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I understand that there models havent changed untill there recent update but....
Can anyone give me some feed back on what they disliked about them?
I thought they had an amatuer program for a while that paid the most contingency out of all brands.
I rode supermini class on suzuki and had some shift shaft, shift detent issues but it wasnt anything major.
i just want to know why all the disses towards them?
im not a fan boy, for any brand for that matter and do understand all bikes have there positives and negatives but have heard time and time again suzukis are the worst this and that....
Can anyone give me some feed back on what they disliked about them?
I thought they had an amatuer program for a while that paid the most contingency out of all brands.
I rode supermini class on suzuki and had some shift shaft, shift detent issues but it wasnt anything major.
i just want to know why all the disses towards them?
im not a fan boy, for any brand for that matter and do understand all bikes have there positives and negatives but have heard time and time again suzukis are the worst this and that....
The Shop
I love RMZ450s, was my first 450. But for my build, I just feel other brands fit me better. If more companies made -10 or -15 mm peg mounts for Suzuki and KTM brands like they do Honda and Yamaha, I'd probably be on one of the two.
Plus the resale value is crap for whatever reason so you can them fairly inexpensive, even new.
My buddies at the track a week ago questioned my decision for wanting to ride yellow in the first place. They figured I would start bad mouthing the brand but I stand by choice. It can be made into a good machine with some patience and tuning. For whatever reason, the ill-informed treat the RMZ like it’s some type of sub par Chinese junk.
With that said. It's a great looking bike and there are obviously people that prefer them. I don't understand the people that happen to like the Suzikis so often talk about how the magazines are talking shit about the Suzukis because it isn't a cool bike out there or something similar. You like your Suzuki? Great! But on average, it is the least prefered bike out there.
That doesn't change anything about your feeling on your Suzuki, you will have just as fun on the bike if it finishes 6th in every shootout worldwide as if it would finish 3rd in the shootouts.
Pit Row
I think the biggest reason why they aren't more popular is that most people ride trails and MX, not just MX all the time: Suzuki's are known to be less stable at high speed than other brands. If you ride fire roads at all, you're not gonna want a bike that gets harder to control at high speed.
In the last few years I have found the RMZ more attractive because you can get one for 6grand with 2 grand in mod money. Suspension, pipe, levers and some numbers and magically the RMZ is looking favorable. Realistically it is more bike than I will ever be able to really use. Resale is still an issue. If I didn't have a newer Honda I would be on am RMZ.
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