Rmz250 reliability?

Take care of it and you won’t have any problems. They may not be the latest and greatest but build quality is solid. 

Very reliable 

I’m not a Kawasaki guy but not that’s the case with models the last few years.  I’d guess they now hold up pretty good.   If your only a practice day guy like me I wouldn’t worry about it.  I’d also guess you can find a used electric start KX for the same money as a yellow bike.  

I would rate Kawasaki and Suzuki fit, finish and quality about the same. Good bikes just not the same quality as Yamaha and Honda. 

Personally, I would spend the extra $ and get the yz250f. Or go Kawi if you can find one the same price as the zook. 

I had a 2023 kx250. I would put its build quality up against any of the manufacturers. I’ve owned every brand, but consider myself a Yamaha guy for the most part.

The good thing with the Suzuki, is that they have had a lot of years to address any durability issues within that design. I’ve always had good luck with them too. Take care of it and it will take care of you.

There we go. Like Ricky said. Its solid.

Reliability is in the owners hands. Furthermore, reliability is directly proportional to the amount of maintenance you put in per riding hour.

To answer your question. That bike is really not much out dated and is a solid unit in stock form. 

Look after it and you'll get your milage and joy out of it.

Here's the thing...what is the price for the Zook versus the others? If it a really attractive price, I would get the RMZ all day long

It's not even outdated, it just has a kick start. That feature is outdated, the rest of the bike is not. It's very reliable, quality is just as good as Yamahas I have owned and lacking to KTM in a few areas (just like all the other Japanese bikes) like cranks, clutch basket, etc.

It's down on top-end power compared to others in class but the low end torque is impressive and it turns like my 2-strokes so it's a really fun bike for me.

Has disc brakes front AND rear , dual injectors, KYB suspension just as good as the Yami, just not setup ideal off the showroom floor, Dunlop tires that are sure to hook up, and beautiful yellow plastics. 

Even modified, mine is very reliable and doesn't let me down. I don't have time for no stinkin dead battery!

Never owned a full size Kawi but I’ve worked on a few and I’d put the Suzuki ahead of the Kawi in build quality. Kawi’s fasteners feel like butter, chain rollers/slides actually last. 

Suzuki is probably the best in the reliability department. I have personally wrung out two separate RMZ250 engines and they never missed. You're gonna be stoked on the new bike. It is probably the best equipped bike you can get, just about 5% slower than some of the others.

Brother, nothing is more reliable than RMZ (from 2007+). 

I've owned a 2007 RMZ250 (my first big bike) and a 2010 RMZ250. I sold the 2010 with over 100 hours and it never missed a beat. I still have the 07 and have been using it as a supermoto bike for years and have not had a single issue. I've owned all the brands and currently have a YZ250 and KTM 450 and nothing has been more reliable than my RMZs. 

I’m not so sure about that KTM crank being superior. There are a lot of crank failures on the new TBI models on the FB groups. That problem may not be solely on the crank itself.

Having owned 2 KTMs, I do think they have some ‘thoughty’ features such as the air filer, torques next to certain bolts, but I haven’t seen vastly superior fasteners. I had to put a helicoil in the last one due stripped threads. That the same number of problems that I had on my KX.