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[@JaredRectenbaugh]

I’m glad you have a blast on my bike dude!

[@stumpinater]

As far as performance, did you get Twisted Development’s vortex ecu with mapping or stock ecu re-mapped for the 450 air box and FMF exhaust? Also, have you thought about the twin injector add on? That bike rips! Thanks!

[@JaredRectenbaugh]

@@stumpinateryes, Twisted Development ECU and air box mod. I had a dual injector setup(not TD dual injector set up, although I did buy that setup and the bike kept cutting off if I came to an abrupt stop) on my 21 and loved it. FMF exhaust, twin air power flow kit.

[@joelmock7722]

Did you have to send in your throttle body to get adapter installed?

[@JaredRectenbaugh]

@@joelmock7722 me, no. I already had a throttle body with an adapter on it from my dual injector setup that I had on my 21.

[@stumpinater]

@@JaredRectenbaugh Awesome! Thanks for the reply. I have a 22 CRF250R with red Moto 300 big bore and TDs vortex mapped ecu for FMF full system…The bike ripped! but I blew the crank through the case last month. I’m looking at the YZ250F now that I’ve seen AJ Catanzaro on your bike 🙌

[@adamhill2788]

Best review of the 24' yz250f!! When I sell my Harley I'm getting me 24 or 25 yz250f and now I know what parts I need🤘

[@AjCatanzaro]

Thanks! You'll love it!

[@JaredRectenbaugh]

25 YZ250F. Get that

[@JaredRectenbaugh]

2025 has different linkage, suspension, and foot peg mounts are fixed

[@adamhill2788]

@JaredRectenbaugh 9,999$ (11,500$) out the door for the yz450f and 2,000$ less for the yz250f...hard to beat here in Ohio, from the sounds of it🤘

[@JaredRectenbaugh]

@@adamhill2788 not bad at all.

[@MiklaDfar]

Nice! It would have been helpful to list the mods in the description. THanks for the vid.

[@JaredRectenbaugh]

@@MiklaDfar I will be soon making a video about what’s done to the bike.

[@brandonfoley8070]

Im a stock grip guy too lol would choose them over anything

[@Criahs]

I switched from my 21’ yz250f to a 23’ crf250r because of you, now I guess I have to go back to blue.

[@sh4une_]

😂

[@weStayModest]

Don't switch for anyone else! gotta find what works for you

[@Upstate_222]

You technically still have an amazing bike man keep it for a couple years and see what the 26 yz's have to offer 💪🏼

[@SoleAddictions]

One of this guys bikes was parked at my neighbors house ( yz450, think was a 2020) , one of his buddy’s had bought it, and it was fully tricked out. I rode it around the track for literally as long as I could it had the most plush suspension ever. Amazing clutch. Bike was so good it was insane to me coming from a stock 2020 kx250. Good times lol.

[@picsnation4819]

7:14 in the background💀

[@vaxis851]

Came here to say the same thing. That was pretty funny😂

[@alexandermartinez6617]

Can’t comprehend how you don’t show us the actual bike

[@adzythepwcblokeinaustralia5467]

Yamaha’s sound unreal when you rev them while riding ‘

[@arthurcardooso]

always want you to ride a yamaha professionaly, you should make a switch.. this can be a good refresh for your racing season next year

[@ramseydbk1494]

jesus murphy i paid 13,000 out the door for mine. i think i got finessed

[@dannyv2335]

That’s a lot even in Canadian dollars

[@rockstarbmf9595]

Hot damn son! Yeah you did!

[@Kawiboy]

Sorry bout that Brother ✌️

[@MX-CO]

Seriously

[@Dylan-rc8qo]

$16,500 for my 24 ktm sx250. The price you pay when you finance. I got hustled into some extra coverage bullhonky that my understanding was i needed it but after reading EVERYTHING after I got home it wasn't required. TAKE THE TIME TO READ EVERYTHING and avoid financing if possible is my lessened learned

[@lrnspprs]

Need more videos like this, can't compare a tuned bike of 1 brand and not do the other brands😉

[@derekeftink9076]

Which engine modifications were made? Didnt seem like much besides an ECU. Id choose Race Tech for an engine upgrade IMO. What do you all think?

