I had a'89;cr250, that thing got abused, thrashed, put through hell, parked & ridden over & over without the maintenance it deserved. * Broke the shock linkage wishbone, coming up short on a triple, didn't know until later, walking back to bike after another crash, I saw the underside- welded back up, good to go! * Crashed in a sand berm, rad shroud hooked ground & ripped L.radiator open, I limped back to truck, blocked coolant lines with sockets, hose clamps, & plastic PC's, finished camping weekend on 1 radiator! * Lost eng.oil drain bolt in a XC race,bike was stalking & squeaking going into some corners, didn't know bolt & trans oil were gone until I was spray washing bike 2 days later * I want to say you can't kill one of these, but I did, a super hot XC race finally made my cylinder crack race over.i had a steel liner put in , back in buisness! * 1989 was first year of upside down forks, inner bushings wear out quickly- try to find later model forks *** Thank you, Honda, toughest bikes out there! *** Irreplaceable good times on Honda's over the years, cut ME open, im red inside!
If you dislike the video there is something seriously, seriously mentally wrong with you or those are the ones who don't own one. I currently can't ride and i started my KX500 up just to hear and smell it.
@@billallen4793 Thank you sir. Jus had wrist surgery on my throttle side so will be ready for Thanksgiving weekend ride. Your Avatar boat looks like my old Sanger Flatty. Hard to tell from the small pic though. Ride safe
@@cmbscx1084 it is one of the last HONDO xh511tdeck runner bottom's ever built, 468 BBC Casale, powerglide transmission...from Wyoming USA 🔫🤠🇺🇸p.s stay safe
Shifting: Back in 84 when I started racing 250's, I read an article in MXA about starts/shifting. They had 3 ways: 1) Let off the gas, pull in the clutch, shift, gas/clutch/go. 2) Let off the gas, don't pull the clutch, shift and go. 3 Leave the throttle wide open, don't pull the clutch, and jam it in the next gear. So I practiced my starts on a dirt road where I can see the moist roost. (I did not try method 3. Sounds like more tranny work.) Immediately I noticed, between methods 1 and 2, that the coasting patches between the gears were shorter when using method 2. So I always got good starts doing that, but my finishes could have been better. :) MXA today says using the clutch is the fastest way. I sure don't know about that magazine today. Those kids make stuff up before they figure it out.
@@ArmathuX steel frame is next on my list!starting a bike collection like you guys..much respect for you guys and your love of the classics...whos is faster the 89 or 95?🏁
Good match up, both are equal in my opinion. Got the HPP power valve blues for my 89, trying to figure out how to adjust them to snap back to the seated positon. It snaps outward instead of inwards..
Pura adrenalina tengo una cr del 96 no la cambiaria por nada del mundo ,son motos para hombre no lo que fabrican ahora ,increible an pasado 24 años que la compre y sigue siendo mejor que las de 2020 un unico detalle ay que estar bien fuerte fisicamente ,por eso pienso que es solo para hombres . Enhora buena por el video .very good video my friends .
Take care of your Cr, good quality premix oil, fuel, pay attention to air filter, have a fuel filter on gas line, & most important- give your bike time to warm up before you start hammering! * The 1989 fork bushings wear quickly, chewing up your fork s, if possible, try to get newer forks or bushings 1990-93.
@@JohnSmith-yf6td I believe so, I bought a 91 cr250 that a car hit, frame & whls were whacked, but I put the internal parts into my '89 tubes. * It's possible I'm mistaken , & used the 91 tubes, it was a while back. Maybe cross reference parts on a diagram on Partzilla or some source like that. My poor old 89 Cr got beaten mercilessly for years,raced xc , fun riding, torn rad, broken linkage, all sorts of damage, & the thing would keep.going, then I sold it for $700 to a big heavy dude, poor bike!
