Dont worry about your review lengths. There are channels out there that have 45 minute videos reviewing a pocket knife. There is a bit more to talk about with a motorcycle!

@boomerzoomer7099

3 жыл бұрын

Exactly

@viperracing2889

2 жыл бұрын

Yeah, I wouldn't mind them being even longer. Just don't be super vague, talking about what you are going to talk about and so fourth. That can be very annoying.

@charlesbates7671

4 ай бұрын

I prefer longer reviews because I can listen while driving back and fourth from work

I’m just happy to see more brands getting in to the GNCC scene. Not everyone wants an MX bike especially for noobs getting into the sport. I’ve seen countless dudes give up on dirt bikes simply because most MX bikes are terrible for single track.

@americandude3825

2 жыл бұрын

What does single track mean? Noob Coming from riding street. Ride enduro growing up but not competition. Trying to de decide between yz250f or something more tame like a crf250f

@factoryXperimental

Жыл бұрын

@@americandude3825 sorta proving his point unintentionally lol. Single track = Goat path

@americandude3825

Жыл бұрын

@@factoryXperimental ha yup. I learned this since researching. I don’t want a dirtbike I don’t think. To much maintenance for causal off-roading. I need a Suzuki drz400 or dr650

@factoryXperimental

Жыл бұрын

Maintenance isn't bad, will build skill overall. Street riding doesn't translate to off road at all, off road however translates to street riding. It's beneficial. Street bike rider will tell you not to use the clutch lol

Stalling a bike is a rider problem and not a bike problem. If you ask the tire to push you forward but dont apply enough throttle to do so....it stalls. I always laugh when I see these comments because it is always 2 stroke fans saying this stuff as a way to "show how 4 strokes are not as good". When most people who know better just laugh at the rider and his lack of skill.

Watching passed 22 minutes was all ready our gold nugget thanks Kyle

@DirtBikeChannel

4 жыл бұрын

Haha!

I really appreciate the effort you put into these reviews. I'm excited to see what you'll do next.

I’m glad you clarified that it good in 2-3 gear. When you said it was going when you are going fast I thought high 3rd and up. Thanks for the review and keeping the manufactures moving the sport forward!

That intro was amazing Kyle! good job bro! another great review! I have used your reviews, technical videos and tips often! Thanks a ton! even as a Motorcycle Mechanic of 15 years I get a lot out of your videos! THANKS AGAIN :)

This guy really knows his stuff and has a very good channel... I enjoy watching all of the videos.

Your review of the fx was a game changer for me. You are the best at what you do. Props.

Great review Kyle. I had the opp to ride this bike a few weeks ago next to my KTM and you nailed it. When we were down in the desert, it ran like an awesome close course race bike. When we then went up into the mountains with tight ST with rocks, it wasn’t awesome. For what it is worth, I put AXP skid plates on all my bikes and have loved them - so light, so durable, and they don’t vvvvviiiiibbbrrrate. Thanks for your awesome content. Can’t wait for your reviews of Sherco!!!

There is always honesty on your videos. That's why I follow you.

Great review, this bike is amazing and I’m jealous of the time you have spent on it. Hope to get one soon!

@DirtBikeChannel

4 жыл бұрын

You should!

Thank you for the review. Got me in a good mood this morning when I woke up.

7:30 Great point made!!! I have a 2015 and I relocated the relays as I felt they are too exposed (especially being close to the back wheel). Good to see Yammy fixing these little issues but also great seeing a reviewer picking up on these little things that matter to fussy owners (like me).

I enjoy the longterm thorough reviews. Your doing a great job🤘🏽

I bought mine in March 2020. It was mapped way too rich to the point it flamed out constantly in slow sections. My mechanic said there was a tech notice sent out to dealers to address this issue. It's still a little finicky starting when its hot but it runs so much better since I had a trained mechanic lean out the mapping for me. It is a definitely happiest when ridden fast. My bike now has 47 hours on it and is an absolute blast to ride.

I really like how much time you spend with a bike before you give a review a lot of people don’t do that .

