2015 250F MOTOCROSS SHOOTOUT
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SHOOTOUT
2015 250F MOTOCROSS SHOOTOUT
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SHOOTOUT
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ur big question going into our 2015
250F Motocross Shootout was simple:
could any of the other manufacturers
step it up a notch or two and knock the revived
Yamaha YZ250F off the top step of the po-
dium?
In 2014, the YZ250F got a complete ground-
up overhaul, finally getting rid of its long-in-the-
tooth motor for the reversed and rearward-in-
clined cylinder and all-new chassis concept that
its big brother got five years ago. The radical
"backward" change took time to sink in with the
YZ450F, but the YZ250F responded instantly.
It went from trailing the pack to leading the way
almost over night. Now, everyone is chasing
the Yamaha.
Honda, KTM, Husqvarna, Kawasaki and Su-
zuki have all had a year to respond—some did,
some not so much. The Honda, for example,
made some significant updates, like giving the
2015 CRF250R air forks, a handlebar-mounted
engine-mode select button, new EFI settings
THE
COUNTDOWN