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MXA RACE TEST: THE REAL TEST OF THE 2023 SUZUKI RM-Z450

Feb 1, 2023

When short-shifted, kept in the meat of the powerband and kept off the rev limiter, the RM-Z450 has a very usable, pleasant and effective 450cc powerband.
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BUDGET BIKE SHOOTOUT: 2023 SUZUKI RM-Z250 FOUR-STROKE “VERSUS” YAMAHA YZ125 TWO-STROKE

Jan 21, 2023

You may not think they are comparable, but the AMA rulebook says they are. Which one is better?
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THE TRUE STORY OF RICKY CARMICHAEL’S 2005 SUZUKI RM250 TWO-STROKE

Jan 6, 2023

RC, DeCoster & Goose tell all about the bike that everyone who was anyone in 2005 remembers
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MXA RIDES KEN ROCZEN’S AMA CHAMPIONSHIP SUZUKI RM-Z450

Jan 3, 2023

MXA races the Suzuki RM-Z450 that took Ken Roczen to the AMA National Championship — can lightning strike again in 2023
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MXA VIDEO: WE TEST THE 2023 SUZUKI RM-Z450

Dec 28, 2022

The 2022 Suzuki RM-Z450 is not the best bike on the race track, but it offers a ridable, raceable and enjoyable bike for someone who wants to get in on the motocross experience without having to file for bankruptcy. As it sits, it is still…
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MXA RETRO TEST OF THE 2004 SUZUKI RM250

Dec 28, 2022

In 2004 the king of the 250 two-stroke class was between the Yamaha YZ250 and the Suzuki RM250. We give you a test that compares the two bikes competing for the throne
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IN THE REAR-VIEW MIRROR! THE WRECKING CREW’S FAVORITE 2022 RACE BIKES

Nov 1, 2022

Even though they know the best bike when they ride it, that doesn’t mean that they choose the winner when it's time to race
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SUZUKI SHOOTOUT! STOCK RM-Z250 VERSUS BARX FULL-RACE RM-Z250 VIDEO

Oct 21, 2022

It seemed unfair to test a National caliber race bike against a stocker, so we didn't go to a National caliber track to give the stocker a boost
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MXA VIDEO: WE TEST THE 2023 SUZUKI RMZ250

Oct 19, 2022

The RMZ250 is still the slowest bike in the class and it still has a kick starter, but it's not all bad. Josh Mosiman and Brian Medeiros talk all about it here
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MXA RETRO TEST: WE RIDE RYAN SIPES’ 2005 SUZUKI RM-Z250

Oct 11, 2022

It didn’t take more than a lap to appreciate Ryan Sipes’ bike. It doesn’t hit hard; instead, it comes on early and runs strong from the bottom to the top (and everywhere in between). This is the kind of engine you can ride forever and not…
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MXA RETRO TEST: WE RIDE WESTON PEICK’S 2018 JGR/AUTOTRADER SUZUKI RM-Z450

Sep 28, 2022

We loved Weston’s engine. There were no hiccups, dips or dead spots. And although powerful, it was easy to ride
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MXA RIDES DILLAN SCHWARTZ’S BARX SUZUKI RM-Z250

Sep 23, 2022

When a small, underfunded race team with minimal support from its manufacturer (bikes and parts only) turns head with its results that is a feel good story—MXA wanted to test this feel good machine
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MXA RACE TEST: THE REAL TEST OF THE 2022 SUZUKI RM-Z250

Jul 26, 2022

A really good entry-level race bike at an affordable price — Not for everyone, but it's flaws are fixable and its power is manageable
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MXA RACE TEST: THE REAL TEST OF THE 2022 SUZUKI RM-Z450

Jul 18, 2022

Suzuki has the know-how to build a world-beating RM-Z450, but they spent the greater part of the last decade watching its competition pull away with new technology
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MXA RETRO TEST: COMPLETE TEST OF THE 2004 MAKITA TOOLS’ SUZUKI RM250

Jun 26, 2022

Everything a smoker should be is wrapped up in a 2004 Suzuki RM250. The engine was great and nothing turns as sharp
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2022 MXA 250 FOUR-STROKE SHOOTOUT: THE TRUTH WILL SET YOU FREE…TO GO FASTER

