1974 RL 250 Now with pictures!

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Edited Date/Time 1/26/2012 8:36pm
I just bought one and it is very clean. I will get a picture a.s.a.p. Not sure on what its worth but i will just keep it around for customers to look at and maybe i will play around on it once or twice a year.
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dstagner (MD) 10/20/2006 8:15pm
10/20/2006 8:15pm
I have one too. It makes great playbike. I like to balance it on the curb or climb the rock wall around my flowerbed while the neighbors watch and wonder what the hell I'm doing on such a wierd little bike. Be careful though. you could probably break the frame just by sneezing.
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SSCMIDLAND 10/20/2006 8:30pm
10/20/2006 8:30pm
The only neighbors i have are deer and they look at me funny all the time. I already had an offer to sell it today from a customer that seen it in our showroom. I must Play around with it for a bit first.
The original owner worked for suzuki back in 1974 and still does,maybe i should let him know i have it now. Pictures will be up tomorrow.
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RussS 10/21/2006 12:34am
10/21/2006 12:34am
They were fun to play on, but as [b:447eb]dstagner[/b:447eb] said - they are fragile.
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SSCMIDLAND 10/21/2006 7:24am
10/21/2006 7:24am Edited Date/Time 4/16/2016 6:00pm
Well here it is!! Tell me what ya think its worth. Also have extra tank that has never been on this bike. I think it will become a looker not a rider.

[img:732b9]http://i43.photobucket.com/albums/e373/sscmidland/RL3.jpg[/img:732b9]

[img:732b9]http://i43.photobucket.com/albums/e373/sscmidland/RL2.jpg[/img:732b9]

[img:732b9]http://i43.photobucket.com/albums/e373/sscmidland/RL1.jpg[/img:732b9]

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SCYRacing 10/21/2006 9:24am
10/21/2006 9:24am
Cool.
dstagner (MD) 10/21/2006 9:48am
10/21/2006 9:48am
That thing looks perfect! Those original fiberglass fenders are hard to come by. I had to put Gonellis on mine. If you are going to ride it you might want to get some plastic fenders. Great find!
dstagner (MD) 10/21/2006 10:01am
10/21/2006 10:01am
Anyone with a 450F will get a kick out of this story. My RL hadn't been started in about 2 months. The tank was drained and I thought I had drained the carbureutor when I parked it. Anyway I was sitting cross-legged on the garage floor working on another bike. I reached over to push the RL forward a couple of inches to get it out of my way. It didn't want to roll so I thought it was in gear. I reached up and pushed on the kick start to see if it was in gear (remember I am sitting flat on the floor). Unfrickin believable - the bike started and just stood there idleing.

I sure wish my 450 would do that. Must be the big flywheel.
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SSCMIDLAND 10/21/2006 10:05am
10/21/2006 10:05am Edited Date/Time 4/16/2016 6:00pm
[quote="dstagner":a2318]That thing looks perfect! Those original fiberglass fenders are hard to come by. I had to put Gonellis on mine. If you are going to ride it you might want to get some plastic fenders. Great find![/quote:a2318]

The fenders are plastic. If original were fiberglass they are history now.
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RussS 10/21/2006 2:17pm
10/21/2006 2:17pm
Our first few RLs came with fibreglass fenders but Suzuki supplied plastic replacements after a short while at no cost to the owners. The second batch all had plastics.
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mx king 10/21/2006 3:21pm
10/21/2006 3:21pm Edited Date/Time 4/16/2016 6:00pm
[quote="dstagner":78a0d]Anyone with a 450F will get a kick out of this story. My RL hadn't been started in about 2 months. The tank was drained and I thought I had drained the carbureutor when I parked it. Anyway I was sitting cross-legged on the garage floor working on another bike. I reached over to push the RL forward a couple of inches to get it out of my way. It didn't want to roll so I thought it was in gear. I reached up and pushed on the kick start to see if it was in gear (remember I am sitting flat on the floor). Unfrickin believable - the bike started and just stood there idleing.

I sure wish my 450 would do that. Must be the big flywheel.[/quote:78a0d]

I've started my Husaberg by hand by accident a few times while working on it.

Cool RL BTW!

I'd say that's a $1500 bike.
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Larry 10/21/2006 8:17pm
10/21/2006 8:17pm
Be sure you fix the front brake cable so that it can not get hung up on the fork tube. Busted my ass in 80 on that bike doing wheelies. Did have a lot of fun on it though.

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