Inside Max Anstie's HEP Motorsports Suzuki RMZ450 - Motocross Action Magazine

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Motocross Action dives in deep to Max Anstie HEP Motorsports Suzuki RMZ450 with Andrew Livingston at the final round of the Pro Motocoss Season at Hangtown. The team has dropped a ton of weight, custom Yoshimura exhaust, split X trig triple clamps, Acerbis protection across the bike, carbon gas tank, light seat foam, Noleen suspension, and more. You don't want to miss this one!
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[@mattbraap519]

We all got to admit that the rmz450 is a timeless lookin bike! one of the best in the pits with some gold wheels though!

[@davidwelch40]

I Agree with ya bro. Suzuki's are made for GOLD WHEELS , bling-bling !!

[@fullnoyz7670]

Gold wheels should be factory on Suzuki’s

[@bryden_smith]

It looks mor factory then most bikes but it also is still onley kick start so…….. Suzuki needs to change the bike a bit it’s been the same since like 2019 most don’t even consider this team a factory team but it’s a good bike but it needs to eveolve with the Rest of the bikes

[@stevedouglas1654]

Factory Suzuki yellow rims. I got them on my son’s cherry 03 RM125 🔥💯👍

[@hugoross5749]

nice

[@davidwelch40]

Max Anstie,,,, you rock buddy !!! Love having you in America, GOOD LUCK & KEEP GRINDING BRO. !!! 👍🏻👍🏻✊🏻✊🏻✊🏻✊🏻🏅

[@joshmosiman1955]

He finished 6th overall at Hangtown on this bike! Excited to see what Travis cooked up for this one

[@bobbymaner4113]

I think HEP Suzuki along with Twisted Tea could get this bike to the front in the next couple of years!! A decent rider with a bike they've been developing could lead to the Yellow machine winning some moto's again!!

[@BuckC]

Gonna miss seeing Max out there on the yellow bike, but Brandon Hartranft is learning fast! There is a future for the HEP Twisted Tea Suzuki team

[@jromem7313]

What bike is anstie moving to?

[@dogfish180]

@@jromem7313 Going to Rocky Mountain KTM I believe

[@Davido50]

Absolutely 💯

[@markgaudreau8053]

if Suzuki just came back and released some 2-strokes they can make some $$$$. Even the old school technology would sell. Who doesn't want a new 2022 RM?

[@davidwelch40]

Yes Sir !! Got 2006 SUZUKI RM 250 R/C MODEL with less than 10 hrs. On her !!! 2-SMOKERS RULE !!

[@kirkdunn1379]

Yep, 2006 Rm 250 was such a good bike.....weak brakes my only complaint and hardware......such a good machine Release that bike with few updates and make bank.....surprised they don't put money into racing anymore

[@jamesspella8548]

It was good to see the Suzie's back in the top ten!

[@Davido50]

Yes! 💯

[@bradf8225]

Suzuki could still compete but they have to start spending money, which they probably won’t. Carmichael wouldn’t even stay. Hope they come back and compete 💛

[@hencetirta322]

all bike same . just who ride and champ . like james ricky jeremy ken tomac webb

[@channel1_channel]

Suzuki have put in the effort with the road GP bikes. Hopefully they turn to their dirt bikes and inject some energy back in.

[@reese3407]

Kawasaki bought out Suzuki

[@zachjohnson6873]

@@reese3407 long ago yes but in 2012 I think it was I could be wrong on that but they returned to private operations which is the nice way of saying Kawasaki said we’re done funding Suzuki, and what did Suzuki do after that? Fired there rnd team aside from a few guys Suzuki killed there own company and the new chassis sucks the prior gen was far better i could live with the chassis still better then Ktm but the stock engines are complete trash. That’s stock though I liked how the jgr set up was in terms of chassis until Suzuki cut there funding.

[@philosborn1840]

Love that kickstarter, ty mxa/josh for this video! jody’s box taught me back In the eighties how to start a open bike, find the sweet spot, then aim the kickstarter towards china! 🇨🇦🇺🇸

[@Denita6969]

One of if not thee nicest bike on the planet~!

