Nice, you got skills. The wheelie up the trail at 1:30 is sweet AF.

You don’t upload often, but every time you do, it’s quality content. I love your videos, your riding style, and your commitment to quality. Keep being you.

i'm not even looking at getting a 2 stroke but watched anyways to see what i'm missing

You’re video was so good at describing each bikes strong suits and flaws it’s making it even harder for me to choose, all and all best video I’ve seen on this subject by far. Thank you

After being away from the sport for several decades I went with the 2023 125x and I'm loving it!! This was one of the videos that helped me decide between the many options out there, cheers!

This guy is high key nice asf at riding

I was one of those who asked haha and I really appreciate you getting back to me with good input. I got the 125x in November and I love it! Even my 250 buddies have been really impressed with my 125x, one even is considering getting rid of his rm250 for a 125x because he says mine is more fun to ride.

Growing up I had a 92' CR125 and I miss it everyday. Was such a blast the rip through the woods. After watching you literally carry the yz125x out of the store I've been wanting one again haha.

Great video mate. The camera work, your skills as a rider and no hyped up dribble. Very well executed. Cheers from 🇦🇺

Soooo get both? 🤣

Wow, I'm glad I watched! You are an excellent rider, and very nice review!

Another fantastic video dude. Solid information and knowledge with the riding skills to back it up.

I'm on my 6th yz, I'm 41 and buying probably my last bike , I couldn't work out what bike to get it's between the 2021 yz450fx and the 2021 yz250x so I'm buying both, might be in the dog house for a few weeks , maybe months but she can build a bridge and get over it , blue runs through my veins and always will , God bless you yamaha 🇦🇺🤙

Fast, informative and to the point. Solid.

I like the way you think. A light, quick handling bike that you can really wring out is more rewarding.

The absolute smartest and best commentary & analysis of a dirt bike account ever.

Amazing shots🔥that creek shot on the 250 was golden

I'm in the yz250x camp...because my cornering speed and momentum need all the help they can get. A 125 requires that hand/eye timing that left me maaaany years ago, ha!

Great video. Would love to hear how the 125 improved with the high compression head, rad valve and carb upgrades vs stock!

Wow the riding in your clips is a cut above what I was expecting! Nice balance.

I think I’ll get a Lectron for my Husky 150. I love the bike for all the reasons you mentioned, especially forcing me to really learn the clutch in technical riding (aka McNutt). I’ve been at it for 2 years now and my skills have progressed immensely thanks to this bike. I’ve ridden both 250 and 300 and although I think they’re fine bikes, picking them up isn’t much fun. Amazingly well done video. I appreciate your hard work.

Dude, great video! I'm on the hunt for a 125x, now you've got me extra fired up!

Great video! I’m on a TE300 right now. I plan on getting the 125x soon. I’ve ridden 125’s most of my 20 years of dirt bike riding and agree with everything you said.

I completely agree with everything you said. I'm a small bore 2T rider as well. And for the same reason, my riding style was getting lazy.

I appreciate the info and great video quality/style!

I'm so happy I found this video clearly the 250 is for me because I'm a heavy person and I like low end torque so I'm happy you showed me the way

Thank you for this video. You have just confirmed what I was already thinking. I have been riding my CR500 and my RM250 in the sand for years not and want to develop the type of riding skills you show here. So I've been thinking about getting a YZ125 and this video has helped confirm this for me.

I'll be honest, I was scrolling through youtube and saw the thumbnail and thought this would be another casual rider reviewing two bikes. Then I saw the name. BeRad. Why does that sound so familiar? After awhile it finally came to me. I remember watching a Megs Braap video years ago with you in it. If I recall correctly you were ripping in that one. Now I've finished this video and have gone from thinking this will be lame to realizing that my riding skills are horrible lol Very knowledgeable and impressive review. New sub.

This guy has some of the best bike handling skills I’ve ever seen and I’m not just saying that. This guy is goof

Great video! Answered all my questions!

You're a BEAST! Plus very informative. Good show, mate!

