Two-Stroke Braap! How Does the 2024 Yamaha YZ250 Compare to Four Strokes?

Two-Stroke Braap! How Does the 2024 Yamaha YZ250 Compare to Four Strokes? | Bike Test

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2 ай бұрын

Yamaha's venerable Yamaha YZ250 two-stroke returns for 2024 with sweet 50th Anniversary retro looks, and a classic feel. How does it compare to a modern four-stroke, such as a Yamaha YZ250F? Kris Keefer and Kenny Day take the YZ250 to Glen Helen to compare four-stroke lines to two-stroke lines, as well as some setup tips for suspension, jetting and more.
Film/Edit: Simon Cudby
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@Nik-ok9nu 2 ай бұрын

Yamaha, PRETTY PLEASE build a 300cc 2 stroke "YZ300X", with headlight, 6 speed wide ratio transmission, and electric start! Price it around $9,500-$10,000 and I'll never longingly gaze at another KTM or Husqvarna again! I swear! Make it either the above white/purple livery, OR an OG yellow/black/white scheme like you do the anniversary bikes of recent times! I'll pre-order mine now! Mmmm-kaaayyyy...

@jpconard 2 ай бұрын

And hyd clutch. That would be a good price point. But keep the 250X as is for a lower price option. They would sell all the models. I like the old school yellow black too, that is how I remember YZs.

@Tontsa41 2 ай бұрын

Well, there is that new Fantic 300cc with all those things..But it is EFI.

@Nik-ok9nu 2 ай бұрын

@Tontsa41 Yeah, I have a KTM. All those features. I'd prefer a Jaanese bike (Honda or Yamaha), even if it weighed a little more, at a lower price point than the $14K (OTD) KTM's, with WAY more reliability/longevity! It's a niche that the Japanese brands haven't wanted to bust into. I'm hoping that with all the euro brands busting into the Japanese bread and butter of Supercross, that the Japanese manufactures will extend their purview into the hard enduro arena! Fingers crossed! 🤞

@utube358 2 ай бұрын

@@jpconardhyd clutch is dog 💩

@rcm944 2 ай бұрын

Rode 125/250 back in the day. Got a chance to ride a few 450 4 strokes, they scared the poop out of me. Just recently bought a 24/YZ250 and started riding again at 64 yrs old........that beautiful blue machine is like a fountain of youth!

@angelracing 2 ай бұрын

aesthetically, the most beautiful 2-stroke motocross bike I've ever seen, original from the factory😎

@GoogleOns-ys9ms Ай бұрын

@skipperjones7490 3 күн бұрын

Those 93 models were the best looking bikes ever imo. I loved the CR also with the nuclear red. I got the KX that year and it was sweet looking also.

@torr-michaelbennetta9785 2 ай бұрын

Great bikes. I just bought a brand new 125 & 250 to go along with my 4 strokes. Great way to train and keep it interesting.

@swapnifty8486 2 ай бұрын

Can u buy me a new one 😅😅

@paulmcmullen914 2 ай бұрын

You must be reading my mind. Looking to get back into MX and considering either a 350 SX F or YZ250. Grew up on 2-strokes so they feel right to me. This is one more piece of evidence that I am better served sticking with what I know.

@Davido50 2 ай бұрын

Def love the new KTM 350 SXF better.

@CodySimoncelli-of7xx 2 ай бұрын

Opinions vary. I’ll stick with my 06 RM250. Best bike on the planet

@kruse1105 2 ай бұрын

I got the 50th anniversary YZ250 2stroke, best bike ever. You can actually lug it in third gear. Don't even know why you'd consider the KTM, but it's your money.

@RogerT-kt3zd 2 ай бұрын

@@kruse1105 KTM is the KING of offroad. They have won the most supercross & motocross championships out of any manufacturer in the last 20 years. and have dominated enduro 25 years in a row. DOMINANT 🍊💯 KTM MX2 World Championships: 2003 2004 2008 2009 2010 2011 2012 2013 2014 2016 2017 2018 2019 2020 2022 2023 🔥🍊💯 KTM MXGP World Championships: 2010 2011 2012 2013 2014 2017 2018 2021 2023 🔥🍊💯 KTM Supercross 450 Championships: 2015 2016 2017 2018 2019 2021 🔥🍊💯 KTM Has won an incredible 64 out of 81 Motos this year at loretta lynns. Pure DOMINATION. this once again proves that KTM is the best Motocross & Enduro manufacturer on the planet. KINGS 🔥👑🍊🧡💯 KTM’s are unmatched in performance off the showroom floor, that’s just facts 🍊🧡💯

@brappinism 2 ай бұрын

350 all day long I am just here because I want a another bike lmao 🤣 the 350 is the king of weekend warriors bike/ vet bike

@doca8792 2 ай бұрын

Loved my first two stroke, ‘82 yz80, first year water cooled with the number plate radiator Now I putt around on a kdx220

@jpconard 2 ай бұрын

This bike will make you feel like your a kid again on YZ80. I had a new 1980 CR80 year 1, got on son's 23 YZ250X with FMF, Apex Head, opened it up while turning back kicking out, instant memory to the CR80 just bigger. So I got one and KTM150 for sale. KTM150 reminds me of XR250 to be honest.

