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Marque Remarks => Suzuki => Topic started by: suzuki59 on January 12, 2012, 06:51:12 pm
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A guy I know in the US just brought this RN500 1983 model out of Europe.
I reckon it is the coolest Suzuki Pre 85 works bike outside of the later 1983 watercooled version.
What do you think?
(http://i659.photobucket.com/albums/uu317/suzuki43/img_2583.jpg)
(http://i659.photobucket.com/albums/uu317/suzuki43/394734_1710413096282_1716770710_863038_382688044_n.jpg)
(http://i659.photobucket.com/albums/uu317/suzuki43/389841_1683613346305_1716770710_852431_535421866_n.jpg)
(http://i659.photobucket.com/albums/uu317/suzuki43/385421_1676804536089_1716770710_850333_1174935741_n.jpg)
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Very nice :)
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Ed Tashjian's bike... Yep i'd have to agree, an awesome thing. Would love to ride that around Farleigh!
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Ed Tashjian's bike... Yep i'd have to agree, an awesome thing. Would love to ride that around Farleigh!
Ditto ;D
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MAGIC !!
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Very Nice ;D
Excuse my ignorance, but what is the alloy bracket thingy that is attached to the frame just in front of the foot brake pedal. Is it there to feather the rear brake with the heel of the riders boot ???
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Good question ! My guess would be : to prevent the brake being accidentally applied by a flailing muddy boot looking for support, AND to prevent the brake pedal being trashed in a fast lowside crash.
As Barry Sheene was wont to say, "Answers on a postcard"...
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Very Nice ;D
Excuse my ignorance, but what is the alloy bracket thingy that is attached to the frame just in front of the foot brake pedal. Is it there to feather the rear brake with the heel of the riders boot ???
It's a guard to prevent rocks and ruts bending the brake pedal. The '84 RM's come std with one.
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It's a guard to prevent rocks and ruts bending the brake pedal. The '84 RM's come std with one.
Thanks JohnnyO .... It now seems so obvious what it is for, after your reply ;)
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Note how the cases still have the castings for conventional clutch cable set up LHS and RHS halfs.
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Braaaaaap, just like the one Bomber Barnett rode at the 83 Des Nations!!
Pure sex!
Anyone got one of the 83 water cooled RM500's out there?
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The cases have quite a smooth finish to them (not sand cast), so they could be std cases and thats why there is the extra clutch actuator in there?....I think there are "works" bikes getting around now that are made up of leftover parts....theres been alot of parts found/sold in the last few years......could be putting my foot in my mouth again....oh well. ;D
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Before you guys go pulling this bike to pieces.. i read the story on the bike on the owners facebook page and it explains the reason behind the left or right clutch actuation.
It is a REAL factory Suzuki from the Clive Bussey collection in England and was ridden by Jem Whatley.
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all the works engines had the clutch hole in cases
its all works this baby
i could have bought this bike :'( :'(
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I'll stick to works DT1's then ;D
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I'll stick to works DT1's then ;D
That's your specialty buddy :D
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any idea of the frame number.... is that the same front hub, titanium unobtainium that Brad ran on his RN
picked up this old tank at a swapmeet , looks pretty similar
(http://i245.photobucket.com/albums/gg71/marcFX_photo/suzi1.jpg)
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any idea of the frame number.... is that the same front hub, titanium unobtainium that Brad ran on his RN
picked up this old tank at a swapmeet , looks pretty similar
(http://i245.photobucket.com/albums/gg71/marcFX_photo/suzi1.jpg)
Oh Marc, I love the wind up.Your tank came from the same collector.I should know given I sourced it for you!!
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all the works engines had the clutch hole in cases
its all works this baby
i could have bought this bike :'( :'(
Rusty,just as an indication.Do you remember the asking price?
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i think from memory it was around 15k
but it didnt look like that it was in pieces :'(
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i think from memory
bit of a blue framed hijack #59 -- Did you see Eric & Jan Gebeors do a few legends laps on Zooks at Farleigh holeshot buddy ?
cheers A
(http://i146.photobucket.com/albums/r259/vmx247/Holland.jpg)
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Was that the one that the guy was trying to sell on MX Trax, then Ebay.
Seems like some one may have done a resto on it,if it was.
Or did that one have a centre port exhaust?
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Allison Eric was a no show at Farleigh but jan upheld family honours by winning the 50 + class :) and Jan is also areally nice guy :)
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lots of trick suzukis at farleigh
hey marc you bring that tank out every now
and then maybe you should sell it to me ;D
not the one on mxtrax ;)
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This is a easy way to check how authentic it is D project:
(http://i659.photobucket.com/albums/uu317/suzuki43/RN83.jpg)
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A guy I know in the US just brought this RN500 1983 model out of Europe.
I reckon it is the coolest Suzuki Pre 85 works bike outside of the later 1983 watercooled version.
What do you think?
(http://i659.photobucket.com/albums/uu317/suzuki43/img_2583.jpg)
(http://i659.photobucket.com/albums/uu317/suzuki43/394734_1710413096282_1716770710_863038_382688044_n.jpg)
(http://i659.photobucket.com/albums/uu317/suzuki43/389841_1683613346305_1716770710_852431_535421866_n.jpg)
(http://i659.photobucket.com/albums/uu317/suzuki43/385421_1676804536089_1716770710_850333_1174935741_n.jpg)
Craig do you know if he got any spares with it?
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GB I think so look him up on facebook
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Craig I did that a few days ago,
He is a friend of a friend
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Fanf%ckingtastic please keep it comeing I luv the Works esp Zooks 8)