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AMA NATIONAL MOTOCROSS CHAMPION • Thoroughly redesigned engine, chassis and suspension provide crisper, more responsive handling and more low-end and mid-range power. • Redesigned twin-spar aluminum frame helps improve cornering performance. • Reinforced steering head area offers maximum rigidity, and new engine placement enhances responsiveness in tight cornering. • Tapered aluminum swingarm features a larger main beam, increasing rigidity and offering better traction and improved straight-line stability, especially on rough tracks and accelerating out of corners. • Easy starting, hot or cold, thanks to an automatic centrifugal decompression system and a carburetor with hot start circuit. New hot start lever is relocated to the handlebar for easier access when riding. • Showa inverted, twin-chamber 47mm cartridge-type front fork has revised compression damping and increased spring pressure for even smoother responsiveness, better resistance to bottoming and enhanced straight·line performance. Fori< features 22-way adju'table compression damping, 20·way adjustable rebound damping and 12.2 inches of wheel travel. The four-stroke revolution is real, and the RM-Z450 is the radical machine that's leading the way toward a new world order. And that begins with the RM-Z450 taking its place as the newly crowned "AMA National Motocross Champion." Credit for its championshipwinning credentials goes to its winning combination of balanced performance. It offers strong, controllable power delivery matched by remarkably lightweight handling. That means you're rewarded with blaZing acceleration out of corners and crisp, responsive handling even on the nastiest tracks. And, thanks to Suzuki's advanced four-stroke technology, you'll also find the RM-Z450 remarkably easy to ride - with optimum engine braking and easy starting hot or cold. So get in on the revolution - with the incredible RM-Z450. ALASKA NORTHERN POWER SPORTS 1980 Van Horn Road Fairbanks, AK 99701 (907) 45i!-i!71ii! BAR!iTOW MOTORCYCLE CENTER 2380 West Main Street Barstow, CA 92311 (7IiO) i!5~90 EAST BAY SUZUKI 21756 Foothill Blvd. Hayward, CA 94541 (510) BB9-7900 SPRAIiUE'S OUTDOOR POWER CENTER 75 No. 0 Street Porterville, CA 93257 (559) 7Bi!-1955 L. A. SUZUKI 977 W. Hyde Park Blvd. Inglewood, CA 90302 (310) 677-5BOO 1i000 TIMES SUZUKI 4727 Auburn Blvd. Sacramento, CA 95841 (916) 344-i!141 CORONA MOTORSPORT!i 363 American Circle Corona, CA 92880 (951) 735-i!D30 PACIFIC MOTORSPORTS 1639 S. Coast Hwy. Oceanside, CA 92054 (71i0) 433-5464 FUN BIKE CENTER (FBC) 5755 Kearny Villa Road San Diego, CA 92123 (B5B) i!7B-6635 SUZUKI OF OPELIKA 1110 Frederick Road Opelika, AL 36801 (334) 745-6357 SOUTHlAND CYCLE 8141 Garden Grove Blvd. Garden Grove, CA 92844 (714) B93-5091 POWERHOUSE 2800 Riverside Ave. Paso Robles, CA 93446 (B05) i!37-B913 D.C. MOTORSPORTS SUZUKI 1901 E. Edinger Ave. Santa Ana, CA 92750 (714) 4i!9-9i!00 CALIFORNIA SANTA BARBARA MOTOR SPORT!i 5718 Hollister Ave. Goleta, CA 93117 (B05) 967-9B9B WEST COAST MOTORSPORTS 3845 N. Perris Blvd. Perris, CA 92571 TOLL FREE (B77) 543-0500 PERFORMANCE MOTOR!iPORT!i 32881 Camino Capistrano San Juan Capistrano, CA 92675 (949) 493-5004 TEAM CC 491 S. Willow Street Wasilla, AK 99654 (907) 357-3i!00 ALABAMA HAHM MOTORSPORTS 125 E. Ball Road Anaheim, CA 92805 (714) 563-1700 BELLFLOWER MOTORSPORT!i 10401 E. Alondra Blvd. Bellflower, CA 90706 151ii!) 9i!5-5097