@jpconard 2 ай бұрын

And you can putt on these, Apex head XC insert and flywheel weight. Pipes aren't needed but help a little and look good.

@KingFriday274 2 ай бұрын

The kdx200 can rip.

@empiresrikesfat 2 ай бұрын

my first bike 12yrs old was '82 yz80 with the radiator behind number plate that leaked like a sive 😅

@ozzielinkin 2 ай бұрын

That’s a great mountain scene in the background

@andreasstefanou5898 2 ай бұрын

I just bought a brand new yz250... That is soooo Fun. I prefer it over ktm 100% but i am happy that KTM throw money to the 2 stroke development.

@straightnobraker4677 2 ай бұрын

I have both and I love them almost equally

@tcmx712 2 ай бұрын

Obviously haven't rode the new ktm 250 then if you think that, now I'd take the yz125 over the new 125sx for sure but in 250 the ktm beats it in every way

@Landonmoto39 2 ай бұрын

Your awesome new YZ is 100% thanks to KTM! But yeah same, I prefer the YZ

@andreasstefanou5898 2 ай бұрын

@Landonmoto39 not exactly mate. YZ250 engine,frame, swingarm suspension, are the same the last 20 years... Yamaha didn't try to catch up with KTM. Ktm is trying to catch up Yz250.

@andreasstefanou5898 2 ай бұрын

this is the perspective of a KTM fan. Yamaha always had the best 2 strokes, and the reason kept producing them its simply because people are BUYING it. It's the same reason why Honda still produces xr650l, suzuki the dr650, and kawsaki the klx. Because people love them and still buy them. People always loved 2 strokes and always will. That has nothing to do with KTM.

@Sleepy.Time. 2 ай бұрын

love the colors and graphics this year

@brandonfoley8070 2 ай бұрын

In love with these Yamahas. Just got a brand new 250f and I definitely want to add a 2 stroke to the collection, was thinking the anniversary 125 but may have to consider this 250

@Pompomgrenade 2 ай бұрын

It's just a different way to flow... No engine braking, point and squirt power 💪 Lightweight, hard on the brakes when you use them.. Two $troke fun... affordable upkeep 🪄

@raymondsiewert2720 2 ай бұрын

So impressed with how Kenny rides , smooth, fast and stylish . Good rider ! 😊🔥

@alexarmstrong1134 Ай бұрын

Thanks guys I just went and got one 👍😎👍

@ybaha1995 2 ай бұрын

How did you guys arrive at 50:1? Which oil?

@chummy22 2 ай бұрын

Ride blue, bleed blue, i love the new all 'classic yamaha blue' plastics from front to back looks amazing with the white shroud delete , keiffer eats weeges for dinner goodnight everyone

@MrJeffharper47 Ай бұрын

Do not run 50:1 in these bikes The manual calls for “30:1 with 90 octane gas or better” Most people who ride motocross run 32:1 or 40:1 at most.

@mann277 Ай бұрын

50:1 using what oil?

@utube358 2 ай бұрын

Personally a 450 has a lot more vibration if your on the limiter vs a yz250

@timw4369 2 ай бұрын

they need to have a 300 2 stroke class and an electric class. This keeps things more interesting and the sound of motocross will always be the 2 stroke sound Doesnt matter what the current tech is.

@ybaha1995 2 ай бұрын

The two stroke 250 should be allowed in the 250f classes. Problem solved.

@JoseGonzalez-pk2kf 2 ай бұрын

That sound he made at beginning of the video was a terrible example of what a two stroke sounds like. Lmaoooo

@azff 2 ай бұрын

50th Anniversary??? 1974 Yamaha YZ250 was silver and red.

@user-sx8iv8yk7p 2 ай бұрын

So sad KTM took such a step back with the TBI bikes. In the motor dept theyve taken a step back every generation since the 13-16 bikes

@tcmx712 2 ай бұрын

I disagree the tbi 250 is lightyears better than the prior generation but I will say the 13-16's are the best motor

@speedtoad6167 2 ай бұрын

The first mod should be a cut cylinder head. Easy cheap and makes the biggest improvement.

