Today The IRC Tire Guy Interviews @austinteyler and test rides his 2006 Suzuki RM250! Subscribe to Austin Teyler's RU-vid @austinteyler YZ250 Bike build! • Can a 20 Year Old Bike... Follow his Instagram @austinteyler
I started riding when the only bike people wanted was a Suzuki ( guess I am showing my age lol ) any bike with some simple upgrades will make it a rewarding experience ,the rider makes a huge difference ,never underestimate that old guy on a mid eighties 2 banger lol .👍
Those old rm250's were one of the best handling bikes and I feel like they still handle better than a lot of the new bikes. The rm for sure handles better than my crf
This makes me feel better, i have a old CR that blew up in 2011, we started rebuilding it. I have been so fixated on saving for a decent use ktm, or 250x. I'm going to keep saving but I'm going to keep rocking on my antique
You should. I sold my ‘78 CR 250 and regret it. I sold it a long time ago, but still. Old 2-strokes are just worth it. I’d love to find a 2006 RM250 and maybe a 2001 era CR500.
I think that bikes have been pretty great ever since the mid 90’s. I talked to a guy that raced enduros in the early 80’s for Suzuki and he said the biggest advantage he had was new tires every race.
Another great video Rich! We all know it but sometimes even have to remind ourselves: Old or new - it doesn't matter. You can have fun on anything bike with the right attitude!
Have a 93 RM 250, and I keep up with my neighbors YZF 450s in the trails all day, he gets me in straight aways through corn fields only out of 4th though.
Very interesting to get your feeling on it. Could you please talk about your 9mm clutch ? I would like you to give more details about pros and cons on it. Nice video dude ! As always. Cheers from France !
I tried to buy a few of the last gen Rm250s but never could find the right bike. Those things are beasts. Great chassis and motor. Fixing the clutch feel and brakes do it. There are some good big bores
Austin should install an Easy Clutch on that Suzuki, it's a simple leverage modifier that installs between the lever and the cable and has three pivot points to choose how much effect you want, it's about $50 and helps lighten clutch pull quite a bit I used on several bikes before hydraulic clutches were available.
I put a hydraulic clutch on a KLX300 and it was worth while. You can get the slave cylinder from Ebay and I used a mountain bike master cylinder manly because I wanted the one finger lever. It made a huge difference. Much softer and it is easy to use with one finger.
Pastrana got it round erzberg. I'm still riding my 06 rm250 but only for regular enduro. The thought of having to repeatedly kick-start that tall bike in hard enduro is giving me a coronary just thinking about it. Oh, the clutch isn't ideal. I usually use 2 - 3 fingers. There's a magura kit for it but it's spendy so not tried it.
Ive completed every 2 day shady burro enduro (super hard 2 day enduro here in colorado) for the last 6 years on an 02 rm250. You can more than compete, and half the time be more reliable on a 15 year old bike.
Great looking bike.. My friend rides a SuGas.. Early 2000's RM250 chassis with his British championship winning 1989 300 Gas Gas engine in it.. Rides awesome.
I would love to see this kind of video but with a big 450 enduro bike. If you ever come out east I would love for you to ride my RMX450Z, and watch you do some pivot turns on that beast lol
The bite point is weird in the Magura imo. I prefer a smooth setup cable with lighter springs over the Magura. I have a Magura on one bike. It works great but it’s definently different.
Even though the bike is capable of doing nearly anything with the right rider, I know more than one person that recently went from and old YZ or CR to a modern KTM/Husky 250/300 and within a few riders their skill instantly increased. Having the correct tool for the job can make all the difference, especially for hard enduro riding.
I’m currently trying to decide between picking up a cherry 2001 CR250 ( which I’m very familiar with, being my primary bike for many years ) from a friend for $3000. Or getting a new Sherco 300/250se. I’m eager to try a modern enduro, but I loved my old cr. Ironically I’ve never been on a motocross track. Only ever ridden single track hill climbing and the hardest trails we can find.
