As recent as 2012, the seemingly broad consensus was that it performed well. I suppose the other manufactures have made leaps since then but to me that doesn’t make the RMZ a terrible bike.

Shouldn’t the 250 be hitting dealers soon? Interested in hearing some user ride reports.

There were attributes on my 14 RMZ450 chassis that I favor over my current fc350. But it’s all just personal preference. My buddies at the track a week ago questioned my decision for wanting to ride yellow in the first place. They figured I would start ... more »

Jason Lawrence

Thought it was weird they never released results of their 250 shootout. That sucks to hear.

Met AJ in the pits at Straight Rythym. He didn’t give off this persona of a snob elitist he is doing now. Not a way to earn fans that’s for sure.

Poor guy. I hope he is back to normal soon. Wasn’t he a test rider for one of the Vital shootouts one year?

Nice. Your perspective is that of an industry shill.

Only thing he might be biased against is 2 strokes. He is admittedly not a fan of them; something about their power delivery. I’ve yet to hear a podcast on testing a 250 or 125 2 stroke on his site.

https://us.skda.com.au/stripe-series-full-graphics-kit-yamaha/

Dirt Rider released the results from their shootout 1. Ktm 2. Husqvarna 3. Yamaha 4. Honda 5. Kawasaki 6. Suzuki

After owning a 14 RMZ450 I would say you’re better off looking else where. Perhaps you will have better luck with the SFF fork but whenever mine wasn’t leaking oil from a blown seal, it was performing marginally. I had it revalved by ProValve in Costa ... more »