76 Cr125M Elsinore AHRMA UNCUT

Rob Pilots the Marty Smith Replica at the 4th annual Lamoka Motocross event Hosted by AHRMA Northeast District 6. Honda Elsinore Built by Team JAMMERS circa 2002. Machine work by RRP New Jersey.

[@jaywinters2483]

the sounds, the sights, the memories of my childhood

[@Mark-mq1cc]

I can smell the bean oil from here.

[@grandcrappy]

​@Mark-mq1cc love that smell. It was all Euro & Japanese two strokes when I was a shorty. The one shining four was 'at sharp XR-75.

[@my2cents395]

That is what a real motocross track should look like.

[@AndyH-13]

That’s a lot of gear changes to keep that 125 on the pipe. Great riding and the CR sounds awesome.

[@toddricketts9498]

Rode trails with my Dad from 72 till 93 ,it was the Greatest time of my life

[@stevensmith743]

Love the Maico sound as well as that of the Elsinore. The golden age of motocross.

[@johnbell4405]

75 m1 DG performance. Ported polished 17 fin aluminum head. Reed induction. 32mikuni bassani. 520 diamond chain kit. Then it was cr 250 time. Awesome motocross machines. ELSINORE was sick.

[@donhenderson5100]

Great racing. Good track for vintage bikes. Suspension just started to evolve. I had a 75 CR125. Loved it. My age (63) would like to find another vintage bike and race/ride at these events.

[@rokguitarstar]

I had a 74' what a blast. Thanks for sharing!

[@baransezen279]

Love the sound of the old two stroke machines!! keep the videos coming

[@carrillospeed]

More to come!

[@rogercowan4894]

75 yrs old still hear those damn Elsinores over my bultaco

[@beargardenroad5469]

This entire video takes me back . I owned this same model bike , just like riding the track at Happersville , Kinston North Carolina 1976 .

[@toddgreim9254]

Loved the Elsinore! My older cousin was an A class rider in 75,76,77 and he had a green CR and then he got a new Red Elsinore in 76. Great memories at Budds creek

[@msb1999]

Love Budds. I was a member of SMDR.

[@melvinhunt6976]

The green Elsinore and the red Elsinore were exactly the same bike with a color change! I had a 73(green) and almost bought the 76(red) but they were the same bike. In 78 everything changed. I bought the 78 CR 250 ! Not any faster in a drag race, but suspension travel made a world of difference! I loved both bikes!

[@honestlion17]

I have tears in my eyes. 😢 This video just took me back 47 years. Your bike sounds beautiful. I've got to get one and have it restored.

[@carrillospeed]

Thanks so much!! We have had many 74-78 CR125!Elsinores with all combinations of parts and accessories from webco heads and OG FMF pipes to FMF head with DG pipe you name it we tried it… but for some reason only this one screams all the way out

[@honestlion17]

I also had 1982, which I believe was the first year for the pro link and water cooled. It had huge suspension. I think close to thirteen inches front and rear. This thing ran so nice people called it the crispy critter.

[@camilosurinach9381]

Nice bike, love the sound of the Honda elsinore engines, thanks Camilo

[@trollonwiggins]

That sound gets my pulse racing!

[@JonIronhorse]

Clutch work, keepin' it ON THE PIPE!!!

[@coenphilipsen4530]

Man i wish the netherlands had these grasland/gravel tracks. Recently got a honda cr125 1985 and im loving it already even though it needs an overhaul. This track looks like a blast

[@gen-X-trader]

You'll get really good at doing those top ends. They don't go a lot of hours but they are very simple to rebuild

[@davidherringgo]

That's the best sounding motorcycle I've ever heard

[@grandcrappy]

Two strokes, love the hit and simplicity.

[@rcclassiccrawlers4368]

Love them old school Elsinores. Great bike! Had a 79’ cr250r elsinore one of the best bikes I ever owned, tough as nails and almost never gave me any grief. Only normal wear and tear items mostly. Cool video, brings a guy back.

