I am with the majority of others. Seal this one up and save it. Do a series on building one. You will never replace what you have now. Make your accountant happy and build a super racer. I was ten years before you in falling in love with these things. Broke my collar bone on one one at age 12 and still loved it. Awesome machine you have.
Option 1. No question. Getting a second RM to ride/build would CLEARLY be the most sensible. From a viewer standpoint, building a race bike from a cheap clapped one is just as/more entertaining anyways. I hope your mind isn't already made up and this whole poll isn't just rhetorical...
Totally agree with option 3. You'd never get another like that unused, but there's plenty of options to buy another and use that. Get the best of both worlds max with option 3.
Option 2 most definitely. Send it. The only reason these machines illicit the imaginative muse in each of us is because we all connect with the memory of riding one. No one has ever experienced that fully simply by looking at one. In order to live life to our maximum potential, we must actually live it. And the same is true for that machine.
Option 2, send it! Keep it original and perfectly maintained, and it will stay a time capsule. You and a select few will be able to experience and enjoy what it was like back then.
Just race used rm250 and keep the timecapsule as a timecapsule. Also would be cool to see how you can restore the rm250 and visually compare it to a time capsule like that.
Option 1 It’s survived this long and they are only new once! There’s a million other 2006 RM250’s out there that aren’t as special as this one that you could do the same thing with. Even a meticulously restored one would do the job if you felt the need to ride something completely stock and original. The value isn’t at all the concern for me as these bikes are never going to pull huge money like a classic car. I personally wouldn’t want the responsibility of owning something I didn’t feel like I could ride so I simply wouldn’t buy it unless I had a mansion full of bikes already and I wanted to display it. You’re the new custodian of this unicorn. Treat her with respect 🙏
I’ve been in this situation. After 3-4 years it became almost annoying to own, as I’m not a big fan of trailer queens. My advice it to remove and replace, all of the plastic, the handlebars, throttle (saving original grip), seat, pipe/silencer and footpegs. Maybe even the side covers on the case. Fire up your new UFO plastic, Renthal, FMF racer and have some fun. 20 + years from now when you feel like you might not be running racing it. You can always give the bike a resto and put all the original parts back on. You’ll be pleasantly surprised at the feeling that it’s STILL a brand new bike.
Just ride it and enjoy. Sitting in a time capsule does not equate to fun for me. I restored a 88 YZ 125 with all NOS parts , spent thousands of dollars and many hours searching for parts and cleaning.When i fired it up and took it back in the woods and had a blast. still riding it 10 + years later.
WOW !!!!! I raced RM 250 2 strokes from 1997 to 2005 with a new one every year !!!! I loved those bike ( still do ) with 2000 prob being my favorite !!! Man what a flashback 999 - thank you so much - I bought my 1st 97 RM 250 when the King Mcgrath switched over for for 1 year to yellow and thought it was the greatest thing ever !!!! Sean should for sure race that 250 no questions to ask !!!! Sean will def bring it on this ride !!! Thank you again Lazer for the incredible video's - always top notch buddy !!!
Option 1. In the meantime try to find and store the spares needed to maintain it for a few years at least. And once you find yourself old enough to conclude on the last and final bike of your motocross life unpack it and ride with style and joy. Highly likely you will ride it calm and polite so the bike will last long. Great channel, Max! Support from two-stroke Russia!
Option 2 for sure to me. But before, disassembled it and grease the bearings and while doing that apply 4 stroke oil on the axes and bolts concerned (Just dry it before assembly and it leaves the ester for no rust) Alex from France
Ride it!! A bought a almost brand new ( never been on dirt and only started every few years) 94' KDX200 in 2021. Its my favorite trail bike. I dont regret not keeping it new for a minute.
Option 2. I'll admit it's an awesome time capsule and would look great on display. But ride it and make some memories and stories to tell. It'll still look great on display with some battle wounds and you'll have hours of stories to tell about the time you spent on it.
Ride it, race it, love it. The fun you will have on it will be 10x the financial loss. Plus, who knows if we have a tomorrow. You bought the greatest 2 stroke mx bike of all time. Enjoy it!
Option 1 and buy a secondhand one to play on. It's history, preserve it as there are many secondhand ones you can buy and refurb to a similar standard.
Option 2! Use and ride that bike as much as you can, you live only once enjoy it. But if I were you I would need to ride that bike myself 😂 I couldn’t watch someone else riding around having the time of their life on that RM.
