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Vintage Two Strokes / 1986 RM125 Rebuild
« on: August 21, 2014, 08:15:02 PM »
plus and minus some good work and she is all finished up.
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Vintage Two Strokes / HELP, Bike Choosing!!
« on: July 15, 2014, 04:22:57 PM »
I would go with the 99 yz. First of all, you are getting the newer engine to the same body style generation. People may say that the parts are going to be hard to come by, but look through rocky mountain atv and flea bay and you will have no problem getting every single part for that bike.
Love all the yz's I have owned. my recent yz for my wife was a 2007 yz125 and I personally liked the 2003 yz125 better due to the steel frame. the aluminum frame felt very rigid! Both engines felt about the same with fresh bottom and top ends.
Love all the yz's I have owned. my recent yz for my wife was a 2007 yz125 and I personally liked the 2003 yz125 better due to the steel frame. the aluminum frame felt very rigid! Both engines felt about the same with fresh bottom and top ends.
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Vintage Two Strokes / 1986 RM125 Rebuild
« on: July 08, 2014, 06:02:08 AM »
alright guys, quick update.
The rear shock has been rebuilt with all new oil and recharged. Also I have finished the radiators and the front brake system. The radiators have been completely straightened and fins have been adjusted back to a straight look, and then high heat coated in satin black. The front caliper has been completely rebuilt as well with all new o-rings, and the master cylinder has also had all o-rings replaced. The replacement of brake fluid is a pain in the butt if you do not have a bleeder. This is one tool that i desperately need. Also I rebuilt the pet**** and it started leaking after i put some gas in the tank, So i will have to pull it apart again and see what the issue is. The bike starts but was running so rich, I couldnt wait to see if the bike would start up so this is the reason why i had put gas in the tank. The bike is in desperate need for a re-jet! I will make sure i post the jetting, because i have not found anything on anywebsite for jetting for high altitude for this RM125.
Ignore my messy Garage and tangled extension cord
The rear shock has been rebuilt with all new oil and recharged. Also I have finished the radiators and the front brake system. The radiators have been completely straightened and fins have been adjusted back to a straight look, and then high heat coated in satin black. The front caliper has been completely rebuilt as well with all new o-rings, and the master cylinder has also had all o-rings replaced. The replacement of brake fluid is a pain in the butt if you do not have a bleeder. This is one tool that i desperately need. Also I rebuilt the pet**** and it started leaking after i put some gas in the tank, So i will have to pull it apart again and see what the issue is. The bike starts but was running so rich, I couldnt wait to see if the bike would start up so this is the reason why i had put gas in the tank. The bike is in desperate need for a re-jet! I will make sure i post the jetting, because i have not found anything on anywebsite for jetting for high altitude for this RM125.
Ignore my messy Garage and tangled extension cord
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Vintage Two Strokes / PROJECT: 1979 RM125
« on: July 06, 2014, 06:07:49 PM »
saw your bike on Ebay! hopefully someone will buy that beast! Also it looked like the clutch cover side peeled off pretty easy, any reason why?
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Vintage Two Strokes / 1986 RM125 Rebuild
« on: July 06, 2014, 06:06:28 PM »Hehehehe dem phillips head screws eh? Yamaha used em in some places too. I hated them. KTM's torx screws are much better and they only use em where you can't really use a hex head now thankfully.
Yeah, what engineer would put them on a bike with more than 10 lbs of torque! They are a pain, and if you do not have the correct head you will strip that thing out like no body's business.
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Vintage Two Strokes / 1986 RM125 Rebuild
« on: July 02, 2014, 09:05:00 PM »
Well, my hate to the original Suzuki Phillips screws continues! I broke a phillips #3 bit just trying to get the front brake rotor off. I finally did, but man it was a pain in the butt! I was able to replace them with some pretty 8 mil hex screws instead which makes me really happy! I also installed all new ALL BALLS bearings in the front and rear hubs. And you can see the pretty new tire and heavy duty Tube I am throwing on the front rim! Cant wait to get on this thing.
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Vintage Two Strokes / PROJECT: 1986 RM250
« on: June 30, 2014, 06:03:29 AM »
Here is a picture of my 1986 rm125 CDI Connection.
The coming from the CDI is on the Left and comming from the stator is on the right.
The coming from the CDI is on the Left and comming from the stator is on the right.
