1974 Honda CR125 Elsinore versus Modern Bikes at the 2023 Wild Boar GNCC race in Palatka, Florida.

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1974 Honda CR125 Elsinore versus Modern Bikes at the 2023 Wild Boar GNCC race in Palatka, Florida.

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Күн бұрын

This video is the start of my race and the first 2 miles of the GNCC event. Later in the lap, I ended up in one of those deep mud holes that everybody tells you to avoid, and I watered out the engine. If I had to do it over again, I would have installed sand tires, solid handguards, and probably went on a diet too. At 220lbs that little Honda Elsinore motor had a hard time launching me from the dead engine start. This '74 CR125 engine is probably the fastest one I ever built and once you get it going it really covers some ground in a hurry and the bike corners like a demon too. After drowning the motor, I finally got it running again with the help of a course official pulling me with his ATV. After that, I took an easy tour of the rest of the track that had to be the roughest terrain I ever seen in my life. I just enjoyed the Florida sunshine and tried to stay out of the way so that I didn't end up being a hood ornament on one of the flying expert riders. My friends and I had a great time at the GNCC and every person that worked the event was super nice and patient with my bucket list attempt of riding a 50-year-old motorcycle at a GNCC National.

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@kingbee1971 Жыл бұрын

I'll bet those young bucks on the modern bikes were pissed as hell to get passed by a BIKE that's 30 years older than them. Nice riding!

@lanceladue2818 Жыл бұрын

Actually it's almost 50 years older..lol

@davidstephens1092 Жыл бұрын

@@lanceladue2818 I think kingbee may have meant that the 125 is likely to be 20 years older than the other riders, rather than their bikes.

@-sandman4605 Жыл бұрын

Very pissed 🤣😂🤣

@TheBigRed. Жыл бұрын

Try a 49 year old bike and still kicking ass...👊✊💥💥💥💥💥👍

@471Gaston Жыл бұрын

1973 released 74' Model = 50 years older!

@michaelsewell3706 Жыл бұрын

Great riding , 50 year old ,no power valves , drum brakes .Awesome.

@donbrashsux Жыл бұрын

And no suspension with straight up shocks ..no laid down

@davidsalo8397 Жыл бұрын

What a rough ride though. Probably a better flat track bike.

@minno234 Жыл бұрын

Campaigned one in ‘74 and ‘75 and trust me, with a bullet-proof gearbox we didn’t use the brakes - or the clutch!

@ulfrask7255 Жыл бұрын

That hurts just watching...have just accepted at 52 my elbows, knees and shoulders can't take the beating from my -81 Husky 430 on track anymore😢.

@steveanthrop8475 Жыл бұрын

So cool to see someone that actually knows how to ride that 125. If you keep that thing on the pipe it will scream! I was very impressed with your ability to keep that bike humming through that terrain.

@williamsherman1089 Жыл бұрын

Not only humming, but up on two wheels too lol

@othgmark1 Жыл бұрын

That bike has absolutely no bottom end. You can hear it trying to bog multiple times. This guy was amazing on it.

@peteporter2679 Жыл бұрын

My 74 Elsie. Weights 161 W/ a half tank of gas has DG aluminum swing arm ,1979 125 aluminum tank,FMF porting DG pipe,and Pro circuit silencer a rocket ship to say the least.

@IRONHORSE427RACING Жыл бұрын

@@othgmark1 If you grew up racing bikes like these you studied the sprocket and learned where the sweet spot was in its power band...the object was to run in the band AND never loose that fine line between torque and power...Those that had more sprockets than cash and knowhow to properly utilize them from place to place, were usually the guys who took home the money at the end of the day....not always because a blind dog can find a bone once in awhile but....if you did your homework over the course of a long season you wound up in the money more times than in the trailer going home early.

@othgmark1 Жыл бұрын

@@IRONHORSE427RACING l raced that exact model on numerous occasions if you didn't you are mistaking a powerband for gearing choices. Additionally on the cross country in question it goes from almost a complete stop to wide open in sixth in sand. Not sure what gearing choice you think would make a difference. I raced these from small night race tracks to desert races where we were regeared for up to 80 miles an hour. You ride that bike with the throttle pinned all the time rowing the gearbox and using the clutch especially in deep sand. Roll off the throttle in the wrong gear and the bike bogs and almost stops. This guy mastered the job of keeping it on the pipe and moving. Anyone that has ridden a small bore piston port 2 stroke without reeds or exhaust valve knows how difficult they can be. His performance has everything to do with his ability not changing sprockets.

