MC's 1997 Suzuki (the forks rumour)

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reded 12/8/2017 9:50am
12/8/2017 9:50am
I believe he's looking for this.



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Micahdogg 12/8/2017 10:00am
12/8/2017 10:00am
coastlinecascot wrote:
Hard hitting? No way. I raced a bone stock 98 kx250. my buddy showed up to comp park with a 98 rm250. I jumped on it...
Hard hitting? No way. I raced a bone stock 98 kx250. my buddy showed up to comp park with a 98 rm250. I jumped on it and that thing felt like 125 power
I cannot say that I actually rode a 98, but I rode a 96, 97, 99 and 00. And the 96 and 97's hit like no other bike I've had. They would lose a drag race, but the bottom was snappy....my 99 felt gutless in comparison. And a friend of mine sold his 2000 after riding my 97. I've had a buncha 250 two strokes and still those RM's hit hard.

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BobPA 12/8/2017 10:13am
12/8/2017 10:13am
ATKpilot99 wrote:
Having to split the cases to change a water pump seal wasn't the brightest idea Suzuki ever had.
Sheriff245 wrote:
Funny thing is, they actually did even worse in 2004 on the Kawazuki engine when they combined the water pump cover and the oil filter cover...
Funny thing is, they actually did even worse in 2004 on the Kawazuki engine when they combined the water pump cover and the oil filter cover into one.
The Kawasaki and Suzuki shared a 250f that year.....And is was a Suzuki designed and built engine
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Frailey46 12/8/2017 11:38am
12/8/2017 11:38am
I had both the 93 CR250 and 97 RM250. In comparing the production models. The 97 RM was a turd compared to the CR. It wasn't terrible overall, but that Honda was so good and still relevant even in 97. The motor on the RM just had nothing on the CR. It was so slow feeling in comparison. The RM I remember the front being very cramped feeling and felt like it was riding low. It was very darty and didn't feel planted until it would just suddenly knife. The motor i'm sure a factory team could fix, but there was something jacked up with the geometry of that bike IMHO.

So saying MCs complaints were mainly with the front end, I would definitely believe that.

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