Secrets of the fastest Suzuki RM-Z250 on the planet
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- čas přidán 11. 06. 2019
- With a second place finish in its first US AMA Pro National in 2019, Alex Martin's Suzuki is clearly the quickest RM-Z250 on the planet.
With support direct from the Suzuki factory as well as Yoshimura, the bike is run and tuned by the Joe Gibbs Racing team - one of the most successful NASCAR race teams of all time.
We learn from Alex what the bike is like to ride, and get let in on the technical mods by legendary Suzuki race engineer Lee McCollum. - Sport
I have an 01 RM250. Fully tuned, lots of mods, and a frick'n mad house! Nothing can compare.
One of the best looking bikes ever made
Not at all
I heard a blind guy say that once too
Not even remotely close
@@mongomongo9789 everyone's entitled to their own opinion. I'm curious as to what bikes you all think are the best looking?
Literally every other bike looks good besides Suzuki’s. They haven’t drastically changed the look in years. They look like bikes from over a decade ago, which is perfect cuz they ride like one too
"that's a good looking bike" understatement of the year, all crossers are good looking but this is special.
Love that green coating on the Shock shaft and fork lowers, sick, work, just need the lads to get on the podium and get some yellow back up front again.
Ti-Nitrade coating helps with stiction on both fork and shock. Plus it looks dope on the factory bikes. Suzuki's time had to be coming soon, they've had a long enough dry spell over the last few years.
Great looking machine. Probably a ton of fun to ride.
These guys work so hard. waiting for Alex Martin to smoke these guys. Moto 2 hangtown A’Mart was hauling ass
Holy cow Lee McCollum looks different! Looks like he lost a lot of weight. Glad to see hes still around.
That bike looks fantastic!
Love the RMZ450
Cool stuff right there, thanks guys
Listening to the technician it's clear that he doesn't have an issue with parts and doing mods or any issues .
Smart tire choice, nice !!!
Secret ~ Put James Stewart on it.
Great bike!!!
Nice bike love the RM
Who can afford all that JGR trick stuff? Definitely not me.
I was able to afford it, I just cant eat for the next 6 months.
I’m a short rider that struggles to ride due to my height and I wanted to know what his suspension setting is? Because I can barely put one foot down flat footed. And its hard for me to start it due to not being able to keep it up on a stand still. Whats his suspension setting? And any tips for my bike setup is perfect! (I have shaved the seat)
I remember when James Stewart rode for JGR and he really didn't like the Pirelli tires! I'm sure since then Pirelli has developed a great tire oh and that was JGR Yamaha days
No Pirelli is the same shit as before, if you're a pro rider and you getting sponsored by pirelli, well ok, but if your hobby rider you can't afford it because pirelli loosing it's grip faster than ur fuel is empty
It's the rider mostly, not the bike
What are the key upgrades that really make this thing hum? And what's the max power you can get out of it?
Also, can you get a vented airbox for this model?
you have to mod the airbox yourself, usually take a hot poker and pokeing some holes then cleaning them up looks good, but they dont have a vented one, you have to DIY, the key upgrades would be to upgrade the valves and a high compression piston for more mid to top, and then an fmf for more top, thing has crazy bottom end, but not enough top, same with the 450, id say max power is around 50, for the factory bikes, they are like a stock older 450, but lighter
@@wackophobe2827 Just design one in CAD and 3D print it. heh It's the fancy way :P
Yeah stock for 450 is like 50hp. But they get them well above 60hp. That's pretty mind blowing aye!
Hey thanks for the infos and insights dude. You seem to know your stuff good! Cheers!
Todays bikes are so nice.
I have rmz450 2006, sexy bike!
I could be on this “fastest” 250 and tarmac on a bone stock 2005 250, he would destroy me. It’s 95% rider.
