😮 The Most INSANE Motorcycle Restoration Ever | 1996 RM250

I hope you enjoy the grand finale to this 1996 Suzuki #RM250 #2stroke dirt bike restoration & rebuild I worked on over the past year and a half. It's a video made to watch all the way through, from beginning to end, so please don't just skip to the end 🙃.

So many people helped bring this project to life. Here are some of them: Suzy and Chloe from Evo-Mx supported this project with the gorgeous replica graphics and seat cover. Chris from Race Tech helped with the much needed suspension parts. Barb from Ceet Racing sent me a fresh seat foam. My friends at Breakers111 donated those cool vintage bar pads. Kevin at RWB was so kind and helped with the Wiseco & Pro X engine parts. Brian at Bolt Motorcycle Hardware contributed those amazing bolt kits. Please support these wonderful companies that supported this project:

Evo-MX: https://www.evo-mx-brochure.com/ & https://www.evo-mx.com/
Race Tech: https://racetech.com/
Wiseco: https://www.wiseco.com/powersports-home/
Pro-X: https://www.pro-x.com/
Breakers111: https://breakers111.com/ & ‪@breakers111‬
Ceet Racing: http://ceetracing.com/shop/
Bolt Motorcycle Hardware: https://boltmotorcyclehardware.com/

Additionally I want to thank Tony Blazier (‪@TheMotocrossVault‬) for documenting the history of these bikes in his unbelievable archive. I used his scans to create the mockups for this build you see at the beginning of the video. Thank you to the guys at Electro-plating Specialties for taking care of all the anodizing, zinc plating and powder coating for this and my previous build. I also want to thank the very kind and humble ‪@thetwostrokerebuilder‬ for his guidance on rebuilding my crank. Thanks to the guys at Vital for getting me the silencer sticker measurements so Evo-MX could recreate it. Thanks to my friend Gary for teaching me how to use the Tig machine and making many of the repairs possible. Also thank you to my roommate Justin for being cool with me building motorcycles in the living room.

And finally thank you to all the student activists and people of conscience around the world who have continued every day to stand up and act against the genocide in Gaza. You're standing with tremendous courage in the face of a monster. These brave and dedicated people are our only hope for peace and justice in Palestine and beyond. This video is dedicated to you.

Chapters:
0:00 The Plan
0:25 Teardown
3:33 Pipe
4:24 Silencer
7:10 Engine teardown
10:47 Clutch basket
11:43 Crank
13:32 Engine cases
14:20 Bottom end assembly
16:25 Right side engine assembly
18:10 Engine side covers
19:20 Engine top end
21:05 Power valve
22:25 Reed valve
22:57 Engine before-after
23:11 Carburetor
24:39 Shift lever
26:50 Stator
27:49 Wheels
30:26 Rotor and fork guard
32:06 Brakes
33:39 Brake Pedal
35:15 Triple clamps
35:35 Forks
38:29 Shock
41:34 Freshly coated parts
42:16 Swingarm
46:30 Gas tank
49:45 Air box
50:08 Seat
52:23 Bike stand
52:55 Radiators
53:15 Reassembly
1:01:24 The Reveal