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Suzuki’s championship-caliber motocross bikes will be back in 2009.

The RM-Z450 will return with only minor style changes, after undergoing a major overhaul in 2008 with the addition of electronic fuel injection with a fuel pump enclosed inside the fuel tank. Steve Ramon piloted the RM-Z450 to the 2007 World MX1 championship and he currently sits second in the 2008 championship standings, just six points behind Yamaha’s David Phillipaerts.

The RM-Z250 will also be back for 2009, with similar graphical upgrades. Ryan Dungey recently rode the RM-Z250 to win the AMA East/West Lites Shootout for the second year in a row.

The two-stroke RM85 will also return, however the RM250 and big-wheeled RM85L didn’t make the cut.

Suzuki’s V-Strom line will also return. The V-Strom 650 will again be available with or without ABS brakes. The 2009 versions will come in new colors with a choice of orange or gray instead of 2008’s flat black and yellow options. The ABS version, however, will only be available in gray. The V-Strom 1000 will also be back, but only in black.

All V-Strom bikes will feature the digitally-controlled Suzuki Dual Throttle Valve (SDTV) fuel injection system with Automatic Fast Idle System (AFIS).

Suzuki’s 2009 Dual-sport line will again be headed by the DR650SE. Its four-stroke, four-valve, single-cylinder engine will again feature the Suzuki Advanced Cooling System with additional piston-jet and engine oil cooling. Also available are the DR-Z400 and its supermotard sibling the DR-Z400SM, as well as the newbie-friendly DR200SE. All 2009 Suzuki Dual-sports will come in black or white except the DR200SE, which is only available in black.