#1979 suzuki rm 125 specs pro#

Quack: In 1979 Suzuki saw fit to saddle all their motocross machines with this bizarre duck-billed fender design. In 1979, every bike in the 125 class was either all-new or majorly redesigned. The motor also received new porting specs that looked to take the вЂ™78 YZвЂ™s high-rpm powerband and bring it down a bit to better compete with the class-leading RM. A beefed-up frame for вЂ™79 improved handling and new suspenders front and rear increased travel slightly. With Yamaha providing the SuzukiвЂ™s greatest challenge in 1978, the YZ was back with a less-radical list of changes. The racy new A5 promised pro-ready performance and limited-edition exclusivity to the few souls lucky enough to acquire one of the rare machines. Kawasaki was likewise back with an all-new works replica of their own, the KX125-A5. After several years of mildly refreshed re-treads, Honda was back with an all-new machine that featured works styling, ultra-long-travel suspension, and buckets of bright red paint. Photo Credit: SuzukiДЄll that changed in 1979 with the introduction of the most competitive lineup of 125 machines ever to grace AmericaвЂ™s motocross tracks. Today, Suzuki seems like a brand on the ropes, but in the seventies, they were a powerhouse that cranked out winners in every class. Both Honda and Kawasaki continued to produce 125 racers, but most years they were little more than also-rans. Both YamahaвЂ™s YZ125 and SuzukiвЂ™s RM125 quickly eclipsed the ElsinoreвЂ™s performance and set up a power struggle for 125 dominance that would play out through the remainder of the decade. The Elsinore was ready to go right off the showroom floor and overnight the countryвЂ™s tracks were awash in the silver and green bullets. The arrival of the Honda CR125M Elsinore in 1974 ignited AmericaвЂ™s desire for light, fun, and affordable racers. Photo Credit: SuzukiДuring the seventies, the 125 class had risen from a bit of an afterthought to one of the most hotly-contested divisions in motocross. For 1979, Suzuki tried to continue those winning ways by revamping nearly everything on their eighth-liter all-star. In the late seventies, SuzukiвЂ™s RM125 was one of the most successful machines in motocross. The RMs were light, fast, well-suspended, and ultra-competitive. At the local level, they were just as successful with their excellent line of RM motocross machines.

#1979 suzuki rm 125 specs pro#

At the pro level they dominated, winning countless National and Grand Prix Motocross titles during the decade. The seventies were a great era for SuzukiвЂ™s motocross program. For this edition of Classic Steel, we are going to take a look back at SuzukiвЂ™s all-new RM125N for 1979.