Apr 2, 2022

This year’s MXA 250 four-stroke shootout includes seven race machines. MXA lived with these seven 250cc four-stroke bikes for months—racing them, working on them and deciphering each ones hidden code
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2022 MOTOCROSS ACTION 450 SHOOTOUT: THE TRUTH & NOTHING BUT THE TRUTH

Apr 2, 2022

This is the 450 Shootout that you have to read, but for the effort you will be rewarded with all you need to know about the 450 class of 2022
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MXA RETRO TEST: WE RIDE TRAVIS PASTRANA’S 2003 FACTORY SUZUKI RM250

Mar 28, 2022

This is a fact! Team Suzuki’s 2003 RM250 is the best race bike we’ve ever ridden‚ without a doubt. How can we make such a bold statement? It was true!
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TWO-STROKE TUESDAY | 1999 SUZUKI RM250 RACE TEST

Mar 21, 2022

Suzuki resurrected itself from the ashes of the rather mediocre 1998 engine in 1999. The ‘99 powerband was a KX250 clone
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ON THE RECORD: COMPLETE TEST OF THE 2005 SUZUKI RM250

Feb 25, 2022

The RM250 had every two-stroke trait–good, bad and ugly
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THE REAL DEAL! 2022 MOTOCROSS ACTION 250 SHOOTOUT VIDEO

Feb 14, 2022

What are the best and worst aspects of the seven 250 motocross machines on the market? We dive into that and rank them from first to seventh here
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THE REAL DEAL! 2022 MOTOCROSS ACTION 450 SHOOTOUT VIDEO

Feb 7, 2022

It's finally here! We go in-depth on all seven 2022 450 four-stroke models in this full-feature video
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WE RIDE DILAN SCHWARTZ’S BAR-X SUZUKI RM-Z250

Feb 7, 2022

Who'd a thunk it? The low on power and high in weight Suzuki RM-Z250 is suddenly making the top ten with Larry Brooks' BarX team
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MXA RETRO TEST: COMPLETE TEST OF THE 2006 SUZUKI RM250 TWO-STROKE

Jan 2, 2022

For the MXA wrecking crew only two bikes were worthy of consideration for the 2006 250cc Bike of The Year crown—the YZ250 and the RM250—we chose the yellow one
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MXA RETRO TEST: WE RIDE RICKY CARMICHAEL’S MXDN CHAMPIONSHIP SUZUKI RM-Z450

Nov 22, 2021

We get misty-eyed sometimes thinking about past bikes we loved, as well as ones that should remain forgotten. We take you on a trip down memory lane with bike tests that got filed away and disregarded in the MXA archives. We reminisce…
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MXA RETRO TEST: WE RIDE DAMON HUFFMAN’S 1995 FACTORY SUZUKI RM125

Nov 2, 2021

Test riders often head into thinking that a “works” bike is going to be all engine—a fire-breathing, rip-snorting 125 mill that hits like a 250. It ain’t always so!
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MXA RETRO TEST: WE RIDE RYAN HUFFMAN’S 1998 PRIMAL IMPULSE SUZUKI RM125

Oct 26, 2021

Team Primal Impulse's RM125 runs a factory cylinder, head, pipe, 2mm-longer rod, ignition and carburetor
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ON THE RECORD: MXA’S 2004 250 TWO-STROKE MOTOCROSS SHOOTOUT

Aug 31, 2021

We flashback to when all the Japanese manufactures made two-stroke dirt bikes. This is the complete 2004 RM250 vs. YZ250 vs. CR250 vs. KX250 vs. KTM brawl
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MXA RETRO TEST: THE 2007 SUZUKI RM125 TWO-STROKE

Aug 8, 2021

It is easy to look at the 2007 Suzuki RM125 and see a throwback to an ancient era with the steel frame, revvy powerband and unchanged exterior
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MXA RACE TEST: THE REAL TEST OF THE 2021 SUZUKI RM-Z450

Jun 26, 2021

Suzuki riders always claim that with the money they save, they could build an RM-Z450 as good as a KTM. How much money would it cost to lose 20 pounds?
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