Guy Cooper's Factory 91 RM250 sx bike resto

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newmann 11/4/2014 7:11am
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You should have powder coated that frame so those works serial numbers would be buried.



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Only after prepping it with one of those flapper sanding wheels right? Lol
Yep, that is the beauty of paint over powder coat on a restoration project though. Love seeing the details.
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sgthubbard#60 11/4/2014 7:22am
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You should have powder coated that frame so those works serial numbers would be buried.



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Only after prepping it with one of those flapper sanding wheels right? Lol
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Yep, that is the beauty of paint over powder coat on a restoration project though. Love seeing the details.
Exactly why I used paint stripper instead of sandblasting as well. Plus the paint shows all the shitty welds too. Lol
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sgthubbard#60 11/4/2014 7:26am
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Looking good! Is that the clutch perch that is supposed to be on the bike or did it have something else when it was raced? Can't...
Looking good!

Is that the clutch perch that is supposed to be on the bike or did it have something else when it was raced? Can't remember if AOF perches were out then.
Yes, stock clutch lever and perch assy. Pretty surprising how much stock stuff Suzuki used. Even the works stuff is pretty bland compared to works Honda bits.
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pete24 11/4/2014 9:13am
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seeing as i suffered threw the 90s with those yellow turds, i think its only fair i get to ride it first

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Manbearpig 11/4/2014 10:23am
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These updates make my day man! People clown the shit out of this era of Suzuki's but I can't get enough of them. Fine work good sir.
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sgthubbard#60 11/4/2014 4:53pm
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pete24 wrote:
seeing as i suffered threw the 90s with those yellow turds, i think its only fair i get to ride it first
Your welcome to sit on it. Lol. No intentions of riding this one.
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sgthubbard#60 11/4/2014 5:53pm
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These updates make my day man! People clown the shit out of this era of Suzuki's but I can't get enough of them. Fine work good...
These updates make my day man! People clown the shit out of this era of Suzuki's but I can't get enough of them. Fine work good sir.
Lol, hell even I make fun of this Suzuki! Thanks for the complement, I'll keep posting updates as I move along with it.
Aceofspades 11/4/2014 8:23pm
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Unless you guys owned a 1986 RM250, you have no idea how spotty Suzukis were. I did, and those 89-93 models were like fucking spaceships compared to that turd. I still loved it though because I'm a Suzuki guy.
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pete24 11/5/2014 4:12am
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Aceofspades wrote:
Unless you guys owned a 1986 RM250, you have no idea how spotty Suzukis were. I did, and those 89-93 models were like fucking spaceships compared...
Unless you guys owned a 1986 RM250, you have no idea how spotty Suzukis were. I did, and those 89-93 models were like fucking spaceships compared to that turd. I still loved it though because I'm a Suzuki guy.
aaa the blue motor era, i skipped that one, and yes they were some of the worst bikes made, of course i did have a 83 kx500, and maybe a couple cannondales, so i feel your pain
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barkhard696 11/5/2014 5:51am
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>and maybe a couple cannondales

Doubling up on the torture, eh Pete? LOL I had a friend who had one. Swore he'd set it on fire if the dealer didn't take it back.
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sgthubbard#60 11/5/2014 6:06am
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Dont be comparing my works zuki to cannondales now, they aint that bad! Lol
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pete24 11/5/2014 6:31am
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we did have two works cannondales, aaaaa as in the 45 units i sold i think two worked!
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sgthubbard#60 11/10/2014 7:09pm
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Works Showa Shock and forks mounted back up. Shock has high/low speed compression which was pretty trick in 91. Something about serialized suspension is just super cool. Lol.








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Tdub13 11/11/2014 6:08am
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Looking great! But...What's up with that blob of crap on the stinger??? Very uncharacteristic of you Nate!
Oh, and Happy Veteran's Day Sgt. Hubbard!
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sgthubbard#60 11/11/2014 6:16am
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Looking great! But...What's up with that blob of crap on the stinger??? Very uncharacteristic of you Nate!
Oh, and Happy Veteran's Day Sgt. Hubbard!
Lol, that blob of crap is the original piece of heat wrap that Guy's mechanic (Marshall Plumb) put on the pipe because Guy squeezed the bike so hard that the pipe would melt through the side panel. Could have replaced it with a new piece but I'm trying to keep this as original as possible.
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pete24 11/11/2014 6:22am
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because your a veteran and a cancer surviver ill send you a godam pipe to silencer rubber, that thing is gross , son
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sgthubbard#60 11/11/2014 6:25am
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pete24 wrote:
because your a veteran and a cancer surviver ill send you a godam pipe to silencer rubber, that thing is gross , son
Lol, what is wrong with the pipe to silencer rubber that is on there?
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Tdub13 11/11/2014 6:28am
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SMH.. Attention to detail Pete! lmao. DROP!

