Yamaha XT250

The Yamaha XT250 is a dual-sport motorcycle made by Yamaha Motor Company in three generations. The first, released in 1980, became a staple of back roads and farms, was ridden by Rambo in the 1982 film First Blood and appeared in an episode of Knight Rider. The second generation, from 1984, had its top-end output cut to 17 hp at 7,500 rpm because of emissions rules and gained redesigned plastics and a more compact fuel tank. After being dropped in 1991 in favour of the XT350, the XT250 returned in 2008 in place of the XT225 as the 250 cc class grew more popular, and it is sold as the Serow 250 in Japan. The United States model received fuel injection in 2013. In January 2020 Yamaha Japan released the Serow Final Model and ended the bike there, while Yamaha US has continued it unchanged.