[@JaredRectenbaugh]

I will be posting a current build review

[@SophiaWorks]

Thing sounds so sick. Those stock are horrid. Would love to see you on the yami!! 👍🏻

[@IanNubbit]

I think Webb will be just fine riding one at de nations this year

[@quadcityracing]

Yes, he’s been looking good and was killer on the 250

[@jrader26]

You look 🤌🏼 on the Yamaha. Truly think you should switch!!

[@jfratis9081]

i have a 19 and that pulls way longer then mine. Would be nice to live in a place where you could get T4.

[@Dirt_Bike_Dave]

@ around 7:10 the guy who bites it behind AJ...OMG..How Embarrassing 😅😅😅

[@JaredRectenbaugh]

@@Dirt_Bike_Dave I think it’s his first bike and he got into riding.

[@Dirt_Bike_Dave]

@@JaredRectenbaugh I am just joking around...at my training day with AJ..I went right through a turn as if I had no brakes..🤣🤦‍♂️

[@JaredRectenbaugh]

@@Dirt_Bike_Dave happens to the best of us 😂

[@benmoberg9112]

For vet riders, how would this stack up against 350/450's? What would be your pick?

[@JaredRectenbaugh]

If you can pull the start and stay on it, then yes.

[@HWG-wm8ld]

Even with that bike, you can’t win a national. It’s 90% rider.

[@AjCatanzaro]

Absolutely.

[@Fire_at_Wil]

The TD ECU, maaaan..Those dudes know what theyre doing. Completely changed my 350, shes a barker now

[@TheFunRunJagSquad]

Aj I will love to come training some day but where do you train

[@pc-dc4gm]

I wonder how close to factory it feels

[@jcbenson01]

@@pc-dc4gm not even remotely close. While I’m sure the bike in this video is awesome, it’s nothing compared to a full factory build. But for amateur guys like most of us, I bet it’s plenty good!

[@highoncash]

Was it intentional to not show the bike? I stopped listening because I wanted to know what his bike looked like. 😂

[@JaredRectenbaugh]

I will be doing a current build review and video on my KZbin page soon

[@jasonsheets5042]

What gearing setup was used?

[@JaredRectenbaugh]

Stock gearing for now

[@crunchymeister]

"One lap, everyone knows the rules" - someone's been watching Dave's pizza reviews lol

[@charlesclapper8982]

What's all been done

[@JaredRectenbaugh]

@@charlesclapper8982 I’ll be doing a review breakdown and video soon on my KZbin page

[@rickskey]

You would look sick on a whyzed blucru bud!

[@KyleSchwanz]

1 bite everyone knows the rules 😂😂

[@snowfreak207]

You can hear that motor makin power

[@jcbenson01]

He said it had the Twisted air boot but I wonder if it had the second injector kit as well.

[@JaredRectenbaugh]

@@jcbenson01 it does not.

[@RVENZ]

Can wait to see ya riding blue!!

[@DerekHallman]

when are you going blue, Ray!?

[@jeremy_beckers]

Not like it’s going to matter. He just announced he’s not racing Supercross 2025. His 5 year plan is a joke.

[@RVENZ]

@@jeremy_beckers that’s okay.. he said he will start training/racing once he buys his own facility.. but for me personally I don’t care if he were to race again. I didn’t start watching and learning from him because he was racing.. but because he is someone I can learn from and articulates and teaches exceptionally well.

