Most Underrated Trail Bike Of All Time? (Suzuki Pe 175) 

I worked for a Suzuki dealer in the 80s and bought a new '81 PE175 for cost just under $1000. I still own it, stored at my sister's farm. At my first enduro ever, a AMA regional national in Grand Rapods, MN, I placed 5th, where the ground miles that were around130 miles. Bought another '81 for parts a few years back for $300. It might be time to look into some vintage racing.

I have a 1982 PE 175 that I really enjoy. I actually just got it a few months ago. I did own 2 of these in 70’s and 80’s and the full floater suspension was great. The shock is not hardened or anodized so you may be able to rebuild may not if it is worn to much. A absolutely a great motorcycle!

I have a 1982 PE 175 I paid 500 bucks for and it runs and drives perfect. I didn't realize they had so much history😂

I had so many Suzuki PE 175 , 250 400, Best ever.

I used to ride a friends PE250 back in that era...was amazing in fields, dirt roads, woods, etc! Loved it and it was fast!

I owned the TS185 and then a few years later the PE175. Like you I was not a talented rider but enjoyed participating and doing some woods riding and enduro. Those bikes were so reliable just gas and go. I had tried other bikes like Bultaco Alpina and Maico radial head...but the simplicity of the Suzuki's were best for my ability.

Cool video. Brought back some memories. I had a new 1982 PE175 in 1984 in upstate N.Y. Fun bike. I did Boyseen Reeds, Answer aluminium silencer, blue 84 seat and a 81 RM250 pipe ran it at 32:1 - 40:1 pre mix 👍

I sure miss my 1981 PE400!! I owned it from 84 to 87 .. when it was stolen from me and used in a hit and run homicide "sadly".. on another island here in the Bahamas. The Police jailed three guys and confiscated two bikes.. my PE400 was kept as evidence.. and years later destroyed. I would love to own another Suzuki PE .. any cc would be great 👍

I had the Yamaha IT 250K (1983) and the 1991 Kawasaki KDX 250 and they were great bikes. I do like the old Japanese 2 stroke enduro bikes.

I had a mid-70s Suzuki 175cc dual-sport that I used to throw my paper route during the week and race off-road on the weekend. Bought a Can-Am to qualify for the International Six Days Trial.

Everybody seems to miss the quick change rear wheel. This was a game changer in that era. Remember, there were no inserts to keep you from running flat. You could pull that back wheel before your competition could sneeze.

Drew Smith ruled on the PE!

I had a 78 PE 175C that was the most fun bike I've ever had I really enjoyed it and I miss it I still got some old pictures of me on it 😁👍👍💪

Wow, GREAT quality video for only your second one out, nice work! 👏 Several shots, great sound, better quality than other decently established channels with more subs. We had a PE 175 several years back and riding it against a newer dirt bike in the woods was entertaining. Seeing this brings back some memories!

My first real dirt bike was a 1981 Suzuki PE175. I think I bought it in 1982. It was a great little trail bike! I wish I still had it!

These are great enduro bikes. I would ride my friends bike on trails and always had a blast!!!

Always been HIGHLY RATED 🤘🤠

My 1980 PE and I Rode Everywhere! Awesome Bike, Still wish I Had It! mob 👍🔥✅

I used to own a 1980 PE175 in the early eighties , bought it used from Crooks Suzuki in the UK . It was all original and ran great ,used it to get to work and trail riding . It was similar to the one you have there but it had twin back shocks . It was a super bike and wish I still had it .

I owned a 1980 PE250 with the twin shocks. Bought it barely used in 1980. It was an incredibly capable trail bike. I rode it for several years. I sure would love to get my hands on another one. Looks to me like your 175 needs new crank seals.

Thanks for the video,I had this exact bike back in the day,does it On and off road,I cut the exhaust in half and took out the restricting donut in there,had the head skimmed a bit as it told me in Dirt bike magazine,and it was then keeping up with rm250's,I'm looking for one now,thanks again.

I also paid 1500$ for mine and you are right I really notice the difference in the drum brakes. Also enjoyed the woods you were in.

