1978 Suzuki RM

RM 250-37533

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* * * This bike was Just Featured at the .."WORLDS LARGEST MOTORCYCLE SHOW" In our"Vintage Japanese Motorcycle Clubs" Booth ! ! * * Please see pictures below * * ! ! ! Please Do Not Bid on this item until you have read the auction in it's Entirety as, When You Bid you are entering a Legal Contract & not being responsible just ruins it for everyone involved in this auction.Thank You.. * * PLEASE NOTE: I now have a Action Video of this Wonderful Bike Starting, Running & Going thru all the the Gears & ZOOMING (Running 1st to 5th Gear Up & Down my back access way Street) etc etc & we just put it up on Utube....That we just made today. My Son & I are trying to figure out a way to insert it into the auction but ebay says we cannot use the Utube's IFRAME Format ??... Therefore, we may only be able to put it up on "Utube" & have you look it up or something?? as my son said he could no longer post a video file on Photo Bucket for some reason?? like we used to do in all of our previous auctions???? So.. if you email me I will try and send it to anyone that is interested in seeing this Beauty Start & Run thru all of her gears etc....In the mean time ... I can tell you SHE DEFINITELY STARTS QUICK & RUNS GREAT & IS DEFINITELY VERY QUICK & SUPER FAST ! ! I think This STUNNING , Very SPIRITED & Great Running Bike is a DREAM !..This is a "Southern California Bike" and has been here to the best of my knowledge the Bulk of it's Life !!! & Best of all She has been in storage for Approx. 3 decades !!!! PLEASE NOTE: We are just completing her Brand New cosmetic Restoration (as Detailed & Listed above & below etc.. No More & No less)...& "YOU" can be the LUCKY Very First Owner of this Beautiful Bike since Her Cosmetic restoration was completed ! *..Most M/C Enthusiasts Agree the Vintage Racing 1978 SUZUKI RM 250's one of the Most Beautiful Most Responsive & Best Handling & Best Turning Vintage Dirt RACING Bikes of this Era ...EVER MADE ! She has AMAZINGLY NIMBLE, Well Balance & She Feels Very Light, Natural & Extremely AGILE...I & Most Enthusiasts believe, These 1978 Vintage Racing SUZUKI RM 250's are "WORLD CLASS" Vintage Dirt Racing Motorcycles ! She has Adjustable Front Air/ Spring dampened accumulator Forks & Air Dampening Dual Accumulator Original SUZUKI RM 250 rear Shocks * * * This AMAZING Suspension was Like "Rocket Science" (That Really Worked GREAT) back in 1978 ! & YES ! She has her Beautiful Original Super Trick & SUPER STRONG SUZUKI RM 250 Alloy Swing Arm ! *** I invite you to please check this out....The N.A.D.A. Blue Book "Value Guide" for a Vintage 1979 Racing SUZUKI RM 250's I believe is nearly $6,000.00 (last time I looked ~$5,885.0) ... YES ! You could own this Great Running bike for Far Less .....a Small fraction of that ! This is a Vintage 1978 Racing SUZUKI RM 250's that has just undergone a Cosmetic restoration (as detailed above & below.. No More & No Less !) ..(IE) With the 1978 SUZUKI RM 250 You get the Very Best of Both Worlds !...Vintage Racing SUZUKI RM 250's Visual Beauty, Looks & styling, paint & details with Vastly Superior Performance & Handling as compared to nearly All production earlier Vintage Race Bikes ! This Beauties 1978 SUZUKI RM 250 Front & Dual Rear Air / Oil Suspension with HUGE Travel & More HP & More Torque than earlier Vintage Dirt Racing Bikes ! !...The Best of All Worlds in One Timelessly Beautiful & for it's time World Class Advanced Vintage Racing Package ! ! !..If You have always Loved the Looks & have wanted one of these MAGNIFICENT 1978 SUZUKI RM 250's Vintage Race Bikes this may be a "GOLDEN OPPORTUNITY" for You to finally get the Bike of Your DREAMS ..& Best of All ...At A Very Small Fraction of what Most People would have to pay for a bike that looks anywhere near as Nice as this SWEET VINTAGE RACING RIDE ! ! ( Please Note* * I have her listed for a Small Fraction of what Top Blue Book Would Be (Please see details below). This is a GREAT Find ...After Aprox. 2 to 3 decades in dry Storage ...We had just recently got this Wonderful bike running again since her FRESH & Beautiful Cosmetic restoration !