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Offline David Lahey

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First RM125
« on: February 16, 2008, 08:50:56 pm »
This photo was taken at Echo Valley, Toowoomba in 1975 and that day was the first time I had seen an RM125. There was only one of them there and judging by how it looked I would say it had not been ridden before that day. No idea who the rider is.
The same day it was good to watch one of the Floods flying on a Pursang.

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Re: First RM125
« Reply #1 on: February 16, 2008, 09:11:27 pm »
Cool photo.. the front brake cable looks like it's about to get caught on the tyre.
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« Reply #2 on: February 17, 2008, 07:51:35 pm »
and that very issue of the front brake cable was addressed in the dealer service bulletin in '75.

The remedy, tape the cable securely to the fork leg just below the dust cover.

Hi-tech stuff for such a ground breaking model eh :D 
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Re: First RM125
« Reply #3 on: February 17, 2008, 09:56:41 pm »
and that great little R.M started  my rms is about to make it  first meet this sunday at brisbane daivd is this one of the king of the mountain  series that were held at toowoomba.
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Re: First RM125
« Reply #4 on: February 17, 2008, 10:18:42 pm »
The big motocross race at Toowoomba in the old days was the Mountain Man motocross. All the guns used to turn up including Gall, Gunter, Flood, Worrell, Grandquist, Pace and anyone else of note. The King of the Mountain is a dirt track event.
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Offline David Lahey

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Re: First RM125
« Reply #5 on: February 19, 2008, 08:47:25 pm »
I've got a few more (but non-Suzuki) photos of that day at Echo Valley. Yes it was a Mountain Man event. I'll do some scanning soon and post them. Someone might be able to say who the Husqvarna rider is in the photos. I don't think that Pelle hadn't arrived on the scene at that stage. One photo has a forlorn looking rider whose bike stopped and was left behind on the start line (Maico or CZ I think).
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Offline Wombat

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Re: First RM125
« Reply #6 on: February 19, 2008, 10:33:01 pm »
Look harder - it wouldn't be a Maico... ;)
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Offline David Lahey

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Re: First RM125
« Reply #7 on: February 19, 2008, 10:45:36 pm »
Echo Valley photos posted in photos forum
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Offline David Lahey

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Re: First RM125
« Reply #8 on: February 19, 2008, 10:49:26 pm »
Quote from: Wombat on February 19, 2008, 10:33:01 pm
Look harder - it wouldn't be a Maico... ;)

I'd better not repeat what I wrote on the back of the photo after printing it back in 1975, but it was something like what Wombat just said.
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Re: First RM125
« Reply #9 on: February 20, 2008, 06:38:38 am »
dave , was it jeoff udy maico , the dealer in toowoomba ? i ,m pretty sure my gme came from there , 
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Offline David Lahey

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Re: First RM125
« Reply #10 on: February 20, 2008, 07:35:16 pm »
Steve don't you reckon that guy looks a bit too much on the thin side to be Geoff Udy?
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Re: First RM125
« Reply #11 on: March 13, 2008, 11:05:45 pm »

I think this was the first time one of the first RM 125s was raced at a modern international MX :D

Taupo International MX Nov 2006
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Offline jimson

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Re: First RM125
« Reply #12 on: March 13, 2008, 11:35:07 pm »
Bill it looks like you had curry the night before  ;D jimson
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