I rode a 79 RM 80 back in 81...I was a skinny teenager and that thing amazed me because of how powerful it was.
@derrickzenner93004 жыл бұрын
87's as a group have the best color schemes IMO
@Aykosss4 жыл бұрын
Love the old 80s. I’m restoring an 88 Kx80 and 89 cr80 at the moment. Would be awesome to see some more mini content in your channel.
@lanceromance57683 жыл бұрын
My 2nd bike was an 88 kx80 littlewheel. That thing ripped. After high school I went to 4 wheels and never looked back but would love to find that bike someday.
@jamesbramblett33464 жыл бұрын
Truly the golden era of minis. Well done appreciate this very much
@TheMotocrossVault4 жыл бұрын
Thanks
@derrickzenner93004 жыл бұрын
I recall a Bradshaw comment about being proud to have kicked butt on the last place ranked YZ80.
@TheMotocrossVault4 жыл бұрын
I could see Damon saying that for sure!
@clintanthony17793 жыл бұрын
I had a 89 Suzuki ds 80 as a 13 year old, a kid I knew had a 87 yz 80. We swapped bikes one day just to try out each other's bike, I remember how big & fast that thing was compared to my little ds. I didn't want to give it back to him.
@simonty3534 жыл бұрын
Thanks for doing this I loved it. The last 80 I had was an 86 RM80 and that was my favorite bike I ever owned. Brings back good memories watching this
@TheMotocrossVault4 жыл бұрын
Glad you enjoyed it!
@RS-sv3bl3 жыл бұрын
Had the YZ - agree on all points, esp. suspension. Mine was ported, was hard to start but went like the clappers when that ‘band hit!
@23MikeJ229 ай бұрын
All this stuff requires a ton of work so I thank you for putting in the time to do this for us
@joshmarks39544 жыл бұрын
Thanks Tony, good look back. I love them all. My first bike was a xr 80. Good learners bike. Then an 83 rm 80, I loved that thing so fast liquid cooled single shock oh man. Than a brief ownership of a 84 kx 80. It was a rough bike and in poor condition and blew up after 2 days. Got a 88 yz 80 for a steal after that, and it was mint, all original. Loved that bike. Set me up for my 97 Cr 125 then Cr 250 after that. Cheers for the good work mate 👍
@TheMotocrossVault4 жыл бұрын
Thanks for sharing I appreciate the support!
@ejacks38714 жыл бұрын
Loved my KX80. Thanks for the video.
@ejacks38713 жыл бұрын
@Alex Supertramp I had an 86. Can’t say what’s the best years though. I only had the one KX before moving onto something bigger.
@sushimamba4281 Жыл бұрын
I still have a 1980 YZ80 which I bought new and had it ported. It's sitting in a shed on a farm awaiting restoration.
@wschwarz88094 жыл бұрын
Very cool video. I'm currently restoring my first bike I had as a kid, which is a 1984 kx80. Hope someday to see a review of that machine as from what I've read they were ahead of the competition. Thanks for the great vids!
@triple67582 жыл бұрын
I got a spanky new RM in 1989. I still have it.
@theozBandit4 жыл бұрын
AGAIN....AWESOME vid Tony, I myself have shared your channel with over 88 people now,. so far ALL here absolutely love your videos! We are in lockdown atm in Australia.where you cant go outside...so your channels being passed right across the Aussie motocross industry down here keeping many people occupied whilst locked up at home. If and when we would love to see 1985 Kawasaki range review and maybe something on Supercross throughout the 1980s? Keep up the awesome videos, we down here are sharing your vids bigtime! Cheers ! 🍺🍻👍👍👍
@TheMotocrossVault4 жыл бұрын
Thank you very much I really appreciate it and I can definitely do one on the 85 Kawasaki lineup
@scottyfum3 жыл бұрын
Awesome video!!! I grew up on these and owned a 85 kx. Cool to see how they all compared.
@anthonyatherton59944 жыл бұрын
I still own a prestige condition Kawasaki kx80 D2 1982 the holy grail of motocross bikes back in them days 👍👍
@mikehike68943 жыл бұрын
the KTM MX80 sure looked trick there was a kid who raced one in our area back in the 80's would be interesting to see how it stacked up against the other 80's in '87
@ozevox4 жыл бұрын
good bikes i remember the 86 kx and the 86 cr both were awesome machines the best times as a kid go riding all day without a care in the world
@derrickzenner93004 жыл бұрын
I recall hopping off of my 91 KX125 to ride my buddies 89 CR80 and thinking lots of power but too small compared to what I was used to to be able to make it haul without devoting a bunch of time to get used to the small size.
@MikmawWarriorBrave3 жыл бұрын
Thanks for the trip back in time...
@coletrick87484 жыл бұрын
More 80 stuff from the 1980’s please ... 89 in particular
@jacobhendrickson89352 жыл бұрын
I had a 87 kx 80 loved that bike.
@bikelifewithalex120 Жыл бұрын
I've ridden all these but YZ80, and Cr80 were the most comfortable and powerful. My brother had a second-hand almost new bike CR80 same 87.