@cropduster001 Жыл бұрын

The best MX bike ever made. I had a '73 250 and ran the same spark plug for seven years. This bike was a freak of engineering. This 50 year old thing still competes with the new machines. WTF! What an era. To those who weren't born back then my sympathy goes out to you because you missed out on the greatest era of MX.

@jerrym3261 Жыл бұрын

I had a 73 250 too in 73. I ran B9EVs (gold palladium) most of the time but, a B8ES (standard plug) if it was muddy. The B8ES gave a bigger window from low power to total wheelspin. Seeing this rider go through the trees made me remember how stupid I was. Center punching a tree at full tilt stopped me for a few minutes and only slowed me down for a little while.

@herb7877 Жыл бұрын

I as well had an early 70’s 250 Elsinore. Scary fast! As an old guy now I wonder why a lot of the newer competitive dirt bikes are over 450 cc and still do not have the same power. Maybe time has fogged my memory but I jumped on a 450 and thought it may rip me off the seat pulling away from a stop. It didn’t! It also weighed so much more.

@jerrym3261 Жыл бұрын

@@herb7877 I don't know about everywhere but, most tracks I raced on, the 125s turned the fastest lap times. They didn't feel as scary but, I think being easier control made them quicker in the slow places. I didn't get into watching motocross very much until I recently found Lotte Van Drunen. She's 15 years old, first year on a 250 and she's riding a Kawasaki KX250. The hp number for a 1974 CR250 is 34hp, for the KX250 it's 40hp. I'd bet she would look scarier on a 74 CR250 and turn slower lap times. Smooth is fast.

@othgmark1 Жыл бұрын

@@herb7877 not faster at all but harder to control. By 1978 any Rm250 was flat out better. By 1987 the Cr250 defined motocross bikes until the switch to 4 strokes. Disc brakes reed engine with exhaust powervalve, cartridge forks and liquid cooled. Until the recent adoption of fuel injection two strokes really didn't have any big tech breakthroughs. Refinement of what Honda released in 87 was the progress made.

@james44mag31 Жыл бұрын

@Herb Nothing like 2 stroke, I still got a 96 KDX 200

@MrJudohead Жыл бұрын

I was riding at Wildwood MX park in Kentwood, LA. Kevin Windham passed me on a 1974 Bultaco like I was sitting still. A talented rider is a talented rider no matter what bike they are on.

@danielsotelo3942 Жыл бұрын

I am in tears seeing this amazing video. I purchased my 125 Elsinore at Ed's Cycle shop in Highland Park Calif,in 74 from the very first container shipment that arrived in LA. I raced and rode that bike in the Mojave desert for years, and loved every second of it. I kept it bone stock, as I kept passing all other modified Elsinore's and or 125s that were hot at that time. Your video proves my point. After I went thru my motocross years, I then discovered road racing on another famous vintage bike, the Yamaha RD-400. I raced it in the 350~400cc Production class, and climbed into the top 5 in ARRA and AFM club road racing series in Calif. Again, I left it bone stock only changed to sticker tires and rear shocks. This proved that often it's best to leave things alone, and just ride it to death to get used to it so you can extract the very limit of its performance. THANK YOU, the sounds and how it rides was exactly how my 125 rode and sounded like... THANK YOU Again, Sincerely Dan Sotelo

@JohnDough-yr2zt Жыл бұрын

Yep the sound.

@georgeellinas2147 Жыл бұрын

Great post, Dan. I can feel your passion and appreciation!

@earling22 Жыл бұрын

Wow, I had this exact bike and raced it in '74. Basically you pin the throttle and row through the gears, no clutch. I was amazed it seemed to pull with the water cooled/ power valves modern bikes, pretty impressive with maybe 7” of suspension! But 180 pounds and skinny as a mountain bike. Damn good rider. Nostalgia, man.

@texastater8333 Жыл бұрын

I raced against you guys in the 70"S with a KX 125. You guys were unbeatable!

@philg6088 Жыл бұрын

Had a '75 CR125 Elsinore in - 1975! Great times that's left me with great memories!