[@scottm7341]

I started reading motocross magazines around 1976 when Super Hunky was the hilarious writer at Dirt Bike, and Suzuki was starting to become the dominant bike for the next 5 years or so. Suzuki was and is by far the smallest of the 4 Japanese brands. They have actually had a lot of success over the last 50 years, considering that fact. But some people don't take that in consideration. Exactly 20 years ago, MXA spent the whole year criticizing the 2001 RM250. It went far beyond just ranking it last in the shootouts. They mocked it and insulted anyone who would buy one all year. Late in the year they did a multi page spread giving it the 'award' of the by-far worst bike made. I have never seen that level of vitrol in any consumer-review mag of any kind. Suzuki pulled advertising for years, and many industry insiders, including spokesmen from other mags and other bike brands, said MXA was wrong to be so savage. They knew they were out of line, so later they tried to temper the burn by saying they just wanted to 'inspire' suzuki to try harder. I think they were trying to bury suzuki just to see if they could. How could Zuki ever improve if they have been tanked for spite? In that era mxa was incredibly arrogant, like they alone knew everything from track design to suspension settings. I was riding a trials bike at the time, but I still followed mx. I was so turned off by the attitude that I didn't touch a MXA for probably 10 years. The next time I did, the review attitude was far different, almost too far toward bland. I suspect they felt a lot more fallout from those arrogant years than they ever admitted.

[@Davido50]

Well said. I remember those days!

[@Davido50]

Best looking bike in the pits by far!

[@romsawyer2694]

Simple yet gorgeous bike

[@shadowkick2852]

That's the bike I'm going to own one day. Mark my words.

[@ronm7489]

That is such a beautiful bike.

[@Coooooz]

Been waiting for this one!

[@reese3407]

I love Suzuki and think they could make a major comeback back there's no more yellow bikes

[@mickeybeahl2233]

Absolutely love this bike!!

[@brucerhoads8614]

I hope twisted tea Suzuki can sign 1 star rider in the 450 class, and the same in the 250 class.. I'll admit the team showed some life the last couple races.. But the last star rider was Ken Roczen, who opened a can of whoop ass on everyone, to winning the #1 plate.. Yet they let him go to Honda?? I miss the days of R.C#4, Ryan Dungey, Reed, Stewart, Westin Peck(sp) Time for Suzuki to get back to being the Best in MotoCross.. Get the Right people in the right place's. They need another Rodger Decoster, The Mechanics that kept Ricky Carmichael, and Dungey, at the top of their game... I'm not giving up on your Suzuki, and I hope you don't give up on Motocross/Supercross and is the Fans.....

[@elasticsoldier0257]

Wot they need is money to which unfortunately Suzuki do not have hence no major updates to there bikes in the past 15 years ,, The car market for Suzuki is near dead,, no more Suzuki dealerships in the US , hopefully that will change so one day we will see Suzuki back on top

[@reeveharper8424]

@@elasticsoldier0257 Suzuki has extreme amounts of money, they're one of the most profitable car companies in the world. They're not really interested in the US market as they're so popular everywhere else, it's not worth it to them.

[@elasticsoldier0257]

@@reeveharper8424 so an interview I watched on racer x have no idea wot there talking about then ?

[@reeveharper8424]

@@elasticsoldier0257 Yup. Here in Australia Suzuki is nearly as popular as Toyota, same goes for the rest of the world. Suzuki as an overall company has a larger budget than Yamaha, KTM, Kawasaki etc. Their priorities are just different. Plus they're also still making good money from their dirt bikes, they may not be selling so many, but they're also putting very little money into making and developing them, so their profit is still pretty decent

[@driftmax5180]

Beautiful RMZ 😍

[@tomatoknuckles]

Best looking bike on the line 👌

[@edsavage5526]

After taking the time to vapour blast the cam cover nicely they need to get a Cameron Niemela pryme mx coarse cleaning wheel on the ugly casting lines, they are amazing to use, makes taking out seam lines so quick and easy!!!

