2025 WR250F: SUSPENSION SET-UP TIPS

Were you aware just how critical the recommended (and significantly smaller than average) 95-100mm race sag setting is on Yamaha’s new-generation 2025 WR250F? And have you noticed that the standard fork works brilliantly for average riders on trails and flowing grasstrack, but tends to create a fair bit of jarring feedback back through your arms on a series of decent-sized choppy bumps – especially in the hands of a quick rider who can push the front-end hard?

Well, tune in as we impart a few pearls of wisdom about what we discovered with our quarter-litre project bike when it comes to the all-important front-to-rear chassis balance and optimising the settings in its Kayaba 48mm fork…