Is the "NEW" 2025 DRZ400 Worth Buying? | An In-depth Look at the Facts & Changes 

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I just bought a 2024. I will wait and see on the new model. I will always have a Drz in my stable

I have a 2014 DRZ 400S. For what I use it for, I don't really need fuel injection or a 6th gear. I don't really need to run highway speeds on a dual sport motorcycle. I'm in the market for a midsize adventure motorcycle like a Honda Transalp 750 or Suzuki Vstrom 800 DE. I'd keep my DRZ 400S for the local roads and trails. That said, I think a new DRZ would sell very well if they keep it budget oriented. It would pull sales from the 300 cc dual sports. I hear tons of people with Honda CRF 300Ls wishing for more power.

DRZ400 with EFI and 6 gears would make me very happy, but I would wait a few years before I tried to make the switch while they work out new bugs and recalls.

A updated drz would be very welcome. I've had two highly modified bikes. Hopefully it doesn't gain weight.

If they address it's weaknesses...like wide ratio and fuel injection

Fuel injection and a more adjustable suspension would be good.

My 2 main issues for me with the bike are the seat height and 5-speed transmission. I want a lower seat height and six speed trans. I don't care about fuel injection, but I know it will be there. Cost would be a concern also. Not sure if I would give up my DR 650 for one, but an upgraded DRZ is very interesting. Why Suzuki did not continue with their 6-speed from their DR 350 is beyond me, it was perfect and wide ratio.

I haven’t owned a DRZ400 for about 12 years now., but when I did have one I thought it was the best dual sport ever made. I still think it’s a great bike, even my old one, but any new improvements would certainly be welcomed. But at this stage in my list of preferences, if they were to offer a Rally version of the DRZ400, I think I’d probably sell/trade everything I currently own, as far as motorcycles go, for that machine...

Big fan of the DRZ platform. A lot of bike for the money. Let's hope the updates are actually updates and improvements. Suzuki surprised me with the strom 800. A great bike even though the aesthetics didn't appeal to me. Back to the new DRZ, a wide ratio 5 speed or 6 speed is really all it needs, and perhaps punch it to 450 cc.

The DRZ 400 , and DR 650 updated would definitely generate ALOT of interest. Legendary bikes.

Ibex 450!

AWESOME VIDEO! I loved your overlay and discussion about various things that NO ONE ELSE has talked about, such as the USD forks, different subframe mounting point, etc.

Suzuki has one of the most perfect bases to build an amazing lightweight ADV bike - even back 20 years ago. They could easily add a few little things and compete with the Chinese manufactures that are starting to take over. They have appeared to do an EFI and suspension up-grade, which is great. Will be interesting to see the rest of the up-grades.

I don't care about EFI or suspension upgrades. I just want a 6 cog or the ACT gearing as standard. Optional ABS couldn't hurt I guess.

Had an 03 klx 400 and now still have a 09 drz 400sm "462" build. Great bike for the 90s. After mods these bikes are great but still 100lbs to heavy. I'd probably like the 6th gear n efi but cost has to stay the same.

DRZ 650 is awesome

I would welcome efi, 6 sp, better dash and larger tank. I think they will have to add weight for new emission rules, depending on country and possibly abs again depending on country. The emission regulations is always the killer with new bikes....

Check out the top view of the frame - this looks to me like a aluminum perimeter frame and not the single top spar frame.

I think its fun to think about and speculate on, but if this is a patent drawing, the point is to highlight the use of new patenable items, likely in relation to the EFI system, and not to be very accurate in form. If I were to believe this drawing, they went TW200 with drum brakes and fat tires, but I doubt that is the case. The exhaust routing looks the same to me, but the second segment of the exhaust is fatter. Again, I'm not going to put any weight into that, or any other design element. What this does tell me is that the chances are high they are finally letting go of grandfather emissions status and refreshing with EFI+emissions and while EFI is usually easier to start and certianly doesn't flood when you take a spill, emissions add weight and complexity as we saw on the KLR650. I don't know that I would jump to the new thing unless they also redid some other glitches, like further refinements to the good suspension, figuring out a way to lower the seat with the same clearance, and I'd be most interested in a reworked transmission with a wider spread between 1st and 5th. I'd take that far over a 6 speed with the same ratio between 1st and 6th as we have now between 1st and 6th. The DR-Z400 has enough oomph to not need more gears, it just could use a lower low and a higher high. If I had my way all dual-sports would have a TW200 1st gear, with 2nd being like a DR-Z400 1st gear and 5th being like a DR650's 5th, or wherever the RPM needs to be to be at full torque and HP at 65 MPH. While I would appreciate some more HP and torque, I don't want to see it gained by sacrificing regular octane gas for higher compression.

it's the same as the DRZ 400 2024. :LOVE IT!