*..Most M/C Enthusiasts Agree the Vintage Racing 1978 SUZUKI RM 250's one of the Most Beautiful Most Responsive & Best Handling & Best Turning Vintage Dirt RACING Bikes EVER MADE from this ERA ! * *IMPORTANT * * Recently(December 2013) This Wonderful 1978 RM SUZUKI 250 & also our ELSINORE CR 250 we Displayed at the "WORLDS LARGEST" MOTORCYCLE SHOW" (the Los Angeles Cycle World / Progressive Motorcycle Show, (Los Angeles, California Area)..in Our "Vintage Japanese Motorcycle Clubs" Booth earlier (December 6,7 & 8th 2013). Look to the right of the 3rd pictures which shows a Local Los Angeles TV News Crew interviewing Out VGMC Clubs President (in the Red & White Shirt) on the Shows Opening day ! ! ! PLEASE NOTE:Above are Pictures of this auctions Vintage Racing 1978 SUZUKI RM 250's (Dec. 2013) we Displayed at the "WORLDS LARGEST" MOTORCYCLE SHOW" (the Cycle World / Progressive Motorcycle Show, (Los Angeles, California area)..in Our "Vintage Japanese Motorcycle Clubs" Booth earlier (December 7-8-9th 2013). Also, The White & Black Suzuki Road Racer at the end of he row next to our VJMC clubs sign (3 bikes to the right of our 250 RM Suzuki) was one of two bikes of it's Exact type in Existence and I was told by most everyone there that it was Pretty much "Priceless" ! Again * * "PLEASE READ * BEFORE BIDDING" * * & Please Bid Responsibly ..In fairness of everyone involved in this auction..."As Ebay Recommends" .. Please, "Do Not Bid" Until ALL of your Questions have been answered Any and any & ALL Inspections have been preformed etc. are made to your Satisfaction and any & ALL information has been Gained from your Research ...so that YOU are Totally Comfortable & ALL of this Needs to be Done "LONG BEFORE YOU BID" on this Wonderful 1978 Vintage Racing SUZUKI RM 250... If You live fairly Locally & are a Serious buyer (No "Lookie, Lou's" Please)..I invite You to.. "Please come by & see this AMAZING Bike "BEFORE YOU BID" ...Again, If you live fairly Close & you are a serious Buyer ..I Invite you to Please Come By & Check her Out "BEFORE YOU BID" ...As this item requires a 500 dollar NON refundable Good Faith Deposit...& As Ebay will tell you "Your Bid is a Legal & Biding Contract & should be taken Seriously" ..as Irresponsible Bidding only Ruins EVERYTHING for EVERYONE else involved in the auction. *..If You have always Loved the Looks & handling + Very Useable POWER of one of these Vintage RM 250 & have Dreamed of Owing one of these 1978 Vintage Racing SUZUKI RM 250's this may be a "GOLDEN Opportunity" for You to finally get the Bike of Your DREAMS ..& Best of All ...At A Very Small Fraction of what Most People would have to pay for a bike that looks anywhere near as Nice as this SWEET VINTAGE RACING RIDE ! ! ( I have her listed for a Small fraction of what Top Blue Book Would Be (Please see details below):. * * * The N.A.D.A. Blue Book "Value Guide" for a Vintage 1979 Racing SUZUKI RM 250's I believe is nearly $6,000.00 (last time I looked ~$5,885.0) ..Also, Keep in mind.This is a "California" Motorcycle which for Most any Classic Vehicle etc etc typically Brings considerably More money than bikes from other parts of the country & makes Her More Collectable...Also,I believe these 1978 RM 250s to be ..a Very Spirited & I think should be a "A Potentially, Truly Competitive Vintage Racing bike" & I am offering this for a Small Fraction of that amount with a "Buy it Now" of only just a little over 2K US dollars which may sound like a fair amount of money but consider this...." Everyone I have talked to as (Well as N.A.D.A. Value Guide) states that a Really Nice 1979 RM 250 Should Sell for just under $6,000.00 ..Also, Recently, I have seen several of these bikes that were Very Beat & Very Faded Not much left of them & (totally UN restored) selling for MORE $$$$ than my Ridiculously Low Buy It Now Price" & again they were ALL UN (NOT) Beautifully Cosmetically Restored, & were fairly Beat, Raw, UN-Cosmetically restored & More importantly all were Un-(NOT) Beautifully transformed to look like as Nice & Run As GREAT as this Beauty! & don't forget this Wonderful bike was in covered Storage for the Bulk of it's life (Approx. 