Please note: As the tank shows rust, the seller requested that we film the below running video with the bike hooked up to an auxiliary fuel tank.
Additional photos are available here for your perusal.
Introduced at the end of the 80s, the RGV250 was filled with design cues from Suzuki’s 250cc Gamma Grand Prix racer. When de-restricted, it produced over 60 horsepower to motivate just 282 pounds of dry weight. Visor Down called it “the purest and most race-bred two-stroke track tool ever to make it into a showroom.”
For the 1996 model year, Suzuki debuted the VJ23 generation with an all new engine that featured a 70 degree configuration of the V-twin, just like the factory race bikes. According to Suzuki UK, just 2,218 were built. All of the VJ23s were the high-spec SP model (an upgrade in the previous generation), which got a dry clutch, close-ratio transmission, ram air intake, and larger carbs. Claimed hp for a de-restricted model was 70.
This example is VIN: VJ23A100242. It came to Iconic as an import from Japan.
The odometer shows 20,869 kilometers (12,967 miles).
Maintenance:
In preparation for the listing, the seller had us replace the spark plugs and cut an air filter. Our service department notes the following in their condition report:
Gas Tank Internal Condition: OK
Tire Year Front/ Rear: 1407/1307
Tire % Front/ Rear: CRACKED/CRACKED BALD
Tire Press Front/ Rear: 32/32
Brake % Front/ Rear : 35/20
Front hydraulic fluid: FAIL
Rear Hydraulic Fluid: FAIL
Clutch Hydraulic Fluid: N/A
Oil: HIGH AND DIRTY
Coolant: OK
Low Beam: OK
High Beam: OK
Turn: OK
Tail Light: OK
Brake Light: OK
Plate Light: OK
Kill: OK
Horn: OK
Fork: OK
Shock/s: OK
Final Drive: O-RINGS FAILING
Battery Standing Voltage: 9.2
Charging Voltage @ 4k RPM: UNK
Tires Installed:
Front: 110/70R17
Rear: 150/60R17
Notes:
•SUGAYA KIT EX PIPES
•AFTERMARKET BRAKE LINES
•BIKE RUNS ON AUX FUEL TANK
Required Repairs:
•AIR FILTER HAS DISINTEGRATED
•AIRBOX AND CARBS NEED CLEANING BEFORE ATTEMPTING TO START.
•NEEDS TIRES
•NEEDS CHAIN
•BRAKE PADS
•GEARBOX OIL HAS COOLANT IN IT
•ALL HYDRAULICS
•CALIPER CLEAN
•FRONT TURN SIGNAL IF AVAIL
•BATTERY
•FUEL TANK HAS SOME RUST
Modifications:
Sugaya Kit exhaust.
Aftermarket sprocket.
Aftermarket brake lines.
Aftermarket plate lights.
Tank pad.
Stickers.
Inside of the tank:
It is riding on Dunlop Sportmax tires that have aged out.
The sale includes two keys.
Cosmetic Blemishes: please see the album up top for all known cosmetic blemishes. Here is a selection:
Currently located at our facility in Santa Monica, California (please make an appointment for an inspection) this Suzuki is offered on a clean Washington title. Please note that as an import, this bike lacks certain compliance and emissions stickers that the state of California would require to transfer a title. Have any RGV250 stories or questions about this listing? Let us know in the “Comments” tab!
