1988 Suzuki RM250 "FULL BANANA SANDWHICH" 

If Ken is in full gear you know it's about to go down!

I love the mid eighties to early nineties RM's. Once again you have the best life in the world.

Had one in 1990. Bought it barely used from a 55 year old man for 1800. It was the best dirt bike I ever owned (out of 30+ total I have owned). Super reliable, very fast, great power. Raced MX and Hare Scrambles with it and it was equally adept at both.

My brother had same bike! I just remember it hooked up really well and I had a hard time catching him (if at all) on my ‘89 kx500. He was renting a farm house with full use of massive fields. We made tracks and would spend all day riding.

The 1988 RM250 is a unique beast. Power like you can’t believe, I was destroying brand new CRs and YZs on every start and every straight in 1995 novice racing. Made a lot of people mad losing to a bike that was nearly ten years old 😁 Wish I could get my hands on this one. I hope whoever gets it takes care of it like this guy has!

I click just for the sound, reminds me when I was a teenager. The woods were full of sounds like this, as it should be.

Full blown Fox gear and full throttle, gate drop style two stroke starts inside city limits = Legendary.

Hey I’m pretty sure that is my old bike. If so it started from parts in a box. I spent about a week polishing that swing arm alone. The reason it has so much compression is I built the engine using a cast iron sleeve, high compression piston and ported and polished the combustion chamber in the head. Also has a Boyseen reed valve and FMF Fatty for low end torque. Makes some serious power. I traded it in on a brand new Honda 4 wheeler in Louisville in 1998 because all my buddies had them and wanted to ride creeks all the time. MISTAKE!!

Love those mid 80s rm’s that 87 is one of the best looking bikes in my opinion 👍

I love story time with uncle Ken.

Had to watch this one again,the swing arm is off the scale,the whole machine is just beautiful.

Great seeing Suzuki RMs featured this 250 is no exception great looking bike yellow one of the all time great colors for a dirt bike 👍

What a sweet ride ,love that yellow and blue combo on the bbn old zukes, man Kap you have a awesome history yourself, I think I could sit and talk bikes and racing withyou for days !

What can you say, it’s a super nice rebuild. I wasn’t aware of the Hoosier tires being lighter.

My man Ken. Always appropriately dressed for the occasion. God I LOVE this channel. What a Friday gift.

ONES OF THE BEST BIKE MICHINE EVER MAKE SOUND AWESOME

That’s what I raced in 88-89. 88 rm250. First year for the slide carb. Bob Hannah said fastest bike ever when he test rode it.

i had to buy this when i seen it ! i am waiting for it to be delivered cant wait lol

I actually own one of these and bought it when I was 14, the first time I ever went on it I put it in gear got up to third and the bike just stood up 😂 I managed to save it though 😂😂

I keep saying to myself I'm asking for heartache following this channel. This bike is from exactly from when I was besotted with MX. The blue colouring was so cool 👌!. You guys are so putting a classic RM back out there 💪👌🤘. Thanks for sharing it with us all 😜

I loved my 88 rm 250. also had 3 different years of RMX 250s 1990 1992 1993 the 1990 was the best of those 3 , But that 88 rm 250 was the best of the ones I raced .

Yep certain bikes bring back great memories 👊

Great "hurricane" classic right there ken! Can't believe you got to ride with Bob! Do you recall if he won that race? Only thing I can see is the swingarms gotta have that "full floater" decal on there! Lol(even tho the suspension was a full floater in name only at that point, semi floater I guess you'd call it)

Oh the memories best looking of all the Rm's would swap my 2013 ktm 250exc six day in a hart beat God bless you kap.

Literally just got a 92 last week, you guys are the best long live RM!!

Rm 250 was one of my fav.

My first RM was a 84 RM 80, since I've rode and owned many, straight zuki man. All RM's are amazing, but I have to say they were never better then the 2000's. They were at the top of there game from 2004 up. I wish zuke would bring them back. Definitely buy a new one.

That rm is sweet ,32 yrs old wow

That one dislike is the one with a 50cc pitbike and never get out of first 💀😂😂

My dad had that same bike.i got pelted with rocks so many times.those bikes rip long live 2 strokes

Diggin' that simple, loud, easy to enjoy retro - look gear!

One of mates bought a brand new 1988 rm 250 like this and I remember it well, great engine, great suspension, top bike 👌

Nice 250 Ken. As alway's, your crew put's out quality.

Finally, setting a good example in a safe way 😉👍

Love the coventional forks,the bike sounds so refined.Love it

Everyone loves story time with Uncle Ken!

Beautiful work gentlemen, i still have my 88 i ride from time to time..

I wish I had an 88 rm, awesome bike!

Holy smokes Ken... You"re obviously very familiar/ comfortable on the Suzi. And that GEAR!! Hahahahaaaa Fuuuuuuck, yeaAAAAHHH!!

I had a 84 250 loved it ..that one you have runs clean and strong

Absolutely beautiful 👍👍

Send it !!!! You and your boy have the best job in the universe.

That banana is a Hurricane special!!!!! She’s a beauty.

MERAVIGLIOSA!!! Best sound!!!

That sound! One of the best holeshots I habe seen you do Ken! Love the RMs!

