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Postby debby » Sun Oct 16, 2011 7:12 am

I have a trials bike again! I found after selling the Bultaco that I missed having one, so I started looking for a replacement. Bultacos are scarcer than hen's teeth around here, so no joy. But I found something almost as rare and brought it home last week:

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1975 Suzuki RL250. Not a trailer queen by any means, but it's a good rider quality bike, all original and never restored. Seems to run pretty good. Trials season is over now, but I've got all winter to mess around with it and get it set up. I'm a huge Suzuki fan so I'm very pleased to have found this one. :mrgreen:

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Postby swooshdave » Sun Oct 16, 2011 7:45 am

A Suzi, eh? Well, it might be more nimble than the M49.

The RLs are harder to find than most trials bikes. I'm surprised you couldn't find a TY250.

I might be taking a hiatus from trials next year. We are talking about doing the CO/WY trials the year after.
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Re: Hey swoosh, check this out!

Postby debby » Sun Oct 16, 2011 9:16 am

I did see a couple of TY250s that looked good, but they sold before I could go look at them. I'd rather ride a Suzuki anyway. :)

Casper is always on Labor Day weekend, and Milliken is usually a couple of weeks later. If you could stay for a while you could do both. There's usually an event at Cotopaxi in late August too. All are great venues. Tell the boss you need a month off! :D
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Postby swooshdave » Sun Oct 16, 2011 9:36 am

debby wrote:I did see a couple of TY250s that looked good, but they sold before I could go look at them. I'd rather ride a Suzuki anyway. :)

Casper is always on Labor Day weekend, and Milliken is usually a couple of weeks later. If you could stay for a while you could do both. There's usually an event at Cotopaxi in late August too. All are great venues. Tell the boss you need a month off! :D


I think we calculated it out as 2 weeks for 4 trials. Plus travel.
You probably want to go into town, and find a up to date Jap Bike store,
With a full spares department, a clean workshop, and kean young mechanics.
And ask them if theres a Grumpy Old Bloke out in the Hills, who knows how to fix Real Motorcycles.

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Re: Hey swoosh, check this out!

Postby drones76 » Tue Oct 18, 2011 8:02 pm

Debby,

I just saw one of these at a little vintage meet and greet here in NC. Same bike, same year. It has been in a crate for 35 years. It was taken out and ridden for about 500 feet and it has not been ridden since. A sin. It is absolutely beautiful, but a waste, IMO.
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Re: Hey swoosh, check this out!

Postby swooshdave » Tue Oct 18, 2011 8:38 pm

drones76 wrote:Debby,

I just saw one of these at a little vintage meet and greet here in NC. Same bike, same year. It has been in a crate for 35 years. It was taken out and ridden for about 500 feet and it has not been ridden since. A sin. It is absolutely beautiful, but a waste, IMO.


It's not hard to see lightly used Suzi trials bikes, one ride and most of the owners would park them. :mrgreen:
You probably want to go into town, and find a up to date Jap Bike store,
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And ask them if theres a Grumpy Old Bloke out in the Hills, who knows how to fix Real Motorcycles.

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Re: Hey swoosh, check this out!

Postby debby » Fri Oct 21, 2011 12:55 pm

swooshdave wrote:It's not hard to see lightly used Suzi trials bikes, one ride and most of the owners would park them. :mrgreen:


Well, I guess trials isn't for everyone.

I like the bike. Very tractable, steering not as quick as the Yamahas (for me that's a good thing), nice strong-running motor. Needs fork seals and proper trials tires. PO put Kenda 270's on it, which will not do for trials work. Price was right, too. And no shipping, just a quick trip down to Colorado Springs to collect it.

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Re: Hey swoosh, check this out!

Postby swooshdave » Fri Oct 21, 2011 4:02 pm

debby wrote:
swooshdave wrote:It's not hard to see lightly used Suzi trials bikes, one ride and most of the owners would park them. :mrgreen:


Well, I guess trials isn't for everyone.

I like the bike. Very tractable, steering not as quick as the Yamahas (for me that's a good thing), nice strong-running motor. Needs fork seals and proper trials tires. PO put Kenda 270's on it, which will not do for trials work. Price was right, too. And no shipping, just a quick trip down to Colorado Springs to collect it.

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Sounds good!
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Re: Hey swoosh, check this out!

Postby gory » Fri Oct 28, 2011 4:59 am

swooshdave wrote:
drones76 wrote:Debby,

I just saw one of these at a little vintage meet and greet here in NC. Same bike, same year. It has been in a crate for 35 years. It was taken out and ridden for about 500 feet and it has not been ridden since. A sin. It is absolutely beautiful, but a waste, IMO.


It's not hard to see lightly used Suzi trials bikes, one ride and most of the owners would park them. :mrgreen:


I bought my Fantic from one of those guys - his first ride he cracked a rib, then his brother tried it and broke an arm, then they never rode it again. Taught my son to ride on it with no breakages :)
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