Which Two-Stroke is Best For You? 2024 Yamaha YZ125X Vs. YZ250X TESTED

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4 ай бұрын

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The 2024 YZ125X and YZ250X are Yamaha's cross-country-specific two-stroke models. They both come with 18-inch rear wheels, softer suspension settings, kickstands, and off-road-specific engine tuning. Yes, the engines are based on the YZ125 and YZ250 motocross models, but the power valves are both different for the off-road models and the YZ250X has a wide-ratio five-speed transmission. In this video, Josh Mosiman rides the 2024 Yamaha YZ125X and YZ250X models in Union, South Carolina, at Randy Hawkins' 1100-acre facility on some true GNCC-style tracks and trails.
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@michaelledoux5261 4 ай бұрын

I bought the YZ250x 2023 last December, I use to race CZ'z back in the day. If you could see my face riding the 250 there is the biggest smile. I have retired my CRF450R. At 71 years young I'm back in the saddle again!

@zBaihu0 2 ай бұрын

Props to you for being strong enough to keep riding after all those years🙌

@kyletowns5987 Ай бұрын

That’s fucking sick dude… props to you

@86rustbucket 4 ай бұрын

Need a lap time battle. X vs motocross versions on a MX track and then X vs motocross version on a woods course.

@jcurtisnum1 4 ай бұрын

That would be good

@vatodivino 2 ай бұрын

could be a really good video

@STFCompound 4 ай бұрын

Absolutely love seeing the Offroad tests. As a AA/pro Offroad rider, the 250X is an amazing bike. I’ve been racing one for years. Adding a Suzuki triple tapered needle in the carb makes the power even more smooth and linear off the bottom end. Part # 13383-37FE0

@barkeep25 4 ай бұрын

Did you have to change the other jets or just keep them stock?

@STFCompound 4 ай бұрын

@@barkeep25 stock jets for me. Indiana, 830ft of elevation. Needle clip on 2nd slot down from the top.

@johndimeo1821 4 ай бұрын

Nice of you to drop that info

@STFCompound 4 ай бұрын

@@johndimeo1821 it’s my secret weapon lol. But I love to share it with all the yz250x owners!

@barneyprince9257 4 ай бұрын

Love your videos .Best yz250x harescramble videos on KZfaq

@Sleepy.Time. 4 ай бұрын

thank you Yamaha for continuing to produce and improve your 2 stroke line

@YZXRYDR 4 ай бұрын

Thanks! I needed that.

@GOATbro_Australia 4 ай бұрын

I really enjoyed this vid, so thank you. Just from watching, the YZ125 seems to win out in the FUN category for sure. It will be very interesting to see how Yamaha continues to evolve these bikes in the coming years. Thanks again.

@Quadz10 4 ай бұрын

The tree laugh greeting 😂

@sarahdell4042 4 ай бұрын

I’ve ridden both of these bikes in stock and modified forms. Adding the Apex head is night and day.

@mikeking7388 4 ай бұрын

Ran a 2018 yz250 MX in the woods for 300 hours can’t imagine how much better the x would of been. Honestly never had an issue with it. Since got a 23 250fx and dare I say it I might have to get a 250x.

@boonedawg1506 4 ай бұрын

You can mod the yz250 to make it an x. Add the x powervalve spring and do a couple more things.

@mikeking7388 4 ай бұрын

@@boonedawg1506 oh for sure. Don’t have the bike anymore will probably just get the x eventually

@jacobhanson9009 4 ай бұрын

Love my 250x definitely made for woods racing.

@loganixon 4 ай бұрын

I raced a yz250 setup more for moto (stock flywheel and mx exhaust setup). Ate shit a lot 😂 was always having to rev it out at lower speeds Then got a stock X and was so much better. Less top, sure, but way more manageable down low.

@mikeking7388 4 ай бұрын

@@loganixon hahaha I ate shit so much on that thing to. The new FX feels so much more planted it never gets away from me

@barkeep25 4 ай бұрын

Is it the compression ratio or more the jetting that makes these bikes harder to stall?

@jabec1998 3 ай бұрын

Was 2024 the first year they update the transmission for the 250x? Or did they change that a few years back?

@eadonbrosky 3 ай бұрын

I can't decide which model to go with, I like the graphics and performance of the yz250 (50th anniversary) but I want to be able to go slow in the woods when I need too. Not to mention I wouldn't mind a street legal dirt bike which I guess would be a WR model? Would you guys test that model lineup?

@drewhogarty9370 4 ай бұрын

I wanna see Josh take on a off-road career

@joshd013 4 ай бұрын

he raced a gncc and was like 5th overall in the morning race with the womens pro

@Adventure72Awaits 27 күн бұрын

Had a yz250 but sold it and got a newer yz125. It is my favorite bike and ive owned wr's, xr's, Drz's, ect.

@SpeedDemonExpress 2 ай бұрын

So the 125 and 125x have the same transmission gearing?

@weirdo1083 4 ай бұрын

What i wanna know do the x models have a wide ratio gearbox cheers.