@jupitorious7925 Жыл бұрын

Currently re building my SL Honda 125 from 75. Wonderful year for Honda

@ImSrry4BeingWhite 6 ай бұрын

I bought a 75 mt125 for $50 a few weeks ago. Just got it running for a good minute last night! I'm stoked!!!

@scottm7341 Жыл бұрын

I was a big Marty Smith fan in the 70's, and he and the Cr's were the first rock star racers. My first good 125 was a 79 YZ, and it really was a game changer with the monoshock.

@donblunkall5607 Жыл бұрын

Highest paid teenager in the world. He was my idle. Deeply sorrowed by his wife and his tragic deaths. Still hurts.

@ObsidianFrog Жыл бұрын

Brilliant ! From ' the ' epic decade of Motocross. These Elsinore's are works of art.

@tombarrington4718 Жыл бұрын

You're right. beyond being the best bike in 74, they were also the prettiest bikes in 74.

@gladegoodrich2297 Жыл бұрын

When i picked up my 250 Elsinore in 73, I was sure no one could ever build a better bike!

@waynerichards2944 Жыл бұрын

I had mine in 75 from memory. I thought the same thing at the time..

@k9er233 Жыл бұрын

Gotta love that "angry bees" Elsinore snarl... WFO! Brings back the good old days. Thanks.

@franciscolopez3229 Жыл бұрын

Man that's a well tuned bike and it's rippin'. Those CR M series has a distinct and unique sound of its own especially with those down swept pipe.

@corporalclegg914 9 ай бұрын

agreed. it seems perfectly tuned from air intake to fueling to exhaust & it shows. especially when it’s ripping past bikes with 50 years of tech innovation(s)

@redeyedmongoose2963 Жыл бұрын

The Elsinore was, and still is an awesome ride

@artful_dodger59 Жыл бұрын

Epic!! I was scrolling through my feed and the gas tank of the CR stopped me in my tracks. I had the 250 version as second bike in 1975. It was a '73 leftover I got for 999.00. it beat on me like I was a pinata. It damaged me. But, I remember r when they unloaded it, that silver and green was so gorgeous. I could hear the Halaluja chorus eminating from the heavens. Very cool to see one of these in action. I will always prefer the vintage iron over the new stuff just because of my age and all the great times I had on dirt bikes from that era. This looks like it was a great time ☮️

@maddawg4599 Жыл бұрын

The Honda Elsinore was the premiere platform of its time. A beautiful work of art and engineering. This video brought a tear to my eye as the rider on a nearly 40 year old motorcycle that wasn’t designed to be a woods/GNCC racer, moves through to the front of the pack. 😢

@joshjarrell4072 Жыл бұрын

My back hurts already , watching 3 inches of travel . Nice ride tho! Imagine getting beat by this thing on your new 250f ? Hurting feelings😎

@merakrut Жыл бұрын

You are sitting down too much, you should be standing almost the whole time when you are watching this. That's the way riding a bike like this.

@kirbylee57 Жыл бұрын

@@merakrut True, you dont sit down and take a cruise around a motocross track.

@donblunkall5607 Жыл бұрын

4.1 inch rear travel on the 75 red tank model

@bcuzicancuellar5478 Жыл бұрын

WOW! That was incredible and took me back to 1974 when at 15yrs old, my dad bought me my Elsinore 125! I learned how to ride wheelies on this bike and man, was it fast! Thank you for posting this vid! Had a huge smile on my face and felt so very proud to have owned one! Ride safe…

@rh1011 Жыл бұрын

God !!! The sound of that motor brings back a lot of good memories.

@jerrycorbett7294 Жыл бұрын

Man love the sound of old 2 strokes. They we're the funniest and fastest thing made.

@robertrishel3685 Жыл бұрын

Bravo! Bravo! Bravo!!! Brought me right back, trying to keep those old piston port motors boiling on the pipe and trying to hang on through whoops with barely a handful of suspension travel! Love it!

@donblunkall5607 Жыл бұрын

Isn't that the truth

@johngaller278 Жыл бұрын

Makes me miss my 1975 1/2. RM 125... The 70s were fun. 😊

@donbrashsux Жыл бұрын

Did it have a down pipe

@arthurmchugh5184 Жыл бұрын

@@donbrashsuxRM'S all had high pipes!! The TM had a low pipe

@donbrashsux Жыл бұрын

@@arthurmchugh5184 no the RM125 S and M models had down pipes

@dennisyoung4631 Жыл бұрын

Stu had one. Said it was ported. I’d only begun riding bikes that very day, on a four stroke Honda 100. It gave a little bit of warning - then *BAM!* it scared me out of a years growth!

