Back in December of last year, Keefer hit me up out of the blue with the offer of a lifetime. After being away from the sport for a handful of years, I was given the opportunity to borrow a 2021 RM-Z 450, with the only stipulation being that I’d have to regularly ride and write…
Suzuki
Crossbar or no crossbar, half waffle vs. no waffle vs. full waffle and grip compound advice...
How do you know if you’re a crossbar type of rider or a non crossbar type of rider? Maybe you don't care? Sometimes it’s just by what you feel is most comfortable but other times it’s off of feel. I use…
Editors Note: This is about as raw of an evaluation as we get here at Keefer Inc Testing. Preston Jordan is one of my long time friends that needed to get back into the sport. I enticed him with a 2021 Suzuki RM-Z450 and here we are. Preston is your average blue collar rider that…
I have spent a lot of time testing on the standard 2022 MX machines and Factory Editions you see below. I went back and forth on several bikes to see which gearing would be good for the average rider. We did our evaluations on tight clay based tracks to flowing sandier based type desert courses.…
When it comes to handlebars I am a pain in the ass. The height, width, rise, and position is very important to me between each bike that I test. I find that you can’t run the same handlebar bend on every bike, even though I like a bend on one bike, sometimes it doesn’t feel…
Have a new 2022 250 MX'er? It doesn't matter what color, let Keefer walk you through some baseline suspension settings as well as a couple top mods to each machine. Who needs a shootout when you can dissect each machine and break down settings all within one show!
http://media.blubrry.com/keefer_tested/pulpmx.com/podcasts/221101_keefer.mp3
Disclaimer: The only thing with two wheels that I am proficient with is a household dolly. Do not take my words as gospel, I’m just a fortunate, below-average rider who was given an opportunity to tell you all about my experiences. Take it or leave it, this is my experience and opinion… nothing more, nothing…