MXA RACE TEST: THE REAL TEST OF THE 2021 SUZUKI RM-Z250
Remember when Suzuki was at the top of the motocross food chain? In fact, the 2011 RM-Z250 took top honors in the 250 four-stroke class. But, the last decade has not been kind to the RM-Z250.
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Remember when Suzuki was at the top of the motocross food chain? In fact, the 2011 RM-Z250 took top honors in the 250 four-stroke class. But, the last decade has not been kind to the RM-Z250.
What is different about the 2022 Suzuki motocross models?
Breaking down the fastest 250 four-strokes — everything you need know, most of it applicable to your actual riding
Motocross racers love shootouts, until the bike they spent $10,000 loses; They think their brand is the fastest bike, until they see a dyno chart; They think that weight doesn’t matter on motocross bikes, but if their girlfriend gains a few pounds they go ballistic
It’s finally here! We rank all seven 2021 250 models from seventh to first and share our opinion on the best bargain bike, best entry level bike, best working class bike and bike of the year
It’s finally here! MXA’s seven bike, 450 shootout video
When you give up a ton of horsepower and add a ton of weight, you aren’t going to make it all-better with a couple clicks
RC, DeCoster & Goose tell all about the bike that everyone who was anyone in 2005 remembers
For the MXA wrecking crew only two bikes were worthy of consideration for the 2006 250cc Bike of The Year crown—the YZ250 and the RM250—we chose the yellow one
What Rockstar Energy Suzuki has managed to accomplish in 2013 was a major feat—they built a super-competitive bike, developed one-off parts and hired the best racer possible
We get misty-eyed sometimes thinking about past bikes we loved, as well as ones that should remain forgotten. We take you on a trip down memory lane with bike tests that got filed away and disregarded in the MXA archives. We reminisce about a piece of moto history that has been resurrected. Here is our […]
For 2021 Suzuki offers all the things it has been famous for over the years
Team Primal Impulse’s RM125 runs a factory cylinder, head, pipe, 2mm-longer rod, ignition and carburetor
Chad Reed got a last-minute deal to ride the 2009 AMA Nationals for Team Suzuki. It was thrown together, but a match made in heaven
In 2007, Dungey was the Rookie of the Year, in 2008, Dungey finished second in both the 250 Supercross series and 250 outdoor series and in 2009 he won the 250 West Coast Supercross series and the 250 AMA National Championship
The RM250 had every two-stroke trait–good, bad and ugly
This is a fact! Team Suzuki’s 2003 RM250 is the best race bike we’ve ever ridden‚ without a doubt. How can we make such a bold statement? It was true!
Be careful when spending money on making the 2020 Suzuki RM-Z250 faster—We spent $5000 and it didn’t make more horsepower than a stock KTM 250SXF
Suzuki resurrected itself from the ashes of the rather mediocre 1998 engine in 1999. The ‘99 powerband was, in fact, a KX250 clone
The Pro Circuit RM-Z250 proves that you can keep up with the Joneses with enough time, money and know-how
One last chance to see what is sitting on the showroom now, while waiting for the 2021 models to arrive. You might get a good deal now!
Suzuki resurrected itself from the ashes of the rather mediocre 1998 engine in 1999. The ‘99 powerband was a KX250 clone
The MXA wrecking crew rounded up the five prime contenders and put them through their paces. Here is what we learned about the 2004 tiddlers
We think that we could fix the RM-Z450 in an afternoon, we have to wonder what’s stopping Suzuki’s engineers from doing the same thing
Our goal is to help you find out what bike is best for you—so, we pull no punches in the search for knowledge
MXA test riders want to love the 2020 Suzuzki RM-Z250 and, at times, we do, but then a big hill appears in front of us
The Pro Circuit exhaust gave the 2019-2020 RM-Z450 the excitement factor we were looking for, especially off the bottom
The personal two-stroke race bikes of the stars of the past — they could race anything they wanted, but they prefer two-strokes
The bike built for Jeremy McGrath, not the end user
You waited for it. It’s here! Everything you need to know about the YZ450F, RM-Z450, 450SXF, KX450, FC450 & CRF450