I just bought a 2017 yz 250x yesterday, had a pretty good crash though but the bike didnt even get a scratch. Im pretty messed up but no serious injuries. Its so much fun regardless

Bro! You look like a pro out there. So dope🤙🏼

So I recently got rid of my rt100 which over time became way too small for me, and I was wondering what I should get next. I knew I wanted to stay with a 2 stroke and I also knew I would like to stay with a Yamaha. I had mostly narrowed it down to the yz125 and yz250, and this video helped me make my mind about what I most likely will want to get. I think the 250 would suite my needs perfectly as a good trail bike that I can have fun and learn on.

The KDX 200cc was one of the best bikes I’ve owned. It split the difference between 125- 250cc nicely. Light and flickable with decent power.

Thanks good video and the footy at the end is the icing on the cake.

I like your approach to riding bud! Ride for yourself and have the most fun as possible! I have and had the exact approach every time I swung my leg over a bike. Any bike! Even when I road raced professionally. And I strongly feel, that’s why I won lots of my races. Subscribed and thanks for the video!

You ride at a level that very impressive to me.

Awesome info and bikes brotha! Love my Yamaha, Be safe out there! Cheers 🥂

Jesus. Idk what´s considered "skill" but the casual driving you just did made me look like a five year old. fascinating stuff.

You’re an amazing rider. Thanks for the informative video

youtube’s been hurting for a high quality but casual creator

You ride like a legend!! You make it look easier than me walking... haha

Great comparison and great riding!

Thank you professor. I've been going back and forth between yz125x (hero factor) or yz250x easy factor. Your comparison was very informative. I will be buying the yz250x .

Thanks man, I’m finally back into riding and restoring my old 2 strokes. Ive been between the cr125 I have or the cr250. I think the 250 is getting done first because I’m a little over 200lbs and love 250s. I do want the 125 for the throwing around type riding and dial in my riding. The 125 will have to wait I suppose. Thank you

Congrats on 50k!

T'anks for posting these two now. 🙋🏼‍♀

Don’t be fooled a 125 is still a fast and dangerous bike 😂

Thanks for the comparison, that 125x looks interesting. Man you can ride! 👍

Clark Kent in front of camera.... Superman with the helmet on.

Excellent video. Spot on advice . Get both

First time viewer, Great riding. ENjoyed the content

250x is by far my favorite bike. I love it with the billetron installed it's so crisp and just awesome!!

Great video!! Thanks for the info!

I like this video it is short and sweet and to the point

Amazing video, so helpful. I need the 250 for sure.

Well, I just saw your van tour video and thought, "I bet this guy will be a casual rider, just strolling through the woods. Nothing major." Then I saw this video and it makes me feel like a newbie. I'm very impressed. I wish I had half...no, quarter.....heck, even an 1/8 of your skill. I appreciate this video. I'm 23 and was in a motorcycle wreck in May 2018. Fractured my pelvis in 3 spots and have 3 rods in me and a fractured vertibrae. I started training to get prepped for Harescramble races and to get my strength and flexibility back. I don't have a bike atm, but I will be saving up to get this 125X. I look forward to watching more of your videos. 😎👍

You got a really good riding style you make it look easy

Subscribed when I saw that tree bounce trick. Sweet dude.

I have an rm125 and an rmz450. I weigh 220lbs and can say that 125s have plenty of power. I can send the 125 almost as far as the 450. you just have to keep it revved up and try to carry speed through turns. both fun bikes. an awesome combination to have at the track

You nailed it man. I have a 250FX but would almost go out and grab either one of these bikes. If I had the $$$ I’d get both. 👊🏽✊🏽

As someone who recently went from a Husqvarna CR125, to a Husqvarna WR 360, to a Kawasaki KX450, then back to a KTM 150XC, I completely agree with everything you mentioned in this video.

Just subbed. You're an awesome rider dude. I just bought a 2019 yz250x. I put one hr on it. It's amazing. Definitely the best bike I've had to date. I can only hope to progress to be a tenth as good as you are on it! Are you the same Be Rad from megsbraaps channel back in the day?

Sweet, thanks for sharing!

Keep it short and simple and say, "get them both like I did". Nice skills.

I agree you really got to ring that 125 out and most of the time keep the RPMs high.

