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Marque Remarks => Suzuki => Topic started by: TM BILL on November 04, 2010, 04:40:59 pm

Title: RM or RH
Post by: TM BILL on November 04, 2010, 04:40:59 pm
As a side note to this thread

http://ozvmx.com/community/index.php?topic=15835.0

Does anyone know whitch was available to the public first (in australasia )

1975 RM 125 M

1975 RH 250 M

Obviously the RH was released in limited #s but they bear a striking resembalance
Title: Re: RM or RH
Post by: JohnnyO on November 04, 2010, 05:42:05 pm
Good question Bill, i really can't remember.
People often think my '75 RH250 is an RM125S.
Title: Re: RM or RH
Post by: Davey Crocket on November 04, 2010, 05:54:04 pm
Thats a hard one Bill, I know the YZ125C came out before the other long travel 125's and it was out late 74....The RM/M,S was the counter attack as Suzuki where still punting the TM...I think it may have come out mid 75 and the RH a bit earlier to go head to head with the mighty YZB  ;D. I remember people saying that the shops still had RH's for sale when the RMA's came out so maybe the RH's where late 75?....I've confused myself now. JohnnyO should now.....
Title: Re: RM or RH
Post by: number8 on November 04, 2010, 06:41:18 pm
As a side note to this thread

http://ozvmx.com/community/index.php?topic=15835.0

Does anyone know whitch was available to the public first (in australasia )

1975 RM 125 M

1975 RH 250 M

Obviously the RH was released in limited #s but they bear a striking resembalance

I am pretty sure there were 250's around before the RM,M came out,RM came out about May'ish of 75

#8
Title: Re: RM or RH
Post by: JohnnyO on November 04, 2010, 07:39:05 pm
Davey should know.. he's been on this planet longer than i have ;D I was just a kid back then.
Title: Re: RM or RH
Post by: suzuki27 on November 04, 2010, 08:23:55 pm
My recollection, and it is a bit cloudy, is that the 250/370 RM A were out before the 125A. I had a paper run that took in the local suzuki shop at Padstow and was a regular gawker at Hazelton's in Sydney and can remember both the RM and RH- although I didn't realise what was involved , I do remember a price difference.
Taking a punt, I reckon the RM125M would have been out before the RH250M.
Suzuki were very keen to show their strength in the 125's.
Title: Re: RM or RH
Post by: Davey Crocket on November 04, 2010, 09:40:31 pm
You cheeky buggar JohnnyO.....guess who's 50 in the blink of an eye?....you'll get to race with the men now ;)