Forget the WR250F that has graced our presence since 2007. It is dead. It is a relic of the past. It earned its stripes and served extraordinarily well. But the new bike is so much better.
The 2015 WR250F has little in common with its predecessor except that it’s blue and has Yamaha WR250F written on it. We attended a launch of the new WR-F at Coffs Harbour, which turned out to be the first launch ride for the bike anywhere in the world. The WR250F is very much an Australian project, driven by Yamaha Australia brand manager Peter Payne, with the assistance of none other than Kiwi motocross legend Josh Coppins, so it’s only fitting Aussies get the first chance to get the bike dirty.
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