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1978 Suzuki PE250 questions
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Posted by: wrigh003
I posted up here a while back about a 1978 PE 250 that I got from an uncle of my wife’s. I haven’t done a whole lot to it just yet, as things have a way of getting put off… Anyway, it now runs, and well, but now I need to see to the suspension.
I’m a husky lad, as it were, at ~240 and 6’2”. The stock rear shocks, which are older than me, need some help holding up to the punishment, as they seem to be sagging a great deal under my weight. Any of you vintage racers/ larger people know of a place to source some replacements or a good way to rebuild/ respring the units? I’d just as soon not drop $400 on new Ohlins units for a free-to-me basketcase dirt bike, but so far that’s about all I have found.
I don’t race competitively, I just ride for fun a few weekends a year. Tinkering with the thing is half the fun, but it really starts to suck when you can’t find parts…
Posted by: KTM Mike
Try Works Performance or Progressive Suspension. Places like Dennis Kirk carry the Progressive Suspension stuff (perhaps others?).
Posted by: Smit-Dog
Check out the Suzuki PE Owners Club for part sources...
http://www.suzukipe.com
Post some pics if you can.... I grew up riding a 1979 PE 175. Would love to own that bike again!
Posted by: wrigh003
I typed 78, but meant 77. This is what it looks like, only dustier/dirtier, and the fenders/side panels are currently not on it. I'm not 100% sure the fenders are original, and they have some pretty cheesy paint on them that looks like late-80s rattle-can. All the parts are there- we just moved into a new house with a basement/garage so I'm hoping to be able to do some resto work on the old girl.
http://www.suzukipe.com/PE250B_(1977).html
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