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hink back to your last graduation day.
Masters, bachelor's, military, high school,
whatever. Some of those in the crowd are
the same as they've always been. Others have
changed drastically throughout the years. Class
presidents, class clowns, jocks, nerds and those
that fall between the cracks. That's how this year's
class of 250cc four-stroke motocrossers is. As
they get ready to walk across the stage or out of
the dealership doors, three of the six-machine
lineup see dramatic changes, while the other half
maintain their mid-generation stance.
The Yamaha is essentially the class president, the
golden child, the teacher's pet. While unchanged for
'23, this current generation YZ, and even the ones
before, have seen shootout success for the last few
SHOOTOUT I 2023 250cc FOUR-STROKE MOTOCROSS SHOOTOUT
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GRADUATING TO A NEW RIDE CAN
UP TO A BIGGER BIKE OR SIMPLY CHOOSING
SOME MODELS RECEIVE KEY CHANGES
WIN OUR ANNUAL COMPARISON?
BIKES GOOD ENOUGH TO STAY
BY RYAN NITZEN I PHOTOGRAPHY
GASGAS MC250F VS. HONDA CRF
VS. KTM 250 SX-F V S. KAWASAKI
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