We found a Full Factory 1996 Honda RC 250!

[@kylelangworthy9641]

The last two stroke I owned a couple years ago was a 98 KX250. It was by far the most powerful 250 I've ever owned. And as far as I understand correctly it was also the most powerful KX250 they ever made. Totally wish I never got rid of that one.

[@LastCall534]

Last KX I owned was an 07 and last year of the Kx250 two stroke. Nick named the stink bug for the way the rear fender looked and a bit finicky handling. Pro Circuit made a bottom link that helped with the geometry. Mine was a factory incentive bike given to James Stewart, stock, never raced. I found it in shambles at a local bike shop, never touched the engine, just restored mostly everything else. I'm not pro or even intermediate, but what a machine. Raced a couple of local seasonal races and it would pulled KTM 450's on the starts. The one bike I wish I'd have kept. 🙄

[@tammyforbes2101]

They had actual power bands unlike Honda that didn’t so it was a little stronger so was the KX500 to! My cousin has both! I myself have street bikes a 2016 GSX-S1000 and 2015 CBR300R! But I grew up on dirt bikes owned a bunch myself!! I normally road a yamaha WR but road them all at one point. KX500 is my favorite you can throw 40’ rooster tails with the power that bike has! You don’t dare bring that power in on concrete In a low gear you will be on your ass sliding! 😂

[@rickrossi4468]

Max; I think that was McGrath's favorite bike when he won a bunch of championships. Awesome THANKS!!!

[@999lazer]

McGrath looked so good on that bike back in the day. Thanks for watching Rick.

[@waynegiles9320]

Stunning, HRC spells works! Need to see more of Mr Kings collection 👍

[@999lazer]

Thanks for watching Wayne, more to come with Dave soon :-)

[@waynegiles9320]

@@999lazer favourite channel on KZbin 👌

[@davebarlow6457]

There will probably come a time when Mx bikes can develop no further , you can only go so fast over a rough piece of ground and suspension development must be near it's peak , so where do they go ? I'm sure that with a good rider on them this RC 250 you found here or an early 2000 2 stroke 250 wouldn't be a million miles behind some of the latest machines on the market today. I of course say this as a massive 2 stroke fan !! Keep up the great work , this channel is gold dust for 2 stroke fans.

[@onlygazza]

Stephen everts had a pretty much the same bike when he was with rwj racing in the uk. Lots of trick bits, map button for starts, and as said in this vid that interrupted the ignition as the gears were changed while flat out. Also the internal gears were polished and changed, as you said pure factory stuff, great vid max and I’d love to ride that bike 😎👌

[@ragnarironspear1791]

Awesome bike . Love to see the rest of his collection

[@999lazer]

Cheers Ragnar, more to come soon :)

[@volksquadman]

Phwoar! Loverly crisp sound! - You dig up some great bikes Max. I ride with a Portuguese regional Champ weekly- he uses an '03 Yammie Yz25o- but he is no further ahead of my '89 Cr250 at the end of a 60km loop we do every Sunday to the local track- goes to show how we'll that gen of bikes was built- it's still not blown up yet. Still can't get this Gopro to upload the vid tho!- you have just made me wanna try a bit harder. Thanks for sharing this vid Max👍👍👍always mate.

[@kevinmee3501]

Great video Max, what a bike , Dave has got on hell of a collection he seems a really humble guy, you have got to get him to let you ride it or one of the other works bikes Max . well done again on bringing us top quality videos and bikes to drool over Max.

[@999lazer]

Thanks as always Kevin! Dave is just like us, a massive fan of the sport. I'll see if i can convince him to let me take it for a little spin!

[@simonjosegirbau]

Phenomenal video. Would love to see more of the collection!

[@michaellee1663]

As your buddy Ken Kaplan would say, Unobtanium....!

[@999lazer]

100!% As rare as they come. Thanks for watching mate!

[@paulbudford]

Dave is a lucky man. But that it's even possible to own one of these is fantastic.

[@levisylvester]

i love special bikes! please more of them! crazy how good 90s hondas look! and the sound!🤩

[@levisylvester]

Wait… why is called rc not cr?

[@christomsett1819]

Dates collection is quite something.... I'd like to see them all!!

