Honda CR250R History Part 2 1990-2007

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  • čas přidán 29. 06. 2024
  • This is the second installment of my history of Honda's iconic CR250 motocrosser. This video covers the 1990s and 2000s leading up to the retirement of the model in 2007.
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    0:00 Start
    3:35 - 1990 Honda CR250R
    7:21 - 1991 Honda CR250R
    9:38 - 1992 Honda CR250R
    13:16 - 1993 Honda CR250R
    16:30 - 1994 Honda CR250R
    20:00 - 1995 Honda CR250R
    25:20 - 1996 Honda CR250R
    28:15 - 1997 Honda CR250R
    33:35 - 1998 Honda CR250R
    37:35 - 1999 Honda CR250R
    41:00 - 2000 Honda CR250R
    44:26 - 2001 Honda CR250R
    46:24 - 2002 Honda CR250R
    48:55 - 2003 Honda CR250R
    50:40 - 2004 Honda CR250R
    51:45 - 2005 Honda CR250R
    53:12 - 2006 Honda CR250R
    53:54 - 2007 Honda CR250R
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Komentáře • 229

  • @thulsa5218
    @thulsa5218 Před 4 lety +13

    The CR250R is the gold standard of a motocross bike. Great review of the legend! My fav is the 2001 for the motor but maybe also because I own one. Ha

    • @TheMotocrossVault
      @TheMotocrossVault  Před 4 lety +5

      I love the look of those 2001s. That is the last one I would probably want to own now.

    • @derailleurmind0454
      @derailleurmind0454 Před 3 lety +3

      I have 2 01s. Man they are great. Plans for second engine into modern crf250 chassis. With a fatty and dual stage reeds and stock silencer I get great results more Low end and pulls to the moon. Love running against new bikes with good results.

  • @ryanbarker4422
    @ryanbarker4422 Před 3 lety +5

    My 93 Cr suspension motor was a Pro Circuit blue printe built loved it rocket ship and I still have it.

  • @shanegarner214
    @shanegarner214 Před 4 lety +21

    How can someone give this a thumbs down ? Tony your work is great.

    • @TheMotocrossVault
      @TheMotocrossVault  Před 4 lety +3

      Haters gonna hate apparently LOL. Thank you for your kind words.

    • @EarthSurferUSA
      @EarthSurferUSA Před 2 lety +3

      @@TheMotocrossVault It was probably Mathis. :)

    • @markwinchester3005
      @markwinchester3005 Před 11 měsíci

      Because the world is largely filled w/ dumbasses. Like the kinda people who who think electric cars are gonna save the world while the ignore deisel, commercial airliner/ships, railway, factores & mining destruction of enviroment.

  • @mattklasen968
    @mattklasen968 Před 2 lety +10

    Give this guy an award that was an awesome video !! Learned so much about my 01 :) thanks for putting this together!!

  • @keesengripp5489
    @keesengripp5489 Před 3 lety +9

    My '01 is hands down the best bike I've ever rode. My old '07 CRF450 is my #2

    • @derailleurmind0454
      @derailleurmind0454 Před 2 lety

      Pulling hole shots all day on my 01 next to 2020 ktm 250sx. That was before the 10mm pwr valve cover. Its exceptional. Have 2 ill never sell. One was bought last year nearly new stock. 20hrs this season racing on its first piston.

    • @jacoblatour6192
      @jacoblatour6192 Před rokem

      @@derailleurmind0454 what do you mean by a 10mm power valve cover? I here people talk about them I don’t know what they do?

  • @robertraft
    @robertraft Před 3 lety +7

    awesome video, 93-96 were the best handling steel frames ever.

  • @catlinmccluskey621
    @catlinmccluskey621 Před 4 lety +11

    I currently have a 1998 250 and have had it for years. Absolutely love the bike. If I'm not riding this I'm on my 96 xr400....i know quite the contrast but it works for the different riding I like to do.

  • @cookieman876
    @cookieman876 Před rokem +2

    I can confirm that the mid-high range power of the 97 is insane. I burn out through 4th gear at WOT. I love it.

