rmx guys a few questions for ya

[captain catfish]

ok, so i have a 98, and i love it,

BUT

the other day while riding a young boy came up and asked what year the bike was (i was at a park with 60 to 70 bikes running around) i told him a 98,

and

he said "ya it looks old"

so riddle me this rmx guys, has anyone tried to update our 90's model plastic to a more recent look? or would the non u.s. plastics bolt up if we could find them?

i love this bike and can live with the looks, but i wont lie a newer style would be wonderful.

if you know of a swap that has been done please let me know.

thanks

catfish

[zukboy789]

Does it matter what year? The RMX is one of the most durable 2 strokes ever made. They are like cockroaches, just nicer- they can survive a nuclear war.

[massrider]

I do get a lot of good comments on my '97...."an RMX..I had one of those..I loved that bike" whenever I show up at a Turkey Run or Enduro.

I was thinking about updating the look of it, I think newer style RM front and rear fenders and change the fork bellows out for some Seal-Savers might make it look about 10 years newer and it would save the original parts for when I want to retire it and mount it on the wall of my garage.

[captain catfish]

oh dont get me wrong, i love the bike. thats not a question at all.

thats why i was wondering about the plastic options, if i could keep it looking current it would just be a plus.

i will post up a pic of mine when i get home tonight.

catfish

[zig06]

You could maybe install a newer front fender, not with anything newer than an '01 because the color changed slightly, and then there's always graphics or a new headlight and a custom seat cover. The biggest change would be the forks, and I'm not so sure that I would do that. The conventional forks of that era were pretty good.

But to make it "look" more modern the USD forks from a '95 or older RMX would make it look newer. Or even a set of USD's off of a '99 or newer RM250. But no matter what, plan on needing new springs and valves if you go with RM forks as they will be over damped for woods use.

[wallypix]

[captain catfish]

wallypix,

that looks great,

can you give me the details of what you did? what number plates and rear fenders you used and what if any fitment problems?

and what seat did you use.

the bike looks great.

thanks

catfish

[Nellie67]

Here's a pic of my 96 RMX that I picked up from Thumper Zig06.......thanks again Zig I love the bike and can't wait for spring so we can do some riding!!

[zig06]

Here's a pic of my 96 RMX that I picked up from Thumper Zig06.......thanks again Zig I love the bike and can't wait for spring so we can do some riding!!

Wow!, that bike looks awesome! ?

[wallypix]

Its a custom made sub-frame with an integrated airbox. '01 onwards RM fenders+pannels, with the tabs welded where required. '02 YZ seat.

More info, e mail me frankliniano511@hotmail.com

[captain catfish]

thanks for all the replies.

catfish

[zig06]

Throw an FMF Gnarly pipe on it and change the radiator shrouds over to the earlier yellow ones. That alone will take a few years off of it and it'll be faster to boot.