@reedtarted19324 жыл бұрын
Maby a vid on 60s/65s
@Davido502 жыл бұрын
Have an 06 RM85 now for fun its a blast an very fast. Case reed engine an powervalve. 11in travel both ends!
@joesmoe88692 жыл бұрын
Tony knows his stuff
@joesmoe88692 жыл бұрын
The 1985 CRs are the best looking bikes ever my second new bike was a 1985 cr80 took me 9 years to find one in my area it was all original
@user-wy7zt9hs3z4 жыл бұрын
Bailey and Hannah, and you’re a motocross guy! I see what you did there... Waiting patiently for a review on JT Racing. Great videos, keep ‘em coming!
@derrickzenner93004 жыл бұрын
I missed it
@TheMotocrossVault4 жыл бұрын
Yeah my wife is certainly understanding. I will get on that JT vid for ya!
@derrickzenner93003 жыл бұрын
@Alex Supertramp I meant prior to alberts original comment I missed it.
@derrickzenner93003 жыл бұрын
@Alex Supertramp no problem. I never took for granted that my parents let me ride/race dirt bikes. My dad said i could have any dirt bike i wanted as long as I paid for it. I bought a two year old 88 kx250 at 14 years for $1350 after working on a farm the summer before to save up the money. Yep it was way to much bike but I don't think my dad minded that when he rode it. Now I'm 46 and i haven't even started my 2002 kx125 in probably 8 years. Just no time anymore. Glad to hear about your sweet purchases.
@rochellestanley95324 жыл бұрын
You have great knowledge from my era ✅
@TheMotocrossVault4 жыл бұрын
I appreciate that
@Horsewithnoname882 жыл бұрын
I had an 87 YZ. I blew it up at Hollister Hills. My dad bored it to a 105 and ported it. It was a rocket ship! I could pull 250’s on the TT track. After I blew it up it blew me up by destroying my knee when I high sided on the sweeper. 80’s are rad!
@timwyatt5453 Жыл бұрын
Absolutely awesome 👍 honest review. Keep them coming. Please. .
@TheMotocrossVault Жыл бұрын
Thank you! Will do!
@Stroopwaffe16 ай бұрын
Rm80 in 87 taught me low to mid, cornering and clutch, didnt get real fast till kx100.
@toddbarboza4252 ай бұрын
I always thought the kx looked the coolest but my dad wouldn’t let me spend an extra 100 bucks for it. Had to settle for a brand new 85 cr80. What a dependable bike. Rode it two years never even removed the spark plug once. Always started first kick. Solid machine. Typical Honda. Paid 949.00 brand new. I remember the kx was exactly 1050.00. Lol
@jamiemcphail14325 ай бұрын
Coming from that era, J can tell you DIRT RIDER was the lamest of all of the magazines. My first 2 stroke was a 1983 CR 80. God ,I loved that bike. In 83,KX was the top of the 4, although any of em would rip your face off if you were a novice rider. Also,the difference between the four if them was modest enough that the rider was the biggest factor of whether you won or not.
@deborahchesser73754 жыл бұрын
Watshakin TB , hope ya have a good wknd, and as usual thanks for the vintage reviews
@TheMotocrossVault4 жыл бұрын
My pleasure thank you very much
@Deathtrap6173 жыл бұрын
Early December 1986 I took a ton of the money I saved from my paper routes d went with my neighbor to Bettencourts Honda and bought a brand new 1987 Honda CR80R, it was my birthday after Xmas and they threw in a bell Moto 4 helmet. I was turning 12. Bike was amazing and I still have it
@TheMotocrossVault3 жыл бұрын
Thanks for sharing I wish I still had some of my old bikes
@Deathtrap6173 жыл бұрын
Tony, I wish I could keep them all without getting a divorce. I would have kept 1976 xr75, 1991 kx125, 1996 cr250, 2001 cr250. The 2001 was probably the best incarnation of the cr. I started racing in 1991 on the brand new kx125 and at 175 and almost 6’, the bike wasn’t enough. Toasted a clutch almost every moto, the next season I switched to Cr250’s and rode them exclusively until 2003. But the 02-03 cr sucked, I switched to yz450 after that, kept a 250f for a while too
@frankwilliams21984 ай бұрын
You can thank Yamaha for the mono shock and the power valve they were way ahead of their time.
@scottyd22623 жыл бұрын
You should look up old Australian Dirt Bike magazines shootout results as well. I still have all of mine..
@philipwurm51214 жыл бұрын
In 1987 I was 19 yrs old and rode the KX 125. I wanted a CR 125 but unless preordered on the East Coast (I’m in Jersey ) you were out of luck. But I was able to buy my gf the 87 CR 80. She looped it out on her first ride and was scared to death of it. Needless to say we broke up and I sold it as a brand new bike which it was... The saddest part was that I never even took it for a lil run being 6’3” I just wasn’t interested. Now I wish I had ridden it.
