ADR-approved Suzuki RMX450Z
Over five years since it was first announced, Suzuki has finally delivered a street-legal version of the hard-edged enduro weaponSuzuki has added an ADR-approved RMX450Z enduro racer to its product line up, finally falling into line with its Japanese and KTM counterparts. It will be available in Australia in early 2015, with pricing still to be announced.
The electric-start RMX450Z shares the DNA of Suzuki's championship-winning RM-Z450 motocrosser, including a fuel-injected 449cc engine, race-bred frame, fully adjustable Showa suspension and bodywork.
"The introduction of the ADR-approved RMX450Z adds some serious firepower to Suzuki's off-road line-up," Lewis Croft, National Marketing Manager, Motorcycles, Suzuki Australia said. "It takes advanced technology developed by Suzuki in motocross competition, and puts it into a race-ready enduro package.”
The instrumentation offers riders the choice between two modes: sports, showing the basic information a rider needs in competition, such as a trip meter, timer and average speed, and standard, which displays additional information including speed, time and information of two trip meters.
Livery is Suzuki's Black / Champion Yellow with black, white and red graphics.
In 2009, Suzuki initially chose not to pursue ADR compliance for the RMX450Z based on the "current economic climate and high costs of compliance modifications”. The thinking has obviously changed...
Please see our Editorial Guidelines & Code of Ethics (including for more information about sponsored content and paid events). The information published on this website is of a general nature only and doesn’t consider your particular circumstances or needs.
