@baybak7202 the original clamp that holds it on.....the silver tabs....just pull them off and it will have a hole there and loop a Zip-Tie through the holes that remain and ziptie it to center of the handlebars. No drilling or nothing needed the holes are already there. If you need to see a picture I can give my Instagram because here on youtube you can't post pictures in the comments.

@pete8149 Thanks, I got it! I'll do the same for my place👍

Is the Hi-rev map the one they call the GP Aggressive Hi-Rev? ....thanks for the input. I have keefer maps downloaded, I will give the free flow a try. I am just so used to riding it now in MX Power Feel and I like Keefer Aggressive Map too...and then I have a woods map I usually run on single track.

@ the high rev map is a stock map on the app. Any time I use Mx power feeling I can never feel like my flow through single track is great. I much faster when I’m not on something aggressive cause I’m fighting the bike more. Hope it helps

@jorgesoto8680 on the 2022 model the stock three maps are MX Power Feel....Torquey....and Hard Terrain (this map supposed to use on Map 2 for some reason).....then just the stock map all 0's.

Holding up great.....no issues.....oil/filter every 6 hours....tearing it down now that winter is here go over all the bearings and re-pack with grease...just general maintenance stuff, fresh spark plug and check valves and might just change timing chain and tensioner just as a precaution type thing...other than that I have not had one issue with this bike since I bought it January 2022.

@gnarasaurus7178 let me know sometime you want to go there I will show you around.

The bike is holding up great....it's the rider that is the problem.... for some reason Tree's seem to jump out in front of me....but I have yet to break anything on the bike....bent the bars but other than that the bike is solid. Two years of crashing and the Yamaha still going strong...lol..

Been on the bike for 2 1/2 years now, just took some learning to ride it, first dirtbike... taught myself, don't have no riding partners or anyone to show me anything. Love the bike now. Just bought a 2 stroke in the spring so now learning to ride it and yes it is alot of clutch use on both bikes riding in the woods. Thanks for the input. Appreciate it.

Yes, took just learning the bike. I had/have no one to ride with so everything I learned the last 2 1/2 years has been self taught....I am sure would have learned things faster if I had someone to ride with....but it's all good.

Been 2 1/2 years now since video finally learned how to somewhat ride it....lol..

@pete8149 im teaching my cousin how to ride so i know the process is long and demanding. Glad youre enjoying it. Great machine.

I went back and could not find the comment with the IG name. Here is mine... instagram.com/__pete_b?igsh=MWRldWl6NGNxcnhmcA== just click link and message me there if you still have parts. I am sorry never seen the other post I went back but didn't see it.

If the link don't work it is __pete_b copy this and paste in search. My profile picture is black truck and my YZ in a parking lot.

@pete8149 she sent description but couldn't send pictures. She left her phone number. She has pictures of the parts. All the parts only have about 5-6 hrs on them except the oem cage and air filter which may have 30 minutes. I sold the bike at 9 hrs.

@notimportant42 Sorry you had to sale your bike. I do hope your health situation got/gets better for you. As for the parts, KZbin don't have a messenger to talk...do you have a Instagram account? I could give you my name there to contact me if you do. Thanks.

@@tonybaloney5606 Famous Reading Outdoors in Pennsylvania

I am also in PA. South of Pittsburgh about 30 min

I am originally from Altoona area now over in Harrisburg area. Yeah I grew to love this bike after owning it 2 years now. Your right clutch control is a major factor when learning to ride.....especially singletrack. Wish I had found woods riding years ago ....so much fun. Thanks for your input I appreciate it. Have you ever been to Rock Run in Patton, PA? That is more the area I grew up in the old coal towns and strip mining back when I was a kid.

I have the 2022 and you speaking of the rod bearing is the first I have heard of this. The detuned maps for me tend to be the harder starts....when I say hard starting I mean it turns over two or three times before it starts....it is not a continuous cranking without start but it is a few seconds of cranking. There are videos of guys who race that have found ways to help them start quicker if it becomes a problem. I am a novice rider at best, so them one or two extra crank overs don't affect me...but they are not a everyday thing for me. My bike 98% of time is an instanst crank start. Sorry I can't give you a better answer for that question, just my own experience. I love this bike now, in the early days being a new rider I questioned my purchase, but I have no regrets now....best of luck and congrats on the new bike. If you have any other questions drop a reply and if I can answer it, I will.

@@pete8149 awsome thank you for replying yea I’m currently gonna be coming off owning a 23 kx250x which is more of a powerful 250, I raced that and then have a ktm125 so I do plan on racing the yz I just wanted to ask because I’ve heard some people the bike just won’t start at all so hearing that is definitely a relief !

Did you pick up your bike today? Let me know what you think of it after you get chance to ride it.

@@pete8149 yea man i actually just got off it 10 minutes ago😂, absolutely love it super easy bike to ride fast in the trails I like it much better than my kx, I will say occasionally it had trouble starting in gear but very rarely, I will probably just get a better battery for it but overall I love it !

