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What is probably happening in Japan is not that Suzuki is asleep that wheel. Rather, they are conceding market share in a category that does not earn much profit anyway, while focusing on kicking Mercury and Yamaha's asses in the marine engine space. And they are succeeding.
I had an RMZ and raced it for two seasons. One time I took it up some rocky trails in the woods and turned around and came back. Of course weight matters for off-road when you're going through tight stuff. That's why 250 two-strokes are popular for off-road. A top heavy bike with a crazy hot engine is no fun on trails.
They make an RMZ450 off-road version. It weighs 272 pounds. That's 50-some pounds heavier than my RM250- crazy.
Like the years before.
Thanks Warren
For me personally, it's between a 250 two-stroke and 250 four-stroke. That's a closer comparison. But it's weird to think I probably won't be much faster on a 2020 RMZ250 than I am on a 2004 RM250 that is faster, more lightweight, and set up for me.
But if I was looking at 250 four-stroke, when you can get an RMZ for $5600 right now, that leaves a lot of room for modifications, dollar-wise, before you get into a $9k bike from another brand.
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Matthes: Somebody say?:
Is high tech! Build Quality and performance and reliability has been spot on!! Only thing I’ve done is change springs from 5.1 to 4.2
At 147 lbs stock was a bit stiff...really enjoying the the New Ride! If I live long enough to buy another new bike the Husky 250 2stroke or Ktm is on my list 🤠
Stay Safe out there!! Happy Fourth!!
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