Option #1 is the only option, it's mint 👌. Find another bike, modify it to a full factory spec if possible, and have Shaun race that. Bring the RM along to track days so we can all enjoy a zero hour bike in all its glory, at the track events you will be at throughout the year.
First of all you have found a needle in a haystack. Like you I watched Pichon race these RM250’s like a demon possessed, winning back to back MXGP 250 Championships. So for that reason I own an 2002 RM250. Hands down the best motocross bike I have ever owned. All that said and not knowing what you paid for it, I’d keep it as an investment and find a used RM250 to restore and race.
That is a piece of history, I would rather find a used one and rebuild that to good as new mechanically then ride one and keep the other for history's sake as is. I also don't like bikes just as show pieces but I think it is worth it keeping it as new, if it were a rebuilt/restored bike I would say send it because you could always just fix it up again but never been used is a different ballgame
Your father was right. My '02 RM 125 was without a doubt the best handling bike I ever threw a leg over. All I had to do was think it, and this bike would corner for me. This bike was responsible for half of my wins alone. I wouldn't have been able to win nearly as many races as I did without it.
They was quick but years ago back in 2003 I bought a 6 month old ktm sx 125 2002 cusworth motorcycles Doncaster (shut down years ago) race bike it was unbelievably quick smoked 250 2 strokes on acceleration unbelievably quick for a 125.
Wish the comments allowed pictures as I’ve got a spread of these classic 2 stroke monsters none of which haven’t been rode though. I’d personally have it as a decoration atop the entertainment center. She’s a beauty
I've always wanted to have a go on one of them. Ride it, you know you want to, I personally wouldn't be able to help myself :) You're going to look after it and treat it well... Send it dude!
Option 2. Life is short. Live your dream and enjoy that bad boy to the fullest. Money will come and go, experiences can't be made any other way than to get out there and do it. I'm not a motocross bloke, but I agree that that is one sexy looking bike.
There are plenty other of 2006 RMS that you can rebuild to ride and make exactly the way you want that bike there will only appreciate value as long as you don’t crank it over. But on the other hand, I’m a gearhead so I would more than likely probably ride the damn thing because it’s built to ride.
I’m one of the fortunate few that actually owns a 2006 RM250 RC Edition. By far the best, in a long line of excellent machines, that I’ve owned. Definitely ride it! Build it out in stages and document the steps for us. Step 1: Stock, step 2: updated with only suspension and cockpit fittings to personalize it for you. Step 3: Mild upgrades like a pipe, clutch and mild porting. Step 4: All-in with a 300 kit. Do you lap time tests during each phase and compare them to a modern 4T 250 and 450!
You can always find another accountant. You were born to ride Max. Let it rip. Unleash the beast. Sean should prepare. Time is worth more than money and there's good times to be had.
Option 2 you can look after it and still look at it and it will make you smile even more riding it. Iv never understood why anyone buys cars and bikes and don't use them buy a used one and ride it.
Forget option 1 altogether. Box it up and look at it? NFW! Who knows what next week will bring on planet Earth. Enjoy that beautiful machine now. Get after it Max.
I absolutely love this type of bike! When I bought my ‘04 CR250R back in 2013, it was near stock and barely used. The market then was different so I bought it and rode it! I want to say option 1, but the worse thing for anything is just sitting. These bikes do not really exist anymore so I say ride it and enjoy it… but at the same time take really good care of it! I vote option 2
Option 2! Very few people make money from motocross! We don't do this to make money, we use our last bit of monthly salary for fuel and track fees to get our mx fix and forget about life's problems. You only live once, have fun and ride it 🤟🏻
Option 3. Take all the plastic off and store it. Same with the seat and tank. Buy after market plastic and seat. Install clutch and magneto covers and save the stock ones. Clear plastic over the frame rails. Only ride on perfect loam tracks or drier, never ride this baby in the mud. Ride it but ride sparingly, you have other bikes. You have all of the original high wear stuff in a box for some day. My dream bike is the 1977 Suzuki RM125, that thing was the beginning of all of this. Aluminum gas tank, leading axle forks, laid down shocks. It’s my dream bike.
Option 1. This one really pulls at my heart strings since I'm the exactly same way with Suzuki 2 strokes, a little more so with the 125 though. Save this one, find a decent condition used one and do a poll on parts to build that one with if you want fan engagement. You found a unicorn... Let the magic of that time piece live on.