@arthurmchugh5184 Жыл бұрын

@@donbrashsux checked it out and you are right 😀😀

@JimJones-gd2jy Жыл бұрын

The front mud flap was so mid 70’s ! Iconic period in motorcycle production history . .

@kevinkleinhenz6511 Жыл бұрын

I had a 74’ Elsinore and wow was that a wicked power band!

@samcoon6699 Жыл бұрын

Good to hear the old Elsinore again. I had red one back in 81 and LOVED it! It would keep up with much bigger bikes. An awesome machine.

@barry8458 Жыл бұрын

Hats off for the pilot !…and doing it with an old favorite 👍🏼

@slagletoby Жыл бұрын

The dude can ride! 🤟

@tomkuhl4770 Жыл бұрын

Many years ago it was said in a Dirt Bike Magazine editorial that Roger DeCoster could probably beat most of us on a step-thru 90 lol. Truth to that!

@michaelh2034 Жыл бұрын

A couple years ago I told that to someone with a Beta who was going to put 2K + into his front suspension. Everyone on the board laid into me for that. It's ALWAYS the rider. Even though you think your fast there's always someone faster.

@texastater8333 Жыл бұрын

Now that brings back memories!

@Drivehead103 Жыл бұрын

That's the way to do it! Keeping it in the powerband with a little fanning of the clutch and quick shifting one of the slickest transmissions ever made, only required a slight nudge to blaze through the gears. Hardly ever missed a gear on my 1976 Elsinore.

@raydenny7197 Жыл бұрын

Proves it's one of the greatest bike ever made. That's a scary track by the way. I was so lucky to own one of the 74s soon after they where put on the market. So much fun so reliable.

@user-Dr. Жыл бұрын

That's cool, bought my fist bike in 74, with mom and dad's help, a Penton, then in 78 went to Kawasaki, never looked back.

@raydenny7197 Жыл бұрын

@@user-Dr. just looked at the penton nice. Made by KTM which I have now.

@user-Dr. Жыл бұрын

@@raydenny7197 Yup, I believe Penton became KTM, can't remember if Penton changed their name or if KTM was a larger existing company that bought them out, we knew the Penton family (a little through racing) before the Japanese began building competitive motocross bikes, I do believe either Penton was the beginning of KTM or at least the beginning of KTM getting into motorcycles, I think.

@davidcarper5411 Жыл бұрын

LIL Elsie can HUNT

@firebladeclements Жыл бұрын

Holy crap, 50 friggin years ago pop got me one of these at the age of 13. That's a mind warp!

@jefflundquist5771 Жыл бұрын

The sound of that Honda 125 brings back fond memories of motocross and dirtbike riding in the mid to late 1970's. That Florida wet sand equals traction!

@WAKO426 Жыл бұрын

Love it!!! Awesome riding had a 250 same year when was 13 years old don't know how I survived

@humid-rb7rt Жыл бұрын

I rode this when my older friend let me take his around the tracks for a few laps. I was probably 12 and could barely touch the ground. He told me to scoot up on the tank as far as I could to keep the front end down when I hit the power band !! I will never forget the sound and explosion that day on the mighty Elsinore.

@arthur.chingros777 Жыл бұрын

Those Elsinores were so much fun... I raced my 75 CR125M in Pepperell and Southwick Mass and watching your well-tuned bike pull away from more modern bikes was pure joy to watch, thanks for posting!!!

@C.A.MARSUPIAL 5 ай бұрын

I had the 73 model and as you know they were fantastic bike's and mine never broke down and was easy to work on. Hi from Brisbane Australia 🎉

@jeffv.akaonsjeffke9865 Жыл бұрын

Very impressive !!! I would not dare to hit the mud on that awesome masterpiece of motocross history

@th-bc3hn Жыл бұрын

Brought back memories of 16yo me in 1974 getting a new 125 Elsinore, loved that bike, my all time favorite.

@dr.hugog.hackenbush9443 Жыл бұрын

My knees hurt just watching this.. Thank god for long-travel suspension!

@rodneyficklin9281 Жыл бұрын

We were 12 years old and my buddy gets one of these for Christmas. Holy crap, we were all hooked, I finally got a 1978 model a few years later. Those were the days.

