Take a long look at the bikes lined up at any Kiwi trail ride and you will see more
than a sprinkling of Yamaha WR250F four strokes. Yes, the striking blue
Yamahas are popular the length and breadth of the country and justifiably so with a great reputation for four stroke reliability and since it's introduction here in 2001 the WR250F has done sterling service in the hands of both trail riders and serious enduro racers.
The 5 speed engined machine was offered in several variants for almost a decade and a half, however in 2016 Yamaha finally re-launched the WR with an all new machine which I tested on a five day trail ride in the South Island. Rather than incorporate the new bike into the origonal buyers guide I have kept the five speed bikes on this page and added the six-speed reverse-engined machine on a separate page. Links to both are below.
than a sprinkling of Yamaha WR250F four strokes. Yes, the striking blue
Yamahas are popular the length and breadth of the country and justifiably so with a great reputation for four stroke reliability and since it's introduction here in 2001 the WR250F has done sterling service in the hands of both trail riders and serious enduro racers.
The 5 speed engined machine was offered in several variants for almost a decade and a half, however in 2016 Yamaha finally re-launched the WR with an all new machine which I tested on a five day trail ride in the South Island. Rather than incorporate the new bike into the origonal buyers guide I have kept the five speed bikes on this page and added the six-speed reverse-engined machine on a separate page. Links to both are below.
Five speed buyers guide.
| WR 250F FIVE SPEED MODELS buyers_guide.pdf |
2016 UPDATE - new six speed reverse engine model!
Click the image to read about the latest six speed model!
Gallery of photos of older 5 speed models.
