1983 Honda CR480 Two Stroke Wide Open! - Dirt Bike Magazine

[@berettasp]

Thats how you make a dirtbike video no talking and bs just a cool bike and sweet 2 stroke sound

[@lothre]

1000% more enjoyment and appreciation when the format is like this. Sick of all the endless yapping, bad rock music, and Dad level jokes that fall flat. Just dirt, track, rider, bike, and the sound of that sweet sweet 2 stroke!

[@eightzerotwo]

Had my 480 for 25 years now and it still runs like a clock. Love it…

[@keepcalmandblametheblackgu9164]

Its a forever motor.

[@deborahchesser7375]

Hang onto it brother, even if you think the thrill is gone don’t sell it, you’ll regret it. I had some nice bikes and let them go, they are almost impossible to replace, also too many memories to let go.

[@harleyrider9640]

Magoo is smiling from heaven..nice build Guy's.

[@Nudnik1]

He won so much that European s refused to race if he came in 80s Amazing talent he had . I met him at Unidilla in 83.

[@haydenspence6952]

Man what a bike,40 years old and look what it can do.what a rider and great camera work.i love it

[@pokebass1]

Carson Brown is a certified badass.

[@DanBlake3rd]

Great to see the mighty CR480R getting around the track so fast, by an excellent rider. Very impressive. Your pro might have gone even faster though. In '83 Honda put most of the 480's power bottom to middle, so the bike like to be short-shifted. It would rev, but the power fell off. The '83 Yamaha 490 was the opposite. It liked to rev and had a huge top end. It just didn't like to turn. The Honda could cut with a Maico and was way easier to ride. As with their works bikes, Honda began moving the power delivery higher until the '87, which had power everywhere. That was one of the best years for CRs. The 250 was great as well. Thanks for the memories.

[@aaronwilkinson1730]

The ol Red Rocket !!! What a classic bike man The Hondas really were the bike of the 80s

[@tylerjamesgillismusic4782]

A dinosaur that can still run with the new kids on the block bad ass!!!

[@motoguy1314]

Just saw Top Gun: Maverick. There was an interchange in the movie referencing that it's not the plane, but the pilot. I believe Carson Brown just proved that point.

[@americanpatriot2371]

I see 5 thumbs down, obviously butt hurt 4 stroke riders, and their boyfriends

[@jimbo4203]

My 83 cr 480 was my all time favorite ! They hit harder than the water cooled 500 's i had later on

[@TopRevs]

Then your watercooled 500 weren't probably running right 😏

[@jimbo4203]

@@TopRevs they were running perfectly , I didn't say it was faster , it's not the air cooled bike had a harder hit but don't rev out quite as much

[@garyhatstat8449]

@@jimbo4203bro i had the 83 480 and my 86 cr500 hit soo hard there really was no comparison! Dont get me wrong! I think i liked riding the 480 better! Its just because that liquid 86 was an animal and if u got even a little bit sloppy on it at speed, it would hurt you!

[@jimbo4203]

Air cooled 2 strokes hit hard with all the power in a smaller window, don't rev as high as the water cooled bikes do and not as smooth, kinda abrupt, the water cooled bikes are just smoother and easier to manage

[@Frank_999Scoobydooby]

@@garyhatstat8449 I rode an 85 cr500 for years and that fucker would and did for sure put a hurting on me every time I got stupid on the throttle.. what a fun bike should never have gottin rid of it

[@DavidByrski]

I can hear those cooling fins sing all the way up here in Ontario! Haha

[@raoulduke3770]

Those 83-87 CR’s are among the best looking bikes in motocross history

[@evo5349]

Oh! Yes love it. That's fun and I think we have lost something as motocross bikes are very complicated but great but aircooled is simple. Can't wait for build details.

[@GaryB94558]

I bought one brand new. Rode enduros with it after a few mods. Greatest open class bike ever made

[@craigsteinman9807]

Trust me I had one these bikes so dam easy to ride ..light and very reliable. Handled like a modern bike.. awesome. Just missing the disc brakes and the suspension that was yet to come..the 1983 cr's are the template for all modern motocross bikes.. the seat .bar and peg relationship .and rider position..changed mx forever..I luv hondas

[@JETZcorp]

Honda pulled the ergos for their lineup from the 1981 model Maicos. They bought a ton of 490s, and with DeCoster's help the Honda 480 was redemption for their disaster of a 450 in 81. What's funny though is by the late 80s the ergos were very different, with less seat-to-peg distance than these early-80s bikes, or the modern ones which have gone back to the flatter profile.

[@ricky-66666]

​@@JETZcorp They look like ironing boards now .

[@bdseidler]

I had one, it was set up nice! Really liked it. Best bike I ever road.

[@husky500cr]

This was an awesome bike back in the day. Open class motor in a 250 chassis.