Option 1. It hurts to say that because I want to see it rip so badly. But that is the most rare untouched find ive seen. My uncle bought the same bike brand new, im the same age as you, and its the same bike that got me into motocross. I have vivid memories of this thing rippin around the home track after the first fuel up in 2006!
Money is fake. Therefore option 2 is the only sensible solution. Also Sean could absolutely do the bike some justice by racing it as its makers intended 😀
Exactly money only gets you the things you need or want it itself is worthless! Would you rather have nothing and be rich or have everything but not rich just enough money to get by fine! I know which I want!!
999lazer is an entertainment channel. You need to factor in the entertain appeal of racing a mint 2006 bike into the financial equation. I'd personally love to see how well Shawn can do on that machine. The 3rd option, buying a used 2006 RM250, wouldn't be very interesting unless you brought everything back to factory specifications, and that wouldn't be cheap either; if even possible.
My favorite Suzuki 250 2 stroke is the RH72. I saw it in action (RN72) at Puyallup in 1971, under Joel Robert, Sylvain Geboers, and Roger DeCoster. Absolutely nothing has ever topped this particular race: the Suzuki trio not only won the race, but absolutely embarrassed the rest of the manufacturers and riders. BTW: every bike is a rider. Use it; you'll love it.
Dilemma!!?? For sure!! But this can never ever be replicated again. If it had low hours on it, I'd say rip it. But, this is an extinct find and must be in a museum. Riding it is like finding the last extinct dinosaur and killing it and eating it!! 😄😄
As an Rm 250 owner, I say ride it. Life is short, you only get one go around. I can 100% guarantee you’ll have way more fun with it if you ride it than squirrelling it away into a collection somewhere. Let’s see it in action!
Wow Max, a bit of nostalgia for you, its a big call for you, personally keep it locked up , its as rare as rocking horse shit, you got some great bikes you share with us anyway, keep it stored for you're kid's, just keep the quality videos rolling please Max.
Thanks Kevin, it is a real dilemma as bikes are for riding, but then I'll never find another one like this. So let see what everyone who watches wants us to do :)
Dont ride that "Pastrana"! Put it on U livingroom! Thing of beauty! I had that last model 2007 or 08🤔 back in the days. Loved that thing! Transmission only exploded at 120h mark😅.
The bike has never been ridden, it would be hard to ride it for me, but I probably have to. I would take all the stock plastic off and replace with some aftermarket stuff, keep all of the original stuff in a box.
Ride it. I have the biggest grin inside myself that you tracked down your dream, if I could find a crate 2003 KX250 I would sell my 450 in a heartbeat and even throw cash on top. But not to cherish, to relive the memories that I let slip by when I sold mine. My first big bike. Never knew how much it would impact me even years later.
Option 2 ! Braaaap... Put some custom parts on it, too! And you can also go to USA next year to race the World Two-stroke Championship at Glenn Helen !
I still remember my young days, being 12 years old in 2003 and riding a Yamaha yz 85 2002 model. One day, the Suzuki shop came to the local track and had all their bikes there available for test riding. I rode the Suzuki 85 2004 model and I still remember the handling and suspension was better than my yz. Unfortunately I didn’t have a chance to ride the 250 2006 model a few years later…..
I understand why you like the rm 250 it is indeed a very nice bike. I had the opportunity to get one myself and even a low hour example but due to a broken leg I didn’t get to it 🥴 but congrats 🍾 you shouldn’t take her out on the track she should stand in your living room and that’s it 🤗
A new bike is only new once, at this stage its a unicorn and worth more for collection? So option 1 would be my suggestion.. I own a low hours 07' Rm250 and a very low hours 08' Rm250.. fantastic bikes.. handle really nice.. if i lived in the UK, I would offer you the chance to buy one and race that instead of that 06'..
Option 3. Hermetically seal this one and find a used one to refurbish & ride.
Great idea
@@RVF__1115 My first thoughts also!
Agreed, this bike should be preserved and I'm sure there are plenty of good used ones out there.
Definitely this !
This is the best idea by far
I am with the majority of others. Seal this one up and save it. Do a series on building one. You will never replace what you have now. Make your accountant happy and build a super racer. I was ten years before you in falling in love with these things. Broke my collar bone on one one at age 12 and still loved it. Awesome machine you have.
Option 1. Save that beauty. Find a clapped out one and revive it instead.
id do that :)
This right here.
