1977 Suzuki RM250 

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Those older pre-power valved 2 strokes had a crack to the exhaust note that later models just don't have. I love that sound. Brings back memories.

Who thumbs down this?, maybe you should be on the knitting channel!.

Gorgeous. Used to stare at the dealer fliers for hours as a kid.light is right.

I had one of these when I was 16. OMG what a beast coming from an 80cc bike.

Love how the late 70s dual shock bikes looked when they finally got some suspension travel and the seat height is as tall as could be.

Gone are the days when we could just rip around like that here in uk...soooooo miss them days

Seems like he loved that bike. Straight rippa

My brother had a 77 rm125. Tons of fun but so loud. You could hear it 1/2 mile away easy.

I bought one of these new from Montgomeryville Honda/Suzuki in PA. Mine was a 1976 RM B. The A was released earlier in the year. The RM C was released in 1977 if memory serves me correctly! Yours is probably the C. I paid less than $1300 for that bike! Great times!

These RM’s are LEGEND!!!!!!!

Had a 781/2 rm 250 thanks ken for the memories! God bless.

Had the 370. I bought for 100 bucks. Dirty carb bald back tire hooked sprocket. Got it home cleaned the carb. Took it down the driveway. Flipped it in 2nd gear. Fun times.

This channel kicks ass, TONS of bikes I grew up wanting so bad!

Had a couple 79 RM80s as a kid. Even the 80s ripped, love these old bikes. Keep up the good work!

My older brother had that bike and I had a RM125A. Thanks for the memories! He passed Aug. 1st from pancreatic cancer.

RM250c they were an awesome bike. Roger Decosta rode the rm370 in open class and a tm400 as a play bike

I was 12 at that time drop me off back in time King Kaplan I want to be back in the best time in America!

Man that's a crisp motor

If I remember right those were called the "Screaming yellow zongers" at the time! Decoster put those on the map!! Great bike!! Love those classic MX bikes. Had that "crack" sound, loved it!!

Where can I get a Suzuki jersey like that

I had one of these in the late 70s. I used to race it on Sundays when I was fearless. This bike put out more HP than my VW.

Great bike....miss those days

Identical to my 1977 RM370 ... Probably shouldn't have sold it when I did ...

Just exciting to look at. I can only imagine the feeling and emotions and memories that would be inspired by riding it. I was 11 in 77. Life revolved around my rm 80.

My first bike, a RM125 1977. Thanks for this upload.

I have the same bike fired it today first start in 12 years..... & man she still got it. Gotta love it 😁

My friend had a tm 125 w same type muffler .. I think. ? Nice very nice bike ! 💵

Another quality resto job. Keeping that vintage moto dream alive. Thx for all you do Ken and crew. 🤙🏼💯

I remember going to the trails then getting chased by the cops on the way home. The RM250 doesn’t idle on its own, you have to have your hand on the throttle. The idea is if you go down on bike it shuts off. Great times!! Grew up on RM80, went to RM125 and eventually the RM250. Kaplan mentioned RM 100, don’t remember Suzuki making that but maybe I’m mistaken, I did hit my head a lot back then when riding....lol

I had a 1979 rm400 that would be awsome if you could find one of those and restore it that thing was fast as shit and very very reliable

Was starting to think you only rode Hondas proved me wrong today...and they definitely dont make em like they used to

I would die and kill to have her! Beautiful!!

Had one in 79, lived on that bike.

Roger DeCoster and Joel Roberts were Awesome in The 1970's in World Motocross Racing.Joel Roberts won Five 250 World Championships and Roger DeCoster won Three 500 World Championships All on Factory Suzuki's.This is where the technology for The RM's came from.Before we Americans caught up with them.Mark Barnett Dominated The 125 Class here in America on Suzuki's RM's and Tony Destefano and Kent Howerton were Winning 250 Nationals Titles.At the Local Motocross tracks Your chances of winning races were greatly increased if You were riding Suzuki RM's.