30 years !!!!!!) & you will be the First New Owner since her cosmetic restoration as detailed in this auction. Again..These Beautiful 1978 RM 250 cc SUZUKI's Should Prove to be a very Nice & Very Competitive Vintage Racer ! Compared to many Earlier Vintage Race Bikes the Front AND Rear Suspension Travel (with tunable Vastly Superior Air/Oil tunable Front Forks + Longer Travel tunable Dual Rear Accumulator Shock Struts) & even MORE Useable Horsepower than earlier years ! ! ! I believe her Vintage Race-able Super Simple & relatively Easy to Work On "Air Cooled" + "Two Stroke" Racing engine & Dual rear Shock Suspension Makes this Beauty a Vintage Dirt Racing Winner ! *Again, This AMAZING Great Running Bike is a Dream with her AMAZING Balance & She Feels Very Nimble & Light, Natural & Extremely AGILE ..I feel ..Most Enthusiasts agree these 1978 RM 250's are a " WORLD CLASS" Vintage Dirt Racing Motorcycle ! This Vintage Racing SUZUKI RM 250's has her Original 1978 SUZUKI RM 250 Tuned Exhaust & her Vintage Silencer. A BRAND NEW Professionally re-upholstered . We also rebuilt what looks to be the Original "HUGE" 1978 RM 250 Carburetor, & Cleaned the Entire Fuel system & added a Quality Inline Fuel Filter & added a Brand New "UNI" Air Cleaner Element, She has a Brand New Rear Brake cable,.The Front and rear suspension visually looked very good & it's seals did not appear to be leaking at this time so other than to clean them & refinished the lower Alloy fork legs etc etc (IE) as far as fluid levels etc. they are just as we received them and we have not tested the suspension as we are just now getting the Bike Running again & completing the cosmetic restoration on this Beautiful Bike, Over and Beyond this...In Her Cosmetic restoration process..We removed most every main component on the bike...nearly all the way down to her "Bare Frame" + Cleaned & refinished most every main component then hand reassembled ~every main item back onto her frame again piece by piece.. She has I believe her Original 1978 Vintage Racing SUZUKI RM 250's Fuel tank that was repainted and Brand New Graphic were just installed. We also cleaned, painted & refinished the; Frame, Air cleaner Box, Hubs, Spokes, Exhaust Pipe (Tuned Exhaust system) & Her Original SUZUKI Muffler (I saw a NOS Suzuki Muffler like this for sale at a Bike Swap for $425.00 !). & we repainted her Nice Front fender & Grafted her Original rear fender etc.& we painted everything to match to a look very close to what a new one of these would have looked like back in 1978. We installed a almost Brand New Rear Tire & inner Tube & We installed a almost Brand New Front Tire & inner Tube & Brand New Vintage style rubber handlebar Hand Grips. Her Gears Shift GREAT Her Clutch Grips GREAT just coming out of ~30 years of storage it will need to seat in a little but the Important thing is the Clutch does Grip GREAT & the more she runs the beater it should work. She has almost Brand New Updated Condition Rubber Fork Tube Boots, She has almost "BRAND NEW" NOS Upgraded & Updated Vintage style "RENTHAL" Alloy MX Racing handlebars. Unlike most race bikes this also has a side stand less spring, That can be easily & Quickly removed (with one bolt) if you would like to..So you can lift the bike on a Race Bike Stand & also I believe, she has updated clutch & front brake levers have also been updated along the way. The Shifter , Clutch, Brakes, kick Starter Lever All seems to work well : She has a almost Brand New Drive Chain & Upgraded Filter Element. & a BRAND NEW Rear Brake Actuating Cable Assembly !!!PLEASE NOTE: We are just completing her Brand New cosmetic Restoration (as detailed above etc)...