2017 SUZUKI RMX450Z
FULL TEST
P64
when warmed up. The lean EFI settings
require the engine to be warmed up to
temperature to run best.
The stock throttle stop gives you
about a quarter throttle of use. We rode
it like this for about five minutes before
removing it to see what full throttle was
like. We didn't mess with the air box
(more specifically remove the restrictive
air inlet snorkel) or the exhaust (remov-
ing the sound reducer from the muffler)
as doing so would make the already
lean mapping way too lean, because the
tamper-proof ECM (Engine Control Mod-
ule) will not automatically (or manually)
compensate for these changes, resulting
There is no mistaking the
RMX's electric-starter motor.
The air box allows easy access
to the air filter.
The restrictive muffler muffles
more than just sound.
(Top) This is
basically the
same bike that
Suzuki tried to
put on the market
seven years ago.
An emissions
snafu prevented
that from
happening.