Also had an 87 RM 250 RM what a fantastic bike great years thanks for the Time travel

You wanna see me go full banana sandwich on this bad banana 🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣💀💀💀💀

As usual... just magnificent!!!

Just awesome. A dream bike for sure

That thing is a violent gem

Saaaaaawwwweeeet..a magic carpet ride on full floater suspension 🍻

Heck ya. Pissed off bumble bee. Love it. God bless. Love the sound. Like nothing else.

Always loved the color scheme of that year. James is supposed to be coming today around 5pm, with my GasGas! ❤️😁😁😎....Thank Y'all so much brother. for hooking me up. When I get some more money together, I'm getting a GasGas Helmet, Goggles, and a Skid Plate. Jr. Is giving me a great deal. In the future, I plan on buying blue rims, and red hubs from y'all. God Bless!

Wish they didn’t change the seats, my new RM feels like I’m sitting on a 2x4. Lol

Out here in Australia you hardly see this model. They were bought out in low numbers. There price is high when you do see one forsale. Great bike's 👍👌

The Kaplan's back! Beautiful job on that old bike. Looks fast.

Back in 87 my girlfriend bought me a brand new 88 RM 250 wat a rocketship I sure miss it.

I raced a. 1990 RM 250 never lost a hole shot , never! Light flywheel, fast bike , had a 1974 RM 125 & a RM 250 1988 & a TM 125 1971?? Loved than all

Sounds so good!

I used to have the 125 version of this and pulled many hole shots in the local hair scrambles this was in 2001 the bike was just as fast as a new bike it even still had the sticker on the rear fender that told you what to mix the premix

Have an 88 I just rebuilt . Looks killer.pipe is mint

If I didn't like u so much and if u weren't a huge badass I'd steal those fox duds right off u 🤗 those were my colors man . I had a fox beanie from when I was 14 I loved that thing so much I finally put it up for safe keeping at my dads place in Oregon. Burnt up with his whole trailer park. Memories huh brother, u give me back my memories every time. Thank u again .

Love those year of bikes from Suzuki..The yellow and blue look killer. Especially with the Gold Rims. I think Suzuki used the yellow and blue color scheme through 1990?? If I remember correctly, once 1991 came, they went to different graphics. My first 2 stroke was a Mint 1983 RM 125, which is why Suzuki is near and dear to my heart. Then I stepped up to a 1993 Yamaha YZ 250, which was a huge jump..Once I had the YZ 250 for a few months, I had gotten used to it. I Always Love Full 🍌 sandwich! Always a good and entertaining thing to watch!

Ken is my spirit animal.

Perhaps a bit trivial but, bike is a 1988, a sweet one at that.👍🏼

That thing sounded awesome,👍👍

Great restoration

I'm one of the few who loves the duck bill front fenders

Holy damn what a dime piece...and what a great outfit to go with the bike...man those colors just pop on the video i can only imagine how badass it looks in person....something about that yellow and blue that never gets full...even though this styling was considered dated even back then ...to me its a timeless design that harks back to a time long before i was around and i think today they may be more desirable than ever...i kinda like the duckbilled platabus front fendwr and the semi circle rear fender but hey what do i know.....lol...kaplan cycles does it again....got that wizard tune dialed in ......

Nice! Every piece of it looks superb one missing part pipe mount but may not be needed with that stout looking bracket right under the tank.

That sound!!

Wonder if that's Ken's garden they keep ripping through!🤣 Gotta be one a theirs surely?

Awesome bike 👍

White letter tires look good on it!!!

Quick! Someone call the vet because that puppy is siiiick!

I racked it up on my first big double, and wasted my ribs on the handlebars on a 89 RM 250 I still kept hanging sheetrock every day.

Nice bike 👍🏾 team Suzuki 🐝

88 not 87. Rear disc brake. Marvellous from italy

That is one Trick Machine....excellent Bike....go Sazook....

Pretty looking bike for sure❤️

Awesome bike. Senior is a badass rider. 👍😎

Wow time machine alright you took me back to my experiences as well.

i thought that blue sign was a biden or bernies sign at forst lmfoa finally a old bike with matching yellow fork boots

Mt. Morris pa is high point that’s our home track, the layout really sucks now but the old layout was gangster

250 two strokes are just about all you ever need for riding off road ...these Suzuki's are pretty good for GNCC..HARE SCRSamBLES , AND OF COURSE ,MOTO CROSS ..there are call kinds of camping gear to tie on .and just use this ,RM for a play bike ..they are just that good

this is my bike now and its already kicked my ass once lol seriously

So cool loved it.

Ken you should do story time around the tree and tell a Christmas story

Send itttttt absolutely awesome👏👊💪

Blast from the past I love mine 💥💥💥ripping rm250

Now that's a crosser.. Not the 4 stroke bollocks of today

very sweeeeeeeeeeeet with the gold rims and hosier tyres its just a sweeeeeet machine sounds tight and goes like a rocket

Best send yet!

Send the banana sandwich! LOL Sure like the enthusiasm.

Beautiful bike!

Thanks again 👍😎

Sounds good 👌

This is history yall

Hey Ken,Thanks for letting us know about Your Racing background.I always thought that You had to have Raced Motocross at sometime.You don't get riding skills like that just riding trail bikes.How old are You Ken?You ride good on any bike I've ever seen You on.You're killing those little 100's Man.Two Strokes RULE!!!

Love that bike