1978 Suzuki pe250 rebuild Done will it start
ฝัง
- เผยแพร่เมื่อ 30 ก.ย. 2024
- Finally after a year and a half, the pe250 is done!
Music "Pile Driver" by Jason Shaw www.audionautix.com
"Fight the Sea" by Josh Woodward www.joshwoodward.com
Check out Thrunite Lights at www.amazon.ca/...
Outdoor Rob Adventure Channel
Very nice! Well done man!! When I was in college I bought a Suzuki RS 175 which was twin shock play bike but fast enough to race with my buddies and have a good time. Love old Suzuki two strokes dirt and street bikes!
Thanks Sam! The RS was a nice bike also.
My dad has this same bike from 1978 , still runs but in need of a full rebuild (plastics and engine). We can likely do a lot of the work ourselves but wondering where we should start for sourcing plastics and engine components and if you don’t mind sharing a ballpark of what the total cost was. You did a fantastic job and inspired us to fix his up.
Thanks Katelin! With the price of the bike and parts it's pretty close to 5 grand cdn for me. DC Plastics and Motoduro were the main sources, also search vintage PE's. There's a fair bit out there but pretty expensive, especially for shipping to Canda. eBay also usually has some parts. Good luck!
My first real dirt bike was a 1981 Suzuki PE175. I think I bought it around 1982 or so. It was a great little trail bike. I wish I still had it!
Nice! That's what got me started with this model, was a friend that got one in the early 80's. Loved the look of them. Thanks Michael!
I had the same bike, but 2 years newer, I I had the 1980 PE 250. I was 20 years old at the time and I got it brand new for $1,299. It was a great little bike and it ran pretty good against my 2 friends who had a 1980 Yamaha IT400 and a 1980 Kawasaki KDX400. I could hang with them until they hit 5th gear, then they pulled away from me. But on the trails I could run the same times and keep up with the 400's.
I had that bike for 2 years and then traded it in for the beast, a 1982 Suzuki RM465Z, and what a shocker, it was so fast I was amazed. I got the RM465 in 1982 brand new for $2.495. I rode it for 8 years and never had one breakdown or engine problem, all I did was put a new top end on it every winter, it was the best bike I ever had. Once I got that bike I smoked my 2 friends on their wimpy 400's, lol.
Nice! Wish I had a bike like this when I was younger. Always wanted the pe250, the 1980 Yamaha yz250 and the 1984 Yamaha it200. I finally have 2 of the 3 Lol! Thanks Steve!
It´s a dream bike! I hope some day I can get one, beautiful machine! Greetings from Costa Rica (I use translate)
¡Gracias Costa Rica! Son buenas bicicletas, ojalá puedas encontrar una.
Looks like new.
I love the PE/IT/KDX series and should have kept my KDX250 and IT250K.
I think I ran synthetic oil at 40:1. Maybe leaner.
I wouldn't sell it.
They are awesome bikes for sure, I also have an '84 IT200. Thanks Man!
Thanks for sharing. Had a PE 175 back in early 80s. Loved it and wished I still had it!
Cool! They were an awesome bike!
Looks and sounds amazing Rob. You did a great job on the restoration. I'm sure there's very few in this condition. Well done!! 👍😁
Thanks Andrew! Hopefully she'll be around for another for another 44 years.
If you like...buy a new bike and be the first one to ride it.
Shame they don't sell women
Cant wait to rebuild mine!! Gifted from my grandpa, his bestfriend gave it to him before he died of cancer. 1978 Suzuki PE250!!
Good luck, they're nice bikes. The original owner bought it back after seeing it redone.
I love this bike.
Very nice job rebuilding it!
I want one too but I first need to get my hands one one that isn't too clapped out and expensive.
These are not too common here in Germany.
Thanks Man! It's a lot of work, good luck in your search!
Nice job on that .. just like it should be !! Those were so reliable & fun we had lots of trails to ride friend had a 175 !! 👍
Thanks Mark! I was so nice when I finished that the original owner bought it back!
Very well done! Bike looks like new! Just bought a pe250 and planning to restore. Where did you find part?
Nice, congrats! Motoduro, Vintage Suzuki and DC Plastics was were I got most of the stuff. Good luck with the rebuild.
The PE's have became as rare as hen's teeth. More recent models had the box shaped swing arm but hardly changed. I sure you got top $ for that one, it's perfect.
There's no market to sell it around here unfortunately, so it sits collecting dust in the garage LOL! Might hang it from the rafters for a show piece. Thanks Steve!
What a fantastic restoration project,it looks brand new,I owned one when I was 16/17 years old,had a second hand one 25 years ago was going to fix it up but sold it the last ones sold here in Australia were road registered, blinkers, mirrors on them, thanks for your video it's brought back beautiful memories of years of riding that same model of bike cheers mate 👍👍🇦🇺
Glad you liked the vid, thanks Trevor!
