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Offline spicydave

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1979 RM125 Restoration Complete
« on: January 08, 2010, 05:53:31 am »
Hi All,

Thought I share my restoration with the AuzVMX crew out of sunny South Africa

Bought the bike as a RM100

When I saw the bareel it was marked "123cc" so I thought I'll make it a 125

Herewith the before pics:






And the After pics:









« Last Edit: January 08, 2010, 05:58:18 am by spicydave »

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Re: 1979 RM125 Restoration Complete
« Reply #1 on: January 08, 2010, 10:20:04 am »
very neat Dave, love the personalised numberplates too

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Re: 1979 RM125 Restoration Complete
« Reply #2 on: January 08, 2010, 11:10:17 am »
Dave ,  It's come up a treat and I see you have a big block also  ;)
          With your plastics are they painted ???

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Re: 1979 RM125 Restoration Complete
« Reply #3 on: January 08, 2010, 01:39:35 pm »
A nice tidy unit Dave. I use the parts bike building philosophy/practice also..'tis fun to keep em' guessing just what exactly it is I reckon ;D

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Re: 1979 RM125 Restoration Complete
« Reply #4 on: January 08, 2010, 05:22:21 pm »
Looks the business, but starting point wasn't a total pile of scrap, thats cheating  ;D
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Re: 1979 RM125 Restoration Complete
« Reply #5 on: January 08, 2010, 07:08:39 pm »
Nice work mate, thats how I started too, an RM 100T with a 125 barrel plonked on top. Nothing was done to alter the stroke which remained at 50mm instead of 54mm, but it actually ran, albeit with not much power. I now have a 125 crank to yield the full 125cc capacity. Correct me if I am wrong, but I think you have the exhaust and muffler mounts in the wrong positions, ie; the rear mount (steel) at the front and the front (aluminium) mount at the rear, this might lead to the exhaust burning through the top of the air box if there is bad positioning or insufficient clearance? I also make it as a a 1980 "T" model, given that the chain is running on a solid nylon buffer, rather than the roller mounted atop the swing arm as the 1979 "N" model does. I have also upgraded the suspension to 125 specs, as in 38mm forks and triples to match and aluminium swing arm with reservior shocks. All said, there is great parts interchangeability between the 125 and it's little brother. I reckon these bikes are a trip to hoon around on, do you race yours?
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Re: 1979 RM125 Restoration Complete
« Reply #6 on: January 08, 2010, 09:04:06 pm »
Dave ,  It's come up a treat and I see you have a big block also  ;)
          With your plastics are they painted ???


Hi Oldfart,

No the plastics is new from Vintage-Suzuki

Very good/ solid 4mm thick

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Re: 1979 RM125 Restoration Complete
« Reply #7 on: January 08, 2010, 09:05:58 pm »
Nice work mate, thats how I started too, an RM 100T with a 125 barrel plonked on top. Nothing was done to alter the stroke which remained at 50mm instead of 54mm, but it actually ran, albeit with not much power. I now have a 125 crank to yield the full 125cc capacity. Correct me if I am wrong, but I think you have the exhaust and muffler mounts in the wrong positions, ie; the rear mount (steel) at the front and the front (aluminium) mount at the rear, this might lead to the exhaust burning through the top of the air box if there is bad positioning or insufficient clearance? I also make it as a a 1980 "T" model, given that the chain is running on a solid nylon buffer, rather than the roller mounted atop the swing arm as the 1979 "N" model does. I have also upgraded the suspension to 125 specs, as in 38mm forks and triples to match and aluminium swing arm with reservior shocks. All said, there is great parts interchangeability between the 125 and it's little brother. I reckon these bikes are a trip to hoon around on, do you race yours?


Hi Rocketfrog,

I do not know about the positioning but that is how I bought the bike
 
Clearance is enough between the airbox so I hope it does not burn

I'm in search of a ali swingarm but nothing as yet

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Re: 1979 RM125 Restoration Complete
« Reply #8 on: January 08, 2010, 10:23:10 pm »
You are right rocketfrog...front mount to the rear and rear to the front.
My RM125T is running the 100 top end and crank as the previous owner blew the bigend and decided to put the RM100X bits onto it.....I got all the original bits with mine including the 100X bits and pieces,but i want to put it back as a 125.....so i'm chasing a rod kit or a good 125T crank.
I kept an eye on a 125N crank.....but T crank part numbers are different.....any idea why??
Anyway....spicy dave......nice job on the bike....i assume you are waiting on a new clutch cable as it should run behind the pipe up along the frame downtube like your original pics.
I like it

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Re: 1979 RM125 Restoration Complete
« Reply #9 on: January 08, 2010, 11:00:35 pm »
I have a very similar bike, I think the 100 and the 125 shared the same stroke, cause mine is a 100 with a 125 kit. i think the 100 had a steel swingarm and the 125 had an alloy one. I ran mine on dirt track and it was really nice to ride. It has a downpipe, Courtesy of Craig from Granville.
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Re: 1979 RM125 Restoration Complete
« Reply #10 on: January 09, 2010, 12:43:12 am »
RM125 bore and stroke 54mm x 54mm
RM100 bore and stroke 50mm x 50mm
Topend and crank fit in either bottom ends
Steel s/arm in 100's and alloy in 125 from '78...'77 optional

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Re: 1979 RM125 Restoration Complete
« Reply #11 on: January 09, 2010, 01:07:12 am »
I know about the clutch cable that must be rerouted

Still need to that

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Re: 1979 RM125 Restoration Complete
« Reply #12 on: January 09, 2010, 05:21:59 pm »
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Dave,

The mob here won't have a clue what "shot" means (used in this context of course  ::))

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Re: 1979 RM125 Restoration Complete
« Reply #13 on: January 09, 2010, 06:33:39 pm »
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Dave,

The mob here won't have a clue what "shot" means (used in this context of course  ::))



Sorry

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Re: 1979 RM125 Restoration Complete
« Reply #14 on: January 09, 2010, 10:59:38 pm »
Hey Monaro, i think you are correct. maybe i am thinking of rm100a and rm125a.
I have a soft spot japanese mxers with aluminium tanks. Two stroke classic Dirt Track...