Great bikes my dad bought a new one in 1978 and still has it running strong today

I was at the 1981 Blackwater 100. They had a fast tire changing competition. There were a couple of PE's, nobody else stood a chance....it wasn't even close. The rear hub design was brilliant and this bike was way underappreciated.

I rode husky 250s in the early 80s. My buddy rode a PE 250. I always knew I could beat him in the then, just starting out, GNCC races, unless we both ended up with a flat rear tire. This Suzuki back wheel will come off before you could sneeze. Really they had a revolutionary quick change rear wheel. BTW, the GNCC races were all 100 miles in that area. They were even called the Wiseco hundred mile or series GNCC.

Always loved 175cc started on the Suzuki 185 moved up to a 175 husky. Then it was was a choice of PE or IT. went it for the single shock. Alert a few months went to my father's machine shop made up some brass swing arm bushings. bushings to replace the crappy nylon ones. Got a yz 400 seat and 6" rise bars ,made caps for air adjust forks and had a nice light weight Enduro bike

Cool video mate I enjoyed this! Little riding tip for you- stand on the pegs more instead of sitting down. It gives you way more control and is easier on your body 👍

I had one with the full floater suspension when I was a kid and it was a huge upgrade from shocks. The engine lasted I never had a rebuild unlike the R.m.

First bike i owned and rode, 1981 pe175 and it was amazing. Had a pe250 briefly as well

Wow what a great video mine was a 1974 from new decades of fun and reliability? I really miss it.

Those are the bikes from back in my youth. I had a DT 175 which was very similar. The 175 2 strokes were a good match for single track

Wow I thought everybody but me had forgotten about the PE175! You could flog this bike without mercy and it would survive it. I won the District 7 Hare Scrambles championship in 1980 riding one of these.

My first bike. $50.00 not running, bent shif shaft, no clutch, no kick starter, no rear sprocket, bent brake lever, bent rear brake lever, and more I can't remember, It was 1984. First bike ever, took it apart late Oct. Took all parts to my basement, and by early spring, started it up, and it ripped, lift the front like nothing, smoke the rear on any surface. Think in parts I spent $350, and dropped the kick starter on my first ride... lesson learned, I didn't tighten it while adjusting its angle. So, I push started it from then on 😂, don't stall in mud. Good bike, good times, had to make calls to find parts, and buy the BOOK! So add 75 bucks to the parts haha!

It's just that the IT and KDX 175's were just so awesome. The PE175 seemed slow. I was a Suzuki dealer mechanic back then.

I really like the look of the Suzuki PEs and Yamaha ITs. The late 1970s until 2000 are my preference in motorcycles.

Jeff Fredette raced PE175’s before he became Mr.KDX

Yeah loved my pe 400 back in the day

I had a 175x in 83. A great bike. I got rid of it when I broke my leg, but replaced it with an 85 ktm250. Both great bikes

I’m looking for a PE of any type your lucky to have it ! Be lighter with your foot on the shifter and pull the top end sounds a little loose check your filters and lube that Fullfloater linkage also change all fluids shock ,trans ,forks.

Are you going to make a video of mid Ohio. I saw the fb post.

this Was my first bike, wish I still had it.

I would have loved to have a PE 250.

Actually, it's an 1982 model not an '83. The '83 had a blue seat and yellow fork legs. The decal on the side number plate was different too. I was obsessed with dirt bikes as a kid in the early '80s... mostly Suzuki's, so I caught that right away.

Nice video Buddy !!!

Decent lil review dude

My mate had a G I think with the stock muffler replaced it went like hell ❤

the 250 are even better i had one it was so fast

Bike sounds like the jetting blubbery

Nice video 👍

A friend bought one of these brand new, and off we went to Ocotillo Wells to camp for a week. To say the PE175 was slow, underspung, and in general a slug would be a polite way of putting it. If it made 15 HP I would be amazed. But what with rose colored glasses and the passage of years its probably a great bike now.

Nice! Are you in Columbus/central Ohio? I see the Throttle Co. hat... I've got an '83 PE175 & '77 PE250, + '97 & '99 KDX220R's & a slew of Suzuki GS's. Do you ride Wayne National Forest, or Pike & Perry State Forests?