  • @brianbooher7318
    @brianbooher7318 Před 3 lety +4

    I bought the 97 as soon as they hit the showroom an absolutely loved it but I only had it 3 weeks when I hit neutral over a triple at muddy creek an broke both my legs an ankels an ended my motocross career so I can say what lil I rode it I loved my 97

  • @rogerbenson9544
    @rogerbenson9544 Před 4 lety +5

    I had an 01, and holy shit that bike hauled ass. The shifting was non existent I mean it was so smooth and the throttle response was on point. My only complaint was that the frame did feel a tad but stiff and ridgid, but honda is known for that. The powerband was something else

    • @4touchdowns1game29
      @4touchdowns1game29 Před 2 lety +1

      Yeah 00 and 01 bad amazing motors. 02 through 07 was the best handling and technically was the "fastest" on paper. The 02 through 07 motor was "slower" in real life because although it made the most peak HP it had the torque curve of a cr 80. Going from the torquey 01 to an 02 was night and day. 02s and up rode like 80s with the power of a 250.

  • @clifffoltz651
    @clifffoltz651 Před rokem +3

    2 strokes still rock in my book !

  • @swemx7403
    @swemx7403 Před 3 lety +4

    Im buying the 1992 Honda cr250r this weekend.
    Going from 4 stroke to 2 stroke.. R.I.P my hands.

  • @laidtorest387
    @laidtorest387 Před 2 lety +2

    I remember in 1994 seeing the 95’s for the first time and I fell in love instantly. I had to have one. My love again with that model had never waned and in my opinion is one of the best looking motocross bikes ever made. It actually hurts me to hear people say they don’t like it but that’s something I’ve had to live with for years 😂

    • @Tresper86
      @Tresper86 Před rokem +2

      Agreed, 95 is beautiful 😍, 96 is my favorite though I have one myself and will never get rid of it

    • @Bryan-qj7ot
      @Bryan-qj7ot Před 4 měsíci

      ​@@Tresper86 I had q 96cr250 too beautiful bike amazing power😊

  • @donaldo1974
    @donaldo1974 Před 2 lety +3

    I never owned a CR but my first bike was a Honda Elsinore MT street legal bike that was restored around 1990, they looked alike and shared a lot of parts so your trip through time brought back some fond memories .

    • @dirtbikedave
      @dirtbikedave Před rokem

      That was my first bike, too. Mine was a 250, stripped down for dirt. I knew nothing about maintenance and that thing would start on the first kick, whether it was a cold start in the dead of Ohio winter, or hot start in the dog days of summer. It ran great and stayed together for at least my first 3 years of riding, every chance I got, and I did literally zero maintenance, other than washing it if it got really muddy.

  • @trxmh
    @trxmh Před 4 lety +11

    Nice video! i really like my 1995 CR250, crazy 90s colors and great engine.

  • @joanmajoor3392
    @joanmajoor3392 Před 8 měsíci +1

    Loved this episode, my last races I did on my 1984 CR250 when the 1997 came Indeed I loved the design and just had to buy one given my age ( born in 1952) may be stupid but I loved to ride this one. I could handle it but my senses told me to leave it So it is still there, about 8 running hours does not need restauration only a very good check up before firing it again it will not leave me ( same as my mugen 125 cc 1980, engine taken from my 1979 125 cc which is one of the few hondas I no longer own, hated the 23" front wheel )

  • @mastakilla6246
    @mastakilla6246 Před 3 lety +7

    “The RC Power Valve was constantly going out of adjustment” lol I’ve owned a 2002 CR250 since it was brand new when I was 15 years old, rode and raced the bike for YEARS and never once had it go out of adjustment. Lol Someone’s been reading too much Motocross Action magazine hahaha

    • @dylantaylor3111
      @dylantaylor3111 Před 2 lety +1

      facts😂 i have a 2000 cr250 and id rather have it than any new two stroke

    • @AbcAbc-ox6pg
      @AbcAbc-ox6pg Před 2 lety +1

      @@dylantaylor3111 Me too, I have a 2002 KX250 and a 2004 YZ250. Both in new condition 👌

    • @patrickmeyer9905
      @patrickmeyer9905 Před rokem

      I have a 98 cr250 and he's talking bad on it like he's a pro rider. Any normal dude that rides that 98 is gonna be too busy worrying about dying because that damn front wheels always off the ground. Quit reading those magazines!

  • @ashtonbriggs275
    @ashtonbriggs275 Před 4 lety +7

    Love my 02 I’ve ridden a 1998 and it has a fast motor but the 02 is just as fast it just doesn’t feel as fast which means you can push it harder and get a faster time, awesome video tony👍

  • @miltonslabber2991
    @miltonslabber2991 Před 3 lety +3

    Thanks for the interesting watch all the way from South Africa. In 93 as a 14 year old l got a new CR125. Later that year l got a clean 91' CR250 as a training bike. Then got a new 96' CR 250, most probably one of my favourite all time bikes. Till this day, l can pull the hairs out of my head for trading it 2 years later in on a 98 CR 250..
    And then in 98 Yamaha launched their YZ400f and l traded my 98 250 for a 400f after a few months, and became a Yamaha fan till this day. Would love to restore a 96 CR250 for my man cave.