[@husky7117]

THEY ARE DOING A VIDEO ON MY FAVORITE PRO WTF

[@wingding028]

nice bike

[@djc7039]

The only 450 Suzuki I have seen at the Outdoors gate all year? Went from Big Four to 7th in just a few years

[@thomasb1033]

What’s crazy is they dropped 1 lb just on Graphics. I raced professionally from 2000-2010, and I didn’t even know about thinner graphics haha I looooove Suzuki

[@kirkdunn1379]

Not huge fan of graphics...Suzuki are one of easier bikes to make look super sick cuz yellow/black......I loved my RMZ 450 and owned all the brands....lil heavy but man the bike handled so well once you got rear end set right.....one of best handling stock bikes few years ago ....its been awhile though

[@jameswatson7514]

How do they drop the sub frame high on what part do they cut and shut

[@HernandezOmarCharlie]

Sweet

[@joelvisande7041]

Pipe SOUNCHECK!

[@raymondsiewert2720]

I thought Dave Dye was Max Anstie's mechanic . What happened to Dave ? He was my mechanic but then took off to do the do the professional circuit . 😥😁

[@docstomp5524]

Missed the part about the subframe he said shorter?

[@jedielder7970]

That is a beautiful bike and I would kill a lot of Bothans for it! 🤣 It's interesting to see the difference between a "full factory bike" and this really nice "privateer" one... but it's obviously still competitive (the rider is more than 50% of the equation... Max is really good). I wish Suzuki corporation would put at least a "satellite" style effort the MX/SX/GP. Sooner or later they will fall too far behind in technology, perhaps? This bike just needs a few things to bring it up to the level that the other Japanese bikes... surely they can afford it??? PS: Suzuki has a really rich history in this sport, please don't let it die for good. I'm surprised that past greats, like Roger DeCoster, are not more vocal about this 😥 Thanks for the video 👍

[@jakeharthill1674]

The HEP Suzuki’s are supported by Suzuki so I wouldn’t say their a “privateer bike” more of a satellite team. Heard that HEP maybe will be getting factory support from Suzuki in 2022 which I really hope they do. Need Suzuki to stay in the sport

[@mickeybeahl2233]

I know a gentleman that is selling HEP Suzuki that was supposed to go to a team rider. He wanted 12k for it.

[@jackheirigs13]

“Yeah”

[@pierrecharente]

😍😍😍😍😍

[@orlandopadillajr3886]

Wwow

[@athomerecordschannel]

Max Anstie's wife really bashed this bike on Social Media. Sad thing. I am a positive person and always wish the best for people and speak great blessings into their life, so I hope that Team H.E.P Motorsports Suzuki will forgive the bashing that Max Anstie's wife gave this bike and their Team and brings him back for next season. Rides like this are few and far between and I hope that he isn't left out in Privateer Row Sprinter Vanning it because of his Spouse. Here is to growth, maturity and a learning curve to the Anstie household as a unit.

[@LukePowell932]

Yeah Max does always thank the team, but the wife definitely doesn’t. He has announced that he won’t be returning next year and has been linked to Rocky Mountain KTM

[@athomerecordschannel]

@@LukePowell932 Thank you for the information in regards to him and the Rocky Mountain MC/ATV KTM Team. I really appreciate it.

[@mickeybeahl2233]

He isn't returning to HEP.

[@sexatica]

@@LukePowell932 Hopefully he gets paid

[@bryden_smith]

It looks mor factory then most bikes but it also is still onley kick start so…….. Suzuki needs to change the bike a bit it’s been the same since like 2019 most don’t even consider this team a factory team but it’s a good bike but it needs to eveolve with the Rest of the bikes

[@colbyobrien9088]

Those bikes sound soooooo nasty out there. So distinct from all the other bikes

[@wyattlarson1104]

I wonder how many pallets of twisted tea he gets a month

[@SOLDOZER]

Is this the bike he said was total garbage?

[@pedrob2817]

Moto desfasada Suzuki mete el dinero en MotoGP.ni si kiera tiene ekipo el el mundial d MX.espero k Anstie con KTM vuelva a tener el nivel k tenía en Europa🇪🇦saludos

[@crazydog6734]

How do you start it? Kick it? Is it 2011? It’s 2021 Suzuki need to make a real progress. It’s the only manufacturer uses a KICKSTART!!!!!

[@YoshimuraUSA]

Keep it twisted!

[@hencetirta322]

mr yoshi . why suzuki nOt realese electric start ..I still ride rmz2017

[@YoshimuraUSA]

@@hencetirta322 You have to ask Suzuki that question...

[@hencetirta322]

Oh sure . I think yosh and suzuki best partnership