[@charlesclapper8982]

Add 2 injector and it's insane

[@iconicproductions8786]

That’s me at 7:40 😅

[@brandonfoley8070]

Whats the mapping on this thing

[@JaredRectenbaugh]

@@brandonfoley8070 Twisted Development

[@imabeliever244]

I'm an old guy (58) on an old (2000) YZ250, 2-stroke with an Enzo-tuned suspension and FMF silencer (everything else is stock) and I'd love to see someone like Albert ride it just to see what it's capable of. I absolutely can't ride it to its potential. Do any young pro riders ever get on these old steel frame smoker bikes and see how much it changes their abilities? All I know is my bike apparently only has one goal in life...to end mine. lol

[@artvandelay2111]

Would really be interested for you to review a '24 with the 'Keefer' map that everyone talks about with stock ECU and airbox ? The guys bikes you rode previously seemed a little clueless about the maps ?

[@JaredRectenbaugh]

@@artvandelay2111 I can tell you this, I’ve had those maps when I rode it stock and it wasn’t the greatest when running VP T4. It would spit and sputter. TD Mapped Vortex cleaned it up nicely

[@juhtin5765]

I put that map on and it fixed 3rd like aj was talking about.

[@Cl4rky]

@@artvandelay2111 can tell you the keefer maps on a stock 24 aren’t very good. Personally I’ve found the stock map to be best. I’ve since got a full ti akro system and twin air powerflow kit and the stock map pulls the best. 13/51 gearing pulls 3rd in corners awesome

[@gw4717]

I want to know what you think about a Husqvarna fc 250 new one I have the Husqvarna fc 350 but I got my son the Husqvarna fc 250 and wow 👌 I almost wish I would of got the 250 that thing works so well probably the best bike I've rode maybe it just fits me good what do you think ??? Love the channel helps me and my sons somuch racing

[@spendamil5777]

i have a 23' crf250r with a dual injector kit. i think you'd like it just as much as the honda

[@Scott-br1do]

Makes me want another bike 😢😂

[@AjCatanzaro]

Haha sorry and you're welcome

[@morley3810]

Makes ya wonder...there's no way that the Yamaha engineers/R&D guys couldn't come up with this tuning and airbox combo. TD is an awesome little company, but there's no way they have some secret sauce that's unattainable to the manufacturer development team. Why did they make it the way they did? Maybe intentionally ham stringing it so that there's future "update" potential so guys will buy next years' bike that comes this way stock? SMH. Sucks that you have to add $3000 on top of a new bike just to get it to run right. Cool video though, it does sound amazing!

[@JaredRectenbaugh]

@@morley3810 if Yamaha came out with a factory edition or a star edition like KTM group, Honda, and Kawi have, they would sell a boat load of bikes

[@user-mo8tm4jw2l]

Yamaha. 🙌🏻. I’ve ridden every color of 24. Haven’t gotten to play with the 25s from different brands yet but Yamaha has been absolutely on point. Stock? Who rides stock stuff anyways. Every bike needs a little love to make em truly shine. Really. Really. Really hard. To argue with the current Yamaha offering from a racers prospective. I currently ride a 23yz450 and a plethora of different 2 strokes. The 450 is an absolute blast and a weapon every time I line up for a gate drop.

[@jeremy_beckers]

When does training start for the 2025 Supercross season?

[@MClyne24]

Hey AJ Would you go a mod yz250f or a stock yz450f for yourself?

[@christophervillarreal8565]

13k for a 250!?!? No fuckin way! That’s insane!

[@JaredRectenbaugh]

@@christophervillarreal8565 if there was a factory edition Yamaha 250f… I know a few people that would buy one in a heart beat

[@christophervillarreal8565]

@@JaredRectenbaugh sheesh 🤦🏻‍♂️

[@JaredRectenbaugh]

@@christophervillarreal8565 I didn’t pay that much. Some stuff came off my 21 YZ250F

[@Cl4rky]

They are $15k here in Australia. For bog stock

[@panic-revv85]

9k otd

[@christophervillarreal8565]

That track is so amazing good gosh.