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NAILED IT!

MX Farm, Gympie, Queensland, was the venue for the launch of the 2024 YZ250F, and Yamaha pulled out all stops to ensure our ride on this allnew weapon was a positive one from the get-go. They assigned one of their leading mechanics, Darren Thompson, to personally set up the bike from rider sag to comfortable lever, bar, and rearbrake positions before we even fired it up.

Manufacturers’ engineers never halt in the pursuit of the perfect motorcycle. Most times they get it right, but sometimes, when they try to improve a bike that's considered already near perfect, it's a

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