@johnnolan4312 Жыл бұрын

That is some good riding, i grew up riding bikes of this era , they are back breakers !!!!

@bertconoly5233 Жыл бұрын

Thanks for the video brother. Brought back some hellacious memories of good times on mine. Man, that sound. I remember it like it was yesterday.

@cr250rrcflyby3 Жыл бұрын

Damn man , I wasn’t sure how this ole girl was going to fair with some of the more modern monsters in the field ! Then here comes this 74 CR ..one by one knocking off the field. I was impressed brother ! Shame you sunk in the mud ☹️

@Mala-Ipsa-Nova Жыл бұрын

That was awesome man! Brought back a lot of cool memories. Had a new YZ400 back in 79 that was insane to hold on to. They were amazing machines for their time for sure. Got a ride on a CR IN 74 and it’s what had me in bikes my whole life.

@vintagevinylvets1187 Жыл бұрын

This was a joy to watch, brought back a lot of memories.

@luisfarias3400 Жыл бұрын

Lo mejor que he visto en años! Excelente conducción de ése Clásico de Honda. ✌🏻✌🏻✌🏻

@rabbitohsrule121 Жыл бұрын

This was my first bike at 13 years old CR 125 M1 1974. I am now 49 years old. I wish I still had that old bike. It was a screamer and performed way ahead of its time.

@user-Dr. Жыл бұрын

Love the way those Elsinore's sounded, never forget the first time I heard one, they weren't the most powerful 125's, but they were a good bike, if you wanted to win races in the 125 class in the early to mid 70's you rode a Penton, then in 78 the Kawasaki KX 125 came out and rewrote the book, I personally think that bike may still be the best handling and fastest 125 ever produced, but it's been a while since I've ridden one of any kind, but to watch this Honda put it to em kind of solidifies my thought.

@ronpage101 Жыл бұрын

They were the fastest in 74. Nothing was faster or handled better. Within 2 years the competition caught up and surpassed the Elsinore. But in 74, that was THE bike to have.

@othgmark1 Жыл бұрын

@@ronpage101 Correct by 76 the yz and rm were better. You had to spend some serious money in 76 to make a Honda compete. I respectfully disagree about the 1977 kx125, the 1977 Yz D model and the 1977 rm 125's dominated in Southern California. After the 1974/75 model year when Honda dominated it was surprising to see the 76/77 models were just warmed over variants that weren't remotely dominant.

@cbennet1 Жыл бұрын

Once again, a demonstration of its the rider, not the bike. (A better bike certainly helps!)

@kirstenspencer3630 Жыл бұрын

Yep

@cropduster001 Жыл бұрын

.......... It's the bike.

@davidsteele4463 Жыл бұрын

Rider is only capable of what the bike is capable of and that bike is ripping

@BramBiesiekierski Жыл бұрын

@@davidsteele4463 bike is only capable of what the rider is capable of. And that rider is ripping.

@keithsada1380 Жыл бұрын

@@cropduster001 BS

@sambo_rambo1997 Жыл бұрын

That is a good rider right there you can see the bike burp and cough and he still managed to show the newbies how it's done on a 50 year old bike great work dude

@arthurmchugh5184 Жыл бұрын

I raced a 250 back in the day!!! Those bikes were fast ,light and fun !!!😅😅😅🏍🏍🏍

@kisaac6933 Жыл бұрын

Definitely a good rider, keeping that bike in the powerband is key. Giving up suspension technology is it’s biggest detriment.

@cbrinsfi Жыл бұрын

Wow - I'm 59 now and had that exact bike when I was 14 yrs old - what memories this brings back!!!

@CBCycles Жыл бұрын

Awesome ride, thanks for the video

@rfiskillingussoftly6568 Жыл бұрын

Brings back memories for sure! Thanks for the video!

@johnhart125 Жыл бұрын

Great ride! Shining it on em, old guys rule!!

@shad3128 Жыл бұрын

My dad rode for many years and finished when he had one of the newer YZF 400s and he still to the day he died said his 125 Elsinore was his favorite bike ever. Thanks for the video and nice riding!

@jeremygreen3392 Жыл бұрын

Crikey! HOLD ON! Some serious arm pump after that race!!

