Posts: 1
Joined: 8/5/2017
Location: Mazomanie, WI USA
Edited Date/Time:
So I am a fast intermediate rider i guess you could say. I have a 2015 yz 250f and just wondering if I should switch ktm or stay on the Yamaha I like my Yamaha just the front is a little wide for me thanks for any suggestion
Posts: 779
Joined: 1/11/2012
Location: AUS
Im not sure if a 250f is different but i went from a 2016 yz450f to a 17 450sxf and the ktm is actually wider in the tank/shroud area. I noticed it the first few times when i rode the ktm especially when putting my leg out to corner. I dont think you can go wrong with either bike though.
Posts: 507
Joined: 3/1/2014
Location: Phoenix, AZ USA
Edited Date/Time:
Welll are you winning on that wide feeling Yamaha? If still unsure.....Yamaha 250f is the choice of non-factory riders in the nationals by far...so what do you think? ....and didn't do too bad at Lorettas.
Posts: 3332
Joined: 8/3/2016
Location: CA, USA
Have you considered the cycra shrouds that are skinnier? I might buy them. They're only about $100.
Instagram: vanillaice782
Amateur helmet painter
Posts: 587
Joined: 8/1/2009
Location: Caloundra, AUS
Quotes:
1. "I like my Yamaha". There you go. Answered.
2. "Any suggestions". I'd suggest at least an attempt at punctuation. Your post is genuinely difficult to read/understand.
I guess we could say "you have a 2015 YZ250".
Do you have spare wheels for your YZ? Another reason to stay Blue.
Cycra shrouds always seem recommended, and again above.
Posts: 3777
Joined: 12/29/2011
Location: Stockholm, SWE
Posts: 4320
Joined: 4/1/2008
Location: Ankeny, IA USA
Posts: 10066
Joined: 1/4/2014
Location: FIN
This. 2018 is the last year of both bikes generations. I would either try to get the 2018 Factory Edition or just stick with the Yamaha that you're used to.
Or just wait 1 year for the 2019 bikes.
Current fleet of two wheeled vehicles:
- Yamaha YZ450F 2020
- Suzuki GSX-R 600 K7 track spec
- Canyon Sender CF 8.0 2018 Downhill
- White GX Pro 20 Gravel
Posts: 7514
Joined: 10/31/2013
Location: PA, USA
Posts: 737
Joined: 12/5/2014
Location: FIN, FIN
Posts: 425
Joined: 9/18/2016
Location: Miami, FL USA
Posts: 792
Joined: 8/9/2010
Location: Thompsons Station, TN USA