Option 1. No question.
Getting a second RM to ride/build would CLEARLY be the most sensible. From a viewer standpoint, building a race bike from a cheap clapped one is just as/more entertaining anyways. I hope your mind isn't already made up and this whole poll isn't just rhetorical...
Option 1, no question.
Find a used one to build and race. Keep this as it is forever.
Totally agree with option 3. You'd never get another like that unused, but there's plenty of options to buy another and use that. Get the best of both worlds max with option 3.
keep bike put it in living room and get a 2006 beater bike option 1
I agree
Option 2 most definitely. Send it. The only reason these machines illicit the imaginative muse in each of us is because we all connect with the memory of riding one. No one has ever experienced that fully simply by looking at one. In order to live life to our maximum potential, we must actually live it. And the same is true for that machine.
Option 1 for sure. Put it in a glass box in your lounge. Better than the TV to look at 😂
Great idea
Option 2, send it! Keep it original and perfectly maintained, and it will stay a time capsule. You and a select few will be able to experience and enjoy what it was like back then.
Just race used rm250 and keep the timecapsule as a timecapsule. Also would be cool to see how you can restore the rm250 and visually compare it to a time capsule like that.
Option 1
It’s survived this long and they are only new once! There’s a million other 2006 RM250’s out there that aren’t as special as this one that you could do the same thing with. Even a meticulously restored one would do the job if you felt the need to ride something completely stock and original.
The value isn’t at all the concern for me as these bikes are never going to pull huge money like a classic car.
I personally wouldn’t want the responsibility of owning something I didn’t feel like I could ride so I simply wouldn’t buy it unless I had a mansion full of bikes already and I wanted to display it.
You’re the new custodian of this unicorn. Treat her with respect 🙏
Get another -06 rm250 and do a build and ride that one instead!
This
I’ve been in this situation. After 3-4 years it became almost annoying to own, as I’m not a big fan of trailer queens. My advice it to remove and replace, all of the plastic, the handlebars, throttle (saving original grip), seat, pipe/silencer and footpegs. Maybe even the side covers on the case.
Fire up your new UFO plastic, Renthal, FMF racer and have some fun. 20 + years from now when you feel like you might not be running racing it. You can always give the bike a resto and put all the original parts back on. You’ll be pleasantly surprised at the feeling that it’s STILL a brand new bike.
Option 2. We want to see Shaun torch guys on this majestic machine. What a great bike for this channel and thanks 999 for the great videos.
Thank JayLee
Just ride it and enjoy. Sitting in a time capsule does not equate to fun for me.
I restored a 88 YZ 125 with all NOS parts , spent thousands of dollars and many hours searching for parts and cleaning.When i fired it up and took it back in the woods and had a blast. still riding it 10 + years later.
Beautiful bike ! I’ve always wanted RM 2-stroke, come on Suzuki start manufacturing again.
WOW !!!!! I raced RM 250 2 strokes from 1997 to 2005 with a new one every year !!!! I loved those bike ( still do ) with 2000 prob being my favorite !!! Man what a flashback 999 - thank you so much - I bought my 1st 97 RM 250 when the King Mcgrath switched over for for 1 year to yellow and thought it was the greatest thing ever !!!! Sean should for sure race that 250 no questions to ask !!!! Sean will def bring it on this ride !!! Thank you again Lazer for the incredible video's - always top notch buddy !!!
Option 1. In the meantime try to find and store the spares needed to maintain it for a few years at least. And once you find yourself old enough to conclude on the last and final bike of your motocross life unpack it and ride with style and joy. Highly likely you will ride it calm and polite so the bike will last long.
Great channel, Max! Support from two-stroke Russia!
Option 2 for sure to me. But before, disassembled it and grease the bearings and while doing that apply 4 stroke oil on the axes and bolts concerned (Just dry it before assembly and it leaves the ester for no rust)
Alex from France
Ride it!! A bought a almost brand new ( never been on dirt and only started every few years) 94' KDX200 in 2021. Its my favorite trail bike. I dont regret not keeping it new for a minute.
Option 2. I'll admit it's an awesome time capsule and would look great on display. But ride it and make some memories and stories to tell. It'll still look great on display with some battle wounds and you'll have hours of stories to tell about the time you spent on it.
Option 1....... it's a unicorn.....
Would love to see Sean race it, though.....
Its a tough decision Glenn, that's why I need help :)
So difficult, having your favourite toy and not being able to play with it.
