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Title: 1975 RM 250
Post by: cemotobull on August 01, 2014, 08:03:53 pm

Guru's......, Is the 1975 RM 250 (with the laydown rear shocks) Pre 75 legal?
What year was the first RM? Cheers.

Title: Re: 1975 RM 250
Post by: Ted on August 01, 2014, 08:08:54 pm

75, 76, 77 Pre 78

1975

Title: Re: 1975 RM 250
Post by: GD66 on August 01, 2014, 08:14:54 pm

Sigh.
Really, have you EVER seen an RM in a pre-75 race ?

Title: Re: 1975 RM 250
Post by: cemotobull on August 01, 2014, 08:23:34 pm

Thanks ted, I do recall seeing them around in the 70's. nice bit of kit. An old mate was thinking of selling his.

Title: Re: 1975 RM 250
Post by: JohnnyO on August 01, 2014, 08:51:46 pm

The first RM250 was a 1976 model, the only RM in 1975 was the RM125M & RM125S.

Title: Re: 1975 RM 250
Post by: Rusty on August 07, 2014, 07:23:07 am

^^ that ^^

However, I have seen a few RH75 250s being called RM250.  Have also seen a couple TM250M that have laid down shocks and some twit has altered the frame & engine numbers.

Title: Re: 1975 RM 250
Post by: KTM47 on August 07, 2014, 08:23:45 am

As someone has already said the only RM that was a 1975 model was the RM125M and S.

Suzuki brought out a limit number of "works bike" RH Suzukis in 1975 (RH is 250, RN 500 class and RA 125).

I had a RH in 1975 and a RM125S.

And Pre 75 means before 1975 so 1974 model down.

Title: Re: 1975 RM 250
Post by: William Doe on August 07, 2014, 10:09:48 am

Love those Rm125S and 75 RH 250s Kev , they really capture the transition era  :)

Title: Re: 1975 RM 250
Post by: KTM47 on August 07, 2014, 01:41:49 pm

Yes the RH (no need to call it a 250) had a great motor.  I traded mine in on a RM 250 A in 1976.  Anyway I did the gearbox on it at a meeting early in 1976.  The guy who had the RH let me ride it at the meeting.  The motor was a lot better than to RM.  Anyway after that Mayfairs the Qld Suzuki importer, who I was working for, swapped the RM 250 for a RM 370.  That was a great bike.

Title: Re: 1975 RM 250
Post by: Rossvickicampbell on August 07, 2014, 02:33:21 pm

I hope the RM 370s are as good as they say - I see mine in 1 week  ;D

Title: Re: 1975 RM 250
Post by: jerry on August 07, 2014, 06:04:13 pm

Bet no one has an RA. J

Title: Re: 1975 RM 250
Post by: KTM47 on August 07, 2014, 06:56:43 pm

I think Allan Tomkins had one in Australia in the early eighties.

Title: Re: 1975 RM 250
Post by: jerry on August 07, 2014, 07:43:57 pm

Love to see some photos. J

Title: Re: 1975 RM 250
Post by: JohnnyO on August 07, 2014, 08:10:45 pm

No one ever had an RA in Oz. Rahier left some parts here that someone had on a RM125B

Title: Re: 1975 RM 250
Post by: albrid-3 on August 07, 2014, 08:58:18 pm

(http://i943.photobucket.com/albums/ad275/albrid3/1979_RA125_Evert_450.jpg) (http://s943.photobucket.com/user/albrid3/media/1979_RA125_Evert_450.jpg.html)

Suzuki RA 125 1979

Title: Re: 1975 RM 250
Post by: albrid-3 on August 07, 2014, 08:59:51 pm

(http://i943.photobucket.com/albums/ad275/albrid3/1983_RA125_1_450.jpg) (http://s943.photobucket.com/user/albrid3/media/1983_RA125_1_450.jpg.html)

Suzuki RA 125 1983

Title: Re: 1975 RM 250
Post by: albrid-3 on August 07, 2014, 09:01:29 pm

(http://i943.photobucket.com/albums/ad275/albrid3/RA125_July1976_9001.jpg) (http://s943.photobucket.com/user/albrid3/media/RA125_July1976_9001.jpg.html)

Suzuki RA 125 1976

Title: Re: 1975 RM 250
Post by: albrid-3 on August 07, 2014, 09:09:22 pm

(http://i943.photobucket.com/albums/ad275/albrid3/1972_RA125_Scott-1_900.jpg) (http://s943.photobucket.com/user/albrid3/media/1972_RA125_Scott-1_900.jpg.html)

Suzuki RA 125 1972

Title: Re: 1975 RM 250
Post by: supersenior 50 on August 08, 2014, 07:49:08 am

Thanks Dave, great pics

Title: Re: 1975 RM 250
Post by: albrid-3 on August 08, 2014, 08:11:52 am

Your Welcome.