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Edited Date/Time 1/27/2021 10:49pm
He's asking $1750, sure I can get it for less. 79 I believe. Looks to be in great shape.






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Hammer 663s 1/22/2021 5:13pm
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Dirty Points wrote:
Great bike.
I bought one (a 79) in 1980 when I was 16 with the money I'd made shoveling shit in a dog kennel, and washing dishes at a truck stop. I recall that I paid $400 for it? It was my first real moto bike, following a mid-70s MX175 that I bought with money I earned running a trap line for muskrat and coon. Central PA boy - all I wanted to do was move to CA and ride motocross. Those were the days. In 79 I'd bought my first street bike - an RD250 - that tried to kill me several times in the first months.

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Hammer 663s wrote:
He's asking $1750, sure I can get it for less. 79 I believe. Looks to be in great shape. [img]https://p.vitalmx.com/photos/forums/2021/01/22/474331/s1200_rm2.jpg[/img] [img]https://p.vitalmx.com/photos/forums/2021/01/22/474330/s1200_rm.jpg[/img] Hammer 663s
He's asking $1750, sure I can get it for less. 79 I believe. Looks to be in great shape.






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I owned one of these brand new. Great fun to ride. I would buy it, restore it and put it on the wall for art!

The last of the twin shock motocross bikes. I think Suzuki came out with the full floater after this model

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Dammit! I’d buy that in a heartbeat!!!
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My first 125, paid $200 for it used in 1990.
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Ozy wrote:
I owned one of these brand new. Great fun to ride. I would buy it, restore it and put it on the wall for art! The...
I owned one of these brand new. Great fun to ride. I would buy it, restore it and put it on the wall for art!

The last of the twin shock motocross bikes. I think Suzuki came out with the full floater after this model

I think the 80 was full floater and water cooled. Changed the game. Discs?
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dadofagun 1/22/2021 6:41pm
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Do it! Showing it off before you even own it tells ya all you need to know....
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inthebadboycorner 1/22/2021 6:44pm
1/22/2021 6:44pm Edited Date/Time 1/22/2021 6:49pm
Change the title to " I spoke with my wallet"

That oem rear guard is worth more than $1,750.
Buy that 79, its a great bike.

79 had the spring chain tensioner and full clamp for the front brake cable.
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Hman144 1/22/2021 6:47pm
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Ya do it. A buddy of mine had one. Pretty peaky powerband compared to the kdx175 I was riding at the time. Fun bike though. Would be a hoot at post vintage Mx.
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Hammer 663s wrote:
He's asking $1750, sure I can get it for less. 79 I believe. Looks to be in great shape. [img]https://p.vitalmx.com/photos/forums/2021/01/22/474331/s1200_rm2.jpg[/img] [img]https://p.vitalmx.com/photos/forums/2021/01/22/474330/s1200_rm.jpg[/img] Hammer 663s
He's asking $1750, sure I can get it for less. 79 I believe. Looks to be in great shape.






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Ozy wrote:
I owned one of these brand new. Great fun to ride. I would buy it, restore it and put it on the wall for art! The...
I owned one of these brand new. Great fun to ride. I would buy it, restore it and put it on the wall for art!

The last of the twin shock motocross bikes. I think Suzuki came out with the full floater after this model

Close. 1980 was the final year for twin shocks at Suzuki, though there were few changes between the 79 and 80 models.
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Matt Fisher wrote:
Close. 1980 was the final year for twin shocks at Suzuki, though there were few changes between the 79 and 80 models.
Yup - the 81 was full floater and water cooled. Still drum brakes tho. I remember drooling over the photos in the mags. I left for the military in June 81, 3 days after I graduated high school. I was still 17. I had my Dad crate and ship my 79 RM125 to me in Biloxi, where I broke my femur on in in late 81. Didn't ride moto again until I was 38.

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Rabbit Run 41 1/22/2021 9:06pm
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Dirty Points wrote:
Great bike.
Hammer 663s wrote:
I bought one (a 79) in 1980 when I was 16 with the money I'd made shoveling shit in a dog kennel, and washing dishes at...
I bought one (a 79) in 1980 when I was 16 with the money I'd made shoveling shit in a dog kennel, and washing dishes at a truck stop. I recall that I paid $400 for it? It was my first real moto bike, following a mid-70s MX175 that I bought with money I earned running a trap line for muskrat and coon. Central PA boy - all I wanted to do was move to CA and ride motocross. Those were the days. In 79 I'd bought my first street bike - an RD250 - that tried to kill me several times in the first months.

