VintCo is taking us back to our roots. When we started in the motorcycle industry 25 years ago, our focus was exclusively on the vintage market, making connecting rods for Ossa and Bultaco motorcycles. We quickly expanded into manufacturing rods, crankshafts, camshafts, bearing kits, cylinders and pistons for all modern dirt bikes.
Now, with over two decades of engineering and practical design experience in extremely high-horsepower modern engines, we are leveraging that expertise in manufacturing components for the vintage market.
VintCo makes a wide range of new parts to replace the hard-to-find components you need to keep your bike performing. So you can get back on track and keep riding.
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Bought one of these in 86, with a view to race. but sadly that didn't happen as the person that was going to be taking me, let me down and at the time i only have a motorcycle on the road. brilliant bikes.
40 + years old or not, you can still recognize the benefits of that sweet, sweet Full Floater system. I used it on both my '83 RM 80 and my '85 RM 125 and the way it feels trumps all else of that particular era. Its design of allowing the shock to work independently of both the frame and swingarm and has a very distinct and smooth feel unlike anything else I ever rode.
The 1981s used the “Power Reed” design that had a piston port intake with a 2 petal reed in the bottom of the intake port. The 82 used the “Full Reed” like is used on most engines and then in 1983 they went back to the 1981 cylinder.
One tooth bigger back sprocket
The Rm250z 1982 perhaps the fastest vicious motor and handled. These RMs dominated MX until 1983 Honda finally got it's act together. RM 500 was nice I raced . Smooth handled well never broke down much . Rear suspension was best .
I was 14 in 1981 and had a 74 Honda XR75 my parents had bought me when I was 11 for $200 and I learned to ride and work on it, but it was not much to ride anymore. I had all the magazines and was bugging my dad to let me get a RM/CR/KX/YZ 80 as I had been on a few and was 2 stroke hooked, He seemed to be for it, but kept stalling me, Finally one day he said how about a 125, I think you will outgrow an 80 too quick, I already knew the RM was every magazines top 125 in 81, and my favorite as well, so as soon as the 1982 RM125Z came out and was the best bike again, We got in the truck one day and drove to a nearby City that had dealers with more Motocross race bikes in stock than our little dealers had motorcycles. $1550.00 and it was in the back of the truck coming home. That bike was so good, and so unbelievably cool back then, I even got a Simpson model 52 full face helmet, Scott goggles and gloves. I was the shit....Although I have had several bikes since then, that is the only bike I ever bought brand new. Good memories for sure.
Awesome story! My father did the same. I wanted another 80cc bike after my '83 RM 80 blew up, but my old man said nope. I was only 5 feet tall at the time, but I quickly learned how to get my brand new 1985 RM 125 in motion on a downhill, jump up onto it, and kick it over in a matter of seconds.
Great ride!!
Bike is absolutely mint!
Nice job great looking bike
Reminds me of the best times of my childhood
Yes, sir, it does.
Un vrai vélo pas très puissant mais un moteur facile seul point négatif la boîte.
The first yz looks like a yz 100. Had a 83 yz 100
O had a 83 RM 500, literally bought the bike ripped apart in boxes and milk crates. Rider restored the whole bike. Painted the frame to match the Suzuki blue seat cover
Those full floaters were real handlers. I had the 465 back in the day I'd give my eye teeth for another one.
Had a Totaly fast 81 Won everything.
Mark "the bomber" Barnett would be happy with this bike.
F U C K E N AWESOME!!!!!!!
Way cool .
I wanted that bike so bad back in 82 !
I had a 1983 in 83 loved that bike super great bike. Wish I still had it
HELLUVA BIKE in its day!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! RAIL CORNERS LIKE A PRO!!!
Riding a 125 2-stroke fast seems to be a dying art. All we heard in the 80's was full on, or full off,---all the way around the track. Pretty much pinned, when no on the brakes, and using a lot of clutch for the pinned throttle, (and trying to pull a taller gear with no bog, which also forced us to enter the corner faster.). Looks like 4-strokes have made us pretty lazy riders. A good 125 Pilot may have had more skills than a Jet Fighter pilot.
3_D printing has come a long way with materials they use. 30 years ago, the plastic used in the auto industry (for a model of a part that is dimensionally accurate, like a grill, for example.), was very brittle. They were handled very gingerly. If you dropped it, it would shatter. I wish somebody would figure out how to 3-D print subscription Rx goggle lenses to be clear and tough, that will fit in popular goggle frames. That would be a $300.00 lens I would buy.
I never rode that bike, but I understood that the rear suspension "Original Full Floater", worked very well. It actually compressed the shock from both ends, but i am not sure how much of a factor that was. The later "Bell Crank "Full Floater", was never up to the original par from what I understand. I don't think we can tell how good it is on the smooth tracks today. We had 12" of travel,---before we had big jumps.---because the tracks were rough. :)
It definitely was different. On hard spike-type hits like square-edged braking bumps on hardpack tracks is where it really shined. None of that jolting you'd feel on other brands of the era.
It corners better than modern bikes when sitting, just for the fact that it is a lower seat height. Lowered bikes. Not just for 15 time champ RC anymore. :)
Nice build. 1:25 But your compression measured a bit low because of the non-compressed o-rings on the head, (if you can't clamp it tight.). The added area is worth about .5mm of stroke. All that weld deposit scares me a bit, because I know the stress as it "pulls" as it solidifies, is great. But it machined out nicely and should not be a problem IMO. Not a high stressed part really. It is a nice build. Good job. Doug in Michigan.
Bob Hannah days !!
Grew up in a Yamaha shop since 1968, Man I miss those bikes Simple cheap and a whole lot of fun !!
I had a 81 awesome bike !!!
In 1988 I redid a exact bike rebuild of a Bromleys Sukuki race RM125 out of Trevose,PA. Ohhh the memories!!!
bought mine new , and have slowly restored it.
My first "real" dirtbike that I bought for $300 in the early '90s. Loved it to pieces(and back together again) and learned a lot on it. Long gone bu now as I used it for a partial trade for my first 500, a ratted-out '85 KX500 that I rehabbed that was later stolen out of my garage.
I raced a 1992 RM125 just like this and loved this bike. It’s nice to see you saved this one from certain death. It looks and sounds fantastic.
Love it! My favorite bike of all time!
Great work Arn! You and Haydon should be proud!
You Struck Gold getting that Bike😵🔥
Let’s go!!!!
I laugh that people can't kick it with the left leg😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂
I thought husky went south when Cagiva(Italian) bought them out?
Very useful!! Thanks!
Just really like the twin rear shocks. Looks like a lil ripper
Had a 1978 Husqvarna cr250, then a 1979 cr390, then the 1980 cr390....the Swedish huskys were so strong and reliable, head and shoulders above everything in this era...now my memory isn't as it was, but I'm sure the 1980 bike was going to be a 420. The dealer I bought mine from said the bigger pistons hadn't arrived at the factory, so the released the bikes as 390s....he said bring it back, we will bore it for the bigger piston free of charge!!
Much things?
Are you Having Fun at the Bike show ?..No dude,it’s Miserable here….how Boring is this dude 🤦♂️…KZreadrs are So Lame
1979 cr250
Nice bike.
It's a beautiful thing
Thank you!
Doesn't the 75 have the red tank. I had a 74 and it was a green tank. Awesome motorcycle 👍
Very nice place. Lots of memories.