is suzuki pulling out of racing for 2011?

[morgan#53]

i was just wondering if anyone else has herd anything about suzuki possibly not having a factory atv team next year? I have herd from a few people that there done with racing for next year. I sure hope that doesnt happen it will hurt the sport for sure they are by far the best team in atv racing. they didnt get the nickname powerhouse suzuki for being a bad team.

[250ex_dan]

i read part of it on the internet and it might be possible but it is a rumor for now

[panici33]

Why would the most dominate team pull out of racing?

[morgan#53]

im guessing money is the problem. suzuki just let roger decoster go after 15 years as the suzuki dirtbike team manager so they must be hurting right now.

[Stiles86]

did suzuki let him go or did ktm offer him a shyt load of money to work for them..... i think all the zuki teams are going to see limited support next year just my opinion it wouldnt suprise me to see them pull out of atv racing....

[RosquistRacer39]

Originally posted by Stiles86
did suzuki let him go or did ktm offer him a shyt load of money to work for them..... i think all the zuki teams are going to see limited support next year just my opinion it wouldnt suprise me to see them pull out of atv racing....

Roger wanted a longer term 3 year deal but all suzuki would offer him was a yearly contract so he decided to leave the team.

[kfx400rider03]

i didnt think suzuki had a factory team i thought yoshi was the main sponcer or what ever

[morgan#53]

suzuki funds the team and yoshimura runs it out of there shop. the dirt bike quad and street bike team all run out of yoshimuras race shop.

[FHKracingZ]

There is no more suzuki atv team. Its official. Kevin the team manager and owner of lost creek cycles might have suzuki support and lost creek be the team wimmer rides for.

[Rohr397]

Great, so Can-Am is basically the only factory team out there. Why would Suzuki pull out of ATV's? They've won 5 years straight and have the biggest name in ATV Racing. I understand money isn't great but this team is on top of racing why just drop out.

[bigbad400]

i dont expect it, but with the competition getting so intence maybe they decided to step back and re-examine things for 2012.... who knows untill suzuki releases the info themselves.

i would look for cannondales to come back befor suzuki pulls out... but what do i know.

[FHKracingZ]

nothing, suzuki is done with the factory race team. end of story lol

[gthunder440]

check out the old school article on ********.com, says that suzuki is done with atv racing and may discontinue production of the ltr

[bigbad400]

lmao thats funny. i dont look at that stuff to awful much, i cant imagine one of the top machines backing out but obviously they feel there is a good reason.... i put my foot in my mouth with that comment. lol but at the same time you ever hear of the highland 450s? sneakingly suspiciously like the cannondale... hmmmm? whats that all about. lol :eek2:

[250ex_dan]

yea!
thay look awesome!

[bigbad400]

well yea but you better have deep pockets. they are very pricey.

[250ex_dan]

Originally posted by bigbad400
well yea but you better have deep pockets. they are very pricey.
what the price.?

[bigbad400]

its a fully race ready 450 4 stroke. it has elkas... and not the base model elkas... from the factory and will be set up for the rider weight and style from factory. its about a $10,000 quad i believe. but buy any other 450 and set it up with elkas and race tires and rims and youll have a 10,000 quad. lol idk if its worth it unless you really like them... there is no aftermarket industry for them yet. thats why cannondales fell outa sight... they cost too much and they have no parts support.

[RosquistRacer39]

Originally posted by bigbad400
its a fully race ready 450 4 stroke. it has elkas... and not the base model elkas... from the factory and will be set up for the rider weight and style from factory. its about a $10,000 quad i believe. but buy any other 450 and set it up with elkas and race tires and rims and youll have a 10,000 quad. lol idk if its worth it unless you really like them... there is no aftermarket industry for them yet. thats why cannondales fell outa sight... they cost too much and they have no parts support.

Cannondales fell out of sight because the motors were crap and wouldn't stay together for more that a couple rides. I think that the Highland looks like a sweet quad and if the motor holds up could be a very successful brand. Cannondales chassis were known to be good handling and dang near indestructable. Not like todays jap bikes flimsy frames. For ten grand I would take one and be money ahead.

[Dirtjunkie85]

what are the quad suzuki riders going to do as far as 2011 factory rides? I wonder if another team will pick them up or if theyll have to have on their own..