[@RJ-wy6cx]

I had one of those with Fox airs on the back boy that takes me back

[@carrillospeed]

We have a set on my cousins CZ still trying to dial them in!! Thanks for checking out the video

[@mountainmandale1587]

That's my old bike that I used to race for about three years, and I never did less than 3rd. Except for when I had a berm or jump get in my way. I never made any money, but I had a lot of chrome plated plastic to show for it.👍👍

[@mountainmandale1587]

Only two speeds to that thing...WFO or off.

[@smallbore7025]

Wtf, you gave them a weeks head start then reeled them in by the second corner, then passed all of them in half a lap. A great race.

[@JuckFoeBurden]

Yea and they are all on bigger CC bikes, I dont think Maico made a 125.

[@dennisyoung4631]

@@JuckFoeBurden actually, they did (for a while). Was hard to keep it running - the gearbox supposedly needed constant maintenance. Rotary valve engine.

[@EarthSurferUSA]

Careful about the old guys on the old bikes. I have seen no shortage of YT vids where an entire class of kids could not turn a bike with out a berm, and still go slow, (as long as they can make the next jump 200ft down the tracks, all is cool). Now we may have had a couple kids in the C class who were that pokey in the corners,---but I nave never seen an entire class like that in the 80's.

[@EarthSurferUSA]

@@dennisyoung4631 Rotary valve 2-stroke engines IMO have the best potential to make the best power because you can adjust the opening and closing of the intake independently. Early porting back then, but I bet it was a pretty impressive power delivery. Was it?

[@dennisyoung4631]

@@EarthSurferUSA supposedly it was. I never rode one of those, even if I had the drools for Maico bikes back in the day, (and still do) Now the Kawasaki (F-7) *was* rotary valve, and it pulled hard from just off of idle all the way to redline. I cleaned up the ports and matched everything while rebuilding it. Stock displacement was ~ 175 cc. I had heard from multiple sources that if those were tuned appropriately, one could nearly double the stock horsepower. Mine had somewhere in the low twenties - about ten percent more - with a stock exhaust. Had I put a pipe on it, I could have gotten about three to five more.

[@aligercek1172]

I cant wait to finish my restoration and hear my elsinore rip on a track once again

[@up2date981]

Keep up the v x vids we love them

[@EarthSurferUSA]

"Maico America Great again" (Fence poster to the right of the starting line). That was then, this is now. I miss the USA. You should have gotten to know her. She was a Peach.

[@scotthomberg141]

Amazing sound on that 2 stroke

[@alitaran7296]

Whens the next video coming out??? Us old guys need more youtube videos like this one to remind us of when we were kids!!!

[@routmaster38]

The last time I rode a crosser in competition was back in 1983 on my KX 400 that didnt have a reed valve but gave lots of instant torque.I rode sand races mostly and can still remember the superb sensation of leaning through a corner with the front wheel trying to reach the sky.Also riding the sand ripples at over seventy miles an hour with the bars twitching can be un nerving!

[@A-non-theist]

Wow it didn't have reed valves?

[@tomhowe1510]

@@A-non-theist ya it did

[@A-non-theist]

@@tomhowe1510 I misunderstood. Like one of them were broken off?

[@tomhowe1510]

@@A-non-theist oo ya I re read that

[@tomhowe1510]

@@A-non-theist Anything can happen with a 5yr old MX bike still racing

[@peacefulwarrior4078]

You Had to give them all a running head start just to make it interesting and a challenge for you 💪😎

[@EarthSurferUSA]

A friend on mine had the 1976 Honda 125 Elsinore for hill climbing. The only mod he did was put a 38mm carb on it. That thing had absolutely no power, (I rode and raced, and it was so hard just to get moving), until you got it up to about 10,000 rpm, and signed off at about 11,000 rpm. It was pretty strong in that 1000rpm range though. I don't think anybody today could ride that bike around a track and learn how to keep it singing with out getting blisters on the clutch lever fingers first. :)

[@thomaswaldorf9141]

Needs to be cleaned up on the tune. No holding mids write. Great vid . you showed what the cr125 has to spair.

[@tooltime5661]

Yep good old day's, Middleboro Mass and of course the Wick!!!! MX338 camping for the nationals! I rode Penton then switched over to Huqvarna! No better way to spend your youth!!!!