    • @EarthSurferUSA
      @EarthSurferUSA Před 2 lety

      In 79, as a 15 year old boy, I bought my first 125cc MX bike brand new for $850.00 off the dealership floor. it was a left over in 1980 when I bought it though,---or it would have cost about $1,100. Then we had "the production rule", (by the FIM with the help of Yamaha, and for the faster USA only), in 1986, and the bikes tripled in cost in 5 short years.
      I say the FIM owes you a few grand. :)

  • @hondacr250cfh
    @hondacr250cfh Před 3 lety +2

    Love my 06 and 00 cr250 ..Still have both of them

  • @jaydenbrockington4525
    @jaydenbrockington4525 Před 2 lety +2

    I had a 97 that was street legal when I was 15. My favorite bike of all time. I ended up using it as an enduro and I’m planning on buying another one for that purpose. It’s insanely light, and has the largest radiators on any dirt bike ever. Plus when used for enduro riding, the suspension doesn’t bother me as much. But yeah those bikes vibrate like crazy and the seat was WAY too thin

  • @dirtbikedave
    @dirtbikedave Před rokem +1

    1990 CR125 had the 89 body work, but in the best color of all time. Flash Red. Mine was a trade in, 6 months old , with pro circuit suspension (for a rider that was smaller than me, but raced arenacross). Coming off an Elsinore, I thought the suspension worked great!

  • @ronaldtartaglia4459
    @ronaldtartaglia4459 Před 2 lety +1

    What a great and thorough review I enjoyed every second of it

  • @2DclanSnipingTeam
    @2DclanSnipingTeam Před 4 lety +7

    Wow! You sure do put a lot of work into these vids. We appreciate it. Thanks.

  • @fatboy2smoker841
    @fatboy2smoker841 Před 4 lety +7

    Thanks again Tony!!! Great job. This one really takes me back😎

  • @notjoecheez1
    @notjoecheez1 Před 2 lety +1

    I’ve been looking for a seat cover for the 91. It’s like unobtainium or something. I restored my 91. Love it.

  • @Nighthawk1966
    @Nighthawk1966 Před rokem +1

    Very well put together,both parts, great research. I’m a fan for sure. !!

  • @23MikeJ22
    @23MikeJ22 Před 4 lety +2

    Thanks for the awesome vid bud!!!!

  • @23MikeJ22
    @23MikeJ22 Před 2 lety +1

    Thanks blazier for doing these I really appreciate it😊

  • @mariano2471
    @mariano2471 Před 3 lety +2

    Excelente material, un análisis muy objetivo más allá de tu fanatismo por la marca. Felicitaciones!

  • @ryanbarker4422
    @ryanbarker4422 Před 3 lety +7

    I liked the 93 through 95 Suzukis.

    • @marthamryglod291
      @marthamryglod291 Před 3 lety

      Those bikes turned so we'll that they felt 20lbs lighter than they were

    • @ryanbarker4422
      @ryanbarker4422 Před 3 lety +1

      @@marthamryglod291 yeah they had a perfect dip in the seat. Steve Richards had a 93RM125 with a blue printed moter and I did the same to my 93CR125 Pro Circuit of course with Barr's compatition tag team, and I'm telling you starts first kick, no smoke Boyson power reeds and flote bowl, and there's no need to jet the bike with a 52 teeth Renthal sprocket and Trellaborg Swedish tire's.

  • @julianwright9607
    @julianwright9607 Před rokem

    Now this is the best cr overview ive seen online 👌🏻. Now all i have to do is find myself a NOS ‘99 expansion pipe to finish my resto !

  • @ian_davidson
    @ian_davidson Před 4 lety +1

    Thank you for this video I loved watching

  • @23MikeJ22
    @23MikeJ22 Před 4 lety

    Heck Yeah!!! Thanks man love the videos!!!! WOOOHOOOO!!!!!

  • @nicoloferrarese
    @nicoloferrarese Před 3 lety +1

    Omg tnx from Italy 🇮🇹👍🏻 a lot of work....

  • @robertrodriguez6888
    @robertrodriguez6888 Před 2 lety

    Wow
    Should be on tv
    Very professional well thought out
    So much information
    Thank you

  • @brianq103
    @brianq103 Před 4 lety +3

    In the picture at 8:26, I have the Sinisalo pants the Honda rider is wearing still in mint condition. You're right; weird fashion times, but I still have them!

