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DJD


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it seems I've aquired an old RM250

 

I'm not a "bike guy" so I'm looking for ways to identify exactly what it is

it has duel coil over shocks with reservoirs and an aluminum swing arm

 

most of the ones I'm finding on line are mono shock unlike this old thing

 

from what I've found in a few hours of looking into them it looks to be built anywheres between '79 and '82

 

but I have no clue to figure out what I have

any input on were to look for anything that gives me a year of mfg would be a big help

and yeah, it's a basket case that used to run a couple of years ago before it got ripped apart

looks much like attached pic .. or used to lol

 



-- Edited by DJD on Friday 16th of September 2016 03:10:53 AM

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Awe one of my favorites ...Spent a lot of time wrestling such a beast as a teenager..
On the neck behind the number plate should be a decal with year of mfg ..an a number stamped in the frame.[or at least grinder marks...lmao]

Is it 4 sale?

If so how much?







-- Edited by Ground Pounder on Friday 16th of September 2016 11:18:29 AM

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I'm going to say 82 RM by the color combo, but as said it should say on the neck.

Angelo

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I didn't see a sticker on the neck but the vin was there

looking around I've found a spot on one of the motor cases to check that may help though it's only going to be definate about that piece of caseing which could be non original to the bike

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79

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I had a PE 175 and a Bultaco at the same. The Suzuki was my favourite. If the knees weren't so bad, I'd love to have it again or considering my weight gain over the years, I'd probably need the 250.

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wuga wrote:

I had a PE 175 and a Bultaco at the same. The Suzuki was my favourite. If the knees weren't so bad, I'd love to have it again or considering my weight gain over the years, I'd probably need the 250.

Warren


 Happen to have a PE 175 here ,Have had for many years.



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Ground Pounder wrote:

Awe one of my favorites ...Spent a lot of time wrestling such a beast as a teenager..
On the neck behind the number plate should be a decal with year of mfg ..an a number stamped in the frame.[or at least grinder marks...lmao]

Is it 4 sale?

If so how much?


it'll be for sale at some point in the semi near future

I have yet to see all the parts in one place so I don't know yet if it's all there and as of yet I haven't a clue as to what it's worth but as it sits at the moment .. not bleepin much lol

it might keep me busy for a while this winter just trying to make it presentable even if only as a project for someone else to take on






-- Edited by Ground Pounder on Friday 16th of September 2016 11:18:29 AM


 



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Ground Pounder wrote:

Awe one of my favorites ...Spent a lot of time wrestling such a beast as a teenager..
On the neck behind the number plate should be a decal with year of mfg ..an a number stamped in the frame.[or at least grinder marks...lmao]

Is it 4 sale?

If so how much?


it'll be for sale at some point in the semi near future

I have yet to see all the parts in one place so I don't know yet if it's all there and as of yet I haven't a clue as to what it's worth but as it sits at the moment .. not bleepin much lol

it might keep me busy for a while this winter just trying to make it presentable even if only as a project for someone else to take on

buddy called me a couple of days ago to say he's found a headlamp for it he didn't even know he / it had - so there's an upgrade lol

as it stands at the moment it's a basketcase but it seems to have compression when kicked over






-- Edited by Ground Pounder on Friday 16th of September 2016 11:18:29 AM


 



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When you're ready please keep me in mind... Thanks.



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will do

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some pics

I'll have more to add soon but I haven't taken pics of the lose parts yet



-- Edited by DJD on Saturday 29th of October 2016 02:18:36 AM

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Bumped up so someone can find thread

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adding small parts pics



-- Edited by DJD on Tuesday 24th of January 2017 02:21:22 PM

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ur killing me ...How much lmfao

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Everything hurts looking at this bike!! Let me set the scene, late '70's or there abouts my buddy bought one of these new and got me interested only I never had much money so along came one of those  Harley dirt bikes,well the japanese version with HD decals,anyway we are out in the hilly part of town and I'm in the lead as I am not to be out done I'm flying at top speed only to go over a small hill or so I thought but it turned out to be a twenty foot ledge( I may be exaggerating a little) with a small creek at the bottom about two inches deep. The fall I survived with only a few bruses but when my buddy came over the ledge and landed on me thats when things got a little worse. Nothing was broke but the blood running down the creek would make you think we were both dead, we were sure sore the next morning. That was the end of my dirt bike career lol.

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eeeyep
like I said I'm not a bike guy but I know one thing about dirt biking

DON'T do it alone

I had a buddy ... back when he was a kid he went dirt biking at the old dump on morningside ave by himself

he had a little spill and ended up laying on the ground for a couple of hours until some guy and his kid found him .. laying on the ground with both collar bones broken

yeah .. ouch

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I had a '79 RM400 same tank decal but the 400 was monoshock duel spring. It came with an assortment of spring rates


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DJD wrote:

eeeyep
like I said I'm not a bike guy but I know one thing about dirt biking

DON'T do it alone

I had a buddy ... back when he was a kid he went dirt biking at the old dump on morningside ave by himself

he had a little spill and ended up laying on the ground for a couple of hours until some guy and his kid found him .. laying on the ground with both collar bones broken

yeah .. ouch


  We can't forget John Collingwood Died riding his brothers Rick bike in the Ajax Pickering dump, That accident brought on alot of changes including the green off road plates. Off road vehicles were banned in all of durham region Also because of such accidents at the time.



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