I have a DRZ400e. I don’t think it needs a 6th gear, it just needs a way wider ratio 5 speed like the ACT gear set. Fuel injection would be very much welcome, but EFI and inverted forks alone would not be enough to make me interested. If they are not putting a much wider ratio gear set in it, it’s a non starter for me.

I still want a drz. I just don't want to pay for it. It is a good base bike that has fallen out of favor with the dual sport riders. There are sooo many better USED bikes out there. We're talking weight, suspension, and gearing. Is there a market? Yes. But they really need to hit it out of the ballpark to make it worth the costs of the upgrade and price.

Thanks for the great video, all the info I have seen put into one vid. I think Suzuki is going to surprise us. Not only an updated DRZ with keeping the value in mind, but I think we will see a rally / adventure version a year after this is released. The people have been wanting something for years, and now the Chinese and Indians are starting to give it to us. They're selling like hotcakes. If Suzuki brought out an option, it would sell like crazy

Ben , I first heard about this on an Aussie channel : "Chronicles of Solid". His info is usually pretty accurate.

I have a 2016 drz400s and i would for sure get a new one if they make it efi and 6th gear

Just my luck . U just bought a Royal Enfield Himalayan 411 left over . But Im atill happy with my purchase. Yeah its a tad under power to a point on the top end but you do have power were you need it as well . Thinking of putting a big bore kit either a 460 or 470 . Leaning towards the 460 I wanna keep my original valves set up . I can do without modes . If someone needs to dumb down the bike that much to ride my opinion you dont need to be on that particular bike . But Im liking this 411 . Ok on the highway as long your happy with 65/70 mph . Anything over that without the build up your just beating the motor up . Plus everything is not under the fuel cell .

Honestly, I've not been excited for a new motorcycle release in forever. So fingers crossed, I guess.

As a DRZ owner It really depends on what the final product comes out to be. I am a ... wait and see.. kinda guy. As of right now everything is hypothetical, so it's really too early to make any educated opinions on speculation.

I bought a2024 just to get a carb. It's a very nice bike

I'll believe it when I see it.

I have a ‘99 DR350SE, the predecessor to the drz400. It has a sixth gear, electric start AND a kickstart (which I added), and with a pumper carb and k&n air filter, I can hit 60mph comfortably. It’s not gonna last forever, so if the new drz had a sixth gear it would probably be the replacement for me. I don’t really care about fuel injection but it has benefits.

IF the DRZ is getting a refresh with EFI that means they've finally reached the point where sales are starting to slow for the legend and they need to get it back in EU and AU markets. It also likely means the DR won't be far behind. Sad times. I hate the jerkiness of the EFI on my KLR, I can't imagine it would be much better on the cheap suzuki bikes. Guess I gotta start budgeting now if I want to get one of the good versions at 0 miles before they're gone. :(

They have new DRZ 450 almost ready. 1. take RMZ450 and give it bigger oil capacity(like 1.9L of oil) 2. detune it a bit for reliability and street legality so it make 50HP 3. soften suspension and give it homologation kit(lights etc.) VoIla DRZ450 ready to storm the market

If Suzuki made this new model a fuel injected, 6-speed DRZ-500, they could replace both the current DRZ-400 and the DR650 with one bike.

If the new DRZ (if that's what it is) doesn't have a 6th gear then IMHO it's not worth it. Fuel injection and ABS is cool, but a 6th gear to make up the difference in the added weight on the freeway is what it really needs. Oh and maybe bore it out to 450cc? There's TONS of kits out there so Suzuki should know by now just how reliable that same engine is bored, stroked, and cammed. This legend of a bike needs it.

me personally, i would rather have a tried and true 2024, then to risk a first year bike. we know how bulletproof the 2000-24 model is. if you do get one, wait until 2026 so the bugs get worked out.

Thanks for the dive into this… very curious if they will get it done for MY 2025 or MY 2026. Probably a decent chance it wont be done in time so when they finallly announce the ‘third wave’ of 2025 bikes we will see a drz with ‘bold new graphics’ lol

It’s going to be exactly like the 2007 even the carburetor

I welcome the EFI as long as it's NOT throttle by wire.