  • @BarnStangz
    @BarnStangz Před 4 lety +1

    Man this was a GREAT video! Brought back a LOT of memories! I still have my '93 CR250R. Don't think I'll ever get rid of it. My favorite of the steel frames for sure. Really sad what happened to the Honda 2 strokes... Wish they would make a come back. I still think Honda could make a GREAT 2 stroke enduro. I own a 2018 Beta 300RR and it has the same feeling frame as my '93, just with much better everything else. Thanks again for the video sir!

  • @mouseymcnabb4783
    @mouseymcnabb4783 Před 4 lety +2

    I remember standing at my local Honda dealer looking at the 07 cr250 he said this is the last one I'll ever get you should buy it , I've really regretted not taking it home with me . Awesome video as always !

    • @TheMotocrossVault
      @TheMotocrossVault  Před 4 lety +1

      Me too. My local dealer (Dutrow's Honda in Frederick, MD) still had new 2007s on thier showroom floor back in 2010 and I remember thinking they were crazy because they were asking MSRP for a three-year old bike. Man I regret not buying it now.

    • @mouseymcnabb4783
      @mouseymcnabb4783 Před 4 lety +1

      I was in Johnson City Tn at Jim's Honda , it's just crazy how 3 of the big 4 has turned their backs on 2 strokes , so happy yamaha still keeps Japanese 2 strokes alive .

    • @MattySlimz
      @MattySlimz Před 4 lety +1

      Mousey McNabb And they (Yamaha) have mastered it, haven’t thrown a leg over one of the 2019 or newer 250 but the YZ 125 is killer.

    • @mouseymcnabb4783
      @mouseymcnabb4783 Před 4 lety +1

      @@MattySlimzI wish they would just add the electric start to the 125x and 250x models I think that would really help sales vs the ktm husky bikes . The yamaha's reliability is very good with the best suspension you can get on a off the showroom floor bike .

  • @Benroe-yz1nz
    @Benroe-yz1nz Před rokem

    These videos are great. 👍👍

  • @tex24
    @tex24 Před 3 lety +1

    Good video. Well researched!

  • @jasonchapman6058
    @jasonchapman6058 Před 11 měsíci

    I used to bleed red and had many Honda motorcycles in the 80's and 90's. My first CR was an '87 250 and thought that it was absolutely magical (coming off of a highly modified '86 XR600R- I still have a brand new rear fender tool bag for that bike). I also had a '90 CR 250 (only paid $4,200 brand new IIRC) which I also really liked. The '87 was probably my favorite, but I was likely fastest on the '90. My last CR 250 was a '94. I didn't really like that bike much. Power delivery was not very linear like the previous CRs that I had owned. It had a soft low end and transitioned hard when coming onto the pipe. Yes, it had a lot of power, but didn't feel like much more than my previous CRs. I had full on Race Tech (Gold Valves and coatings) on the '94 and it made quite a difference. One still had to be aggressive to take advantage of it, but it was still much improved. I also spent a fair amount of time on a friends '97 and did not like it at all.
    Cool videos (I like the ones about the XRs as well)! You brought me back to a special time in my adolescence.

  • @Justthatguy420
    @Justthatguy420 Před 2 lety +1

    I’m gonna say my 03 was and is a beast. With reeds, pipe, jets and adjusting the rc valve cable tension is a great bike. Suspension is another thing though but power and ergonomics is great

  • @evoracing5563
    @evoracing5563 Před 3 lety +2

    Excellent read skills and well worded timelaps.

  • @chrisbracken7889
    @chrisbracken7889 Před 2 lety

    Love this video

  • @lindenphilippson
    @lindenphilippson Před 4 lety +1

    Another A+ Video!!

  • @zl2848
    @zl2848 Před 3 lety +1

    Awesome video 👌

  • @kingjay3301
    @kingjay3301 Před rokem

    Getting into bikes super super lost not sure where to start but I want a Honda but was so lost in If they were all different by year and slot more this video made it slot clear thanks sm

  • @johnsuddarth34
    @johnsuddarth34 Před 7 měsíci

    Your the man!!! Awesome series. I’m in the market for a 96 cr 125 to race the rev 2 class

  • @55tmilam
    @55tmilam Před rokem

    I owned new 86,89,93,94,95 and 96 cr250s IMO the prettiest was 89, strongest motor was 89 with that huge hit and best all around and my all time favorite was the 94. The ugliest was definitely the 91! Great memories!

