It may be 30 years old but the 1989 Suzuki RM250 is still a seriously quick bit of two-stroke fun! MotoHead's Dave Willet takes the yellow flier around the Sellindsge MX track for a blast of nostalgia
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@shad31285 жыл бұрын
My 2000 kx250 always brings a smile to my face- not only bc it's so fun to ride, but because I can get my dad to smile like a kid when we work on it, or when he rides it too. Retro shit, for life.
@groundhawg83943 жыл бұрын
I also own a 2000kx 250 and smiles for days when I ride.. God bless the 2 stroke God's 🙏 🙌 lol
@tomclarke58765 жыл бұрын
Can’t believe how GOOD that thing sounds!!! 🤯
@Zizie_sc4 жыл бұрын
And looks! 😍
@travel54564 жыл бұрын
Music
@Crazystuffyousee5 жыл бұрын
The motorcycle industry does a great job of making riders feel like last years model is inadequate and slower in every way... Whereby in reality models change very little from year to year.
@Wide0005 жыл бұрын
Indeed. Refinements... but overall, it won't change the lap times. Training and riding more will change the lap times and how long you can go. A new bike won't do that by itself. For example, David Pingree did a review of a carburated CRF450 2006 and conclude that he can do the same lap times with it than he can with the newest model. What is needed is a well adjusted bike in perfect shape, not necessarily the latest model.
@macunion12255 жыл бұрын
maybe dirt bikes but in the 1000 cc road bike class no way
@deborahchesser73755 жыл бұрын
Crazystuffyousee very little indeed, I’ll take 80’s and 90’s bikes no problem at all
@deborahchesser73755 жыл бұрын
Hampus h you can do just as good on a 10 year old bike trust me
@metricmoto5 жыл бұрын
moron
@bradholtzclaw37685 жыл бұрын
90's bikes are legendary.
@commantrosexetlos47005 жыл бұрын
all in 90s was better..and i mean all
@robertlaube5745 жыл бұрын
@@commantrosexetlos4700 the 90s were the peak, everything since has been sheeeeee it.
@commantrosexetlos47005 жыл бұрын
@@robertlaube574 yeah brother 80-90s was in another level..in all
@Ritalie5 жыл бұрын
@@robertlaube574 Starting in 2016, we finally started getting good again. I don't know if you noticed, but there is a lot of very good things happening in the world. The sportbikes will never look as good as a 916 Ducati or a 2001 Yamaha R1 1000cc sportbike. And no bike will ever look better than the 1980's motorcross bikes with the perfect symetry to every piece and part. But there are some good things happening, bad people are finally being removed from power, in a big way, and that means more fun and more money for all.
@dickjohnson50255 жыл бұрын
Totally!! Had an RM 250 just like this, was a beast!!! Miss it
@dr.hugog.hackenbush94435 жыл бұрын
The most fun you can legally have with your pants on.
@brianjacobsen57625 жыл бұрын
Without burning your right inside leg.
@sethzelinsky95 жыл бұрын
😂
@itsajoke27905 жыл бұрын
Brian Jacobsen yeah I had to take the fmf off my crf150r Suzy it kept burning my pants and leg
@andrewhenshall72335 жыл бұрын
My yz250 2 stroke is 10 years old and I'll never be able to give it what it's got its mind blowing
@stkyfngrszmooth2 ай бұрын
The eighties were the decade of MX bike evolution. The difference between a 1982 motocross bike and a 1989 was enormous. Every year, a different manufacturer would introduce a new piece of technology that made the rest of them look antiquated. This went on for the entire decade until it started to slow down around 1990. It was a very exciting time to be a motocross racer, to say the least.
@markochs2495Ай бұрын
Bob Hannah had a lot of influence on the Honda and the Suzuki
@stkyfngrszmoothАй бұрын
@markochs2495 Enormous. The Hurricane had Suzuki build what ended up being a virtual yellow Honda with a few of his own personal touches mixed in. The difference between my '87 RM 125 and my '89 model was astronomical. The '89 handled so well it felt like it was custom built just for me.
@markochs2495Ай бұрын
@@stkyfngrszmooth my 87 cr 250 was the best motocross bike I ever had. Who gets the credit Johnny Omara, David Bailey or Bad weather Bob?