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Great memories of that bike! I was just talking to a friend about acquiring that model.
It was my 1st real motocross bike. Paid $600.00 used in 1980. I rode it at Rabbit Run racetrack in North Dallas. I say get it !
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Dirty Points wrote:
Great bike.
Hammer 663s wrote:
I bought one (a 79) in 1980 when I was 16 with the money I'd made shoveling shit in a dog kennel, and washing dishes at...
I bought one (a 79) in 1980 when I was 16 with the money I'd made shoveling shit in a dog kennel, and washing dishes at a truck stop. I recall that I paid $400 for it? It was my first real moto bike, following a mid-70s MX175 that I bought with money I earned running a trap line for muskrat and coon. Central PA boy - all I wanted to do was move to CA and ride motocross. Those were the days. In 79 I'd bought my first street bike - an RD250 - that tried to kill me several times in the first months.

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Where in Central PA?
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Can't think of a single reason you shouldn't own that scoot. You'd spend more than that on a half assed vacation.
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Hammer 663s 1/23/2021 7:56am
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Wade221 wrote:
Where in Central PA?
Farm country outside of Linglestown, east of Harrisburg. AMA District 6.
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Wade221 wrote:
Where in Central PA?
Hammer 663s wrote:
Farm country outside of Linglestown, east of Harrisburg. AMA District 6.
Sleepy Hollow, trail way speedway and what was the track that crossed the drag strip? Good times
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Had one, I want it......
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Cut the check ! That bike is in great shape
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bents 1/23/2021 10:54am
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Had one as well. Looks pretty dang mint-great vintage racer. Buy that thing.
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Ozy 1/23/2021 11:02am
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81 was first year of "Full Floater" I think the RM125 was also water cooled that year for the first time. If memory is correct the RM250 also got the full floater but was air cooled in 81 and was water cooled for first time in 82. Post edit: just did some google picture searches 1985 was first year of front disc brake on RM. 87 first year rear disc
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If it's not already your garage, go get it.
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Hammer 663s 1/23/2021 12:41pm
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Wade221 wrote:
Where in Central PA?
Hammer 663s wrote:
Farm country outside of Linglestown, east of Harrisburg. AMA District 6.
RPM93 wrote:
Sleepy Hollow, trail way speedway and what was the track that crossed the drag strip? Good times
There was nothing there when I was a kid in the late 70s. Or at least nothing I was aware of - my Dad was not into moto at all, and I knew no one that rode other than me. I raced a Dist 6 race at some track down in York in 80. Jeans and work boots. Only time I ever raced. I built a "track" in one of our fields with a shovel and wheelbarrow. I was the only one that rode it.

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Ozy wrote:
81 was first year of "Full Floater" I think the RM125 was also water cooled that year for the first time. If memory is correct the...
81 was first year of "Full Floater" I think the RM125 was also water cooled that year for the first time. If memory is correct the RM250 also got the full floater but was air cooled in 81 and was water cooled for first time in 82. Post edit: just did some google picture searches 1985 was first year of front disc brake on RM. 87 first year rear disc
Almost correct. My 1988 RM125 was the first year with a rear disc. As a Suzuki fan, I was really disappointed that the '87 was the only bike without one.
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Ozy 1/25/2021 8:33pm
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Ozy wrote:
81 was first year of "Full Floater" I think the RM125 was also water cooled that year for the first time. If memory is correct the...
81 was first year of "Full Floater" I think the RM125 was also water cooled that year for the first time. If memory is correct the RM250 also got the full floater but was air cooled in 81 and was water cooled for first time in 82. Post edit: just did some google picture searches 1985 was first year of front disc brake on RM. 87 first year rear disc
Falcon wrote:
Almost correct. My 1988 RM125 was the first year with a rear disc. As a Suzuki fan, I was really disappointed that the '87 was the...
Almost correct. My 1988 RM125 was the first year with a rear disc. As a Suzuki fan, I was really disappointed that the '87 was the only bike without one.
I wonder if Suzuki introduced the rear disc on the 125 and 250 on different year models? 81 RM125 water cooled, 81 RM250 air cooled. I think 87 RM250 had a disc - from your post I guess RM125 wasn't until 88. Fun trivia!
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Hammer 663s 1/27/2021 9:33am
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I just bought it for $1600. It started 2nd kick and actually sounded pretty crisp. It is in remarkable shape for a 42 year old bike. I will pick it up next week and start a full teardown and resto. I'll post a thread in the Builds forum at some point,

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