I have a 1974 Suzuki ts250 2 stroke in perfect running condition and has plenty of power. Let me know if you would be interested in it.
@JK-dn4pu4 жыл бұрын
Been restoring a ‘79 KX250 A5 for the past 4 years
@jpb12310003 жыл бұрын
Better turn Conneticutt... and the COUNTRY RED, or that bike will be scrapped like they want my AR!!!!
@ChrisMcCutcheon-wj2pp Жыл бұрын
@jpb1231000 surely you don't think this is one sided
@lostinspace699 Жыл бұрын
God Bless America,,,, As it slides into the open drain pipe ,,,, Australia ....
@roberthall77214 жыл бұрын
Those older pre-power valved 2 strokes had a crack to the exhaust note that later models just don't have. I love that sound. Brings back memories.
@connorssmallengines66632 жыл бұрын
@@nomasker1360 it’s because there is no power valve in the exhaust blocking the port from opening almost instantly like in non power valved bikes.
@brianjacobsen57624 жыл бұрын
Had the 370. I bought for 100 bucks. Dirty carb bald back tire hooked sprocket. Got it home cleaned the carb. Took it down the driveway. Flipped it in 2nd gear. Fun times.
@markmtbrider4 жыл бұрын
Gorgeous. Used to stare at the dealer fliers for hours as a kid.light is right.
@bjr23794 жыл бұрын
Me too! My dad and I went to the local dealers almost every Friday night and drool over bikes we couldn't afford. I couldn't until the middle of the month when the new magazines came out! Dad and I would get.the latest editions and read them from cover to cover several times. The good ol' days...
@Rubeless4 жыл бұрын
My cousin and I would ride our bmx bikes into the county(over an hour away by pedal) to the dealers to stare at the bikes. We did this in the 4th grade. He would catch a series ass whoopin, but my parents were never around. Finally bought my first bike after high school graduation. That was 91”
@lostinspace6994 жыл бұрын
To date this is one of the best looking timeless bikes ,,,,,,,
@dennisrhoades24674 жыл бұрын
I had the 1979 RM80 it still had metal tank great bike I kept up with an atc 250 anyways was a good little bike!
@ianmangham45704 жыл бұрын
Yup
@johnshuler13964 жыл бұрын
I bought one of these new from Montgomeryville Honda/Suzuki in PA. Mine was a 1976 RM B. The A was released earlier in the year. The RM C was released in 1977 if memory serves me correctly! Yours is probably the C. I paid less than $1300 for that bike! Great times!
@Mark-ih2qe4 жыл бұрын
My older brother had that bike and I had a RM125A. Thanks for the memories! He passed Aug. 1st from pancreatic cancer.
@Dirtymcgurty3 жыл бұрын
Seems like he loved that bike. Straight rippa
@outtayardstudio4 жыл бұрын
Gone are the days when we could just rip around like that here in uk...soooooo miss them days
@Paul-gp6olАй бұрын
It's crazy isn't it mate, some states in America the police pull you over and tell you to stop doing wheelies etc when you're riding a crosser/dirt bike in the UK you would SWAT and a Helicopter out if you pulled a wheelie on a PW50 😂
@martysmith1894 жыл бұрын
Had a couple 79 RM80s as a kid. Even the 80s ripped, love these old bikes. Keep up the good work!
@markallen68183 жыл бұрын
My Brother and I both had 1979 RM125N's,We Loved those Suzuki's and they were fast for 125's.Still one of My Favorite All time Bikes
@michaelmurphy68694 жыл бұрын
If I remember right those were called the "Screaming yellow zongers" at the time! Decoster put those on the map!! Great bike!! Love those classic MX bikes. Had that "crack" sound, loved it!!
@Smarterthanyou-mthrfkr4 жыл бұрын
Who thumbs down this?, maybe you should be on the knitting channel!.
@adriennebetts65892 жыл бұрын
It sounds like my old 1988 Kdx200 the good air-cooled ones .But some one stole it I wish all motorbike thieves got their hands cut off like the old days. Can't ride with one hand!!!
