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In July 2017 whilst doing my weekly ebay browse I came across a super low hour 2008 RM250. It looked pristine in the pictures and with an asking price of £3100 I couldn’t say no. I went to view the bike and it looked even better than in the pics. Apart from graphics, different rear sprocket and a suspension re-valve, this bike was totally untouched. Right down to the cable retainer clips on the bars, this bike was bone stock and un molested. It even came with the original spares kit (piston, gaskets, rings etc). It was purchased new in 2011, used for a few days riding in Holland (hence the virtually new sand tyres fitted on it) and then parked. I took it home that day a happy man!
I tried out a few Enduro races in 2017 and absolutely loved them. So for 2018 I’ve entered the Rock Oil Hare and Hound championship. The original plan was to be a sheep and buy a KTM, but after browsing around at the eye watering 2nd hand prices I decided against it. I love building bikes and fancied a challenge so I decided to turn the new RM into an Enduro machine. Having owned an RM250 since 2010 (sold before I got the new one) I already had a huge stack of spares and performance parts for the bike, making this build relatively cheap to do.
The RM250 is renowned for its snappy, aggressive powerband and fast handling, so I knew I had a fair amount of work to do in order to get it smooth, comfortable and fast.
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