@stkyfngrszmoothАй бұрын
@markochs2495 Ricky Johnson, of course. 😁
@Retrobeemer4 жыл бұрын
This was my favourite bike I ever owned. Always felt it flattered the rider and encouraged you to push harder. Such a great sound too.
@dirtyoffroader20935 жыл бұрын
I raced a 89 Rm 250 back in 1990.. I loved the thing. I was only 13 and lied about my age to race in the adults 👌 the bikes back then had such character.. the Honda, Yams and Kawasaki all felt so different to each other. You was either a fan of one and not the other. I tried all 4 makes that year, but only gelled with the suzook and kwakers. Golden era.
@gshock30925 жыл бұрын
When these bikes were around it was some of the best times of my life!
@jacobschwienebart54512 жыл бұрын
Everything that dude said I believe I have an 89 rm250 and I just love it! Rides soooo good for how old it is
@jasonneal5 жыл бұрын
You can’t beat the smell and sound of the 2t’s especially the 500s.
@dr.hugog.hackenbush94435 жыл бұрын
As the owner & rider of 4 (3 rideable, 1 being restored) 500 2-strokes, I approve this message.
@gdv46125 жыл бұрын
Amen to that brother
@edoardoballato5454 жыл бұрын
It's like being with a girl. His perfume and voice are something that really matters.
@skinnybigstuff10403 жыл бұрын
125s sound epic also
@idontcareaboutyou77573 жыл бұрын
@@skinnybigstuff1040 125 sound the best
@gdv46125 жыл бұрын
The fact that they are 30+ yrs old is the appeal the simplicity and raw power of those bikes will never be matched by any 4 stroke made today
@sushimamba42815 жыл бұрын
I used to own an 88 KX500, that thing was a beautiful beast! I miss it.
@JB-jo1pf5 жыл бұрын
Four strokes were the beginning of the end of amateur MX racing.
@richardamner74323 жыл бұрын
Yes and all the tracks lost due to the bloody nose they make!
@9736grunn4 жыл бұрын
Looks to me like a 2019 model 👌 old 2 strokes are the best.
@bighomieJ5X5 жыл бұрын
Gotta love a 2 stroke so easy to work on ..great power
@timcbr9294 жыл бұрын
Man... Brings back some great memories! Had an 87 RM250 which was the last dirtbike I owned :( and then got into snowmobiles. Nothing can compare though to the explosive power of the 2 strokes or being on 2 wheels; oh and don't forget that sweet smell of the Golden Spectro. Anyone remember Roost Boost lol.
@poolesperformance61465 жыл бұрын
I rode a 1993 rm250 from 2011 to 2015. I rebuilt the whole thing..it was a basket case when I got it. All my friends rode new bikes and I was right there with the old bike. They used to give he a hard time when I first got it together but after we rode there were surprised..
@Big2009Gee5 жыл бұрын
Nothing has changed with 2 strokes other than styling, you could still win races on this thing.
@johndardi13342 жыл бұрын
Exactly…. A new bike might be a little lighter or a few minor changes but this bike is just as fast as modern 250s.
@jaiteal50872 жыл бұрын
Believe you’re right turbo Sam 👍
@davt86155 жыл бұрын
Still goes alright, looks better than ever!
@WuKuVex5 жыл бұрын
I dont know why but those curved back fenders on these 90s era bikes look MUCH better than the pointy ones we have today. :P It really makes the DIRT bike -look.
@nonameinfl5 жыл бұрын
Yes and I'm sick of seeing modern front fenders that look like bird beaks and black rims on every bike!
@earthling945 жыл бұрын
nonameinfl the black rims make it faster tho
@WuKuVex5 жыл бұрын
@@nonameinfl OH yeah whats up with that too! Looks like someone wanted to install an erectile dysfunction instead of proper front fenderto these new bikes :D
@chargeriderepeat70245 жыл бұрын
Ive still got my 1989 KDX200, it sat in a garage for 10 years and started in less than ten kicks on the fuel still in the tank. The tyres had turned to concrete, but I rode them with no air on a 100 mile French offroad event.