[@christomsett1819]

Daves

[@999lazer]

We've got more in store with Dave's collection :-) Thanks for watching Chris

[@brickluck]

In 1979, we rolled up to Horsham school boy scramble club!!! And this dude rolled up with a massive American motorhome,, and a white Honda Mugan water cooled 125 , considering all 125’s at the time were air cooled,,, talk about trick a good year before and of the big 4 came out water cooled,,, it had a crowd around it all day,,, my point is I think Honda was back then always ahead the game,,, maybe try find 1 those and test it!!! Unless it’s hanging in a wall in some man cave of memorabilia🙃👍🏻

[@christopherglass4900]

I have pics of a 1996 Honda CR 125 and Honda CR 250 I raced both classes , had the frames powder coated gray. Good bikes 🏍

[@WildStyleWorks]

i have a Suzuki RM250 2 stoke from 1997 and i love her. ride her on the track. she is all customized but not very good. but still she is great and runs on the first kick every time

[@boogsy-b]

Yes more works bikes please

[@Jrv3192]

Always loved the look off the last steel framed crs great video keep up the good work

[@999lazer]

Thanks for watching Jonathan!

[@Yqsw750001]

That's amazing. When it decelerates it definitely does not sound like a bike you could buy from a dealership.

[@dominicwebb8000]

Dream of a bike. On the 80’s and 90’s CR250’s there is a trick to starting them from cold. Choke on, 2nd gear selected, wide open throttle and rock it back a forwards 3 or 4 times. Then take it out of gear and will start on 2nd or 3rd kick. Otherwise you’ll be there all day kicking it over.

[@gholfin2124]

Omg, I’m in love, what an awesome bike, loved it when it came out and still love it now.

[@whosahberg]

Never heard a 2T 250 sound like that , awesome RC250 .

[@cutters74]

Yes please, more info on any of those bikes would be awesome 👊🏻✊🏻✊🏻✊🏻💯🔥

[@ap6584]

Sounds crisp! Watched McGrath at Sheffield SX in 2003 which was absolutely epic, someone should try and get him to do the vets MXDN

[@999lazer]

I was there too and got to meet him :) He's definitely on Dave King's hit list. It would be epic to see him back in the UK.

[@joenobody2580]

MC is still fast as fk

[@ap6584]

@@999lazer It would be amazing, someone needs to make it happen!

[@ap6584]

@@joenobody2580 MX des Nations '96 proved he was easily the fastest rider in the world at the time, plus he has the style too, and yep he still rips!

[@Davido50]

Jeremy McGrath was a force in the 90s on his steel frame CR250s. Went to all aluminum frames in '97 and Jeremy moved on to Suzuki & Yamaha. Now an ambassador for Team Monster Energy Kawasaki! GOD BLESS from Ohio USA!

[@motomallen]

Dave King, I've still got a hangover from Santa Colomo De Farnier and Agost in Spain!

[@stevenanderson2104]

Best of the best 1993 1996 models

[@francosheene4631]

what a sound, what a bike good to see that machine.

[@999lazer]

She's a beauty right?! Thanks for watching Franco

[@kaplancycles7665]

THE TRUE DEFINITION OF UNOBTANIUM!!! AWESOMENESS

[@999lazer]

Something like this belongs in the Museum for sure!

[@Davido50]

Many great MX bike collections in USA & Europe for sure. The home of the world's best riders & teams! Long live Pro MX racing all over the world. God bless ya all! 🙏 👍 #Yamaha #Maxima #KTM

[@markgibbons4938]

Sounds beautiful, please show us some more.

[@999lazer]

Thanks Mark, more coming soon :-)

[@TheKipgillett]

Sweet! BTW , no rules were broken for the YZM 400. It's in the rule book and all the manufacturers have used it.

[@hvalour1]

Ken kaplan would know how to treat that #17 honda....we'd be hearing it on the pipe! That #3 kx, thats not a Jeff Ward the greatest motorcycle racer of all time bike is it? Cheers lads!

[@kaplancycles7665]

I'm drooling!!!

[@999lazer]

Thanks for watching Tim, more to come on the #3 soon :-D

[@xipingpooh5783]

A needle in a haystack!!!!👍🏼👍🏼👍🏼

[@999lazer]

100%! Thanks for tuning in buddy

[@leenelson1986]

Nice looking bike 💨💨 a big 5 alive wow a would love to get a blast of that monster!…. Yeah I would love see the yz & kx!.. my uncle has got a kx 500. A think it’s a 90 not a 91 model. Things a best a love to fly up and down the fields in methil (fife)!. Have to give the home town a shout out eh!. 😂👌🏻

[@patrickkillilea5225]

Of course, it will start. It's a freaking Honda!

