Suzuki
RG250 Gallery
The arrival of
the RG250 represented a new phase of Japanese
engineering. It was, of course, quicker than
the RD250LC, in fact it was just about as fast
as the RD350LC (and it cost nearly as much,
too). It was functional, using the extra stiffnes
of box-section alloy instead of thinner-walled
steel tubing and an engine which was, necessarily,
peaky in order to achieve its performance.
It had good suspension, which worked very well
despite the relatively low weight of the bike
and it had a high build quality with lots of
neat touches and well-made parts which made
it nice to look at, nice to sit on and satisfying
to use. Much of this was rare in any roadster,
on a 250 it was unique. The later Mk2 and Mk3
models smoothed out some of the peakiness and
grew a very stylish full fairing. The Gammas
opened up a whole avenue of production racing,
gave the Yamaha-based tuning flops a hard time
and founded a new industry supplying cheap aftermarket
bodywork which production racers could afford
to crash.
Its cost was out of line with its capacity,
but so was its performance, and nobody seemed
to mind. People did mind the precarious sidestand
and the pitiful tank range — usually less
than 100 miles when used as intended.
| Bike |
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Description |
| 1983 Suzuki RG250 |
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- Liquid cooled, two stroke, parallel
twin, reed valve
- 45bhp @ 8500rpm
- 6 speed
- 35mpg
- 131kg
- Disc brakes
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| 1984 Suzuki RG250 |
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| 1984 Suzuki Yamma Gamma |
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- 1984 Suzuki mk1 RG chassis With Spondon
swingarm.
- RG500 wheels, upgraded brakes.
- Revalvled forks with Ohlins progressive
springs.
- Race bodywork.
- Stan Stevens tuned Yamaha ypvs 375
engine giving 70 bhp @ rear wheel.Totally
rebuilt this year.
- 34mm carbs
- PVL ignition
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| 1984 Suzuki RG250 Gamma WE |
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| 1986 Suzuki RG250 |
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| 1986 Suzuki RG 250 Walter Wolf |
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- Liquid cooled, two stroke, parallel
two cylinder, read valve induction
- 49bhp @ 9500rpm
- 114kg
- 6 speed
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| 1986 Suzuki RG250 |
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Import. |
| 1986 Suzuki RG250 Gamma |
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| 1987 Suzuki RG250 Gamma |
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More
info.. |
| 1987 Suzuki RG250 Walter Wolf |
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Limited Edition. |
| 1987 Suzuki RG250 Gamma |
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| 1987 Suzuki RG250 Gamma Mk III |
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| 1988 Suzuki RG 250 R Gamma |
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| 1988 Suzuki RG250 Gamma |
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| 1988 Suzuki RG 250TV Wolf |
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| 1990 Suzuki RG250 |
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The RGV250 ruled the 250cc two-stroke
race-replica roost for most of the 1990s.
First produced to replace the RG250 in 1989,
the first RGV250, the K model, was an incredibly
high-spec machine. A 90" V-twin two-stroke
engine produced an amazing 48kW (65bhp),
which was enough to make the featherweight
RGV more exciting than most bikes two or
even three times its capacity. |
| 1990 Suzuki RG 250TV Wolf |
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