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Marque Remarks => Suzuki => Topic started by: Marc.com on November 12, 2009, 05:41:18 pm

Title: rm500 motor
Post by: Marc.com on November 12, 2009, 05:41:18 pm

(http://i245.photobucket.com/albums/gg71/marcFX_photo/RM500motorMP0002.jpg)

on its  way back into my RM500, thing of great beauty

Title: Re: rm500 motor
Post by: BJJ on November 12, 2009, 05:46:44 pm

very nice  ;)

Title: Re: rm500 motor
Post by: Hoony on November 12, 2009, 06:53:50 pm

i'm a fan of the mighty RM500 (don't tell any Honda guys Like STW, 090 or Magoo) , Pity they signed off on development so early on.

Title: Re: rm500 motor
Post by: Marc.com on November 12, 2009, 07:06:07 pm

yeah the next generation 500 ended up in a bloody quad. Weird when Honda and Kawasaki kept on building and selling 500s for years afterward.

Yamaha too, where was the watercooled YZ500.

They could have done a lot more with the RM500 motor, imagine PE500 or even TS500ER.

Title: Re: rm500 motor
Post by: evo550 on November 12, 2009, 08:47:38 pm

.....or it slotted in a KLX frame ;) ;)

Title: Re: rm500 motor
Post by: frostype400 on November 12, 2009, 09:28:48 pm

That looks good Mark the rm500 quadzilla I think was the fastest quad ever built I dont know if it still maintains that record or not. :)

Title: Re: rm500 motor
Post by: Marc.com on November 13, 2009, 11:24:37 am

Quote from: frostype400 on November 12, 2009, 09:28:48 pm

That looks good Mark the rm500 quadzilla I think was the fastest quad ever built I dont know if it still maintains that record or not. :)

Mate of mine owns R1 powered Yamaha Banshee quad.... on tarmac or dirt it is frightening and then some. He is ex quad national champ so uses it.

Mate the RM500 would drop straight into a PE400 .... give you something coool

Title: Re: rm500 motor
Post by: frostype400 on November 13, 2009, 01:29:40 pm

Hmm that is interesting if only I could find a rm500 motor I am going to make a pe400 project bike so if someone has a rm500 motor give me a hoy thanks Michael. :)

Title: Re: rm500 motor
Post by: Marc.com on November 13, 2009, 03:12:55 pm

Quote from: frostype400 on November 13, 2009, 01:29:40 pm

Hmm that is interesting if only I could find a rm500 motor I am going to make a pe400 project bike so if someone has a rm500 motor give me a hoy thanks Michael. :)

RM465 would also go well.

Title: Re: rm500 motor
Post by: bigk on November 13, 2009, 03:58:06 pm

The bronze color is the '85 RM500 engine color I think.
Cheers,
K

Title: Re: rm500 motor
Post by: Hoony on November 13, 2009, 04:33:21 pm

Interesting K, the crankcase looks like it is NOS

Title: Re: rm500 motor
Post by: Marc.com on November 13, 2009, 04:46:40 pm

The crankcases have no numbers on them so have been NOS at some point, also they started as 85 color....so could be 85. 

Title: Re: rm500 motor
Post by: bazza on November 14, 2009, 11:19:58 am

saw motor at picketts looking good and im sure i coulc shoe horn it into my 72 maico

Title: Re: rm500 motor
Post by: Marc.com on November 14, 2009, 12:58:27 pm

yeah but only after Chris shoehorns a certain Rickman together.