RM80 year model ?

[reg]

A mate has just bought an RM 80, water cooled with drum brakes, frame # rc11c-100587.
Would anyone know what year model this would be ?, had a look thru Lukes stuff but can't find it.

While i'm at it, is there an easy way to remove seat stencilling & how hard is it to re stencill.

Thanks..Reg

[Husk72]

I think 1983 was the first year these came with watercooled motors.
They continued up to and including 1985 model with drum brakes.
The numbers don't match anything I have for Suzuki 80s.'The numbers aren't worn or rubbed out at all?
The numbers I have, read; 1RD13A-D-100001 for 83, up to 1RD13A-E-100001 for 84.
Unless someones put one of the above motors in a 1981 model frame?? Even then the vin number would read 1RD11A-B-100001

[Doc]

My '84 had the frame number RC11C-105407. Damn hard to find any number reference or decent pics to decipher the '83-'85 RM80's. Pretty sure the '83 had black frame, the '84 had a blue frame and the '85 had blue frame and gold rims as opposed to silver for the '83/'84.

[lukeb1961]

RM80Z '82 was last of the air-cooled.
RM80D '83 was first water-cooled and drum
RM80G '85 was disc-brake.

I have not (yet) got much info on these 'late model' things!

there is a bit of info here:
  http://www.cyclechaos.com/wiki/Suzuki_RM80
see if it looks like anything there.


seat stencilling usually gets stained into the material and is not going to come off nicely.
easier to start anew.

Luke

[Doc]

Luke, the RM80XF (RM80F) was the '85 model and it was still drum brake. The '86 G model was near a total redesign including new engine, frame, suspension and styling.

[Doc]

1982 RM80XZ


1983 RM80XD


1984 RM80XE


1985 RM80XF

[reg]

Thanks guy's, frame # is correct & it has a black frame, so it looks like an 83.

Great to see you back Doc, both you & Luke are a great help to us Suzi freaks.

Reg

[lukeb1961]

Luke, the RM80XF (RM80F) was the '85 model and it was still drum brake. The '86 G model was near a total redesign including new engine, frame, suspension and styling.

Oops. you knew what I meant :-)  it has to be one of those.