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ajsstormer

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Suzuki RH
« on: December 22, 2012, 03:33:15 am »
Looking for a limited production Suzuki RH model if somebody knows of one for sale. The few imported here in N.America seem to have disappeared.
thx, Mark
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Re: Suzuki RH
« Reply #1 on: December 22, 2012, 07:38:26 am »
Mark, you are hunting for a very rare bird indeed. They do come up forsale and are normaly sold via chinese whispers ;)   Good luck
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Re: Suzuki RH
« Reply #2 on: December 22, 2012, 10:54:08 am »
The sad news is that when I was helping to wind up Mayfairs p/l retail showroom at Windsor in Brisbane we had a couple left in crates and I know of one that was sold to a guy at Sandgate--he rode it round the mudflats for a while then dumped it there for it to rust away.
There was also an AJS 250 and a 400/450 ready to ride, never used but I have no idea what happened to them.
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Re: Suzuki RH
« Reply #3 on: December 22, 2012, 11:47:43 am »
Vaughn I bought my 75 RH from a guy in caboolture who had it for his sons to ride around the farm. He thought it was an ag bike and advertised it as such and I was the only person to look at it.
It was probably one of the superseeded left overs from Mayfairs
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Re: Suzuki RH
« Reply #4 on: December 22, 2012, 11:53:55 am »
Sounds like it John boy-I know they went cheap as no one wanted them.
I would love one of the AJS Stormers as well.
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Re: Suzuki RH
« Reply #5 on: December 22, 2012, 12:55:50 pm »
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Vaughn I bought my 75 RH from a guy in caboolture who had it for his sons to ride around the farm. He thought it was an ag bike and advertised it as such and I was the only person to look at it. 
Lucky boy...I bet you had a hard time keeping a straight face as you checked over his "TS250" John ;D.

I heard a similar story from back in the mid 90's where a B50 BSA was advertised in a country local rag simply as "old paddock bike, not going, best offer". All that it took to get it going was some minor ignition fiddling and today it has pride of place in the guys collection and gets a run at CD every couple of years or so.
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Re: Suzuki RH
« Reply #6 on: December 22, 2012, 02:15:00 pm »
Quote from: firko on December 22, 2012, 12:55:50 pm
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Vaughn I bought my 75 RH from a guy in caboolture who had it for his sons to ride around the farm. He thought it was an ag bike and advertised it as such and I was the only person to look at it. 
Lucky boy...I bet you had a hard time keeping a straight face as you checked over his "TS250" John ;D.

Absolutely Firko, i couldn't pay him the $800 quick enough!
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Re: Suzuki RH
« Reply #7 on: December 22, 2012, 02:17:30 pm »
$800 is a lot of money for a dirty old ag bike??  ;D
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Re: Suzuki RH
« Reply #8 on: December 22, 2012, 02:29:39 pm »
Quote from: saint on December 22, 2012, 02:17:30 pm
$800 is a lot of money for a dirty old ag bike??  ;D
That's probably what he was thinking as I drove off ;)
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Re: Suzuki RH
« Reply #9 on: December 22, 2012, 02:49:54 pm »
Quote from: JohnnyO on December 22, 2012, 02:29:39 pm
Quote from: saint on December 22, 2012, 02:17:30 pm
$800 is a lot of money for a dirty old ag bike??  ;D
That's probably what he was thinking as I drove off ;)


did you have any idea of what it was before you went there or did you just take a chance? great pick up all the same.
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Re: Suzuki RH
« Reply #10 on: December 22, 2012, 03:32:16 pm »
Hoony I had an idea what it was so i asked for the frame number over the phone and it was RH250***** so i asked them to hold it and got there ASAP..
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Re: Suzuki RH
« Reply #11 on: December 23, 2012, 11:21:03 am »
No wonder you have the "Legend"  status.
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Re: Suzuki RH
« Reply #12 on: December 23, 2012, 11:28:42 am »
We're all 'Legends' aren't we??
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Re: Suzuki RH
« Reply #13 on: December 24, 2012, 07:21:20 pm »
That is a great story Johnnie. Classic "barn find". You just never know hey.
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Re: Suzuki RH
« Reply #14 on: December 31, 2012, 07:24:07 am »
Here you go  Ebay #281044576129     Is it real or not ?     
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