@TheFrog767 Жыл бұрын

Savage machines thanks for the memories. 🎉🍻👏👏👏👏

@cleekmaker00 Жыл бұрын

Excellent ride! Just because it's old doesn't mean you cast it aside! 🖖🙂

@georgetanner904 Жыл бұрын

Nice riding. I heard that suspension bottom out a couple times. 😄

@donblunkall5607 Жыл бұрын

Good lord, it was bottomed out when he sat on it. You heard his teeth bottoming out.

@mikesims8054 Жыл бұрын

Nice ride. That 125 had about 22-25 hp back then. You had it running great. Good video

@addictedtobedrock5282 Жыл бұрын

Good freakin job, as soon as I heard the ring from the fins it brought back some good memories. 👍🏻

@outlawjoseywales6159 Жыл бұрын

DAMNNN!!!!!! You are a BEAST!! As an old timer I was ginning from ear to ear watching this!

@davidlusk1988 Жыл бұрын

I'm 60 years old and not brought back some great times riding off Honda Elsinore I have 125 then 250 they were incredible machine

@thedtmann Жыл бұрын

Wow, thank you for this! Honda introduced the 250 Elsinore a year earlier, their first attempt at a production 2-stroke race bike, and they hit the nail on the head! The '74 125cc was my first race bike and was considered state-of-art at the time. I always crack up when I see to ole Mud Flap out front. I finally trophied in '75, before I went on to the Suzuki RM125 with a marzocchi front-end. Nice bit of riding by the way : )

@bertconoly5233 Жыл бұрын

Me, too. I had a '74 CR (Crotch Rocket) I bought brand new. I worked at a Honda dealership in high school (Tifton, Georgia) so I was able to buy it myself. I laughed at the big mud flap comment. The six speed transmission was wicked but easy to "load it up" if you failed to downshift properly.. Then had to sit with the gas off waiting to burn that fuel dump out of the cylinder. I rode several races in Hilliard Florida and St. Augustine - that sand was brutal. I am now 64 and to this day, that era is still my "Glory Days". I moved on to the RM125 , too when I moved to a Suzuki dealership. Best of times. I have a million stories. I guess old farts like me do.

@ek2156 Жыл бұрын

Damn, this video did my heart good! That old Elsinore was ready to run! Forget all the fancy suspension, fancy race mods, all that shit, that old bike was ready to be get up on the pipe and embarrass some folks! Great Job riding that hellion! Great video!

@hugieflhr03 Жыл бұрын

Power wise he’s not too far off but the suspension and brakes must be a huge disadvantage. Great video!!!

@whosaidthat5236 Жыл бұрын

As graham Jarvis always says 80% rider 20% bike. Great riding man, and that bike sounds real good

@robertjames6687 Жыл бұрын

Awesome video and impressive riding! Great to see that Elsinore still out on the track & doing very well. Thanks for posting.

@craigbrown6610 Жыл бұрын

Oh my.. I remembered that two stroke sound from my childhood.. So cool.. Thanks.

@wheeliewadethiesen2946 Жыл бұрын

That was excellent. Had me on the edge of my seat for sure. Amazing 👍

@marccunningham6353 Жыл бұрын

It did me too!!

@donblunkall5607 Жыл бұрын

I held my breath. I was holding on and trying to keep the front wheel on top of the water while clenching my arse to my chair and hitting the off on switch throttle . I had the 75 red tank with 1/16 turn throttle. Loved it

@wheeliewadethiesen2946 Жыл бұрын

@@donblunkall5607 back in 75 through 80 I rode Suzuki RM’s. I’ve always put Honda CR throttle assembly’s on because of the short turn 🤜

@donblunkall5607 Жыл бұрын

Yeah, several of my friends had the RMs. Boy, those were the days. I just don't think it could get any better. Everyone had bikes and it kept us out of trouble. Pizza parlor after riding. Even the old folks put up with the noise of the Elsinore. I think it had to do with them seeing us smiling ear to ear and them seeing the amazing animal from across the sea, screaming and blowing rocks and dirt from the rear tire and the front tire was only on the ground when it was parked. Amazing times we experienced my friend.

