steve125
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- Oct 19, 2000
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I spent the day today riding the new 05 RM 250 and there have been some improvements over the 04. Since I had an 04 and most people already have heard/read what a great bike it is. I'll just list the changes I felt from the 04 to 05.
First off is the rear shock, for 05 it feels like its been valved aftermarket, just a great shock and better than the real good 04 shock. It has the same firm feel but has added plushness, it was very noticeable.
Next the motor, nice increase in bottom pull over the 04, no extra hit, just pulls stronger earlier. Mid power feels a bit stronger also, the top feels unchanged and its strong. Just an awesome motor and hooks up real well! just like the 04.
Jetting is super crisp and clean, almost 4 stroke like in it's roll on off the bottom, its jetted that clean on the bottom. I made no adjustments :cool:
Also the clutch action, that was a bit grabby on the 04 on cold take offs is gone. The 05 is smooth.
The forks were changed for 05 but felt the same to me, and worked great. I used the std. setting on the forks and shock all day and never felt the need to change. Thats good stuff, most of the time with new bike I'm always trying new clicker settings. Suzuki has it dialed, at least the way I like it.
The seat has a new foam for 05 that is very Honda like, much better than the 04 seat foam that was too soft.
The rest are all hold overs from the 04 like the awesome turning(better than my YZ 125) with great stability and a real light feel for a big bike.
I am really suprised I just can't think of 1 thing to complain about with the 05. OK maybe the tires id rather have Dunlops. :)
So thats about it, I felt all the changes made were good one's and made a great bike even better! I highly recommend one, if your looking to buy a 250 2 smoke for 05.
First off is the rear shock, for 05 it feels like its been valved aftermarket, just a great shock and better than the real good 04 shock. It has the same firm feel but has added plushness, it was very noticeable.
Next the motor, nice increase in bottom pull over the 04, no extra hit, just pulls stronger earlier. Mid power feels a bit stronger also, the top feels unchanged and its strong. Just an awesome motor and hooks up real well! just like the 04.
Jetting is super crisp and clean, almost 4 stroke like in it's roll on off the bottom, its jetted that clean on the bottom. I made no adjustments :cool:
Also the clutch action, that was a bit grabby on the 04 on cold take offs is gone. The 05 is smooth.
The forks were changed for 05 but felt the same to me, and worked great. I used the std. setting on the forks and shock all day and never felt the need to change. Thats good stuff, most of the time with new bike I'm always trying new clicker settings. Suzuki has it dialed, at least the way I like it.
The seat has a new foam for 05 that is very Honda like, much better than the 04 seat foam that was too soft.
The rest are all hold overs from the 04 like the awesome turning(better than my YZ 125) with great stability and a real light feel for a big bike.
I am really suprised I just can't think of 1 thing to complain about with the 05. OK maybe the tires id rather have Dunlops. :)
So thats about it, I felt all the changes made were good one's and made a great bike even better! I highly recommend one, if your looking to buy a 250 2 smoke for 05.
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