they are similar. both bikes actually have a better ‘feel’ than the 05-07 rmz, in my opinion. the rider positioning seems more natural, for me on the honda or yami. the honda seems to skate a bit and the yami folds underneath, whereas the suzuki will knife quickly. if you wanna ride a suzuki, maybe we can meet up somewhere and you can try mine out. hopefully the 08 keps the same characteristics as the previous rmz, but just with a thinner, rider-friendly feel.