@wheeliewadethiesen2946 Жыл бұрын

@@donblunkall5607 like I’ve said 1000 times I don’t care what they’re doing now as far as all the insane tricks we grew up in the best days of motocross and motorcycle riding. I have owned a Lotta motorcycles to the years but one of the stupidest mistakes was that I bought a 73 CR 250 all original back in 96. It ran good the only thing wrong was it had a pretty big dent in the right side of the tank at that time I had lots of motorcycles enough money so dummy me sold it around 2001 for $1200. I only paid $825 for it. I don’t know if this will post. This is the only video I have of it trying to show my dad how to work video camera. 😂😢 oh the first part. I am riding my 95 KX 125. kzfaq.info/get/bejne/f9h9Zcuip8WUl6M.html

@davidcarper5411 Жыл бұрын

All clutch, pipe, and piston port testicular greatness..

@RPO767 11 ай бұрын

That is way cool. Great riding on an incredible iconic bike. It really takes me back. I raced one back in the 70's. The sound is awesome and the smell would be like catnip for an old guy like me. Thanks for posting.

@rickramirez4514 11 ай бұрын

AWWW YESSS the smell of Bardahl castor oil wafting through the air on a crisp sunday morning during practice at the race track was like heaven. I also raced a 74 CR125, I dont think anyone could argue the fact that it was the most dominant MX bike ever built.

@markb7067 Жыл бұрын

Super cool. Hurts my back just watching. Nice riding! Long live the 2 stroke.

@robertrichards5480 Жыл бұрын

your video put tears in my eyes the sound of that brings back memories thanks

@0dbm Жыл бұрын

The sound , grew on those things , the sound !! Thank you

@joski9030 Жыл бұрын

Imagine being a teenager in ‘74 getting one of those !!

@donblunkall5607 Жыл бұрын

That was me, a new red tank model at 15. Wow, the memories

@scottmerrow7617 Жыл бұрын

I'm willing to listen to your definition of "demons"....

@trentdawg2832 Жыл бұрын

I had that same green ‘74 cr 125 some 30+ years ago…i remember i was a teenager and the back brakes were shot so i had to downshift and use the front brake to stop…..that bike was soooo much fun….air cooled bikes just always ran better compared to the later liquid cooled ones ive owned later on in life

@stephenmiller5023 Жыл бұрын

I was 14 years old in ‘74 when that bike was made . I’m 63 now & ride a ‘99 YAMAHA WR-400f & just wanted to say AWESOME riding on a Bike that next year will be 50 years old !! Gotta be worth a small fortune , and yet here you are riding it like you stole it 😉😆👍. Great example as someone said about a good rider can ride anything fast . Those old Elsinore’s were game changers back then , and prove here that they still hold their own . Thanks for sharing this with us. I constantly piss off my riding buddies on my 24 year old bike too …..👍

@georgeellinas2147 Жыл бұрын

OLD IS GOLD! Nothing like a well made 2-stroke 'screamer'! Hell... even my little Honda MB5 50cc bike is way too much fun to ride! Imagine a 7 HP, 50cc motor with a powerband!

@EarthSurferUSA Жыл бұрын

That would be a pretty slow 50cc engine, even back then I think, (7hp), for a 2-stroke. I am sure they were getting 10-14hp from the 50cc race engines. I sell a 46cc cylinder reed engine, with a cylinder than has that older porting configuration, (single exhaust port for the big factor), like those days, and I am pretty sure they are hitting 10hp with a pretty wide power curve. My most popular engines are more 30cc-34cc, (also 60's/70's single exhaust port.), and they are making up to 7hp, and rev up to 21,000rpm. It is better to listen too than the music today. :)

@brianwinters4991 Жыл бұрын

I had one of those back in the day , fun bike and wicked power band , sure needed suspension .

@JohnnyBGoode215 Жыл бұрын

Brings me back to the days of Ossa, Bultaco, Hodaka, Montesa, and Jawa/CZ. Those were the best of days.

@donblunkall5607 Жыл бұрын

Yep, the hodaka combat wombat surprised me the most. They had a weak crankshaft though. I had the red tank 75 cr125 and my buddy had the wombat.

@JohnnyBGoode215 Жыл бұрын

@@donblunkall5607 I had a Hodaka Ace 100 back in the day. Bought it used. It had been set up for Enduro racing by the guy I bought it from. It was a rocket. Just hard to get the carb adjusted at times. I had to clean it several times over the years, and afterwards, I had trouble getting it right. I was 14 years old but had been riding for a few years. Started on a CT70. I loved that Hodaka, though. When it ran right you had to hold tight.

