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I've been wondering that myself. As someone still clinging onto the prior frame, I'm just a tad hesitant to make the switch.
Also, it appears that the new intake not pulling from the front, may have been some of the 250s issue. the latest Star bikes, along w GP bikes etc have a newly shaped airbox lid that has forward facing intake slots, without needing the channels through the shrouds like the old bike. So that may be something they could implement onto the new stock bikes to let them breathe more like the old bike, but stay slim like the current model. I have a feeling some slight tweaks will make the next bike perfect.
I would imagine the 250F will get a new engine too, as it's essentially been the same since '21 minus the cam chain and ecu update.
I can't find it now, but a few days back I saw that. It also said that they were riding the first couple rounds on the current 25 bike because the 26 race bike was would not be ready for the team for a couple more weeks and there were changes. Hopefully something coming, I want to buy a new Suzuki so bad.
Nao Akahori on Team 70 Suzuki RMZ-450. The other manufacturer's have a "Factory" team that usually raced the new models in the past but I doubt Suzuki has a team like that anymore. But if a new model is on the horizon, this would be the most likely place for it to show up. I always check into the live feed at the beginning of the race when they announce the riders to quickly analyze the bikes. It's tough bc you have to watch quickly.
I would be first in line for a New RMZ 450 but I must admit I am really liking my '24 KX 450.
I am in the exact same boat. Got a 24 KX450 last year and I love the bike. It does everything just right....I just bleed yellow, I finally gave up and got a Kawasaki, but hoping for a new Zuke.
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A lot of us got 24 KX’s last year for a decent price. These last few years green bikes are pretty dang good. I’m not going to say they are the best at any one thing but they do everything good enough. Going to be hard for some of us to justify replacing a green bike anytime soon unless lots of hour etc.
Or get one of the Motocross action guys over there with their famous belt buckle cam
Honda did a press release and updated their website with the 2026 models. No noticeable changes from the 2025 models. 250r and 250rwe increased $100. 450r and 450rwe msrp remained the same.
Yes, Japan used to get the production models a year or more before the US launch and I used to ride next year's models and report back. Japan used to do this up till about the early 2000's. Now the US gets the bikes almost the same time as Japan. I also used to take pics of the prototypes practicing at the local tracks or at the Japan nationals. Those were exciting days when there were major changes from year to year, but those days are gone now.
I heard Beta is announcing a new 2 stroke model tomorrow.
I still remember the spy photos of the first CRF450. Man those were the days.
You mean these pics of the first prototype? I got into trouble for sticking the camera under the tent and posting the pics online the same evening as Honda was trying to prevent any close ups of the engine...
Yep.
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The 2019 KX450 hype was the last major one that I remember being a big deal on the internet.
Yea!!! Had no idea it was you taking those. Man we swooned over those photos at the time. Thanks for the memories.
It was during the era when we only had dial-up modems and digital photos were just starting to become mainstream. Honda had successfully kept the prototype hidden even in Japan and there were no spy photos of it. I only lived 50 minutes from the Honda track in Saitama so I ran back to post the photo's, but the "Fresh Dirt" website would crash every time I tried to upload a single photo. Everyone on Fresh Dirt were jumping up and down wanting to see the very first photos of Honda's first 4 stroke MXer, but I couldn't post them. Eventually, I emailed the photo's one by one to "RM250GUY" and he was able to upload then on the US end. The first Honda electric MXer never generated the excitement of that first 4 stroke. It was like capturing the first photo of a unicorn
The prototype was a bit of a POS, though. It backfired and was really hard to start. Almost every time, Tortelli came off the track, there would be parts falling off. He did make that bike look good though, although he wasn't jumping the big jumps very often, I think because he had hurt his back before flying to Japan, I recall.
Do you have any photos of the last prototype 2 stroke Honda raced, I think it was 2003?
Absolutely legendary photos.
Pit Row
all of Yamha team running the 22 frame ?
fantic/Wilvo ?
star ?
Keefer said the 2026 RMZ 450 will be push start with a de compression lever. No kicker, no battery or starter. Unfortunately gained 7 lbs.
"Push-Start" Kenny!!
So long Kickstart Kenny, hello Pushstart Paturel
I think it’s jus Renaux
I just think that we should blast Suzuki s comment section asking for a new rmz, in order to not let motocross die and lose another important brand..
Those Honda 450 spy photos are badass. Wish we still got to see big updates from the Japanese races.
That was my fav also.
Also pretty neat yamaha kept the 2014 yz250f under wraps too. Thought I once read from someone at PC yamaha was riding it at glen helen then pc showed up to the Sx track and they loaded it up n left.
Dig the blue accents. Gives an ‘80’s vibe.
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