1978 SUZUKI RM100 - MY FIRST REAL MX BIKE

[@xipingpooh5783]

Honestly the Suzuki RM’s from the 1970’s are the sexiest looking dirt bikes of all time. The look is timeless as is the sound.

[@MarkTurner-vs7uc]

Agreed

[@a2wtommy]

Yes, much sexier without all those graphics. And you can actually see the gas tank.

[@ThePurePlayaz]

I wish Suzu would bring this back, They don't even have to do "Bold New Graphics." Such a classic look and sound!

[@davejohnson607]

I had a 78 rm125.with the plastic gas tank.i rode and raced that bike.put a thor swingarm, fox air shox.simons forks.dg radial head,boysen reeds.k&n filter.i loved that bike.raced ama dist 6.new Jersey and Pennsylvania. Those were some great days.thanks for the memories 👍

[@KaplanCycles]

Sounds great!

[@PatrickTowers]

i too had a 125 78rmc i rode d 14 ama mich hare scrambles i was slow the bike was fast

[@jenniferwineman1669]

Suzuki has owned the color yellow since day one ❤😊

[@timsilva1944]

What a beauty! I had a 77 RM125 that I got for $20. New top end, chain/sprockets, tires later I was having a blast.

[@pbmachines972]

Nice one👍🏻 mine was a 78 YZ 80 never forget it 👊🇺🇸

[@johnnydangerously9426]

My first real motocross bike 1974. 100 MX. Yamaha !👍🇺🇸😎

[@randydoan7536]

had a 76 for my first motocross bike, cr500 now

[@ChrisB-qh7sd]

One of the main reasons I wish to win the lottery so I can give Junior a call and start my own collection what a fabulous machine😊

[@kevinstrang11]

My father bought me a brand new 1976 RM 125 when I was 14 years old. Sippin cycles in Monroe Ct

[@ctsugusergroup1397]

I had switched to a YZ250 for the ‘78 season but had the ‘76 and ‘77 RM 100 as my first Mx bikes. Loved them both as they were different in those years. - Steve

[@davebrunette6394]

Beautiful bike. My second real mx bike was a 1977 RM 125 that I bought in 1979 when I was 17. Didn't keep it long cause by 79 it was outdated.

[@gregbishop3167]

Bikes advanced quickly then.

[@davebrunette6394]

@gregbishop3167 exactly

[@MarkTurner-vs7uc]

I had the 125. My buddy had the YZ. The most fun I ever had.

[@KVette-tp5ft]

VERY NICE!!

[@TheKnoxcountry]

This is incredible!!! I had this exact bike. Everyone who rode it had an absolute blast. Hard to top those first few years of riding 😌

[@jared7497]

New drinking game. Take a drink every time he says the word “new” lol

[@jeffreyenglish2413]

Wow remember seeing one on the showroom floor and drooling in 78 the RM 100 2 years later my Buddy got the 1980 YZ 100 I think the 100cc class was called the school boy class 😊 they just a little faster than the 80s just a little bit bigger I love the 2 strokes Castro R

[@thefastdockter]

My first motocrosser was 1984 RM80!

[@jamesbond-mp3jz]

The love of these bikes is endless.they will live in our hearts forever,doug hamilton.❤

[@gregbishop3167]

That is a beautiful bike.

[@DavidHall-d8q]

I had two motocross bikes I pieced togethr , fixed up and sold to get my First NEW 78 1/2 RM 250 . Man I fought hard to get that bike ...My Dad thought I was crazy to buy it when I was driving a clapped out Chevy love . But , I started seriously racing with that bike and got two new friends who also raced and we raced Louisanna , Texas , Oklahoma , Kansas , Missouri and Arkansas . Plus we ran the NMA Nationals out of Ponca City ... It was the time of my life ! PK

[@donaldlemens9673]

Dang Kap it's amazing what yall continue to do I know I've said it before but dang the sounds of that crisp perfect running 2-stroke takes me back every time. I got the 250 @ 14 years old, wore a hole right though the swing arm at the chain guard on the pivot , fixed it with JB weld so the bearings would stay put! Lol

[@kathrynprentice6859]

Still have my 78 Yamaha MX100..runs great

[@jenniferwineman1669]

Wow, ru original owner?

[@L2fish]

Beautiful. First MX bike I ever rode

[@mattharwell113]

The sound of an old 2 stroke is intoxicating. If that doesnt get ya goin check in to a reirement home. I remeber my first bike It was a 1984 Suzuki RM 80 I bought it brand new I was 12 I saved up every dime I made from my paper route and shoveling horse crap on the weekends My parents were against it but I had the money and thankfully my brother in law was into bikes and helped me convince the parents. I loved that bike Lots of good times Id love to find one and do a restoration on it

[@scatpack440]

She looks like a good size too. Still want an unobtanium RM BIG bore! ❤

[@Minnymooooo]

Living the dream! Much love. Had half of these old timers Braappp!