@arnoldbellamy95275 жыл бұрын
91 KDX 200 and 88 XR 200 here, LOVE my 2 smoke!!!!!!
@chargeriderepeat70245 жыл бұрын
I would buy an aircooled. My old Yam IT175 just ran and ran and was so much lighter.
@Dirtnap3005 жыл бұрын
like angels from the heavens.. is the sound of a 2 stroke when "on the pipe' is magic..
@markring41475 жыл бұрын
I have a 1990 RM250 and i love this machine!!!
@116fletch5 жыл бұрын
“It just stayed planted” Suzuki mate 👊🏻
@mwwilli88035 жыл бұрын
2 strokes set the standard and are still a beast and a blast to ride.
@TS50ER5 жыл бұрын
'89, Japan just entering their Golden Era of two-stroke bike building, the 1990s. Not just off-road machines, but road machines as well.
@Mikishots5 жыл бұрын
Wooooo! I rode a 1989 RM 125! Loved That bike, snappy as hell. God, I love that sound...
@wayneconnell43845 жыл бұрын
Use to rip a 94 loved it great bike would love to find another
@jeffcanyafixiy5 жыл бұрын
👍👍
@brianjacobsen57625 жыл бұрын
I've had everything from. 76 rm 370 to 88 kx 500 82 - 85 - 87 yz 490 84 cr 250 89 yz 250 rode friends newer 2 smokers.If these bikes are in good working order. You can go just as fast as anyone else on something newer. It's fun smoking people on newer shit.
@jnljnl84852 ай бұрын
The real magic of that era of rm was how glued to the track the front tire was. I'm betting on a tight track without huge jumps an old rm 250 would surprise modern 450's with it's cornering speed.the engine was just ok. Gear box silky smooth.
@dynaguy2095 жыл бұрын
Man oh man, bike was super clean. Makes me wish I still had my 85 CR500!
@joenobody25805 жыл бұрын
Deck the head, porting, bigger carb, lightened flywheel with a timing adjuster and whatever personal pipe to shape the power that you like. Micro polish the gears. Alot more power to be had. Send the suspension out have updated internals put in, bigger brake rotors, aftermarket pegs. These bikes are still competitive, if you know how to ride them.
@doppies20015 жыл бұрын
even stock standard it takes a very good Rider to ride it to its limit.
@blky2k2z5 жыл бұрын
That's what I did to my 95 cr250. Bigger brakes, adjustable pegs, taller seat foam, forks from a later crf450, found a rear shock from later bike, etc. Every nut bolt and bearing gone through. Everyone that rides it is blown away that it's an older bike
@jeffhanson68445 жыл бұрын
@@doppies2001 Absolutely right most riders can't get everything out of what they are riding.
@nzzs2035 жыл бұрын
First things first, have to change the clutch and basket off the showroom floor! RM's clutches suck to this very day!
@jonmccormick86834 жыл бұрын
People blow out their 4t and you use the roller for your 2t.
@margix11725 жыл бұрын
modern motocross bikes MUST return to look like the beautiful motocross bikes of the 70's and 80's!!!!
@corinful5 жыл бұрын
The 90s bikes where by far the best looking ....70s bikes look well dated today
@1969cmp5 жыл бұрын
70s...beautiful? Maybe mid 80s like the 85 KX125 the 86 KX250 and 500, 1987 CR250, RM125 from 1981 to early 90's RM250 from 85...YZ250L and N and from 88 onwards. 1983, 84, 87 and 89 CR500......oh...and that beautiful 1986 KTM500, 86 onwards Cagiva......and Maico. All 80s Maico...and Husky.
@failtoactdrummer5 жыл бұрын
Awesome to see others keeping on 89's. Running an 89' cr250r great bike first year with inverted forks for honda and it screams coming through every gear ready to lift that front end.
@qwertycoupe Жыл бұрын
I had an 84 when i was 14 in the mid 2000s as an old field bike the nostalgia!!!
@ChiTownGuerrilla5 жыл бұрын
Better than a 4 stroke.
@doccjohnson5 жыл бұрын
I always had a two stroke for a motocross. Never will l ever get a four stroke.
