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YZ250
249cc2-stroke1 cylLiquid-cooledKick start
About the YZ250
Yamaha's 250cc two-stroke motocross racer, the last Japanese 250 two-stroke still in production. Popular with open-class amateurs and vets who want two-stroke power.
- Family
- YZ 2-Strokes
- Model years
- 1974 – present
- Also known as
- YZ 250, YZ250 two-stroke
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Generations
2015 – present
YZ250CurrentNew YZ-F style bodywork and four-stroke fork tubes on the aluminum chassis.
- Engine
- 249cc
- Cooling
- Liquid-cooled
- Starter
- Kick start
- Gearbox
- 5-speed
- Fuel
- Carburettor
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2005 – 2014
YZ250All-new aluminum frame and swingarm.
- Engine
- 249cc
- Cooling
- Liquid-cooled
- Starter
- Kick start
- Gearbox
- 5-speed
- Fuel
- Carburettor
1999 – 2004
YZ250Current 66.4×72mm engine introduced in 1999; current frame geometry and bodywork from 2002.
- Engine
- 249cc
- Cooling
- Liquid-cooled
- Starter
- Kick start
- Gearbox
- 5-speed
- Fuel
- Carburettor
1974 – 1998
YZ250Added to close the 1974–1998 hole; internal boundaries (air to liquid cooling 1982 per Wikipedia) not split for lack of a second source.
- Engine
- 246cc
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Year specs
- Engine
- 249 cc
- Bore × stroke
- 66.4 × 72 mm
- Cooling
- Liquid-cooled
- Starter
- —
- Gearbox
- 5-speed
- Fuel system
- Carburettor
- Horsepower
- —
- Torque
- —
- Dry weight
- —
- Wet weight
- 103 kg
- Seat height
- 975 mm
- Ground clearance
- 361 mm
- Wheelbase
- 1486 mm
- Fuel capacity
- 6.8 L
- MSRP
- $8,099
engine_cc computed from the cited bore x stroke.
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