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“Maxxis Tires” – Classic Steel #184 1985 Suzuki RM125

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  1. Thanks for posting a well and in depth analysis of the 1985 RM 125, I was and have never been a Suzuki fan or owner but have to give this bike it’s due. Back in late 1985, I owned a 85 Honda CR 250 and my buddy kept his 86 CR 250 in my garage, which I could ride any time. Me and my buddies had a track cut on the hillside on Van Karman Ave in Riverside Ca. This track was blue grooved baked dirt with massive whoops and G-outs that could cause metal to metal suspension bottoming and rip the bars out of your hands. My buddy brought his 85 RM 125 and I brought both CR 250’s. After riding and switching between bikes, my buddy asked if we could switch bikes. Will that RM 125 absolutely gobbled up those massive whoops and I could hit those G outs full throttle and felt like I was floating through them, The RM forks were as good as the cartridge forks on the 86 CR 250. The rear suspension on the RM was simply phenomenal. Only the 1989 KX 125 had suspension even close to the 1985 RM 125 in the 1980’s. For 1985; For loamy tracks I’d take the KX 125, tight tracks the CR 125, but for gnarly whooped out hard tracks, I’d take the 1985 RM 125 all day. Maybe the all time best suspended bike. To bad we lost the original “Full Floater” which means the rear shock was never attached to the frame and compressed the shock at both ends. What a marvel it was.

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