Suzuki RM250 Two-Stroke History 1976-2008

Nice one! I was this close to buying that 1996 RM250 but ended up buying the CR250 instead. I was thrilled with the 1996 CR250 but always wondered what the RM would have been like.

I bought a brand new RM250 2008 in a crate back in 2011. Best bike I ever had, so many awesome memories on that thing.

I raced the ‘82 model!

Still have the one I bought brand new in 08. Favorite oem 2 stroke ever.

Great video. I planned on only watching a few minutes and ended up watching the whole thing.

Selfish plug: The conflict of riding after restoration or just rubbing on it for the rest of my days is REAL

I still kick myself for not buying a new RM250 in 2002 when I was still racing mx. I bought the 2002 CR250 instead, biggest pile of junk bike I ever owned. 

Had an 04, 06, &07. Great bikes in almost every way (transmissions were a little weak). I really wish they’d bring back the RM 2 smokers

I bought one new in 02 and raced it for 2 years. Great bike, it did try to kill me on a few occasions tho.  I did the Sobe kit on it for 2003. That bike was a holeshot machine.

I've owned two '89's and an '03. Great bikes. I almost bought a new '96 but some part was being recalled and I couldn't have the bike for a couple weeks, so I ended up with a '96 YZ250, which was also a great bike. 

'81 RM250X was my first new bike, and what a cracker that was. Put the deposit down on a CR250R, then the local Suzuki dealer talked me out of it, lucky escape! Holeshot in it's first race- first one I'd ever had, led for all of three corners iirc, but man what a revelation after an RM125N.

Still some of the best looking bikes ever made.      Nothing beats a yellow MX'er....