Look what I found!! '81 RM125X

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Edited Date/Time 4/30/2014 6:40am
Was on facebook and talking to my cousin's kid about dirt bikes and stuff. Then he sent me a pic and asked if I knew anyone that would buy his bike or trade for a KDX 200.

I just about shit when I saw what he is currently riding!! 1981 RM125X!!!!....checked the V.I.N. and it's the real deal. He rode it on the weekend!!

I said SOLD!!! ........To me Woohoo Woohoo

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husky125 4/17/2014 10:01am
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Nice find you lucky SOB!
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MaxPower 4/17/2014 1:15pm
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Great bike.
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ledger 4/17/2014 5:28pm
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Good for you,some thing's in life are ,,,,,JUST MEANT TO BE. Happy for ya !!
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justpinit 4/17/2014 6:21pm
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Thanks guys! I have always wanted one. Still remember the day I saw the ad in MXA for the new Suzuki tiddler.

I rode a '79 Honda CR125 at the time. All I could think to myself was........shit. Then it got worse when 2 guys I rode with got brand new RM125's with frickin' liquid-cooling and Full Floater single shock.....with linkage!! Ha!

Anyone that has pics of their own 81-83 RM125 resto or old race photos, please post!

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Donny O'Slow O'Hara 4/17/2014 9:28pm
4/17/2014 9:28pm Edited Date/Time 4/17/2014 9:29pm
Here's me with mine back in 1981, the first picture is the day I got it, second pic is after awhile.



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MXVet261 4/18/2014 6:23am
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I did an '83 resto about 6 years ago. it's been up on a rack in my garage the last 4 years.

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Mr. G 4/18/2014 10:33am
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Donny O'Slow O'Hara wrote:
Here's me with mine back in 1981, the first picture is the day I got it, second pic is after awhile. [img]https://p.vitalmx.com/photos/forums/2014/04/17/51303/s1200_81_RM125.jpg[/img] [img]https://p.vitalmx.com/photos/forums/2014/04/17/51304/s1200_Me_on_my_81_RM125.jpg[/img]
Here's me with mine back in 1981, the first picture is the day I got it, second pic is after awhile.



Is that first pic at Saddleback?
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Lonestar_399 4/18/2014 2:37pm
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The '81 RM125 is thought of as one of the fastest motors in that time frame of early linkage 125's. Good find.
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CamP 4/21/2014 8:34am
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I raced a YZ125 in '81. When it was broken down one weeken, a friend loaned me his '81 RM and I quickly figured out that I racing with a huge disadvantage all year. Great bike!

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notme 4/21/2014 10:31am
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Back in 81 here in BC Canada, the yz outsold all other brands that year, not sure why. I was one of the suckers who bought the wrong yellow bike!
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CamP 4/21/2014 12:02pm
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notme wrote:
Back in 81 here in BC Canada, the yz outsold all other brands that year, not sure why. I was one of the suckers who bought...
Back in 81 here in BC Canada, the yz outsold all other brands that year, not sure why. I was one of the suckers who bought the wrong yellow bike!
Here in Texas, the '81 RM125's were delivered to the shops a few months later than the YZ's. I had a deposit on an RM, but I got tired of waiting so I bought a YZ instead. I should have waited for the RM.
Donny O'Slow O'Hara 4/21/2014 1:47pm
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Donny O'Slow O'Hara wrote:
Here's me with mine back in 1981, the first picture is the day I got it, second pic is after awhile. [img]https://p.vitalmx.com/photos/forums/2014/04/17/51303/s1200_81_RM125.jpg[/img] [img]https://p.vitalmx.com/photos/forums/2014/04/17/51304/s1200_Me_on_my_81_RM125.jpg[/img]
Here's me with mine back in 1981, the first picture is the day I got it, second pic is after awhile.



Mr. G wrote:
Is that first pic at Saddleback?
No not Saddleback, both were taken in Phoenix, the first pic. was taken at a place we use to practice at by ASU Univ. , the second was taken at Canyon MX.
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I don't remeber seeing those trick works looking numberplates being sold in 81. If I did, I would have had one. I ran the huge JT suoercross front plate on my RM. You had the factory look going on from the gear and trimmed Tony D front fender, right down to the white fork protectors with the 3 strips of black tape.
Can you believe there was a time we actually rode with open face helmets?
If I could go back in time id go back to the beginning of the 81 race season.
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justpinit 4/21/2014 8:04pm
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rob.boucher.547 wrote:
Building a 81 RM250X now[img]https://p.vitalmx.com/photos/forums/2014/04/21/51382/s1200_image.jpg[/img]
Building a 81 RM250X now
Very Cool!! The '81 RM250 air-cooled floater is a rare bird!!

Thanks for the photo's and comments. Lots of motivation posted above!
Donny O'Slow O'Hara 4/27/2014 1:19am
4/27/2014 1:19am
MaxPower wrote:
I don't remeber seeing those trick works looking numberplates being sold in 81. If I did, I would have had one. I ran the huge JT...
I don't remeber seeing those trick works looking numberplates being sold in 81. If I did, I would have had one. I ran the huge JT suoercross front plate on my RM. You had the factory look going on from the gear and trimmed Tony D front fender, right down to the white fork protectors with the 3 strips of black tape.
Can you believe there was a time we actually rode with open face helmets?
If I could go back in time id go back to the beginning of the 81 race season.
Max I ran one of those huge JT supercross front plates on my 1980 YZ 125.

rob.boucher.547 4/30/2014 6:40am
4/30/2014 6:40am
Thanks to the donor from this site for the Works tapered 43 mm tubes
for the 81 build

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