Suzuki RM 250 Conversions

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Edited Date/Time 12/7/2012 2:37pm
Too many CR 500 and KX 500 conversions to aluminum, found some RM's alu versions:





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nb11 12/6/2012 7:05am
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Why would you need to? They handle awesome withe the steel frames, and the aluminum probably doesn't save that much weight.
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yota 12/6/2012 7:09am
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because you can.
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burn1986 12/6/2012 7:34am
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They all look sweet. The front fender on the top one is pretty jacked up though. I wonder how the power and torque of a 500 motor would perform in that super quick turning frame. We need AJ to do a shootout of the KX, CR, and RM 500s.
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ky_savage 12/6/2012 8:26am
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burn1986 wrote:
They all look sweet. The front fender on the top one is pretty jacked up though. I wonder how the power and torque of a 500...
They all look sweet. The front fender on the top one is pretty jacked up though. I wonder how the power and torque of a 500 motor would perform in that super quick turning frame. We need AJ to do a shootout of the KX, CR, and RM 500s.
That's a great idea! I'd love to see it.

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jhansen510 12/6/2012 8:36am
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The first one is badass!
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clungey 12/6/2012 8:49am
12/6/2012 8:49am Edited Date/Time 12/6/2012 8:49am
Stick Lance and some serious mofoing EPO's on the bottom pic to get it up to the 5!
queen of spodes 12/6/2012 10:40am
12/6/2012 10:40am
Still waiting for someone to put a Quadzilla 500 engine in a RMZ frame.
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jathey 12/6/2012 12:32pm
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That first bike is outrageous. I've had CR500's and RM's and can only imagine what that thing must be like to ride. I'll bet you can get into trouble quickly.

I'd still love to take a few laps on it.
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edgo897 12/6/2012 2:17pm
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Finishing mine up this week. It's fairly easy to do.
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BAMX 12/6/2012 3:09pm
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queen of spodes wrote:
Still waiting for someone to put a Quadzilla 500 engine in a RMZ frame.
I thought that those motors were physically fairly large compared to a CR or KX motor.
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MR. X 12/6/2012 3:54pm
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BAMX wrote:
I thought that those motors were physically fairly large compared to a CR or KX motor.
ya ,and the gearbox sucked a fat one too.
motokiwi 12/6/2012 4:01pm
12/6/2012 4:01pm
Im just lol'ing at the RM engine in the old chunky 450 frame.
It would handle better and be more nimble with the standard frame I reckon.
But 10 points for effort.
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TerryK 12/6/2012 4:20pm
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Hate to tell you this, but that first one is a CR500 engine in an RMZ chassis.
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FreshTopEnd 12/6/2012 6:39pm
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motokiwi wrote:
Im just lol'ing at the RM engine in the old chunky 450 frame. It would handle better and be more nimble with the standard frame I...
Im just lol'ing at the RM engine in the old chunky 450 frame.
It would handle better and be more nimble with the standard frame I reckon.
But 10 points for effort.
Norcal opp.

http://sfbay.craigslist.org/eby/mcy/3451060232.html

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wydopen 12/7/2012 12:57pm
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motokiwi wrote:
Im just lol'ing at the RM engine in the old chunky 450 frame. It would handle better and be more nimble with the standard frame I...
Im just lol'ing at the RM engine in the old chunky 450 frame.
It would handle better and be more nimble with the standard frame I reckon.
But 10 points for effort.
have u ridden an older rmz?

mine turns way better than my yz 125 yet its still stable at speed and i dont even have it dialed in to perfection yet..
motokiwi 12/7/2012 1:01pm
12/7/2012 1:01pm
motokiwi wrote:
Im just lol'ing at the RM engine in the old chunky 450 frame. It would handle better and be more nimble with the standard frame I...
Im just lol'ing at the RM engine in the old chunky 450 frame.
It would handle better and be more nimble with the standard frame I reckon.
But 10 points for effort.
wydopen wrote:
have u ridden an older rmz? mine turns way better than my yz 125 yet its still stable at speed and i dont even have it...
have u ridden an older rmz?

mine turns way better than my yz 125 yet its still stable at speed and i dont even have it dialed in to perfection yet..
Yeah, have you ridden a steel framed RM250? Turns better than a yz125 stock I reckon.
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wydopen 12/7/2012 1:27pm
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motokiwi wrote:
Im just lol'ing at the RM engine in the old chunky 450 frame. It would handle better and be more nimble with the standard frame I...
Im just lol'ing at the RM engine in the old chunky 450 frame.
It would handle better and be more nimble with the standard frame I reckon.
But 10 points for effort.
wydopen wrote:
have u ridden an older rmz? mine turns way better than my yz 125 yet its still stable at speed and i dont even have it...
have u ridden an older rmz?

mine turns way better than my yz 125 yet its still stable at speed and i dont even have it dialed in to perfection yet..
motokiwi wrote:
Yeah, have you ridden a steel framed RM250? Turns better than a yz125 stock I reckon.
nope...heard they turn like the 450 but lack the stability..
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edgo897 12/7/2012 2:37pm
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Suzuki must have copied the steel frame when they made the aluminum one. All the 05 RM 250 parts bolt right on to the 05 RMZ frame. I guess rigidity is the difference. Guess I'll find out when I ride it.

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