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I always liked the 93' model. Guy Cooper's works RM250 was a masterpiece
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A 95 Huffy replica with some conventionals is still on my build list! But then you'd need that gear!
https://motocrossactionmag.com/mxas-2006-suzuki-rm250-two-stroke-full-t…
Q: HOW DOES IT HANDLE?
A: Suzuki is the only manufacturer willing to push the handling envelope. Each manufacturer has its own personality–etched in stone. Honda started playing it safe in 1994 when they neutered the super-accurate ’93 model. KTM never took a chance on building a bike that would turn. Kawasaki’s handling is an acquired taste–for ax murders. Yamaha has a middle-of-the-road chassis that doesn’t do anything wrong–or anything great.
2006 Suzuki RM250
Suzuki, on the other hand, is all cut-and-thrust. They are willing to give up straight-line stability for quickness, to trade a little head shake for accuracy in the corners and to seek one superlative at the cost of others.
The question you have to ask yourself is–are you willing to give up some sense of security at speed to be able to slice, dice and Julienne the competition in the corners? Answer yes and you have no choice but to race a Suzuki. It is the only bike that can walk the tightrope between brilliant and schizophrenic.
Q: DID SUZUKI TRY TO CALM THE HANDLING DOWN IN 2006?
A: No. They gave it some lip service in their press releases, but in reality, Suzuki rolled the dice in 2006 and made the chassis even quicker by cutting the steerer tube off the old frame and moving it back 5mm. By altering the head tube, Suzuki moved the engine forward to put more weight on the front wheel. More weight equals more bite in the turns and is something that some of Suzuki’s competitors could benefit from, but we have to confess that we don’t think the RM250 needed to turn better. It was already super responsive. We saw Ricky Carmichael try this new frame out at the Las Vegas Supercross. It wasn’t legal to race, but he rode it during the day sessions just to get a preview of what 2006 holds for him.
What do we think of the new frame? We think it turns better. We didn’t fret over the increased head shake because racing a Suzuki is all about setup. Seeking perfect balance between the front and rear is a constant ballet of race sag and fork tube height. We slid the forks down in the clamps, ran 100mm of sag and kept our reflexes on Defcon-4.
As I remember, it was a pretty damn unsuccessful experiment at the time.
Or maybe the 1978 World 125cc Champ Watanabe`s 1981 Bike
The column is making me laugh- Matthes' reaction is gold. You can hear his exasperated voice. I liked the '08 RMZ450 too, I raced one for a couple of years. It was a sweet-looking bike but it felt really heavy for me.
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Still, a great bike, just not for me at that time in my life.
Love the 1980.
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