2014 or 2015 Rmz 450

Dirtbikeking164
Edited Date/Time 9/9/2014 7:36pm
I'm gunna be buying a new rmz in the next week or two, so I was just wondering what people's thoughts are on the '14 450 and the '15 450. I'll mostly be trail riding/ enduro racing it so would it be worth buying the '15 or just get the '14 for less money
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ky_savage 9/7/2014 8:57pm
9/7/2014 8:57pm
A friend just bought a 14 mainly because he didn't want the suspension of the 15.
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MxKing809 9/7/2014 8:57pm
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14 all the way. '15 has nicer suspension IMO, but for woods riding I would actually prefer the sff pneumatic fork on the 14. Save the money, get the 14 and put the extra money into a pipe, hand guards, fww, or whatever else you need!!!
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ML512 9/7/2014 8:59pm
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For trail and enduro, buy the 14. Cool

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Alvear999 9/7/2014 10:09pm
9/7/2014 10:09pm Edited Date/Time 9/7/2014 10:55pm
I own a 14' and must say I would buy a 15.

I feel like ANY forks are better than these Sad

Who am i to say, i did come off yamaha prior to my 14 suzuki.
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wydopen 9/8/2014 6:10am
9/8/2014 6:10am Edited Date/Time 9/8/2014 6:16am
Dirtbikeking164 wrote:
I'm gunna be buying a new rmz in the next week or two, so I was just wondering what people's thoughts are on the '14 450...
I'm gunna be buying a new rmz in the next week or two, so I was just wondering what people's thoughts are on the '14 450 and the '15 450. I'll mostly be trail riding/ enduro racing it so would it be worth buying the '15 or just get the '14 for less money
As someone who owns a 2013 which is pretty much the same as the 2014 Id say get a 2015 no questions about it..

The SSF fork on the 13-14 is incredibly stiff and needs a revalve to be even rideable in my opinion..I put 5hrs on mine before I had it revalved and those things were brutal....also the 2013-2014 frame is not the most forgiving.....if you are riding offroad that is going to be even more important....there is a reason why all the race teams used the 2012 and older frames until the new 2015 came out....Im slow and I can feel the stiffness in the frame so Id imagine it would be noticeable to most people...other than that its a great bike though...I just think the 2015 is going to be a better platform to start with
Dirtbikeking164 9/8/2014 5:11pm
9/8/2014 5:11pm
ok ya i still haven't decided, ill have almost $2000 by getting the '14 so i should be able to do some suspension work for that price
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bsharkey 9/8/2014 5:31pm
9/8/2014 5:31pm
Dirtbikeking164 wrote:
I'm gunna be buying a new rmz in the next week or two, so I was just wondering what people's thoughts are on the '14 450...
I'm gunna be buying a new rmz in the next week or two, so I was just wondering what people's thoughts are on the '14 450 and the '15 450. I'll mostly be trail riding/ enduro racing it so would it be worth buying the '15 or just get the '14 for less money
wydopen wrote:
As someone who owns a 2013 which is pretty much the same as the 2014 Id say get a 2015 no questions about it.. The SSF...
As someone who owns a 2013 which is pretty much the same as the 2014 Id say get a 2015 no questions about it..

The SSF fork on the 13-14 is incredibly stiff and needs a revalve to be even rideable in my opinion..I put 5hrs on mine before I had it revalved and those things were brutal....also the 2013-2014 frame is not the most forgiving.....if you are riding offroad that is going to be even more important....there is a reason why all the race teams used the 2012 and older frames until the new 2015 came out....Im slow and I can feel the stiffness in the frame so Id imagine it would be noticeable to most people...other than that its a great bike though...I just think the 2015 is going to be a better platform to start with
this guy is spot on those forks are horrible stock and rideable after they have been done. id get a 15
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user760a 9/9/2014 7:36pm
9/9/2014 7:36pm
If you are trail riding and racing enduro's, you may as well do yourself a massive favor and get a KTM XC

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