This is a look back at Suzuki’s groundbreaking 1981 RM125X. This was the first RM 125 to feature a monoshock and the first one to employ liquid cooling. One of the most significant machines of the eighties, the ’81 RM125 set the standard for 125 performance at the time and stands even today as one of Suzuki’s most successful revered motocross machines. Classic Steel #136: 1981 … Continue reading Classic Bike Review: 1981 Suzuki RM125-X
Here is another in my series on motocross bike history. This installment covers Kawasaki’s mini class racers from the first KX80 in 1979 through the current KX85 and KX100 models. While slightly late to the mini party, Kawasaki quickly asserted itself as a mini-class power in the early 1980s. Their KX80 and KX60 mini racers have powered countless riders to amateur national titles and the … Continue reading Kawasaki KX80, KX85, and KX100 mini-class history 1979-2017
Over the last few years I have been working on accumulating nice clean photos of all the manufacture’s motocross models going back to their inception. As it turns out, that actually A LOT harder than it sounds because I was not looking for Googled photos of some guy’s Craig’s List ad, but the actual studio shots from when the bikes were new. For some models, … Continue reading Suzuki RM80 and RM85 history 1977-2019
Here is a collection I put together of Suzuki’s 125 Motocross bikes from 1973, until they were discontinued in 2007. The first few models were called TM’s then the RM line was introduced in 1975. The new RM125 dominated 125 racing through the seventies and into the early eighties until Kawasaki and Honda started to surpass their performance. Suzuki TM125 and RM125 Motocross machines … Continue reading Suzuki Motocross TM125 and RM125 Motocross bike history from 1973 through 2007
These are Honda’s 125 motocross machines from 1974 until the model was discontinued in 2007. This PDF and video cover the CR125M Elsinores and later CR125R two-stroke models. Honda CR125 motocross bikes 1974-2007 Continue reading Honda’s CR125 Motocross bikes 1974-2007
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