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Ron Lawson
by: Ron Lawson
Ken Roczen was 6 years old when the Suzuki DR-Z400S was first released. It was the year 2000, and the motorcycle world was about to go through some dramatic changes. Four-strokes would soon dominate the market, and most Japanese two-strokes would go out of production. If any bike had perfect timing, it was that first DR-Z. Today, it’s still Japan’s second-best dual-sport bike in stock form. It was, in fact, the best of its kind until 2019 when Honda released the CRF450L. Now, the Suzuki sells for $7099, which is about $3000 less than the Honda. There’s no dual-sport bike on the market th ...
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Ken Roczen was 6 years old when the Suzuki DR-Z400S was first released. It was the year 2000, and the motorcycle world was about to go through some dramatic changes. Four-strokes would soon dominate the market, and most Japanese two-strokes would go out of production. If any bike had perfect timing, it was that first DR-Z. Today, it’s still Japan’s second-best dual-sport bike in stock form. It was, in fact, the best of its kind until 2019 when Honda released the CRF450L. Now, the Suzuki sells for $7099, which is about $3000 less than the Honda. There’s no dual-sport bike on the market th ...
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