  • @mixonmachines
    @mixonmachines Před 3 lety +1

    I just found your channel. I think it’s awesome!!! Braapp Braapp

  • @maxwellbrown7294
    @maxwellbrown7294 Před 4 lety +1

    Loved it

  • @MattySlimz
    @MattySlimz Před 4 lety

    Awesome vid. ‘97 was a big year for the CR’s it seemed like they ramped up production on all they’re models, they were everywhere can still find ‘97s for sale on the marketplace. 2002, was my favorite years for the CR I had an 80 expert (big wheel) loved it, also was the last year for the big bad 500.

  • @Muscleupsanddangles
    @Muscleupsanddangles Před 3 lety +1

    I agree on the aluminum frame. Lusted all my life for a Honda. Rode one once. Hated it! Felt like a tall wide freight train. Went from Kawasaki to a 2001 RM250. Never have loved a bike more before or since.

    • @TheMotocrossVault
      @TheMotocrossVault  Před 3 lety

      They looked so cool but they were way to wide and harsh feeling.

  • @jamescarbonaro596
    @jamescarbonaro596 Před 3 lety +2

    Hey Tony, just noticing the 1991 Honda's had the white shrouds just like 1981's... Wondering if Honda was paying tribute... I like that...

  • @robmosher6299
    @robmosher6299 Před 4 lety +4

    I've been waiting for this one, I had a 1997 CR250 and it was total garbage! It handled like a shopping cart full of bowling balls with a wheel stuck going down a flight of stairs! I loved my friend's 1993 CR250, was a dream. Keep up the great work Tony and thanks for the great content.

    • @EarthSurferUSA
      @EarthSurferUSA Před 2 lety +2

      " It handled like a shopping cart full of bowling balls with a wheel stuck going down a flight of stairs!"
      Ahh---a fan of the old MXA I see. I could have read that in a 80's mag,--but talking about a Kawasaki. :)

    • @jameskoskinen6763
      @jameskoskinen6763 Před 2 lety

      As bad as the 97 CR250 was regarded by the magazines, I thought mine handled beautifully compared to the 92 YZ250 I just came from.

  • @AbcAbc-ox6pg
    @AbcAbc-ox6pg Před 2 lety +1

    This is a fantastic review. Would love to see a review of the 2004 YZ250, the last steel frame YZ250 as well.

  • @marthamryglod291
    @marthamryglod291 Před 3 lety +1

    I remember as a kid reading mxa articles and every year they were messing with fork oil and springs trying to get the stock stuff to work

    • @EarthSurferUSA
      @EarthSurferUSA Před 2 lety

      Compare that to the MXA of today, where they can barely find the compression clicker. There is no detail in the bike tests today. It is like they used to be decent engineers, and today they are more like a union "worker" who can't figure much out. When I read about a 2-stroke engine in MXA today,---they get at least 2 "facts" wrong,--and they don't have a clue that what they read somewhere,---is wrong. It matters.

  • @anthonybeno1481
    @anthonybeno1481 Před rokem

    Worst headshake on any bike I ever had was my 1979 CR125....motocross action said it made a shopping cart look stable at high speed.....they were being kind....but I do really miss that bike

  • @whitesand8
    @whitesand8 Před 4 lety +1

    Had an 03' CR250...Gorgeous bike, felt really light, and great handling except for some front end push. On the engine I think that electric powervalve was a big part of the problem. It had a 125 style power band with 250 power with very good top end....Inconsistent too. You could hit a corner at speed and blast out and later the same corner with same speed and you'd have to really clutch it...Had it ported which helped but the motor was nothing like 92' and 93' which were awesome. 92' CR250 motor would still be good today.

  • @jedielder7970
    @jedielder7970 Před 3 lety +10

    Awesome video, again! Major changes can be hard, especially for those who lived/raced through the transition from steel to aluminum (McGrath hated it). As a racer, I never liked the white plastic side panels/air box because they quickly became dirty looking. I also disliked the "pink/red" color plastics. I really do miss the 2-stroke CR's. Which aluminum framed CR250 do you think was the overall best? Thank you.👍
    PS: Thanks to the Austrian bikes, 2-strokes are hanging in there. The current electronic computer systems, fuel injection and no need to mix anymore, makes the 2-strokes much "cleaner." I wish a pro team would go against the 4-stroke grain and prove 2-strokes are still viable (and let them race in the 450 class with a 275 or 300cc engine).

