Hey there riders Moto Journo Kris here and Yamaha have just announced updates to their
WR250F enduro machine and I’m going to be honest when I first saw the release I misread
it and thought they’d announced a new WR250R and almost had a heart attack.
Anyway back to reality, the 2022 WR250F will receive updates from the competition YZ250F,
bringing the two machines closer together. Pricing here in Australia will be $14,899
ride-away, with a three month part warranty, arriving December, UK pricing in comparison
is £7,799 and in the USA the new 2022 WR250F will be available from October for $8,799.
Your colour options are Yamaha Blue.
That starts with the powerplant, which receives a YZ250F type cylinder head and exhaust camshaft,
alongside a YZ250F style wider intake port and intake joint. That’s also joined by
a revised camchain tensioner and engine balancer, while the gearbox shift cam is also new.
These changes ensure better intake flow for combustion efficiency and increased power
throughout the rev range, with the new exhaust camshaft boosting low to mid-range power.
Naturally it’s still the reverse cylinder head with forward facing inlet.
The ECU has been updated to match, with Yamaha promising better usability across all speeds,
while gearbox shifts should also be smoother and easier. On the header pipe there’s also
a new heat guard to prevent snagging, while a stronger bracket is run for the muffler.
The Yamaha Power Tuner app allows wireless engine tuning via a smartphone, with adjustment
of the engine power characteristics, and there’s a bar mounted button for switching between
two preset engine maps on the fly.
The liquid-cooled four-stroke DOHC four-valve runs a bore of 77 by 53.6 mm and 13.8 to 1
compression ratio, with a constant mesh six-speed return type transmission.
The chassis also gets some attention, with the CF-die-cast aluminium deltabox frame new,
with walls of varying thickness allowing the frame’s rigidity to be tuned to match the
higher performance from the engine, with engine mounts also tuned to match the new loadout,
specific to the WR250F.
Forks are KYB speed sensitive units with revised damping settings to also match the other updates
to the 2022 WR250F, matched to a KYB monoshock on the rear, also benefiting from revised
damping settings.
Both units are fully adjustable, with 310 mm travel on the front and 317 mm travel on
the rear and ground clearance is 320mm minimum. Clasping the new forks is an updated triple-clamp,
with redesigned handlebar clamps, while the handlebars, front axle and footrests are likewise
based on those found on the YZ250F and new.
Also carried across from the YZ250F is a brake upgrade, with a 16 per cent larger surface
area care of a new 270 mm front rotor, more rigid front brake caliper running larger pistons.
Factoring in the pads that means 25% more contact area in total, offering a big boost
in braking performance.
Also new is the multi-function meter, which offers speedo, clock, timer and two trip meters,
with a race mode allowing average speed, timer and trip functionality for those competing.
An accumulated fuel consumption meter helps keep of track of when you’ll need to refuel
and of course there’s your engine warning lights.
Graphics are also updated as we’d expect as there’s no point in having the updated
bike if no one knows about it… well the extra performance and faster lap times, but
come on, gotta show it off.
Existing features from the popular WR250F carried across include the radiator cooling
fan and electric start, as well as the wide-ratio six-speed transmission designed specifically
for endure riding. There’s also a quick-adjuster for the clutch, while the previously mentioned
handlebars can be adjusted between four positions and are rubber mounted.
The fuel tank holds 7.9 litres and there’s also a standard lightweight resin skid-plate.
Standard fitment is an o-ring chain, with a high mounted aluminium sidestand, flat and
slim seat and an eye catching feature is those blue rims, matching the rest of the bike.
Seat height is 955 mm, while total weight is 115 kg, fully fuelled and ready to go.
Standard tyres are Dunlop Geomax EN91s, with a 90/90 21 inch front and 140/80- 18 inch
rear.
For those of us in Australia the WR250F comes with a full ADR compliant kit, meaning it’s
road registerable and can be plated, but also include an off-road kit for competition and
closed course use.
Included in the off-road kit is a lightweight LED tail light and plate holder, braided steel
front brake line, competition GYTR muffler outlet, full power throttle stopper screw,
brake snake protector, rear brake light wiring connector, Barkbuster handguard set which
isn’t shown in the pics, front and rear brake line banjo bolts, tail light undercover,
original sidestand bolt, engine stop switch and engine start switch, the communication
control unit, CCU map switch, and five zip ties to keep the speedo sensor line attached
to the brake line.
A quick recap of that pricing is as follows. Here in Australia the 2022 WR250F will be
$14,899 ride-away, with a three month part warranty, arriving December, UK pricing in
comparison is £7,799 pounds and in the USA the new 2022 WR250F will be available from
October for $8,799. Your colour options are Yamaha Blue.
If all this sounds similar, it’s because a lot of these updates are what was featured
on the YZ250F in its 2021 updates, with those changes now carried across to the WR250F enduro
machine, although the YZ250F had a few smaller updates for the 2022 model as well, which
I’ve got a video up on.
Now obviously it’s no WR250R, but let me know what you think about these updates to
the 2022 Yamaha WR250F and whether you’re going to be putting your name down for one
for when they arrive. As always stay safe out there and thanks for watching.