@@yz_rider1252 check ur manufacturers recommendation and most of the Japanese 2 stroke so honda yammy suzuki etc use 32 to 1 people like to lean it out at 20 to 1 cos they dnt care b rebuild ever race or so
I had a mate who had a kx500 early 90s rode it once flipped it and never mind trying to kick start it without proper mx boots ..btw he sold it the nxt week was just to powerful I had a go and I flat out a 250 no probs I barely kicked the powerband In on the 500
I would love to see Honda come out with a limited edition (2000 or so?) 1983-1985 Honda RC works bikes replica's. Same everything. Heck, leave in the electronic programmed exhaust power valve, (or go mechanical). I think us old guys can tune that now. :) Would be a heck of a vintage race bike. How much do you think they would sell for? I am thinking 12 grand. How would you like to have one of those in your garage? :)
I think they warmed up for like ... 9 minutes lol :D One guy is wearing a sweater. I'm looking at a 89 right now. They do some nice wheelies and races, but they don't show any technical or jumping. He's not covering the break pedal when wheelieing. Pretty rad fast bikes it looks like. And they are evenly matches for 10 years apart. The 89 CR is a girl, I think ... :D
The 89 seemed to have more get up and go at the start but the 95 was faster top end could have been the fmf pipe on the 89 it adds more lower power and I heard u sacrifice a lil top end I have a 98 kx 250 with a fmf gnarly and it has lots of lower end but doesn't seem to be a fast top end wise as my old 89 125 that had the original pipe
Remember this is a female rider I think sooooo boys just know that a female can handle it so can you and girls GET ON A BIKE I would love to see more girls riding
Dude, if ya can, hold on to your 92 CR, or get a friend to collateral it until you can repay.never bad to have a back up machine, even if it's older & rough.especially a Honda
@@ArmathuX hell yeah it is bro I brought an 88 RM 250 from a Retired MX champ in New Jersey and I broke a foot and fractured knee but when it was time to get it fixed up my mechanic said that the bike was bored to the max so he tried putting a 500 piston in it but I declined that because in my mind that bike was a already a potential 500 🤣🤣🤣🤣 the bike was a beast. Now I'm looking to buy another one from my boy this time his worked out as well $1500 ransom note though
@@randymiller8194 They both have power valves. The 89 was a different style, more like the 125's. In 1992 the power valve changed and stayed that way for a while until Honda made the RC type power valve.
I had a'89;cr250, that thing got abused, thrashed, put through hell, parked & ridden over & over without the maintenance it deserved.
* Broke the shock linkage wishbone, coming up short on a triple, didn't know until later, walking back to bike after another crash, I saw the underside- welded back up, good to go!
* Crashed in a sand berm, rad shroud hooked ground & ripped L.radiator open, I limped back to truck, blocked coolant lines with sockets, hose clamps, & plastic PC's, finished camping weekend on 1 radiator!
* Lost eng.oil drain bolt in a XC race,bike was stalking & squeaking going into some corners, didn't know bolt & trans oil were gone until I was spray washing bike 2 days later
* I want to say you can't kill one of these, but I did, a super hot XC race finally made my cylinder crack race over.i had a steel liner put in , back in buisness!
* 1989 was first year of upside down forks, inner bushings wear out quickly- try to find later model forks
*** Thank you, Honda, toughest bikes out there! ***
Irreplaceable good times on Honda's over the years, cut ME open, im red inside!
I'm old, fat, and honda dosnt make them anymore. I miss those days. A blast they were.
If you dislike the video there is something seriously, seriously mentally wrong with you or those are the ones who don't own one. I currently can't ride and i started my KX500 up just to hear and smell it.
Pussy
Get well soon!
@@billallen4793 Thank you sir. Jus had wrist surgery on my throttle side so will be ready for Thanksgiving weekend ride.
Your Avatar boat looks like my old Sanger Flatty. Hard to tell from the small pic though. Ride safe
@@cmbscx1084 it is one of the last HONDO xh511tdeck runner bottom's ever built, 468 BBC Casale, powerglide transmission...from Wyoming USA 🔫🤠🇺🇸p.s stay safe
Respect
Wow that sound brings back fantastic memories honda should never stopped making two smokers my 500r was a beast of a bike proper arm stretcher wow
2 monsters🚀🚀
Shifting: Back in 84 when I started racing 250's, I read an article in MXA about starts/shifting. They had 3 ways:
1) Let off the gas, pull in the clutch, shift, gas/clutch/go.
