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LyM .S €GWAfry€lessicts ' the transitio n from bottom to top is less abru pt. Ov erall, Suzuki ha s ap peared to giv e the ' 99 RM125 a wi der spread of po wer with out losing anythi ng on top . This should , perhaps, qu iet so me of ou r begi nner / novice-level testers w ho comp lai n ed o f th e ' 98 RM 125' s o n ! off powerband. In the short time we had on the bikes, w e rea lly cou ld n' t co rne to a ny h ard co n cl u s io ns abo u t th e RM ' s s u s pen sio ns, other than not ha ving an y major complaints. We pretty m uch just set the r id e he ig h t o n bot h bik e, m ad e th e usual. min or d amping adjus tment s for our individ ual need s and s p u n a few lap s around Glen Helen Racewa y' s MX circui t. In spite of giving the suspens ions littl e in the way of atten tion, we ca rne away feeli ng q u ite p leased w it h th e RM's sus pensio ns - just like we di d last yea r (1998). Normally, we wou ld 've spen t a lo t mo re time fi ne- tu ni ng the sus pe ns ions, bu t, in this case, we wer e very cont en t wit h the close -to-stock se ttings, especially w ith the new inverted Showas . We mad e no cha nges w ha tsoever with the forks o n eit he r bike and mo st likely woul d not have mad e man y ad ju stme n ts lat er on, eit her. Bu t we' ll see what happens w ith the production forks. We le ft G le n Hel e n fee li ng good abou t the ' 99 RMs - especially the 250, with its far more lively motor. But , in all ho nesty, we wo n't be co m p lete ly con. vinced until we sw ing a leg ove r the p rod u ctio n machi nes, becaus e somet im e s w hat you a re prom ised isn' t 1':\ always what gets d elivered . 1999 SUZUKI RM125X &RM250X Specnications Engine Type .. 2-stroke, liquid-cooled, crankcase reed (125l/pisto n reed (250) Bore 54.0mm ( 125)/66 Amm (250) Stroke 54.5mm (125)172 .0mm (250) Displacement 124.8cc (125)/ 249c c (250) 9.1-11.0:1 (125)/9.0-10.9:1 (250) Carburetor .. Keihin PWK38PWJ ( 125)/ Keihin PWK38 PWJ (250) Ignition CD I Transmission Clutch W et multi-plate type Transmission .. 6-speedconsta nt-mesh ( 125)/5·speed (250) Final drive . . .. 50-12 (125)/ 48-13 (250) These Pro Circuit riders put on a better show than the country stars atthe Grand 01 Opry. ' This week we also lost a good friend and one of the greatest race promoters ever, "Big Dave Coombs:' We'll miss you and your memory will always be with us. 17th Annual AMA Loretta Lynn's Amateur National Championship 1st 2 nd 3 rd 4th 5th 1st 2nd 5th 1 st 2nd 4th 5th 1 st 4th 5t h 1 st 2n d 3rd 1st 2 nd 5th 1st 2nd 3rd ' 4th · 2nd 4th 5th 3rd 5th 1st 5th 4th 2nd 4th 2nd 2nd 5th 1st 2 nd 2nd - 1 st 2nd 2nd 3rd 125 A 125 Pro S po rt 250 A 250 P ro Sport 125 B Mod 125 B Stock 250 B Mod 250 B Stock 125 (1 2-15) Stock 125 (12-15) Mod 125 C Modified Supermini 65 (10-1 1) Stock 85 (7-1 1) 85 (9- 13) Mod 85 (14-1 5) Stock 85 (14-1 5) Mod Vet A (+30) Vet B (+30) Plus 25 Women (12-15) Women 4 Stroke M aste r Matt W alke r Bi lly Payne Ernesto Fo nseca Pa ul Ca rpenter B rett Ra cin e N ick W ey Shae Bentley M att W a lke r Billy Payne Paul Carpe nter' Aaron Day Tom Hofm aster Shae Bentley Nick W ey Keith Johnson Nick Metca lf Ivan Tedesco Tyson Hadsell Bryan McGavran Ivan Tedesco Sam Yann itelli Bryan McGavran Nick Metcalf Heath Frazier Jon Boy Monk Chris Hunter Aaron Lindsey Bobby Bonds Aaron Lindsey Stephen Crowell Jonathan Shimp Kyle Preston Kyle Preston Edgardo Rojas Jonathen Shimp Troy Adams Kevin Fo ley Todd Ramsey Dag Boyesen Ti ffany Reed Jessica Patterson Jason Vienot Kevin Fo ley B ill Van Vugt Henry Gref We would like to congratulateall the riders who didn't finish in the top five overall for one reason or another. These Pro Circuit riders still had to go through a qualifying process in orderto get to this race which establishes them as some of the elite riders in the country. Compression ratio Chassis Front .... .TwinChamber inverted fork . 16·way compression & rebound damping Rear ... Link-type, adj. preload. 26-way compression & 24.way rebound damping Wheel travel Front 12A in. (12 5)/12.2 in. (2 50) Rear 12.4 in. Rake 27 0 45 ' (125)/27" 30 ' (250) Trail A .5 in. (125)/4.6 in. (250 ) Brakes Front ;' Disc Rear ; Di sc Tires Front Rear 80/100-21 in. 51M : 100/90-19 in. 57M (125) / 110/ 90-19 in. Dimensions 0/ A length .84.6 in. (125)/85.8 in. (250) O/A width 32. 1 in. ~ O /A height .49.2 in. (125)/ 49.0 in. (250) • Wheelbase .57.3 in. (125)/ 58.3 in. (250) Ground clearance 13.8 in . Seat height 37.4 in. Fuel capacity 2.0 gal. (125)/ 2.2 gal. (250) C.laimed dry weight . . . 194 Ibs. (125)/ . 215 Ibs. (250) MSRP $48 99 ( 125)/$5649 (250) (909)738-aoso Fax (909)738-8065 2771 WardlON RJad. Corona, Calibma 91720 www.procircuit.com