[Stiles86]

many things have been said..... ive heard and exspect them to be picked up by a smaller team(not a factory ride)...

[yz426ex36]

I heard the other day by a couple pretty reliable sources that there will b a suzuki team again next season.. i will get some details soon

[trompen542]

I just read, on suzuki's web site the list of 2011 teams, and riders, no atv teams or riders were listed

[ALAMX37]

There will be no factory team period. They are offering support for a select rider or two. But nothing more.

[bigbad400]

just last tuesday or something i stopped at the local zuki dealership to buy a new snomobile since i just got my first sled this year (1996 polaris 650rxl triple fuel injected) and i mentioned to the guy why they dont have a ltr in the showroom and he said they arent allowed to sell them right now something about the EPA and exhaust emissions.... but when i get any machine i take the stock crap pipes off and put on a nice one, and the stock crap intake setup and put in a k&n and a outerwears in, and i know most racers do this with anything they ride too. so for a purposefully built RACE machine to have EPA standards is kinda silly to me... but then i dont race and around here the only place they require even a spark arestor is in the silver lake sand dunes... kinda pointless. backwards, dont need it in the woods were there is dry leaves and u do need it in open sand. lmao what a double standard.

Originally posted by yz426ex36
I heard the other day by a couple pretty reliable sources that there will b a suzuki team again next season.. i will get some details soon

your sources are wronggg there is NO factory suzuki team for next year as of right now

[the4billa]

i heard that pacheco and jrod will ride for factory suzuki trp racing this year and thats from a reliable source

[mcginty33]

Creamer is riding a Honda in WORCS, and Wimmer may/may not race at all. If he does, it will be in the NEATV series because of no ride. That right there should tell you there isn't gonna be a Suzuki Rig this year.

[QuadJunkies]

Originally posted by mcginty33
Creamer is riding a Honda in WORCS, and Wimmer may/may not race at all. If he does, it will be in the NEATV series because of no ride. That right there should tell you there isn't gonna be a Suzuki Rig this year.

[Stiles86]

wimmer+can am = neatv

[the4billa]

wimmer is riding a suzuki not a can am

[chrisrzz1012]

I was at the international motorcycle show yesterday and over heard this. There will be no Fact. Suzuki team this year or next. Maybe in 2013. There will be also no new 450r in 2 years or later. Here's more bigger news: All current LTR-450R that aren't sold right now will be bought back by Suzuki. The reason why they aren't EPA approved.

[RATPACK Z400]

I thought the whole reason the cherrybomb wasn,t installed by dealer was to pass EPA(picks) rules and california cleanair BS ! does,t make sense 5 yrs later saying there not of EPA code or is it just the 2009,s ? DEM,s /Liberal *******s and there crappy bills they pass ! next thing we wont be able to have any gas burning motor,s , well have to rig up battery,s/solar panels for power.

[ds19]

The ltr is all ready discontinued because emmison issues. Its in the new dirtwheels mag... suzuki is done can-am will be the dominant force now.

[Nitwhit0921]

Talked to the local Suzuki dealer and found out Suzuki is picking up all Ltrs and suppost to fix the problems. He said they said they'd pick them up by the 17th but didn't give the date they would return them.

[RATPACK Z400]

There not done forever just till things pick up like the rest of the manufactors ! Can-am get real ! Ive seen nothing on this ban of the LTR450 ! I dont have a DW mag but have looked online and come up with nothing about it !

[Limited Z_400]

FYI-New LTRs are available in Canada.Canadian Suzuki dealers can buy LTRs(2010) from American Suzuki.

[89trx250r]

canada also sells 2010 banshees its all about the ****ing epa its bull****... as far as suzuki "fixing" them i find this highly unlikely they most likely are buying them all back so they cant be sued. Ratpack you mock can am but forget they won a few podiums last season including firsts, and creamer is riding worcs this year and with no word on wimmers ride that leaves a lot of room in the pro production class for others to step into there places cough cough natalie and weinen i think can am will be strong this year as long as they can keep the bikes running but lets face it the factory suzuki ltrs were fast as **** and light as **** they were the best

[QuadJunkies]

Whats Borich going to do? :huh

[nkillian9]

im sure borich will be on a zuk again this yr i dont think he was sponored by suzuki was he?