Beautiful bike.i had the same bike years n years ago.i miss the 2 strokes.now on a damn four stroke,but maybe not for long 👍👍👍

Brings me back to my 77 RM 125B...that powerband hit hard...great memories!

1980 RM 250 was my first "big boy bike". I was a 140 lbs. It was a monster ..and i still ride 125's to this verry day! :)) lol

I seen a guy pushing one of those down the street once. Next thing you know it's at my house. The next thing you know my dad has it running. He's an old desert racer.

bad ass bike i usta build the rodger decosta modle of that bike i had a xr 80 then i was8 when that bike was out that bike was loud i watched them race at cape way rovers in miidleboro mass we ownd the cranberry bogs next to the track people brought ther bikes down in uhauls staition wagons towed behined a vw bug flat nose vans good old days it wasnt a rich sport then you raced what you had or made but that bike was bad ass untill JoJo Keller came a year or two later on his cr and purple betencorts honda shirt i was at first berm and jump good old days love the 70s🇺🇲🏁🇺🇲🏁🇺🇲🏁🇺🇲

43 years old?

Smoke'm if you got them!. Lol. Nice Bike.

Those old air cooled RMs had way more low end power than the later ones. My brother had a 77 rm80, totally different power curve than the liquid cooled ones. Really fast and really reliable too. That thing ran forever. Had to re ring it a few times

That’s one of the best sounding pipes I’ve ever heard.

Loved these RMs back in the day. My friends both had an RM80 and RM100, and I always loved riding them.

Can hardly wait to get my 1976 rm250A up and running. My bike is not in as of nice condition as that bike

That is a thing of beauty,, i love it. The best thing is you show a awesome demo ride every time Ken.

love the old RM,s this one is brill

I had the 77 125 6-speed is the best bike I've ever owned

Absolutely beautiful! I remember dreaming about these Bike’s as a kid drooling over them in my motocross magazines in the 70’s.

My 78 RM 80 still had a metal tank.

Showing my age now. I bought one of them them when i was a 1st year apprentice in 1978. 2nd hand but like new $300 aus. Hahaha i earned $62 a week took me months to save up for it.

I'd take one of these over a new red sticker any day!!!!....my first bike was a '78 rm50 and the engine looked exactly like that just smaller

Flashing back hard wow my first bike I was 8yrs old

Throw back. Ken me too wanted the rm 100 Used to see these @ local dealer. I should say that’s a rrriper ✌️😂

When you put captions on and it's just the sound of the bike you get [Music].....and that it is 👌🏻

That thing is sickkkkk

got 77 rm 100 in storage myself , will get it done up one day . like that 250 definately

When the 4 strokes took over, it all went down hill from there. :'( Electric bikes are gonna take over the 4strokes. Crazy times. :)

Hey Ken. You know a million times more than I do about bikes but I think 78 was the last year for metal tanks. I had a 78 rm80 that looked just like this but of course smaller. Dear Lord does this yellow masterpiece bring back PRECIOUS MEMORIES. THANK YOU SIR!!!!

I remember watching DiStefano race at the Super Bowl of MX in Atlanta as a kid

I remember walking past the local Suzuki dealer shop in town and there would of been 30 new RMs lined up in the window

Isn’t that thing less than 210 lbs full of fuel and ready to go? I like that bike!

He's riding it standing like most did back then cause the rear shocks sucked lol

Beautiful bike. He did NOT want to stop riding it

I had a 1979 RM 80, It was crap. Best bike I ever had was the 83 RM 250, that bike was absolutely pure bliss and a killer on the track. Old bikes brings back such memories, beautiful classic crosser for sure however I preferred the late 70’s Yamaha YZ 250.

really takes me back to my child hood. ty!

Awesome classic, I bet this bike has some snart? Nothing like the powerband on an old air cooled motocross racer.

Sweet bike kap!

nothing like the crack of an early two stroke exhaust

Reminds me of my PE. It was such an easier simple time back then definitely.

Hey Ken, just watched the discovery episode on RU-vid because it wasn't aired here in Canada. F'ing awesome.

My cousin had a rm370 that ripped.

