Australasian Dirt Bike – May 2019

http://www.adbmag.com.au MAY 2019 | 77

Anodised rims went on a small diet KYB cartridge fork is still going strong

When other

brands were

chewing up valves

like sparkplugs,

the Yamahas were

still out there

chewing dust and

motoring

Yamaha

YZ250F

ENGINE

TYPE DOHC, four-valve

DISPLACEMENT 250.0cc

BORE & STROKE 77.0 x 53.6mm

COOLING Liquid

COMPRESSION RATIO 13.8:1

FUEL METERING Mikuni 44mm EFI

TANK CAPACITY 6.2L

TRANSMISSION Five-speed, constant mesh

CLUTCH Cable, wet multiplate

DIMENSIONS

WHEELBASE 1475mm

SEAT HEIGHT 970mm

GROUND CLEARANCE 335mm

CLAIMED WEIGHT 106kg wet

SUSPENSION

FRONT KYB spring-cartridge 48mm USD, 310mm travel

REAR KYB gas-oil monoshock, 317mm travel

BRAKES

FRONT Nissin twin-piston, 270mm wave disc

REAR Nissin single-piston 245mm wave disc

RUNNING GEAR

HANDLEBAR Yamaha tapered alloy

FRONT TYRE Bridgestone X20F 90/100-21

REAR TYRE Bridgestone X20R 100/90-19

PRICE & CONTACTS

RRP $11,399

BROWSER yamaha-motor.com.au

BLOWER (02) 9757 0011

WARRANTY Three months, parts only