rmz 250 2008 or 2007

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alright i need anew bike!!! and i really like the rmz's but i hear alot of bad stuff bout these machines soo i want to kno r they as fast on the tracks as others.im not a slow pussy rider soo yeah
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the 07 had transmission problems.. mine broke day 2
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I loved my 07.. Not sure what the tranny problem he's referring to is. All i know is I never had a tranny problem with mine. Only thing I didn't like about the bike was trying to find neutral was impossible. I do know the thing was fast. I was pulling holeshots like crazy in the 30+ B class vs a gate full of 450's on the flat starts. Had problems getting good starts at washougal vs the 450's but that's because it's an up hill start. One thing that's cool about the 07 is the price. Last I saw my local shop out here in Oregon had two left over brand new ones for $3599.. And with no sales tax in oregon that's out the door.
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I'm on my 5th RMZ 1/07, 1/08, 2/09 and now a 2010 and I have never had a problem with any.
Best handling bike I've ever owned. I still own both the 09's.
07 tranny can be fixed with a spring.

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wfo75080 wrote:
I'm on my 5th RMZ 1/07, 1/08, 2/09 and now a 2010 and I have never had a problem with any. Best handling bike I've ever...
I'm on my 5th RMZ 1/07, 1/08, 2/09 and now a 2010 and I have never had a problem with any.
Best handling bike I've ever owned. I still own both the 09's.
07 tranny can be fixed with a spring.

D
WFO did they fix the 07 tranny issue later in the year? I bought mine in November of 07 and never had an issue and I had it til February 09..

Rdog for what the shops are selling the new leftover 07's for if you can find one there's no better deal out there.
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staycasted wrote:
the 07 had transmission problems.. mine broke day 2
alright thank u guys haha everytells me ooo i hope your rich they break like its there job. then others say oooyeah thigs not fast it only goes like 55. top speed dont matter but a 250 that only goes 55 doesnt sound right. but u guys helped a bunch
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The spring allowed it to shift into gear with more pressure. I could tell the difference. With all the 09's out there you can get a great deal. The 2010 has changed a lot in frame, suspension, plastic, gearing and FI but my 09's are still as fast, just not AS responsive off the bottom. I changes to a 13/49-50 rear depending on track. 2010 comes with 13/48 and can pull it.
For me the bikes are great. Good Luck!

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wfo75080 wrote:
I'm on my 5th RMZ 1/07, 1/08, 2/09 and now a 2010 and I have never had a problem with any. Best handling bike I've ever...
I'm on my 5th RMZ 1/07, 1/08, 2/09 and now a 2010 and I have never had a problem with any.
Best handling bike I've ever owned. I still own both the 09's.
07 tranny can be fixed with a spring.

D
the handling is awesome on these bikes, my 09 was fine never had an issue with the transmission.. off the showroom floor can go right to a rough track
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rdog103 wrote:
alright i need anew bike!!! and i really like the rmz's but i hear alot of bad stuff bout these machines soo i want to kno...
alright i need anew bike!!! and i really like the rmz's but i hear alot of bad stuff bout these machines soo i want to kno r they as fast on the tracks as others.im not a slow pussy rider soo yeah
i had an 07 all i did to it was the 08 shift detent spring and a fresh clutch and 1 pistion in 78 hrs....never needed a valve adjustment...ever i run my own bike shop and have been workin on these for years....change the oil every 3 hrs of run time and air filter every time u ride...and you will be all good i loved my 07 switched to a 08 suzook 450 ..and am goin back to the 250 next year hopefully ill be able to buy a left over 2010 for a good deal
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07 only. install the updated shift shaft return spring and the updated spring washer in the clutch stack. Should be good after that. Both are pretty easy to install by removing the main clutch cover.


08 already has those updates. Good out of the box.


Both need a gearing change. 13/50 I believe. A slip on muffler really brings out the top end. Thats been a complaint that they don't have top end power.


I have an 07 and really like it.


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Rotax wrote:
07 only. install the updated shift shaft return spring and the updated spring washer in the clutch stack. Should be good after that. Both are pretty...
07 only. install the updated shift shaft return spring and the updated spring washer in the clutch stack. Should be good after that. Both are pretty easy to install by removing the main clutch cover.


08 already has those updates. Good out of the box.


Both need a gearing change. 13/50 I believe. A slip on muffler really brings out the top end. Thats been a complaint that they don't have top end power.


I have an 07 and really like it.