2) Let off the gas, don't pull the clutch, shift and go.
3 Leave the throttle wide open, don't pull the clutch, and jam it in the next gear.
So I practiced my starts on a dirt road where I can see the moist roost. (I did not try method 3. Sounds like more tranny work.)
Immediately I noticed, between methods 1 and 2, that the coasting patches between the gears were shorter when using method 2.
So I always got good starts doing that, but my finishes could have been better. :)
MXA today says using the clutch is the fastest way. I sure don't know about that magazine today. Those kids make stuff up before they figure it out.
Love these bikes🤘just the sound of them gets me amped! I have a 98 cr250 aluminum frame I believe same motor as that 95. Great vid👍👍
Those woods really make the old smokers sound good😎
I wouldn't thank you for a 450 for stroke when a 250 two stroke is faster never riden a 4 stroke in me life
Great bikes and videos as always!2 classics CRs
classic steel frame hondas yea, thanks!
@@ArmathuX steel frame is next on my list!starting a bike collection like you guys..much respect for you guys and your love of the classics...whos is faster the 89 or 95?🏁
@@scrambledgreg3834 that was fifty-fifty
@@ArmathuX love the powerband of the hpp motors, the newer ones hit harder but pull less from the bottom
Magnifiques machines d'époque 👍
super vidéo deux très belle CR
Wow- Amazing Nature, Amazing Motorcycles, Amazing Bikers. quality filming. Thanks
Good match up, both are equal in my opinion. Got the HPP power valve blues for my 89, trying to figure out how to adjust them to snap back to the seated positon. It snaps outward instead of inwards..
@@Gma7788 foolish, blood red 89 CR's are sought after machines, pretty foolish not to realize this....what's worn out is your record.
But honestly, that was the best warm up scene!!!
Pura adrenalina tengo una cr del 96 no la cambiaria por nada del mundo ,son motos para hombre no lo que fabrican ahora ,increible an pasado 24 años que la compre y sigue siendo mejor que las de 2020 un unico detalle ay que estar bien fuerte fisicamente ,por eso pienso que es solo para hombres . Enhora buena por el video .very good video my friends .
Sick ass bikes rebuilding my 98 to its original cant wait 🤟🤟🤟
That's a fast bike! Faster then the 99 and 2000. The porting on the 99 and 2000 is different from all the other CR'S
AWESOME 2 stroke music !!! 👊
I had a 88 and a 93 cr250. Love those bikes
The 93 was a straight beast.
La 250 CR de 89 est magnifique 😱😍🇨🇵
Pour moi c'est la plus belle année ! 👊✊
that sound is awesome you cant beat the old CR's
The music of my people!
I could watch that all day🤣
Amazing video❤
Do like old c r 250 great moto cross bikes thanks for super videos
Those things are so evenly matched in a straight line! Is it that close in the woods or on a track too?
@@Gma7788 you know what else they're not? Yours...so who gives a shit what you think!
By the way....there's no blue bike in this video 🤣
The 89 came with a heavy fly wheel. It hooked up better than my 1990 250. He parted it out I bought the cylinder, head and carborator.
not exactly, the cranks on the 88/89/90 were lighter than 92+ honda added weight to the tin cans to reduce the violent snap the motor made
Had an 89 CR250r. One of my favorite bikes next to my Husqvarna ws430
2 bikes that wanted to kill ya
BRAAAP for life
I had both of those bikes brand new. I loved them both but the 95 has a way better fork
Love it. Brraaaap
How do you tune your two strokes in colder weather?, I have a 1988 cr125 and it seems to want more richening in colder temps
Yes... because there is more air molecules in the cylinder
vevry very very nice !! i love soo much CR 250 and CR 500 2 strokes forever 🤟🤙👊👊👊
Oldschool legends! i wanna buy cr-82 but the condition was terrible
One of my favorite bikes
I also have and drive a Honda CR250R-89. Brutal 2st mx bike!
Its powerful for -89 model :)
Take care of your Cr, good quality premix oil, fuel, pay attention to air filter, have a fuel filter on gas line, & most important- give your bike time to warm up before you start hammering!