@jpconard 2 ай бұрын

Or Apex. Hold out till Black Friday they might have 30% off again. Feel like I got a steal last year.

@motozz8258 Ай бұрын

So far ive riden nothing like Yz 250 , real 2t power and sound from the rider position . Timeless actually when you compare , even to the carbed ktms of old . Crispy and Lively with those bouncers KYB life

@moto3463 2 ай бұрын

Yz all the way

@sk8er2420 2 ай бұрын

Kris keefer is hilarious lol

@Pompomgrenade 2 ай бұрын

👍🏾

@michaelahumada285 2 ай бұрын

50:1?

@christerstefansson3249 2 ай бұрын

Exact same engine as the 2003 YZ 250..

@KingFriday274 2 ай бұрын

Brap is an onomatopoeia that was invented when 4 strokes took over moto cross. 2 strokes do not brap.

@shellylozano1052 2 ай бұрын

King guy is right. My 490 would say Bing bing bing when you let off of the gas! Hard to describe a 2 stroke accelerating but when you putt putt a small bore 2 stroke it goes Brrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrr and is soothing on a quiet Bayou in the morning!

@jacobworld333 2 ай бұрын

2004 yamaha - correction

@mr2981 2 ай бұрын

Close your eyes and he sounds a little like Stew.

@Motoinc 2 ай бұрын

8000? They become expensive just in a few years

@baltasarcorreatente3535 2 ай бұрын

Não muda nada mesmo motor

@JoeStill-un9gp 2 ай бұрын

Why did they ever quit making 2 strokes? Now their making them again? I thought the Federal government put a stop to 2 strokes. Can you ride these new 2 strokes in California where they were banned years ago?

@ybaha1995 2 ай бұрын

They never quit making them and they've never been banned

@JoeStill-un9gp 2 ай бұрын

@@ybaha1995 last CR-250 was 07, and there are riding areas in California that do NOT allow 2 strokes. Been riding for 43 years brother

@ybaha1995 2 ай бұрын

That's like saying they don't build four strokes anymore because they stopped building the XR 650 R. We're talking about two strokes, not Hondas. What's more, the video we are looking at has a motorcycle that has never paused production and Yamaha is not even the only one. Ps-Most of these videos are filmed at Glenn Helen. Just stop making stupid arguments.

@JoeStill-un9gp 2 ай бұрын

@@ybaha1995 they did faze out the 2 strokes on everything, dirt bikes, jet skis, outboard engines too, what the fuck ever bud

@ybaha1995 2 ай бұрын

@@JoeStill-un9gp you are RIGHT NOW commenting on a video about a motorcycle that has essentially never stopped production in 50 years. There are other brands who have never stopped production of two strokes, not for marketing reasons, government regulation, or any other reason. The fact of the matter is that the manufacturer of two-stroke motorcycles has never been banned. Not by the federal government, not by anybody. You made incorrect assumptions and/or are severely lacking in reading comprehension. You can sit there and bang your dumb head against the wall or you could stop and learn something. Your choice. Good night.

@bigram7235 2 ай бұрын

The aluminum frame causes the vibration. Steel frame is better for vibration.

@themechanic8986 2 ай бұрын

I would disagree. my KTM 450 had much more vibration with steel frame felt through the bars compared to my yz450 w/ aluminum frame

@bigram7235 2 ай бұрын

@@themechanic8986 my 03 KX 250 steel frame hardly vibrates.

@rizole31 2 ай бұрын

No smoke weak stroke.

@fc1133 2 ай бұрын

That was the worst impression of a two stroke, btw. 😊

@rickgibbs805 2 ай бұрын

No even as good as ktm 250sx

@moto3463 2 ай бұрын

Ktm junk bikes

@rickgibbs805 2 ай бұрын

Nonsense

@scottklaassen5110 2 ай бұрын

My god no, no no no 🤦🏻. 4 strokes go braap. 2 stokes go Ning Ning

@azff 2 ай бұрын

More 2 smokes for me......

@scottklaassen5110 2 ай бұрын

@@azff even the lawn mower gotta be a 2 smoker

@azff 2 ай бұрын

@@scottklaassen5110 🤣🤣🤣👍

@sdb92 2 ай бұрын

@scottklaassen5110 2Ts sound like real racing machines, thus, are for men and hard-core, talented MX riders. Whereas 4Ts sound gay and are for untalented riders as they’re so easy to ride…🤦🏻‍♂