Suzuki’s 2015 DR-Z 400SM Is a Street Legal Dirt Bike at Ease on the Road: Review

The $7,189 DR-Z 400SM has a 398cc 4-stroke, liquid-cooled, single-cylinder engine. It is more nimble than its DR-Z400S brother, thanks to inverted front forks, rear aluminum swingarm and rear shock absorber that are light and adjustable for high/low speed compression damping. Its wide wheel rims and sticky tires make it better suited than the 400S to riding city streets as well. Source: Courtesy of Ty van Hooydonk

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By Hannah Elliott

December 5, 2014 at 6:10 PM UTC

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When you hear the words “dirt bike” you might expect to read something splattered with the mud of swamped-in trails or scrub-covered cliffs. Something that drills the insistent whine of motorcycle engines through your brain with every sentence.

This isn’t that piece. Sorry. Come back another day for a story that gets your hands dirty.