1998 Honda CR125R Classic Motocross Review

[@ajmalin121]

When I was 13, I bought my 97 CR 125 right off the showroom floor. Still to this day one of the best bikes I’ve ever owned. My dad picked up his 99 YZ 125 a year and a half later, we had some epic battles at the local track and made some great memories. Thanks for putting these videos together, definitely reminds me of a better time 💯

[@craigsteinman9807]

I just love all the back story you give us on each bike .some info dating back over a decade or on a model..it's really great

[@TheMotocrossVault]

Thanks I appreciate you watching my vids

[@christerstefansson3249]

Were the hell are your videos ? 5 mounth since last one now..

[@Mark_Salthead_Halstead]

You are a gift to us Moto heads, thank you for all you do bro!

[@ozzielinkin]

yeah . what he said

[@jonruger]

He’s back another great video man, I really appreciate the content you make.

[@TheMotocrossVault]

Thank you!

[@Yotachad1996]

Hey man thanks for the awesome content I broke my ankle on a 2002 cr250 back in November I’ve been watching a lot of your content since I’ve been injured it was to much bike for my skills I had no business being on a cr250 i had a 01 yz125 back in high school and figured I’d be fine I think it would be cool if you made a beginners bike shoot out

[@griggsfarmsllc]

Love your content, especially the 70’s and 80’s bikes. Would love to see a video on the history or rear suspension, especially the evolution from twin shock to single shock and how the different designs were different

[@TheMotocrossVault]

Great idea!

[@barkeep25]

When you going to do history of the kx250? I say this as if its easy to put these videos together. Appreciate the all content!

[@jimmy_dirtbike]

Holy sh1t, my dude Tony Blazer is back and is doing one of my favorite bikes if all time!!

[@jimmy_dirtbike]

My 97 CR125 with 98 power valves is an absolute monster!!!

[@nine9sixSPS]

Love it! I had the '98 YZ 125 but loved the look of the CR.

[@paulmryglod4802]

I has the 98 cr my buddy had the 98 yz. His bike was better. I wanted the yz but they were sold out, and the cr came with a rolling craftsman toolbox

[@2strokeFORever]

I had a 96 steel frame cr125 with an fmf rev pipe. I loved that bike it was like a light switch with the power delivery. My buddies 98 had a bit better bottom end but was a dog up top

[@paulmryglod4802]

I bought this new at 15, because the yz was sold out and this bike came with a two-piece craftsman toolbox. The suspension was awful. It had no bottom and no top. My friend had a new yz125 and it was better in every way. I had the suspension redone by proaction, put a 250 airboot, bored the carb to 37, boyesen reeds, port work, and pc pipe and silencer. By 2000, i went from d class to b class, still on this bike. The bike was durable, ill give it that. At the end of that season, my friend let me ride his 2000 yz125 done fully by procircuit. It was so much better in every single way, from idle to over-rev it had tons more power everywhere. You couldn't feel any small bumps on the same track where i felt everything through the bars on my cr. It turned anywhere you wanted to go and would pull a gear taller through the turns. I was so impressed that i sold the cr later that year and gave myself a big pat on the back for running up front against guys with better bikes.

[@ryans2118]

I always love ur vids. Keep up ur good work.theres people like us out there who enjoy details of old shit. 🎉❤

[@ollejohansson7266]

Always enjoy your classic reviews, especially Hondas😃✌️I had the 1992 cr 125 it was a rocket, then wanted a green bike I bought the kx 125 from 1998, it was slow but great suspension. I now own a 1999 CR 500 since 2001😊 Still these first alloy bikes are sexy still with the classic HPP engine, though slow. Bikes before 2003 I like the most😁

[@gabrielrichter1795]

Could you make a video covering the different generations or eras of bikes and what signified one era to another form the previous Era? I have limited knowledge of the the subject, my first bike was a 1974 yamaha 80, then I had an 1982 kdx 80, followed by an 81 RM 125, then finally a 6 year old 1986 cr 250. I would classify the eras as I see them as: pre early 70s, early 70s to mid 70s, 75 to 80, 81 to 83, 84 transition to 1989, 1990 to 2007, 2007 to the present. I would love to hear your overview of what you think delineatws the different generations of MX bike evolution. Too my 49 year old eyes an 85 and newer bike is modern and attractive bike, but that is somewhat subjective. Thank you for your great channel.