@urbancow8348 you might already know this but another thing that helps is turn the Idle up "while in gear"....Also if the "hard start in gear "..happens again, try giving your clutch knob a spin I feel when the bike is new that the clutch is a little tight till get worn a little...cause when you hit your button when it was hard starting did it lurch a little like the clutch was dragging?....just what I experienced when mine was new but if you keep clutch adjusted to me that is where the symptoms seem to come from. I am no mechanic....this was my first dirtbike but just things I observed in the beginning when it was new.....it will get better the more you ride it. Just few things that helped in the beginning....and yes I changed out the battery in the first few months ...these few things helped me in the early days. Glad you got your bike and best of luck with your racing.

Night and day. GPX was carburated.....it was fun and was street legal.....but the FX has way more power. The GPX for what it was ....was super reliable...never had any issues the 2 years I had it....suspension was decent and could ride singletrack....but the FX is like a Cadillac compared to it. I paid $3000 for it brand new...was a left over...and I got my 3k of enjoyment out if it. Overall was good experience once the Jetting was figured out. People say "China Junk"....but the GPX was pretty decent machine. MEG braps is riding a new model 2 stroke this year on her hard enduro racing from what I understand...check her videos out.

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Hey what part PA you from...originally I am from Western Pa. To answer your question (just keep in mind this was my first dirtbike so I have nothing else to compare it to.) I was skeptical when I first bought the bike. The throttle was so touchy till I got used to it, and I found that with this bike if you can control the throttle and clutch...you will enjoy this bike. I did NOT do a "throttle tamer" or nothing. I just told myself...."learn the bike how it was bought"... and that is what I did. I never installed a flywheel weight or nothing. The bike is stock as it was in 2022 when I bought it. The mapping is awesome...in the beginning I was running what I call "detuned" maps when learning singletrack, but now I run some aggressive maps on singletrack just messing around. I found the mapping was key when I was first learning to ride this bike. I just got worried when I bought it because I honestly didn't know how to ride it and felt like it was to much bike for the trails I was riding. But like anything there is a learning curve and I had the full spectrum of that curve. I can honestly tell you....I don't ever see me selling this bike. I bought a YZ 250 two stroke and I keep it in the garage.....I would rather ride the FX. The suspension once it broke in....I kept adjusting and now have found great settings for Rocks and Tree/Log crossings and am very happy with it. It took time...but I love this bike and my opinion will vary from a more experienced rider who has alot more experiences on other bikes...they may tell you different. I can only say from my experience and I thought I wanted to try a 2 stroke so I bought a used one that needed work......and I will keep working on learning to ride it...but with the FX you twist the throttle and the power is there.....I can't get used to the two stroke loading the flywheel and revving it out after being on a four stroke. It is a new thing to learn....but I always find myself back to the FX.....and now I find I am repeating myself...so I will just say I have NO regrets on buying the FX, am very pleased with this purchase and it Definitely the right bike for me in the end. Whatever you choose to purchase...give yourself time to learn the bike....and only tip I can give you that was a game changer believe it or not...was TIRES.....they made so much a difference riding in the woods. The stock Dunlops had me tentative and hesitant when approaching log/rocks gardens on trail......cause to many slips and loss traction. Tires are a game changer. Let me know what you buy when you do purchase a bike, best of luck. If you have any other questions, just ask I will answer what I can.

No it is on the parking lot side. Follow road from parking lot all the way back till you can make option to turn left on a road down the hill or go straight......go straight....it all changed cause they put 4 wheeler/utv trail in the beginning of this trail. I will look up a 📍 location where the singletrack trail begins. You will see a yellow trail marker...but that is some harder rocky stuff....go past and there will be orange trail marker on the right. Will post the location I will go look it up now.

@@pete8149 awesome thanks for the help

40.5715494, -76.5191189 this is the start of it.....

@@pete8149 cool I am going straight to it when I get out there again

@gmtchsctt 40.5634210, -76.5314899 you can pick up this singletrack and run it clean back and meet up where you want to ride...it is all pretty flows in there also...couple log crossings but there is go arounds if you don't like doing them. I go there alot after work cause so close to me.....Great place to ride has some challenging trails they cut in over the last year.

Yes stock suspension....I am 200 lbs and it was stiff brand new and I just slowly started adjusting to where I am now ....first dirtbike so wouldn't really know what a actual set up suspension would feel like.....but I am fine with the stock right now for woods riding.

This was my first dirtbike.....so I might not be a good person to answer. But I can tell my experience for the last 2 years on it. The throttle is touchy....(alot of people put on a throttle tamer but I never did) just learned the bike stock as it was. Only thing I did was download a detuned map for learning woods riding but now I can ride woods in MX Map..and some other aggressive maps. It is a awesome bike after I learned to ride it in East Coast Rocky trails. I came off sportbikes so I did have motorcycle experience...just not dirtbike experience. I would say with the ability to detune the bike with your phone on the Yamaha App does lead to me to say it could be a good starter bike and as you progress you can change maps easily in seconds and as your skills get better download more power/aggressive maps through the app. Suspension is a little stiff in the beginning but I am 200 lbs and after it got broke in I softened it up and have no issues with it. Also if your riding woods best upgrade you can do right away is put tires on it for the terrain your riding. Any other questions drop a message will do my best to answer......This is a dirtbike "noobie" perspective. Thanks for the reply...hope I helped a little....

