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1992 Suzuki RMSO/I25/250
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'92
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merican ~uzuki has released photos and specifications of its lineup
or 1992 RM motocrossers. Back
again is the three-bike fle et, th e
RM250, 125 and 80. or the three, the
RM 125 features the most changes, with
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The RM1 25 features a sign ifican tly
redesigned intake chamber between the
ca r bure tor and crankcase, a new
, exhaust pipe , a magnesium dutch case
cover, and beefier dutch plates.
swi ngar m piv ot sha ft has been
in cr eased to the sa me size as th e
RM 250's.
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The only changes to the RM250's
mo tor are fou nd in the scavenging and
exhaust ports, wh ile the clutch receives
an additiona l dr ive and dr iven plate
for ho ped for improved opera tio n and
durab ili ty. Other changes tha t the 250
shares wi th the 125 are a new Sho wa
front fork whic h has increased inner
tube stre ngth, im pro ved oil/dus t seals,
better damping characteristics and
larger protectors; new Showa rear
shock with larger piston and cylinder;
stronger front bra ke rotor wi th a
th icker rear rotor; lar ger rear cus hio n
lever bearing in th e sus pension linkage; and a new clu tch lever sha pe.
The new RM s sho uld arrive at dealers
in August.
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New porting specs to the scavenging and
exhaust ports are designed to enhance
the RM250's midrange performance.
TIle new RMs should bereItased in August.
the RM 250 offeri ng a few refin emen ts,
wh ile the RMSO is unchanged, excep t
for new graphics which are featured
on all the RMs.
Besides the graph ic dif ference with
a purple and yellow spl o tched seat and
red/purple zebra stripes on the white
rear fender and side panels, the RM125
feat ures severa l changes in an effort to
gain more horsepower from the 124cc
engine. The cra n kcase has been redesigned so that th e i ntake tract is
straigh ter, and the intake man ifold has
been shortened to help increase midra nge p o wer a n d boos t thro tt le
response. A smoother-shaped ex ha ust
pipe was designed for mor e top-end
power.
To handle the in crease in power, the
pri mary gears have been strengthe ned'
and clu tch pl ate di ameter increased. A
magn esium d u tch cover replaces the
old alu min um cover to cu t weight. A
new fra me features a large-diameter,
sq uare cross-sectio n backbone tube
and the down tubes connec ting the
back bone to the swingarm pivot are
made of cross -sectio n tubing. T h e
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Other than bright new graphics, the
small-bore RM80 is unchanged for 1!192.