[@izuni5222]

I got one n love it! Handles well, (short shifting works well, plenty of torque to git er done) Whites Bros rear suspenders CZ bend handle bars( my favorite)

[@huckfinn4260]

I bought my 1st '83 480 in 1987. I bought that one from a serious rider and it was immaculate. I think that was my favorite dirt bike ever. It elevated my riding several orders of magnitude right off the bat. Overnight I went from sucking dust on my '80 PE250 to being way the hell out front of all my riding buddies. I foolishly sold that bike and missed it terribly. Bought my 2nd '83 480 not long after, which I still have. The guy I bought the 2nd 480 from was a hack and I spent a lot of effort undoing his "mods", but I got it into good rideable condition. I learned my lesson and will never sell it. I have a 2001 CR500 which I absolutely love and a 2022 CRF450RL which I'm really excited about and keeps getting better with every ride, but the 480 is still magic.

[@easley421]

@@huckfinn4260 My brand new bike just recently opened up. Exhaust sound and power just jumped once the rings were set. I love it. Couldn't imagine trying to redline a 480 around an MX track. Even in this little short video there was a sketchy part where the guy almost fell. There's a reason they're Nick named widow makers

[@TwistedTriggerEnduro]

Honestly, that add got me hyped to ride!! Then seeing it in 4K made my day. Great video!!🔥💪

[@marcusfalconieri4576]

So Rad its great to watch you ride from a pit bike to a 500 keep it up!!

[@garageassembled4701]

Lived every moment of that in cedar city Utah 1984. Running against a guy on my XR80. Yep!

[@ianmangham4570]

The AIR HAMMER 🛠 💪🙏🇬🇧

[@volksquadman]

Loved my 480 that's what they do, great round long high gear Berms. They flew well too, always stable in the air. Couldn't start right kickers after half dozen left kickers- and this bike. Great vid. Cheers👍

[@thebanditabromowicz]

I’ve got the 82 model, my god that thing is a rocket ! Nothing like those old air cooled big bores ! (Also got the 74 Kawasaki f9 350 bighorn, that’s also a heavy monster)

[@kmx509]

We need to see Uncle Ronnie riding this beast. Would be a great video

[@fasteddie500]

I love that bike! Great 2 smoke video, ironic it ends with the pipe smoking with the length of the video being the said amount.

[@ronchappel4812]

It's soooo strange seeing it ridden like a modern bike. It actually looks fast! Also this is the first time i've seen one of these whipped *intentionally * 😆😆

[@charlieanddadreviewsandcha2243]

That thing would smoke a lot of bikes out there today!

[@DudeErUs101]

My dad had one. Damn thing was a beast

[@StevenReaves-d7g]

Another mighty CR in its day 😊

[@QuinlovinHD]

Got to ride my buddy bobbies 480 at croom in Florida hell of a bike I had no experience on old 2 strokes it definitely gave me some respect for the guys that used to ride these things I switched between that and a ktm 300 all weekend felt like a horse wagon vs a space ship

[@daSlipurySlinky]

The carb stutter was killing me man. Thank God we finally transitioned to fuel injection. I remember when my 2007 crf250 would do that to me. I hated it

[@Nudnik1]

I had that bike raced MX then . It was perfect out of crate needed nothing. Sound reminds me of sharp exhaust note .

[@RowanGontier]

amazing to see.

[@Fmontes]

Dude! That Coke-Bottle swingarm!!!

[@cannedhead8583]

Hatte ich auch 12 Jahre. sprang immer beim 2ten mal an und wahr nie was kaputt.Wenn man bedenkt das sie heute nach 2 Jahren den Kolben und anderen Scheiß tauschen dann wahr die 480er Honda eine super Maschine!

[@dr.hugog.hackenbush9443]

I need one (or 2) for my collection.

[@anthonyyoung9810]

So damn cool....

[@tannerstines4783]

yeah carson🤘

[@bigjohn3928]

These bikes were way ahead of their time.. its..2020. & they.. basically looking the same..

[@Pistonport-vn3it]

Air cooled two strokes are the best

[@spandon]

Sounds like Orson Welles?!

[@hbsupermoto5343]

.....I could smell the smoke at the end.

[@Duppavich]

That thing sounds angry 😮

[@lawrencefoster2120]

The motocross bikes got landing gear in 79,80 and I was 15 and it was so fun and so different because you could afford one and there were places to ride. The 87 Cr 127 was a great bike.

[@charlessawallich1870]

The brap

[@LifeWideOpen780]

Best video yey

[@StrykerV8]

Love these big bore 2 strokes!! They were king until they started making the 450s with even MORE power!!

[@rickszudarek4320]

Dude we get it. Literally no one still thinks an older 480 or 500 makes more power than a modern 450

[@southwalesmx9074]

I got a 450 haha

[@McNamEvan]

@@rickszudarek4320 Old cr500's literally still make more power than a new 450.

[@rickszudarek4320]

@@McNamEvan omg lmao. No, no they don't. I can't stop laughing. Crf450r: 57whp kzbin.info/www/bejne/mnylo4Bmr8ykfNE

[@McNamEvan]

@@rickszudarek4320 that's an RWE WORKS EDITION. Not a standard 450. It costs like $14,000 if you can even get one.

[@leebutler1965]

He is riding that bike like is a 125

[@haydenspence6952]

Any one notice the swing arm

[@levisylvester]

I think it sounds better than a 500! More like a kx 500!

[@StevenReaves-d7g]

These 4 stroke bikes don't have anything on the 2 strokes😊

[@aidenpearce7566]

Who thought it was a good idea to put the music over the riding