[QuadJunkies]

Originally posted by nkillian9
im sure borich will be on a zuk again this yr i dont think he was sponored by suzuki was he? Borich was a factory rider.

http://www.atvriders.com/atvnews/suzuki-rockstar-makita-2010-gncc-12-chris-borich-ltr450-atv-championship.html

[nkillian9]

alright i had read in dirt wheels where it said he was makita rockstar backed but not suzuki backed but thats coing from a mag that only knows about yamaha lol jk

[RATPACK Z400]

John N, on Can-Am DNFed what 2-3 time last season and the one before, cant win championships with quad that DNF,s even 1 time a season with the tight points chase ! I just dont think the Can-Am can make it though a season without one. Borich would be crazy not to ride suzuki , good as he,s been doing over the past two seasons ! When you win with something you stick with it you dont try to fix it by jumping ship to another quad manufactor unless the money,s good!IMO

[QuadJunkies]

Originally posted by nkillian9
alright i had read in dirt wheels where it said he was makita rockstar backed but not suzuki backed but thats coing from a mag that only knows about yamaha lol jk haha !
Maybe he is... i always thought he was backed by suzuki also.

Ratpack... on our side of the coast our boys in worcs seem to have the bugs worked out. Can am / motoworks done very well last season.

I do agree with you on sticking with what works. Most of the time it is about the money.

[RATPACK Z400]

Maybe it just me but you notice when riders switch to suzuki they have there best season they ever had ! Wimmer,creamer,weiman,borich thats just pro,s ! I know alot of people will say its the factory backup but factory backup isn,t on the track only quad/rider! factory does,t turn/jump/pass other rider for them you know.Ha Ha.And the others are factory backed as well !

[nkillian9]

maybe borich is but man i sure thought i read that in a dirwheels mag somewhere early last yr maybe i can find the mag got me thinking now man borich is a beast

[Stiles86]

can am won pro neatv and is keeping the support to our series.... wheres suzukis support.. riders go where the money is weather you like it or hate it......

[Stiles86]

can am won pro neatv and is keeping the support to our series.... wheres suzukis support.. riders go where the money is weather you like it or hate it......

[nkillian9]

yes can am has been throwing alot of money at te sport i figure ktm probaly be shining this yr too

[RATPACK Z400]

Hopefullythis recession BS ends soon and the others can start throwing in money as well and get things back to were its moving forward not reverse like it is now !

[Stiles86]

agreed.... quads were just making some headway.... when the top 2 in points lose there rides its a bad day o well...glad i race for fun bikes are hurting too they just have more numbers to work with

[chrisrzz1012]

Borich wasn't sponsored by Suzuki last year. So most likely he'll be on a Suzuki. As Wimmer and Weimer I heard Wimmer talking to Can-am. As for Weimer nothing. Also heard that Can-am coming out with a 2-stroke. The EPA is letting GAS GAS do the 200 and 300 2 stroke. Its a real shame with the Quadracer being not available. I was looking to get one. Well have to redo the 400ex again for Hare Scramble season.

[nkillian9]

thats wut i had read also that he wasnt sponsored by zuk but then again thought i could be wrong ive been wrong be4 lolbut borich is a beast and i think he would do well on any ride but i hope to seem him on the zuk again this yr

[89trx250r]

"Realizing that there has been some bad news coming down the pike with the pull out of team Rockstar/Suzuki followed by the move of newly crowned champ Josh Creamer to a new team and new series. Then there was the news of 2-time champ Dustin Wimmer switching to N.E.A.T.V. racing. It really seemed like a major blow to things." thats from atvmx.com article about the upcoming season.

Chrisrzz to respond to what you said borich has 15 ltr450's in his shop im sure he will ride suzuki. As far as 2 strokes go the united states is the only place the epa has them banned you can buy 2010/2011 banshees as close as canada lol. In reguards to what your saying about the epa allowing gas gas to "do" the 2 strokes i dont think have any say over the matter my neighbor had a wild hp 300 the year they were released as far as i know theres just a lack of dealers here in the states thats why we dont see them and not to mention there 450 quad is supposed to be complete trash...