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Stock Motor
Yosh Ti-Carbon Sognature Series pipe
Factory Connection Suspension that is AMAZING
Currently Metzeler Mid-Hards
Guts Seat that grips like crazy
Renthal Chain & Sprockets
Rekluse Clutch Pack (soon to be a newly named product: clutch pack replacement kit)
Galfer 280nn Tsunami frt/Tsunami Rear Rotors and lines
VP Racing Fuels Leaded 110 lately/was running T4e before that
Stock Bars, Grips, Levers w/ Renthal grip donuts
Metzeler MC360 Mid-Hard tires w/Pirelli bibs (tubes suck!)
Asst'd Ti from Mettec and CDG.
CDG Carbonfiber Chain-Guide
CDG Carbonfiber Transponder bracket
Blue MotoHose Hoses that're gonna be replaced with the their New True Suzuki Blue hoses INCLUDING a New "Y" hose!
Estimate bike to be about 5 pounds lighter than stock.
Still running the stock plastic and early release graphics that came on the bike...IN AUGUST! Will be running UFO & 180 Decals graphics based on the HEP Suzuki Team look.
This bike has been amazingly dependable.
I still don't have a ton of time on my new RMZ, but I love it. After the suspension work it's nice and balanced again which I felt was the biggest problem.
The Shop
The only way I can run it properly is by browsing the disc and opening index.html with Internet Explorer.
Race Tech does great work and I'm pretty sure Mookie is a fan after I saw how well his MCR-Race Tech Honda worked at the Montreal Supercross.
I had my suspension done by Factory Connection and it's AMAZING. My rear shock adjustments work like a normal shock. Compression adjustments make a real difference compared to how it was stock (Stock the adjustments didn't seem to affect high-speed much). The shock takes a beating in shootout ratings because it's just too slow to respond to harsh kicks and bumps and it'll blow-thru the stroke at the strangest times.
I'll be reporting on it in my thread in Bike-Builds, too...
https://www.vitalmx.com/forums/Bike-Builds,46/The-Vital-MX-2018-RMZ450-Shootout-Bike,1333122?page=3
Havent gotten to much time on mine this year as I have been working way more than I care to admit. I have around 20hrs on it now and by far the best things I've done to it are factory connection suspension and fmf exhaust. FC revalve made such a huge improvement I can say for a fact that with a revalve this thing is way better then my 15 (air forks are junk). Forks are amazing and I have no issues with the shock. Pipe wakes up the bottom end a decent amount, drops a few pounds and looks killer. You cant go wrong with the rmz there bulletproof, oh and they look so damn good!
Pit Row
The 3rd item up from the bottom is the check sleeve. To me this is definitely a major problem that needs to be resolved before anything else.
Oil is non compressible, but it can be stretched, and that is cavitation, a vacuum. NOT GOOD when you are dealing with rebound.
Asking for a friend
i set my sag and maybe play with the clickers a little, that's about it
My previous bike was a 2009 kx450, that thing was awesome. Turned in super easy, held a line like a champ and overall had a very comfortable and confidence inspiring feel. The RMZ is a complete 180, I feel I have to ride it in anger to get it to work for me, I have to really try to keep it in a rut and it takes some effort to get it to start turning. I’ve tried sag numbers from 100-108, different fork springs and many different clicker settings. Starting to think maybe this bike just doesn’t suit the way I ride.
So my question is has anyone else had similar experience with this bike? Was there a fix or was the bike just not for you?
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