@rodneylynn57708 ай бұрын
Ya I think they should check themselves for a pulse to!😂
@craigyarrington49644 жыл бұрын
I had one of these when I was 16. OMG what a beast coming from an 80cc bike.
@joeschmo58973 жыл бұрын
I had one of these in the late 70s. I used to race it on Sundays when I was fearless. This bike put out more HP than my VW.
@pacopetepnw34344 жыл бұрын
1980 RM 250 was my first "big boy bike". I was a 140 lbs. It was a monster ..and i still ride 125's to this verry day! :)) lol
@Kaapohamalainen5 ай бұрын
I was 15yr old and i weight about 120lbs, first dirt bike i ride was 1980 rm400, scariest bike i have ridden so fat😂❤
@jimyounger94904 жыл бұрын
My first real bike. 77 rm100 , with fox air shocks....man now I can’t remember. I don’t remember a steel tank. Possibly I had a 78 maybe. Love this channel.
@DogDaze664 жыл бұрын
I was 12 at that time drop me off back in time King Kaplan I want to be back in the best time in America!
@Kram25253 жыл бұрын
Brings me back to my 77 RM 125B...that powerband hit hard...great memories!
@toddreese42854 жыл бұрын
Had one in 79, lived on that bike.
@tinybubbles37244 жыл бұрын
My brother had a 77 rm125. Tons of fun but so loud. You could hear it 1/2 mile away easy.
@TopRevs4 жыл бұрын
Yeah they are loud!
@matthewjdouglas64713 жыл бұрын
A freinds had 1980rm80 it was loud
@dannyloiland86093 жыл бұрын
I had a 77 rm 250, had the cops called on me many times because it was so loud!
@bobmason833 жыл бұрын
got 77 rm 100 in storage myself , will get it done up one day . like that 250 definately
@billtice50573 жыл бұрын
Absolutely beautiful! I remember dreaming about these Bike’s as a kid drooling over them in my motocross magazines in the 70’s.
@joelsmith48163 жыл бұрын
Hey Ken. You know a million times more than I do about bikes but I think 78 was the last year for metal tanks. I had a 78 rm80 that looked just like this but of course smaller. Dear Lord does this yellow masterpiece bring back PRECIOUS MEMORIES. THANK YOU SIR!!!!
@sanchopanza31684 жыл бұрын
My first bike, a RM125 1977. Thanks for this upload.
@xipingpooh57834 жыл бұрын
These RM’s are LEGEND!!!!!!!
@markallen68183 жыл бұрын
I Agree with You 100%.Loved My 1979 Suzuki RM 125N.Still My All Time Favorite Bike that I ever had.
@davewilson67584 жыл бұрын
Great bike....miss those days
@AOL03213 жыл бұрын
Loved these RMs back in the day. My friends both had an RM80 and RM100, and I always loved riding them.
@TWLML4204 жыл бұрын
This channel kicks ass, TONS of bikes I grew up wanting so bad!
@thesteelstud36104 жыл бұрын
Love how the late 70s dual shock bikes looked when they finally got some suspension travel and the seat height is as tall as could be.
@jeffalleshouse97834 жыл бұрын
Had a 781/2 rm 250 thanks ken for the memories! God bless.
@pablocespedes58804 жыл бұрын
I have the same age, 55, and I remember my uncles working in the garage one night before racing, tunning the Bultacos, RMs or Montesas, and then people ask me why I still love bikes!!! I still smell the two stroke exhaust mix and get excited!
@delmascriss72994 жыл бұрын
I have the same bike fired it today first start in 12 years..... & man she still got it. Gotta love it 😁
@jday19653 жыл бұрын
Being 12 myself back then, that was such a cool time to grow up here in the states. The fun and memories are timeless. Cool to see the old bikes from then.
@trutheye14 жыл бұрын
That’s one of the best sounding pipes I’ve ever heard.