[@andrewmarshall360]

I was like a kid in the candy store when they were first released , I found if you changed the gearing a bit they were faster . Did the 76 still have a six speed ?

[@carrillospeed]

6 speed! But for sure needed the sprockets changed to give it some bottom end pep

[@41663]

I had one of these raced it. If I remember right it had a down pipe and Ihad always wished they would have put one on the elsinore. I could have gone with another bike but nope I was a honda guy. Raced an xr 75 too. Same deal a down pipe. Now Im open to any brand. But Id end up in the hospital

[@Hertog_von_Berkshire]

Is it just me or is there evidence at the start line of rather lax scrutineering?

[@Dsm152]

Sitting on the start line for six minutes revving the bike is a good way to overheat the engine before you’ve even begun

[@Dsm152]

Great racing though 😎

[@aussiefarmer8741]

I had 1 of these as a kid. Where have they all gone , there used to be thousands of these things around. Now if you want 1, they barely resemble a motorcycle and people want an arm and a leg, and that's before you consider restoration.

[@jayburkett9719]

🚀👍

[@elituko]

A Maico with a Bultaco Pursang paint scheme.

[@josephrobinson8894]

Great memories racing at ascot on my Elsinore. FMF package racer was the best, I can still smell the Bel-Ray 👍🏻

[@johnrobinson8712]

Sounds like mine,hell looks like mine. What 2 cycle oil is it running on jug piston sounds great,hair off and they lost speed , sounds right on new.o forget what on em Mikuni 32?

[@livingwaterutube]

Thank you for that, a good dose of CR 2 stroke, if only could smell the exhaust. It sounds as bad a$$ as I first remember hearing it.

[@carrillospeed]

Glad to help

[@RUBIZEN]

I could'nt race a vintage race. I'd be on the line talking about bikes: "Hey nice bike....where'd ya" find it? I gotta '75. Where do you get parts? Is that a stock carb? Did you rebuild the shocks? I got a great way to polish plastics!!"

[@EarthSurferUSA]

Can you actually feel your brake and shift lever with those SIDI boots? I went to an adventure boot when I got back into riding after buying a modern MX boot, and I would not mind have a bit more protection. I just don't want to sacrifice feel, because I am pretty sure I will crash less if I can feel the controls. :)

[@johnnycash578]

thanx guys good stuff i will b 60 next yea ad iwillm ride again you guys guys give me hope

[@DM-rp7ps]

Vid by Roger DeCoster? Loved it, had a '74 and added a DG jug. Ahh, the glory days of youth... Miss riding the ice too! Great feeling all crossed up w/ feet on the pegs just layed out and spraying! Bought it used with money earned from my paper route.

[@bgjb-r1499]

I know the rider is a major factor, but that 1976 Elsinore was quick and in my opinion a better bike than the RM and YZ. Then for some reason Honda did not come out with a redesigned bike until 1979.

[@carrillospeed]

I agree! The engine was far more advanced than the suspension on those 76-78 bikes

[@bgjb-r1499]

@@carrillospeed my comment was strictly for 1976. The 1976 CR125M had a very comfortable seat, decent suspension and a very strong and reliable motor. The only blemish was the down pipe, but not really a big deal. By 1978 Suzuki’s RM125 was literally a rocket and in my opinion as close as you would ever come to a works bike. Finally, in 1979 Honda came out with a new bike.

[@jefflaliberte6911]

Yeah and it had a 23" front wheel

[@bgjb-r1499]

@@jefflaliberte6911 yes! I remember that from wheel. One more thing about that 1979 CR, it was LOUD!!

[@dand3975]

Was that Tommy Croft on the CR?

[@michaels.ramsey7803]

This is the model bike I learned how to crash on.

[@carrillospeed]

I’ve taken a few spills on it for sure! Thanks for watching

[@EarthSurferUSA]

My first bike for local trail/field riding at 10 years old, (a 1972 Honda CL100 street bike, left over to 2 years and bought new for $300.00 from Anderson's in Pontiac Michigan.), taught me how to be a great mechanic. I removed the headlight, speedometer, blinkers, rear brake/running light and mirrors,---all with no tools. :)

[@raylamp4505]

I have one of these and what an angry little critter it is.