    • @EarthSurferUSA
      @EarthSurferUSA Před 2 lety +6

      Much more expensive too---all this pressure from environmentalists to force the manufacture to cater to them, and not a paying customer. The 1986 production rule, and the 4-stroke forced on the industry has all but killed this sport,---because the masses can't afford to buy one anymore. I bought 3 brand new bikes in the 70's from 12 to 16 years old,---making $1.00/hr part time at my Dad's little highway side store in rural Michigan. What good is a dirt bike---when all the trials and tracks we made in the 80's and 90's, are all grown in now? Play the environmentalists game---and kiss this sport good by. Because of these expenses, the market share is 1/10th of what it used to be,---and that is not because kids are bored of riding. If there is government intervention---it is ot free market, and we are no longer free to build and buy what we want. Are you cheering for that? The planet is fine. It is economic fascism/communism that is the problem.

  • @fatboy2smoker841
    @fatboy2smoker841 Před 4 lety +5

    95 engine for the win!!

  • @Bixbysayshi
    @Bixbysayshi Před 2 lety +1

    This was absolutely fascinating to watch! Do you think there would ever be a chance of a history of the KX250 from 1990-2008?

  • @RossLovenstein
    @RossLovenstein Před 2 lety

    Awesome timeline. Sad to see them disappear

  • @natm3145
    @natm3145 Před rokem

    Just got a 90 250 excited

  • @MachTuck
    @MachTuck Před 3 lety +1

    Great story/video about CR`s!! Evolution is unstoppable as well as technology, but the aura and that ..hard to describe feeling that I get about the early tahiti red models (1978 to 1982), I do not get it with newer models, ... i guess I`m getting old LOL (57 now)

  • @bartdebuono
    @bartdebuono Před 4 lety +1

    Mitch Payton said he could make 2005+ CR250s bark and scream. I trust his judgment.

  • @paulb4478
    @paulb4478 Před 3 lety +1

    96 definitely the best I sold mine and got a 97 and instantly regretted it

  • @ronaldtartaglia4459
    @ronaldtartaglia4459 Před 2 lety

    Not for nothing but you have developed a pretty good sense of humor.

  • @jacobvanhalteren7452
    @jacobvanhalteren7452 Před 3 lety +1

    The 90 - 96 hondas all look awesome.

  • @chrisjohnston9244
    @chrisjohnston9244 Před 4 lety +1

    Love the videos. Let's see on on the Suzuki rm125

    • @TheMotocrossVault
      @TheMotocrossVault  Před 4 lety

      I will be doing on on the RM125 eventually but months of research go into everyone of these so it is a slow process.

  • @nick4506
    @nick4506 Před 3 měsíci

    i own a 2000 and 2001 good bikes but they are so different, the lives the lead before I owned them have more to do with the differences then how they were stock. think my 01 was owned by some racer who went through the suspension and motor and made it a smooth ripper. while my 00 came with the powervalve installed incorrectly so it was jammed half open and the mechanism was completely full of carbon, even after fixing it and going through the carb ai cant get my 00 to ride like my 01. and have riden a 97 that was bored out to 300 and the headstock milled own and it was lowered and some year of 450 forks handful is an understatement.
    my 00 ended up in a head on collision with a sandrail turning the triple clamps into many chicken nugget sized chunks of alumunum, bent one fork and the axel so it couldent be removed from the straight one, and mashed the exhaust aginst the frame like a pancake. i ended up with a dislocated thumb. the frame had no damage no decernable cracks or dents gome some 250 forks and tripples swaped on straight and its still going. still cant figure out that motor.

  • @walkerskii
    @walkerskii Před 2 lety

    I own an 88 CR250R & I'll never sell it! I worship that bike haha & yes it's very thin & light & SO FAST, it feels like you're riding a slingshot! I've had to rebuild it twice. First time I don't know how the bike was maintained before I got it, so whatever, spending $1,000 to rebuild the engine for a bike I purchased for $500 didn't bother me, but then the 2nd time was my fault, I overheated it.

  • @stevenanderson2104
    @stevenanderson2104 Před rokem

    They are all amazing bike's

  • @zackk695
    @zackk695 Před rokem

    Well the time has come and I felt this might be a place to start. I just looked up 2 strokes for sale and I actually couldn’t find but two meanwhile there were an abundant of 4 strokes for sale. People just don’t want them and the time is now for the switch back to the true racing machines. I also watched a pro motocross race today and the stands were empty. No one is going to the races. I big factor is the lugging 4 stroke but there are some other issues I won’t get into right now. If Honda and the others are listening it is time to bring back the CR250. Brand new on the showroom floor and with the new style body yet with the best CR250 motor made. You don’t even have to over do it and the bikes will sell. I am saddened at what has happened to the sport. Motocross has a strong blue collar background with young men that were proud to be tough but those kids can’t even come close to buying s bike now at these prices. It’s destroying the sport. If I was Honda which made the best racing 250 ever I would make sure the people get what they want. The news would spread far and wide and Honda would not even be able to keep up with the sales and parts. Honda, give us the finest machine ever made back to us. We won’t let you down

  • @chrisgleis2821
    @chrisgleis2821 Před 4 lety +1

    I never knew about the CRV valve.I always had 125's.