@mcbridecreek3 жыл бұрын
I bought a 1977 RM-125 in 1981 from a friend. It had wore out rings and lots of play in the crank/rod. I cracked the case and rebuilt the entire engine. No KZbin back then. After I had it together, I hand ported the head and installed a racing reed. That thing was fast. I was riding canal roads in Idaho when I ran a short way onto a gravel county road. A county cop lit me up and I ran 1/8 mile to a farm field road. The irrigation water had flooded a patch of mud 25 feet wide, I hit it and almost wrecked but landed on dry ground. The county cop waved at me to come to him. He didn’t dare drive his car thru that mud. Haha. My bike was really hot so I had to make sure it didn’t die. You can never restart a hot air cooled 2 stroke. He was calling for help on his radio and I waved good bye as he madly gestured “come here” and I raced away! I hid in a dug out area along a canal. I could hear the cops racing around for an hour! Lol my bike cooled and I started it and idled home to keep the noise down. I bet that Canyon County Sheriff Deputy used some colorful language on my behalf! Lol
@jazzpup82884 жыл бұрын
Just exciting to look at. I can only imagine the feeling and emotions and memories that would be inspired by riding it. I was 11 in 77. Life revolved around my rm 80.
@davidwatt46014 жыл бұрын
RM250c they were an awesome bike. Roger Decosta rode the rm370 in open class and a tm400 as a play bike
@markallen68183 жыл бұрын
I remember those years.Suzuki Dominated The World Motocross Championships back then with Joel Roberts in The 250 class and Roger DeCoster in the 500 class.
@timfarmer6483 жыл бұрын
My friend chris had that year in an RM80 I had fun watching him beat up on the XRs remember the beginning of the movie HOOPER, I know you do. 🤠👍
@kingquadpooingatv13594 жыл бұрын
84 for 12 Grand wow. You guys do do fantastic work I must say! and it's always fun to watch you guys rip around on these old dirt bikes...
@richardhazeldine13723 жыл бұрын
How crisp does that sound - awesome!
@g.d.44363 жыл бұрын
Bike is beautiful....love the non plastic tanks...factory!
@Canuck_2134 жыл бұрын
Another quality resto job. Keeping that vintage moto dream alive. Thx for all you do Ken and crew. 🤙🏼💯
@richardthered4 жыл бұрын
That is a thing of beauty,, i love it. The best thing is you show a awesome demo ride every time Ken.
@electricwork31554 жыл бұрын
I remember going to the trails then getting chased by the cops on the way home. The RM250 doesn’t idle on its own, you have to have your hand on the throttle. The idea is if you go down on bike it shuts off. Great times!! Grew up on RM80, went to RM125 and eventually the RM250. Kaplan mentioned RM 100, don’t remember Suzuki making that but maybe I’m mistaken, I did hit my head a lot back then when riding....lol
@scottp14024 жыл бұрын
True story. If you go down. The RM will turn off.
@jessejarzabski50764 жыл бұрын
any carburated bike can idle if u want..u can raise the carb slide up a hair from you throttle adjuster on the bars or raise it by the top cap brass nut can be turned up or down to raise idle speed cuz thats all the actual idle screw does...its in the carb bodyt at almost 45 degree angle and when you turn in it pushes up on the slide the farthere you go in....so 3 ways to mitigate the idle issues w old smokers and bikes alike.... i made my rm250 1978 model idle by doing just those things above
@markallen68183 жыл бұрын
Yes Suzuki did make an RM100 not sure what year maybe 1976-78.
@antrcapo3 жыл бұрын
@@markallen6818 for sure were rm 100 and yz 100
@gunnysteele12333 ай бұрын
ken would know, yes its true= rm 100 fact
@spfbaits3 жыл бұрын
When you put captions on and it's just the sound of the bike you get [Music].....and that it is 👌🏻
@floridagliderpilot41014 жыл бұрын
Beautiful bike. He did NOT want to stop riding it
@steelpulse10123 күн бұрын
I had the baby version of this bike 1977 RM 80 got it on Christmas Day in 1979 i was 10 and super excited had so much fun riding that sound brings back memories.
