I would absolutely buy a brand new 2006 rm250 if they were available

@@CHNO-hs6nx right!! They could corner the market, affordable 2T all day

It would bring suzuki motorcycle division back into the black

2005 RM 250 was a great bike and to this day one of my favorites

Agreed

But thay have the weakest gearbox out of any brand of bike.

They have always had the nicest gearboxes in street bikes (by many professional accounts). How would they really screw up the transmission on a single cylinder at this point?

@@Vibrotronic I know back in 2010 to 2013 they had an problem with an circle clip in the transmission ( was the reason of the problem) in 3rd and 4th gear. but after you changed not problem. later I rode the 2015 and 2017 and they were nice, zero problems, I remember I love cornering and whipping with that bike, I wasn't fan of the suspicion but we send it to factory connections and they did the conversion, the bike was so precise on cornering.

@@MXRiderFiftyTwo yeah 2010 to 2013, they had the problem with the transmission. I rode the next generation 2015 and 2017 and had zero problem, I remember I love how the bike cornering and how easy was to whip that bike. the only thing I wasn't fan was about the front suspension, we send it to factory connection for the conversion. after that was really good

Never had a problem on my 2014 but heaps on my 03 125

Congratulations on your new bike .... Awesome Suzuki 💛

Totally agree. They could market the brand as the "starter" bikes. Economic, basic, but competitive.

Why buy something that isn't working, when you already have something that does?

@@jackracher69 not saying to buy it if you are already on a ktm, but it should be an option for people starting out who aren't looking to finance for 6 years, and an option for vet type riders who don't need the absolute best of the best necessarily. Also,not sure what you mean by "not working?". Suzukis are just as dependable or maybe more so then most bikes. As far as not competitive, I think there is enough of a base bike there for beginning riders to win on as well as vets.

@@jackracher69 Is that a serious question? Companies buy and revive failing brands all the time.

@@jackracher69 you’re consumer-based view is inhibiting your ability to understand from a business perspective- Suzuki is still a very profitable business. They are not falling apart by any means, just their motocross bikes have fallen to be their least profitable. If they were to be acquired or even merged with another manufacturer, they can allocate resources differently to control the market. For instance, if Yamaha bought Suzuki, they could put their resources into tech updates on their motocross line, and market Suzukis as economic bikes for entry level riders while Yamaha continues its path on larger tech updates. They would control both sides of the market in that case, which no other manufacture is doing. KTM was the smartest in that regard when they acquired gas gas and husky. It’s a strategic move, and they could repair the Suzuki brand image in the process and really blow up.

Im checking if they added a e start

@@travispersonal9999 no e start but that’s a good thing

Your Right On There!@

Exactly

new one feels lighter

How much is that 250 shock in order to replace?

@@MotoMatt418 I paid 7 for mine on ebay. It's like 1200 now though for some reason. I've seen people say they're paying 550 roughly off partzilla but I personally don't know that for sure.

I had both of those exact same two years but only 250's . After being on KX's since my mini days '85 KX' 80's back then, which even then they were truly 82 or 3 cc .. multiple 125's , my last KX' was my first 250 a 95' ...$4900 out the door. Which was the biggest reason I switched to a Zook..was local dealership I had a long time working relationship simply didn't feel like they could of cared either Way... which both shops sold . Three of the big four Jap scraps.. Actually who I started dealing with as far as bike purchases had all four. .. Used to chase contingency Cash. Which was all a part of the big picture...as far as choice of brand from that point on. But, WOW IT was/is definitely a Big difference in their long time traditions of overall brand characteristics.

No offense but e start should be a big deal if you can't kick a bike you shouldnt ride I've gotten multiple top good placements on a 15 rmz 450 just don't stale or fall over and it's good

@@cvmoto5321 you’re right man! But once you have it on a bike you don’t want to go back haha it’s saved me so many times and it’s just super nice

That’s where you hang your white flag

two stroke would only be slightly less expensive. it's not gonna be the cheap bike you envision.

@@johnnyofast5924 for real the new yz’s are so expensive for no reason.

Apparently they're drained for cash from a lawsuit or recall on their European cars

Suzuki is focused on other markets, like the Indonesian motorcycle & scooter market, even cars. No focus on MX for now, and even pulling out of Moto GP. Just not important to them.

😂

yes, they suck.

@@johnnyofast5924 oh ya

The bike is good once you adjust it to fit your needs. People love to talk shit on them, but yet never even rode one before. 99% of riders, aren't the top elite riders, and never will be. The Suzuki is more than enough, they just refuse to give it a chance.

money money......moooon...ey

corporate mismanagement since the 2008 crisis led to this. expect them to close their doors

I would buy one

You haven’t missed much😂

that’s coming from a Ktm owner😂

@Duke Bonde I don’t think they can though you’d need a really REALLy good rider to outride any modern Mx bikes

@Duke Bonde modern constitutes as pretty much 2010+ in mx does it not?

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Try riding anything other than yellow and you'd say different. Heaviest bike in class and still has a Kickstart.

@@toddrobison8929 heaviest by what 3 pounds? don’t even pretend you can feel that

@@TraviNomotion more like 8 - 10. It's got over 20 lbs on the ktm

@@toddrobison8929 looked it up it says rmz250 233 pounds (wet weight) and ktm 232 pounds once again wet weight are you talking about 450s?

They know how to, the rmx has electric start they just refuse to for some reason

Yeah, What's so hard about kick starting a Dirt Bike?? I'm 67 years I've been riding since I was 16!! Try a KX-500, It's not that hard to do!!

m.kzfaq.info/get/bejne/gtpirLZjnbbMc5s.html

There ya go