* The 1989 fork bushings wear quickly, chewing up your fork s, if possible, try to get newer forks or bushings 1990-93.
@@richardkey4289 will the newer bushings fit the older forks?
@@JohnSmith-yf6td I believe so, I bought a 91 cr250 that a car hit, frame & whls were whacked, but I put the internal parts into my '89 tubes.
* It's possible I'm mistaken , & used the 91 tubes, it was a while back.
Maybe cross reference parts on a diagram on Partzilla or some source like that.
My poor old 89 Cr got beaten mercilessly for years,raced xc , fun riding, torn rad, broken linkage, all sorts of damage, & the thing would keep.going, then I sold it for $700 to a big heavy dude, poor bike!
I have a 1985 cr125. I wanted a 250 but they are $4,000. I found a 1989 cr250 engine on marketplace needs rebuilding for $500. Will it fit?
The 95 was as good of motor as Honda ever made. I had a 01 it was a rocket. Then a 03 and it reved way slower.
So is my 06
Reminds me when Tyson fought Bruno in 89 then in 96.
Ha ha, I just finished binge watching a bunch of Iron Mike fights, then spot your comment !
Love those 2 stokes
Nice Bikes!
What Fuel Mixture you do you use in your Bikes?
32 to 1 i run on everything better with a bit more oil preserves engine life
@@1991enduro Thanks😄
@@yz_rider1252 check ur manufacturers recommendation and most of the Japanese 2 stroke so honda yammy suzuki etc use 32 to 1 people like to lean it out at 20 to 1 cos they dnt care b rebuild ever race or so
@@1991enduro 20:1 is richer not leaner🤣
@@johncoleman2495 I know I got it backwards 😂😂
They have so much power 🤟🤟🤟
bad ass bikes. though i really want a 500 to be crazy to the extreme!
I had a mate who had a kx500 early 90s rode it once flipped it and never mind trying to kick start it without proper mx boots ..btw he sold it the nxt week was just to powerful I had a go and I flat out a 250 no probs I barely kicked the powerband In on the 500
I would love to see Honda come out with a limited edition (2000 or so?) 1983-1985 Honda RC works bikes replica's. Same everything. Heck, leave in the electronic programmed exhaust power valve, (or go mechanical). I think us old guys can tune that now. :)
Would be a heck of a vintage race bike. How much do you think they would sell for? I am thinking 12 grand.
How would you like to have one of those in your garage? :)
Late 80's n 90' 2 strokes shit all over the motorcross of today!
I just got for free yz125 86 is so clean i need spring soon
Wheelies on 2 strokes without using the rear brake crazy🤪
what bend of bars you guys got?
Old school.... dammn it :D 2T 2t....
What engine oil do you use?
Well 89 win i think congratulation bro
Beautiful bikes
Zdar CRko je top,,,,jedno jaKEJ rok :) ....mám 01 a je to dobrá mrcha, podle mě to je nej rok.....peknej škodylak .....supr video chlapáci""!!!!!!
I think they warmed up for like ... 9 minutes lol :D One guy is wearing a sweater. I'm looking at a 89 right now. They do some nice wheelies and races, but they don't show any technical or jumping. He's not covering the break pedal when wheelieing. Pretty rad fast bikes it looks like. And they are evenly matches for 10 years apart. The 89 CR is a girl, I think ... :D
What is your premix ratio?Keep up guys 💪💪💪
Prolly 1:1
I have always changed gear without using clutch as it's a crash gear box on motox my whole life .rm80 big wheel..rm250. Ktm sx500 yz250
Top
Motos Lindas
89 CR250 one of my favourite bikes
Siento el olor a la "mezcla" saliendo de los escapes...Me encanta,pero el cohete rojo es la que elejiria!