@TroyPrewitt-fm7ic5 ай бұрын
I bought a 1977RM100 Brand New , I love the RMs ,they dominated in those years ! Killer bike , I dont care what anyone says those were the good old days !! Thank You for the great videos !
@Kickstart5004 жыл бұрын
I remember watching DiStefano race at the Super Bowl of MX in Atlanta as a kid
@dominicmendillo92034 жыл бұрын
Flashing back hard wow my first bike I was 8yrs old
@prestonthomas94064 жыл бұрын
I had the ‘78 Suzuki RM250 version off the showroom floor that lasted about 6 months before it threw a rod through the case. Never raced. Last Suzuki I ever purchased or rode.
@sharzan4 жыл бұрын
Man that's a crisp motor
@michaelmacleod66544 жыл бұрын
I have 2 1978 RM 250s in the shop in crates helped this guy clean out his falling down garage n we came across them n he forgot they were in there he gave them to me for helping him 20 yrs later i still have them lol hidden barn fine id guess u could say but the best part was he usta race them both back in the days Suzuki gave them to him ❤ excellent video as always brother👍👍👍
@mrdilligaf19684 жыл бұрын
Awesome bike. Late 70s and early 80s are my favorite years and they made the best bikes then. Cheers for sharing.
@DOC-Jake-3 жыл бұрын
Throw back. Ken me too wanted the rm 100 Used to see these @ local dealer. I should say that’s a rrriper ✌️😂
@jackkay31012 жыл бұрын
original 77 RM 250...Green number plates and DIDN'T have exhaust extension thing on there(short silencer) It was my first new mx bike I know(Canada)
@kakikurakura79213 жыл бұрын
This is the first MX I've seen way back in 1977. I was 15 years old and immediately fallen in love with it. Couldn't afford it then, eventually I bought its tamer sibling TS125 from Suzuki. Such a nostalgic bike. Love to own it even now hehh...
@stefanrandall83454 жыл бұрын
Reminds me of my PE. It was such an easier simple time back then definitely.
@markmtbrider4 жыл бұрын
I would like to get an 81 pe250 or a 78 .
@stefanrandall83454 жыл бұрын
@@markmtbrider mine was a 1980 I got in 1985 for 400 bucks.
@bemrfan01084 жыл бұрын
@@stefanrandall8345 Cool
@81moldy64 жыл бұрын
@@markmtbrider I had an 81 250
@stefanrandall83454 жыл бұрын
@@markmtbrider how does an 81 differ from an 80?
@bobbyd44003 жыл бұрын
I was givin one of theese o n a box put it together and it ran great lots of fun the i sold it at a local race
@bjr23794 жыл бұрын
Love your videos. Great attitude and very professional. My dad and I shared a love for motorcycles until his passing and I have many fond memories of walking showroom floors in the 1980's drooling over bikes and ATV's we couldn't afford. At one time he bought a new Suzuki GT380 and I would sit in front of him on the gas tank and go for rides. The good ol'days... I hope to visit the museum someday soon. 🇺🇸👍💪✌
@huskypoop49174 жыл бұрын
love the old RM,s this one is brill
@thunderbird2334 жыл бұрын
really takes me back to my child hood. ty!
@bigmikelongwood32764 жыл бұрын
I had a 78 1/2 rm 250 back in the day it was around 1990 an I was beating all my buddies no prob with their newer mo oshock watercooled units. It was a blast here I was on a 100 dollar beater I rebuilt an it was awesome boyeson reeds an a wiseco piston with a good pipe an she was moo in lol
@5150Gaming-b4g3 жыл бұрын
My grandpa has one sitting behind my back shed I pulled it out and it’s been threw a beating gonna try to bring it back to life
@mikestowe61364 жыл бұрын
sweet bike i had a rm 370 when i was a kid
@riprex20723 жыл бұрын
That old classic sounds f#$king strong 👍
@robertblanchard61964 жыл бұрын
Hey Ken, just watched the discovery episode on KZbin because it wasn't aired here in Canada. F'ing awesome.
