John Owen interview about his Suzuki RM370 

I had a '77 RM370 and liked the bike. Great usable power band (bottom to mid & no real top end) and the suspension ate berms up. Honda has been my favorite for years, but this bike handled so well. It came to a point when it stranded me a few times. Did not prove itself reliable. My 1974 Yamaha MX400 still gets me home to this day quite fine (it was free...). Never had a Honda strand me either (8 of them later).

My first encounter with this astonishing bike was in 1977,. me on my Kawasaki G-5 100cc enduro and my friend Manuel on his 1972 Kawasaki F-9 350cc enduro. W were in the Nevada desert riding out by Williams motocross track thinking we were really riding fast when this guy pulls up next to us going about 40mph on a RM 370 and pulls a wheelie and flys past us. Harry was his name, and he became a hero and a legend at the same time. Bless you Harry wherever you are, you were the greatest.

I miss you John, you were sutch a great friend and person

I had a 74 TM400, known as a widowmaker due to poor suspension. I mounted RM 250 fork and Ohlins gas dampers, and the bike was great: )

Great bike and interview and to answer the question at 1:25 ? Because the 1976 RM 370 kicked ass ! 👍

i had a 76 rm 125, 77 rm 250, and the 79 rm 400. i rode that rm 400 into the ground, best dam bike ever !

saludos from EL SALVADOR I have a 1977 rm 125 still runs great

Back in the days when MX bikes had gas tanks... ; ⁰ )

So these 370s had great low end and mid range compared to other open bikes?? Loved my 76 RM125B and I rode and rode and road in the mountains above Rancho Cucamonga Cal. Good times!

" RM370 The First good open bike make by a Japanese Mfg" right how about the YZ360's in 1975 with monoshock suspension !!!

He mentioned the bike was found in California...Where was this bike found in California?

i have a 1979 rm400 all plastics are goos besside front fenders a lil cracked has new renthal bars on it new leather seat stock everyhting.my budy also has a 81 cr450r and a 1982 cr480 and a can am 500 1985 model nice bikes

I need a 1976 Suzuki Rm 370

Suzuki ruled until mid 1980s.

i got a 1976 rm 250 in good condition and it goes so fast i can pass people on there brand new ktm's

cool bike! i might get a junker like that to restore but im not sure of the motor size...why does it say 900cc on the motor? what size bike is it?

The bike to own in its time these are fantastic to experience the aluminium tank is a beauty and they were called the mellow yellow bikes of the 1970s the colour was loverly in the phlona yellow was the 76 model and the 77 was in the mustard yellow these bikes were exiting times in development the layed down shocks without the gas cylinder shocks like the 77 had the cylinders on the side but both both models did their job at great handling in those times it was fun times japanese versus european bikes exiting times to watch so many motocross bikes and brands competing at an event the smell of two stroke fuel was fantastic lots of exiting people came to the events to watch these bikes in action these bikes were won the bike of the year the 250A and 370A on the front cover of motocross action magazine

You could put a 125 or 250 seat on it,and no one would know,unless they looked up close.