The 2021 Yamaha XT250 and TW200 have been announced and, in most years, we'd sort of yawn about getting the same motorcycles with nothing but "bold new graphics" (BNG). This year is a little different, though, because there were early reports that the XT250 was going to be dropped completely from Yamaha's US lineup next year. Luckily, they're still importing them, and in appreciation I thought it was a good time to look at why the XT250 is an important motorcycle. Plus, I REALLY like the new color schemes, especially the TW200 with the black rims and engine to go with the new, dark graphics.

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