2018 SUZUKI RM-Z250
P70
Project
understand, but know that a substantial
power improvement is a mere pipe away.
No engine work, no boring out the airbox,
no fancy tuning or expensive race fuel—
just let her breathe and watch her come
to life. We should also note that a slip-on
won't quite do the trick, but the FMF full
system is a significant improvement.
THE UPGRADES
It's not always easy to make a powerful
bike handle better, but it's very possible
to boost power on a good-handling bike.
In this case, it was extremely easy. FMF
supplied us a full system for the Suzuki,
a PowerBomb pipe and PowerCore4
silencer. It's difficult to overstate how big
of a difference this made in the RM-Z.
The freer-flowing power was immedi-
ately noticeable, quicker revving and
more responsive, with improvements
throughout the entire rpm range. "It's
like someone pulled the sock out of the
airbox," one of our testers commented.
Why Suzuki feels the need to cork up
the stock exhaust so much, we'll never
No fancy build
here—just
an FMF pipe
and silencer
and Precision
Concepts
suspension
re-valve go a
long way to
improve an
already decent
platform.
