2013 Suzukis

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mxjeff575 6/28/2012 4:15pm
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Interesting they steepened the rake 1 degree (from 30 deg 20' to 29 deg 20') which reduced the trail from 140mm to 130mm. Curious how the already razor sharp turning will be? I didn't see this detail when reading the features, but they listed it in the video on suzuki's website.
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sam111 6/28/2012 4:16pm
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ocscottie wrote:
Such a beautiful machine, but [i]damn[/i] that things need yellow sideplates in a bad way! I see they went to a yellow front plate, so they...
Such a beautiful machine, but damn that things need yellow sideplates in a bad way! I see they went to a yellow front plate, so they are part way there!
kardy wrote:
They had a yellow front plate the last year or two. Or maybe it was just the 250F.
The 2009 and 2010 had yellow front number plates standard on both bikes. The 2011 and 2012 450's came with a white front plate, while the 250's came with a black one.
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orangecrush 6/28/2012 4:17pm
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ocscottie wrote:
Such a beautiful machine, but [i]damn[/i] that things need yellow sideplates in a bad way! I see they went to a yellow front plate, so they...
Such a beautiful machine, but damn that things need yellow sideplates in a bad way! I see they went to a yellow front plate, so they are part way there!
kardy wrote:
They had a yellow front plate the last year or two. Or maybe it was just the 250F.
sam111 wrote:
The 2009 and 2010 had yellow front number plates standard on both bikes. The 2011 and 2012 450's came with a white front plate, while the...
The 2009 and 2010 had yellow front number plates standard on both bikes. The 2011 and 2012 450's came with a white front plate, while the 250's came with a black one.
is this to better balance the bike? I'm not sure I'm complete sure what these specific changes will do?
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sam111 6/28/2012 4:19pm
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DownSouth wrote:
Suzuki bucks the trend and goes with a black rear fender! The Mulisha will be proud.
ocscottie wrote:
AND fork guards. Blink
The 2012 models came with black fork guards.

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gsxr6 6/28/2012 4:21pm
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peelout wrote:
pretty plain, but they look pretty good. i'm just glad they didn't go with a white rear fender, i fucking HATE white rear fenders also... is...
pretty plain, but they look pretty good.

i'm just glad they didn't go with a white rear fender, i fucking HATE white rear fenders

also... is that an aluminum tank? stock?
nvm
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sam111 6/28/2012 4:39pm
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peelout wrote:
pretty plain, but they look pretty good. i'm just glad they didn't go with a white rear fender, i fucking HATE white rear fenders also... is...
pretty plain, but they look pretty good.

i'm just glad they didn't go with a white rear fender, i fucking HATE white rear fenders

also... is that an aluminum tank? stock?
For real? The 450 has come with an aluminium tank since 2008 and the 250 has since 2010. I'm not a fan of white (or black, I suppose) rear fenders either, but you can easily change them if you wish.
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orangecrush 6/28/2012 4:41pm
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what's worse - the black fender or the CRF exhaust?
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sam111 6/28/2012 4:48pm
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orangecrush wrote:
what's worse - the black fender or the CRF exhaust?
The exhaust I suppose - fenders are much cheaper to replace.
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orangecrush wrote:
what's worse - the black fender or the CRF exhaust?
That stupid fuckin exhaust!
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Seems like the yellow has chaged over the years too. I personally like the brighter yellow better.

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Insider347 6/28/2012 4:58pm
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At least it's not just BNG. I think the bike looks and sounds (from the updates) pretty solid. Change the fucking plastic if you don't like it, jeeesh. Red rear fender? That's fugly. All considered, they should have kept the champion yellow.
exsuzukidealer 6/28/2012 6:26pm
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Great Bikes, they would sell better if they target the vet racer with non mullisha colored rear fender , plastics and butt ugly seats covers. luckily after market plastics are cheap. Suzuki is not known for marketing as always so no surprise here
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MCfan4life 6/28/2012 8:18pm
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More blue....

Brighter yellow.....

THIS!!! One of pete24's finest builds.

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MCfan4life 6/28/2012 8:28pm
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GuyB wrote:
They're up...check the homepage. [img]https://p.vitalmx.com/photos/forums/2012/06/28/062812suz780_833469.jpg[/img]
They're up...check the homepage.

jasonv43 wrote:
[img]https://p.vitalmx.com/photos/users/64/photos/60229/s780_RM_Z450_L3.ashx.jpg?1340900321[/img]
Anyone else notice the subtle difference between these two?

The 450 gets solid white side plates while the 250 gets 2 tone black and white side plates like the 05-08 CRF side plates. Maybe the 450 got the leftovers from last year Huh
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newmann 6/28/2012 8:31pm
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I noticed the 450 comes with one less fork spring yet tips the scales at 249 lbs. Good thing they took the fork spring out, otherwise, that puppy really would weigh 1/8 of a ton. Freakin amazing. Forty years ago, Robert's works RH weighed 168 lbs.
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mx757 6/28/2012 8:40pm
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For all of you bitching about the black rear fender, put a decal kit on the thing. It will actually look badass if you have a yellow decal on there with the black outline from the plastic. Same with the fork guards.
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jammin76tx 6/28/2012 9:19pm
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jasonv43 wrote:
Hey it could be worse right? [img]https://www.georgiaoffroad.com/images/dirtbikes/suzuki/rm/1137968372_1992suzukirm250.jpg[/img]
Hey it could be worse right?