Thumpertalk covers this stuff in better detail.
Dead on.
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We had 1/ 2008/ 4 /2009 and now 2 / 2010 250rmz and only problem was a cracked frame from pin hole in weld.
Had 1 of the 2009 done with pro circuit motor etc and my son rides the 2010 stock and reckons it is better all round smooth power.
They are a good bike dead stock.
We clocked up 100+ hours on the 2008 before we changed piston. Very Lucky and bike is still going strong.
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wfo75080 wrote:
I'm on my 5th RMZ 1/07, 1/08, 2/09 and now a 2010 and I have never had a problem with any. Best handling bike I've ever...
I'm on my 5th RMZ 1/07, 1/08, 2/09 and now a 2010 and I have never had a problem with any.
Best handling bike I've ever owned. I still own both the 09's.
07 tranny can be fixed with a spring.

D
staycasted wrote:
the handling is awesome on these bikes, my 09 was fine never had an issue with the transmission.. off the showroom floor can go right to...
the handling is awesome on these bikes, my 09 was fine never had an issue with the transmission.. off the showroom floor can go right to a rough track
hey u riding this weekend? gonna be at calverton on sunday with nick lacerenza
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wfo75080 wrote:
I'm on my 5th RMZ 1/07, 1/08, 2/09 and now a 2010 and I have never had a problem with any. Best handling bike I've ever...
I'm on my 5th RMZ 1/07, 1/08, 2/09 and now a 2010 and I have never had a problem with any.
Best handling bike I've ever owned. I still own both the 09's.
07 tranny can be fixed with a spring.

D
staycasted wrote:
the handling is awesome on these bikes, my 09 was fine never had an issue with the transmission.. off the showroom floor can go right to...
the handling is awesome on these bikes, my 09 was fine never had an issue with the transmission.. off the showroom floor can go right to a rough track
onenastynotch wrote:
hey u riding this weekend? gonna be at calverton on sunday with nick lacerenza
hey yea i will be riding.. ill be on a yz450 #26 or nick knows me .. lets moto.... drag JLO down to ride
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2010 is what you need.....I have had 05,07 and now 2010....and the 2010 is AMAZING and without a doubt blows the other RMZ's that i have had away!!!







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onetrack those graphics look awesome.. I like the look of Hahn's bike better than the factory team.
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Heck ya..Canidae Rockstar's kit looks way sicker then Makita Suzuki's
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Had an 07 and 2 08's. Been on suzukis for 10 years just switched to yamaha. I loved the handling on the suzukis but thats about it. Had tranny problems with the 07 even with the spring fixed. Would hit false netural going up fases off jumps pulling up a hill would to it a least once ever weekend race. Until one time when if happend and ended up bailing in the air broke my femur, and a torn ACL. Was out for 8 months. Sold the 07 while i was down bought the 08s and never hit false netural but had a shifter fork go and had to have tranny fixed 1200 dollars later it was fixed. Power wise stock compared to the yamaha It doesnt pull as quick. Mid power on the rmz's take time to get use to it feels like your not putting any power out its like a dead spot you feel the need to shift but you really dont need to just need a little more throttle.

All in all in my option after 10 years on suzukis and now on yamaha I love my yzf so much better then the rmzs and you cant beet the realabilty on the yzfs. In my 2 cent the best overall bikes stock are the yzf and kxf.

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staycasted wrote:
the 07 had transmission problems.. mine broke day 2
rdog103 wrote:
alright thank u guys haha everytells me ooo i hope your rich they break like its there job. then others say oooyeah thigs not fast it...
alright thank u guys haha everytells me ooo i hope your rich they break like its there job. then others say oooyeah thigs not fast it only goes like 55. top speed dont matter but a 250 that only goes 55 doesnt sound right. but u guys helped a bunch
Huh?
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staycasted wrote:
the handling is awesome on these bikes, my 09 was fine never had an issue with the transmission.. off the showroom floor can go right to...
the handling is awesome on these bikes, my 09 was fine never had an issue with the transmission.. off the showroom floor can go right to a rough track
onenastynotch wrote:
hey u riding this weekend? gonna be at calverton on sunday with nick lacerenza
staycasted wrote:
hey yea i will be riding.. ill be on a yz450 #26 or nick knows me .. lets moto.... drag JLO down to ride
hahah i was talkin to u last sunday...we were on the supercross track and i was askin how u get over a small double right out of the corner ..lol #630 08 suzook 450
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staycasted wrote:
the 07 had transmission problems.. mine broke day 2
rdog103 wrote:
alright thank u guys haha everytells me ooo i hope your rich they break like its there job. then others say oooyeah thigs not fast it...
alright thank u guys haha everytells me ooo i hope your rich they break like its there job. then others say oooyeah thigs not fast it only goes like 55. top speed dont matter but a 250 that only goes 55 doesnt sound right. but u guys helped a bunch
TerryK wrote:
Huh?
Oh shit!!! LMAO!!!
Didn't he make it clear when he said earlier that he wasn't a "slow pussy rider?" C'mon now....
Personally, I'd be far more concerned with the MPG figures than the top-speed numbers, but that is just me....

