1979 HONDA ELSINORE CR125 SHOW PIECE

[@yamahaexpert]

A delight watching an Elsinore in that condition!

[@MalcolmDesigns]

I was 16yo when this bike came out and DREAMED about owning it! What a beautiful bike.

[@majorlee1]

So badass! My uncle had the first year Elsinore 125 silver. I used to look at it all day when I was a kid. Would love one in my collection someday.

[@microsoft790]

The 79 Elsinore is my favorite year because of the long travel suspension and the old-school bodywork and metal tank. Those bikes tore it up in the vintage races I used to flag at.

[@donbrashsux]

That’s got a very cool ring to it 👍

[@mikeschlup5279]

That cylinder whirring means it is tight...

[@adamgriffith6750]

i'd say that sounds a lot better than newer125's. looks good too honda was one ahead of its' time.

[@tonyversus9787]

Soundin like a turbo charged foundation rippin demon!

[@bobg1219]

Red jug with gold head is killer looking!

[@yinyangyin]

yep, those red elsinores (125 & 250) had me drooling as a teenager. still do. that one is drop dead. 🏴‍☠️

[@doobyboy21]

The red rooster on the back is actually the THRUSH exhaust logo. I have the THRUSH welded exhausts on my Mustang GT.

[@markvisconti4507]

Nicely done. Looks like it has a 21" front with corrected head angle/trail. I raced 80s, but my brother raced a 79 CR125...it was fantastic power (especially for a 100lb kid), but start getting up in the gears on a straight, that original 23" wheel and lack of trail was an absolute tank slapping nightmare. We did a 21" swap and had a shop in Cali do the head angle. Much better bike after that, and he started adding up the trophies. DG heads make everything great!! I have them on 3 bikes with RKTek remachined chamber(s). This and proper timing makes a huge difference in response.

[@brianaughe9378]

Watching this again... because that sound brings me back nearly 40 years. I miss mine.

[@davejohnson607]

That bike is sweet.just needs some fox air shox.i remember racing mx back in that era.there were alot of those on the starting gate.👍

[@tappedout300xc]

Sweet piece. The gold DG head looks wicked on it. The red if I remember right is Tahiti red. Yeah, those CR's were always cool lookin bikes.

[@tomr9661]

The sound of it brings back great memories, one of those bikes you wish you never got rid of.

[@TT-hi1qv]

Things ridiculously mint thanks for sharing!

[@craighills2382]

I miss these times ,and that sound seriously What ? cant be beat

[@TheSteveSteele]

I had the 78 CR250. It had Fox air shocks and a few other nice enhancements. One of the most beautiful and killer bikes ever made.

[@AudiophileTubes]

I greatly miss that era!

[@clarkpitts5393]

Those Red engines are the ones we learned on in Vo-Tech. 1983-1984. A+

[@jonmccormick8683]

Honda was decades ahead with the "turbocharging" on this bike. These late 70's air-cooled 2-strokes MX bikes were the best on the trails.

[@Homeland.]

In 1977 Elvis died and Schwinn hat the Schwinn Scrambler in the show rooms for $250.00 . And I was twelve years old,in 1980 I was 15 and my friend had a 1980 KX and I got to ride the modern two stroke then. And I had a cromeoly Mongoose with nylon "tuffies" in 78.

[@peterlarner190]

Crispy, love the channel from Australia 🇦🇺

[@123hellqvist]

What a Bike Ken Absolutely amazing time machine.

[@robtroman7917]

Never forget arriving at Brook Farm Heightington in the UK for a meeting. I was with my dad in our Morris Marina towing my RM125B. A brand new Honda Elsinore was leaning against a fence surrounded by a drooling crowd for whom it was the first of its kind they had ever seen. Racing motocross in the late seventies has given me a lifetime of fantastic memories and friendships.

[@perryanderson5642]

As Usual Kaplan, A Big Red Diamond 💎. Thanks for Showing us this Beautiful Masterpiece! I have so much Respect for these Simple Motorcycles.