I have a 2021 250x, it's the first bike I ever owned. and all I do is trial ride, tight and twisties and a lot of track bed, I threw a bigger sprocket on the front and I can blow just about anything I want right away on a stretch, and it still has tons and tons of power for low and slower riding. I put a headlight on it and stuff, I can't recommend this bike enough. And when it comes to rebuilding, I ride a lot in the summer I rebuild it every 2 seasons, here in northern Maine the season is shorter than other states but I'd say I put on 3000 miles a summer. I have stock jetting and basically the whole bike is stock. I also ride it pretty hard, I'm on like my 7th rear tire? And I've done chain and sprockets. That's my 2 cents.

This was really helpful

I LOVE my 1998 CR125 but my 2005 CRF450R sure makes climbing sandy hills in Florida effortless. Both are awesome. Amazing power and weight difference though.

Nice video! Does the 125X use a 2 ring piston like the 250X does? I've found over many decades that 2 ring piston 2 strokes seem last many more hours. What oil and ratio do you use?

Good, honest review.

Great content. Insane skills.

Great video, and awesome riding dude. You know how to rip!!

I ride my daughters RM100 frequently in trails. It’s a rocket and a ton of fun. Like a mountain bike in the woods. Don’t always need the biggest bike to be fun.

excellent review!

125s are almost an art form now days, especially with so many that mostly ride four strokes. Back when ktm came out w the hydraulic clutch I thought it was mainly because of the clutch work it takes to keep a 125 on the pipe. If you can use the clutch and pick your gears right there right there w the speed of any other bike but keeping one pinned through corners a gear lower than you need to be in making noise is not keeping it on the pipe and is slowing you down. This is more for mx riding but take every turn a gear higher than before. Keep it pinned and feather the clutch. You won't have to do this but jus a moment and when you can let out all the way on the clutch w it in good power hit the clutch and grab another gear,and don't let off the throttle when shifting. 125s shine when you keep them pinned. You won't hurt it . You will have so much more speed and be a gear almost two gears ahead of the ones I see now that just keeping it screaming in a gear or so lower is doing anything. In a hare scramble or woods riding I wouldn't hammer it like this the whole time because you don't have that many corners like a mx track that will hold you dropping in hard for the berm or rut to catch you and you will wear yourself down quick,especially w gloves grips and seat wet w mud usually and you and the bike now heavier.

Your incredibly talented ...... enjoy watching u ride

Nice video, Nice technique. Thank you!

I had the 36mm Lectron on my KTM 200 and went down to a 30mm Lectron since I'm mostly just doing slow speed technical riding. I'd bet the 30mm on the YZ125 would be amazing!

Well explained and thorough video 5 stars

👍 good review homie

Yz250x owner !! Your video is good 👌.. I just discovered the lectron carburetor and will be getting one !!

Got a 22 yz125x and have had no regrets. Throwing a Pro Circuit pipe and silencer really woke up the bottom and mid range making it much less gutless when lugging it down low. I imagine throwing an apex head on would make this thing really rip!

yo son , skills are crazyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyy, keep up the good work

Great video

Dam bro your killing it so good how long have you been riding

Great riding !👍

Great video, I love my CRF450l because it can go anywhere, literally, but I want a 250x someday

Thank you for the amazing comparison! I am thinking of getting into dirt biking, am considering one of these two bikes and leaning towards the 250. I notice that you wear glasses🤓 and am wondering if there are some special goggles for this, or use contact, or your vision isn't too bad and use nothing at all?

I got a 2020 yz85 and do trail riding mud riding racing and hill climbs and a bit of enduro and I love it

very good video. i can't really use a 125 any more the last time i had a 125 i had to keep rebuilding the engine.

A guide video on slipping clutch in all the mentioned scenarios would go right to my liked commented subscribed shared and favorited videos

Could you do a video about teaching clutch control? I'm a dual sporter, and would like tips to help me with slow, technical rocks, logs, etc. Thanks

it's helpful, thanks for video

Im 15 on a 300 but got used to hit riding enduro is so fun but still learning

I love a 125 with some money put into them , snappy and quick not to mention how easy it's to handle

i have said it before and I will say it again: You are an acrobat on those bikes. I am interested to see how such artistry helps you in enduro racing.

5:25 that was rad!!!

Which of the two would be better suited for a track? I'm mostly a mx rider, but looking to change the pace and hit some single track and trails, nothing too technical.