Dirt class of 2010

RM-Z450Dirt class of 2010 - The carburetor's last bastion of strenght the motocross world continues to crumble in the face of fuel injection's forward march. Two years after Suzuki got the motocross EFI bandwagon rolling with its RM-Z450 in 2008 (Honda and Kawasaki hopped on board with 450s last year), the lites class has come to life with recently an nounced 2010 fuel injected models.

Leading the charge is Suzuki with its RM-Z250. This time, however Suzuki wont’t go it alone, as Honda also is introducing its own EFI equipped CRF250R. Yamaha has decided to play the conservative role (as it in the 450 class), heavily revising its YZ250F yet sticking with a tried and true car buretor.

On the off road front, Suzuki without much fanfare, has also announced the release of a brand new competition ready endure called the RMX450Z, based on the RM-Z450. As we went to press, no pricing was available from Suzuki or Yamaha on their models. Blame ample 2009 inventory and fluctuating exchange rates