New off road YZ250X 2 stroke...

Forks that work out of the box, wide ratio trans, 18" rear wheel and gobs of aftermarket parts to choose from. This would be my #1 choice if I had to buy a bike today.

Wow, nice to see someone get it. They should sell a ton just because of the lack of options. Any idea of the price ?

Some knock the YZ 2 strokes saying they haven't changed since 2005 but they really got it right in 05 so why change. They have updated components like suspension when they improved on the 4 strokes. I have accumulated enough extra parts via bike trades and buying and selling that I can make repairs on most things because the same parts fit such a wide span of bikes.

I bought my son a 2011 yz450 and at the time he weighed about 180 which was close enough that the stock springs worked well and the valving was excellent. Now he weighs 205 so I called Les at LTR and asked if I should send the forks and shock in for a re-valve since I was going up in spring weight. Les said that after I change the springs I should only need to adjust the clickers and that Yamaha's valving could cover the change and that my son would love it even more than he does now. I thanked Les for his honesty and was glad my Yamaha wasn't a KTM. I'm servicing his shock and forks today along with a spring change... bad news is I couldn't keep up with him before now I won't see much of him unless he stops to let me catch up.

I had a '89, '96, and '02 YZ250 two-smokers. I had good luck with them and they were very reliable. Easy to find parts too. I am glad Yamaha is stepping up in the off-road arena with some potent weapons. First the YZ250FX and now this option. I could see me going blue again.

Only thing missing is the e-start!

Just replied to a thread on the same over at Betariders. org so I'll paste it on here, should be an excellent bike.

My bike since 1999 up until the Beta. My 99 and 04 had the wide ratio trans along with flywheel weights, the 04 had an 18" rear along with a Rekluse. Then when I upgraded to a 09 all it got was a Pro Rekluse and lighter fw weight. Great bikes and solid as an anvil - both the 99 and 04 had many trail miles and cross country races on them and each went on to other people. The 09 had a lot of miles a couple of CC races and a number of Moto's. Those days are behind me as I was looking for the magic button and a lower seat height, seems when I hit 70 I lost some confidence in my abilities and struggled when in real steep and technical terrain, the Beta has been a big help for me. I do miss the hit and the handling of the YZ but loving the ability to let the Beta do it's thing with the spread of power it has; and the Beta will get better with time, especially when I get the suspension figured out.

Actually I rode Yamaha from 1969 to 2014 with the one exception of where I rode a RMX for about four years.

My next new bike will have that little red button. (E-electric Start).
Funny it's odd that Japan isn't following the European bikes with the becoming popular e start?

When will all the manufacturers get with the program?

E-Start,,,,,fuel injection,,,,oil injected 2t bikes????

Where's the darn headlight?

thats a nice lookin bike . the graphics are a bit crud / lack something

well the US got the FX guess we'll get the X surly it has a lighting coil

Even if Yamaha put a weedwacker engine in a 1970's dual shock frame with dell orto carb and called it a YZ250X, I'd still be happy. Why? Because I hope this lights the fire in the racing hearts of the other Japanese manufacturers. If this bike is the litmus test for Kawi/Suzi/Honda to come back, I hope they sell a gazillion-jillion of them. And, I would daresay that the aftermarket for the YZ250 is as deep if not deeper than what is available for the KTM's. Kudos to Yamaha.

I know I've posted a version of this before.... In my local HS Series, 10 years ago Japanese bikes still ruled the roost. Kawi and Suzuki were bigger than Yamaha and Honda. 250 2T bikes were the weapon of choice and KX250 was the most popular by far. KTM's were sort of in the mix, with Husky and GG totally fringe. People always talked, about how strange Euro bikes felt and handled.

It all changed when Kawi dropped the KX250.... I thought people would switch in droves the the YZ250, but instead... they embraced 2T KTM's in a way I never expected. It was truly odd, to see people who always derided Euro bikes, suddenly have Orange Fever. We have one AA rider who has been champion off and on for years and he rides a YZ250, but other riders don't emulate him.

Yamahas have always been my favorite Japanese bike and if they built a YZ125X, I could possibly see owning one.....

Or better yet if they made a 150

Athena 144 kit (along with a 300 kit) is right in the Yamaha parts catalog!
https://www.yamahapartsandaccessori...it-by-athena?f=2013|137&dealernumber=&rv=true

I rode a yz250 last year set up for woods and it was really impressive. The bike was a tractor, with crazy smooth power. I've said for a long time, a yz125 makes a great woods bike. It's no Italian husky, but it's way better than any of the other jap 125's that were available

YEA THEN 167 THAT SUCKER