[@KaplanCycles]

You are so welcome

[@jimbobyooper]

Bought one brand new a year after i graduated from highschool. Loved it. Mine had the original 23" front wheel .Always got the hole shot.

[@Homeland.]

DAM. I think it's one of the best looking two stroke dirt bikes. Like the 1978 Maico .

[@franciscolopez3229]

How is the ride feel with them 21 inch front? Planning of restoring my '79 and 23 inch rims, tubes and tires are hard to find.

[@wayno23]

Sounds awesome 🎶 not rattling just a magic whirring.

[@kauai5839]

Bike sounds solid and looks cherry brah!Old school.💯🤙🏼

[@rankoutsider2363]

It’s beautiful and tough all at once 💪🏽

[@DTM45]

I had this bike when I was a kid, raced it and had some decent success.

[@paulawestcott7228]

As Always KA and his team putting their craft to create THE MOST AWESOME CR 125 79. THE 21" WHEEL AT FRONT gives great balance to the whole bike.❤ PRISTINE written all over it!❤

[@Mike-01234]

Amazing how your able to find all these parts for these bikes that have been long out of production.

[@MitzvosGolem1]

1979 Rear number plates were moved back under silencer FIM AMA .. That a 781/2? Straight cut gears like old Husqvarna make that whine . Chrome cylinder also I recall. 23" claw tire 17" rear that year. Awesome bike 👍

[@jordancox5624]

I was born in 85. I never knew how gnarly these 70s bikes were. Thanks for showin us younger bucks that our dads werent full of shit lol

[@NoSleepTilGitmo]

Beautiful bike you have there, brings me back to my childhood!

[@thenorthshore6472]

Was on my way to buy one in the summer of 79 but came home with a 79 RM 125 instead. $995.00 OTD had a special deal going. Both beautiful bikes! Still sometimes wonder if I made the right decision.

[@MachTuck]

Beautiful! after my 1980 RM80, I got a 79 CR 125! great memories

[@KaplanCycles]

Right on

[@vinnyvinson]

Old Hondas are beautiful

[@Zhukov-3]

That's better than brand new! Open it up!

[@toddjacobs5660]

Nice bike excellent restoration 👍

[@simplymoto07]

That dodgy noise is micro vibration from the air cooled cylinder and head. My 79yz100 sounded the same . Dodgy frequency revurbing off the fins

[@mrjinx2024]

The black wheels really look mean on the bike. The King Of Ping does it again

[@andyhorenziak7025]

❤ you guys just took me back to being 15 yes old in the 80s sounds beautiful !!

[@nunyabizznizz7326]

my second bike was a 1979 cr125 with the same DG head.........the kickstarter used to ding the head and loved to eat pistons, what a great bike tho.....i emember the front fender being longer on the motor side, so we drilled holes in it for more airflow...if i was to start a collection, this would be it god bless america AND kaplan cycles

[@hardwaylearner]

I got to see this when i stopped by this week. Even more incredible in person

[@johnstephens3829]

I had a shop fire 10 years ago, lost a 77 Yamaha Rd-400 all DG heads ,coils Rearsets,Dg cylinder, pipes,& a stock 71 R-5 in Tangerine. My 76 cr 125 had alot of Dg parts

[@jodopeg]

WOW.. ! That is nice,, the CR125Elsinore was the bike to have back in the 1970's. Had myself a 1976 model, with the under pipe, dual rear shocks, ,,, so many fun times on that bike in Miami, FL when I was 15-17 y.o.

[@White-w8v]

It's amazing the passion you guys put into these bikes

[@chrisban6007]

I have one of these. Mostly original. The guy we got it from bought it in the mid 80s, still in the crate. My dad traded 2 gocarts for it in the early 90s. We screwed up, and had the cylinder sleeved.

[@cynthia6389]

New bikes are better, but it's the older bikes that I really like.. Something about them.

