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Comfort
The seat will suit riders of
most heights up to 1.9m Frame
and, if it comes up, provide The WRF’s is very similar
a pillion space for smaller to Yamaha’s 2018 YZ, with
kiddies. a wider swingarm mount
and stiffer tubes for better
stability.
Forks
Yamaha continues to run
KYB forks, with a set-up
leaning closer to MX, with
full (manual) adjustability. Power
The motor received a
significant upgrade for the

2018 model, with sharper
delivery and broader
torque.

The In a grasstrack situation, the bike’s YZ
2 background is obvious. Sharp steering, crisp
bike’s YZ throttle response, firm suspension – they all
added up to a wicked ride in third and fourth
background gear. Paddock riding is fun on this bike!
Once the track was cut in, though, it was all
is obvious. about the kids and their variety of machinery.
My youngest, daughter Indie, didn’t have a
Sharp suitable bike, so she took up residence on the
front of the seat with me, holding onto the bars
steering, and asking for wheelies. Not by intention, the
flat motocross seat was perfect for her to sit
crisp throttle on, her feet on mine, chasing her brothers and
loving being the fastest on track.
After a morning of that, we dived into the
response, Snowy River, then headed off to meet a mate
coming into the property. Again, it was me
fi rm leading my two boys Jai and Zac, on their
machines, with Indie perched in the captain’s
suspension seat directing traffic. It was a good feeling trail

riding (on private property) with my kids and
the WR250F was spot on for such riding – a 450
would have been too much.

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