  • @swedish_sadhguru3854
    @swedish_sadhguru3854 Před 2 lety

    Excellent video again! Especially interesting with the steel to aluminium transition. Could you make a video of Honda 250/450 4 stroke 2007-2022? I know you are mostly doing veteran bike videos but worth to ask anyway!

  • @johnelliott2497
    @johnelliott2497 Před 3 lety +1

    my little brother and I went from xr50s to sharing a 97 cr250... it sure seemed like a lot of bike

  • @hank1556
    @hank1556 Před 4 lety

    absolutely love these videos!
    and what on earth is a CR80R2?

    • @TheMotocrossVault
      @TheMotocrossVault  Před 4 lety +1

      I believe the mama you’re referring to was a big wheel option available in Europe but not sold over here for school boy class racing in the 80s

  • @garrettsimpson6325
    @garrettsimpson6325 Před 4 lety

    Thanks for the reviews great content!! In 1994 I was racing a yz 250. Now I race vintage and race a 1993 cr 250 love the bike but the forks are grim.

  • @gregmaggio5217
    @gregmaggio5217 Před 2 lety +1

    I owned the 91 125 and it did not have a usable powerband for average riders, also the
    fork was stiff and the shock quite harsh. The bike was 3k at the time, and I couldn't believe it was sent to the masses this way. In retrospect I should have gone with my tried and true Suzook.

  • @bigos.motoowens5813
    @bigos.motoowens5813 Před 4 lety +4

    2 strokes matter!

  • @jeffersonstateofmind4057
    @jeffersonstateofmind4057 Před 8 měsíci

    Still riding a cherry 🍒 1994 cr250 and I’ll never let her go!

  • @chipper442
    @chipper442 Před 3 lety +1

    I love my “ clown car” ‘95 CR250R. It’s is a great bike, and the graphics are part of the appeal. Thing rips plenty for me. Looks nice parked next to my ‘19 CRF250r. #RideRedforLIFE

  • @corey123adams
    @corey123adams Před 3 lety

    Love the way my 03 handles but my 98 hits like a NASA rocketship. I would love love to swap my 98 motor in the 03

  • @evan1kx125
    @evan1kx125 Před 3 lety

    Love my electric power 90! The motor is amazing in the woods and the wide open sand! Ya the forks are stiff but that can be changed..The 96 motor hits too hard for my liking but is definitely faster. I "5-10" prefer the position better with the 90 flat long seat vs 96 small banana seat with handle bars way too close feels like a cr85 extreme wheel lol. Power valves on the 90 hpp didn't seem too hard with a manual, they say hpp valves need a machine champer on all 4 edges to help with carbon build up, iv been running synthetic oil 40:1 no issues for years.i run a flywheel weight which made it alot better in the woods!

  • @bmdbigfeet1031
    @bmdbigfeet1031 Před rokem

    I've still got the poster of the 1990 250 and 125. The local dealer partsman gave it to me.

    • @natm3145
      @natm3145 Před rokem

      I’ve got the 250

    • @bmdbigfeet1031
      @bmdbigfeet1031 Před 11 měsíci

      @@natm3145 I had the 250. Was my first new bike.

  • @buffering7612
    @buffering7612 Před 2 lety

    My 95 had a magical 3rd gear as well… sometimes I’d come up in a wheelie in fourth and wake me up!
    And HEY only problem with the purple on the 95 is when the graphics are gone you just have a purple seat 🤣

  • @chrissutherland3999
    @chrissutherland3999 Před 3 lety +1

    Do you know anyone with a 92-96 for sale? I am looking for a steel frame to build ground up. These were the best CRs in my opinion but of course this was my hay day racing these bikes.

  • @EarthSurferUSA
    @EarthSurferUSA Před 3 lety +1

    Today, confused MXA bagged on the aftermarket crossbar pad called the "DeBruiser". But in 1997, at min 31:46, you can see what cross bar pad MXA used on their 250cc MX bike shootout.

    • @TheMotocrossVault
      @TheMotocrossVault  Před 3 lety

      Interesting, I loved the DeBruiser and I remember MXA picking it as their favorite at some point.