[@chicanesimon]

That H is on song

[@EarthSurferUSA]

For a bit there, I was thinking, "Man, you can enter some of those corners faster than that." Then I remembered, you basically don't have any brakes. lol

[@rickeybradshaw6892]

That's a sweet track. Like the ones I ran on in early 70 s. Although in WV had a lot more hills. I don't care for whoops & rythem sections.

[@davidcarper5411]

Whoa !! 2nd is GNARGNAR !! Vicious 1/8th litre..

[@Comet-hn3gm]

Had 76 myself. That's what happens when you race the novice class and your not. Lol

[@normannoriega9557]

Honda CR are the best .

[@philsshop]

Never sowed the bike? Bummer!

[@builtfordtough4499]

You where ripping. My 125M never ran like that.

[@Diazamps]

We run VP 116 octane and bump the timing

[@nickwukmir9853]

Remember the slap.

[@waynemarcotte1654]

I want 1 of those maicos...ive had the hondas

[@andrewmarshall360]

Bro , don’t touch my bike

[@Juno_Beach]

Emmm, you can smell the PJ1

[@DTM45]

Fun

[@EarthSurferUSA]

The 4-stroke engine was forced on the industry by the EPA, (that is not freedom), and of course, when you put a faster engine in a racing chassis to race a course that has corners, the tracks get faster. I am glad I learned how to ride when the speeds were sane like this. IMO, the racing has gotten too fast for probably all parents who did not grow up riding/racing to get their kids into. Back then also, the parents did not get most kids into riding, because we could afford a new bike ourselves, and most parents were never involved.

[@mrrogers1499]

I think you mean the AMA

[@andrewmarshall360]

Pin it to win it !

[@UncleChud]

W.F.O

[@yeti8it396]

I remember those old Elsinors's being very pipey and not so good to ride at the time. Suzuki, and Yamaha were far better on usable powerband from the Japinese bikes.. Maico and some other EU bikes were far better in some ways. Power being a primary point

[@3tuirc3]

yep not much down low as i remember. you had to ride it like you stole it

[@christopheredwards8517]

IDK about that. I loved Decoster, J. Robert, Howerton Hannah & Barnett but from the time Marty Smith Showed up @ Mid-ohio on an Elsinore couldn't hardly anybody stay with him on a CR 125 -500 or Andre Malerbe for that matter for several years. A kid brought a showroom new cr 250 out to our spot in Indiana & blew by all our RMs, YZs etc & we had Reeds,Pipes , Overbores !!!

[@christopheredwards8517]

Idk maybe being "Peaky" & ProLink made up for alotta that ???

[@christopheredwards8517]

No doubt Maico "Husky" & "YamaGranny " made plenty of power but Honda had Reliability & Parts store power too !!!

[@michaelmays9292]

Dude must be racing some really old guys

[@rickeybradshaw6892]

That's a long time to keep them on the line. Air cooled means they ain't catching any sitting still..

[@EarthSurferUSA]

The track sure is not vintage. MX used to be bumpy. The tracks were more bumpy back then, (with 6" of terrible suspension), then they are today.

[@carrillospeed]

Video doesn’t do the track justice it’s actually much much bumpier with steeper hills

[@alanmccooker7829]

Awesome but bogged it to much in turns. You had to enter the turns fast and stay on the power band.

[@UncleChud]

WFO

[@whatitisbuddy9785]

Sand bagged them 😂

[@waynemarcotte1654]

Track to smooth...not a good example of what we raced in those years.

[@montesa9136]

Jesus Christ! What an AWFUL NOISE!

[@EarthSurferUSA]

That is what my Mother said in 1976 too. You may have a lot in common with her. lol

[@montesa9136]

@@EarthSurferUSA @EarthSurferUSA - LOLL! I think your mother & I are kindred spirits. The sound of a two stroke sends my central nervous system into a Tizzy! No NEED whatsoever, to make them that loud. They had two stroke lawnmowers in the 60's & 70's that were properly muffled, & they were calming to listen to

[@cannotsay5505]

MAi go , may not go....

[@MichaelHayward-ym8ht]

Good ride but the old girl sounds like she is going to rattle apart lol

[@johnnycash578]

year lol