Yeah possibly the one time race up the prestige every bike has a story or something lol
Option 1 ,Save it and get a clapped out 06 and do a build video series .
Ride it, race it, love it. The fun you will have on it will be 10x the financial loss. Plus, who knows if we have a tomorrow. You bought the greatest 2 stroke mx bike of all time. Enjoy it!
I agree 100% Love it and Ride it!
I chose option 1 but buy a used one...rebuild and race it. BUT....this is the most sensible option 2 I've seen. No. You aren't promised tomorrow.
Option 1 and buy a secondhand one to play on. It's history, preserve it as there are many secondhand ones you can buy and refurb to a similar standard.
Option 2! Use and ride that bike as much as you can, you live only once enjoy it. But if I were you I would need to ride that bike myself 😂 I couldn’t watch someone else riding around having the time of their life on that RM.
don't worry If we ride it I'll be the first :) Thanks for watching
Option #1 is the only option, it's mint 👌. Find another bike, modify it to a full factory spec if possible, and have Shaun race that. Bring the RM along to track days so we can all enjoy a zero hour bike in all its glory, at the track events you will be at throughout the year.
Option 2 of course..you'll never have the same memories watching it as you would riding your Dream Bike...Bring it to life Max 😁👍
Option 2. Surely a no brainer. The value of seeing/experiencing the RM ripping it up, ABSOLUTELY PRICELESS. Go for it Boys.
First of all you have found a needle in a haystack. Like you I watched Pichon race these RM250’s like a demon possessed, winning back to back MXGP 250 Championships. So for that reason I own an 2002 RM250. Hands down the best motocross bike I have ever owned.
All that said and not knowing what you paid for it, I’d keep it as an investment and find a used RM250 to restore and race.
That is a piece of history, I would rather find a used one and rebuild that to good as new mechanically then ride one and keep the other for history's sake as is. I also don't like bikes just as show pieces but I think it is worth it keeping it as new, if it were a rebuilt/restored bike I would say send it because you could always just fix it up again but never been used is a different ballgame
Your father was right. My '02 RM 125 was without a doubt the best handling bike I ever threw a leg over. All I had to do was think it, and this bike would corner for me. This bike was responsible for half of my wins alone. I wouldn't have been able to win nearly as many races as I did without it.
I love my 02 RM125. So snappy, so nibble.
They was quick but years ago back in 2003 I bought a 6 month old ktm sx 125 2002 cusworth motorcycles Doncaster (shut down years ago) race bike it was unbelievably quick smoked 250 2 strokes on acceleration unbelievably quick for a 125.
Had an 03 RM125 for a few years. It was such a good bike. SO fun.
@@datapusher- good race bikes but chocolate gearboxes
Wish the comments allowed pictures as I’ve got a spread of these classic 2 stroke monsters none of which haven’t been rode though. I’d personally have it as a decoration atop the entertainment center. She’s a beauty
Option 2 1000000% anybody who says anything other doesn't like bikes and probably uses pro nouns. Money is nothing. Riding is everything
Option 1, then find one to build. They are built to ride but not hard to find an 06 to build / restore. This is a beautiful bike.
I've always wanted to have a go on one of them. Ride it, you know you want to, I personally wouldn't be able to help myself :) You're going to look after it and treat it well... Send it dude!
Option 2. Life is short. Live your dream and enjoy that bad boy to the fullest. Money will come and go, experiences can't be made any other way than to get out there and do it. I'm not a motocross bloke, but I agree that that is one sexy looking bike.
Option # 2 for sure, you need to Rip that bad Sazook.....
Option 2 all the way. Put an FMF race pipe on that thing. And make sure you only run VP premixed race fuel
There are plenty other of 2006 RMS that you can rebuild to ride and make exactly the way you want that bike there will only appreciate value as long as you don’t crank it over. But on the other hand, I’m a gearhead so I would more than likely probably ride the damn thing because it’s built to ride.
I’m one of the fortunate few that actually owns a 2006 RM250 RC Edition. By far the best, in a long line of excellent machines, that I’ve owned. Definitely ride it! Build it out in stages and document the steps for us. Step 1: Stock, step 2: updated with only suspension and cockpit fittings to personalize it for you. Step 3: Mild upgrades like a pipe, clutch and mild porting. Step 4: All-in with a 300 kit. Do you lap time tests during each phase and compare them to a modern 4T 250 and 450!