    • @EarthSurferUSA
      @EarthSurferUSA Před 2 lety

      @@TheMotocrossVault It was a sharper MXA back then. It is a generational thing that doctors can't even avoid. Every industry is suffering with the new generation. We are just not as good at figuring out reality as we used to be,---and I think it must be our terrible education today.
      I call our education today, "societal sabotage", and these kids should redefine "class action law suit", and sue their schools.

  • @seashackf1
    @seashackf1 Před rokem

    As a current owner of one of theses beautiful machines (03 CR250] it pains me to say Honda is primarily to blame for the demise of 2 strokes in racing. Yamaha may have opened the door with the yzf400, but Honda ran with it. They lobbied the AMA and FIM (MotoGP/500cc) and pushed the hardest for rules that benefited the 4t then eventually pushing to ban the 2t.
    Soichiro Honda was always against them and the company still is. They only made 2t’s because they had to if they wanted to compete in racing. They will never make them again unless some crazy change happens and they are forced to. Even as a long time Honda dirt bike,ATV & ATC owner I can’t support the company anymore because of what they did to 2t’s. I’d rather support companies that never stopped making and more importantly developing them.

  • @adambatchelder4121
    @adambatchelder4121 Před 4 lety

    My last cr was a 86 500, followed by 96 kx 500, than a 01kx 250, and than a 04 ktm, 200, 12 ktm 250, and the next bike will definitely be a ktm 250 or 300. To bad Honda quit 2 stroke development, I liked them back in the day.

  • @Zombytes
    @Zombytes Před 9 měsíci

    We NEED to get Honda to start making CRs again.. if we bug em enough about it, they might bring em back! hahah

  • @jasonbolt7508
    @jasonbolt7508 Před 3 lety +1

    I have cracked subframe and leftside crankcase. Wonder if its what you mentioned about the 1992 cr250 chassis 10:40 min

  • @HooyahPeacock
    @HooyahPeacock Před 2 lety

    Had a 97 125 and I rode my friends 98 and hated it. Plus that 5 speed gearbox

  • @martinmccoy9661
    @martinmccoy9661 Před 3 lety +1

    Hey I’ve been wondering if you could do a video on this masterpiece ( search white brothers cr250) I’ve tried to find out some info about it and I just can’t find anything

  • @arborist460
    @arborist460 Před 3 lety +1

    Forget what yr but on the cover of dirtbike was a 197lb cr125 911 carbon graphics upside-down forks that I'd love to have had

  • @jeffa.8976
    @jeffa.8976 Před 3 lety +1

    Love the pink CR's, but I hate the twitchy handling and prefer high speed stability of the Kawis, and the middle ground or the YZ

  • @thinkandrepent3175
    @thinkandrepent3175 Před 3 lety +23

    The two stroke engine will always have a place because of it's superior power to weight ratio. Our only enemy to really watch out for is the nutty environmentalists.

    • @EarthSurferUSA
      @EarthSurferUSA Před 2 lety

      Those "nutty environmentalists" already damaged any industry that uses a gas engine that can transport a human being. Cars and bikes are about 3 times the cost of what they should be,---and the planet is just fine. I know a marxist attack on our free market, (and our liberty), when I see one.
      I have no idea why we accept such regulation as "Well, that is just the way it is.", and then live our lives with that BS. In my short lifetime, we went from, "You can grow up in the USA to be what ever you want to be.", (which meant we have a brain in our head and a free enterprise system to use it in.), to "You can grow up to be what ever your dysfunctional, baby sitter government approves."

    • @Milkmans_Son
      @Milkmans_Son Před 2 lety

      @@EarthSurferUSA Since you can still go out and buy a brand new 2-stroke, I think you know a marxist attack both when you see one and when you don't.

    • @connorssmallengines6663
      @connorssmallengines6663 Před 2 lety +3

      And the AMA for allowing 4 strokes double the displacement against the 2 strokes!

    • @jaydensdream714
      @jaydensdream714 Před 2 lety +2

      Take a moment and appreciate the millions of 100hp plus 2 stroke engines in the watercraft and snowmobiles. They are just now becoming popular for buggies.

    • @55tmilam
      @55tmilam Před rokem +1

      What’s a shame is they could have cleaned emissions on the two strokes! Mitch payton tried to spearhead that movement but Honda was determined to go 4 stroke! It ruined MX for me!

  • @damonkerr4994
    @damonkerr4994 Před 2 lety

    Who else out there had to take the top end of their old mechanical power valve CR motors apart two or three times to get the governor pin lined up with the power valve shaft??? I can't be the only one