FIRST RIDE on the All-New Yamaha YZ250F!

The crew at Yamaha Motors USA finally let us get our grubby paws on the 2024 Yamaha YZ250F today at Perris Raceway, and man, what a time we had! All-new for 2024, the YZ250F certainly does not disappoint! CLICK HERE for all of the technical changes and updates, but in this post, our Senior Test Rider Pat Foster and Video Editor Chase Curtis give us their first impressions of the new bike after spending today ripping laps on it. Stay tuned for much more on this exciting new machine.

[@REDWHITEBLUE324]

That bike definitely catches the eyes‼️❤

[@scootersinc9480]

Love the graphics picking up my new450 with the new graphics tomorow😍

[@Davido50]

Enjoy! Break it in easy then switch to good full synthetic engine oil. Not Yamalube! Maxima Pro Plus 10w40 is phenomenal as are Bel-ray oils.

[@quadcityracing]

New graphics kit will make this bike faster. One thing I hate in the Yamaha vs say the CRF, is the throttle is too hard to turn.

[@andrewmarshall360]

Both of my sons raced amateur, what I loved about them was if you do regular maintenance and keep an eye on the valves we never had a problem.

[@brandonfoley8070]

love the good honest feedback. I heard exactly what I wanted to hear about this bike

[@DUBYA-DUBYA]

Awesome job. Can’t wait to see more on it..

[@ridendrive]

Good Info, bike looks great.

[@lachie708]

Would you say that the 2023 has WAY more bottom end grunt, or just a little more??

[@rokuabtor6834]

When is the Shootout?!? 😮

[@andrewmarshall360]

They sell them in blue right ?

[@ZULUXXXMAUI]

The front fender and #plate is whak?

[@FariasFarias-c1p]

Todas bicicletas em lançamento ainda estão em processo de correção e alguns acertos de potência e configuração. Aqui no Brasil sempre esperamos por comprar o modelo novo sempre depois de um ano no mercado fabricação. Ou seja o 2025 será uma melhor opção. Pois os erros cometido nesse 2024 serão corrigidos no ano depois.

[@bjgolden304]

Then the year after and the year after and the year after lol.

[@Fox250R]

Why is the can so big haha

[@TCON42499]

2023 was better. Going to see riders struggle on this in the pros

[@Davido50]

Maybe. Maybe not. There engines are heavily modded. KTM 250SXF will be bike to ride for '24. Betcha!

[@dougbot5565]

It's FUGLY!

[@ryancuda45]

i hated the white and purple ? wtf are you thinking lol.

[@stevesmith756]

Nobody liked it back then 😂

[@pjsneeringer5942]

It's the slow AF '93 Graphics making it slower😂

[@Buffington916]

Love the colors, but definitely not a bike worth paying tribute to😅

[@hazza.2smoka]

@@Buffington916it’s so dumb that Yamaha even bothered with putting the throwback graphics on the 4 strokes, they weren’t even making 4 strokes in 93 💀

[@AA-mk4pu]

Slow??? No

[@crispincurtis8585]

@@hazza.2smoka pretty sure they were building yz's then,,

[@paulpence8895]

I'm from the 60's, and f'ing hated the 90's,,, my first 70's Yamaha's were yellow,,, I like the blue, so this retro is crap!!! LOL!!! Not bringing back bad memories, just bad style!!! Christ, I wore parachute pants and dance shoes in the 80's... Ya, I just admitted that...

[@nachomoma2469]

honestly, maybe i got a junk one, but its lacking power in the corners im guessing due to the new cam chain being beefier, the top end feels better, but its still down 2 hp and torque compared to its competitor's, wish they did more to the engine, overall... not impressed and will be selling mine

[@395PRS]

So you already have a 24. Yeah, No.

[@ryangalbraith7080]

Dude sees a video on the 2024 YZ250f probably mxa then tries saying he has a24 and experienced it himself 😂

[@bigblock146]

Not a fan of this old school throwback trend... It looks better than the kx though.

[@rdy553]

Yeah not for me ...

[@justwatching6186]

More ppl would buy it if it had the original yellow graphics

[@TrickRacing]

Not as good as 2023 yz 250f im calling it now. Already reported by motocross action mag that its slower and not as good

[@StayTunedMoto]

Yeah this review sucks but mx action nailed it