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You mentioned many names but you didn't mention me, the name is and always " WES HARALD" The Suzuki Ninja !!! Think early 80's the time of the Big Bores... I was in Japan then at the factory, they never released my best Factory Five Hundred, the Insurance Company's refused just refused too Bless the Program!!! Our Best Liquid Cooled Numbers were 187 H.P. God Bless... 💖 It didn't have a kick starter because it was a "True Leg Breaker" but true too the compression it only took Four men, the Rider and a Three Man Team Too Push It To Life !!! LOL,LOL,LOL... Chad McQueen wanted and commissioned it as a person mission for his "Unfolding Passion" to go higher and longer over this world... For His Father 🥰🥰🥰🥰🥰🥰🥰 I got there at 19 yrs. old and put my all into the 250 Progam X ...

The Mufflers back in the days were so little

I live for the microphone toss!

Im sure the guy in the truck stopped to take a sneeky look .

original 77 RM 250...Green number plates and DIDN'T have exhaust extension thing on there(short silencer) It was my first new mx bike I know(Canada)

My first real bike. 77 rm100 , with fox air shocks....man now I can’t remember. I don’t remember a steel tank. Possibly I had a 78 maybe. Love this channel.

I am almost finished with a 77 Rm 125...have 6 k into it.

That old classic sounds f#$king strong 👍

I remember looking at those at our local Suzuki dealer ! Always wanted 1! Ripper 2 bsure. 🇺🇸

I bought a 1977 RM-125 in 1981 from a friend. It had wore out rings and lots of play in the crank/rod. I cracked the case and rebuilt the entire engine. No RU-vid back then. After I had it together, I hand ported the head and installed a racing reed. That thing was fast. I was riding canal roads in Idaho when I ran a short way onto a gravel county road. A county cop lit me up and I ran 1/8 mile to a farm field road. The irrigation water had flooded a patch of mud 25 feet wide, I hit it and almost wrecked but landed on dry ground. The county cop waved at me to come to him. He didn’t dare drive his car thru that mud. Haha. My bike was really hot so I had to make sure it didn’t die. You can never restart a hot air cooled 2 stroke. He was calling for help on his radio and I waved good bye as he madly gestured “come here” and I raced away! I hid in a dug out area along a canal. I could hear the cops racing around for an hour! Lol my bike cooled and I started it and idled home to keep the noise down. I bet that Canyon County Sheriff Deputy used some colorful language on my behalf! Lol

Cut the silencer apart and repack it sounds like an empty beer can lol

What a beautiful bike thumbs up if you agree!

Everybody wanted one❗Carlsbad Motocross Track in San Diego North County...

I had the ‘78 Suzuki RM250 version off the showroom floor that lasted about 6 months before it threw a rod through the case. Never raced. Last Suzuki I ever purchased or rode.

Where can I get some new hi point boots like that?

My friend chris had that year in an RM80 I had fun watching him beat up on the XRs remember the beginning of the movie HOOPER, I know you do. 🤠👍

in my head...there was the SL, then then the XR, then the YZ and then the RM...and then it became impossible.

84 for 12 Grand wow. You guys do do fantastic work I must say! and it's always fun to watch you guys rip around on these old dirt bikes...

That RM is sick!!!!!!

I had an 77 Rm100 with 125 leading axle forks and rear shocks. It was fun and fast.

I had a 78, and a 1980 rm 400 and also a 1986 rm 500...

That microphone is as bad ass as your bikes. Love your channel! Thank you 😘

OMG, this thing sounds incredible!!!

Sweet bike I raced the 125 version. Like the head/ cylinder blasted bare.

I got my first bike when I was 13 years old it was a Suzuki TS 125 and I rode it for a couple of years and got rid of it and then got me a Suzuki TM 125 to ride until I was 19 when I got gif of it and never got another one and I just wish I had one of those bike back I love to smell of old two strokes bikes.

Find a 1978 husqvarna 390 OR me and my brother had one when we were 14- 16 years old it blew the transmission and we sold it miss that thing straight line speed was scary but it turned like a safe !!