@@OutdoorRob cheers mate 👍
My dad gave me his pe250 same year as this one. When I was 15 or so. I ended up seizing engine and sold it in the 1990s. Cool bikes we had big sprocket on it and climbed real good. the PE were one of best enduro of this era. Cool bike beautifully done. Enjoy. I want one again myself
Thanks Eddie! They are definitely nice bikes. My friend had one back about grade7, brand new and that's how I remember them.
Hello, excellent restoration. what engine oil do you use? Thank you🎉🎉🎉
The gear oil or the mix oil? The gear oil is Extreme gear oil 80 weight or something like that, can't remember the brand name and don't have a bottle of it right now. The mix oil is Torco GP-7 Synthetic. Thanks Man!
Amazing looking bike. Well done. Been trying to find a 78-80 myself
Thanks Man! Good luck in your search.
Rob - did you end up selling it? It’s 10/05 and the last comment is dated 2 months ago. I’m actively hunting a PE! / Dave
Suffolk, VA
No, took it off the market for now. Not sure of what you'd have to do to cross the border with it. Thanks Dave!
How much??
5 firm...
Do these *prefer* castor oil, e.g. Castrol R30 or Blendzall green label?
I don't think they are too fussy. The newer oils are far better than the old stuff that they ran in them. As long as the requirements for oil quality are met, you're good to go. Thanks Dennis!
I found one today that looks pretty good 78 I think and it's a pe 250
Nice! They're pretty cool old bikes.
Very nice job Rob , it sure looks great and didn’t take much to start. New hobby…..restoring old bikes .
Thanks Man! LOL! Pretty time consuming, I don't have that time at the moment unfortunately.
Awesome job! Love it!! ❤
Thank You!
Very nice.
Thank You!
@@OutdoorRob Now, your mission is to find the holy grail of zukies, 1985 rm 500, its air cooled, full floater, and has a front disc brake..only the 85..good luck.🤠
500's are a whole other breed LOL!
@@OutdoorRob I owned and raced an 84 500r, and, man it was a hoot..500s know warp speed.😉
Did you do any porting while had it apart
No just crank seals, the cylinder and piston were done by R & R Engines here in town by previous owner. He rode it about 50 miles on the rebuild and put it away...never rode it again.
Fantastic Job.
Thanks Scott!
My father in law had one
Cool! Wished I had one when I was younger. Friend of mine had the 175 version back then, very cool bike.
Nice bike I had the 175
Cool! My friend had a 175 new at the time, that's what got me liking these bikes. Thanks!
what a beautiful bike.
Thanks Denis!
Looks soooooooo nice!
Thanks Man! Great looking bike for it's time.
Well done Rob and I love it ! 👍 I just bought a 1978 Suzuki PE 175 and wondering where to get the tank decals at 2:00 from ?
Congrats! I think I got them at DC Plastics or maybe Vintage Suzuki...sorry can't remember which one. Thanks!
@@OutdoorRob Thank's Rob ! I will try those two vendors . My fist bike was a 1978 Suzuki RM 125 so I am excited to hop back on this 78 PE 175 .
I had a '79 RM 125 years ago, enjoyed riding it. My buddy had a '79 PE 175 and I always thought they were pretty cool. Good luck!
My first bike was a PE250 back in the early 1990's. Had a ball on it. 😎👍
Very Cool! Still not sure what I will do with this one, not much of a market for it around here.
@@OutdoorRob I'd keep it. An aabsolute gem 😎👍
It would be nice but I don't wanna wreck it LOL!
What a beast
Thanks Brian! It's a pretty cool old bike.
Great job !! I would love to have it BUT I am way to old to be riding dirt bikes !!! 👍👍
Thanks Vance! Ya me too, I'll never learn. LOL!
Lovely Restoration and sounds so sweet 👌👏👏👍
Thanks Rodney!
Vintage dirt bike porn right there!
Best porn channel on TH-cam! LOL!
@@OutdoorRob Gets me through my day man.🤣
Good to hear! LOL!
Sweet! Runs mint! Good job Dad!
Thanks Dustyn!
Well done Rob it's looking great.
Thanks Barry!
holly crapp rob you did frigging awesome job ..wtg buddy
Thanks, turned out a little too good to ride now. LOL!
@@OutdoorRob yea ...brand new too
Looks great! Good job!
Thanks Man!
Looks great! Good job!
Thank You!
Nice job. Looks like enjoyed the short spin. Natural habitat is Rob's yard.
Haven't ridden a bike for awhile now...was thinking don't crash, don't crash...LOL! Thanks Fred!
@@OutdoorRob Lol! Rest of us were too.
LOL!
holly crapp rob .. that is like brand new
Thanks Man!
@@OutdoorRob your very welcome buddy
Of course it will start
It's a Suzuki
About to be abused
Why else would you have one
Apart from factory new
First owner from factory new
Nice job Rob!
Thanks Garth!
Beautiful machine, would love to have one! Good job.
Thanks Jeff!