basic question suzuki RH

[reviseur]

Hello, i  am trying to find out the characteristics of a RH 250 1975.
were these works bikes or just limited supply bikes for fortunated riders?
parts availibility,  difficult  or not ?  which parts are most critical ?
Do other parts RM /TM fit this bike ?
I am  considering acquiring one which is for sale here in Belgium.
kind regards and best wishes for 2010

[Marc.com]

limited supply production racer, but rare and expensive, 75 is worth less dollars as forward mount shocks and RM A looks not as desirable. Plus once the A series RMs arrived the game was up.

Parts are rare and pricey. How much are you going to pay.

[DR]

beauty is in the eyes of the beholder Mark..I reckon the '75 is the most attractive RH250 of them all..excepting the RH67 of course

[reviseur]

the asking price is 4000 euro , currently 5600 USD. Bike is running but is unrestored and needs complete revision. What do you think ?

thks for the answers

[Davey Crocket]

Cool bike, I would do some homework on parts availability first, are you going to race it or just restore it? There are probably more parts floating around where you live. I dont know what the value of something like that would be over there so it would pay to do the sums and ask around.

[firko]

beauty is in the eyes of the beholder Mark..I reckon the '75 is the most attractive RH250 of them all..excepting the RH67 of course

I agree Doc but is beauty the prerequisite for an RH? The RH75 might be a 'prettier' bike but the RH74 and earlier models are the hot ticket in my mind. For one, the RH75 was way more common than the earlier models, hence their value being roughly half that of the pre '75 models. An RH74 is extremely competitive in pre '75 racing but its '75 model brother is little better than the equivalent RM and behind the 8 ball when compared to much of the competition. The RH75 is still a very desirable bike but it pales in comparison to the earlier models.

Dave Tanner would have an opinion I'll bet. Are you there David?

[JohnnyO]

I agree with Firko that the '74 RH is more collectible than the '75 but i've seen a couple of '75 models go for around $15,000 so they are obviously still very desirable.
I have both a '74 and a '75 RH and i prefer the look of the '75.
Nothing is interchangable with a TM but quite a few engine parts from a '76 RM will fit. RH parts are getting very hard to find.

[JC]

the asking price is 4000 euro , currently 5600 USD. Bike is running but is unrestored and needs complete revision. What do you think ?

thks for the answers

I'd have tho't that sounds like a bargain.

75 is my favourite too

[oldfart]

I bet you would all swoop on a RH 75 for that price if it was on home turf . Because I would 

 In my eyes a Rh 67 - 74 then a 75  but then again one in ya bag is better than looking for 2 in the bush.

[Marc.com]

the asking price is 4000 euro , currently 5600 USD. Bike is running but is unrestored and needs complete revision. What do you think ?

thks for the answers

Yeah buy it at price, RH75 is quite different from RH74 and earlier....but still desirable. There are probably more parts floating about Australia and NZ for some reason, a disproportionate amount of RH production went to those two countries. 

[bazza]

Have to agree with firko

[DR]

 I agree Firko (about the early models popularity)  but excepting for one (unknown) fact that you even stated yourself..the '68-'74 might be the more 'desirable' collectors bike but if it were to be raced then for parts availability and practicality I'd say the '75 would be the one to go for. 

[090]

I would buy it for that. I think parts are hard but not impossible yet. They had an extensive spares kit when sold new. Seems to be a bit of stuff in NZ.

[Marc.com]

I agree Firko (about the early models popularity)  but excepting for one (unknown) fact that you even stated yourself..the '68-'74 might be the more 'desirable' collectors bike but if it were to be raced then for parts availability and practicality I'd say the '75 would be the one to go for. 

the 75 was more RM A than RH250, totally out classed by the RM A the RH75 was consigned to history. the real RH250 is the 73-74 when it was rare and the fastest bike out there.

[090]

But no less collectable.