@brianjacobsen57625 жыл бұрын
I can't ride 4 stroke fast. I kill em in the corners.
@nzzs2035 жыл бұрын
@@brianjacobsen5762 yep, me too. Everyone always thinks it's the other way around because of torque. I'm better on a two stroke woods riding too.
@kamilos224 жыл бұрын
what a shame that KRoc could not start on RM 250 built by RCH.. he was in best shape ever
@rigging13774 жыл бұрын
I've rode both and 4 strokes are better
@dttach3d3 жыл бұрын
@@rigging1377 its all opinion based man some people like 2 strokes better, some like 4 strokes better. I'm a 2 stroke guy but you can't say one is better without saying why its better. each have their own pros and cons.
@marcusfistarol82705 жыл бұрын
My favourite Suzuki of all Time....my Brother had one and i loved riding it
@lastup41705 жыл бұрын
Spare piston in the paddock? Hell, I raced a 1989 RMX 250 in state and national Hare scrambles every weekend for 6 years and never took the top end off. I loved my RMX. The pegs as stated were replaced... The suspension had to be tuned for me... It ripped. I retired it in 1996 with the purchase of a KtM 300 MXC. I'd take back either one today in 2019 and chase you through the woods.
@BM2055 жыл бұрын
Me too bro I absolutely loved my 89 RMX! I rode it till 98 and got an RM250 which I had to do quite a bit of work on to be as fast on it as my RMX
@Dirtnap3005 жыл бұрын
had a '99 RM 250 and that was the best turning bike have ever ridden.. Drop into the rut, ride the outside of an offcamber.. that thing just STUCK, period.
@duanedunlap8523 жыл бұрын
What pegs did you get to put on your RMX?
@jaiteal50872 жыл бұрын
I’ve got a 98 here in aus it’s got road registration turns a lot of heads when I punch it around the local streets 🤜
@wendellrountree48992 жыл бұрын
Love the bikes from the 70's and 80's!!
@Hunter_S-fr4ns5 жыл бұрын
Pleasure to watch
@jamesbramblett33465 жыл бұрын
Very nice bike and excellent rider. Enjoyed the sound most of all 👍🏾
@coolminer12313 жыл бұрын
Just got a a 91 rmx250… gives me more power than I’ll ever need!
@berube3615 жыл бұрын
Gotta love the old 2 strokes. I'm in the process of finishing up restoring my 1986 Honda cr500 and it's an amazing bike.
@brianjacobsen57625 жыл бұрын
That was the highest hp 500 85- 86 Road 2001 cr 500 at mosses lake at the dunes.faster out the hole than my kx 500.mine was better on top.Better be in shape.
@berube3615 жыл бұрын
@@brianjacobsen5762 For my rebuild I went with an 87+ prox long rod conversion and a cometic 5mm cylinder spacer due to lack of availability for the correct short rod. But its on a fresh bore 91mm wiseco piston, oem rebuilt crank with the above mentioned rod setup. 3 new trans gears, new clutch. Whole bike is basically new. Only been run twice for short heat cycles. Will start riding it next week after buttoning up a few small things.
@brianjacobsen57625 жыл бұрын
@@berube361 I learned to really ride on my 89 yz250 road my friends 97 is 250 in the sand kx didn't wander yz did like riding a street bike on a groved freeway. Honda's Kawasaki stabler Suzuki Yamaha turn quicker. I sold all my dirt bikes .all I can do is dream .Your heat cycles are done. Gear up go out rip. Peace.
@brianjacobsen57625 жыл бұрын
Spell check 97 Kawasaki 250
@berube3615 жыл бұрын
@@brianjacobsen5762 2 strokes will always be awesome, especially the ones not made anymore. Mine still needs a few little things address before I can ride tho, front brake needs bleeding as theres no way I'm riding a 500 with no front brake haha. And some other small pieces to put on. But hopefully end up the week I'll take it on its maiden voyage.
@mestandard5 жыл бұрын
Nice bike! I clicked back about 5 times on that slow motion wheelie. Beautiful!