Another great video, Thanks. I have a 2018 and I love it, but lately I’ve been thinking about getting the 2020.

Thinking about this for my first off road bike. Been riding street bikes for more than 25 years but have only had quads and side-by-sides off road. thinking of a two wheeler. Thanks for the great review and info!

Awesome review. Looking forward to more! Whoever wins that should have a great time.

Thanks!!! I tested the 2022 YZ450fx instead of the WR450f because of this review and after 5mins on the bike I had to have it!

Thanks for the review Kyle. This further proves to me that for as much as I like and want to ride a 4 stoke, especially the Yamahas, they are just not the best choice for type of riding we have here in the NE.

Kyle, I highly recommend aluminum skid plates. I have seen plastic ones break and the case cracked, leaking oil, just from hitting the edge of a cut log, not necessarily even hitting a rock.

Kyle thanks for the review 👍 I’ve been looking at Husqvarna FC 250 they also seem to be cool bikes for that type of riding

You look like a different rider on that bike! When I so the intro I thought it was someone else! Great rideing!

Glad I found this channel thank you for the information your providing in all your videos,much help.

@SierraRacingTeam

4 жыл бұрын

The best channel for dirt bikes related reviews.

Long form reviews are the best. Your reviews are great! Some people just want to read the brochure.

@DirtBikeChannel

4 жыл бұрын

Glad you like them!

@WhisperQ8

4 жыл бұрын

@@DirtBikeChannel can u give us ur suspension config.?

Regarding the hot start of the bike, the throttle housing cover have a mark that is the sweet spot of the throttle for hot start, check the owner´s manual. Great review, i wish i lived in usa to get a chance to win a bike like that!

I just purchased a 2020 YZ 250 FX love it. This is a spot on review of the 250 FX but in spite of its downfalls this bike shines for its tune ability and stability.

Great video, I love the honesty and real down to earth review. I own a Wr250 and I’m very surprised to hear this bike has same gear ratio. and that from an early 2000’s bike like my 2001 WR to this one the gas tank and air box have completely swapped places.. I’m so surprised by how filled with junk that new style air box gets.Wow

Very good concise review. You hit all the proper points. 👍👍

Love the review!! 22min went fast! 👌

Great review! I love my 2020 250fx as well and agree with you! I’ve recently watched another review on our bikes (can’t remember channel, I’ll have to search.) and they found that the stock battery is underpowered for the bike and once replaced with a lithium the issue went away.

Great job on the review! Sounds like a fun bike

Wow. Thanks. I am dreaming of owning this beauty. Great review.

These reviews are good. Shopping for a new bike you could make a big mistake on bike selection without videos like this to point out the good and bad with months of time on them. 👌

I think your review is spot on. I have a 2015 I've been riding for 3-1/2 years and I agree with many of your observations on where improvements are needed. Especially the tendencies not wanting to make tighter technical turns. Since I like the slower technical terrain I prefer a softer map on this bike. But I also love the the snappy power above slow speeds, unlimited tractoring on hills, so long as its not a long sandy one. I plan to move onto a 2-stroke. Probably the TE300i 2020 or later. My buddies have them and they are amazing.

@mikeraskin7319

4 жыл бұрын

I currently have a 2015 wr250f that I put a couple mods on, removing the emissions, changing the ecu, a new fmf exhaust, removing all the electronics and lights. Anyways this 2020 yz250fx in my opinion is considerably better. It handles a ton better, the engine is much snappier and more usable. I think anyone who's been on the previous model will think it's light years better. If you get a chance to throw a leg over one, you might just want to keep with a Yamaha 4 stroke✌

I know old video, sorry but I just want to say that even if these were an hour or more in length, I wouldn't mind because this is simply quality.

Great review. Thank you for all the great information.

Great content! 🔥 good thorough review and all honesty!

To make the bike a little slimmer you can put a cycra powerflow shroud kit on and it slims it up by about a 1/2" both sides so around an 1" in all.

I like this guys attitude 🤙

great video per usual Kyle thank you!

