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Very interesting...... Ausie release http://vimeo.com/7389802 I think the US version won't be released till sometime in 2010 and maybe called a 2011 giving dealers a chance to sell the 09 models on the floor...... too bad the bike looks good.
Mitch just bought a couple from Richmond Motorsports.
See you soon!
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Here's another thing...don't be surprised to learn that many of the "Support-Teams" don't have '10s, yet...
It looks like the "pipe-line" issue is true...Suzuki wants to move the '09s...and...I'm guessing here...there should be some real good "incentives" on the '09s coming REAL soon.
The 250, obviously, has a lot of changes...jus' like the Japan-Nationals bikes had. It looks awesome.
The 450? Well, I'd have to say that if you can get an '09 pretty damn cheap...like I'm thinking you'll be able to, soon, well...the '09 Zook is lookin' to be a HELLUVA bargain.
The 2010 450 has changes; but, are you gonna pay $8K for a "revised" model?
I rode a fresh '09 RMZ450 at the Lake Elsinore GP and I was impressed. Really impressed. Box-Stock and it was constantly WRUNG-OUT like a 125 on the Carlsbad Freeway...it took it. No sweat. Suspension? Set the pre-load & a few clicks and, again, impressed.
My team-mate cart-wheeled the thing, and, again...the bike took it suprisingly well.
The Zooks are solid scoots.
After several years of riding nicley prepared KX-Fs...I'm goin' Zookin' in 2010.
Great bikes, Great people, Great support for the sport, the riders and the racers. The "culture" over at Suzuki has given us some great things.
Besides, Don Sakakura and the Yosh folks are invovlved in MX now and they know how to win.
Suzuki NZ Cleared out there 09's at a amazing deal (2k NZ of the RRP) and got rid of them 2 months ago,
the new 2010 is an awesome bike straight out of the crate,
There are deals on 09s but I think Suzuki is done with them in the warehouse and they are trying to get rid of them at the dealer level now.
A pipe change and efi tune for the mapping and ignition and this motor really wakes up, you'll hear nothing but PCV for it on TT, but that can't change the ignition like the Yoshi tuner can. Most dealer with the Yoshi box only charge 50-75 bucks to tune it, problem is finding one who has it. Just a exhaust change let's you ring it out a bit more before that over rev bang though, I went Pro Circuit T4R, but any will be good.
I am sure some insider can give us the exact deadline date, but I think it is June, or thereabouts.
Quick, go get some of the whiney-cunty-bitches to screw it up!
Seriously, tho...
I love the " 08.5 RMZ " designation 'cause it's true.
And the comment about a pipe and mapping? Very true!
Raising the compression by .5 or 1.0 makes them rip, too.
Now, hurry, someone go get one of the Crusty-n-James Haters so we can have a Normal Vital thread!
Pit Row
The impact of this is quite suprising since the whold idea of having a new race season is racing the new model bikes which helps MFG's sell them .....how do the MFG's expect to sell new models if race teams are running last year's bikes? Of course the factory teams will have them but thats about it ....kind of an infringement on the "production rule" since nobody but the factories will be able to race them, kind of gives them even more of an unfair advantage.
If someone goes out and gets a good result on a 2009...against 2010s...well...I think that'll make a really good reason to go out and save $2-3K on a new 450!
Think about it: $8K PLUS for the new Yamaha (And other 2010 450s) while the '09 Zook is goin' for less than $6K...that's 2 grand you can spend doin' A LOT of ridin'!
The only bike I can think of that WON'T be ready for SX is the new Katoom. And that's a pitty...
I'd love to see Alessi out there on a 350. He'd STILL get the damn Hole-Shot.
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