Jason Anderson HEP Suzuki

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dn315 10/17/2025 10:56am
10/17/2025 10:56am
USMC8999 wrote:

Is HEP going to be running a 250 effort, I know for world stuff they are, but how about in the U.S.

I don't think we'll see a 250 effort in the U.S. again until Suzuki comes out with updated RMZ250's 

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harescrambled 10/17/2025 3:13pm
10/17/2025 3:13pm
250 cross wrote:

Only partially true. It was a Kawi designed chassis with a Suzuki designed engine.

Suzuki might have designed the engine, but Kawasaki manufactured it. The engine design was hot garbage though. I don't think the execution was all that good either. 

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CPR 10/17/2025 4:06pm
10/17/2025 4:06pm
250 cross wrote:

Only partially true. It was a Kawi designed chassis with a Suzuki designed engine.

harescrambled wrote:
Suzuki might have designed the engine, but Kawasaki manufactured it. The engine design was hot garbage though. I don't think the execution was all that good...

Suzuki might have designed the engine, but Kawasaki manufactured it. The engine design was hot garbage though. I don't think the execution was all that good either. 

Whoever was responsible, it was terrible! Sticky forks, valves made of plasticine and it would boil sitting on the line.

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Gravel 10/17/2025 5:39pm
10/17/2025 5:39pm
250 cross wrote:

Only partially true. It was a Kawi designed chassis with a Suzuki designed engine.

harescrambled wrote:
Suzuki might have designed the engine, but Kawasaki manufactured it. The engine design was hot garbage though. I don't think the execution was all that good...

Suzuki might have designed the engine, but Kawasaki manufactured it. The engine design was hot garbage though. I don't think the execution was all that good either. 

CPR wrote:

Whoever was responsible, it was terrible! Sticky forks, valves made of plasticine and it would boil sitting on the line.

They had the company that built awesome motors do the chassis, and the company that made the best handling bikes on the market do the motor.. 

What could go wrong?

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AZ35 10/17/2025 5:46pm
10/17/2025 5:46pm

Going to be really exciting come A1, with Anderson, Tomac, Sexton, Prado, Barcia, Marchbanks and Ferrandis all on new teams!

Over half of the top riders with new rides, pretty rare to see so many team changes in one year.

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BobPA 10/17/2025 7:01pm
10/17/2025 7:01pm
250 cross wrote:

Only partially true. It was a Kawi designed chassis with a Suzuki designed engine.

harescrambled wrote:
Suzuki might have designed the engine, but Kawasaki manufactured it. The engine design was hot garbage though. I don't think the execution was all that good...

Suzuki might have designed the engine, but Kawasaki manufactured it. The engine design was hot garbage though. I don't think the execution was all that good either. 

You aren't wrong there. I had a 2004 KX250F. I became a valve shimming wizard very quickly....and those were the days pre shim kits so it was not cheap. After we had the valve seats machined for a bit more surface area it actually ended up being a pretty good bike. 

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