& "YOU" can be the Very First Owner of this Beautiful Bike since this was completed ! If you are looking for a Perfect bike please look elsewhere as...I built this to be a Vintage Race Bike...Again, If you are looking for a 100% stock or concourse etc etc 1978 RM 250 Suzuki Vintage Racing bike & are some kind of Concourse bike collector & or, are some kind of super nit picker & or a near impossible to please collector etc etc. Please, do us both a favor & Please do not bid on this bike ....Again, if you truly need a perfect bike ...you may want to please look elsewhere as I am not sure what all that would be about & again, this was NOT Particularly Built to be a SHOW Bike etc....But, I can tell you (& from our show pictures) Most People think this is a STUNNING Bike it will typically Draw a Crowd of people where ever we have Parked or Shown her ! At the Worlds Largest Motor cycle show with other Vintage Race bikes in our VJMC Booth ...that many MC Enthusiasts would call nearly priceless (& this auctions bike you can buy for only ~2K) This RM 250 MC..durring the show... Hour After Hour Repeatedly Drew More crowds of on lookers than nearly any other bike in our Vintage Japanese MC Clubs Booth !!!! ..I personally Think of this bike as a GREAT RUNNING & a Potentially WONDERFUL Vintage Dirt Racing Bike ...& I believe these 1978 RM 250 Suzuki Vintage Racing bikes By Nearly All MC Enthusiasts are Considered "Serious Vintage Race Bikes" !!! ...If I had a Man Cave in my Home ..I would put this Magnificent VINTAGE RACING Motorcycle in the Highest Place of HONOR ! .....Please Keep in Mind ..."Most Enthusiasts Agree the 1978 RM 250 Suzuki Vintage Racing bikes are one of the Most Beautiful & "Vintage Dirt RACE-ABLE" Off Road Racing Bikes "EVER MADE" ! Here is some More GREAT NEWS ! ...I will be including a California DMV (Notarized) "Bill of Sale" from myself to you the new owner.. which from what I hear in neighboring states, should be what you need to register it if you live outside of California. ... If you just want to Vintage Race this bike... the DMV "Bill of Sale" is all you will need...I will also include the California Department of Motor Vehicles Current DMV Computer Print Out on this Wonderful Bike that shows & Proves that because this Beauty was in storage for the past Aprox. 3 decades & because of this... there are No current DMV Computer records (WHICH IS REALLY GOOD NEWS) on this Wonderful bike & therefore there should be NO back fees and NO back taxes etc etc. owed on this Wonderful Dirt racing Bike. If you live inside California & If you race Vintage Bike Meets on Private MotoCross Tracks or (Vintage Bike Shows etc) the Notarized Calif. DMV "Bill of Sale" is all you will need. If for some reason ..you want to go cow trail ridding on California etc Government National Forest Land etc land & feel you a may want a National Forest etc DMV "Green Sticker" My Vehicle Registration Office said that because this bike had been in covered storage for many years (nearly the last 3 decades) therefore if you live here in California & feel for some reason you want or feel you need a California Forestry Land Green sticker (to ride in Government Forest etc land) Again it will be Easy because this bike is currently off the DMV Computer books & therefore there will be NO back fees (as after about 10 or 12 years DMV records fall off the DMV Computers) and Again, this California National Forest sticker is not required for MX & Other Race tracks and also NOT required for Vintage Shows etc etc etc here in California & a California Nat. Forest Green sticker is not required if you live out of state etc etc etc). IMPORTANT.. * * * Auction Bidding Rules * * * ..Please Read Before Bidding.. In fairness of everyone involved in this auction...Please refrain from bidding on this 1978 RM 250 Suzuki Vintage Racing bike.. *Please Do Not Bid until ANY & ALL of your Questions are Answered any and ALL Inspections are made etc etc to your satisfaction and any & ALL information has been gained from your research so that you are totally comfortable "LONG BEFORE YOU BID" on this wonderful 1978 RM 250 Suzuki Vintage Raciing bike... Also, Please make sure that you can Fully Fund for this 1978 RM 250 Suzuki Vintage Racing bike.. within the 3 day time constraints of this auction: as all sales are final.. (IE) Buyer Must Make a Pay Pal 500 dollar deposit (Non Refundable) if he hits the "buy it now" or if for some reason it goes the full 10 day auction term the 500 Deposit is due within 24 hours of auction close & then within 3 days (3 working days M - S) post auction FULL funding is Due or you are in forfeiture of this