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The
78 RM250C2 has a strong but narrow powerband. It is
light and fairly tall. The clutch needs the 400 steel plates
and the suspension needs sorting out. Apart from that, it
is a good bike.
 


The 78
RM125C is very light, almost like riding a pushbike.
It handles well, the crank is its weakness. When
looking for the big end it is good to know that the GP100/125
are the same, cost only £18!
 

On the shelf:
1964 Greeves 25 DCX, Norman Nippy, NSU Quickly.
On the floor: 1981 Yamaha DT20 (original), 1955 HS
Hunter Scrambler (original, 400 miles). My father's
bike, he has been offered £14,000 for it.
In the foreground the '78 RM250C2. |


More of Gary's motocrossers (obviously being restored).
Here's more pictures of Gary's bikes with his comments.

Here's more Suzuki RM series info.
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1978 Suzuki RM 250 C2

1978 Suzuki RM 125 C

1978 Suzuki RM 400 C

1984 Suzuki RM 250 F

1984 Suzuki RM 500 Team GB works

Owner: Gary J. Gwillam, Cornwall UK

Comments: I
bought the RM250C2 and the RM125C off of Ellastone Offroad bike
breakers in England. Both bikes were imported from USA with
different (rubber) tank mounts to standard; I am having trouble
getting the mounts.

The 78 RM250C2 has a strong but narrow powerband.
It is light and fairly tall. The clutch needs the 400 steel
plates to stop the clutch biting and the suspension needs sorting
out. Apart from that, it is a good bike; the first with an alloy
swinging arm and a plastic fuel tank.

The 78 RM125C is very light, almost like riding
a pushbike. It also handles well. It is a good collectors piece,
as about this time they made mark on the motocross world. The
crankcases wear and the side bearings work loose. The mag shaft
is also weak and doesn't stand up to abuse. The side seals,
if not changed, can eat into the crankshaft. So the crank is
a weakness.

When looking for the big end it is good to know that
the GP100/125 are the same, cost only £18!

I also have a 78 RM400C as well but it has been
dismantled due to its history. It had been raced for three years,
and then sold to a family into motocross. The oldest brother
started to practise on it but had a bad fall and broke his wrist.
After that the bike had been laid up for a number of years.
When the youngest brother got old enough to have a go the bike
was taken out again. The guy went practising but also he had
a bad fall, he broke both his ribs and punctured his lung. The
bike was taken to bits and put in the roof and has never ridden
since. I bought it in 1999. Apparently it has a killer powerband,
it has Boysen two stage reeds.

The American Clymer manual for the RM models (50cc to
400cc) has a tune up section that gives ideas to improve the
performance. It instructs you to open up the RM400s exhaust
port 41.5mm from the top of the cylinder and widen the port
to 56mm (stock 54mm). They feel this is enough.
The 84 RM250F I bought for £25 and need spares for
that, do you know anyone who has spares for the RMs?

I also have a 84 500 Special Team GB Greg Hanson's
works bike. Another identical bike was supplied to Gerard Wonsks
(?) at the same time. Its a 500 engine shoehorned into
a 250F frame with works tank and lots of trick bits on. The
cylinder has had major surgery to change the port to central
port to fit the frame. The exhaust is special as well. Unfortunately
I dont have any pictures of it for the moment. It needs
restoration.
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1981 Suzuki GS 1000 G

Owner: Paul
Davids, Sydney Australia

Mods: Mostly original, repainted, no modifications

Comments: Just recently bought a GS1000G, and
its great! Just doing some work to make her look good again.
I like the bike very much! But it needs a sidestand, it's not
there! Can anyone help me to find one?
Here's more Suzuki GS1000G info.
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Here's another picture of Frank's bike.

Here's more Suzuki GS1100L info.
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1980 Suzuki GS 1100 L

Owner: Frank Gross, Woodstock, Ontario Canada

Mods: It's been painted, crank welded and balanced,
straight bars, after market fairing, K&N filter.

Comments: I love my GS, it runs perfect! Electrical
problems can be annoying.

The custom styled GSX1100L was called
GS1100L in America.
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Here's a third picture.

Here's more Suzuki GS1000G info.
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1981
Suzuki GS 1000 G

Owner: Martin Garside,
New Addington, Surrey England

Comments:
I have made several changes to my bike now. The mirrors
are now square chrome style with 30mm home made stainless steel
risers (so I can see past my elbows). The shocks have been changed
to a more traditional type (the Marzocchi shocks were past their
sell by date). I have added a fly screen as my arms ached after
a high-speed run, as I had to hold on for dear life. It makes
high speed riding easier but the bike wobbles at 120mph, but
that is plenty fast enough for me. I have an original exhaust
system to fit on, But the baffles are rattling around inside
the have been gutted and I am in the process of building new
baffles inside the original pipes. Soon I hope I will have an
all the bits I need to do a complete cosmetic/paint job.
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Here's another photo of Edwin's bike.

Here's more Suzuki GS1100GL info.
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1983
Suzuki GS 1100 GL

Owner: Edwin Nijenhuis, Tilburg Holland

Comments: Is
send here acouple of photos of my Suzuki GS 1100 L. It is complete
original except for the Vetter fairing, stereo and saddle cases
and top box. The maximum speed is 200 kph. 120 hp.

The original color is Black. The bike is imported frome Canada
or USA to the Netherlands in 1993.
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Here's more Suzuki GS450E info.
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1989 Suzuki GS 450 E

Owner: Brian Hekto Sørensen, Ballerup
Denmark

Mods: Clip-ons and Motad exhaust, new flashers. Original
paint, 37,000 miles. Purchased in January
2003.

Comments: The 450 is a fairly small bike with
just enough power for daily use and some fun at weekends. The
handling is good and uncomplicated, but the narrow tires have
their limits. The engine runs well, but does gives an occasional
tickering noise from the cam - probably a valve shim.
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Updated June 21, 2003
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