[@maximuswedgie5149]

In 1981 my brother and I were racing peewee YZ 60s. My uncle thought it looked easy so he went and bought an Elsenore, I’ll never forget when he tried to start it in the pits during practice, the kick starter went up and slapped him in the shin, and broke his whole leg. He never wanted to ride again. I never understood this, but I guess it was a whopper to start back in the day?

[@toddgreim9254]

Best sound in America! You could hear it in the woods a mile away! Awesome bike big Ken!

[@KaplanCycles]

You got that right!

[@Evo836]

When I was a kid used to go to the local shop after school and look at a pair of these and dream.

[@robbyyant6213]

This was way before my time but my father and I found one of these in a barn years ago. Probably the loudest motorcycle I've ever heard.

[@brianaughe9378]

Definitely has a smaller front rim. That DG head was something I lusted after but never got on mine.

[@triumphdave2449]

I had a 79 just like that...........aaah the memories.

[@brianforson2630]

J'adore either 450 Elsinore or 480 I do believe it was a 480 and a kick-start was on the left hand side

[@daffyduck9901]

That's Mr horsepower smokin the cigar and he's a woodpecker 🤙

[@tomliemohn624]

My buddy in Jr High had one just like that. Zero midrange power, rap it up to 9000+ RPM and drop the clutch and you were good.

[@ssfury8131]

Sorry I stand corrected I was wrong Ken. I looked it up the 1979 CR125 weighs 188 pounds WOW . I road one before and it was the lightest 125 I have ever ridden. That has to be hands down the best example of a 1979 CR125.I don't know where it gets that trippy sound from with stock exhaust but i like it .

[@williamamacker3119]

You guys are so blessed you have all the cool bikes and That one is awesome one of the best.☘️🤘🇺🇸⚡️⚡️

[@nofishtoday]

I had that bike new in 79 when I was 15 years old. Used to ride it in Gerritsen Beach and then we made a track in the dump by Korvettes and Nellie Blye in Brooklyn. Used to ride it on the walkway of the Belt Parkway to get it there.

[@tylerhilsenbeck4598]

Dam I am not into older bikes but that got me hooked , I would buy that and not want to take it off road I am in love

[@jonsingle1614]

DG head...but no Fox air shocks ?

[@Riptrip_55]

I just picked up a 1979 rm100 and rm125 for $200 I'm gonna do a full rebuild on one and race it next year in vintage.

[@madplanet3351]

Yes please. Still raining in the uk...since November 2023. But this has brightened my day. ❤

[@sydneysheppard4979]

Man my 78 Elsinore 250 was a beast!! Was best 250 ithought that I ever owned!!!keep it snappy kappy!!! Right on sr!! Up all night sleep all day!!🇺🇸🇬🇧💪😎

[@angrytater2456]

That's a racer for real.

[@y4s563]

Sweet bike ... Every young mans desire ... back in the day

[@gwl78]

Sounds awsome.

[@andybowyer3602]

Red rocket!! My brother raced 1❤

[@countermoonman]

Everybody here in So. Cal. wanted a Honda Elsinore when they first came out, with that down swept pipe and that silver tank and green # plates…then when the red ones came out, holy shit, the Honda fans went nuts, great looking bikes with great reliable performance…love that gold sunburst head! 😎🇺🇸✌️

[@JRadam1989]

What is it about the sound of a air cooled 2 stroke? Beautiful music to the ears of the wise!

[@brianforson2630]

Where do you find Amazon I grow up we had an 85 250R think it was a a 1980 CR 450 Elsinore we had a CR125 Elsinore I know it ain't my budget but where do you find them and I would love to have at least the 125 Elsinore

[@jessicaembers924]

The new liquid cooled jobbies just Don't Look Right without those far out chill fins on the motor!

[@mikepires2765]

That is beautiful..That u say is a "79"? I had one after Tradeing in my Xr-75.But my CR-125 had to be a 77 or 1978.Because the pipe came down under the frame and continued to go back out like the bottom of the twin shocks.