@jakerboymoose4 жыл бұрын
That microphone is as bad ass as your bikes. Love your channel! Thank you 😘
@hottroddchevelle4 жыл бұрын
Those old air cooled RMs had way more low end power than the later ones. My brother had a 77 rm80, totally different power curve than the liquid cooled ones. Really fast and really reliable too. That thing ran forever. Had to re ring it a few times
@DetroitFettyghost3 жыл бұрын
Yes sir. Alot of the last air cooled bikes were better than the first few liquid cooled ones for sure!
@carlmuoio216 Жыл бұрын
Solid motors and tough bikes.
@williamgudonis74403 жыл бұрын
Nice ride I had the 1975 tm 125 badass bikes
@markallen68183 жыл бұрын
I always wanted a TM 125,at the time I was riding a Honda SL 100.IT was a good trail bike and great bike to learn how to ride on but I always wanted a Motocross Bike and to race.My first real Motocross Bike was A 1979 Suzuki RM 125N. A world of difference from that little Honda.But it should have been since it was The No.1 rated 125 Motocross Bike By Motocross Racing Magazine that year.
@ronaldtartaglia44594 жыл бұрын
I live for the microphone toss!
@ronhubacka1034 жыл бұрын
My folks bought me one of these when I was in 6 th grade. I was too small to start it when it was cold but after it was warmed up look out! Loved that bike. It was my motivation to work. You totally nailed it comparing it to the cr250. I remember reading a dirt bike magazine and it had this big write up on the 77 cr and all the stuff you could do to make it better. At the end of the article it said “or you could just buy a stock Rm 250!” That was awesome ! Great memories.
@yoyo50693 жыл бұрын
I had a '77 PE 250...thing was nuts. The dude before the dude I got it from busted his knee on a tree with it as the lore goes. The guy I got it from had it since he was young. First bike I ever sat on. I was like 12 when my dad and this guy were standing next to me drinking some Buds and I gave it a little throttle... bike came straight up and both of them grabbed the bars and pushed it back down. I bought it years later. Good memories. A beast. Scary bike. I'm more of a 4 stroke guy. Power band on this when I first started to ride it made me a tad apprehensive. I was playing on it as I remember around '93...it felt ancient then.
@sonnyseabury40512 жыл бұрын
Gorgeous Bike. I love the vintage 2 stroke MX bikes of the 70's and 80's. Looks new out of the crate.
@shanedavis61914 жыл бұрын
Like Roger D! Awesome,Rogers always so easy to talk to as well! Such a great guy! Like Kaplan for America!
@shanedavis61914 жыл бұрын
And man it sounds justlike i remembah!
@kevinlong40843 жыл бұрын
The RM's were awsome in 77 even the eighty had that RM look I think it was Dirt Bike magazine called it the YZ head hunter
@bostedsprocket67084 жыл бұрын
in 1990 i was 14 years old, my dad got me a 1978 rm125, in 1990 it wasn't old enough to be a classic but old enough to be past it as a serious motorcross competitor, so it didn't cost allot he paid £150 for it, i loved it and rode it daily, the kid i sold it to 2 years later still has it and has no intention of selling it back to me. good days good memorys.
@danielhacker15359 ай бұрын
My uncle has a 1977 Suzuki RM250 I remember my dad taking me many rides on it when I was 3 years old and I'll never forget the bad ass power when the power band kicked in i fucking loved it . And that's why I've growed up on 1970's and 1980's 2-cycle dirt bikes I was and still am a power band junkie lol
@oldg78474 жыл бұрын
Great insight fellas.. The jersey is "Sweeet" 🇺🇲
@gruntabro14 жыл бұрын
I remember walking past the local Suzuki dealer shop in town and there would of been 30 new RMs lined up in the window
@movingforward.3 жыл бұрын
Last year of the metal tank. I think that was or is the nicest looking dirt bikes
@mademad23 жыл бұрын
Had a 77 rm125. Picked it up real cheap. Was yellow on one side and white on the other from laying on its side outdoors for so long. Welded the kick shaft and shifters back on, new cables and rode it.