[@jasonfalcon4052]

That bike is so fast on top that it makes my eyes water up with googles on. It’s a very competitive bike still. Look at the Red Bull strait that won in 19. ❤️🇺🇸🏁😎

[@martinslennon]

Nice one, but I think we should see Nev riding it on the mx track 😎

[@999lazer]

Can you imagine that sound track of that video!? Would be INSANE!

[@martinslennon]

@@999lazer I saw Paul Cooper riding a similar bike in Johnstown in Ireland, but his was the HRC kitted bike with Öhlins shock and Marzocchi 50mm forks, he had it pinned. David Coates was in second place in one of the motos on a fairly stock YZ250, so in that era, even though the top riders had kitted or semi factory bikes, talented locals could stay with the factory bikes.

[@rocketrandy3744]

I WISH HE WOULD HAVE SHOWN MORE ON THE SPECIAL PARTS , DO A SECOND VIDEO ON IT.

[@ghpjerry]

I didn't know there was a RC250. I had a 97 late yr CR250, but what was the RC250?

[@djones4426]

The Honda factory race bikes were called RC’s 125, 250 ,500 To specify that it was a factory race bike. Honda has been using it since at least 1973.

[@ghpjerry]

@@djones4426 I've been around dirt bikes my whole life...follow MX/SX weekly, I never knew that. I was Yamaha biased until I bought my 97CR as my 1st bike was a 78 YZ80, then I raced on 82 YZ80J's & went up from there, YZ125/250 etc. Thanks for the education.

[@joshuarainey6796]

I know this is gonna make me sound completely motocross illiterate ( I'm not tho I swear) but why are the Honda CR models some times referred to as RC's? I know its something to do with being a factory bike. One more thing,don't know why its taken me this long but today I'm subbing!

[@EnduroUK.]

the factory bikes are 'RC'

[@franciscolopez3229]

What can I say bro, my mouth is just droolin' by watching this video. Hahaha.

[@999lazer]

haha , that's what I felt like when I sat on it :)

[@EWT423]

I wonder how the bike feels compared to a modern 2-stroke bike. My only experience with old bikes I remember was an old RM 250 from 1998. When I got into the powerband, it felt like riding a rocket without control. Compared to my Beta RR300 my22 it was really hard to ride.

[@coloradodirtbike5930]

The 96 cr250 handles great and the motors are pretty easy to use the power range.

[@Davido50]

The early 90s - early '00 CR250s were monsters for 2-strokes. *They can still compete w/ tho not beat a newer 450cc 4-stroke MX bike. Esp if the 450 has a few basic mods* . Ride for life! God bless ya 🙏. #Yamaha #Maxima #Motul #KTM

[@55tmilam]

Amazing bike!

[@mr.channel6467]

Was about to ask what rc meant and was like 😲🙄 the goat, Ricky Carmichael

[@simpy112]

Love that silencer 🔥👌👌

[@chrisbiker919]

I couldn't own it with out riding it, even if it was once or twice a year.

[@TokenTombstone]

@ 2:13 your mechanic forgot to tighten the chain slack adjuster.

[@lucascady4992]

What about the Aluminum frame?

[@cliff1551]

How do I get into Evo motorcross racing mate

[@999lazer]

Hi Cliff, If you're in the UK its probably best to get in touch with the guys that run the UK Evo MX or Toughsheet National Twinshock championship (both on Facebook)as they are really good events and the guys are super helpful. There are some vids of the events on our channel. Cheers Max

[@kx500uk6]

I know my french is bad but.....that is fuckin stunning.......but.......its time for the mighty SR500 to make a appearance 💚💚💚

[@malcolmwilcox6320]

Would it be possible to make a replica of the bike to see it's performance??

[@timmeagher3913]

This is sick

[@999lazer]

Cheers Tim, its such a special bike

[@Jess-db3yf]

What would this bike go for in a collectors market?

[@coloradodirtbike5930]

You buy a regular one to ride and keep the ultra rare unridden as you can't replace some of those parts.

