Parked at uni there was...

smegballs · World Chat Champion Joined: 28 Oct 2007 Karma :

... a RG 125. It looked old, very old and had some sort of PV system on board.

Looked like tons of fun, the main frame was skinner than a fig roll (my reference as thats what I was eating at the time) and it looked like it weighed fuck all.

The frame stamp said 8.96 kW or something like that but maybe that is in restricted form?

Anyone ridden/owned one of these?

ms51ves3 · Super Spammer Joined: 08 Jun 2007 Karma :

Sounds like a Gamma, weighs little more than a Honda CG but puts out around 20hp de-restricted.

Truslack owns one.

https://www.suzukicycles.org/photos/RG/RG125-Gamma/1986_RG125-Gamma_whbl_450.jpg

27cows · World Chat Champion Joined: 01 Nov 2009 Karma :

I had a D-reg Gamma 125 about 20 years ago. It was dreadful, but that was most likely because of the life of learner abuse it'd had.

Mine was derestricted and made about 25hp - not sure what that would be in kW. The motor appeared to be made of chocolate or glass. It was always breaking something. Seized solid on me at about 85 one day. I didn't even bother trying to sort it, I just flogged it to a mate as spares for his much nicer one.

Handling was good, brakes were decent, but the bike was uncomfortable to ride (like the whole of the RG/V family are Laughing

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I see quite a few defaired, dunno if they made some like it?

ms51ves3 · Super Spammer Joined: 08 Jun 2007 Karma :

They made a 3/4 faired version.

https://www.suzukicycles.org/photos/suzuki-history/1987/1987_RG125gamma_450.jpg

Kickstart · The Oracle Joined: 04 Feb 2002 Karma :

Hi

UK learner limit used to be 9kW, hence the frame plate.

Had a go on one years ago. As standard they were the fastest 125, but don't think they were that pokey when derestricted compared to other full power 125s.

The bike was designed as an 80 with a 125 engine shoe horned in for some markets.

Skinny as anything and small. One I had a go on handled awfully (but think the steering head bearings were knackered and overtightened to compensate) while the brakes were pretty wooden feeling.

All the best

Keith
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truslack · World Chat Champion Joined: 08 Apr 2007 Karma :

Beautiful bikes, mine will be back on the road when I have some money Laughing

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That is possibly one of the ugliest bikes I have ever seen.
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I'm with Chris, that's fugly.

Billing · World Chat Champion Joined: 12 Mar 2009 Karma :

I was sat behind one going through Bury a few weeks ago, looked about as thin as a pencil lol

I wouldn't have one by choice, but probably wouldn't be too disappointed if I had no choice Very Happy

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T0MMY · World Chat Champion Joined: 08 Jun 2008 Karma :

When I worked for Scottish Water I used to regularly go past a really tatty one in those exact colours parked in some random part of Glasgow. I used to always be filled with a mixture of nostalgia at the memory of how exciting a 2 stroke 125 seemed as a kid and revulsion at how they could make a bike with such an ugly fairing and then decide to give it one more whack with the ugly stick by putting those wheels on it Sick

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The 125 race reps in the 90s started to look pretty damn sexy but unfortunately I couldn't afford one at the time Crying or Very sad

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Billing · World Chat Champion Joined: 12 Mar 2009 Karma :

You think you had problems? I could barely see over the pegs of the race reps in most of the 90's! being born in '91 has it's disadvantages sometimes Sad

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