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With the Yamaha YZ 250 F, the ride will be a real spray tour.

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The 250 Yamaha is also available in red.

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The engine is also very smooth on the hard, sometimes slippery slopes.

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Despite the air filter in front of the driver, the intake noise remains pleasantly quiet.

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The strengths of the engine are clearly in the middle range.

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The seating position has changed little, there is nothing to criticize.

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With the new Yamaha YZ 250 F, jumps can be mastered.

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MOTORRAD tester Didi Lacher was able to test the new 250cc in Vincy-Manœvre near Paris.

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Loop material: the manifold circles the engine before it flows into the short damper.

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The suspension of the YZ 250 F.

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The completely redesigned engine with inverted cylinder head, cylinder tilted backwards and four instead of five valves.

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Easier: The air filter can now be changed without dismantling the tank.

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The YZ 250 F now largely corresponds to the 450.

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Everything about the YZ 250 F is new.

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With the Yamaha YZ 250 F, Yamaha should put a lot of pressure on the competition in this hotly contested class.

Yamaha YZ 250 F in the driving report

With technical features of the in-house 450

The Yamaha YZ 250 F is the new Yamaha crosser for 2014: a completely new model, not only with the mandatory injection, but also with the technical features of the in-house 450.

TSpecial technical features of the 450 series – that means: with the cylinder head turned upside down, the cylinder tilted backwards, air filter behind the steering head and tank under the seat.

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Yamaha YZ 250 F in the driving report
With technical features of the in-house 450

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Crossers generally seem more front-wheel oriented

As with the engine, Yamaha has its own philosophy when designing the chassis. The blue crossers generally seem more front-wheel oriented. This brings very good traction at the front and secure grip in curves, as the bike stays on the ground as if on rails. This is particularly noticeable in the many hanging corners of this route, which was well watered and therefore sometimes offered very little grip. Here the 250 gives the driver a lot of confidence in the grip of the front wheel, you can bend surprisingly strong and choose the tightest lines.

The disadvantage of this design is that the rear wheel drifts away easily when you accelerate out. It helped to increase the sag on the test machine with the driver to 100 millimeters and to remove the pressure damping by a few clicks. The suspension is rather comfortable, but the middle area of ​​the fork, which works with steel springs, is quite hard.

All in all, a successful performance. With the new 250cc, Yamaha should finally have closed the gap to the competition in this hotly contested class.

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