@joshmosiman1955 4 ай бұрын

YZ250X has a wide ratio gearbox and YZ125X doesn’t

@oliverdurgen5953 4 ай бұрын

i really hope people buy these bikes. we need more bikes like these. 125's are a no brainer to keep new people coming in to the sport...

@tomfisher47 4 ай бұрын

I have the 250. Love it😊

@edwinstern863 2 ай бұрын

Everyone loves the 250, but the 125 is so much god damn fun

@ryansath3293 4 ай бұрын

Nice video, been looking at getting the 250x. Would either of these be too tall for 5’8”-5’9” height?

@AidenHamm-gu6jg 4 ай бұрын

Not at all im 5.7 and do just fine

@oliverdurgen5953 4 ай бұрын

there's no such thing as too tall of a motorcycle. common misnomer. there are only two sizes of motorcycle. adult and child. unless you have dwarfism, any adult can ride any motorcycle ever made.

@kruse1105 4 ай бұрын

I’m 5’9” and ride YZ 250 motocross model. I have to tip toe on flat ground because I’m old and stiff as a board 😂 I fully recommend the YZ 250x, I bought my bike after I rode my buddies 250x. Do yourself a favor and buy a Yamaha 2stroke !

@nicolasayer1908 Ай бұрын

Have a 450fx but adding a 125x to the stable. Next would be a 250x and I'm done 😝. Love the simplicity and reliability of these X models. My KTM 300 can stay on the scrap heap.

@Executioner480 3 ай бұрын

Whats with the x? I dont see these advertised anywhere with the x. I only see it on youtube

@babyymclovinn2301 2 ай бұрын

For someone with no experience on a motorcycle, which is best to learn on, yz125 or yz250 ?

@2StrokeSmoke701 2 ай бұрын

Yz125

@mikelyon5595 4 ай бұрын

Trees are diabolical!

@TheRossillini 4 ай бұрын

Def think the 125’s have the best 2 stroke sound

@MrPoppshot Ай бұрын

It’s like a cheat code once you learn to master the clutch on a 125.

@dormantmenace 4 ай бұрын

If they came with an electric start, im sure the price would go up to cover the r&d. They might be a serious sales contender with the austrian brands. That being said both my yz 125 n 250 start pretty dam easy. But kicking a bike can quickly exhaust you, especially in a precarious spot like on a hill. So its worth it to many riders.

@boonedawg1506 4 ай бұрын

They need that E button bad.

@jpconard 4 ай бұрын

As 23 250x owner, I'd vote no to increasing the complexity, weight, and cost. Many of the Austrian bike riders now complaining of losing the backup kick starter.

@boonedawg1506 4 ай бұрын

@@jpconard Isn't there a kickstarter kit that can be added? I know the Husqvarnas had that as an option in case the battery dies.

@jpconard 4 ай бұрын

@@boonedawg1506 not on the new TBI ones. Beta yes, not sure about Reiju, but KTM, gasgas, husky not anymore. My 22 KTM 150 has both but new 150 doesn't. My Yamaha 250x is better than KTM in so many ways. Carbon on piston was bad, 45 hours, no carbon on Yz at 22 hours, I mean literally no carbon spots. Just shows what bike runs cleaner.

@christopherfowler1549 4 ай бұрын

Why do you need electric start on a 125? I can crank them with my hand, not hard to crank.

@timothysullivan3970 4 ай бұрын

"I would install a bunch of stuff that costs a lot" man...

@magicmickey89 4 ай бұрын

CR250

@Todd-rk2lb 4 ай бұрын

it should come electric start like fantic engine. electric start would sell alot of yz and compete other hard enduro machine

@nvmcrider8475 4 ай бұрын

An E start on a 125 2 stroke is ludicrous, they take almost zero effort to start

@OtisFlint 4 ай бұрын

@@nvmcrider8475 It has nothing to do with the effort to kick.

@Todd-rk2lb 4 ай бұрын

@@nvmcrider8475 when cliff is on your left side and your right foot is on 1/4 inch tip of a rock and your engine case is hanging like a see saw and your age is 40 +

@kellybrown6988 4 ай бұрын

It’s not an enduro bike tho 😂

@Todd-rk2lb 4 ай бұрын

@@kellybrown6988 thats y ktm or beta etc…

@joeybishop7604 4 ай бұрын

All of the things Yamaha did to “mellow out” the power of the “X” model, with the exception of the 18” rear wheel, are all of the things everyone that purchases one will have to spend money on to get that power back.

@jgs1703 4 ай бұрын

It has the same power, it's just spread out more.

@joeybishop7604 4 ай бұрын

@@jgs1703 then it’s NOT the same

@jgs1703 4 ай бұрын

@joeybishop7604 it's the same amount of power, the power is spread out.

@jgs1703 4 ай бұрын

@@joeybishop7604 it has less hit but more power throughout the powerband.

@joeybishop7604 4 ай бұрын

@@jgs1703 no it doesn’t. It’s physically impossible to have LESS POWER, and more power at the same time.