[@999lazer]

That's the way to do it! Thanks for watching :-)

[@ronniewilliz153]

I wonder if Kaplan has one in his collection I'ma have to ask he's in the states. very nice bike I'm a Honda 2 stroke fan an I've been one ever since I got my first bike a 81 cr80 I got it when I was 8 an habe been a fan ever since. never rode anything else but Honda well wait I had a 97 rmz450 till it got stolen I almost forgot about that bike. lol

[@dr.hugog.hackenbush9443]

He has had a few Mugen 250s through the shop.

[@joenobody2580]

How's about the stories of how he got these bikes ?

[@999lazer]

More stories with Dave coming soon! :D Thanks for watching Joe

[@evans5803]

Why is it rc not cr? It makes me wonder what the vin tag says

[@rgregleet2253]

Sweet!!

[@999lazer]

Thanks for watching dude!

[@TS50ER]

Got to hand it to Honda; for a company that hated two-strokes, they sure built some crackers.

[@JONNIE_ROCKER]

Miss my 1996 cr500

[@marjanboo4196]

Any relation Shane king?

[@999lazer]

no i dont think so

[@seank404]

Looks and sounds like mine 😁

[@mentalmaxi5555]

august cant come sooner

[@999lazer]

It's going to be an epic weekend!

[@mentalmaxi5555]

@@999lazer OHH yes it is, shame the tracks not much like the old gp track now tho, hopefully we will get something closer for the event, other anoying thing for me is that vmxdn isnt now 10 min cycle/5 min drive from my front door

[@bretmorgan9367]

nice i love cr500💘

[@dagodigs]

Just FYI it's 1996 CR 250 I always called it a RC too 🤣

[@jonelliott9627]

Damn!!

[@ironeagle22a]

Power shifting

[@watkinsrgv]

Max your content has been getting a little X rated recently. Ouch that sounded crisp. Bonza!

[@pascalcross]

The CR 1996 was the best Engine

[@TEAMVISKAT81]

honda power :)

[@999lazer]

Thanks for watching dude! :-)

[@TEAMVISKAT81]

@@999lazer I've seen many of your videos, I like the old school 2 strokes ... it reminds me of euro sports, with kick good times ...

[@graysinclair6572]

“Mass Honda power” as McGrath said in a post race interview after passing Jeff Emig on the last lap of the final moto of the 1996 Gatorback 125/250 Nationals from Gainesville, FL! I was a “Fro” fan, but hats off to MC for that masterful pass that gave him the overall for the day. I had been to this very National the year before and will never forget seeing the intensity in “Showtime’s” eyes as he railed a left handed berm before a huge uphill double. Will always be etched in my mind. 🤙

[@tessbushell5489]

😍😍😍😍

[@999lazer]

We've got more stories with Dave coming soon, thanks for watching Joe!

[@blackbeard308]

Badass

[@davidmc3262]

yeah give me more than 👍

[@999lazer]

More coming soon, thanks for watching David!

[@darrenbaird989]

Honda copied maico 480 hence the Honda 480 having lefthand side kick start and nearly the same porting.

[@latenightlosers420]

Amazing bike that won't start first or 2md kick 🤦‍♂️

[@zaydenslocombe9258]

its a cr250 not a rc250

[@jasmine66666666]

Cr250 lol

[@linkinpiatak6669]

bruh it's cr not rc

[@frankenandi]

RC 250 ? Not a CR 250

[@999lazer]

RC is the factory version , Cr is for the mere mortals :)

[@frankenandi]

@@999lazer Insane Bike...anyway ...Love it!

[@traceanderson4010]

ok um it's cr not rc

[@keithroark80]

It's cr not rc

[@silkynormal5034]

cr not rc

[@fomocomofo5694]

😑

[@dr.hugog.hackenbush9443]

**Watches in 70% done RC500 replica..**

[@krafty9067]

%100 slow

[@dr.hugog.hackenbush9443]

@@krafty9067 Still faster than a 450.

[@motoyamasnigglepuff8654]

Who cares it's not a Yamaha

[@999lazer]

He's also got a very special Yam in the collection, we'll have a video on that soon!

[@motoyamasnigglepuff8654]

@@999lazer once Honda and the AMA teamed up to destroy 2 stroke's in the USA then the world....Honda is the enemy now... Thank god for Yamaha, TM, Beta, Sherco and I guess Bajaj aka KTM eventhough its a 49 percentage owned Indian Company... If its not a two stroke its not a Motocross bike! Brappp

[@motoyamasnigglepuff8654]

@@999lazer can't wait!