Option one Max, it will never look the same after one ride
I had the rmx 250, road legal 2 stroke. Loved it and smoked newer 4 strokes and got lots of looks and thumbs up everywhere I went.
You can always find another accountant. You were born to ride Max. Let it rip. Unleash the beast. Sean should prepare.
Time is worth more than money and there's good times to be had.
Option 2 you can look after it and still look at it and it will make you smile even more riding it. Iv never understood why anyone buys cars and bikes and don't use them buy a used one and ride it.
Option 2!!!!!!! It was born to race and it's been waiting for too long. Parking it would be blasphemy
it would be cruel not to ride it, right?
@@999lazeryeah bro but you should ride it.. it's your dream bike.. old mate has his rm125 he will be fine lol
Option 2 for sure. The late model RM250s are king.
No brainer for me…ride it and enjoy it!
Forget option 1 altogether. Box it up and look at it? NFW! Who knows what next week will bring on planet Earth. Enjoy that beautiful machine now. Get after it Max.
Option 2. This is such a great bike that I think you just have to ride it.😎
I absolutely love this type of bike! When I bought my ‘04 CR250R back in 2013, it was near stock and barely used. The market then was different so I bought it and rode it! I want to say option 1, but the worse thing for anything is just sitting. These bikes do not really exist anymore so I say ride it and enjoy it… but at the same time take really good care of it!
I vote option 2
Option 3. You race it alongside Sean on his his 91 model, at Farley Castle
💯👍
Option 1 mate. If you want to ride a Rm250, buy a used one, sped some dollars to upgrade and refurbish, but be smart on this one.
Option 2! Very few people make money from motocross! We don't do this to make money, we use our last bit of monthly salary for fuel and track fees to get our mx fix and forget about life's problems. You only live once, have fun and ride it 🤟🏻
Option 3. Take all the plastic off and store it. Same with the seat and tank. Buy after market plastic and seat. Install clutch and magneto covers and save the stock ones. Clear plastic over the frame rails. Only ride on perfect loam tracks or drier, never ride this baby in the mud. Ride it but ride sparingly, you have other bikes. You have all of the original high wear stuff in a box for some day.
My dream bike is the 1977 Suzuki RM125, that thing was the beginning of all of this. Aluminum gas tank, leading axle forks, laid down shocks. It’s my dream bike.
Option 1 for me. If I owned it, I would mount it on my lounge wall. Should be used but it's too good. I want one.
Option 2. In the game of life we go all in and all out. I say send it bud!!
Two strokes for life
Option 1. This one really pulls at my heart strings since I'm the exactly same way with Suzuki 2 strokes, a little more so with the 125 though. Save this one, find a decent condition used one and do a poll on parts to build that one with if you want fan engagement. You found a unicorn... Let the magic of that time piece live on.
Ride it and enjoy the heck out of it.
Yolo!!! Ride that thing!!! It can be restored..
option 2 ride it
Thanks for watching Kian :)
I've become also obsessed with the RM because of Travis Pastrana!!you have a great bike!!!keep it brand new! OPTION 1
Race it ! You can be certain to have a lot of fun riding the bike, you cannot be certain anyone will pay a premium for it in the future.
Option 1. It hurts to say that because I want to see it rip so badly. But that is the most rare untouched find ive seen. My uncle bought the same bike brand new, im the same age as you, and its the same bike that got me into motocross. I have vivid memories of this thing rippin around the home track after the first fuel up in 2006!
Money is fake. Therefore option 2 is the only sensible solution. Also Sean could absolutely do the bike some justice by racing it as its makers intended 😀
Exactly money only gets you the things you need or want it itself is worthless! Would you rather have nothing and be rich or have everything but not rich just enough money to get by fine! I know which I want!!
999lazer is an entertainment channel. You need to factor in the entertain appeal of racing a mint 2006 bike into the financial equation.
I'd personally love to see how well Shawn can do on that machine. The 3rd option, buying a used 2006 RM250, wouldn't be very interesting unless you brought everything back to factory specifications, and that wouldn't be cheap either; if even possible.
I think it is the bike Pastrana landed his double flip on 🚴💨
My favorite Suzuki 250 2 stroke is the RH72. I saw it in action (RN72) at Puyallup in 1971, under Joel Robert, Sylvain Geboers, and Roger DeCoster. Absolutely nothing has ever topped this particular race: the Suzuki trio not only won the race, but absolutely embarrassed the rest of the manufacturers and riders. BTW: every bike is a rider. Use it; you'll love it.
