First Full Floater?

[Lozza]

Anyone had experiences with the RM 125 the first model water bottle and full floater rear??
Cheers

[suzuki43]

Yes I own one.The mighty 125X 1981 argubaly the best RM ever made.
Great bike to ride has some bottom end power unlike the 125E I also own or the horrible 125D model I once owned.
What do you want to know?.

[Lozza]

Any thing to look out for engine wise evrything should be fine, more about the linkage system in the rear end.Do they run a round or flatslide carb?

[cyclegod]

They run a 32mm round slide and rear suspension parts can be difficult to find oem but I'm sure someones making after-market stuff.

[suzuki43]

Most of the parts for these beauties are available ex Suzuki remember that a lot interchange with the 250 and 465 plus the 125 Z and D models.Is you bike an 1981 125 X? -does it have a reed cage on the outside of the cylinderl?,if not its an X (case reed) the 1982 Z and D had the reeds on the outside of the cylinder.Also the D (1983 model ) had yellow fork legs.
Cheers mate

[RED ALERT]

I guess I will soon find out Lozza, I have found one for $250 with a broken sleeve.
Keep me up to date with any tips

[YSS]

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They run a 32mm round slide and rear suspension parts can be difficult to find oem but I'm sure someones making after-market stuff.
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[cyclegod]

Three "Cheers" for YSS

[AjayVMX]

I'll NEVER forget the first time I rode an RM125X.  One of the few really vivid memories from the old days, because the bike was SO much better than anything else I had ridden to that point.

I have some chasis bits and pieces available if you need anything, no motor stuff.

[dodgee]

lozza, i am building a rm125 x and have a lot of spares inc frame and linkage but no swingarm let me you know what you need you just need to pay postage.
dodgee

[Rosco400]

Go to your mate , Graeme Boyd Suzuki, surprisingly, he gets the parts in including all linkage bearings/seals/bushes from suzuki extremely quick and very well priced I hate to say, might even be able to supply parts for old TM's that are slowly rusting away quic i mean Lozza:P

[Lozza]

Ah yes Rossco that's an old trick for making heavy Japanese steel parts as light as their Teutonic counterparts without actually doing any work   I don't need any of Boydies bits & pieces I just look on my shed floor for those!
So case reed = X barrel reed = later Hmm what were they thinking there. Will be getting a look at the beasty  soon enough.Thanks fellas and I migh be in touch Dodgee.

[Hoony]

Lozza, i have a 34mm mikuni flat slide carby i bought of ebay incorrectly (it was advertised as for CR500) some time back if you need one. you can have it for what it owes me as soon as i find out what it cost i can email you if you are interested.

[LWC82PE]

very nice motor, ive ridden the  X model i liked it a lot

[BETRIC]

All balls can supply swing arm bearing kits for the 125/250/465-500 but not the spherical bearings for the shock and linkage, have to go OEM for them, they are not cheap, thats all I need to finish my RM250D

RED DEVIL RACING (MAGOO) CAN SUPPLY THE ALL BALLS KITS at a Reasonable price.