2003 yz250f for trails and motocross???

I'm 5'5" and 125 lbs. on an '03 and have no problems starting mine. I've probably had it out 10 times or so now... even raced it... and never had a starting problem. Sometimes it takes a few kicks for the first start of the day, but thats it. And I had a hard enough time starting my 125 once in a while just from being short. The '03 starts great (even after laying it over, stalling, etc... and in gear too).

My friend has a YZ 400F and when we ride trails it does over heat sometimes. You can tell when it is getting close, It smells and starts back firing. Don't know that that would stop me from getting one. I hear their awesome.

I have yet to take my YZF on the trails yet but I would much rather be on the more powerful YZF especially for the kind of cash your going to shell out. It's easier to make the YZF more of a trail bike than going the other way around. The bike kicks over very easy at the race this weekend I let a little 8 y/o kid kick over my bike for fun. They had no problem with the lever pressure I can start it by hand if I want. I haven't taken it out on the trails yet mainly cause I've been busy with racing a ax series and I have no spark arrestor. Of course most people will say get a WR cause you said your gonna mainly trail ride it I have always perfered and ridden MX bikes off road with minimal mods. I have never wasted the time to add flywheel wieghts or done suspension mods to set it up for woods. I've ridden mostly 125's so I'm use to having to clutch alot. You won't have to do that on the YZF in fact I use the clutch like 80% less now situations that had my slipping the clutch on a 125 the 250F will torque out of with a twist of the throttle. I love the fact that it rev's really high too. The stock noise level is more like 101 db's and the FMF Q would bring it down to more like 94-96 db's realistically. The bike stock 1.8 gal tank has been reported by other owners as averaging 35-40 miles a tank easy. It only has a problem with heating up if you let it sit still for a long time but I have yet to get it boil over. I know the bike will rock out on the trails I plan to finally take out on the trails later this month when I get a break in the series i'm racing. I'd go for the YZF and look right past the WR even if I was just gonna trail ride it only.

I agree with the above post. We have a few guys here in MI that ride trail only on the 250 YZF and do real well. It handles well and had a friendly motor.

I know some guys that have had both the WRF and YZF 250's and use them exclusively for trails. They prefer the YZF due to the lighter weight and slimmer tank/seat. They say the YZ just feels better. If you don't have to have the lighting and electric start, you may want to consider the YZ.

have to wonder why the Scandinavian enduro guns Stephane Peterhansel and Peter Bergvall ride WRs instead of YZFs in the World Enduro Championships.

The YZFs will overheat more quickly because the WRs have an extra radiator core.

Total junk . Mine breaks too often. I have a strong leg from kick starting it.

hon-yam-junk -

man, you need to not hold back so much. tell us what you REALLY think!


jeremiah