1987 Suzuki RM125 restoration (time lapse)
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- Опубликовано: 22 авг 2016
- 1987 RM125 Full Restoration.
Put your favourite music on for the first 3 1/2 minutes as there is no audio for that portion. Paid $250 for the bike as seen on the back of the car. Put $700 into it. The project is done. Test ride tomorrow and maybe a track test as well. Pretty happy with he way it turned out. Worth the modest budget i gave myself. Hopefully the bike is a good fit for me and handles well, as i really like the looks of it. 
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holy crap! that's my old bike from when I was a kid. Sold it in 1997 to an Indo Canadian kid to buy my first car. I shit off the couch when I saw the stickers on the fender!
I picked it up off a Asian guy in New west.
Great job. The plastics are very hard to find on this bike. I also just finished a full restoration on an 86 RM125
I love your videos dude I'm the guy you texted on here I love older bikes they are built way better and run better than newer bikes I have an 87 CR 125 completely restored and it's the best bike I've ever had. It holds it's own against any newer 125 out there.
Great to hear. I really enjoy it when i go to the track and everyone comes over to look. And i enjoy it even more when they cant believe how fast they are around the track.
Credit to your skills that bike. Dedicated to bring a old bike back like doing what you done with the plastics is amazing.
I have a restored 1989 slingshot. Great bikes worth saving. Thanks for sharing from the uk😊👍
Thank you for watching
Nicely done....I just love to see these old gems brought back to their glory.
Taking it out for a ride in about 10 minutes. cant wait.
Rm looks fantastic!! Very nice work !
Thankyou.
Runs great looks great. I always liked the blue engines and loved the duck bill front fenders. I want to do an 89 with a back dated front fender.
Great work!
Thanks it was a great bike. I wish i could keep them all
Brings back memories of Eric kehoe and George Holland back in the day.
Iv got an 250rm 87 to do the same thing with but hard to get parts for it here in Scotland
Ps your bike looks as nice as new in my eyes chears for showing yer bike off
👍👍👍😜🏴🦄🎣😁🤞✌️
84 to 88 the rm's had a very Asian vibe going on.
I used to ride my 1982 CR50R with my friend he had a 84 YZ100 and a 85 RM125 my brother had the KDX great times , my father would take us to Coquitlam and Fort Langley and I grew up in Cloverdale lots of dirt bike fun in Merrit Hope all over BC , my father would trail ride on his PE185 Suzuki
That thing is beautiful.
Don Rutter yes it was. Not a lot of power which made it a fun ride for this old guy.
Holy shit bud, I'm in love with your work. Your worth a million. 👌. Who rode this model in its time? Eric kehoe? Surely there's a championship victory there. I'd keep it too. Splendid.
Great job good to c .
Thank you.
Good..
I remember reading Dirt Rider back in the day! That bike had to be ridden on the pipe at all times! Not much for low end or mid range! Said the stock suspension was great and the bike handling was good
It's true. Not a fast bike, but it is fun
Thanks again for all the replies back
no problem, anytime
very nice bike i have a rm 80 1988 and im also restoring it and it cost $600 so they not to expensive to restore
Not a bad price to pay at all if the whole bike is there. Good luck on your restore.
That's awesome i have 2 rm 125s im restoring a 1985 and a 1983
DLE2 rap\freestyle thanks. Yes it was a great project.
A "dirty" dirtbike turns into a clean "new" dirtbike ! Respect for your work ! Please don´t make it dirty again...;-))))
Lol. I rebuild them to ride.
@@TNTMOTO O.K. In the end it´s your bike , but please only on sunny days without mud ! ;-))))
would love to find the 86-89 YZ also and one more the crazy KX same years is the plan
awesome build! wondering how long it took to polish up those plastics and what grits of paper did you use? Came out stunning really.
Thanks. I used an x-acto knife blade to remove the dead layer of plastic on the outside. Be very careful to do this lightly. If your not good with a knife, use some 180 grit sand paper and soapy water. You still do not want to be to aggressive as 180 can put some pretty deep scratches in the plastic. From here move to 240,400,800,1000,2000 and 4000 all with soapy water. If the finish is still not shiny enough, use a sheep wool buffing wheel on a drill. Do not push too hard as it will burn the plastic. I would say i put a minimum of 3 hours into each piece. If the plastic is in good shape with very few scratches, just no shine. Start with a finer grit of paper. You want to minimize how much plastic you remove.
Like..... indonesia👍👍👍
looking for side boards also where did you get the decals for the shrouds from all the best
josh based in the uk.
