Bike Test: 2022 Yamaha YZ125 Two-Stroke Review

The day has finally come. We took the arrival of the all-new 2022 Yamaha #YZ125 #twostroke at Glen Helen Raceway last week. The YZ125 bLucRU has seen some major changes for 2022 and its first for quite some time, nearly every functional part of the engine is new from the cylinder, cylinder head, piston, piston pin, crankcase, exhaust, and much more. In addition to the full renovation of the engine, updates to the chassis and body were thrown at the 2022 model as well. After a full day of testing, we give our initial thoughts on the 2022 Yamaha YZ125 two-stroke. Click play, crank the volume and enjoy.
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[@yetisbinfeet7475]

Let’s go one of the best sounding bikes out there

[@evo5349]

Far doo's Yamaha for keeping the 2 strokes alive.

[@kennenstaton9031]

The go pro shots look so cool!!

[@chris092183]

Hope Yamaha's 2 smoke sales get boosted after this model release. Hopefully other Japanese manufacturers follow suit in investing or reopening their 2 stroke divisions. I say this as a KTM 250SX owner. More competition = better products

[@jakan756]

your damn right sir😃

[@scottyoz2460]

It takes a technically great rider to make this go fast.
Isn’t that the point?
Bring back 2 strokes!

[@joenobody2580]

Can you adjust the ignition timing in the 3d mapping Cdi with a laptop ? I love watching you ride a 125 of all the tests your, by far, the fastest on it. Bike looks real good.

[@dirtboy896]

I will be making parts for these

[@rjbcscs69]

Any update on jetting specs? I just picked mine up and have been working on the tuning. Located in Washougal, WA. So far with the supplied brass and needles the bike is really bad even on the stand 0-1/8 throttle. I don't have any pilots bigger than 58 in my arsenal so I'm waiting on a 70 and 68 from jets r us. I've leaned out the needle and even thrown an 8 slide in it to help mask that richness off idle but that inevitably leads to a pretty lean surge up the transition. Once it gets on the main at a 165 it seems pretty happy. I've had similar issues tuning 250's with yamaha 2 taper needles. I typically run JD's stuff up here for that reason. His starting diameters are rich and continue to throw fuel at it in the middle and make great torque through the transition. I'd typically run something close to a 45p. This bike did not like those needles at all or any of the popular suzuki NExx series that run more conventional configurations. This combo with the 75p is just odd IMO. Any updates on what you guys have found would be greatly appreciated.

[@DavidJDiehl]

Oooooooo baby! 😍

[@myricastillo5097]

Sweet 😛🔥

[@nandoR215]

😍😍😍😍🔥🔥🔥

[@joelaliberte8006]

Where's the race spec video?

[@cln1798]

Side question what kind of Gopro setup do you guys use?

[@fidroable]

Yes, also noticed the gorgeous shots...

[@motox766]

Hey how come the dealerships call the mx model the yz 125x? If you look up parts there are 2 models. Yz 125 and then the yz 125x. One is off road but how do i get the mx model?

[@nissan_6828]

YZ 125 = MX
YZ 125X = OFF ROAD

[@kings17court]

I've read a couple articles, and watched several videos on the YZ125, and they all mention jetting. Argh ... I hate tinkering with jetting. Last thing I want to be trying to figure out. Makes me really wish this was fuel injected.

[@Motoinc]

The tank and seat dont match togheter well where they meet.....

[@yz125fun5]

Great insight as usual Ping. I picked mine up last week in Australia, ridden it twice and totally agree with your comments. Great layout, great suspension, great mid, just needs a bit more on top. Hopefully a pipe will fix that, as soon as they come out. Thanks again Ping 😁
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[@yetisbinfeet7475]

Weeooooowowoow

[@lgurizalaccountantsoffice8154]

hm