[@majorlee1]

Sounds good in the show room. That’s one clean banana 😎

[@TomConrad-td5qi]

That is a vision of beauty Sounds awsome.

[@JamalInshallah]

That thing is tuned to the T! so crisp

[@1sir-onworld]

🐝🏁 Beautiful old school motocross Suzuki.👌👍

[@sickntired2059]

That was my middle school graduation present.

[@hessdefense]

I remember my friend Dougy smokin my XL100 with his RM100. 😮 🤣

[@Litauen-yg9ut]

Now, that's a slick machine.

[@maxblack2113]

I had same model but the rm50 from new in late 70 s was a killer bike loved it till I out grew it

[@PatrickTowers]

i had a 125 78 rmc it was fast 1050 ouuoe door lot money in those days went over the handle bars n my 3rd ride my friend brk his toe on that bike i told him toes dont count he missed alot of work

[@garyjames2926]

Beautiful🤩 Time Traveler

[@patrickkillilea5225]

Man that is cool!

[@stephenbrowning3286]

Little ripper❤

[@leonreed4252]

God bless America and the time's we've lived. They can't take that from us.

[@leonreed4252]

I'm here and want to hear your feedback. I'm here living

[@andrewbecker3700]

Those little Suzuki engines weren't the most tourquey, but had feather light rotating assembly in them. If you stayed on 'em, and kept it wound up. They can boogie. Gotta keep them in the right gear and wail. Let it eat. Peace.

[@JohnCatalano-g3s]

I'd love to visit your place in connecticut

[@NickPopovich-c4b]

Mr. Kaplan, I'm so sorry that it took me so long to write you this!! I'm currently homeless, living in the creek off of Arapahoe rd. in Centennial Co. ​The reasons for this are complicated, but if you have the patience, I'm gonna tell you all of them. And I'm gonna be honest. I had an apartment, but that was taken from me by the Denver Police. I know that they were pissed at me for climbing out my second story window of the apartment I had before that, and stepping three unit's down and breaking the window of that apartment because I just knew your daughter Jordan was in there, and I wasn't sure how safe she was who lived there. At the time I had 5 felonies and as crazy as it sounds, I felt responsible if anything happened to her. I'm not gonna tell you how I know, so I'm just gonna say that she's special (i.e. good for the species special). I've never meant any harm to any of you guys. I told you once I loved you forever for reminding me of what I was missing in my life: Motorcycles!! That's why I'm telling you all this, out of respect!! At the time, I wasn't sure if I was really right about her being there. But a couple of months later, I busted her getting gas at this station across the street, and I knew I was not crazy. And she seems to be around a lot more then that. (Continued)

[@markkimball1569]

OK Ken, you must be grinning from ear to ear😊 i’m sure it’s bringing back memories I know I always wanted one!

[@KaplanCycles]

You're right, it sure does!

[@markkimball1569]

@@KaplanCycles such an iconic bike I figured you’d keep that one too 👍😜

[@松尾浩之-w4l]

素晴らしいスズキrm100です～🏍このサイズに4スト200㏄を乗せ発売して欲しいです～

[@DaveAudette]

Was there a mid year switch to plastic fuel tank? My ‘78 had a plastic tank. Bought it in a crate.

[@johnbabb1138]

Yeah , I think he's wrong, that is a 1977😂

[@grahamchilds821]

Love it this is a very special machine take it back the 70s the golden years of lots of special competion

[@terrythomas1917]

Was the RM100 and the YZ100 based off the 125s? Were they sleeved down 125s ?

[@livnowpayl8r]

Looks like a lotta tire for a hundred…

[@leonreed4252]

Our country ain't our country. We just gotta make the best of it. Right this isn't the country we grew up in. Make that money when you can

[@kevinbok7269]

This would be killer with 19/16 tires.

[@c130comm]

very nice

[@KaplanCycles]

Thanks

[@harleygreene1345]

Owned one 3 years, she was a screamer. Another famously hated by the neighbor, original

[@donbrashsux]

Why did people buy a 100b instead of a 125b .. price or 🤔

[@gregbishop3167]

Size of rider, price, what class you wanted to race. Some raced 100 and 125. Back then you could race 100 ,125, 250, and open class.

