2012 Yamaha YZ250F First Ride Photo Gallery

The 2012 Yamaha YZ250F received a new frame to stiffen the chassis for more control on rough tracks.

Black Excel wheels are now standard on the 2012 Yamaha YZ250F.

Yamaha pumped up the top-end power on the 2012 YZ250F with a lighter piston, wrist pin, and clips.

Following the YZ450F the 2012 Yamaha YZ250F has has a 22mm front end offset which is 3mm less than 2011.

The 2012 Yamaha YZ250F is the last of the small-bore MXers to use a carburetor. For this year a larger bore 39mm Keihin FCR has been fitted.

The changes to the 2012 Yamaha YZ250F chassis makes for a great handling bike.

The top-end power of the Yamaha YZ250F has been pumped up for 2012.

Yamaha has remedied most of the previous YZ250F shortcomings in the 2012 model.

For 2012 the Yamaha YZ250 received a new stiffer swing arm and a more rigid front fork to compliment the changes to the frame.

The 2012 Yamaha YZ250 still has a great bottom-end one mid-range punch to go with its newfound top-end power.

Any line on the track is an option for the 2012 Yamaha YZ250F.

The slightly twitchy front end on the 2012 Yamaha YZ250F was remedied with a few clicks to slow the rebound on the front forks.

The rear end of the 2012 Yamaha YZ250F tracks smooth in the the roughest sections of Glen Helen Raceway.

The 2012 Yamaha YZ250F was outfitted with stiffer spring rates in the front and rear.

The 2012 Yamaha YZ250F comes with black wheels and gold chain as standard equipment.