Yeah I wish here in PA I could plate my dirtbikes...I see alot of people are liking the Husq 300....I hope you get to go purchase one and have a blast man...thanks for the reply.

@@pete8149 in NJ we don’t have inspections for motorcycles. Hopefully it stays that way. PA has inspections from what I’ve heard.

​@@pete8149 Going riding with a few people tomorrow and I get to ride my buddie's Husky TE250! Excited to experience that thing on single track for sure!

@@nickadkins7765 how did your ride go? New bike in the future?

@@pete8149 Oh it was great! Rode his bike for 20 minutes or so up a couple hillclimbs, single track, leaves, some sand and root jumps! Being 20 years newer and lighter/more flickable than my 450 really showed! He had brand new hybrid gummy tires and those things made a HUGE difference compared to the stability/traction of my 6+ year old MX style Bridgestones with 50% tread left 😅 Also I'm 6'1 and 240ish pounds so I noticed that I need to adjust my handlebars forward which will get them higher as well. I couldn't ride standing up as much as I wanted because how low they were and it made my center of gravity more forward which was sketchy! I need the tires he has for sure, and love the low end smooth and consistent torque on the hillclimbs with the 250, whereas my 450 you kinda have to give it some sauce in 1st gear because 2nd is too low and boggy....but once you get that initial speed you can pretty much just hold 1/4 throttle with some clutch work and/or more twist of the throttle and she'll power up there....can't imagine how much nicer it's gonna be with those gummy tires, rebuilt/resealed forks (they need it badly after these past 2 rides. Who knows when my dad did it last before he passed away and I acquired the bike as my personal one and sold my 125sx) and handle bar adjustment with some bark buster protection man! I really liked his bike alot. It's funny because he has 120 hours on that bike and never rode a 4 stroke, so he was pretty scared to hop on the 450MXC (understandably so, it's a beast of a bike) and didn't know what to expect. He said he was actually pleasantly surprised with how it felt, and he had a big ole grin when I asked him how the power comes on when you open up 1st gear 🤣 because SHE GETS DOWWNNNN!!! So now I need to find someone with a 2020+ Yamaha YZ250FX to compare and I also wouldn't mind trying out a newer Husqy TE150/KTM 150XCW, or a Beta 200RR to really get a taste of several different setups for the trails and terrain local to me! I think the 150's are gonna be insanely fun and flickable, and I've also heard they really ride well for a small bore and bog really nice and don't come on the pipe as quick as a light switch like 125's are known for! I still have alot of testing and research that needs to be done before I choose to spend $5k+ on a bike, but I'm happy with the results of that TE250 that's for sure! Thanks for checking in on my ride brotha 🤜🤛🤙

Understood......but unfortunately it was advertised and sold as an "X"......me not knowing alot about dirtbikes cause I am dirtbike Dumb got scammed.....which is my fault. Said it had new top end...flywheel weight and clutch....all was lies had to do a top end, new clutch and threw on a flywheel weight. So all my fault on a bad purchase...but will make the best of it. Thanks for your input....appreciate it.

@@pete8149 I have learned that the average person (beginner, intermediate) will never be able to tell by riding whether a bike is for enduro or motocross. So, for all practical purposes most riders in the world can use either interchangeably for both purposes and will never know the difference. There are only a tiny slice of dirt bike riders who may feel disadvantaged by using an enduro bike for motocross and vice versa. I am a low-intermediate rider (4 years experience) and use my YZ250FX for enduro and motocross and it works perfectly. Essentially, only the top 1% of riders can FEEL or detect the difference between a motocross vs enduro bike. The rest are just regurgitating what they read in magazines or from online reviewers. At my local motocross track, even highly experienced riders who rode my enduro bike could not discern any difference in performance. All this applies to NON-Racing, fun riding only. For true racers, their mileage may vary. One vet racer borrowed my bike to try out and beat his own "motocross" bike time.

@@pete8149 Its a great trail bike.

Yes heavy duty tubes.....want to try the Tubliss but haven't ordered then yet. I change my own tires so don't think I will do mousse bibs just cause they appear to be harder to change tires.

I never road there...seen some vids on youtube. Do you ride there? This is Famous Reading Outdoors Properties.

This is Central PA.....Pottsville, PA area....Famous Reading Outdoors Property.

@pete8149 dang I really wish this was closer. Do you think a 250 would be a big enough bike for someone who weighs about 240lbs?

@Sventy11 I was 230lbs on this bike when I bought it...

Central Pa.....look up Famous Reading Outdoors they have a website with a few different properties to ride. It is a "pay" membership to ride there but we'll worth it if your in Central PA area.