Totally epic Yamaha TTR250 review: Japan's lethal enduro weapon!︱Cross Training Enduro

Tim is one of these men. A prime slice of Tasmanian manhood, it's a wonder he can walk at all with those well filled pants and he has all the characteristics needed to tame the beast that is the Yamaha TT250 in this Yamaha review. And the TTR230 ain't too shabby either.

And Tim has only the best protective gear when engaging the lethal TTR weapon in mortal combat for our TTR250 review.

Like all Japanese dirt bikes, there is a massive research and development budget where teams of highly qualified technicians and designers go through exhaustive testing to further refine the bike with updated graphics and stickers each year for the Yamaha TT230. And this year the TTR250 has more features than you can poke a stick at.

Tim has actually made the TTR250 even more lethal with further modifications. The TTR230 and TTR250 joins a long lineup of lethal weapons from Japan, including the Honda XR200 and CT70. We advise parental guidance as even watching these vids can be dangerous, let alone trying to ride these deadly rice burners. You have been warned.

Excerpts from a more serious TTR250 review (they don't have a Yamaha TTR230 review) on Bike Sales..
Is Yamaha's TTR250 hiding a mean streak under that unpretentious outside? You’re 450F is skipping over the choppy terrain and you’re easing its mammoth amount of power on and off to keep things in check, ever alert for any nasty surprises. Then, someone blows past you on a Yamaha TTR250. The TTR seems to be bucking about like a demented rodeo bull (albeit a very small one), but its rider just keeps the power on and rides off. How would that make you feel? How is this even possible?

Herein lays a secret that many dare not speak about the TTR250. Something so foreboding and paradigm-shifting that it would rock the trailriding fraternity to its very core, lest it ever be released. Today we will open the Pandora’s Box that holds the truths that have, until now, only been whispered in dark corners by folks of questionable mental capacity. We will reveal to you something so unpalatable to some that the rebuttal could well endanger us, but no longer can it remain hidde about the Yamaha TTR250. Turn away now if this unnerves you for the next sentence is not for the weak-hearted.

The $7299 TTR250 can be ridden as fast in some places as a 450F. Just writing those words have caused an eerie hush to befall my otherwise bustling suburb. And if we’ve upset you, well you just better get happy in the pants you got angry in, because it’s going to get worse. We fall in love with bikes all the time here. When we play the game of ‘Which bike would you buy if money was no object?’ it goes on for hours and hours and the list gets longer and more ridiculous. The latest addition to our mechanical love life is Yamaha’s venerable TTR250. Released in 1995, the TTR has become a favourite among those looking for a more ‘civilised’ and comfortable ride. It is in every sense of the word a ‘trailbike’. It’s not in any way a racebike.

The Yamaha TTR250 is proven to be a reliable and dependable machine that’s both given plenty of riders their introduction to the sport and perhaps in equal numbers, everything some riders will ever need in a bike.

To look at, the TTR250 is nothing short of unassuming. Next to a new WR450F, the air-cooled traily looks dumpy and docile. It’s not in any way appealing to riders who spend all their time on 450F fire breathers. It wasn’t all that enticing to me when we took it out on a photo shoot.

We entered the bush via a track that we’ve used for many years and therefore know like the back of our front fenders. It’s an open track that you can hit at a good pace as long as you’re mindful of some ruts that sit at 45 degrees towards the end. As a result of conditioning (ie years of riding that track flat out), I took off on the Yamaha TTR250 and immediately looked to match the speed of the two 450s.

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[timweller]

Well done! Nice to see the budget japanese bikes getting some love. I bought my father Tim (he even looks like this guy) a cheap ttr250 3 years ago for Father's Day, trying to get him back on the trails with me and reinvigorate his love for two wheels again. It was the best money I've ever spent, he loves it, and now we spend more time than ever together; riding. Keep up the great work Barry, best channel on YouTube!

[swingset]

Great bikes, I put 25, 000+ miles on mine and the valves never budged. Never any mechanical issues, at all really. I don't know another single 250cc bike that's built as tough with fewer gremlins. Great little mountain goat of a bike, it needed a few more HP to lug around its weight, but it always got me through the trails and up whatever I was climbing. Shame they weren't more popular...getting plastics and other bits for it proved difficult.

[nathancook]

Started riding last spring. This year I "upgraded" from a 1981 XT250 to a 2006 TTR250 this year. I am happy so far, it's a nice bike to learn on.

[tehmxpenguin]

I have a TTR-230 and its actually great. I used to hate that it felt like a small tractor but in really rough trails its unstoppable. The thing will never stall and requires no maintenance. Its honestly perfect at what its meant to do, which is be a reliable cheap trail bike. People try to take YZ450's in a hardcore trail and they get destroyed by everyone who isn't spending all their time kicking the bike to start due to a narrow power band.

[crosstrainingenduro]

Microscopic brain and penis? But a big appreciation for the absurd? See our silly vids collection!

[edbreyette]

bought one for $900, sold it for $1100, rode that unit EVERYWHERE for like 9 months. excellent starter loaner bike

[Kingsoupturbo]

He was ripping pretty good on that thing! might only be 20hp but my friends 32hp WR250 just needed its ludicrously expensive 5 titanium valves replaced, I bet a TTR will last 50, 000km instead of 5, 000km before it needs valves, if ever

[Oratazana]

I`m Very good.IRON MAN sitting on Samurai sword.

[AlexdeLarge]

Saw one today. Got the pipe glowing red with sustained revving. So extra. Much wow.

[JohnErikjohansson]

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CROSS TRAINING ENDURO ♥ Pure fun to watch as always.

[baisleyde]

I purchased one of these because of this review. Everything stated about this bike in the video is 100% true

[andrewyoung]

I love your videos I think I have a problem can't stop watching

[bobwarren]

I lowered the seat height and suspension on mine (I'm ground clearance challenged) and like its performance with DOT knobbies for street use here in the mountains. It runs great all the way to 13, 000 feet elevation, though it could stand a smaller countershaft sprocket for those extreme rocky sections of trail around here.

[BlackwaterAquatics]

I have a xt250 and i know its not the same as a TTR250 but its the only street legal bike of its kind you can buy now. Let me tell you my buddies who rides ktm 501 and 300 enduros always always ask if they can ride my bike 😂. The handling and the way it deliver power is perfect for trail and enduro riding, you really dont need anymore power than that tbh.

[jerrydelyea]

What ever you ride as long as your having fun. Fun vid. Barry.

[TheJumpn]

I bought one this year, an 04. I'm learning to ride on this, and It's my first bike. I know she's nothing compared to others, but it's mine. I've re-jetted the carb, updated maintenance items, and it's paid me back with 10 hours (so far) of reliability. I'm not embarassed by it.

[endurotruckererniedesjardins]

These 4 stroke bikes are the reliable ones we rode in the 80s. Back in the day you couldn't kill a XR or XT or a TT. Best part is these bikes are funn as heck. Goon it all day and just put gas in it. 50 million km, s between rebuilds is nice too. Makes me want to buy a old xr400 for funn

[delusional_optimist]

4 mins ill never get back haha nice work geeze you guys crack me up

[fisho]

hahahah best video. i had a ttr and flogged it for 5 years. i wasnt as solid rider as tim but i did let geoff ballard have a go on it one day and watched him push it so hard. he loved it. currently looking for my next bike after a 13 year hiatus . something similar