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The Suter MMX2 is an inline-four motorcycle 600cc 4-Stroke prototype race motorcycle specifically developed by Suter Industries AG to race in the Moto2 world championship from 2010 to 2018.It had won 3 constructors titles in that period of time. The Suter MMX2 is manufactured by the world renowned Suter Racing Technology which was founded by Eskil Suter and had much prior racing experience prior to their entry as manufacturers for the Moto2 racing competition.

Technical information
The Suter MMX2 has a Externpro built and serviced engine with a Honda Racing Corporation Wiring loon and ECU. It had 129hp with a 5-gallon fuel capacity, fuel mapping, ignition adjustments and additional gearing options were also available from the manufacturer. The complete motorcycle weighs 308lbs dry.

Racing history
During their short but illustrious Moto2 history, Suter had supplied the Suter MMX2 to many teams such as Forward Racing, Vector Kiefer Racing, Racing Team Germany, Italtans S.T.R, Marc VDS Racing Team and TechnoMag-CIP, Viessmann Kiefer Racing. With these teams Suter had won 3 consecutive manufacturer titles as claiming their first riders championship with future MotoGP champion Marc Marquez.

Notable Riders
Notable riders such as Johann Zarco and MotoGP world champion Marc Marquez had ridden the Suter MMX2 in their Moto2 careers. The most successful being Marc Marquez who won the riders championship in the 2012 season, during that season Marquez won 9 races. He also had an astonishing race where he fought his way through the whole pack to get the win. During that season Marquez go a total of 13 podiums and also his maiden Moto2 title before moving up to the Repsol Honda Team in the MotoGP premier class in the following racing season. Marc Marquez also earned Suter their third and last manufacturers title. Another notable rider is Johann Zarco, Zarco rode the Suter in 2014 where he joined the then new Caterham squad where he rode on a revised Suter frame. In the same season he had a mixed Season with four podiums and several crashes, with most crashes occuring in the beginning of the year. Zarco Subsequently joined the kalex squad in 2012 and won a moto2 title there in the same season.

Departure from Moto2
Although Suter had achieved great success with their chassis leading up to 2015, it did not achieve much since their consequtive successes from the 2010 to 2012 season where Moto2 saw teams switching en masse to its rival Kalex. Despite subsequent success in 2014 with solid performances by Johann Zarco and Dominiquue Aegerter, only two suters were lined up on the grid in the starting race of the 2015 season in Qatar. For the following season in 2016 only two teams fielded the Suter MMX2, having only a total of 3 Motorbikes for the season Suter did not see how it was feasible for them to achieve commercial success. The two teams still using the Suter, Ioda Racing and AGP also had only rookie riders for that season. Further putting the nail in the coffin for Suters renewed involvement in subsequent Moto2 seasons as Suter also did not have experienced riders to guide and continue developing the Suter MMX2 as they saw that with no top level riders they would not be able to challenge for race podiums and wins. Althought Suter had returned to Moto2 for the 2016 season with an improved model, suter still had not achieved the success it once had and subsequently withdrew again in 2018. Suter stating that producing Motorcycles and parts for both Moto3 and Moto2 had put a strain on their manufacturing and were not able to maintain both sides, Suter also stated that they did not see a good reason to continue supplying parts for Moto2 as Suter did not have enough customers and also did not have many upcoming riders to help guide development of the bike. Suter then stated that there were no teams to show the huge potential of their full developed machine withthier last victory coming in the 2014 with Thomas Luthi, it is evident why they had decided to move away from Moto2. However they stated that their racing division if still fully committed to engineering mandates for bigger motorcycles manufacturers in the Moto3 and motoGP class. Another reason for Suter finaly exiting Moto2 was that the competition showed extreme conservatism leading the Moto2 class becoming a entirely spec class where majority of the bikes were manufactured by Kalex where in 2016 only 3 manufacturers, Kalex, Speed Up and Tech 3 remained as manufacturers where 26 of the entries were Kalexs showing dwindling diversity of manufacturers. 2018 was its final season in Moto2 with Forward racing being the only team to use the Suter MMX2.

Moto2 Reentry
Suter then reversed its decision to leave Moto2 and returned in 2016 with a new and updated Suter MMX2, Suter stated that they had spent much time analyzing and working with their partners JPMoto racing malaysia and IodaRacing to refine and improve the MMX2 which should enable them to challenge for the Manufacturers and riders titles in the following seasons to come. Prior to the 2016 season Suter had updated the Suter MMX2 with a new frame and also a new swingarm. The rear suspension linkage had also been upgraded, Suter also changed the range of adjustments that altered the bike's geometry and road stance. Changes to the riders position, ergonomics and the aerodynamic of the bike had also been revised and upgraded. Suter then announced that they would exit the Moto2 championship as a manufacturer at the end of the 2017 season citing issues with finding teams as well as competition from Kalex as reasons for their departure, however just five days after they announced their exit. Forward Racing announce that they signed a deal to race Suter chassis for the 2018 season, thus pulling Suter back in to Moto2. Forward racing announce that Eric Granado and Stefano Manzi will race the Suter MMX2 for the coming 2018 season. In their press release Forward Racing Team announce that they were happy to participate in the 2018 World Championship with the Suter MMX2 machines, with a encouraging first test on the track Jerez with both riders able to post competitive lap times. Other than material supply, the partnership also includes a comprehensive test program.