It would be cool to see an updated version but sad to see the old phased out. I have a 2023 SM model and love the dinosaur factor. Lol

The DRZ seat height is way too high, so I'm not interested, as are most American riders.

Need a DRZ450!!!!

I just bought a new drz so two things are going to happen. Weather is going to be cold and wet and they will release a new one. 100% lol

Would love for them to make a bike we can actually buy in developed parts of the world 😛😛

I don't know if its enough of a difference for making yt content. You've got the dual sports covered fairly well. How about something bigger and more suited for long distances? Something that you could strap a packraft and fishing and camping gear on and take off for a week or a year.

i think it's a patent application for a particular part so they aren't going to give away any design details on a yet to be announced new model. my guess is the drawing is a "generic" type image of a drz type motorcycle, so any further speculation is a bit pointless. if it's a 2025 model it will be announced soon.

You can bet the updates will bring an updated price too. Likely more on par with CRF450RL pricing. Too me that puts it way out of the logical price range for a small displacement dual sport bike and on par with middle weight ADV bikes.

I hope it will be ready to buy in poland

I don't give a wet fart about EFI or 6th Gear, dual sports aren't highway bikes and people need to get that through their heads. EFI throttle control is miserable, carbureted fuel delivery is smooth as butter. Give it an LED headlight, re-style it more sleek and shave some weight and I'm sold.

Think its going to be a 450 moto cross base bike tuned to a dual sport so Ai in a rmz 450 with a head light !

Should have put both bikes on the floor for comparison, it’s much better and different!

I would rather see the DR650 get a very basic fuel injection and a 6th gear. The DRZ doesn't fit any purpose for me.

I’m not sure if putting fuel injection on the drz is gonna change anything, but if the market of light weight motorcycles is changing then maybe. Listen they never totally give you everything you want on a motorcycle it has to be added to by the owner it pisses me off

I hope it will be a 450 engine

The seat still looks like a 2x4 though.

750 DRZ SM..Take my money.

Even if it has EFI, it would have to have 6 gears for me to buy. 5 is ok, and if I had a do-over, I'd probably lean towards a different bike. GOOD for a noob like me, but grew out of the lack of gears real fast. I got places to ride, HOURS AWAY from home. If I could ride my bike to there and back, YES I WOULD, but it would need a 6th gear for that.

The dr650 is a caveman bike the reason why its so great is as long as you have a stick and a rock you can fix anything on that bike. And its fairing qell against the test of time. Is it a big pig? Yeah but once you get past that and get a handle on the bike it will take you everywhere. I have the same sentiment for the drz400 although fi wouldnt be too bad but when you start to slap too much tech on a dualsport i believe it starts to ruin the charm of the bike hopefully is they do make changes to the drz it will keep its reliability. But im sure with new designs comes kinks and growing pains to work them out

Hey Swanky! great content! I have a 300l (non-rally) that I modded out pretty heavily w/full suspension and many power mods and would put up against the drz any day as a dual sport capable of everything w/light luggage.

Upside down forks!!! OK, you finally mentioned them...

I had dismissed the DRZ in my mind years ago but after your last video, and now this, it seems interesting again. I dove into a few articles and videos about it and apparently people have been able to make it fairly road worthy. On paper though the only thing it seems to have over the DR is the weight savings. And maybe suspension. But even in its new form it would probably be too tall and too high revving for my taste.

Needs efi, upside down forks bigger tank 6 speed granny bump up about 5 hp

if they keep the price and EFI it, it will be a bargain in the segment

Does this windshield work with fat bars?

Efi and a 6 speed and i will trade my klx300.

not worth buying since you already have the 650s. If you want another bike that’s more off-road capable, I would go with the CRF450Rl or a Husky/KTM 500cc.

I will sell my crf250l for this if it comes to Europe.

With the MT/Ibex450 getting such praise, nobody will be buying a 300l or DRZ. Suzuki needs to step up the DRZ and DR. Honda won't do anything, the 300l is still too new.

Ibex 450 , sherco 500 sm, ktm 500sm even the 690 smcr(my bike). There are more options now days yeah they cost a little more but whats 3 grand when youe already paying 7-8k for the drz just go full tard 😂 i did and i enioy my decision. But if you want a stunt bike do the drz mad parts out there for it

All they need is to "Go Woke" It should get the media it deserves. Rainbow graphics.

Complete bs.

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I don't think it is worth buying honestly.