Description
Please note: This VJ23 does not currently run. The seller has asked that we list it as-is. Accordingly, there will be no running video.
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: VJ23A101664. It came to Iconic as an import from Japan.
The odometer shows 30,569 kilometers (18,994 miles).
Maintenance:
In preparation for the listing, the seller had us clean and sync the carbs, flush the front brake fluid, and replace the intake pipe. Our service department notes the following in their condition report:
Gas Tank Internal Condition: OK
Tire Year Front/ Rear: 2619/3419
Tire % Front/ Rear: 60%/70%
Tire Press Front/ Rear: 32/32
Brake % Front/ Rear : 70%/5%
Front hydraulic fluid: FAIL
Rear Hydraulic Fluid: OK
Clutch Hydraulic Fluid: N/A
Oil: TOO HIGH FAIL
Coolant: LEVEL OK/ QUALITY OK
Low Beam: OK
High Beam: OK
Turn: OK
Tail Light : OK
Brake Light: OK
Plate Light: OK
Kill: UNK
Horn: OK
Fork: OK
Shock/s: OK
Final Drive: DIRTY
Battery Standing Voltage: 5.64
Charging Voltage @ 4k RPM:
Notes:
• FRONT BRAKE ROTORS LOOK NEW OEM.
Recommended Repairs:
• REAR BRAKE PADS
• CALIPER CLEAN
• GEARBOX FLUID CHANGE
• CHAIN SERVICE
• NEW BATTERY
Modifications:
Flush-mount turn signals.
Inside of the tank:
It is riding on Bridgestone Battlax 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!