Awesome review bro!!! Thanks

tight turning radius= lay it over 30° and peel out! Man I miss ridin dirtbikes. Love your videos dude

@garthlundquist8316

4 жыл бұрын

That flatland technique doesn’t work on steep ass mountain switchbacks. You will be down the cliff in no time.

Awesome review, very helpful and really entertaining.

I'd love to see you review the YZ250X in the future. Been a bike on my radar as a budget woods bike for a while.

Thanks for another honest and full review!

@DirtBikeChannel

4 жыл бұрын

My pleasure!

Nice review Kyle. I would love to see you review a 4 stroke made for more single track style riding instead of the racier GNCC style bikes. I think you would have a better time in technical stuff with one and could give a more fair comparison to the 2 strokes you prefer for this type of riding. That new KTM 350XCFW is out now!!

15:33 Yes I put the heaviest available flywheel on my CRF450R from Trail Tech to avoid trail stalling and to calm the engine down a bit for the technical Florida sand walls we climb. Did that 2016 or so on my 2005 b4 Japan started building these wicked trail bikes! Cheers from Clearwater

I basically only want 2 strokes for the most part but i am honestly looking at this bike like crazy.

Nice review, would love to see a review of the new 2021 wr250f and yz125x, they look great!

Love the “Oh Yess” made me laugh you are having to good off time on the Yamaha👍😎

As alway..a solid review! Just subscribed

My 2016 WR450F is also awesome in 2nd gear and above medium-high speed stuff. Not so great in the 1st gear slow technical stuff, but I keep in mind it's a 450 plus I'm still tweaking and adjusting things here and there -- love the power tuner! As for debris in the air filter, I stuffed a couple pieces of open cell foam into the two forward intakes. This keeps everything clean inside and also helps muzzle some of the intake noise. I agree on the gearing changes needed, but my 1st gear is too fast and there is still that big gap between 2nd and 3rd. I also agree on the flywheel needing more mass, this would be extremely helpful since my 450 engine design is based on the YZ race bike. Granted my bike is 5 years old now so Yamaha may have addressed some of these issues since my 2016 was designed. But overall it's an awesome bike and Yamaha has really upped their game with design, development and "accessibility" in the last few years. Another great video, thanks Kyle.

22 minute nugget here, nice review, sounds like you had fun.

Idm if I don’t win the bike or anything else your socks are great, they are the most comfortable things I’ve ever touched

Another great, fair review 👍🏼

Kyle you said the bike is a 5 speed the FX and WR are 6 speeds transmissions.

@DirtBikeChannel

3 жыл бұрын

Yep, 6 speeds on this bike. Must have mis-spoke if I said 5 speed.

What I did to help with some of the twitching off of idle and in first was just go up a tooth in the front. Was gonna change throttle tube but just changing the front sprocket made the world of a difference

My dream bike, going to buy it next year

That bike sounds crispy and reallly rips

The longer the review the better

I agree with your observations and especially the fact that it’s more stable at higher speeds and not as fun to go slow on, YZ’s love speed and when you ride them you can tell they want to go fast and just aren’t made for slow technical riding. Anyone that judges them based on that criteria may as well call a fish inept due to its inability to climb a tree, it’s not built for that.

Kyle, that FX is more that a cross country race bike than Enduro off road. This is why I believe Yamaha did not out hand guards either made those upgrades beneficial for hardcore off road.

Thanks man I looking into one now

I’ve heard a lot of good things about Yamahas 250 4stroke. I got my entries in, I hope I’m one of the lucky three!!!!!!!

Thanks for the review I don't care how long they are bike are to expensive to make the wrong choice l was hot on this bike at first but after your review I'm realved l didn't spend the money on this bike happy trails

Yamaha are doing some good stuff now, road my mates WR450 2019 model, and wow, great bike !

@SierraRacingTeam

4 жыл бұрын

Agree. I rode one too last week and almost went to the dealer.