[@dougross8043]

I had one of these. Ugh, it was terrible! Massive under steer and no power to force it to oversteer. Constantly clutching. Good in ruts though. Too bad because it looked so cool. I seem to remember the hot fix being a 95 cylinder

[@paulmryglod4802]

At the nationals I asked an fmf mechanic and he said they used the 95 cylinder, 250 airboot and a 38mm carb. This was at Unadilla 98

[@dougross8043]

Mine was actually an FMF bike that I got from Dave Simon. He used it to develop the SST pipes. Remember those? He was also responsible for the power bombs and pipe bombs for 4 strokes. Anyhoo, aside from the FMF catalogue of parts, it was stock internally aside from a Hinson clutch He tried getting me a 95 cylinder from FMF but they were running low themselves. Oh well, the bike for me and my style, was a complete dog

[@ronaldtartaglia4459]

Can you do a retrospective on the quadracer 250 and 500 series? Thank you 😊

[@thecommonsenseconservative5576]

Need a video on the greatest year 125 97...yes I'm being biased i had a 97

[@smokinjoeb3926]

After a few years as a teen not having a bike. In late 98 i bought this used 86 cr125 i wish i still had today. It had pro circuit everything even they trick swingarm and alloy subframe they offered. I have not see another one like it since. I saved up all of 99 n early '00. And I bought my first brand new bike that summer a 01 CR125. It was a real disappointment. After finally getting it jetted right it was ridiculously rich stock. I kept wondering where's the fabled honda power? It ran a lot like your 99 mid only flat off the bottom end. And just made noise up top. Mods didn’t really make much difference. Sure it handled good n had good ergo's. But my old 86 i still had was faster! So i saved up enough to afford trading it in on a 02 yz125 the next summer. Like you said the yz125 felt like a big bore cheater bike. First time i rode on the track i hit this one double like i would on the cr and nearly looped my new yz out. After racing it in arenacross all winter. I let one guy i had been racing against in 125 beg ride it who had an 01 cr125. He showed up with a new 03 ktm 125sx a couple months later. The 01 cr125 was the last honda dirt bike I've owned.

[@02monterosport16]

Hey, I love watching your videos, and I have watched a lot of them. I was wondering if you could do a classic bike review on the 1991 Yz250. I have a 91 Yz250 and would love to see you do a video on one.

[@raoulduke3770]

Thank you, look forward to these videos. Would love to see a mid 80s enduro shootout.

[@TheMotocrossVault]

Great suggestion!

[@cbh148]

I love these. You da man Tony!

[@barkeep25]

Yeah!! New video!!

[@maxbrown7481]

1990 KX125 review please!

[@corymihal7789]

i had a 1997 cr 125 and a 1997 yz125 the yz was a rocket for a 125

[@johnh4863]

I had an 01 CR 125, the bike handled good, had good suspension I thought. Typical Honda quality. I didn't like the 5 speed gearbox though. I put a vforce on it with a pro circuit shorty. I went up a tooth on the rear sprocket. Definitely helped the power output to a degree.

[@jamescarbonaro596]

Hi Blaze, Happy Holidays, just checking in,, hope all is well.... :)

[@TheMotocrossVault]

Thank you so much all is well happy holidays to you and your family

[@kanesaw7456]

At that time, i cannot think of any good racers on that bike. Only guys i could think of was on the kawi, yamaha and suzukis

[@mx.models]

Great contents, as always👏👏

[@TheMotocrossVault]

Thank you 🙌

[@Eric--zs6um]

Great job. 👍 👍 👍

[@easley421]

Need another video of you haven't done every bike made yet 🤣 maybe some older, obscure bike guys from my generation don't know about

[@race777]

When are you coming out with a new video?

[@TheMotocrossVault]

I am working on one today

[@race777]

@@TheMotocrossVault Thank you very much. I look forward to your videos allot!

[@rogerodom1993]

Was this an overseas kick lever?

[@TheMotocrossVault]

Yes they had a longer starter in some markets.

[@jimmy_dirtbike]

Tony! I just rode my friend's 98 CR125 and wow! What a pile of sh!t..! Never wanted to ride it again.. I wanted to hop off that thing after like 2 laps. Terrible!

[@dorin7949]

I have a 99 cr 125 and I can confirm that the suspension is shit and the pj carb suck ass 😭.

[@TheHypnotstCollector]

The 97 bike was too stiff.and slow. and Honda stopped contingency money. we didn't see a honda at the MX tracks of NorCal for 2 yrs. by then honda had things sorted out.