Dilemma!!?? For sure!! But this can never ever be replicated again. If it had low hours on it, I'd say rip it. But, this is an extinct find and must be in a museum. Riding it is like finding the last extinct dinosaur and killing it and eating it!! 😄😄
As an Rm 250 owner, I say ride it. Life is short, you only get one go around. I can 100% guarantee you’ll have way more fun with it if you ride it than squirrelling it away into a collection somewhere. Let’s see it in action!
Wow Max, a bit of nostalgia for you, its a big call for you, personally keep it locked up , its as rare as rocking horse shit, you got some great bikes you share with us anyway, keep it stored for you're kid's, just keep the quality videos rolling please Max.
Thanks Kevin, it is a real dilemma as bikes are for riding, but then I'll never find another one like this. So let see what everyone who watches wants us to do :)
Lovely story, and lovely bike of your dads. Loved One decals. Im gonna get an old 2stroke one day and really restore it. So easy to do and maintain.
Keep it as is! Don’t ride that one and find a used one to build.
I've been a rider since i was three now I'm 53 and i can honestly say I've always wanted an 06 suzuki 250. Congratulations!!!
OPTION 3......... Keep that one mint and get another used one 😂
I have an Immaculate '03...if I had this 06 I would keep it pristine and buy a used one to build and ride.
Option 2 I would love to see it in action
Ride it. Keep on top of it. Will still be worth plenty in 10/20/30 years and Youv got to enjoy it
Option 1
if it was my investment.
its a difficult call, but i'd love to see it do what it was made for... but then again it'll never be new again.
Dont ride that "Pastrana"! Put it on U livingroom! Thing of beauty! I had that last model 2007 or 08🤔 back in the days. Loved that thing! Transmission only exploded at 120h mark😅.
Screw investors, that thing was built to ride.
Man! How i understand you! Preserve that beauty. Option 1. I love riding mine, but in that condition, it's difficult to make a choice.
The bike has never been ridden, it would be hard to ride it for me, but I probably have to. I would take all the stock plastic off and replace with some aftermarket stuff, keep all of the original stuff in a box.
thays what I thought too. Thanks for watching!
Thats awesome those 2005 and 2006 rm 2 strokes are my favorite like you said growing up watching Ricky on the bike was something else
Don’t do it put it in your bedroom
Ride it. I have the biggest grin inside myself that you tracked down your dream, if I could find a crate 2003 KX250 I would sell my 450 in a heartbeat and even throw cash on top. But not to cherish, to relive the memories that I let slip by when I sold mine. My first big bike. Never knew how much it would impact me even years later.
Don't ride it or start it !!!
Option 1 by far, ride a used bike !
Option 2 ! Braaaap... Put some custom parts on it, too! And you can also go to USA next year to race the World Two-stroke Championship at Glenn Helen !
Hi Max, as much as seeing it race would be cool. Keeping it unused is the only option!!
What a pristine sight that bike is. Pure love ❤️
I still remember my young days, being 12 years old in 2003 and riding a Yamaha yz 85 2002 model. One day, the Suzuki shop came to the local track and had all their bikes there available for test riding. I rode the Suzuki 85 2004 model and I still remember the handling and suspension was better than my yz. Unfortunately I didn’t have a chance to ride the 250 2006 model a few years later…..
Option 2. I had the 250 PE and loved it. You need to ride it as that is what it was made for.
I understand why you like the rm 250 it is indeed a very nice bike. I had the opportunity to get one myself and even a low hour example but due to a broken leg I didn’t get to it 🥴 but congrats 🍾 you shouldn’t take her out on the track she should stand in your living room and that’s it 🤗
I would ride it. Life is short and you can't take it with you when you die. You're the one who wanted it and worked for it so enjoy it.
A new bike is only new once, at this stage its a unicorn and worth more for collection?
So option 1 would be my suggestion..
I own a low hours 07' Rm250 and a very low hours 08' Rm250.. fantastic bikes.. handle really nice.. if i lived in the UK, I would offer you the chance to buy one and race that instead of that 06'..
Option 1. And find a moto collector museum to display (on loan.) It's not about the money, it's preservation of history.
Race the RM250 the money means nothing ounce you're dead but the memories they will stick to you forever
Option 1 for this beauty, instead look for another rm already broken in to restore/revive!