that is 1 gorgeous bike! Would love to have 1 but they're all too tall for me now :whistle:
BTW: not sure where that promo ad originated but earliest production YZ250 I know of was 1973. That would make 2026 version 53 years?
was from a UK source. it is a beauty though. I think it's yamahas 70th.
Give me that in the yellow race stripes!
Quote from: m in sc on December 31, 2025, 09:16:55 AMwas from a UK source. it is a beauty though. I think it's yamahas 70th.
probably right :like: I remember 2006 50th anniversary yellow/black versions and matching riding gear, etc.
That was my brain straining before I had all my morning coffee
Quote from: RDnuTZ on December 31, 2025, 10:50:17 AMQuote from: m in sc on December 31, 2025, 09:16:55 AMwas from a UK source. it is a beauty though. I think it's yamahas 70th.
probably right :like: I remember 2006 50th anniversary yellow/black versions and matching riding gear, etc.
That was my brain straining before I had all my morning coffee
Yes, the 70th is in honor of Yamaha Motor's anniversary as a company. (founded July 1, 1955)
This was the 65th: https://www.2strokeworld.net/forum/index.php?topic=2171.0
And this year's Yamaha Day: