2024 Suzuki RM-Z 450

2024 Suzuki RM-Z250

The 2024 RM-Z250 remains the choice of wise professionals and privateers everywhere, as this agile bike combines the sleek, race-ready appearance of the RM-Z450 with a versatile engine and responsive chassis to deliver exceptional performance. Using Suzuki’s “RUN, TURN, and STOP” philosophy, factory engineers have made the RM-Z250 a formidable competitor.

Fed by a dual injector EFI system, a center-port cylinder head and an AMA-compliant exhaust, the RM-Z250’s four-stroke, four-valve engine delivers strong, usable power through the entire rev-range.

The RM-Z250 has a long-standing reputation as the best handling 250 on the track. The twin-spar aluminum frame and hydro-formed swingarm carry a KYB-supplied suspension that includes a coil spring fork and a shock with four-way damping force adjustment. Strong brakes and ergonomically shaped bodywork help keep the rider maneuver the RM-Z250 as it carves up the racetrack.

Tuning the fuel injection and ignition for maximum performance is easy thanks to Suzuki’s smartphone-based MX-Tuner and proven fuel-coupler system. Suzuki’s Winning Balance is on display with the 2024 RM-Z250 as it maintains its own high standard for cornering performance.

Features may include:

• Fitted with a center-port cylinder head, the fuel-injected, 249cc, liquid-cooled, four-stroke, four-valve, DOHC engine remains proven and reliable.

• The engine delivers strong peak power and superb throttle response through the entire rev range.

• Using a smartphone application that wirelessly connects to the MX-Tuner’s compact transceiver, fuel delivery and ignition timing can be quickly changed.

• The MX-Tuner application can pre-program personalized settings into the ECM that can be activated by plugging in one of the supplied fuel couplers.

• The five-speed transmission's second gear ratio and overall final ratio matches the engine’s stronger output for outstanding acceleration and top speed.

• True to Suzuki transmission standards, the gear shift operation is smooth and precise. Carefully designed parts like the precisely machined shift cam and corresponding gears create a transmission a racer can rely on.

• The RM-Z250 features a frame and swingarm design that continues Suzuki’s reputation for creating the best-handling motocross motorcycles.

• The aluminum alloy, twin-spar frame combines cast and extruded sections to achieve superior front-and-rear weight distribution, while balancing strength and weight.

• Competition motorcycles like the RM-Z250 can only be ridden on non-public land in California per California Air Resource Board (CARB) regulations.