The YZ250 could use some of the KTM 250SX’s low-to-mid power, but then the KTM could use some of the YZ250’s mid-to-top power. KTM has been pulling its punches in the battle against the YZ250. Believe it or not, KTM had 50-horsepower 250SXs a few years ago but detuned them to 47 horses. But, don’t be lulled into a sense of YZ250 security. It is 7 pounds lighter and equipped with a counterbalancer, hydraulic clutch, incredible Brembo brakes and sharper handling, but the YZ250 is still able to hold its own, thanks to the hard work of Pro Circuit, FMF, Boyesen and Moto Tassinari. The 2021 KTM 250SX is a much more technically advanced machine than the YZ250. It wasn’t until KTM began to flex its two-stroke muscles that Yamaha faced a worthy competitor. In a strange twist, Kawasaki, Honda and Suzuki made it possible for Yamaha to keep making the YZ250 because they handed over a Japanese two-stroke monopoly. Yamaha’s last Japanese two-stroke competitor said, “Sayonara,” 12 years ago. A: The best thing about the YZ250 is that Yamaha keeps making it.
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