If you never experienced the power band on an old school CR 125 , it means business its not messing about and to me the fact that a mid 90s CR is still very competitive in Motorcross is absolutely no suprise . Its like unleashing hellfire on the throttle 😂

Proof that there’s no problem with buying a older bike if it’s properly maintained! The 90s was the peak of moto-x so it makes sense this bike performs as well as it does! #Respect

so refreshing to hear someone that can really run a clutch on a 125. you ride that thing beautifully

Holy crap. I seriously haven't enjoyed a race that much in years! You are railin' through those turns the more laps you put in. Thank you for sharing that with us!

Always nice to hear 2-stroke power...i was riding competition in 1980 in Belgium on a 125 honda cr .thanks for uploading.

The modern bike was pulling you on the straights but you got'em in the corners! Way to go!

I feel your pain. I've been in the same situation..you put in a yeoman ride for 2nd but some alien disappears into the distance without even breaking a sweat.

Thanks for your motivation You are always showing no matter what conditions what tracks You are example

It’s been so long since I’ve raced. I literally got arm pump watching this video being the condition of the track and you being on a 96 CR125. My dad had the 250 and man I wish I could’ve rode it. I was on 80’s at the time.

1996 - a great year for music and motocross bikes!

Hell yeah bro. Old school rider myself. Glad to see others out there. I sure do miss the day's i did this. Great job bro

Loved the instant power of the 2 stroke engine, had a Honda and Suzuki dirt bikes. Fun times racing!

Great stuff Nev, what a savage dry nasty looking track!!!

Awesome riding! That last lap was mega, blowing through some of those ruts like they weren't even there 👊

Had a 98 CR80r , and a 2004 CR125r , damn those things were fast, that 80 would go 75mph, 2 strokes are superior

Fantastic ride!!! Thanks for sharing! Those were the days!!

My experience is that most of the evolution in motocross was during the 1980's and after that the most differences were mostly due to refining the design. However it's what's between the ears that's most important to win now.

Really nice ride 👌🏼 i miss this so much .. Thank you .

Good stuff! Seeing a dust trail ahead of you always helps you go faster! Thank you for sharing. Have a blessed day.

Fantastic video! The bike bike sounded great and amazing riding on a rough course, well done.

Had cr s 125 for most of my teen yrs raced in early 80 s to mid 90s loved my C R s go RED hell ya. Great video u killed it thank you

That was awesome. Thanks for sharing man. Only thing I didn't like, at the #4 booth the wooden fence. That's gonna take someone's life . Take a look

Absolutely love this mate. I had several RM’s back in the 90s

Well done! You rode the snot out of that CR, which is how 125s are supposed to be ridden.

Right On! Bruh, that was sweet riding! Competed in the Midwest in the 70’s and 80’s on Yamaha YZ 125’s. The days on 2 stroke bikes! Thanks for sharing!

I had a 92 and it ripped!.. Used some of the suggestions of Eric Gorr.. (if anyone ever heard of him).. I used to toast a lot of bikes that were newer.. loved it..

That freaking cr is screaming and tuned to perfection

Great ride! The 125 can be difficult to ride well, mistakes can set you back multiple corners. You had good lines I thought. Bike sounded good

Sounds awesome. Fantastic video. Thanks for sharing.

My 1990 CR125 was a beast of a motor! I always was getting the hole shot with it and it’s power was far and away the best for years after. It was the first year of the upside down fork, so it always seemed like handling was more work than my buddies KX and RMs. But it was fast! Won many of races on it and wish I still had it for nostalgia sake.

That brought be back a few decades . I really felt like I was back “ there “ again on my 73 cr 125 . Thank you .

Anyone who ever owned this model already knows it a rocketship, hole shot snatching bike

Raw.... I thought that was McGrath himself.... it's not the power it's the technique and skill!.....subscribed 🙌🙌🔥🔥

Right on man, 96 was one of the best years for the125 and the 250.

You gotta love the old school Screemin Deemin hitting band was like releasing the hounds nothing survived it.... Great racing my man Neville the Beast Master....29 years old yet it still gave them a lesson in skill and abillity 2nd Overall and the fastest lap Thats 100% B,O,T esp with the age gap between bikes...

LOve you lines. Pace & stamina///All on a "96 end to end Ace mate!

Awesome raced there a few weeks back , brilliant track

Grande,bella partenza bel sound, Top CR!!!🇮🇹

Wow. I got sea sick and an arm pump watching that. Excellent!

Nev, if u could please elaborate on the last statement in the description. It would be cool if you can rate those aspects (and any other characteristics of the two bikes) from 1 to 10 (10 being the best, in your experiences), I think a lot of viewers would appreciate your perspective. Thanks for posting and keep up the good work!

Jissus, jy ry daai cr!! I have a 96’ cr 125 too but definitely can’t ride it that fast. Awesome riding Nev.

To put it in perspective in 1996 after winning a race with this bike you couldn't go home and netflix and chill because there was no such thing. You could blockbuster and chill though. Don't forget to rewind that VHS though because dvd rental didn't hit main stream until late 90's. If you were lucky enough to have a cell phone you might have to extend its antenna first. Some people hadn't moved on from pagers yet and we still had wall hanging phones. File sharing over the internet for movies and music wasn't really a thing but "You Got Mail" was still popular and AOL diskettes and CD's were found in everyones mailbox. Also kids still played outside. That is how old this cr125 is. LoL

Great riding. That bike is pretty close to modern bikes for sure.

Great video! Loved the old school track, fast and without the overkill of jumps. It's been 35 years since i raced my CR250 in the AMCA Experts, brings back great memories. I bet nowadays you guy's miss having to knock in 700plus, 4 inch round stakes and rope them off, before each of your home club's meeting.🤨 Three nights graft with a manual post rammer before the race, no wonder i got arm pump on home race day!