@donblunkall5607 Жыл бұрын

@@JohnnyBGoode215 yeah, my buddy that had the wombat also had the toaster prior. I don't remember the name of it at this time, perhaps it was the ace? Sounds like we chewed the same dirt. I think I was about that age also, maybe younger. On the wombat, if you came down off a jump and had the throttle on, it would twist the crankshaft and throw it all out of wack. Off to the dealer so they could realign crankshaft. I had a buddy with a 501 Maico. OMG, I had dreams of that bike clear up to about a year ago. Ah La Roto Tiller. Later in life I started running the Yamaha tt500. I had 4 of them. 1, 1977 and 3, 1978s. Loved them also.

@davidperry970 Жыл бұрын

What a sweet sound. Brings back so many memories.

@tisraelson1 Жыл бұрын

Brings back great memories. This was the first 125 my parents got me as a child. Wish they were still making two strokes today, my 60 yo ass would buy one!

@blipco5 Жыл бұрын

My brother owned both a CR 125 and CR 250. I had the pleasure of riding both. My fave was the fun 125. The 250 was beastly and serious.

@stevew9084 Жыл бұрын

I remember going to see all the pro's in the 70's at Cycle World USA in St. Peters, Mo. Great Track.

@danielsanderson4857 Жыл бұрын

Brilliant riding, Bro. Loved those Elsinores back in the day.

@ronprince1478 Жыл бұрын

Used to race one, 23hp on song but you had to play the gearbox constantly to keep it there and if you erred in your riding it would throw you on the ground in a heartbeat. God I love that bike. I still have the trail version in my shed (mt125) 13hp.

@donblunkall5607 Жыл бұрын

Correct, off on switch for a throttle, but you could lay it down till the handlebar drug and shoot out of the corner

@timokuusela5794 Жыл бұрын

I stil have a similar bike, and with -74 suspension travel, that was just amazing to watch. The engine is just amazing, but the suspension is just -74, so riding that fast is really, really fun to watch. I bought mine over 40 years ago, I wish I could still ride it off road; I have a muscle disease, IBM, so I can ride only gravel roads max, and this may be my last summer even being able to do that. But I had a good life, and fond memories to take with me to that other place.I hope it has bikes...

@mikekrol7485 Жыл бұрын

Makes me miss my MR 175 Elsinore. I'll never go back. Let her live in glory. Technology destroys our heroes

@jacka55six60 Жыл бұрын

In '93 I entered my '79 Honda XL250 in the Rampart Range Poker Run. I won an extremely swollen ankle, broken brake lever, and a week off work!

@davidsallee8584 Жыл бұрын

I think that was badass, I’m looking forward to more 😁👍

@combatmedic91-b76 Жыл бұрын

BEAUTIFUL & NOSTALGIC 😊

@akelkhunter Жыл бұрын

Would love to see the Elsinore power plant in a bike with suspension and a competitive rider like this. Those things scream.

@MrWideballs Жыл бұрын

The unpredictable power band that sent you into the trees!

@Onemanstrash1 Жыл бұрын

I missed a 2 foot diameter spruce tree by 8 inches once when a root shot me off the trail....Pinned wide open, ducked (no helmet) scratched my ear on a branch.. got back on the trail , stopped and shook for about 10 minutes before firing it back up

@donblunkall5607 Жыл бұрын

I used to flip it everyday when it finally grabbed traction in 6th gear at 65 mph. No wonder my backs shot.

@kennethhacker3014 Жыл бұрын

That old bike is ripping!!!! Good job brother

@alanmccooker7829 Жыл бұрын

I raced CR125's until 1980. Started with a 74 model then a 75 and 78. That 74 like the others you had to stay on the pipe as we called it. Get the power band to kick in. It was not a woods bike for sure. On a motocross track you got your weight over the rear wheel and held on lol. WFO! Starts were awesomely wild and fun.

@harleydavidson6851 26 күн бұрын

BEST DECADE EVER! That INTOXICATING SMELL! SOUND! GOD! LIFE WAS GOOOOD 😊😊😊

@ronaldschoolcraft8654 Жыл бұрын

I used to daydream about owning one of these when I was a kid. I had a 1973 Hodaka 125 Wombat that I rode the wheels off of. I never could get my dad to spring for an Elsinore. If I remember correctly, he bought me the Wombat in 1977, when I was twelve.