As a YZ250X owner I agree that the KYB SSS forks, while ultra-predictable and excellent for the faster stuff, can be harsh. For anyone curious, this is due to their SSS damping that basis the majority of its damping force on the speed of the wheel's impact and not the position of the fork in the stroke. Most forks with traditionally set up damping have a pretty soft initial part of the stroke with an increasing mid and a steep spike in damping right towards the end. The SSS retains almost the same damping throughout the entire stroke. This translates to sometimes overly stiff damping on high speed but shallow impacts like rocks and steep braking chatter but it also keeps the fork from bottoming on huge impacts like over-jumps and g-outs. It also gives the fork much more felt feedback. Overall in many ways you're trading comfort for performance. The harder you push SSS, the more it rewards you. Also, @14:37 I think you mean 6 speed? It shares the same ultra-wide ratio 6 speed as the 2020 WR250F.

Great review. I’d love a bake-off between this and the 450 stable-mate.

you look super fast and controlled on that thing dude

Kyle thanks for the review! this dirtbike is my dream. In Russia, where I live, there are practically none. Official Yamaha dealers in Russia carry only YZ-F and WR-F. But there is an opportunity to buy used ones imported to Russia from Japan in Vladivostok. But unfortunately 3-4 dirtbikes per year are tracked on the Russian market. Unfortunately, I was late with my comment to be a contender to win this dirt bike. But it would be great if an ordinary guy from Russia received such a gift from the USA. It would just blow up KZread. YZ250F remains my dream.

Kyle, I believe when you said you have work it a little bit[dodge it] that's because of the amount of oil on forks from factory. Probably reducing .5 ml per fork would smooth out their heaviness a bit and give you that flexibility you felt is lacking.

Awesome review thanks

One huge benefit i have found with the 250fx airbox is water crossings and wet races I have swamped my 19 300xcw tpi sixdays on a couple different occasions due to poor air box design water can come through the front edge of the cover I modified to correct but I shouldn't have to on a 11,000 bike. And I'm talking going fast through a foot plus of water will swamp these things.

Rekluse is really handy on 4 strokes, although the clutch pull is heavier, and you lose some feel. Wouldn't do it on a 2 stroke though, it's just for the easy stalls.

not sure if this has been mentioned, in relation to the hot starting, Yamaha recommend a 1/10 throttle every time you start the bike. i tried this on a demo day and it worked a treat, in gear on hills. hot bike.

Awsome videos kyle! Glad to see you have the RMATV link up. I purchase thru your link whenever possible. Have you ever worked with different size front and rear sprockets to give the bikes different trail riding characteristics?

Have a 2014 wr450 it’s rock solid reliable. However it’s heavy and I like to ride technical single track. So I think a KTM 300 fi will be my next bike.

Great review

Nice review, I love me some Yamaha!

Kyle, you need to get Strava and use it on the trails around your house (down by Soldier Pass shooting range)...there are a TON of segments out there, and a lot of really fast guys and put their times up there...its a great opportunity for you to see where you stand speed wise, without actually doing a race.

"Holy shizz balls" that's an awesome bike!!

Can’t wait for when you get the 2021 ktm xcf 250 😉

Dam bro I love your indepth vidz..I wish you could have done this for the 19' 450's cuz just to get back into riding I'm buying a kawi today rather than waiting for my shop to order a Honda.. My area most everything was sold out

That screen in the air box is not there the catch debris that could possibly fall into the intake path when the filter is out. It's a back fire screen.

I'm with you on everything except the starter. We too soon forget that not long ago the only way to start these bikes is with a kick starter. Maybe it takes a second or two longer than some other bikes but it's still pushing a button as opposed to kicking.

@GIXXERSISTERS

Жыл бұрын

lol my thoughts exactly.. I was 2 seconds sounds good to me lol.. it takes a min of kicking for me sometimes

Hey Kyle, Wanted to ask you about the sweepstakes on the bikes, how would you rate the three in your Opinion? Like best to worst of the three? Also just wanted to say thanks for all you do. I ordered some stuff and the hoodie had a rip in it and I let you guys know and you took care of it ASAP. That meant a lot to me as a viewer and was much appreciated. Thanks again Jeff N.

Hey Kyle! First and foremost congratulations on a great job your are doing! I am glad that you were able to follow your dreams and get out of corporate america... Question, I am wondering which bike have more engine brake; This Yamaha YZ250FX or the KTM 350 xcf? Please advise. Thanks again!