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ReedyMX 11/12/2014 12:38pm
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sgthubbard#60 wrote:
Lol, that blob of crap is the original piece of heat wrap that Guy's mechanic (Marshall Plumb) put on the pipe because Guy squeezed the bike...
Lol, that blob of crap is the original piece of heat wrap that Guy's mechanic (Marshall Plumb) put on the pipe because Guy squeezed the bike so hard that the pipe would melt through the side panel. Could have replaced it with a new piece but I'm trying to keep this as original as possible.
I like your restoration style.
Last thing you would want to do is turn it into a new rm250 and loose all the character of the bike.
I think a few pen marks and nicks look a lot better on the bike than if you replaced all the parts with new.
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sgthubbard#60 11/12/2014 12:57pm
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I like your restoration style. Last thing you would want to do is turn it into a new rm250 and loose all the character of the...
I like your restoration style.
Last thing you would want to do is turn it into a new rm250 and loose all the character of the bike.
I think a few pen marks and nicks look a lot better on the bike than if you replaced all the parts with new.
Thank you sir. My thoughts exactly. The way I see it is that with each piece that gets replaced the further away it gets from Guy's bike and the closer it gets to just another replica. I was just about to clean the fork caps up with scotchbrite then I noticed the black marker on them, nope, gotta leave that on there! Pipe still has some small stone dings, swingarm has some nics, sprockets are slightly used, etc.. My goal is to bring the bike back to the condition it would have been in at the end of the 91 SX season and not like it had never been ridden by Mr Airtime.
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pete24 11/12/2014 1:04pm
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your #1 goal should b to finish that thing and bring it here WITH my silencer, ill give it back in about the same amount of time it took to get my silencer, and dont worry ill treat it just like Guy did , although i cant jump it like he did, i am fat so it should still take a good pounding when i case the shit out of everything at mx101
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sgthubbard#60 11/14/2014 5:30am
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Here is the serialized works magnesium front master cylinder I spoke of.



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newmann 11/14/2014 7:47am
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Look at all the projects piling up! Are you up to the "average" vintage enthusiast level of 21 bikes yet? Or do I need to help some more???
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sgthubbard#60 11/14/2014 7:54am
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Look at all the projects piling up! Are you up to the "average" vintage enthusiast level of 21 bikes yet? Or do I need to help...
Look at all the projects piling up! Are you up to the "average" vintage enthusiast level of 21 bikes yet? Or do I need to help some more???
Oh I'm way over 21 bikes but I can always use help....... Lol. This one is going in the bedroom right under our TV as soon as it is done.
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Honda88L 11/14/2014 8:28am
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I guess I will assume you aren't going to ride it? Just a thought but bring that machine to MX Rewind at Unadilla in 2015 and get Coop to take 3 laps on it - the place will go nuts and I am pretty sure he would do it.

Think about it you could get some good camera people strategically placed to record the whole thing. Bring it home, put it back under the TV, and then just let it run on loop. It could only help the value and man the conversation piece. People can come over and you can say "yeah and that's Cooper riding it at Unadilla like it sits last year- 5 years ago - way back in 2015"

No matter what that is a thing of beauty!

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sgthubbard#60 11/14/2014 10:09am
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I guess I will assume you aren't going to ride it? Just a thought but bring that machine to MX Rewind at Unadilla in 2015 and...
I guess I will assume you aren't going to ride it? Just a thought but bring that machine to MX Rewind at Unadilla in 2015 and get Coop to take 3 laps on it - the place will go nuts and I am pretty sure he would do it.

Think about it you could get some good camera people strategically placed to record the whole thing. Bring it home, put it back under the TV, and then just let it run on loop. It could only help the value and man the conversation piece. People can come over and you can say "yeah and that's Cooper riding it at Unadilla like it sits last year- 5 years ago - way back in 2015"

No matter what that is a thing of beauty!

It will be at MX Rewind and the NJ SX as well. I may let Coop spin a few laps on it out at Dilla but neither of us are sure if it should be ridden or not. Lol. I personally have no interest on riding it.
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pete24 11/14/2014 10:59am
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it would really mean more to everyone ( or maybe just me) if i rode it, Guy got paid to ride them i actually had to buy them and pay to race them, im sure it was much more painful for me than Guy, after all i had a choice to buy a Honda and i still bought the yellow turds, ive never been accused of being to smart

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