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Stanford421 Added a reply to Finally finished my RM125

3/20/2008 8:19am
Wow....that brought back some GREAT memories. I had an '85 RM 125 - bought it in very late 85 or early 86. I will never forget hauling it home in the back of my '74 Datsun 260Z - the half the bike was hanging out the back with a friend holding on to it to make sure it didn't fall...

Stanford421 Added a reply to Yamaha of Troy (the shop)

2/25/2008 8:38am
I would NOT buy anything from YOT - several years ago, when they were HOT, I bought an Arai there as I was passing through. It was supposed to be shipped to me. After several weeks, I called and was told by the same guy that they couldn't get a deal like I had bought, but he did it in...

Stanford421 Added a reply to Found in Mom's basement

11/27/2007 9:42am
Boy, did that bring back memories!! I've still got a brand new yellow Jofa somewhere upstairs and I owned a pair of M. Robert Roboots!! I had a red pair. I was thinking about those and that company just the other day. I remember reading that the trick to them was rubbing parrafin wax over the front slider part so...

Stanford421 Added a reply to 1983 RM 125

11/19/2007 9:18am
Good lord....I don't mean to share too much....but that thing gave me wood. My dream is to build an '81-'83 RM125, an '82 RM 250 and a Maico Mega II 490. I look at them on ebay every chance I get.

Stanford421 Added a reply to My recent project

4/16/2016 6:02pm
Pit, I bought an 85 holdover in 86 as well. I still remember the Blue Angels being at the Knoxville airport (where the dealership was located) practicing for a show the next day. Along with a friend of mine, I took it home in the back of a Datsun 260Z. That bike was great - never had ANY reliability issues...