I got to ride one recently. It hauled ass bout 65. Rm125 on steroids

Good green laner

Just seen a 78 for 900 bux I'm interested

Precursor too the Blaster Motor!!

Had a pe 250 1979

I loved these Suzuki PE s so much I had 8 of them through the years in South Africa 🇿🇦. They were unbelievable and un breakable bikes. From the 175 to 250 to the 400 . All great bikes . 👍

I had a 76 PE250

You just under rated it yourself, it's a fukn enduro bike,I had a couple of Yamaha it 465s, terrifying bike's, probably to big for what they were designed for,I was 12 stone,cood only just hold on

It's a shame that Suzuki stoppef making them. You have the rare mono shock pe.

Cool. I had a 1978 PE250. Wicked bike. Dad put huge sprocket on back and changed front as well. She could literally climb a 🌲🌲🌲 tree. Cool bike and I was 13 year old kid. Dad let me ride it and it was practically mine , I blew the engine rev it out in 1st gear like a jackass too afraid to change gears really I was , hillarious. I love with PEs. Parliamentary enduro. Cool bikes. 175 is also cool a bit lighter. Cool

Underated ???? They changed the world👍

Lusted after one in 1982 but couldn’t afford it instead I got a new Honda XR 200 and was thoroughly sold on Honda after that , I think the four strokes were better in the woods and enduring

The PE175 does not have enough power, where I ride there are a lot of big sand hills, and if you have anything less than a 250 you can not even make it up half the sand hills.

No chances of those prices in the UK that I can tell you, a box of parts more like, agreed a real world enduro bike there , maybe change your choice of 2T oil smoke seems excessive

I bought a PE175 nearly 15 years ago. It cost 500 Euros and had only 5000 Km on the clock, completely standard. This is not a trail bike, it is an MX bike legal for the road. Offroad with a good rider it will stay with almost any modern Trailbike. It is pôwerful enough to do trail riding. OK it is noçt a Desert Sled and you won't do the Paris Dakar. The breaks are not very powerful, that's probably an advantage, I suspect more off road accidents are caused yy over breaking rather than over power. For a virtual MX biike the suspension and seat height are quite low. Now I am Five foot Eleven, but I feel severely challenged by a moçdern MX bike seat height. I sold my PE to a friend and bought a Kawaski_300R. Why? I ride in the Fields near my house I meet my neigbous, friends and people fr('om the village, out just walking or walking the dog. The PE is a brilliant bike still today, But it's Noisy and Smelly. Oh dear, I'm an old man.

Is that restored? Looks showroom new.

Id pit the yamaha IT bikes on this list, the 250 is the Cadillac of the woods

Pe was a enduro bike. Ts was the trail bike.

No power reed

This one seriously needs some attention because frankly it runs like crap.

Next time you ride it turn the choke off😂

I hate to go against the grain here. I had a 1980 PE 175 that I raced for a little over a year. To be honest it was far less than one of my favorite bikes. The engine had no bottom end power and you had to wind the heck out of it to go fast. But unfortunately the geometry and suspension weren't up to the task of going fast. It pitched me over the bars at speed more often than any bike I have ever owned. I didn't miss that bike even a little bit after I traded it for a Kawasaki KDX175

I had a TSX 125R, I have had KDX , MTX , DTR , I have had them all the older bike are better

The IT's and KDX's were lighter and better bikes. Also, that bike in the video needs some serious jetting done to it.

It would run better if u shut the choke off

The PE175 was Released in 1978 not 1977 and was NOT the successor to the TS185! memorize this 1976 = A 1977 = B 1978 = C 1979 = N 1980 = T 1981 = X 1982 = Z 1083 = D While I applaud your eagerness, your history is completely incorrect. BTW the aluminum swing arm was introduced on the PE175 in 1980

Actually I don’t think anyone rated it at all, pretty sorry gutless motor and spaghetti metal frame. No one bought or rode those crap bikes.

the 1978 model was a pe175c and the 79 model was a pe175n the 1980 model was a pe175t and the 1981 model was a pe175x the 1982 model was a pe175z en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Suzuki_PE_series

I got a kx125 with a pe175 motor in it