[@microsoft790]

Such a peppy motor. I would kill to see a high-performance air cooled bike nowadays. Give the people what they want. Cheap bulletproof easy to work on bikes.

[@TrailThug]

Love these clips, thanks.

[@davidskeen4000]

I'm not a fan of 125s , but that is one of the most beautiful bikes i have ever seen.

[@sicks6six]

met a guy one day out on the tracks he had a 250cc Elsinore bored out to 305, and he told me all bout how they got to that size, it wasn't just an overbore, crankcase spigot was opened up and packing plates under the barrel and skimmed head, A bespoke liner made from a blank and he cut the ports at home, the sound of was like a GP 2T race bike, too much for me, he asked if I want a go on it, I was on a TS250 at the time which was fast but declined his offer, the pipe it had on was fatter then me, his was silver with red stripe, street legal with lightsl, must be worth a fortune now if it still alive,

[@tony4metallicaify]

the new bikes are nice! but these old bikes have style!! beautiful bike!!!

[@Brava-x2f]

I watched this 10 mins ago and my ears are still ring dingalinging 🤣

[@ozzielinkin]

Absolutely beautiful

[@chrisgroves9829]

Stunning!!nice job fellas

[@mikekopmanis2099]

Looks like the 23" wheel has been replaced with a 21" . I had one new back in the day, sort of a crappy bike, later had a '78 YZ, ate that CR alive!

[@IceCreamManFromHell99]

I Remember Tommy Benolkin in 79 Winter Series he totally smoked everyone... even with the 23" Front wheel! Bbrraaapp

[@rickybailey7123]

OMG DO U HEAR HOW CLEAN IT SOUNNDS THATS FUNKING CRAZY THATS GOT TO BE THE BEST SOUNDING 2 STROKE IVE EVER HERD!!! CR500 IS CLOSE BUT 2ND !! JUST ME LOVE IT THANK U FOR SHOWING IT !! WHATS THE PRICE WOW ITS NICE !!

[@robertrishel3685]

Just…❤😍😍😍❤️❤️ gorgeous!!!!!! OMG! I would have surrendered a kidney for that thing back in ‘79 when I was 13! I was just transitioning to 125’s that year (‘79 RM125)… but all my bikes were stock until I got a little older….

[@BBBSOK1]

wow thats a badass build

[@scrappyhustler7467]

This exact bike 79 cr125 Elsinore was my first big boy bike at 14yo I paid 350 bucks and a carton of smokes at the Englishtown old Bridge raceway swapmeet on a Sunday late afternoon I fixed it up rebuilt the carb new floats etc that bike was a house puller!

[@markrunyon5524]

Thats a beautiful bike,I"m a car guy.That sure looks like the Trush muffler,glass pack,Woodpecker.Unless Honda had one too.I"m 64,I remember when those "Elsinore"s" were king.

[@bretthoussenloge8744]

you need to put the Ebay link, i cannot find the bike for sale

[@KaplanCycles]

Its not up til sunday pm

[@dougney3026]

Hello from Virginia my friend 🇺🇸 Great Days in America 🇺🇸

[@robsonfranciscogalvao5627]

Beautiful design..... super motorcycle... show...🇺🇸🇧🇷😎🏁

[@offgridliving4128]

I had that bike when I was a kid. Traded a 73 Chevy LUV for it sometime in the 80’s.

[@danlaflamme9372]

Have u heard of a Hurcules? I had one 250 it had bomadier motor. Give me any information on one?? Ty

[@skiterbite]

I remember Marty Smith back in 1974, I believe it could have been 73, when you went to the tracks it was mostly Elsinore's and a few yamaha's, Not too many European bikes but maybe a spattering, this is out in Colorado. I'm thinking Kaplan's want $9k for this 125 Elsinore? I'll buy a new bike I can get parts.

[@johnstephens3829]

I raced a class Hare Scramples on a 1978 250. 4 races i sold it to a collector in1985