Suzuki tests

With the 2025 models just peeking over the horizon, it's a good chance to catch up on the bikes that are still on the showroom floors—the 2024 250, 350 & 450 four-strokes
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The best selling point for the Suzuki is that it comes with the lowest MSRP out of all the new 250 four-stroke; however, the forks are so stiff that you’ll have to use some of the money you saved to fix the forks.
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If you are looking to launch your young one into the motocross world, move him up to a bigger bike or just looking for some backyard fun—look no further
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The MXA wrecking crew tested, documented, inspected, theorized and calculated every conceivable facet of the 250 four-stroke class for 2014. Your future bike now!
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Team Suzuki’s 2003 RM250 was one of the best race bike we ever rode‚ without a doubt. How can we make such a bold statement? It was true!
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Even though it is fun to fly to some far-away track to test a bike, it isn’t much of a test. MXA prefers to test bikes on the “dirt dyno.” What is the dirt dyno? It is the tracks that we have done a thousand laps on.
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We tested each bike in its stock form, and put 20 hours on each bike to, try to make them ultimately comparable to each other and to keep things equal we installed the same tires on each bike
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RC, DeCoster & Goose tell all about the bike that everyone who was anyone in 2005 remembers
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Riders of Ken’s caliber are usually locked in from one factory contract to the next, but, in this case, Ken and Honda split at the last minute, and the stars aligned HEP, Suzuki
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For the average novice, vet or play rider, the existing RM-Z450’s power is located in the perfect spot to get the job done; however, pros and high-rpm revvers will not like the RM-Z450 powerband
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A project bike that harks back to the glory days of Travis Pastrana, Ricky Carmichael and the Suzuki RM250
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We had to wonder what Ricky’s MXDN Suzuki RM-Z450 would be like. Would it be a clone of his sweet CRF450 or his weird CR250?
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Looking back a decade ago at the 2013 RM-Z250: There's no denying that the 2013 RM-Z250 was a winner—unless you were seeking maximum horsepower
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If Suzuki never stopped making two-strokes, they would have a bike that would be in demand in today's marketplace
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The RM250 isn’t the optimal high-speed racer. The chassis doesn’t like whoops, high-speed straights, squared-edge bumps or sweeping corners, but it can corner like banshee.
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The new Suzuki's are here and unfortunately, the rumors were false...
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Normally when you have a father and son on the AMA Supercross circuit, it’s a rider/mechanic relationship, this is not the case with Chris Gosselaar and his father Mike
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Everything you need to know about the 450 class of 2023 is right here. After you read MXA's 450 shootout, you'll know everything you need to know about the best bikes in the 450 class
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GasGas MC250 vs. Honda CRF250 vs. Kawasaki KX250 vs. Husqvarna FC250 vs. KTM 250SXF vs. Yamaha YZ250f vs. Suzuki RM-Z250
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Thinking about switching to a smoker? The market for two-strokes is flush with race bikes built for riders as young as 4 years old all the way up to senior citizens
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When short-shifted, kept in the meat of the powerband and kept off the rev limiter, the RM-Z450 has a very usable, pleasant and effective 450cc powerband.
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Be careful when spending money on making the Suzuki RM-Z250 faster—We spent $5000 and it didn’t make more horsepower than a stock KTM 250SXF
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You may not think they are comparable, but the AMA rulebook says they are. Which one is better?
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MXA races the Suzuki RM-Z450 that took Ken Roczen to the AMA National Championship — can lightning strike again in 2023
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