@jpaul53873 жыл бұрын
Want these videos of old 2 strokes on my recommended list every day
@WildStyleWorks2 жыл бұрын
i just got a rM250 from 1997 :-) and i love it. i repaired a lot of parts and now she´s running like crazy. fro my first dirt bike i am very happy and hope to have a long time to come with her ;-)
@stevene.64305 жыл бұрын
Thanks for the memories of the "Good old days".
@andrewramsay61515 жыл бұрын
Had one just like it for mucking about on the farm. The sound takes me right back there. Thanks.
@jeffreyhinman13975 жыл бұрын
The Cr era from the 80s, the 500 was a monster and the 550 Yamaha can climb any mountain.
@markme45 жыл бұрын
Amazing a 30 year old bike doesnt look all that dated compared with modern machines .
@twopoke5 жыл бұрын
Looks every bit as fun as a new bike!
@swedish_sadhguru38542 жыл бұрын
Motocross bikes were really ahead of cars and snowmobiles in the 80s and 90s. Not much has changed today. But if you compare a car from 89 to now its a world of difference.....
@johnelliott27125 жыл бұрын
I have a 89 RMX250 with relined bore , and maintained everything else . She leaves a lot of the new bikes behind ... Well we do . As for power comments below , if it don't rear up in fourth , it ain't tuned properly and you might wana stay on a four stroke nana 😂😂😂
@mrdilligaf19685 жыл бұрын
Some of the later RMX models were road compliant. Pity Suzuki don't make them anymore
@vevohoeyo5 жыл бұрын
You cant teach an old dog new tricks but you can teach an old bike new tricks
@wessreiley82755 жыл бұрын
I’d take that bike over any new 4banger any day. My best friend had the 125rm brand new back then. I still have my 87kx125. And she rips real good.
@teamfrown4 жыл бұрын
Got a 91yz for sale. Pro circuit pipe and silencer, carbon Reed's, new ufo plastic, runs great.
@markfreckmann23665 жыл бұрын
Great video. Brings back a lot of memories. I had a 88 RM125. I miss that bike it was a lot of fun.
@deedeestone38375 жыл бұрын
Kept my '90 RM125 all these years and it is still great.
@mrb44085 жыл бұрын
Had me one of these early 90’s, man I loved it.
@genehasenbuhler2594 Жыл бұрын
The RM's were bad ass back in the day- 250 125 or 80cc it didn't matter! I grew up racing em! Even had a PE175! Loved the powerban on the RM'S!
@MrJlk19733 жыл бұрын
Carnt wait to see Tommy's cr 250 out on the youtube. Long live the two strokes 👍 👍 👍
@bruer10005 жыл бұрын
Yes! I had one back in 92, wish I still owned it! The good old days!
@grahamchilds8214 ай бұрын
The good days of two strokes never say die
@jasontietnan54475 жыл бұрын
Best memory of two strokes was watching willet and easty going at it in the original dep two stroke series,epic
@Junior-fd8ux2 жыл бұрын
She’s a looker. Love these old RMs.
@TrulyUniqueOne5 жыл бұрын
Nowt beats a 2 stroke. The sound, the smell it's got it all
@Brenkeeno5 жыл бұрын
Sounds crisp 👌
@ciaremfe4 жыл бұрын
Two strokes dont get old...same engine as in 1989 with minor changes to increase power and they r still competitive..
@bornbuckeye60465 жыл бұрын
Love the old school 2 stroke
@ehile1235 жыл бұрын
I have owned a rm250 and trust me you guys don’t want to touch that bike. I thank god everyday that someone was stupid enough to buy that thing off me.
@benji94585 жыл бұрын
Because it's a hellride or because it was in perfect shape?
@dirtbikedude1005 жыл бұрын
Ive Got a 88 rm250 and its been nothing but trouble and a huge moneypit
@johncarlson18775 жыл бұрын
Back when bikes had real seats!
@FlatTrackFactory5 жыл бұрын
Great video! Very well made on a fun era in motorcycling.
@jasonwulff83415 жыл бұрын
I like my 89 kx .this guy told the truth about a older bike.
