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Title: Rm Chassis number - Can it tell what year the bike is ?
Post by: Bondi Rabbit on September 20, 2013, 09:08:55 am

Hi,
 Im not familiar with Suzuki numbers and how to check what year, went with a mate to look at what seems to be an RM250 86 ? model but it had a steel tank not plastic, and had no disc brake rear, but drum. The chassis number was SJ11B-104325.Can any RM or Suzuki people advise ? Thanks

Title: Re: Rm Chassis number - Can it tell what year the bike is ?
Post by: Tony T on September 20, 2013, 09:21:52 am

TS250X I reckon?
They look a bit RM ish and have a steel tank.

Title: Re: Rm Chassis number - Can it tell what year the bike is ?
Post by: Bondi Rabbit on September 20, 2013, 09:35:31 am

Hi Tony T

That's the bike , I had never heard of one as I only look at Yamaha stuff. This one is stripped so much it looked like an RM could not tell. Thanks very much for the info, also one more question what are they like ?

Title: Re: Rm Chassis number - Can it tell what year the bike is ?
Post by: Tony T on September 20, 2013, 05:50:09 pm

I'm afraid it's been 25 years since I've ridden one, so I can't really remember.  ;D
I remember it being a decent trail bike, but because the one I had belonged to a bike shop, I didn't really give it a hard time.  ;)
Maybe post that question in the Suzuki forum and it might get more attention?
I'm sure there's a couple of blokes on here with them.

Title: Re: Rm Chassis number - Can it tell what year the bike is ?
Post by: Bondi Rabbit on September 23, 2013, 08:49:52 am

Thanks Tony

Title: Re: Rm Chassis number - Can it tell what year the bike is ?
Post by: SON on September 23, 2013, 07:02:21 pm

84s are Quadracer based with lots of almost free horsepower
85-89 are full reed inlet and power valves exhaust it's horsepower increase is combustion chamber based

Title: Re: Rm Chassis number - Can it tell what year the bike is ?
Post by: Bondi Rabbit on September 24, 2013, 08:48:21 am

Cheers for the advice Its an 86 but has been stripped for track only, a bit rough but runs well. Just finishing my yz125x and this will be next, they don't seem to have been a popular bike like the IT yam, is it late enough model for parts to be still at wreckers ?