Ken Roczen won the 2026 Monster Energy AMA Supercross Championship on a Suzuki RM-Z450. That single sentence carries more weight than it might seem, as Roczen just gave Suzuki one of the biggest wins it has had in a long time, and the company is making sure nobody forgets it.
To mark the win, Suzuki is offering a RM-Z Army Championship Enhancement Package on any new 2026 RM-Z250 or RM-Z450 purchased through June 30. Buy either motocross bike at a participating dealer, and you get two things thrown in for free: a Replica Championship Graphics Kit and an RM Army Edition Pro Circuit T-6 exhaust system.
The graphics kit gives you the opportunity to run red number-one plates, exactly like the champion’s bike, or ride with the white alternates, if you’re not quite that audacious. Either way, the styling comes straight from Roczen’s Pipes Motorsports Group race machine.
The Pro Circuit T-6 exhaust, which features a stainless steel header and a titanium muffler shell with a carbon end cap, isn’t just decoration. It’s a real performance part, the kind of upgrade most riders would buy separately. Getting it bundled with the bike at no extra cost is a genuine deal, as the RM Army Edition Pro Circuit T-6 exhaust system is valued at $1350, per Suzuki.
Suzuki isn’t stopping at a special edition. On June 13 and 14, Suzuki is hosting a two-day event in Madera, California, that gives fans a chance to ride alongside the champion.
The Suzuki Adventure Experience runs on Saturday, June 13. Roczen will lead a limited group of riders on guided adventure and dual-sport routes through Central California. If you don’t have an adventure bike or aren’t doing the guided ride, there are still demo rides, rider meet-and-greets, food, music, and racing at Little Okie MX Park that afternoon.
Sunday, June 14, is the RM Army Boot Camp, which focuses on motocross. It also takes place at Little Okie MX Park and includes riding sessions, coaching, semi tours, and more time with the Pipes Motorsports Group race team, the same crew that backed Roczen all season.
Both days have limited spots and require separate registration at SuzukiCycles.com.
2027 Suzuki GSX-R1000R + BTR Build Off Winner + Brian Bentley and the Ducati 916
byMotos and Friends by Ultimate Motorcycle
Hello and welcome again to the Motos and Friends Podcast. This episode is brought to you by Leod Escapes. My name is Arthur Coldwells.
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Have you ever wanted to ride a real MotoGP track? Well, here’s your chance! Leod Escapes does all sorts of amazing European tours, including the incredible Munich to Mugello tour at the end of June, or you can try the Core of Catalunya or the Portimão Andalusia trips, both in October. These are incredible touring experiences with the very best that Europe has to offer, as well as riding these amazing tracks on brand new BMW S1000RRs. So for the trip of a lifetime, visit LeodEscapes.com, now!
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In our first segment, Nic de Sena tells us all about his recent trip to Spain to ride the new 2027 Suzuki GSX-R1000R. Suzuki did a slightly different spin on this particular launch where they split the journalists into teams of 3, and had a 6-hour endurance ‘race’ to see how well everyone fared. Nic gives us the lowdown on what it’s like to the new Gixxer and for such long track sessions!
Rider Market from just outside Orlando, Florida, is the winner of the recent Royal Enfield BTR Build-Off competition in the Road Race category. Brian Koster is the Parts Director at Rider Market and he tells us briefly about the machine and parts he selected that made this retro-looking Royal Enfield stand out and take the trophy.
Our guest for this episode is Brian Bentley. A few years ago, just prior to Covid, Brian had a chance to buy a Ducati 916. He’s always been a major fan of the bike ever since it launched in the early nineties. He’d actually been looking for a 748 for a while, but when this great example came to his attention he couldn’t resist. The only snag was that it was completely disassembled. So, Brian did what any reasonable bike-fanatic would do: he loaded all the endless boxes of parts into the trunk of his SUV, headed home to Daytona Beach, and started the build. Brian recounts the story of this incredible machine and what eventually happened to it in the end.
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