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Vintage Two Strokes / PROJECT: 1986 RM250
« on: June 30, 2014, 05:40:34 AM »Cool, I didn't know the 125 and 250 shared a CDI, I thought the connectors (male/female) were reversed?
I have a new coil and mag, so this should be one of the final pieces. OK, now I am juiced again to get it going.
And then I picked up another project, a 1953 Cushman Eagle that is a frame up job. Because I need more projects...ugh!
I hope you didnt buy a rm125 CDi cause im not sure if they are the same. I was asking, But if you did, I guess you could flip flop the connectors between the one you have and the new one. This is just a though, but I am totally unaware if this would work.
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Vintage Two Strokes / PROJECT: 1986 RM250
« on: June 28, 2014, 03:55:11 PM »
Is The cdi The same for The 125 and The 250. There are a ton of 125 cdi's on eBay and a couple of 250's for around $75. I would definitely check them out cause a couple look like they are in good shape. You can also get a new coil for about $30.
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Vintage Two Strokes / 1986 RM125 Rebuild
« on: June 27, 2014, 04:03:40 PM »Back burner? That's where my wife puts me.
HA HA Your telling me, Between installing hard wood floors and tiling bathrooms I have to squeeze in time to get work done before bed!
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Vintage Two Strokes / 1986 RM125 Rebuild
« on: June 27, 2014, 04:02:13 PM »Been off the forum for a while, we have been busy riding our newer bikes since riding season finally hit. Great reading all the posts and catching up
Awesome looking project BL, maybe we will meet up at a vintage race sometime and get some big brother little brother pics! I always wanted to do the black frame/bare engine back in the 1980's, I think some of the Suzuki fanatics might be offended but I like what I like...
Yeah that would be pretty awesome to get some good pics of the bikes. I posted some of the progress pics on another forum and someone was trying to bash on me because of the black frame, but again I very much like the clean look of the bare aluminum engine and the black frame. in 1983 they did the black frame, but also the black engine. Plus your not loosing the Suzuki Brand, still rides like RM! Skinny bike, Hard top Hit, squishy Suspension.... Right at home!
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Vintage Two Strokes / PROJECT: 1986 RM250
« on: June 27, 2014, 03:56:06 PM »
Yeah I know, Always an on-going process. Thank you for the advice, I will grab some yellow backgrounds to use on the forks. Very impressed with your build. How does she ride?
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Vintage Two Strokes / 1986 RM125 Rebuild
« on: June 25, 2014, 03:42:42 PM »
Hey Guys here is a quick update,
The bike has been put on the back burner due to another customers bike to be worked on, but...
I have rebuilt both forks and put new fork seals and some fresh oil has been put into them, they look and feel great! Also I spent a ton of time working on the radiators. They were bent up and many of the fins bashed in and not facing straight. Took a long time but the radiators are looking fantastic now and are cleaned and heated cleaned to burn off all oil deposits. I will be high head coating them with flat black to bring back the shine!(Flat Black) . I also received both motion pro cables and the new UFO front fender. I should be able to polish and use all the other original plastics on the bike. I also finished the rear brake pedal.
The bike has been put on the back burner due to another customers bike to be worked on, but...
I have rebuilt both forks and put new fork seals and some fresh oil has been put into them, they look and feel great! Also I spent a ton of time working on the radiators. They were bent up and many of the fins bashed in and not facing straight. Took a long time but the radiators are looking fantastic now and are cleaned and heated cleaned to burn off all oil deposits. I will be high head coating them with flat black to bring back the shine!(Flat Black)
. I also received both motion pro cables and the new UFO front fender. I should be able to polish and use all the other original plastics on the bike. I also finished the rear brake pedal.
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Vintage Two Strokes / 1986 RM125 Rebuild
« on: June 25, 2014, 03:25:40 PM »Very wiz bang mate, but black frame? No candy blue?
Yes, Yes, I know... The blue frame was a very high consideration when deciding to completely overhaul the bike. I wanted to make some slight changes to the bike just to make it a bit different from all the rest.
I very much liked motodave721's bike a ton and wanted to make a little brother to his, with some slight changes as well, because this bike is super clean!
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Vintage Two Strokes / 1982 PE175
« on: June 22, 2014, 04:36:06 AM »
I had trouble getting my 1986 rm125 caps off, so i mounted them back into the triple clamps and used an impact gun on low psi. I did the low psi because the caps are aluminum. Maybe give that a shot, and if you use the right socket you shouldnt strip anything out.
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