Yamaha YZ250 - 70th Anniversary Builds

Eight bikes. Two events. One big anniversary. 2025 marks Yamaha’s 70th, and here at DocWob HQ we’ve been flat-out building a fleet of 2002 steel-frame YZ250s worthy of the celebrations. Five will head to VMXdN Foxhill, two to Farleigh Vets MX, and Tommy Searle will unveil the last one on his own channel.

Three of the bikes are returning from 2024 and have been stripped, checked, and rebuilt. The rest are fresh-from-scratch builds – and if you’ve ever tried to prepare one race bike to factory standard, you’ll know just how much work that really is.

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These are not shiny restos for the shed. We start with a 2002 frame, strip it bare, and replace or upgrade almost everything:

Engine

Full Pro Circuit race motors with matched carbon silencer/race pipe, new rod, mains, bearings, gearbox parts. Tuned on Renegade fuel.

Chassis

Stock frame with welded tabs for a bolt-on skid plate, subframe lowered 5 mm at the mount for a flatter, modern feel.

Suspension & Brakes

SSS forks from newer models, revalved shock, later-era YZF calipers, oversized front disc

Wheels

Gold rims, Cerakote hubs, replated steel axles.

Controls & Tank

Rider-specific bars, RaceFX perch, YZF foot pegs, DocWob low-profile tank with flush cap and twin vents.

Finishing Kit

DocWob titanium hardware, Evo-MX 70th anniversary graphics, complete GUTS seats.

Built with Purpose

We’ve kept things sensible this year – no steering damper, no oversize rear disc, steel axles instead of titanium – focusing spend where it counts for performance and reliability.

The Look

The white-and-red Yamaha anniversary livery comes straight from Yamaha Motor Europe’s 2025 release. Our own twist? Gold rims for a proper evo nod. Graphics by Evo-MX, complete seats by GUTS.

DocWob Parts in Play

Oversized bar mounts, axle blocks, low-profile tank, custom 3D-printed cap tool, cast magnesium covers, and incoming frame guards.

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The Riders

Mike Brown – No.7 on display only while Mike recovers from injury.

Alessio Chiodi – Returning bike with FMF pipe, ProTaper bars.

Ben Townley – Fresh build, full Pro Circuit spec.

Phil Nicoletti – New build, rider bend and springs.

Ryan Sipes – New build, graphics tweaked for sponsor commitments.

Sam Sunderland – Refreshed Farleigh bike, neutral branding.

Guy Martin – Fresh build, pre-event shakedown planned.

Thanks to Our Partners

Renthal • Syntol • DT1 • GUTS Seats • Pro Circuit • Dunlop • X-fun • Evo-MX • X-fun Plastics • Renegade Fuel • Crescent Yamaha • On The Pipe • Ceramax • CMSNL