Josh Hudson7 eBay for everything. try different country's. most of what I get is from the US even though I live in Canada.
I was about to buy that bike
What happened?
How did you get the plastics so clean.. I have a 1987 rm 250
I have a plastic restoration video on my channel. It involves sanding and polishing. Its easy just takes time.
Test ride revealed two things. Problem with carb, pilot jet was completely plugged. Clutch started slipping after 2 minutes of riding. Pull the cover off tomorrow and figure out whats wrong.
Looks really good man, also nice dr you picked up I have a 1990 dr200, cool little bike.
Thanks. I like the way it turned out. Just waiting for a new clutch for the second test ride before the track test.
TNT 22 Hopefully you feel comfortable on it, id like to see it stick around.
I hope so too. I knew it could look good when i was done. the 80's colors looked great on all the Manufacturers bikes.
Hey man I was having the same problem with my rm125 clutch sticking and stalling when I put it in gear, and I got a small file and filed all the groves on the clutch basket and plates and used ATF fluid for the gear oil and it fixed my problem...
What position do you run on the needle on the caeb?
Middle
I have a lead on 86RM250 she looks clean thats my next one
They are a lot of fun to ride, but they do not sell well.
What jetting did you use in the carb?
Stock
How did you end up.getting that water pump screw out? I am currently stuck on mine
its been a long time since i did this bike but i think that impeller is reverse thread.
they look a nice bike to restore these rm s. you seem to get these bikes for peanuts where everyone in U.K. wants top dollar for all this vintage stuff. that would have been £12-1500 in its unrestored state in U.K.
Yes the vintage mx bike has never really caught on here in BC Canada yet. I am very lucky to get them cheap.
it made me actually trawl ebay in working order they fetch £2900 restored £3.5 -£4000😲 which is insane.
i stopped messing with cars due to cost and turned to bikes and i think i am not alone.
i’m currently restoring the exact same bike atm, any tips?
Ebay for parts. If no budget use partzilla or a dealership for oem. If in a budget use "BOLT" hardware kit. Ford engine blue is a close color match.
all my stuff is keepers i get ya
I wish i had the room and the money to keep them all. but i enjoy seeing the faces of the buyers when they take them fro me as well.
What jetting did you go with on this bike?
Stock
@TNT MOTO thanks for the info
Where did You find parts at?
Ebay
where is the 125 logo across the gas tank?
I was not able to find the slingshot 125 decals for the top of the tank.
What paint color is the frame and where can I get the paint from
Its called Old Ford blue. Here in BC, Canada i got it from Lordco. Its the old Ford Blue engine block color. It was a really close match.
Thanks and did you sand the plastics and what else did you use to clean up the plastics to look brand new
+Henry Lewis yes I sanded the plastics. finish wetsand with 1000/2000/4000. then sheepswool buffing wheel on a drill.
All many many minutes does it take between each grit sanpaper
+Henry Lewis I never really time it. I just look at the appearance and decide if that grit has removed enough of the scratches.
I just seen this model down the road and asked him to get back with me about the bike. Is the bike really hard to control. I've ridden for about 6 months and am looking to something bigger. Would this be a good bike for me to work on?
This bike would be fine. It is fun and not over powered.
@@TNTMOTO thank you. Would it be able to handle the country roads quite well. I've got a 125 4 stroke and it's fun but I cant keep up on the roads.
@@henrystrowmatt9046 Not really. it is designed for the track. running high rpms. Its not that you cant ride it on the trails but its really set up for the track.
@@TNTMOTO would it be an ok bike for me to buy for cheap and then rebuild and sell to get a different bike.
@@henrystrowmatt9046 Not sure what they sell for there. here i only got $1400
I have that bike i think 🤔 how much will it go for ?
Been awhile but i think it sold for $1400
99.9% done. You GOTTA get rid of those black fork boots for the stock yellow ones. The black ruins the entire look imo. Plus you could ditch that ugly front disc guard in favor of a stock yellow plastic disc guard. Just out of curiosity how many teeth are on that rear sprocket 58? Otherwise it's a beautiful bike.
This was one of my first builds. Parts were hard for me to get at that time. Budget was very low. The bike sits in a collectors shop now.
@@TNTMOTO The 1987 Suzuki RM 125 was my last brand new bike so I remember it well. Raced in Southwick (NESC) for a number of years and just loved it. My fondest memories include this bike. 😁
Deckles😂
Shoulda got the blue fork boots.
it came stock with yellow