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Cycle News 1994 01 05

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G ' h e '94 Suzuki RM with Show a Twin ChamberTl'forks, ~ echnically, it's a factory bike. Forks like these only used to appear on ultra-expensive works bikes. Now they're exclusively onthe new RM's. Start preparing your victory speech. New forks, along with our new rearsuspension linkage ratio, a revalved shock and revisedspring rate, make for a bal anced suspension that stays plush even after the harshest G-out. New cylinder exhaust port timing delivers more midrange and top-end power. So you can kee p the powerband shrieking like an actress in a horror movie. _18, 19, 20 tops. That's how many guys response. Its new clutch makes for machine there are in the motocross galaxy who have gun shifting. And a new exhaust pipe boosts the talent to be big bucks factory riders - and the low-end power. On the RM125, a new 36mm Keihin score a factory bike. And typically, it's a long carburetor enhances throttle response so and whooped-out road getting to that point. Until now. you can blast out of tight hairpin turns. Look under the front fenders of the 1994 There's also a new, programmed digital Suzuki RM125 & 250 and you 'll see Showa ignition system, And a revised water pump Twin Chamber forks. These ain't no dinner cools the beast more efficiently. party forks. They'll make mincemeat out of ruts, butter up the gnar1iest rockers, and tum square edged bumps into ground round. (Salivating yet?) These Showas are exclusive to Suzuki. In fact, they're based on the forks used on Team Suzuki 's factory bikes. Their sealed oil cartridge design plus lighter weight springs keep the suspension plush through all kinds of track conditions - fro m rough sand to teeth-chattering hard pack. Of course, we didn't just throw on a set of Showas and rest on our high-density seat foam. We made a truckload of other major improvements as well. The RM250's new crankcase and intake tract gives you smooth, quick throttle 26 The most radical change to forks in years,Showa uses a sealed oil cartridge inside a surrounding sepa rate oil chamber '---.::l" to practically eliminate aircontaminated oil. Result #1 : smooth, consistent damping of all areas of the stroke. Result #2: the trophy Queen's phone number. Lastly, you 'll find all the hardcore performance and attributes of a true motocross bike in the race ready RM80. The RM's other features don't improve .the bike. They improve the rider. Such as free enrollment in the Tony D.lTeam Suzuki motocross school. The technical know how of the Team Suzuki Support Trucks. The racing experience and gu idance of Suzuki Pro Level dealers. Plus a contingency program that will post over $3 million - Hey, your grandma wasn't this generous. The '94 Suzuki RMs. You always wanted a factory bike. Now you can be one monster jump closer to being a factory rider. • SUZUKI. For the nameof your nearestSuzuki motorcytle & ATVdealer. cab ~ ·m25S-2550. At~uzuki. wewant everynde to be safe andenjoyable. Soalwayswear a helmer.eyeprotectionand p~ ctive clothing. Neverride underthe influenceof alcoholor other ltug,s . Study your owners manual andalwaysinspectyourSuzuki beforeriding. Atways supervise young riders. The RM-series motorcycles are for closed-course competition useandrelated Dr " -es onfy. ProfesslOr1al riderphotooraphed underclosed-coursecondrtJDns lll

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