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HONDA CRF250R vs. KAWASAKI KX250 vs. SUZUKI RM-Z250 vs.
YAMAHA YZ250F vs. KTM 250 SX-F vs. HUSQVARNA FC 250
IT'S ON!!
BY RYAN NITZEN
PHOTOGRAPHY SPENCER OWENS AND KIT PALMER
A
nd they're off. Similar to a high-dollar horse race,
the 250cc motocross class is a neck-and-neck
battle against the best on the planet. Six eager
contenders are ready to break out of the stables and strut
their stuff around some of the toughest tracks in Southern
California--Cahuilla Creek and Glen Helen in particular.
Developmental teams have been refining these bikes
for years, making them the most advanced stampede of
250cc four-stroke motocrossers we've seen to date. This
WE RIDE AND RATE THE LATEST CROP OF
250CC FOUR-STROKE MOTOCROSSERS