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Suzuki hasn't changed the RMX250 much over
the past few years, but you can't fault their offroad competltlon record.
By Chris Jonnum
Photos by Heather McNabb
ver the past few seasons, one
bike has dominated the
National Enduro and Reliability Enduro circuits - the Suzuki RMX25O. And when we say
one bike, we mean one bike. Oh, sure, the
title-winning RMXs had varying frame
and motor numbers, and Randy Hawkins
and Rodney Smith use different aftermarket hop-up shops, but the fact remains
that the RMX250 has remained essentially
unchanged for the past several years.
In '93, Suzuki removed some of the
more ridiculous restrictors, making' it easier to convert the yellow machine into a
worthy off-road w ea p on . This yea r,
updates consist ed primaril y of new
graphics, and for '95, the RMX is once
again very familiar (though its price is
$250higher).
To be honest, we'd love to see a newlooking RMX- perhaps evolving from the
beautiful RM250 chassis. Does the RMX
really need an overhaul, though? Obviously, Suzuki doesn't think so, and with
the su ccess the y.contin ue to enjo y offroad, we ha ve to admi t that d rastic
updates wouldn't seem to make a lot of
sense. To find out for ourselves, we thor-
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