Quel 125 cr et qu'elle bonne année 96 ca envoie bien et le pot fait son role et le pilote trop bien merci a toi Neville Bradshaw !!! Yeah ...

That's awesome Neville, kicking tail with a 27yo motorcycle. If it was me, in-between motos I'd have taken a hacksaw to those flags the track workers put in the racing line that were beating you in the face......Lol!

Dude that was a sweet pass at the end by the gate!

This was brilliant mate, well done!

Great the 2 strokes yeah !! Wonderful i'm french good lucky .

That was awesome video man! Sounded like some of the others had 2 strokes. Or am I just crazy. Didnt sound like that yz450 when it came out. Dude behind you in 3rd sounded peppy when he was coming up behind you in the beginning of the race before you left him.

Wow...well done....thanks for posting!

Your rippin bro and that 125 sounds awesome

For the young guys watching, i had a ported 98 cr125 dyno at 37 hp. My son's 2019 yz125 makes 39 with a pipe and has bottom end power too. These old bikes were tricky to keep on the pipe.

Baby eagle right there🇺🇸💯💪

good vid man. legend has it that 52 is an alien. who the hell is he.

Memories,.. my last bike was a '96RM 250 , retired from racing in '2000 at 42yrs old.🇺🇸🇺🇸

I missed you especially on 500, glad you still racing.

Replace your stock Honda steel exhaust flange. With a o-ring pipe flange. Back in 1994 to 1997 when my friend and I were racing Hondas. I made a custom aluminum flange with two small O- ring grooves. I used viton O-rings. I hand ported the flange so it wasn't just a cylindrical flange besides I widened out to match the sides of the exhaust port and on the top and the bottom I tapered to match the original exhaust Port shape. I evened up the shape of the exhaust port. It worked amazingly well. No more losing our dribbling out of the pipe at the flange. It had amazing power. I made it on a 12 x 54 Craftsman lathe that I had in the garage. I also had a small milling attachment for the lathe that I used. A local LA Performance Shop wanted me to make five of them for him. I never did and years later I saw in the back of the dirt bike magazine that somebody was making that very type of flange but they didn't have the tapered design that I did.

great job man

Raced a ‘74 CR 125M. My other bike was a ‘75 XL 250. Yee Haw, what fun!

Sick riding 👌

I love going out and waxing the field on 90s bikes it's such a freaking blast

Wow, your bike sounded really nice and crisp. Well tuned. Like the saying goes, 80% rider, 20% bike. Well done.

I had a 95 cr 125 back in the day loved that bike. Motocross magazine I can't remember which one called it a motor with handlebars lol

Nice buddy great racing🏆

Your riding that steed very well. Smoove.

You killed it! 🔥🔥🔥

@nevsta272 absolute privilege to watch, done 3 repeats already. Can you please advice on this build? Piston? Ported? Carb? Sprokets? Pipe? And so on...

Those old Hondas are awesome, but not good about that pipe joint leaking! Ride safe my man

Never turned his head to look back. Stayed focused. Great rider.

Nice ride!!

👍👍👍👌👌👌 thnx man , great driving 🇳🇱👌

Smashed it big nev 💚👊

Had CR125 long time ago. That bike was light and very quick.

What’s max weight you would advise for an older cr125? I’m lile 1m89 and 90kg so debating between a cr250 and 125

Maté absolutely love that noise brings back my memories from my 96 cr , where was that track 👍👌

Wow must be hard keeping her on the pipe on that hard pack! I'm getting my 96 cr ready for super evo 125 foxhill vmxdn...do you have any jetting or gearing tips so I can stop abusing the clutch so much lol. Cheers

Loved my CR125!

Took me back to the ol' days of when Sunday morning at the track and the sound of 125's and the smell of Caster oil...😎😃

When you come into those DEEPLY Rutted turns etc so hard, it almost makes me nauseous....Bad experiences with ruts...😅😂 Awesome! But then again, that's why you're Neville Bradshaw!!!

Good stuff! Ive got a 96 Kx250 that i love to ride. Need to add a 125 to the collection

Fuck yeah Mr B ! You had that old girl singing , great riding fella !

Great ride man,holding with top on 96....90s into early 2000s 2 stroke are the Best beasts, Shes tuned nicely...great sound...what pipe you using FMF?

You rode the hell out of it ⛽️💨

Nice riding! You were hauling ASS Dude!

You are a great rider!

I laugh to myself when I see kids today on a 125 2-stroke roll on the throttle like a 4-stroke when exiting corners. Yes, we used to have more talent. :)

Very good

Bradshaw, sounds familiar I know of some around these parts that ride, I just always rode trails more of a weekend warrior, I can ride trails for hours.

Sweet! Dang those moto3 ruts though!

Did you convert your front forks to crf? I swear 96 cr did not come with showa forks

man, hearing this sound , brings back memories. i rode a 95 yz80, my friend 97 cr 125, we swaped bikes all the time... The old bikes are faster! esp with good supension.. and the heavier frame actually gives the bike much more traction on a 125..

Nice Bike. I miss my old RM 125.

Just after 3 mins I can see where the old bike is a little slower. Good job

A Honda 125 any year but mid 90's are so under tuned from Honda theres ALOT of power in those motors....cheers great vid! As always

The whizzers were the greatest! Still love 2stroke.

I had a 93 and 97 cr125 and also a 2003 yz 125 and 2002 cr125. It was noticeable how much more power my 93 had over the rest. The 93 motor just sounded like it worked harder

The way MX should sound!

Question is. Where that one gone who was in front of you from beginning? He was in blue.

95/96 cr’s were the rockets to be on….. love it