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justpinitPosts: 182 Joined: 8/01/2006 Location: |
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Big LennyPosts: 1784 Joined: 8/15/2006 Location: |
5/10/2008 4:15 AM I had the 465, wish I'd kept it...
" A child is born with a heart of gold, way of the world, makes his heart so cold " |
justpinitPosts: 182 Joined: 8/01/2006 Location: |
5/10/2008 4:21 AM That original Full Floater was magic in the whoops......even in the fat-assed open bike chassis!! I won a lot of races on that bike!!
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croom mxPosts: 336 Joined: 4/01/2008 Location: |
5/10/2008 12:12 PM I had the 465, excellent rear suspension. I had a boost bottle on mine and the throttle response was crisp. Plenty of power. A good rider on one today could go head to head with any 450F.
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ThePipePosts: 632 Joined: 8/02/2006 Location: |
5/10/2008 12:55 PM A buddy of mine has a nice 83 RM500 for sale here in WI
Call Jim (920) 996-9480 Moton4u@aol.com |
TGRPosts: 45 Joined: 4/07/2008 Location: |
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UpTiTePosts: 572 Joined: 4/01/2008 Location: |
5/10/2008 9:03 PM I raced an RM 500 I time, won both motos but hated every second of it.
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justpinitPosts: 182 Joined: 8/01/2006 Location: |
5/14/2008 2:55 AM
A buddy of mine has a nice 83 RM500 for sale here in WI
Thanks Pipe....I'll check it out!!
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justpinitPosts: 182 Joined: 8/01/2006 Location: |
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andymotoPosts: 699 Joined: 11/28/2007 Location: |
5/14/2008 5:52 AM Had a '83 version, remember it had a four speed tranny and I liked that thing a lot except for the headshake.
That Full Floater was awesome in the day. LOOK AHEAD TO STAY AHEAD. |
croom mxPosts: 336 Joined: 4/01/2008 Location: |
5/14/2008 11:23 AM
Had a '83 version, remember it had a four speed tranny and I liked that thing a lot except for the headshake.
Mine had headshake also, but you have to stiffen the forks with stronger springs. And lower the rear sag a little. Then it handles good. Brad Lackey won the 500cc World Championship on that bike.
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OldskoolPosts: 1 Joined: 12/04/2007 Location: |
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5/16/2008 4:08 PM There's one on eBay right now with "Buy it Now" of $1,995. It looks pretty nice, too. I don't know how to make the link work though.
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justpinitPosts: 182 Joined: 8/01/2006 Location: |
5/16/2008 4:27 PM
There's one on eBay right now with "Buy it Now" of $1,995. It looks pretty nice, too. I don't know how to make the link work though. That's the same one as the link from Pipe......I emailed Jim and he said he'd just listed it on eBay. Looks great in the pics.
I'm still looking for an original '84.....so blue frame, aluminum silencer, and RM500 on the seat. I don't really want to turn an '83 into an '84 unless I have to. Funny how the one thing everyone remembers was the rear suspension. Most of the bike was pretty old tech even when new......but that rear end made up for it......almost!! ![]() |
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5/16/2008 5:01 PM watch this topic (page 11), a Belgian just bought a motor factory, a brad engines of 1982, is an engine which was world champion!!! RM500
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BamBamm13Posts: 331 Joined: 8/15/2006 Location: |
5/17/2008 4:57 PM Bad Brads RM had USD forks...
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FreshTopEndPosts: 560 Joined: 8/16/2006 Location: |
5/17/2008 5:52 PM Shedder at MT, don't know if he posts here, showed me a pic of a 500 his brother got a bit ago at a steal that was the trickest big bore Zuk I've seen short of Brad's.
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justpinit wrote: I raced an '84 RM500 just like this one back in the the day......I had an R&M/Answer pipe & silencer, FMF airbox, and I carved so much aluminum out of that jug that it was basically a big arm stretcher every time you''d open it up!!

Anyone have one I can restore/race??
Let me know!!