Yamaha 225DX. What does it compare to?

[cajun66]

I may be getting a 85 Yamaha 225DX for a song, but I have experience with Hondas only. What would it compare to Honda-wise?

[Chazz of Blades]

I'd compare it to the 250sx, it was Yamaha's sport styled 4 stroke.

[Itrike]

250sx but the dx has no reverse

[mrmello]

Good bike, Shaft drive, disc rear brakes

I would say the 250sx as well.

[UncleBubbles]

Yeah 250sx but more snappy and wheelies like none other.

[dksix]

The 225 feels more torquey than the Honda. I don't know if it is or it's just gearing but it feels stronger on the bottom. I don't like the wider tire of the Yamaha, makes it feel a little unresponsive compared to the 250SX.

[Chazz of Blades]

How I see it, is that the 225DX feels like a mixture of a 250sx, and a 200es. It's sporty and peppy like an SX, but it's kinda cumbersome to ride, and heavy like an ES.

[muthey]

I can tell you this if it is a good runner you may change your outlook on hondas, for one yamaha still makes quite a bit of the parts for it, and with a plastic fuel tank you never have to worry about it rusting out. Plus you can change the rear hubs out to four bolt ones and have a very wide variety of tires rims and sizes. I tend to stay with the 22-11-8 myself and I don't find the trike cumbersome at all even comparing it to a honda 185's

[leevarnado]

you wont be disappointed with the ytm 225,whats not to love about 2nd and 3rd gear wheelies from dead stop.

[swampthang]

I've had both the 250sx and the 225dx. The dx is pretty sporty for a utility trike. Not quite as low geared as a honda I dont think(would only spin 2nd gear in the sloppy mud as to the honda spinning in 3rd) Seems to not steer as good as a sx. Dx feels alot lighter in the front. DX wheelies all day long. All in all a great all around machine like a sx, does alittle bit of everything but nothing really great.