auction ... Mainly for Liability reasons ... Buyer agrees to assume all risks & liabilities after time of sale of this vehicle & like all used vehicles typically sold here in California for that reason is being sold As Is... Which is the case with used cars & Vehicles sold in California Again this is being sold in “AS-IS” condition with “NO IMPLIED OR EXPRESSED WARRANTIES”. Again, Please ask any questions, do any required inspections etc etc "LONG Before Bidding" In fairness to others bidding involved in this 1978 RM 250 Suzuki Vintage Racing bike auction .. I can't think of anything that can be more fun & enjoyable for a Family than a GREAT High Quality Vintage Motorcycle ..This STUNNING Vintage Racing Bike should always draw a BIG Crowd at Classic Motorcycle Shows and Please keep in Mind ....Bike & Car Shows & Meets & typically are a Great way to meet New friends & prospective clients for your business etc etc !!! . So, Please make sure that everyone in your family is totally "On Board" & "100% OK" with your purchase "BEFORE YOU BID". All bidders for this item must have a minimum of 10 positive feedback History with no negative feedback comments etc & NO NON PAYING Bidder marks against you and Again, Please "NO" New to Ebay (no History) members as I feel this Beautiful 1978 RM 250 Vintage Racing Motorcycle though a Bargain for what I have listed it for ....She is still a fairly big ticket item. I have had a lot of emails with shipping quotes all over the map...Therefore, When you try and Get a Shipping Quote... I would try & get several (many) shipping quotes (& get a estimated pick up date in writing) before you commit or finalize a deal & or make a deposit) with a shipper... as one of the last bikes I sold out of our collection went to North Carolina via USHIP.COM, (which is about 3,000 miles from here)...it was a 1975 YAMAHA 250 Enduro which weights nearly about double of what this auctions Magnificent 1978 RM 250 Vintage Racing Beauty Weights & he was only charged about 330 US dollars a few months ago...I think ebay may have a shipping site, but if you want a very competitive rate I would go thru Uship.com & get "Lots of Bids"...Keep in mind, I live very close to Los Angeles & the LA Harbor areas & Millions of Trucks leave this area every day all you need to do is find a truck that has a little space & that is headed in your direction & I am sure the price would be a lot better for you than with some trucker that is not ! Again, If you need a shipper I would get "Lots of Quotes" (I have always had Great Luck with USHIP.COM & plan on "the rates will vary widely" (IE) as a trucker that is already here in Los Angeles Area & is already planning on going your direction will be a lot different rate than someone that is not already here & is not going in your direction...Also, please remind the trucking Co. you are getting the quote from that ..."This bike is a small nimble dirt bike & ONLY weights about 200 Pounds" (It is Not a "HUGE" 700 pound Harley etc) So the Shipping rate should be FAR Cheaper & Should definitely reflect that difference.Also, If it will get you a better Shipping Rate I will deliver this bike to any Los Angeles Based Shippers Distribution yard for "FREE" & or if you live out of the Country I will deliver this Bike to any Los Angeles Based International Shipper yard in the Los Angles Area for FREE !!!!!!!!!!!!!! On Apr-24-14 at 07:16:04 PDT, seller added the following information: When I purchased this Wonderful Bike, The Previous Owned Gave me a Spare Intake Manifold that looks to be in Very Nice Condition (it is made of Rubber & metal and fits between the carburetor & the Engine) . He said the original intake had a small silicone repair on the bottom of the rubber portion of it.....So, just in case, I ever needed it he was including the Spare intake manifold. I have owned this bike for several years and this Beauty still has the Original intake & to date it still seems to be working fine...I just remembered yesterday when I was cleaning up around here that I had the Spare Intake Manifold... So, YES ! I will be including it "FREE" with the bike in case the new owner should ever need it.