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Edited Date/Time 4/30/2018 2:53pm
I'm pretty excited about this bike. I just picked it up hours ago from an elderly gentleman that has had it in storage for over 15 years. I feel guilty paying as little as I did being an all original minus an fmf silencer as I did. I can't wait to tear this thing down.



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Banana_oil 4/4/2018 1:01pm
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Wow, looks to be just enough used to not be afraid to ride in good conditions. If I found a completely new old bike it would hurt to ride.
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Manbearpig 4/4/2018 1:13pm
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Banana_oil wrote:
Wow, looks to be just enough used to not be afraid to ride in good conditions. If I found a completely new old bike it would...
Wow, looks to be just enough used to not be afraid to ride in good conditions. If I found a completely new old bike it would hurt to ride.
Digital pictures always look better than the real thing but you are right. This bike will get ridden and should be a great time.
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Bearuno 4/4/2018 11:57pm
4/4/2018 11:57pm Edited Date/Time 4/4/2018 11:58pm
Don't feel guilty - I assume he got what he wanted for it.

And, I assume you'll take care of it, and not be parting it out / 'moving it on' or killing it in some scraggly paddock or old quarry - or on the public roads.

Win - Win

Mind you, the std seat cover and graphics are a reminder of a very strange time in MX, where Taste went the way of the Dodo .SickWhistling
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wertman194 4/5/2018 4:26am
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I remember back in the day we named those the "cat yack" bikes, but they have their own beauty now!
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Manbearpig 4/5/2018 8:24am
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wertman194 wrote:
I remember back in the day we named those the "cat yack" bikes, but they have their own beauty now!
Haha. I thought Suzuki lost their damn minds after the beautiful 89 and 90 bikes. They went full on culture club but I love the stupid look these days.
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Manbearpig 4/5/2018 11:33am
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Bearuno wrote:
Don't feel guilty - I assume he got what he wanted for it. And, I assume you'll take care of it, and not be parting it...
Don't feel guilty - I assume he got what he wanted for it.

And, I assume you'll take care of it, and not be parting it out / 'moving it on' or killing it in some scraggly paddock or old quarry - or on the public roads.

Win - Win

Mind you, the std seat cover and graphics are a reminder of a very strange time in MX, where Taste went the way of the Dodo .SickWhistling
I agree. And I will be freshing this old girl up and keeping bone stock minus a raw pipe if I can find one.
The gentleman had his sons bike in his shed since 96 and had no clue on value.

That being said... when these bikes came out I thought they were so wild. Haha. Yamahas were magenta hondas were going pink and then suzuki tastefully barfed on their bikes.
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Manbearpig 4/6/2018 11:28am
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Not too bad for being in storage for 15 to 20 years!



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quiknic 4/6/2018 11:22pm
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Manbearpig wrote:
I'm pretty excited about this bike. I just picked it up hours ago from an elderly gentleman that has had it in storage for over 15...
I'm pretty excited about this bike. I just picked it up hours ago from an elderly gentleman that has had it in storage for over 15 years. I feel guilty paying as little as I did being an all original minus an fmf silencer as I did. I can't wait to tear this thing down.



Enjoy the bike, I am loving mine. Still a work in progress between racing and other bike builds.



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Manbearpig 4/7/2018 7:50am
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Wow! That is literally the exact build I have in mind. Who did your decals? Beautiful bike man.
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quiknic 4/7/2018 8:54am
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EVO MX, not quick as it will be at least a month before you receive them after ordering but the quality and customization is fantastic.
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Manbearpig 4/7/2018 9:04am
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quiknic wrote:
EVO MX, not quick as it will be at least a month before you receive them after ordering but the quality and customization is fantastic.
Okay thank you very much

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Manbearpig 4/15/2018 9:29pm
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Stripping the old girl down for powdercoat and freshening her up from the ground up. For a bike this old it's in phenomenal shape.














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vmx3 4/27/2018 1:35pm
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Manbearpig wrote:
I'm pretty excited about this bike. I just picked it up hours ago from an elderly gentleman that has had it in storage for over 15...
I'm pretty excited about this bike. I just picked it up hours ago from an elderly gentleman that has had it in storage for over 15 years. I feel guilty paying as little as I did being an all original minus an fmf silencer as I did. I can't wait to tear this thing down.