[@chopperenduro6590]

125 class in those days was no joke , going from 80 to 125 the kid was most likely in way over his head so we had the 100 class . Plus in the 70's moto-cross was so hot on the local level each class had a C - B - A level class & gates were full , also the 100 was bigger than the 80 but smaller than the 125 . The 100 A class was fun to watch those kids could fly .

[@gregbishop3167]

1980 NESC Expert class Jim Meenan won all 4 of those classes. I think by looking at the stats that 1982 was the last year in NESC for the 100cc class. There might have been superminis later but those were youth classes.

[@Mine-z6w]

76 yz100. $674 OTD

[@jakerivets2249]

Looks like a 1977

[@chopperenduro6590]

Agree plus someone upgraded to 125 forks on this one . Its one nice 1977 RM100B .

[@DJDORAN1]

What about Elsinore's...then the YZ Changed everything,... everything.

[@markallen6818]

Suzuki RM's ruled my State of North Carolina when they came out in the mid seventies!All the Best Riders raced Suzukis and this lasted up till the mid eighties.

[@DJDORAN1]

@markallen6818 ..that might have been Carolina...but the best riders in the world in the early 70' was Roger Decoster(Suzuki)...then in the mid to late 70's...bob Hannah,Brock Glover,and Barnett, won 500cc...250,..and 125...on Yamaha yz,.. all in the same year, there's a very iconic add that I think everybody remembers,with its mono shock®...which is now standard on all motocross bikes...like I said changed everything.

[@jgeraci1]

Omg

[@alexcrudello3672]

I’m sorry , but isn’t this a 1977 RM 100 not a 78. ?

[@NickPopovich-c4b]

So I get dumped in jail for 60 days. Through their many informants , the cops spread the rumor that I was a " mo" ( i.e. predator)and I was not very popular in there. It took almost the whole 60 days, but I earned my reputation back. I did it by acting like a Man, not an idiot! If you're real, people know, no matter what is said about you!! That was the most grueling 60 days I've ever done. And to top it off, I had to stand up and lie to the judge and plead guilty to a crime I didn't commit. I'm not racist!! I get my drumming ability from I believe a Zulu princess who my father may of had relations with when he was flying missions to the Congo in the Air Force. The one Man I most wish to emulate, other then my Dad, is Chester Thompson, a drummer, who is also black. That Zulu princess blessed me before I was born. What made that Man lie about me is irrelevant. He did, the damage has been done. From where I'm standing, the only thing I really did wrong, was not being liked!! Look, I'm gonna wrap this up for today. This morning I had my tent collapse on me. I woke up with a face full of tent fabric. Temps in the 20s now, getting into the teens tonight with 60 mph wind gusts require my attention. If my tent isn't already in Pueblo, I'm gonna try and stand it back up. I'm barely a third done with this story. I need to get this done!! I'll get more to you tomorrow, God willing!!

[@NickPopovich-c4b]

About 4 weeks after that the same friend that stole all my stuff called me up begging for mercy. He was about to be discharged from the hospital after having both his big toes removed due to diabetes. He asked me if he could kick it temporarily at my place. Like an idiot I said yes. He moved in and kept on rapping that he had my bitch. I at first didn't know what he was talking about until a couple of days in, in the morning, I walked out out of my place, in to my parking lot when I met Jordan in person. She looked disappointed. She bumbed a cigarette and left. A day or so after that, my friend said he was gonna be back in 5min. I waited for him for two hours, and said screw this, and crashed. He came by once at about 10 that night, but I didn't answer the door . He came back at 2 am and started banging on my door loud, and yelling. I answered that time and he said he wanted all his shit. I loaded it into my cart, and gave it to him. Right when he was leaving, the cops showed up and arrested me for a felony warrant. I went to court the next morning and found out I was charged with " felony menacing, a racially motivated crime" . The Judge set a $1000 cash bond, and I was stuck in jail. I did 60 days in jail over this. I'd been to prison when I was younger, but this was different!! I was just about 65 yrs old, and this was the hardest time I ever did!!

[@NickPopovich-c4b]

Before I lose my train of thought, let me give a shout out to the Lord: Thank You for not letting me tent blow to New Mexico, as it were. Thank You: I mean that!!! Anyways, keeping that thought in mind: allow me to continue, please: So after doing the hardest 60 days I've ever done in my life, I got out at 6:00pm in August, with the Sun blarring down on me with 6 cents in my pocket( oh, I didn't mention that they took all my money too. Anyways onward: So, having no money, I went to my apartment( oh yeah, I forgot to mention that my keys weren't in my property when I got out) building and found out that the cops had tossed my place when I was locked up... Convenient. Lesson Learned: Do not use the drums to get inside the head of a Detective, They will put you out.... Literally!!!