@davidmandziuk84934 жыл бұрын
Yep, that was my bike, bought new . Actually mine was a RMX 250....I put a competition kit on it, and rode all over up North MI. ...I WANT IT BACK...DAMN IT...!!! Remember adding wider foot pegs, skid plate, and bark busters
@superchargedadventures5 жыл бұрын
I have a built '93, and I love it!! The Power Band will pull your arms out of their sockets!! LMAO!!
@Ritalie5 жыл бұрын
So was the 1993 RM250 faster than the newer ones? Because that sounds really extreme. I wonder if they detuned them at some point? I hear the early CR500 was much faster and had a higher, sharper power band and more peak horsepower than the later models.
@joski90305 жыл бұрын
Great. Something else to remind me I shouldn’t of sold me ‘95 rm and 94 yz last year 😢 Sounds nice
@dementedspirit13595 жыл бұрын
I got a 94 yz 250 I'm selling today
@mullaway57465 жыл бұрын
I got a yz250 94 10 years ago and didn't check the frame no later on realised it didn't have one, so I'm stuck with it. lol
@2strokemxclassics5 жыл бұрын
@@mullaway5746 buy a new frame off ebay👍
@jesush.christ59784 жыл бұрын
I had a 94 YZ 80 when I was a kid. I was the fastest kid on my block.
@daviddougher86375 жыл бұрын
No 4 stroke bike will ever compare to a 2 stroke motocross bike
@kagamine_rin02945 жыл бұрын
1996 Kawasaki kx 500 is my dream bike
@dominickdanna99062 жыл бұрын
the amount of improvement from 1979 to 1989 were massive. from 1990 to 2000 were very small in comparision.
@rsturborolphy67605 жыл бұрын
I've been on all sorts of mx bikes I current have a 98 cr125 I restored and built back up. Even the 125s are pretty wild bits of kit . Mines also road registered on a day time mot . Always fun nipping to get some milk on it 😁
@rsturborolphy67605 жыл бұрын
@:Cam Truth ! yes mate I am , Norfolk , I'm thinking of supermoto wheels on the cr next 🤙🤙
@krs52595 жыл бұрын
4 strokes will never be real Mx no matter how much there pushed on people
@2smokepipo8125 жыл бұрын
Motocross got faster when fourstrokes started coming up, two strokes are dope and all like I motocross a banshee 350, but I’ve been working and saving up and I’m about to buy a kx450f, that thing pushes 60 hp, all stock, a 250 two stroke pushes around only 44, don’t get me wrong though, it all comes down to the rider.
@krs52595 жыл бұрын
@@2smokepipo812 So has the cost and the injuries More people have given up Mx simply because of cost no matter how good the rider is 4 strokes have been hugely damaging to Mx/SX
@2smokepipo8125 жыл бұрын
karl hewitt and you’re right, two strokes are a lot cheaper to maintain and fix.
@tird1085 жыл бұрын
Commie Obama.....I wish trump would get rid of the regulations 😭
@verttisyrjala28975 жыл бұрын
@@2smokepipo812 First of all the kx450f doesnt push 60 stock even from the engine, and what kind of a dumbass would compare a crank hp fantasy which cant be achieved stock to a probably lowest wheel-horsepower figure taken out of a brand new 250 2 stroke?
@fearnobeer90775 жыл бұрын
This was my erra of racing, i love the slingshot series
@chrisreed4793 жыл бұрын
I had a tsr 200 slingshot in the early 90s great time
@seb250cr4 жыл бұрын
I remember an article in a specialised magazine in 2004. They were comparing the 1994 CR 250 and the 450 CRF 2004. Result: the'94 cr250 was barely as efficient as the 2004 CRF450. That means that Motocross bikes do not evolves that much through the years.
@mikezuro82452 жыл бұрын
I had an 89 RM250 that I sold to my friend who still has it. I also had a 91 RM250 that I sold to a friend who still has that one too. I still have my 94 RM250 that I bought new and it still rips!
@accipiternisus649 Жыл бұрын
What jets you run on 94?
@joeishere5002 жыл бұрын
BRINGIN IT BACK OL-SCHOOL
@jsned25022 жыл бұрын
Had a new RMX version. Still love the look
@dankgenetics36715 жыл бұрын
Like the decal sticker Castrol TTS that 2 stroke oil Is the best for racing
@xxnickthegreekxx5 жыл бұрын
I don’t really like Suzuki too much but this bike is gold!
