1997 RM125

Kidkawie
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12/8/2016 1:39pm Edited Date/Time 5/16/2017 3:19pm
Stumbled upon this on CL a few weeks ago. Sold my rider a few months ago and wasn't really planning on buying right now but (as noted on some other threads) I've been quietly looking for a 96-98. Stars aligned and I bought it. Guy kinda pissed me off a little posting an old, very clean pic of the bike. After a 2 hour drive to see it, saw the graphics peeling a bit and some back-yard bedliner job on some parts. Luckily he had some restraint with the bedliner crap.

Emailed N-Style this morning and they can't reprint the current graphics.



Got to start really checking it out in my shop, everything dry as a bone. Clutch pull like a 50 year old Harley. Pulled the seat and.....



...Happy Birthday to me!



A little cleaning



Don't think an ass was ever on it! ha








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sandman768
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12/8/2016 3:10pm
Nice find! What... No metal milisha graphics?
Banana_oil
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12/10/2016 5:26am
Looks very clean to me, congrats! Sprocket looks stock? Will you go for oem look then?
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12/10/2016 6:18am
Nice score on the seat!
Bimotofab
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12/11/2016 12:01am
Nice, 96 97 rms are the best!

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Kidkawie
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12/11/2016 4:59am
Banana_oil wrote:
Looks very clean to me, congrats! Sprocket looks stock? Will you go for oem look then?
Yes, stock look with some period parts. ASV levers and a few other things got to go.
Gave it a proper flogging yesterday before the winter teardown, not feeling the all top fmf pipe on it. Also came with a PC pipe but Im going to try a stock one to see if it brings the power down. Open to suggestions on that.

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12/11/2016 5:08am
strange what folks think was an improvement over stock in the day ( seat cover ) be interesting in 20 years time to see the market for standard 250f s etc with no anodised bits all over them

Good find
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12/15/2016 12:28pm
Playing around in the shop.

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12/21/2016 11:01am
Waiting on parts

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12/21/2016 1:12pm
Looks good love those years!
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12/21/2016 6:20pm
Go Evo Mx if you want stock graphics you won't be sorry.
Kidkawie
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12/22/2016 3:46am
Bimotofab wrote:
Go Evo Mx if you want stock graphics you won't be sorry.
Yes, I already spoke to Frank at Evo. Funny thing was, he was working on the stock swingarm graphics when I contacted him. ha
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12/22/2016 4:12am
Bimotofab wrote:
Go Evo Mx if you want stock graphics you won't be sorry.
Kidkawie wrote:
Yes, I already spoke to Frank at Evo. Funny thing was, he was working on the stock swingarm graphics when I contacted him. ha
Ya I got the last NOS 250 swing arm decal in the US and sent him pictures so he could make 250 and 125 swingarm stickers.
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12/22/2016 6:41am
Bimotofab wrote:
Ya I got the last NOS 250 swing arm decal in the US and sent him pictures so he could make 250 and 125 swingarm stickers.
Ha, that's what he was working on.
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12/22/2016 4:44pm
So I sold my 97 rm 250 today and picked up a 97 rm 125 on my way home haha
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12/23/2016 3:24am
Bimotofab wrote:
So I sold my 97 rm 250 today and picked up a 97 rm 125 on my way home haha
Lol, that sounds like something Id do. Throw up some pics!
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12/30/2016 11:34am
More cleaning and a little assembly. At some point someone gorilla'd the drain plug so I welded up a small crack. Bought/restored an Answer top clamp, gonna run the old gold bars too.

Anyone know if the swingarm was bare or painted factory?



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12/30/2016 11:45am Edited Date/Time 12/30/2016 11:45am
It was bare aluminum

Looks good, my 97 rm 125 needs a bottom end
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12/30/2016 11:51am
Thanks! Looks like someone rebuilt this at some point. I already had the exact color gray frame paint they used on my shelf so I only had to touch it up in places. Hah! The swingarm has a light coat of paint I'm going to strip, Should be the last of the paint removal.

Your RM looks pretty good!
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12/30/2016 11:57am
Lol that 125 I snagged is beat, I bought it for the forks and carb and wheels so I got a good deal, if I can find a cheap crank on eBay I'll rebuild the engine, there is over 1/8th inch vertical play in the bottom of the rod, the piston was hitting the head, head seems OK but it needs a new crank which would cost more than I paid for the whole thing
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12/30/2016 3:50pm
Kidkawie wrote:
Waiting on parts [IMG]http://i114.photobucket.com/albums/n248/Jeekinz/RM125/KIMG0344.jpg[/IMG]
Waiting on parts

I look forward to this build. One question though... that I'm sure we are all dying to ask. How does that frame not fall to the floor??? It is defying gravity! Silly
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12/31/2016 4:26am Edited Date/Time 12/31/2016 4:32am
I look forward to this build. One question though... that I'm sure we are all dying to ask. How does that frame not fall to the...
I look forward to this build. One question though... that I'm sure we are all dying to ask. How does that frame not fall to the floor??? It is defying gravity! Silly
I tie always the frames to the stands. This one just has a hook on the back, but I have a homemade milk crate stand with a wood top that makes tying down easy.

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1/5/2017 1:10pm
Found the cause of the nasty clutch pull. OEM on the right



Not sure if these bikes came with a cable clamp here but this bike and the other 96 I had both had the clutch cable wedged in between the pipe and powervalve cover.



More paint than I anticipated, stripped the swingarm and subframe, waiting on some bearings









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1/5/2017 1:17pm
Looks good, these bikes have easy clutches so I would assume someone stuffed in bigger springs also how did your clutch basket look I heard these notch quickly
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1/5/2017 4:09pm
Hub and basket look real good, some wear but hardly anything to even think twice about. Digging into it, the bike really has low hours. Some parts were replaced and crap was painted but stuff I know that should show wear, doesnt.
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1/5/2017 4:13pm
Kidkawie wrote:
Hub and basket look real good, some wear but hardly anything to even think twice about. Digging into it, the bike really has low hours. Some...
Hub and basket look real good, some wear but hardly anything to even think twice about. Digging into it, the bike really has low hours. Some parts were replaced and crap was painted but stuff I know that should show wear, doesnt.
Sounds like a good find, I just ordered a new crank, top end, gasket and seal kit and head for my rm 125 so I spent more in parts than I did on the bike
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1/5/2017 4:49pm
If you have a stock clutch percch pin, can you measure the pin and threads? I bought a PC perch, no pin or lever and like a dumbass threw out all my spare control stuff a few months ago. Not sure if I,use stock stuff or have to call PC for it.
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1/5/2017 5:06pm
Kidkawie wrote:
If you have a stock clutch percch pin, can you measure the pin and threads? I bought a PC perch, no pin or lever and like...
If you have a stock clutch percch pin, can you measure the pin and threads? I bought a PC perch, no pin or lever and like a dumbass threw out all my spare control stuff a few months ago. Not sure if I,use stock stuff or have to call PC for it.
It's an 8mm that has a smooth shank and threads on the end the bolt threads into the perch and then a nut threads into the bolt to lock it in place. The bolt and nut use a 10mm socket, I cant send a pic cause the bikes not here, if you go on to chaparral.com you can search exploded diagrams and get part numbers

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