@mebeasensei3 жыл бұрын
in my head...there was the SL, then then the XR, then the YZ and then the RM...and then it became impossible.
@markallen68183 жыл бұрын
The Elsinore came after the XR.That was Honda's first Real Motocross Bike.The Suzuki TM came before the RM's.I think The YZ's came around about the same time as the Suzuki TM's.
@derekmcmanus62283 жыл бұрын
I got my first bike when I was 13 years old it was a Suzuki TS 125 and I rode it for a couple of years and got rid of it and then got me a Suzuki TM 125 to ride until I was 19 when I got gif of it and never got another one and I just wish I had one of those bike back I love to smell of old two strokes bikes.
@DogDaze664 жыл бұрын
That RM is sick!!!!!!
@bemrfan01084 жыл бұрын
Hell Yeah
@airheaded4 жыл бұрын
I would die and kill to have her! Beautiful!!
@genesutton63834 жыл бұрын
Those were great bikes, stay in the power band and hang on! LOL
@SteveSteeleSoundSymphony Жыл бұрын
My first new bike was a 77 RM100. Loved it. Easy to work on, and fun to ride. Back then it you either owned a RM or a YZ. That’s all that was available in my area for 80s and 100s.
@samjohns56224 жыл бұрын
Another awesome vintage mx clip. You are a natural behind the camera, and the handlebars! keep it coming! G'day from Australia
@turng414 жыл бұрын
My 78 RM 80 still had a metal tank.
@dafily16973 жыл бұрын
My first real bike! oh God, I miss miss Suzie, I was eighteen and used this machine as a dualsport bike !! A friend of my dad had one and racing with it, never forget the grindy sound of the beast in the valleys and his De Coster shirt ! from that moment, I never left Suzuki, still got a PE 175 but wanna purchase the 250 one.
@troymcdougall61703 жыл бұрын
OMG, this thing sounds incredible!!!
@zoopinc3 жыл бұрын
beautiful
@markallen68183 жыл бұрын
Roger DeCoster and Joel Roberts were Awesome in The 1970's in World Motocross Racing.Joel Roberts won Five 250 World Championships and Roger DeCoster won Three 500 World Championships All on Factory Suzuki's.This is where the technology for The RM's came from.Before we Americans caught up with them.Mark Barnett Dominated The 125 Class here in America on Suzuki's RM's and Tony Destefano and Kent Howerton were Winning 250 Nationals Titles.At the Local Motocross tracks Your chances of winning races were greatly increased if You were riding Suzuki RM's.
@ringodingo67134 жыл бұрын
sweet bike i grew up riding with the bomber mark barnett so i had to have one there were 3 models in 77 a,b, and c, i had a b model super fast and cornered amazing definitely helped up my game unfortunately broke my ankle at red bud and ended my season , keep the faith , hope to make it up there soon to visit the museum .
@toiletpaper57704 жыл бұрын
I seen a guy pushing one of those down the street once. Next thing you know it's at my house. The next thing you know my dad has it running. He's an old desert racer.
@rossilake2189 ай бұрын
I had an 77 Rm100 with 125 leading axle forks and rear shocks. It was fun and fast.
@shawnward3612 жыл бұрын
I had the 77 RM125 - great bike! Mine had a 520 chain installed. It also had a water cooled head with a radiator mod.
@waltwynn-sandiegonorthcoun84754 жыл бұрын
Everybody wanted one❗Carlsbad Motocross Track in San Diego North County...
@karlmorrison79334 жыл бұрын
THAT BIKE IS AWSOM!!!
@Footygodsarewatching4 жыл бұрын
Awesome classic, I bet this bike has some snart? Nothing like the powerband on an old air cooled motocross racer.