The RM-Z250 represents a bike that is purely Suzuki "from the ground up", representing a break from the joint venture with Kawasaki that produced the prior RM-Z250.
Rich I'd be curious to hear your thoughts as more info becomes available on the engine design. This is the bike we've been waiting for and as much as I don't want a first year model I can't force the kid to ride a 2 stroke forever.