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Cycle News 1981 03 25

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In their 1981 debut Suzuki's new RM-125 "Full-Roaters" came out coast-tcx:oastwinners. On the East coast at the AMA Winter series in Rorida.Team Suzuki rider Mark Barnett easily giJided his production 1981 RM-l25 to first in the two races 12 he entered. Meanwhile on the West coast. in the final rounds of the recent CMC Golden State series. itwas a pair of stock 1981 RM-l25s with Danny"Magoo" Chandler and RonTurner aboard taking first and second overall. So what makes the ne:w RM-125 Suzuki so hot? For one thing. it's as state-of-the-art as a factory motort)de gets. The 125cc engine is water cooled for constant crisp response. and the suspension is Suzuki's incredible newsingle shock

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