That's funny, I bought a 92 250 with almost the exact same story, an old man bought it new, rode it on fire roads a little then it sat in the exact spot it was in when I went to pick it up for 12 years and it too was stock except for an FMF silencer.
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vmx3 wrote:
[img]https://p.vitalmx.com/photos/forums/2018/04/27/257902/s1200_MY_1992_SUZUKI_RM250N_MENIFEE_CA._27TH_MARCH_12_2.jpg[/img] That's funny, I bought a 92 250 with almost the exact same story, an old man bought it new, rode it on fire roads a...
That's funny, I bought a 92 250 with almost the exact same story, an old man bought it new, rode it on fire roads a little then it sat in the exact spot it was in when I went to pick it up for 12 years and it too was stock except for an FMF silencer.
I hate both of you guys...
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Manbearpig 4/27/2018 8:52pm
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Manbearpig wrote:
I'm pretty excited about this bike. I just picked it up hours ago from an elderly gentleman that has had it in storage for over 15...
I'm pretty excited about this bike. I just picked it up hours ago from an elderly gentleman that has had it in storage for over 15 years. I feel guilty paying as little as I did being an all original minus an fmf silencer as I did. I can't wait to tear this thing down.



vmx3 wrote:
[img]https://p.vitalmx.com/photos/forums/2018/04/27/257902/s1200_MY_1992_SUZUKI_RM250N_MENIFEE_CA._27TH_MARCH_12_2.jpg[/img] That's funny, I bought a 92 250 with almost the exact same story, an old man bought it new, rode it on fire roads a...
That's funny, I bought a 92 250 with almost the exact same story, an old man bought it new, rode it on fire roads a little then it sat in the exact spot it was in when I went to pick it up for 12 years and it too was stock except for an FMF silencer.
Nice bike! Looks like we both got lucky.
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yak651 4/28/2018 5:29am
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Wish I could get that lucky! Had a new one in '92, would really like to find a '90 and '92 RM125, all I ever see is "blacked out" ones that have been rattle canned Sad
Here's mine in '92
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quiknic 4/29/2018 5:08pm
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Manbearpig wrote:
I'm pretty excited about this bike. I just picked it up hours ago from an elderly gentleman that has had it in storage for over 15...
I'm pretty excited about this bike. I just picked it up hours ago from an elderly gentleman that has had it in storage for over 15 years. I feel guilty paying as little as I did being an all original minus an fmf silencer as I did. I can't wait to tear this thing down.



vmx3 wrote:
[img]https://p.vitalmx.com/photos/forums/2018/04/27/257902/s1200_MY_1992_SUZUKI_RM250N_MENIFEE_CA._27TH_MARCH_12_2.jpg[/img] That's funny, I bought a 92 250 with almost the exact same story, an old man bought it new, rode it on fire roads a...
That's funny, I bought a 92 250 with almost the exact same story, an old man bought it new, rode it on fire roads a little then it sat in the exact spot it was in when I went to pick it up for 12 years and it too was stock except for an FMF silencer.
Manbearpig wrote:
Nice bike! Looks like we both got lucky.
Lucky dudes indeed, I thought that I scored on the 92 RM250 that I found like I did on the 125 but this thing is getting a full rebuild as it was not as nice as originally thought.

Frame is out for powdercoating as we speak and all parts have been ordered.



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Manbearpig 4/30/2018 2:53pm
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yak651 wrote:
Wish I could get that lucky! Had a new one in '92, would really like to find a '90 and '92 RM125, all I ever see...
Wish I could get that lucky! Had a new one in '92, would really like to find a '90 and '92 RM125, all I ever see is "blacked out" ones that have been rattle canned Sad
Here's mine in '92
That's a sweet bike man! Clean bikes that old are hard to find man. Its a shame they get in the hands of people that dont appreciate them.
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Manbearpig 4/30/2018 2:55pm
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vmx3 wrote:
[img]https://p.vitalmx.com/photos/forums/2018/04/27/257902/s1200_MY_1992_SUZUKI_RM250N_MENIFEE_CA._27TH_MARCH_12_2.jpg[/img] That's funny, I bought a 92 250 with almost the exact same story, an old man bought it new, rode it on fire roads a...
That's funny, I bought a 92 250 with almost the exact same story, an old man bought it new, rode it on fire roads a little then it sat in the exact spot it was in when I went to pick it up for 12 years and it too was stock except for an FMF silencer.
Manbearpig wrote:
Nice bike! Looks like we both got lucky.
quiknic wrote:
Lucky dudes indeed, I thought that I scored on the 92 RM250 that I found like I did on the 125 but this thing is getting...
Lucky dudes indeed, I thought that I scored on the 92 RM250 that I found like I did on the 125 but this thing is getting a full rebuild as it was not as nice as originally thought.

Frame is out for powdercoating as we speak and all parts have been ordered.



Im sending mine to powder coat this week as well. Even though my little scooter is clean its hard to not want to tear it down. Good luck man!

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