John Owen interview about his Suzuki RM370

John Owen tells us about his Suzuki RM 370.

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• motocross
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[bigbadbob58]

I had a '77 RM370 and liked the bike. Great usable power band (bottom to mid & no real top end) and the suspension ate berms up. Honda has been my favorite for years, but this bike handled so well. It came to a point when it stranded me a few times. Did not prove itself reliable. My 1974 Yamaha MX400 still gets me home to this day quite fine (it was free...). Never had a Honda strand me either (8 of them later).

[boonkbu]

My first encounter with this astonishing bike was in 1977,. me on my Kawasaki G-5 100cc enduro and my friend Manuel on his 1972 Kawasaki F-9 350cc enduro. W were in the Nevada desert riding out by Williams motocross track thinking we were really riding fast when this guy pulls up next to us going about 40mph on a RM 370 and pulls a wheelie and flys past us. Harry was his name, and he became a hero and a legend at the same time. Bless you Harry wherever you are, you were the greatest.

[AvoineRa1n]

my first bike was the ct-70

[dopeman2468]

i got a 1976 rm 250 in good condition and it goes so fast i can pass people on there brand new ktm's

[1983cr125]

i have a 1979 rm400 all plastics are goos besside front fenders a lil cracked has new renthal bars on it new leather seat stock everyhting.my budy also has a 81 cr450r and a 1982 cr480 and a can am 500 1985 model nice bikes

[dryrotdog]

I bought a RM250 brand new in 1977. 6 months later Suzuki released the 1977-1/2 RM250 with the new longer travel forks ;-(.

Prior to that I had a TM125 which I modified the shit out of. It was really something and my friend bought a brand new 1976 RM125 and I could out power him in the straights.

I don't miss my RM250 because I found I really liked being the mechanic more than the racing - There was nothing to do to the RM250 but race it! I got bored.

[RevLuvBlackKlan]

i used to have one , a 370 b ,nearly killed myself a dozen times,used to fly....in a straight line.

[daveman200]

i just got a 77 rm 125 im fixing up its got all the plastic and good motor i need some small parts to get it going just cables and a coil thats it

[motokev]

i had a 76 rm 125, 77 rm 250, and the 79 rm 400. i rode that rm 400 into the ground, best dam bike ever !

[vmxrm85]

nice bike i'd like to find a 370 or rm 400 one of these days