Speaking of '92 Suzuki's, there's this nice original RM125 for $900 in the Dallas area. (Not mine)
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motomcd 6/28/2012 9:22pm
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i love them so i just ordered 5 of them 3 250's and 2 450's

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captmoto 6/28/2012 9:55pm
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It seems unanimous, it's ugly. The yellow looks Cat yellow.
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malachi177 6/28/2012 10:09pm
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It's a Suzuki, I love it!!
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ProMoto 6/28/2012 10:11pm
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If you look at the RM's from the 70's, 80's and most 90's this thing will go down in history as the worst looking RM of all time. That said it still looks 100% better than any blue yamaha. In my opinion only of course. Bet it is still a ripper and maybe even best of class for performance.
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GuyB 6/28/2012 10:31pm
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captmoto wrote:
It seems unanimous, it's ugly. The yellow looks Cat yellow.
Here's a tip. The yellow wasn't color-corrected in the photos that have been released. It's the same as it's always been.
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sam111 6/28/2012 11:59pm
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MCfan4life wrote:
Anyone else notice the subtle difference between these two? The 450 gets solid white side plates while the 250 gets 2 tone black and white side...
Anyone else notice the subtle difference between these two?

The 450 gets solid white side plates while the 250 gets 2 tone black and white side plates like the 05-08 CRF side plates. Maybe the 450 got the leftovers from last year Huh
The 450 has always had solid white side plates. The 250 has had two-tone panels since the current generation bike came out in 2010, except they were black with a yellow accent on the 2010 -2012, as opposed to white with a black accent on the 2013.
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sam111 6/29/2012 12:02am
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newmann wrote:
I noticed the 450 comes with one less fork spring yet tips the scales at 249 lbs. Good thing they took the fork spring out, otherwise...
I noticed the 450 comes with one less fork spring yet tips the scales at 249 lbs. Good thing they took the fork spring out, otherwise, that puppy really would weigh 1/8 of a ton. Freakin amazing. Forty years ago, Robert's works RH weighed 168 lbs.
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newmann 6/29/2012 5:51am
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newmann wrote:
I noticed the 450 comes with one less fork spring yet tips the scales at 249 lbs. Good thing they took the fork spring out, otherwise...
I noticed the 450 comes with one less fork spring yet tips the scales at 249 lbs. Good thing they took the fork spring out, otherwise, that puppy really would weigh 1/8 of a ton. Freakin amazing. Forty years ago, Robert's works RH weighed 168 lbs.
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[img]https://2.bp.blogspot.com/_8CgZn7SSp9g/STjHermF-1I/AAAAAAAAAZM/G9kSGOR-hnY/s400/broken+record.jpg[/img]
81 pounds heavier.
41 years advanced.

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rmpilot 6/29/2012 7:12am
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MCfan4life wrote:
More blue.... Brighter yellow..... THIS!!! One of pete24's finest builds. [img]https://p.vitalmx.com/photos/forums/2012/06/28/RM250_Retro_63.jpg[/img]
More blue....

Brighter yellow.....

THIS!!! One of pete24's finest builds.

i cant figure out exactlywhat year bike he started with there, but if i was buying just on looks for something to display I think I found it!
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GrapeApe 6/29/2012 8:28am
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MCfan4life wrote:
More blue.... Brighter yellow..... THIS!!! One of pete24's finest builds. [img]https://p.vitalmx.com/photos/forums/2012/06/28/RM250_Retro_63.jpg[/img]
More blue....

Brighter yellow.....

THIS!!! One of pete24's finest builds.

That thing looks great! Are those conventional forks, or USD made to look like conventional?
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MCfan4life wrote:
More blue.... Brighter yellow..... THIS!!! One of pete24's finest builds. [img]https://p.vitalmx.com/photos/forums/2012/06/28/RM250_Retro_63.jpg[/img]
More blue....

Brighter yellow.....

THIS!!! One of pete24's finest builds.

GrapeApe wrote:
That thing looks great! Are those conventional forks, or USD made to look like conventional?
I've said it before and I'll say it again. This is the best looking Suzuki RM ever built. It's too bad it didn't come from Suzuki like this.
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sam111 6/29/2012 12:13pm
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newmann wrote:
81 pounds heavier. 41 years advanced. [img]https://englishfromfriends.com/blog/wp-content/uploads/2010/07/sheep.jpg[/img]
81 pounds heavier.
41 years advanced.

As usual, you are focusing on just one part of the equation there homie. Even though it is heavier, in terms of performance on the track, the RMZ450 is a far superior motorcycle in every way.

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