YAMAHA WR250F (2000-Present) Specs, Performance & Photos

The Yamaha WR250F was an off-road motorcycle manufactured by Yamaha, featuring a 250cc liquid-cooled nikasil-coated single-cylinder engine. The bike was first offered in 2001 and packed many similar components to the Yamaha YZF250F motocross machine.

It was basically a slightly detuned version of the YZ250F with more controllable power, a headlight and lighting coil, softer suspension, a kickstand, a larger radiator, better noise specifications, and fewer emissions.

The bike was a modified YZ250F for enduro competitions, extreme enduro competitions, and hard enduro competitions. Over its production period, the motorcycle featured several modifications, including an aluminum frame and improved suspension.

The WR, in its name, pointed towards a wide-ratio transmission, commonly used on most enduro and trail bikes, compared to the close-ratio gearbox essential to a motocross machine.

The 2001 Yamaha WR250F was powered by a 249cc four-stroke liquid-cooled single-cylinder engine that delivered the power to the rear wheel through a five-speed manual transmission and a final chain drive.

The bike's riding was softened by a 48 mm fully-adjustable inverted fork on the front with 300 mm wheel travel and a fully-adjustable link-type shock absorber on the rear that offered 305 mm wheel travel.

In the braking department, the bike's wire-spoke wheels were fitted with a dual-piston caliper, a 250 mm disc on the front, and a single-piston caliper with a 240 mm disc on the rear, delivering excellent stopping power.