Only bikes I can compare from personal experience is my 2001 cr250 stollen a few years ago,my 1989 cr 500, my brothers 2017 ktm exc500 and his 2010 gas gas ec250. I like the gas gas better than the ktm. I can’t really say how the gas gas compares to the cr250 as it’s been a few years since the last time I rode it
One thing that amazes me is that an old 1996 Honda CR 250 2 stroke can still earn the rider a gold medal in an ISDE Qualifier. Now when it comes to snowmobiles, you need the latest model to stay competitive.
I have a 2006 rm 250 along with a 2016 yz250x and a 2021 ktm250xc. If you know how to use a clutch they are all just as capable as the next. Yes lower gearing can make "hard" enduro easier per say, but I don't know about more capable. I will say this though, out of all those bikes I think the Rm is the most fun in the woods. It's light, flickable and turns on a dime. The explosive power will wear you out quicker though.
I did the race on a $3500 2012 KTM 250 XC-W and the bike definitely wasn't holding me back. Besides, Austin completely stole the show with that insane bypass line up Question Mark hill on that there 2006 Suzuki. It's literally all that people have talked about. Although, I suspect he may have gotten a few pointers from Rich.
Me and my buddies grew up doing enduro on 125 and 250 MX bikes. Never revalved the suspension or anything since we didn’t have the money for it. But we’d take those bikes places the average guy with their dedicated enduro’s couldn’t go. Your equipment can make a difference, but rider skill is more important than anything. Go buy a cheap 2 stroke, have fun and most importantly, learn.
My 30 year old XR100 I bought for my kid is the most bad ass Hard Enduro bike ever cuz its indestructable. Dad some really crazy shit on it drunk in the back yard
I watched the full grindingstone video he put up and was impressed with his skill. Would like to see him do some of the hard enduros with trees! He was much too polite in the lines for his skill level but it was cool to see him out there just having fun and helping others!
I saw this guy making obstacles look easy at Rev Limiter. If it wasn’t him a guy had an identical bike. Maybe it wasn’t rev limiter maybe it was the one In AZ I can’t remember
Give me the electric start button all day long. Even listen to the races these days, and hear how many times that button is used on hills. Nice RM, though.
You make it sound like the KDX isn't capable. LOL! Nah, I get it. Even the last KDX made was running early 90's tech and it wasn't tops even back then. I know I've shown up more than a few riders on my old '98 KDX against their newer, $10k+, 300's and 450's out on the trails. Jordan Ashburn proved it's all about the rider and the bike just needs to be capable.
Hey Rich, you mentioned the clutch being brutal on the RM250. I'm currently running a YZ250 for my woods/enduro bike and I've got the same problem. I don't get arm pump, but I get a sharp pain on the bone between the joints. It's bad enough that I have to use 2 fingers when riding now, and the pain sticks around for weeks afterwards. Have you ever encountered an issue like this, or have any suggestions on what to try?
The clutch is harder but I wouldn't say its bad enough to cause injury. I know guys will try different levers, different springs, different cables, and other things to mend that problem. Truthfully I mostly ride bikes with hydraulic clutches so this isn't much of an issue.
All the rm250s do. I get people asking me on my channel what that noise is on my rm250. I'm fairly certain it's the primary drive gear teeth profile because a rebore or new bearings don't make a difference
Honestly, nothing has changed much between a new bike 15 years ago and a new bike today except its price and the salesmen's blabla who always say more for almost nothing new. Think about the Yamaha Yz250 today, nothing has really changed.
@@IRCTireUSAMoto Youve been to Hawaii, not just 10 years you'd find half the trail bikes out here either 2t Cr's or Yz's. Grayson was killing it for years on his YZ's! Side not I just sold my 06' RM 125, great bike for the perimeter but total dog in the trail ,had a flywheel too. Now a 250 is a whole other beast of course.
Clutch pull won’t be the only issue. None of the Japanese bikes that I’ve ridden from that era could handle any of the kind of clutch abuse that hard enduro requires.
My RM250 clutch fades real bad + quickly, but with the Magura clutch I put on this year it's no longer an issue for me. The OEM baskets notch up easily too but plenty of aftermarket ones out there that are loads better