Need to try a WR250F. I want to see what the real differences are in valving, tune and gearing. I’m looking hard at them, but do do a lot of slow single track. Not very technical, but tight with some short steep hills. Can’t abide flameouts but think the WR could be what I’m looking for. Last bike was a ‘19 Beta 300rr and I know nothing will be as stall-proof as that bike.

“I can’t have this as my main bike because it doesn’t do EVERYTHING I want”. Which bikes do everything you want? Great review! Thanks.

Great review 👌🏼! I had the 2017 and it has the same cons than the 2020...

@DirtBikeChannel

4 жыл бұрын

I had the 2016 and like this 2020 much better. Great improvements to this bike.

Wow that’s awesome I just watched the whole thing thumbs up subscribed and shared,👍🏼👍🏼 Looks like I missed the sweepstake though sadly. But I’m here in Canada I don’t think id have a chance. lol

Great info. Spot on with the front forks beating you up at slow speeds. I have the ‘19 WR 450 F. I am 230 and didn’t have to worry about a revalve but, i am 14 out on the compression and 11 on the rebound. I think, this suspension will work better for us big guys😆👍. Oh good lawd you aren’t lieing about the hot start while in gear. I have the GYTR ECU & CCU added and with the custom maps it helps but, it still isn’t a quick start up if I don’t have the throttle in the ( barely cracked position)

@DirtBikeChannel

4 жыл бұрын

Yep.

@jonathoncatterson8901

4 жыл бұрын

Yea I've just learned to put in neutral everytime I stop in my 19 450fx. Then it always starts right away. But in gear shes a biotch

damn good review. you just turn me away little bit from yz250fx to ktm lol

Hopefully you do know the compression clickers for front forks are on the bottom of the fork legs - Rebound at the top of the forks - I have been Loving my 2021 FX250 - racing TORCS series out here in Texas have the cx Rekluse no stalling great at low speeds (scramble low speeds not hard enduro low speeds) it's so fun and fast won class first time out. Life long 2 stroke guy wanted a 4 stroke chose the yamaha fx250 over the sherco 300 4 stroke.

I tried one on a Yamaha ride day at lacr. Lacr is a motocross track 20 miles north of Los Angeles. I currently have a 2015 wr250f that I modified primarily for Moto. I thought for sure I wanted to move up to a 450, but after riding the 2020 yz250fx I'm more confused than ever. That fx bike has so much snap and control compared to my 2015 wr250f even with the couple mods on it. I rode all the Yamaha's that day and this 250fx impressed me the most. I liked it a lot more than the yz. I believe do to the gearing. What I ended up doing was keeping my 2015 wr and buying a hardly used 2019 kx450. I figure 2 bikes would be better than the one 2020 yz250fx, but I still want the fx. I love the kx and the wr both, but the confidence the YZ 250 FX gave me makes me question if I did the right thing. My plan now is to spend some cash to try and make my wr as close to the 2020 yz250fx as possible I just don't think I can get it on par with the FX. Anyone have suggestions on what to do to get the wr more like that new FX

@jonathoncatterson8901

4 жыл бұрын

You wont get the same power what you do. I would sell both bikes and just trick out a 2020 yz250fx. My friend bought one and hes super happy with it. And I rode it and felt comfy immediately and faster and better in almost everyday. It's such a nice bike all around

Great stuff. Really enjoying your channel!!

I have been riding a 2019 YZ450FX for a year now and your review of the 250 really nailed it. My opinion of the 450 matches everything you said. A really good bike but a few improvements would make a big difference. Flame outs and slow starting are my biggest gripes. Will never match my 300 TE

@DirtBikeChannel

4 жыл бұрын

Yamaha made a good one here.

@jonathoncatterson8901

4 жыл бұрын

Do you think theres a map for these bikes that might help the flame out a bit better. Then we can be a bit more lazy with the clutch. And the forks work well for me but I'm 250 pounds. I still turned compression down. But rides like a caddy now