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Was bummed to hear this from Keefer on Monday on the Pulp show. Time to give up what little hope remained for a modern bike. At this point, just praying they don’t completely stop making MX bikes. Not good for the sport no matter how you cut it. Yellow factory bikes always looked the best. Oh well...
Here I come Honda, KTM, Yamaha or Kawi.
Here I come Honda, KTM, Yamaha or Kawi.
The Shop
I hope things come through because I love the bikes and not very many turn inside like a ZOOK.
Replace Decals
I would say that Suzuki is done in the world of offroad, the best case scenario is that they keep producing the RM-Z bikes with bold new graphics as the annual update.
Having a cheap option is absolutely great, but having that option because the company just doesn’t give a crap about listening to consumers and staying competitive....that is a problem. Put your money towards the companies that are die hard for this sport, and working hard to put out the next best thing for us. The companies paying attention to our complaints, and doing something about it.
So what effort do they need to do for the sport? What do they need to do to get YOU to buy a new bike? Just curious
Pit Row
Not a good thing, but certainly not the end of the world.
The big issue that needs to be solved is tracks and their survival. There wont be a offroad industry if tracks go away because of various reasons (sound is probably the main issue).
“Basic, easy to maintain, relatively cheap two strokes please” is what I see the consumers are asking for.
I rarely see consumers asking for more electronics, faster development and higher cost.
Maybe I’m just getting confused..
I see money as a major problem, the medium class here in italy is going through some hard years, let s See what the future brings... a lot of my friends are anymore buying new bikes but used ones... 2strokes only to reduce the maintenance costs...
Put the RM250 straight out as it was- it’s still as good as anything.
Develop that same bike to make an enduro model to compete with an EXC250
Develop a 300, maybe even 350/400 kit for it.
Buy a KTM 125sx and copy the cylinder, put that on the RM125 and now they’ll have a competitive 125.
Develop that bike to make an enduro model to compete with an EXC125.
Develop a 150cc kit for it.
All this could be done inside three years.
Steel frames, carbs & two strokes seems to be working pretty well for KTM, wouldn’t you say?
Totally agree that Suzuki needs to be in or out, and that their current "plan" isn't doing much of anything.
Keefer's point about price-point is probably a good place for them to start a war – and i'd also say starting/stopping 250 and amateur suppport is a risk to their image but also riders and families who are serious and buy in...
I think that as i do it, everybody will, if necessary.
A lot of swiss/german riders come to italy each weekend, which means 300/400 kilometers.
So if it will be necessary i will go in the middle of nowhere to ride.
Not handy but still...
But you're right, Suzuki can only compete on price at the moment. But even there the difference isn't as big as some make it out to be.
Go watch Ricky, Chad, Dungey, Stew, or Roczen on those crappy old bikes. Tell me how much that bike was holding them back. Or how much it would hold you back.
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