Lites class. No lite weights
The Lites class – desperate, frenetic, hypercompetitive. It’s a whole different adrenaline fuelled world of intense competition, controlled (occasionally) aggression and crazy fast entry and mid-corner speeds.
Don’t you just love it?
There’s another simple fact too, if you’re anywhere near the front, you’re going to be either racing on a YZ250F …or against a bunch of ‘em. Read more...
Ferocious or friendly?
Take one ride on the WR450F and you’ll see the answer is “both”.
Getting phenomenal thrust out of a modern 450 fourstroke is not hard. The part that demands engineering skill and expertise is making the monster eat out of your hand …without biting it off.
YZ125Y
New for 2009:
You might want to tell the opposition to take a good look now… When you bring the YZ125’s lean, lightweight chassis and supreme combination of engine suspension and brake performance to bear, it might be all they can do to keep you in sight.
That’s because that after years on top, the YZ125 is still the straight-A performer of its class.
The YZ’s amazingly compact and powerful engine nestles in a light, aluminium frame with just the right amount of flex where you need it.
Lean and scalpel sharp, the YZ125’s flexible power delivery means it is still among the smartest launching platforms from which for a young junior motocross rider to learn the tricks of the sport.
And because it comes in that shade of Factory Racing Blue that denotes it as a Yamaha, you can be sure it is designed to last every bit as well as
Think about it for a minute. Seven world championships in the last decade, and as we write this, it’s looking a bit like an eighth, just quietly.
To achieve something like that, you need to get a lot of things right: great team, great riders, a modicum of luck we’ll admit, but most of all you need a great platform to build the whole campaign on, and that means a great bike.
YZ250Y
Modifying thickness of both inner and outer fork tubes and
revising damping settings provides fantastic bump absorption and comfort while shaving weight.
Lightening the rear shock with aluminum components takes off more weight, and revised settings complement the ones in the fork.
A light and strong ProTaper aluminum handlebar in adjustable mounts adds comfort and control.
Use of lighter, box-head bolts throughout the chassis eases maintenance while reducing weight and increasing performance. Read more...
Any preconceptions you may have about 250 4-stroke ATVs… forget ‘em. In one nimble and aggressive swoop the Raptor 250 has made everything else look… prehistoric.
