kawasaki, Suzuki and honda vs the ”new” yamaha, ktm, Husqvarna and gasgas. Collab with Greg hitchko.

even though i you guys say the yz is better i think im still going to buy the sx just because right now i ride a 2022 yz and feel like i need a change. And i think i will have more fun with the electronics than just the standard yz. Im also still a c-class rider so i dont think the little boost in power will do me anything

cr 125 old school

Hate to say this, but buying a KTM is the equivalent of making a major change to your dirt bike the night before the race. It's a risky move that could backfire on you.

No Fantic xx125?

I'm still trying to wrap my head around why in the world a person would want an e start on a 125 mx bike..... it literally makes no sense.. my grandma could kick one over

Last year the YZ125 placed 4th now suddenly with no changes from last year it’s 1st? None of the brands really made changes. Last years shootout you guy said the YZ was underpowered despite Yamahas upgrades, now it’s the hardest hitting? I always enjoy a Dirt Bike Magazine video but these shootouts are becoming pointless

250 two stroke shootout?

Where's the Beta 125?

RV still fast

This situation with the Austrian bikes going backwards is totally predictable for anyone who has been around KTM long term. Sadly, KTM has a deserved reputation for introducing new tech without adequate development. I’ve been riding KTM for 25 years but have also owned a Yamaha YZ125 and a Honda CR125. But give KTM, and the after market, another year for development and then nothing will be able to match it.

Who could rationalize buying anything other than the Yamaha with most power, best suspension, great handling, known great reliability and lowest price? What am I missing?

Its not riding to me if it doesn't sound like thousands of angry bees..

So last year gasgas with carburator should have won this year.. weird shootout

Interesting that the 125 TBI motors dont rip as hard as the 250/300 tbi’s.

My 05 KX125 will easily keep up with these new bikes!

They should have left the gas gas carbureted

So basically KTM and Yamaha.. 😔 get the others back in board. 2 strokes are alive and well

The way he said Husquarna 😂😂😂😂😂 HUSKA-WARNA 😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂

So it’s Kim’s and a Yamaha lol

Yammie! 🤙🏻🇯🇵

We need a 250 f vs 250 t vid

TM moto 125 MX

I feel like y’all were tired of giving KTM the win. Let’s see the dyno results and hear from more riders on what they think.

I know.KTM,YZ, HUSKVARNA,GASGAS

Exit time race event.

Just went to ride my 22 YZ 125 with 30.9 hours and the motor is blown. I’m getting back on a Honda 😂

The FI and power valve is cool.....the eatart tho...a 12 year old girl can kick off a 125🤣🤣 i do not get that addition. I guess they have to have a battery ao why not? Still....estart on a 125 is borderline embarrassing 😁

Thank God for carburetors and let the devil figure out the best jetting.

How is it that such a big time magazine can put out such terrible first person riding video. That angle was horrific.

Seems pointless. 3 bikes are the same and Yamaha hasn’t changed in years.

Its just stupid to think that the new yz 125 is like night and days from the 2006 like the only thing the motor change had made is a about 1 to 1 and a half hp. And with that being said dont waist your money on a 125 that been/are the same for decades

Is more powerful than 4 stork.

i see three fake bikes with fake engine and one real mx bike!!!

Yz125 is rhe beat handling bike on earth? Lol, 04 rm125 beats its handling into the ground. They are still on the earth. Yz125 isnt the greatest handling bike in earth...its just the last 125 being built. The chassis on them wasnt world beating, they won SHootouts with motors and SSS

Stop it. 3 of the 4 are the same bike.

Remember it’s 90 percent rider

Electric start on a 125 are people getting this lazy