@albertandrews1305 жыл бұрын
Crap build quality
@ozevox5 жыл бұрын
nice back in that era the Suzuki was a little down on power but was nice to ride
@jamespreston57575 жыл бұрын
totally right i had a rm 125 1989 and it wasent anywhere near as fast as my kx 125 of same year or my first rm a 1985 rm 125j same with 250 rm cr kx or yz kick holes out of it
@gsoup7850 Жыл бұрын
Don't the 90's bikes just look mean in a way modern bikes don't? When I was 10 I was riding my BMX in the farmers field. Some local teens had MX bikes and that day came screaming up the trail I was riding on. In fright I jumped off the BMX into the wheat field only to watch the RM250 run my BMX over like it wasn't there. I was in love from that point on.
@lad63bird4 жыл бұрын
I HAD A 1988 RM 250 AND A 98 TOO! THEY WERE THE BEST DIRT BIKES I EVER OWNED. HAD AN 1989 YZ 250 TOO AND IT WAS VERY FAST BUT DID NOT TURN LIKE AN RMI 'M SORRY I WATCHED THIS BECAUSE I'M LOOKING FOR AN RM RIGHT NOW BUT WILL PROBABLY BE A 2000., WHICH MAY HAVE BEEN THE BEST 250 2 STROKE EVER! DAVE WILLET ....YOU CAN RIDE MY FRIEND!!!!
@dabrad1905 жыл бұрын
just got a 1989 cr80r for $200, great project bike
@kevfromnorwichUKGGKev5 жыл бұрын
Bargain !!!!
@dabrad1905 жыл бұрын
Cary O Phil Len Yeah man! Has good compression, all it needs is both brakes rebuilt, new back fender, and triple trees. Sure was a scary test ride without having any brakes 😂
@Jacare19735 жыл бұрын
I still ride old faithful 100’s of km in a season, 87 CR500. Hasn’t let me down yet!
@alanjm12345 жыл бұрын
Had one of these, and a 1990 too. Good bike, the footpegs destroyed boots though and used to sag. I modified mine, made them much wider, built up the area the sat on to stop them sagging.
@liljohnnie695 жыл бұрын
I don't recall the RMs having upside down forks but I'm old and forgetful. The 89 CRs were the first to have those, I know because I bought a new CR and everyone in the pits looked at it like I had a flying saucer. Lol good times.
@wvangus825 жыл бұрын
I have a '92 RMX with upside down forks. It's just like an '89 RM.
@jonmccormick86835 жыл бұрын
1989 Rm125 had the conventional 46mm kyb. The rm250 had the upside down KYB. The 1989 Cr250 inverted Showa, was stiff, and worked poorly. The 46mm KYB Conventional forks are one of the best for many years with the Rm125 being better than the 1989 Kx125. = 1990 Suzuki Rm125 had the inverted and wasn't that good.
@grantcarncross53802 жыл бұрын
RM for ever baby.
@hdrjunkie5 жыл бұрын
Back in1983, had a 79 YZ 250 now that was a hell of a machine! Lol....
@billallen47935 жыл бұрын
That's the bike with the rear suspension built into the backbone.....from Wyoming USA 🔫🤠
@hdrjunkie5 жыл бұрын
@@billallen4793 yep the old Mono shock.. lol
@billallen47935 жыл бұрын
@@hdrjunkie I have a roller chassis complete engine and a spare cylinder no tins"gas tank, fenders,side covers...if your interested in a project....from Wyoming USA 🔫🤠
@hdrjunkie5 жыл бұрын
@@billallen4793 Nice... but too far away. im on the east coast. Thanks any ways. why dont you restore it? its a killer bike!
@billallen47935 жыл бұрын
@@hdrjunkie I'm disabled now....the last old bike of mine that I restored before I got hurt was my old flattracker a bighorn 350 kawi....the old Yamaha just sits at my buddies shop...
@justinlloyd93423 ай бұрын
I like all the older bikes for 1 I’m a 2 stroke guy 2 they are way more comfortable all the new bikes I’ve rode the seat feels like in riding on a concrete block with sharp edges lol