1981 rm 250 slow build thread...completed..

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Bent206 12/5/2017 6:27am
12/5/2017 6:27am
Awesome build. Your attention to detail is impressive.

Why does the DG fit-up issue not surprise me. There doesn't seem to be a lot of silencer options still available.
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sandman768 12/5/2017 10:28am
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Bent206 wrote:
Awesome build. Your attention to detail is impressive. Why does the DG fit-up issue not surprise me. There doesn't seem to be a lot of silencer...
Awesome build. Your attention to detail is impressive.

Why does the DG fit-up issue not surprise me. There doesn't seem to be a lot of silencer options still available.
Thanks Bent206, I try to do the best I can, I"m pretty OCD with my bikes....the silencer came with the bike and is in good condition, otherwise I would not be using it... no big deal, I need to visit welder to fab something up for shock reservoir anyway. I don't have aluminum welder capabilities ...wish I did! This era of Suzuki"s with the silencer holding the side plate, the seat/fender mounted together was a poor design to say the least. Suzuki"s are always a challenge, heck, even the Oem parts don't fit good....Pretty sure 81-83 250 silencers all the same, few & far between.
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OW38B 12/9/2017 11:05pm
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Holy Smokes! Doing a great job so far Sandman. Looking forward to seeing it completed. I did a 77 Suzuki RM250 two years ago and for...
Holy Smokes!

Doing a great job so far Sandman. Looking forward to seeing it completed.

I did a 77 Suzuki RM250 two years ago and for sure, was a labor of love. Cool
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Thanks Ow38b....I love the old air cooled RM"s.... Did you post up your build?
Did not do a bike build thread , but you can see the finished product in the bike check part in the 1977 section.

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sandman768 12/10/2017 5:57am
12/10/2017 5:57am
First class restore... From the silencer to the tank decals! Very well done...my older brother and all his friends had this era of RM"'s...Suzuki"s we're on top back then ...for some reason this left a big impression on me...my brother could care less....If I could find a decent 78.5 250, I would .....

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OW38B 12/11/2017 7:37pm
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I have fond memories of the 81 full Floater......I have a 79 Honda CR250R when they came out. (They were late and I think it was after the 1st of the year in 81 before the boat came in.

Well anywho, my two friends both had them on order and when the finally got them we were at Saddleback at a race. I got a good start on my twin shock Honda and a lap or two in going up a rough uphill, I had one friend pass my or the right and the other pass me on the left both at the same time!

Right then I knew my twin shocked Honda was done for and ended up buying a 82 Honda CR250.

I have been friends with the one friend since we were 5 and he was my "best man" years ago at my wedding and the other friend in my brother-in-law.
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sandman768 12/12/2017 3:11pm
12/12/2017 3:11pm
Pretty much completed....a little heat tape for a common problem on left side panel melting from the pipe

New front reservoir brct..






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sandman768 12/12/2017 3:18pm
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Silencer mount for left side plate extended & redrilled

88 rm 250 rubber pipe/silencer junction connector

Works Suzuki factory aluminum screws for mud guard
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sandman768 12/12/2017 3:29pm
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Just need some fuel line & fluids & ready for start up!











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sandman768 12/12/2017 3:39pm
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I have fond memories of the 81 full Floater......I have a 79 Honda CR250R when they came out. (They were late and I think it was...
I have fond memories of the 81 full Floater......I have a 79 Honda CR250R when they came out. (They were late and I think it was after the 1st of the year in 81 before the boat came in.

Well anywho, my two friends both had them on order and when the finally got them we were at Saddleback at a race. I got a good start on my twin shock Honda and a lap or two in going up a rough uphill, I had one friend pass my or the right and the other pass me on the left both at the same time!

Right then I knew my twin shocked Honda was done for and ended up buying a 82 Honda CR250.

I have been friends with the one friend since we were 5 and he was my "best man" years ago at my wedding and the other friend in my brother-in-law.
Great story....
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sandman768 12/13/2017 6:34pm
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Lovely job.
Thanks philG...going to take a break from my beloved Suzi"s and the die grinder & do something in green...
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Since73 12/13/2017 8:35pm
12/13/2017 8:35pm
Fantastic looking bike, sandman! Super attention to detail and some perfect mods to make it look not only race-ready, but ready to kick some butt. Sorry if already discussed, but what are you going to do with it now?
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MaxPower 12/14/2017 4:30am
12/14/2017 4:30am
great job. Isn't it satisfying when the project is complete knowing you didn't compromise on anything ? It's even better that there are few around too
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sandman768 12/14/2017 5:36pm
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Since73 wrote:
Fantastic looking bike, sandman! Super attention to detail and some perfect mods to make it look not only race-ready, but ready to kick some butt. Sorry...
Fantastic looking bike, sandman! Super attention to detail and some perfect mods to make it look not only race-ready, but ready to kick some butt. Sorry if already discussed, but what are you going to do with it now?
Since73, appreciated the kind words...I had planned it to be a quality restore with no intention of riding it from day 1. I will fire it up & take it down the street a few times to make sure my work is correct. I have plenty of bikes, some are riders, some are garage queens...this is a queen for sure....Thanks!
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sandman768 12/14/2017 6:02pm
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MaxPower wrote:
great job. Isn't it satisfying when the project is complete knowing you didn't compromise on anything ? It's even better that there are few around too
MaxPower: thanks man....

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