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onenastynotch wrote:
hey u riding this weekend? gonna be at calverton on sunday with nick lacerenza
staycasted wrote:
hey yea i will be riding.. ill be on a yz450 #26 or nick knows me .. lets moto.... drag JLO down to ride
onenastynotch wrote:
hahah i was talkin to u last sunday...we were on the supercross track and i was askin how u get over a small double right out...
hahah i was talkin to u last sunday...we were on the supercross track and i was askin how u get over a small double right out of the corner ..lol #630 08 suzook 450
oh cool yea i remember... rode there last night the dirt was perfect... see you this weekend..
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rdog103 wrote:
alright thank u guys haha everytells me ooo i hope your rich they break like its there job. then others say oooyeah thigs not fast it...
alright thank u guys haha everytells me ooo i hope your rich they break like its there job. then others say oooyeah thigs not fast it only goes like 55. top speed dont matter but a 250 that only goes 55 doesnt sound right. but u guys helped a bunch
TerryK wrote:
Huh?
JustPuttinAround wrote:
Oh shit!!! LMAO!!! Didn't he make it clear when he said earlier that he wasn't a "[b]slow[/b] pussy rider?" C'mon now.... Personally, I'd be far more...
Oh shit!!! LMAO!!!
Didn't he make it clear when he said earlier that he wasn't a "slow pussy rider?" C'mon now....
Personally, I'd be far more concerned with the MPG figures than the top-speed numbers, but that is just me....

You guys must have missed his other thread - same basic topic. Things went a little sideways.
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Rotax wrote:
07 only. install the updated shift shaft return spring and the updated spring washer in the clutch stack. Should be good after that. Both are pretty...
07 only. install the updated shift shaft return spring and the updated spring washer in the clutch stack. Should be good after that. Both are pretty easy to install by removing the main clutch cover.


08 already has those updates. Good out of the box.


Both need a gearing change. 13/50 I believe. A slip on muffler really brings out the top end. Thats been a complaint that they don't have top end power.


I have an 07 and really like it.


Thumpertalk covers this stuff in better detail.
rocrac wrote:
Dead on.

My son rode the bejesus out of our '07. 140 hrs and never had to adjust valves, still in spec.
I did the clutch update, but never had a problem with shifting.

This was our first four-stroke, and honestly, I was scared to death it would grenade.

FMF megabomb and a little leaning out in warm weather and she screamed!
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staycasted wrote:
the 07 had transmission problems.. mine broke day 2
rdog103 wrote:
alright thank u guys haha everytells me ooo i hope your rich they break like its there job. then others say oooyeah thigs not fast it...
alright thank u guys haha everytells me ooo i hope your rich they break like its there job. then others say oooyeah thigs not fast it only goes like 55. top speed dont matter but a 250 that only goes 55 doesnt sound right. but u guys helped a bunch
Please ignore all above advice. Commence punching yourself in the face and don't stop.
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rdog103 wrote:
alright thank u guys haha everytells me ooo i hope your rich they break like its there job. then others say oooyeah thigs not fast it...
alright thank u guys haha everytells me ooo i hope your rich they break like its there job. then others say oooyeah thigs not fast it only goes like 55. top speed dont matter but a 250 that only goes 55 doesnt sound right. but u guys helped a bunch
TerryK wrote:
Huh?
JustPuttinAround wrote:
Oh shit!!! LMAO!!! Didn't he make it clear when he said earlier that he wasn't a "[b]slow[/b] pussy rider?" C'mon now.... Personally, I'd be far more...
Oh shit!!! LMAO!!!
Didn't he make it clear when he said earlier that he wasn't a "slow pussy rider?" C'mon now....
Personally, I'd be far more concerned with the MPG figures than the top-speed numbers, but that is just me....

No kidding. I'm interested if any of these come with a towing package with LL Bean trim?
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I got my second 09 now (it's similar to 08). Between both 09's I got kxf 250 2009. And I sold it and bought Suzuki back. It's great bike for me, a lot better then Kawasaki.
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Rotax wrote:
07 only. install the updated shift shaft return spring and the updated spring washer in the clutch stack. Should be good after that. Both are pretty...
07 only. install the updated shift shaft return spring and the updated spring washer in the clutch stack. Should be good after that. Both are pretty easy to install by removing the main clutch cover.


08 already has those updates. Good out of the box.


Both need a gearing change. 13/50 I believe. A slip on muffler really brings out the top end. Thats been a complaint that they don't have top end power.


I have an 07 and really like it.


Thumpertalk covers this stuff in better detail.
rocrac wrote:
Dead on.
Where can I buy those parts? I just bought an 07 rmz 250 and I wanna upgrade them before I ride it. Also what are the part numbers/where are they found?

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