08 Rmz 450

[COSMIC_SCOTT]

HAS ANYONE SEEN, RIDDEN OR OWN A NEW RMZ 450 FI? IF SO WHAT DO YOU THINK. :ride:

 

[souphmars]

they are coming out here in nashville, tn first week of march from what i have been told by the suzuki dealers around here

 

[mmz77]

Here is a review... It is pretty good from what they say.
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[BigRedAF]

I just read the Motocross Action review last night. They slammed the RMZ worse than any test in any magazine that I have ever read over the last 30 years. I feel bad for Suzuki because I know a lot of people read that stuff. I currently have a 06 RMZ that I got a bargain on. I probably wouldn't have bought it if a CR or YZ was in the same condition for the same price due to the resale problems but I'm pleased with the bike.

Just last week I read some stuff from Motocross Action on the net about the broken case they refer to in the test and they said it was due to a ignition and fuel mapping combination causing a backfire during the starting. They also said that Suzuki fixed all the case related issues prior to releasing the production bikes. The test bike was a pre release in planned OEM condition. They didn't mention that in the magazine test. Suzuki must have cut back on advertising this month...

 

[souphmars]

yea big red ur right, they did repair the problem before they released the new bikes- that is why they are not out yet- i plan on getting one- i read the exact same article u r talking about- i have read other articles, and all them are pretty pleased about the bike- MXA made it sound like the honda was the best bike ever and that the other ones were no where near the honda- i dont really believe that- the problems they had with the suzuki did not seem to be a big deal to me- i think a pipe would fix most of the motor problems they discussed- the other mags didnt kill the bike like MXA did- the others seemed to think the bike was OK, and seemed to be satisified with it

 

[BigRedAF]

I'm pleased with every thing my 06 RMZ has thrown at me. If I had a 08 RMZ I would be calling Yoshimura about a pipe and a EFI reprogram setup. I'm sure that would solve all the issues and the bike would haul A$$. My Harley's are EFI and a little tuning goes a long way towards fixing those SOB's.

http://www.yoshimura-rd.com/t-NP_08_RMZ450.aspx

The on line information said that the bike was a bit rich as delivered and the pipe would solve that issue. It wont be long before there's a piggy back plug in reprogram that's available to solve the factory settings.

 

[souphmars]

i completely agree big red. when i get mine i will be calling pro circuit and yoshimura and maybe fmf. - i would like to see what pro ciruit would say since mike alessi uses them

 

[BigRedAF]

Keep in mind that the pipe team Suzuki uses from PC is not available to the working stiffs like us. Yoshimura does R&D for Suzuki and will in my opinion have a better product and perhaps a reprogram module available.

 

[BigRedAF]

If you do buy one take the Motocross Action article with you and bust them down. Don't pay anywhere near MSRP out the door including all expenses!

 

[souphmars]

i would like to try that, but it wouldnt work here- i am on a waiting list at every suzuki dealer around here- they seem to be a hot commodity here

 

[BigRedAF]

If I had to guess I would say that your on a waiting list because they need to wait until they can ship them out to every dealer at once. I have yet to see one in the Phoenix area either and we have five dealers.

 

[souphmars]

i was told that they wold be here the first week of march, but this is not the first time i have been given a time of arrival since i ahve been waiting on this bike- i saw one at loretta's in the summer and i have been waiting since then to get one- when i talked to the suzuki rep that was there he did not mention anything about a delay- i guess they had not found any problems with it then- call a coupe of ur dealers and see if they tell u the same thing my dealers told me- if they do, then we might be good to go to assume they will be out the first week of march

 

[souphmars]

if not we may be waiting until the 09's come out

 

[BigRedAF]

That might be the thing to do!

Problems will be solved by then. Perhaps the left over 08's will be cheap when the corrected 09's hit the floor in September. I hope it all works out for you...

 

[souphmars]

i was going to do that, but i am so impatient that i cant wait that long

 

[BigRedAF]

let us know how it turns out. I'm looking forward to racing against one.