The 89 seemed to have more get up and go at the start but the 95 was faster top end could have been the fmf pipe on the 89 it adds more lower power and I heard u sacrifice a lil top end I have a 98 kx 250 with a fmf gnarly and it has lots of lower end but doesn't seem to be a fast top end wise as my old 89 125 that had the original pipe
Top 👍
I'm a horrible rider my 96 cr250 thrashes me. Been riding it 26 yrs still on orig top end. Still piss on banshees lol
I like the purple plastic one,is that the 95,both bikes are sick though💨💨💨💨💨
yes, thats my 95 CR250, many hate that purple but i like it, red white and purple combo looks sweet.
We need the sx250 vs yz250 race!
Which ones which.
Braaaaap!
😘👍🏽
Since they’re warm in the bike up for like an hour
✌✌✊✊Top
The 95 looks better but the 89 sounds better both awesome bikes 👍👍👍🔥🔥🔥🔥
89 sounds and look better 😎🤝
Beasty bike that like lad
🇧🇷🇧🇷🇧🇷 2 monsters🚀🚀
ah yes... my ears have been satisfied
the sound of the cr 95 is super nasty🤩 but that of the 89 is beautiful I would put it in the living room😂
haha, -89 with brand new fmf and old-school 304 is crisp too :p
@@ArmathuX a lot, my friend👌🏻🇮🇹💗
89 sounds like it’s running a little cleaner on top
Красавчки.
Just so so jealous..enjoy, 89 for me tho
2 bad ass Honda cr 250s!
yep 250 rippers
I can smell the Bel Ray oil..Mmm
1 of the best bikes
not the best suspension but these CR250R engines are awesome, easy to pull wheelies.
❤️
👍👍👍👍👍👍👍👍👍
😍
Remember this is a female rider I think sooooo boys just know that a female can handle it so can you and girls GET ON A BIKE I would love to see more girls riding
@trav3510 trav3510 bro they are girls trust me
You think they're girls? Lol
Respect that 89
Sure, thats sweet 80s classic Honda
I like 2 stroke bomb 😀
nice old hondas! I'm about to sell my 92 cr 250 to get a beta rr 300... hope it will be worth it
Different bikes, cr is vintage mx bike. beta enduro. Both are good anyway.
@@ArmathuX i'm swapping it because I do woods riding and enduro, and hope it will be asier on a proper enduro bike rather than a vintage mx bike
@@ChiTuSai I know good enduros
Dude, if ya can, hold on to your 92 CR, or get a friend to collateral it until you can repay.never bad to have a back up machine, even if it's older & rough.especially a Honda
does the 89 actually have more power?
I dont. ..think so.. (im not 100% sure) anyway bros 95 CR250 is better all around bike.. so agile, trq
Maaan, I wanna go riding.
Saw dudee
Suamalaane?
I just blew the top end of my 95 CR 250 R
That’s ok they’re easy to rebuild
@@cleanassfrd3703 want to sell it?
@@jimmadonna1436 I’ve got a yz. But all 2 stroke top ends are pretty much the same
That sucks
@@cleanassfrd3703 after I rebuild it
Hello! Could you please test a Honda crf450r with two exhaust?
That 89 is a problem I had the cr80 in that yr and that lil shit was a problem
250 is much stronger
@@ArmathuX hell yeah it is bro I brought an 88 RM 250 from a Retired MX champ in New Jersey and I broke a foot and fractured knee but when it was time to get it fixed up my mechanic said that the bike was bored to the max so he tried putting a 500 piston in it but I declined that because in my mind that bike was a already a potential 500 🤣🤣🤣🤣 the bike was a beast. Now I'm looking to buy another one from my boy this time his worked out as well $1500 ransom note though
The 89 is clearly faster. Sprockets?
i have 13 / 48
89 looking way better
Are these 4 stroke or 2 stroke?
You can’t tell the difference?
are 3 strokes injected
@@jrs6266 no. Can you explain please?
I think they are 2 strokes without power valves
@@randymiller8194 They both have power valves. The 89 was a different style, more like the 125's. In 1992 the power valve changed and stayed that way for a while until Honda made the RC type power valve.
Honda creo las mejores motos
Fast forward 5min to bike riding....
Me gusta más la 250
I mean it was kind of a waste of time to wrap them for three minutes straight could’ve got to the point sooner but ultimately good video
pretty easy skip coldstart / warm up
Just let em eat