@williamsherman10893 жыл бұрын
Ok I get it now, Hannah and Bailey. I've been watching your channel for a while now and just caught onto that 👍
@TheMotocrossVault3 жыл бұрын
Lol
@jonathonfearn3992 Жыл бұрын
Please do more on cr85r great content hats off to you the fountain of nolidge
@TheMotocrossVault Жыл бұрын
Thank you!
@simonty3534 жыл бұрын
Bye the way, I had an 85 KX and within one cap on my new Rm 80 86 model I was going quicker on the RM than the KX eeven while just running the RM in. By the time I got the hang of the RM is so much quicker than the KX. All the shootouts said KX was best but I RM was so much better
@adriantowe2783 жыл бұрын
I agree rm all the way maybe we just got 2 really good one's I don't think so we just like the rm respect to you from England
@jamieteal21078 ай бұрын
@@adriantowe278👍🇦🇺
@harrymananus53803 жыл бұрын
Growing up I had an 86 cr80 and my friend had an 87 rm80. He couldn’t believe how much stronger the cr was.
@murrayminimotors16742 жыл бұрын
Have 2 yz85 n 1987 n 1990!!
@stevenrussell40524 жыл бұрын
I had the 87 cr 80 it was awesome
@grumpyoltimer75232 жыл бұрын
No way? The CR whooped some 125's! That's nut's.
@tcibutler4 жыл бұрын
Do you host a podcast at all? Your knowledge is absolutely priceless...
@TheMotocrossVault4 жыл бұрын
I do have a podcast but at this point it basically just audio versions of my videos. I may expand it in the future.
@jieme63973 жыл бұрын
I always loved the shootouts, especially when mcgrath was on his run, 500 class shootout still existed, can you do mid 90s 500cc? Kawi gets little respect for bieng the king 500 for so long
@chadebel29704 жыл бұрын
Blendzall smells so good with race gas
@jeffreyenglish24134 жыл бұрын
I had a 1979 kx 80 the first year it had 5 speed transmission 17 inch front week out of all the 80s it was a little bigger then YZ80 RM CR the kx had a lot of bottom end and midrange power I would always get the hole shot but in the top gears the other 80s had that 6 gear I remember it like yesterday it had 15 hp and my parents paid $ 749 also it was air cold I was 14 just learning to ride I looped it out and broke the rear finder had to wait for month new one from Japan wow I can’t believe how much horsepower the new 85s are making 27 hp unbelievable tech.
@jeffreyenglish24134 жыл бұрын
Great Job
@nofilter2652 жыл бұрын
The 80cc was what it was
@tonycerino96454 жыл бұрын
1990 CR 80 didn't have an atac valve it was the year with the nykisil coated cylinder.
@TheMotocrossVault4 жыл бұрын
The ATAC was added to the CR80R in 1984 and removed with the redesign in 1986. It never worked all that well on the 80 and was only used in 1984 and 1985.
@kennycampbelljr58962 жыл бұрын
When you are small the 80's don't feel any faster when you outgrow them they don't want to stay under you and fast as hell.....L0L
@robertrishel3685 Жыл бұрын
I’m curious Tony, if you have a copy of a 1979 or 1980 magazine (MXA?) featuring an interview with Eric Kehoe as a mini rider? If I recall correctly he was a Yamaha support rider and the article described how he was learning to port his own cylinders….a day in the life, etc. I have been searching online, but there doesn’t seem to be much about the mini riders from that time. Kehoe, Chris Heisser, Brian Meyerscough….etc.
@TheMotocrossVault Жыл бұрын
I'm sure I do but I don't have it scanned
@chrisgleis28214 жыл бұрын
I had a 87 cr 80
@ztnjv3 жыл бұрын
why are shootouts on modern line ups so hard to find? I have been looking at some used 85 bikes for my son and have been hard pressed to find shootouts to see how the different models compare.
@theblazierfamily77234 жыл бұрын
Hiiiii
@TheMotocrossVault4 жыл бұрын
LOL Hi Bailey!
@theblazierfamily77234 жыл бұрын
The Motocross Vault hi
@clubbyvxr84 жыл бұрын
Hi, do you have any shootouts for 2002 250cc two strokes. I cant find anything online. Many thanks
@TheMotocrossVault4 жыл бұрын
I do have them all. I will be doing that year in the future for sure
@MXRiderFiftyTwo8 ай бұрын
Love the comment " KTM was treated like a red headed step child".....
@emexduzentos4 жыл бұрын
The front wheels on the first two bikes (Carmichael's and Fisher's) are bent.
@adriantowe2783 жыл бұрын
I love 2 stroke bikes but the piston and rings are always break that's the only bad thing that makes you go for the 4 stroke I wish it was different but it is what it is
@jacobhendrickson89352 жыл бұрын
What exactly was dirt riders excuse for not ranking these bikes?
@chrisgleis28214 жыл бұрын
Can you do ones on old tracks
@TheMotocrossVault4 жыл бұрын
What exactly do you mean?
@DjRay19674 жыл бұрын
Yes. Do a video about some old tracks like Indian Dunes. 👍
@iconatlarge3 жыл бұрын
We had an 86 KX 80 that would beat many 125s and any 80 cc bike in our area back then.