Honda CRM125
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@calum said in Honda CRM125:
Yeah nice.
I prefer the Honda personally.
How come these bikes were not as popular as the DTR then?
The Honda was never sold in the UK as it was still to powerful even when restricted we got the MTX instead lol. I think the Suzuki was just to expensive when new to be as popular as the DT, and the DT looked good so people paid less for the DT. My first DT125R cost £1249 brand new in August 89 lol, last brand new one I bought was £2695 in 2001. I couldnt believe how slow it was compared to the 89 one.
@scrimsmustang You must have an all-mighty shed in that garden to store all of these bikes? How many do you currently have dude???
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That shed holds the 1990's so it must be big!!
Would love a TS200R but maybe not in those RM shellsuit colours
There are always old two strokes appearing on eBay down Romford way that have come across the channel so I'd expect to see more CRM's appearing.
My friend works for Leisure Trail and says the 250 parts are getting very hard to come by these days so the 125 is possibly the one to pick up and rebuild
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That shed holds the 1990's so it must be big!!
Would love a TS200R but maybe not in those RM shellsuit colours
There are always old two strokes appearing on eBay down Romford way that have come across the channel so I'd expect to see more CRM's appearing.
My friend works for Leisure Trail and says the 250 parts are getting very hard to come by these days so the 125 is possibly the one to pick up and rebuild
@nottsbiker
I dont have any of them anymore shed aint big enough lol. Yes the CRM engine is very similar to NSR no electric start and different gear ratios on the CRM. I have 3 DTR,s 2 are in boxes though and a few other bits n bobs.As for the CRM for a 125 trailbike, with an oilpump and rear pegs etc, its streets ahead of a DT TSR KMX etc full power rated 29-30hp and I can well believe it. I derestricted mine then put a full arrow pipe on it fibre reeds and a mallossi filter element in it and upped the main just by 20. It was quick and sweet as a nut.
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@nottsbiker
I dont have any of them anymore shed aint big enough lol. Yes the CRM engine is very similar to NSR no electric start and different gear ratios on the CRM. I have 3 DTR,s 2 are in boxes though and a few other bits n bobs.As for the CRM for a 125 trailbike, with an oilpump and rear pegs etc, its streets ahead of a DT TSR KMX etc full power rated 29-30hp and I can well believe it. I derestricted mine then put a full arrow pipe on it fibre reeds and a mallossi filter element in it and upped the main just by 20. It was quick and sweet as a nut.
I still always have an old DTR kicking about, this is my favorate colour scheme, I dont have this anymore either.
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@nottsbiker
I dont have any of them anymore shed aint big enough lol. Yes the CRM engine is very similar to NSR no electric start and different gear ratios on the CRM. I have 3 DTR,s 2 are in boxes though and a few other bits n bobs.As for the CRM for a 125 trailbike, with an oilpump and rear pegs etc, its streets ahead of a DT TSR KMX etc full power rated 29-30hp and I can well believe it. I derestricted mine then put a full arrow pipe on it fibre reeds and a mallossi filter element in it and upped the main just by 20. It was quick and sweet as a nut.
@scrimsmustang Definitely one to keep an eye on then!
That Baby blue one has to be one of my favourites from your collection.
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I still always have an old DTR kicking about, this is my favorate colour scheme, I dont have this anymore either.
@scrimsmustang I'd like to track down a French market, Endurance Blue DT200R in the future. Fittingly 1980s.
I'd like to have an IT490 and 88' DT200R sat together.
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Plenty of 200's in France - you just have to pop over and pick one up
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Love the blue, great colour scheme. Would not mind a 200 either as well, be a single man though!
@oldman said in Honda CRM125:
Love the blue, great colour scheme. Would not mind a 200 either as well, be a single man though!
This was an 88 Japanese 200 with less than a 1000 miles on it built on a 2002 125 frame back in 2004
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Did you modify the frame to hold the oil / go with twin rads etc?
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@oldman said in Honda CRM125:
Love the blue, great colour scheme. Would not mind a 200 either as well, be a single man though!
This was an 88 Japanese 200 with less than a 1000 miles on it built on a 2002 125 frame back in 2004
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Did you modify the frame to hold the oil / go with twin rads etc?
@nottsbiker said in Honda CRM125:
Did you modify the frame to hold the oil / go with twin rads etc?
No ran it on a single 125 rad and 125 oil tank with no problems at all.
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@nottsbiker said in Honda CRM125:
Did you modify the frame to hold the oil / go with twin rads etc?
No ran it on a single 125 rad and 125 oil tank with no problems at all.
@scrimsmustang what are the it models like?
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490 air-cooled, no power valve - mental I'd imagine
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490 air-cooled, no power valve - mental I'd imagine
@nottsbiker I do like the shape a lot just not sure if they're a pig
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@nottsbiker I do like the shape a lot just not sure if they're a pig
@declan said in Honda CRM125:
@nottsbiker I do like the shape a lot just not sure if they're a pig
That IT went really well, It had a tuned YZ490J topend on it, having said that a modern 250 YZ would run rings round it. If you like low down grunt and doing wheelies without trying thats the bike for u lol.
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Do you ever see any of your old builds about? Be sad to see one abused, would risk buying that though would have to keep elsewhere I think
@oldman said in Honda CRM125:
Do you ever see any of your old builds about? Be sad to see one abused, would risk buying that though would have to keep elsewhere I think
Out of loads, I couldnt count them I have only ever seen 2 for sale, both on ebay an Endurance Blue 88 and a White 89 with 88 decals. Helped out with insurance claims on 2 that have been stolen also, one just recently a Blue/White 97.
These 2 where stolen
Blue 97 Black 01
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I must be getting old as i now like the original indicators over the naff mini ones which no other road users can see.
Looks like DT ones are the same as early TDR so that will make my search easier.
