In exciting news for budding motocross and supercross riders, the 2011 model of the championship-winning Suzuki RM-Z450 is now available in Australia, ready to race right out of the crate.
Capping off a sensational weekend for the Suzuki RM-Z450 was Cody Cooper's round win at Wodonga in the Australian Motocross Championship, the first win for the Suzuki youngster.
The 449cc, four-stroke, single-cylinder, liquid cooled, DOHC, 4-valve engine features the latest cylinder head, piston, crankshaft, throttle body, cam shafts and valve springs.
Motocross and supercross racers of the Suzuki RM-Z450 are also eligible to register for Suzuki's Support Rider program, offering generous contingency payments on selected national and state race series.
2011 Motocross 450cc:
For 2011, the RM-Z450 meets stricter AMA noise limit (94db) while keeping smooth engine output.
Suzuki's class-leading fuel-injection system uses technology from Suzuki's championship-winning models-the GSX-R motorcycles and the QuadRacer R450 ATV.
The RM-Z450, the first motocross bike to ever use fuel injection, has won both outdoor championships as well as a Supercross championship.
Through a series of changes to the pipe and muffler, bumped compression ratio, cams and FI settings the bike still bites without as much of a bark, especially at low rpm, and that makes up the majority of changes though there are a ton of small things to tune last year’s proven package. There are also plugs included with the bike to richen or lean the FI setting depending on your conditions.
Riding the bike, one thing is very clear. This is a really good 450cc motocross bike. It flat works really good and lays down great and consistent fast laps.
It has a noticeable reduction in bark out of the muffler and those two decibels really make a difference in sound when the bike is riding around the track compared to all the other bikes. Due to the sound changes the bike has become smoother, which for 99% of riders is a better thing whether they think so or not. The stability, the area the 2010 chassis changes addressed, without hampering the handling, is good. It uses the stroke, maybe more than some other bikes but has excellent bottoming resistance. The adjusters make noticeable changes and are totally capable of making a wide range of riders happy