I got a 09 rmz 250 making 50hp it wasn't cheap but holy cow you can't hold on to it, it hits so dam hard, it a God dam power house
at least now the suzuki 4 strokes finally have some power...well the 250s at least
Chedwick
It’s pretty sexy. I’ve dug the Suzuki ergos/handling since the late 90’s, but I doubt I could trust the motor. My budget I can’t afford the rebuilds. “Ready to Race” brand for me.
I've got 2013 suzuki, the engine didn't give me any problems in 150+ hours.
LitlleCRO great. It's a match then. 150hrs isn't that long though. My current bike has 80 since Feb.
Back when I managed a shop I switched to Suzuki from Honda. Inside the first few months of weekend rides I hand grenaded the clutch. Oil changed EVERY ride. At the time never seen such a thing, but they did it. Probably only rode it a few more months before going orange and never looked back. That Zuke would have never survived the abuse of my sand track of the time without a lot of money. I also used to sell (99-01) transmission gears to customers like they were chocolate bars, because they pretty much were. Doesn't sound like that's changed much over the years. If memory serves me, our top guys even started cryo treating those engines.
I dug the bikes, but liking them didn't make them more reliable.
have 60 hours on my 18 rmz450 , stock clutch valves still in spec , put an ohlins rear shock and its a lot better now , exhaust, couple engine upgrades and still cheaper than the other bikes
My stock 09 Rmz 250 I brought in 09 sheared the oil pump gear and destroyed the engine with 38hrs from new! Was my first Suzuki since my 95 rm80 and it is was last rm
Looking good! Must cost an arm and a leg after it's all said and done
Harry Kourm ya stock rm’s have around 14 hp so that took some serious dough
Andrew Frankl they have 34 hp stock... i think your mixed up with the drz 125...lol
@@andrewfrankl8184 not even bro they have like 35 whp and 45+whp for the 2 stroke rm250. The rm is a the best bang for your buck in all brands they are not short on power and are very durable and inexpensive
@trav3510 trav3510 dude a 65 is not running 14 hp maybe like 10 at full powerband almost nothing in lower rpms
@trav3510 trav3510 i’m also pretty sure if you have two very good riders the drz would take the win over a 65
They need to improve those bikes keep up with rest of riders
go suzuki
One sexy bike
We want y Chad Reed on againg
Alex martin kinda looks like deegan
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All great but awesome with elec start ,no sale to me yet Suzuki
Samuel Lamont The dirt riders of today... That’s sad. Those soy boys cannot even kick start their bike nowadays.
Aleks Nestserau .....agree
@@nestserau But if you were in a race at the front of the pack and dropped the bike mid corner, and you're there kicking away while the competition would be up and gone with the touch of a button, you'd understand why it's better. After all, these bikes are made for racing...and every other brand has the e start advantage already
Jimmy 282 You are wrong. Kawasaki is also a kicker.
Fuck your luck , way back when you had a left hand side kick start on a big bore 2 stroke lol
2t forever,!!
Pretty fucking hot bike!!! Shame Suzuki retreat of mxgp, and now Carmicheal leaves
Rmz need Best rider .
hp numbers?
Only stock bike to hit over 60hp
@@dennismunro3648 there's no way a 250 hit 60 hp
Kiwi Rider NZ yes I agree 60 sounds a little high
He meant 6 to 9 hp that was a typoe
42/43 hp i think
That RMZ rider looks about 4" 2" tall
Scott Talken he’s one of the best
Most pro riders are short. Nature of the beast. Less weight means faster
Like horse racing
I don’t know any champion longer than 6’. And most of them are shorter than 5’10”.
@@nestserau Maximus, plessinger, Anderson….
Why don't we see it on the top of the box?
Because JGR cannot afford a top box racer.
Everyone who rides is not destined for the box regardless of what they ride, but everyone who has to buy their own bikes will appreciate a $2500 to $3500 savings
Still needs a electric start
It's a 4 stroke man come on
No doing well on sales Suzuki thou. No factory in mxgp
Maybe not the greatest bike on the pro ranks right now but hey, for average joe like us, a Husky or a Yamaha will not cut 2 seconds a lap
Theres also probably not a greater bike either. Unless an e start and hydraulic clutch make a bike greater than one without
A pro rider will smoke an average Joe with double cc disadvantage.
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Still needs ... Electric start ...5 more hp....
You... need... more... skills.
Chocolate gearbox
all that money put into it and its probably a stock ktm
Dreamer
Except Suzuki works always unlike ktm
That’s a ktm killer
So essentially these “pro” teams don’t modify their bikes any more than people like me do, ALOT less than I thought they did
Landon Roy wrong. You can’t buy the shit they’re using, marketing wise it’d be retarded to admit you change everything because the bike sucks.
I mean... the bike is only as good as the rider. Its like showcasing a worlds most accurate gun. Doesnt make much sense. Wanna throw the numbers up the do it, but on dirt its about the rider.
Yeah, but you take say the top 5 pros and put 4 of them on a factory prepped bike and one of them on a bike that's at a stock level of power, he is going to regularly get smoked by the other 4 especially at the 250cc level.
Z ?! Half dollar sized muffler ?! Hhhmm
Who one to wling to gave me that 1
I bet you I could make a faster rmz250
something how?
Compared to all other manufacturers the fastest Suzuki is still a peace of garbadge
Did you mother teach you to no judge something before testing it? I don't think you're piece of shit
"peace of shit"
Only problem with Suzuki is the front mud guard... it’s fucking ugly
So you got a horse jockey to race your bike? Good move.
Where were the secrets?
The secret is have a factory team?
Lame title, boring video
Fastest Suzuki on the planet and it probably still has less horsepower than a stock KTM 🤔
Suzuki actually works unlike KTM
Realize your going to be coating the seat with ball sweat if something brakes. KTM should be more powerful u can buy a rm for 7k while the same husqy is literally twice that so u tell me if your getting twice the bike 😂
Kyle Rice I don’t know what brand new Suzuki costs 7k, when they retail for 8,899 plus tax, where the husky is 9,699 plus tax. I’m not sure what kind of math you were doing, but that’s nowhere near double the price, and that extra 1000 is definitely worth it for how much better of a bike you get. You should look before you spew a bunch of bullshit next time
@@koreysvardal3302 even tho ktm sucks ass
You say big shit like you are one. Factory suzuki make between 50 and 60 Hp so don't say bullshit asshole
C'mon dude, stop with the lies.
2 strokes are faster.
@Double Music 2 strokes make way more power.
Yes ...and one stroke is faster than two...
@@jritchiejritchie2687 Too bad for you !! rofl
@@grabir01 on a dyno it may look like a 2 stroke is more powerful. But dyno horsepower doesn't transition to how it performs on a motocross track.
2 strokes are slower get your life sorted. 4 strokes turn faster lap times all day long
Rmz's suck they break and old technology with less power
Just like ktm
@@salasana7517 not really at least ktm look good and they had electric start on 2strokes
@@thckitchen434 i don't disagree on ktm looks
Stop say shit about suzuki's bike you never test their new models even a suzuki I bet, you're a piece of shit
KTM break more than Suzuki!
Fastest Suzuki.
But yet still the slowest worst brand.
Stop say shit, you never test one
You cannot ride, just admit that. And you never put your hands on the engine, to me it’s clear, so your opinion is irrelevant.
@@nestseraulmfao.
And how do u know this?
I think you saying that and or defending by far the shittiest brand in mx history shows you've never done things I have that u have said i haven't.
I bet that last part confused u lmfao.
Ratsnrop Live RC, Stewart, Dungey, Roczen, Everts, etc. performed and won championships on Suzuki! I guess you were born yesterday.
@@nestserau don't worry man, there is a lot of piece of shit in this world, and we shouldn't waste time with them
No one wants to ride Suzukis
U dont, cause ur closed minded as shit