Some great shots of great bikes

 

1975 HONDA CR125M1 FMF RACER
FMF forks, pipe, head, swingarm, aircaps. Bike has Nos tank, new seat, tires, sprockets, chain, cables & more.SCOTT STEGERCape Girardeau, MO. USAredrider@marz.com

CR80R 1981 Honda Elsinore. Owned by Marco & Franco Lombardi, Somerdale, New Jersey. Traded a go-ped for this awesome bike. Can you believe it? We work on it all day keeping it in tip-top shape. Looks and runs like new. Thanks.......Good one guys.

Hello from Elsinore! Last year you asked me for a photo of my 1976 CR125M.  Sorry it took so long.  This is my original bike I purchased this bike in 1977 and still have it. It is unrestored and in excellent original condition. Since the photo was taken I have replaced the seat and side covers with NOS parts. It has a race engine with FMF pipe and head.  Also attached is a photo of my 1975 MR50 Elsinore.  The MR50 is a complete restoration with 0 hours on it.  Thank you, Bob Cantarini - Elsinore, CA

From Joe Abbate..New Jersey.......Cool

This bike isnt restored...it's all original! I found it in this condition in AZ and had it brought to me in CA. I plan to make it "showroom". Gotta find an original front # plate, levers and mounts. Overall, I can't believe it's really 27 years old and looks like this. Sandra

Here is a picture of my 78 Elsinore I restored from 5 junkers. I have enough parts to start a second bike. I will start it next year being that this year I am getting the XR 65OR.
Robert Ramos from Gilroy California

If Honda made a CR thumper in 1979 it would probably look similar to this one off
prototype Horsepower Factory (HPF) XR 185. It has bored and stroked XR185 motor,
Fox Forks, Ohlins, Sun rims, C&J frame, CR wheels, CR tank, seat and fenders.
Owned and raced by Tom France of Haverstraw, New York, USA.  Tom is also the
volunteer director of the American Classic Racing (ACR) for  Northeast US
vintage / evolution racing.  See the website at www.acrmx.com ( thanks again Perry)

An '83 CR480 armed with DG Pipe and ready for AHRMA's new Evo series. From Kurt Mosher, Dublin Ohio USA ......Mean Kurt, Mean !

At last a KIWI Elsinore... from Phil Damen...Christchurch New Zealand.

This bike was rescued from a 'river racer' who had been killing it for years going up and down the beach. I've replaced every bearing and seal in the frame and engine. As I could find no expansion pipes are made commercially for this model I ended up getting a hand made one locally. The guy did a great job and with slightly heavier gauge tubing it gives a nice sharp ping when running. Needless to say it goes like a cut cat. I've made no modifications to the ports other then clean them up.
I hope to first race it at the up and coming 'Old thumpers' classic meeting in Takaka, New Zealand on 6 Feb.

Mike Boggia has sent in a shot of his very trick 1980 Mugen CR125......thanks Mike.

All the way from Bonnie Scotland - Here attached are before and after shots of my red rocket restoration. Since this I have restored another for my son and have raced this one in the scottish championship and came second unfortunately I redone a new engine for my sons bike with new piston, chrome bore, crank etc and seized both that engine and the other at the last round of the championship. Thanks Ian and Robin Mac Queen. ( Thanks Ian.....But what are you feeding the poor things?? :-) )

 

1979 CR125R, Elsinore.  Restored by Robert D. Hawes Jr. for Jim Lince.
The Goodie List.
Motor:  New piston, rings, pin, bearing, bore, main bearings, crank, all seals, air filter, intake, gaskets and bolts.  Head, cylinder (port and polish), muffler, silencer, cases and covers are powder coated. 

Chassis:  '80 CR125R forks, new Sun Rims, new Stainless steel spokes, new bearings and seal (for the hubs...powder coated), Metzeler's, new swingarm bearings, brake rod, foot pegs, shifter, '80 CR125R seat, bars, grips, Terry cables and Sun Line levers assemblies.  I restored the rear fender, front number plate, side panels and Fox Air's.  Frame, swingarm, rear brake stay rear brake peddle, motor mounts and tank are powder coated.  Most of the nuts, bolts were black oxided or replaced.  One hot ride. Robert Hawes

This could be the New York Elsinore VMX club...actually 66A belongs to Joe Vanella, Oswego, NY. They tell me Joe makes this 79 boogie. Machine is equipped with DG arm, DG pipe and silencer with works core also Fox air Shox. Joes friend ,Perry Sconzert (a regular contributor) owns 99D, he has added a Jemco cone pipe ( " it rips" ) Horvat Round Silencer,once again shows off that  delicious Fox arm and a set of Works Performance shocks.Young Phil Sconzert is the proud owner of the 80 CR80R photographed here with the Sconzert family jewels! 

 

A Mugen 360

This bike is owned by Mike Downey of Melbourne Australia. It's built for racing and in its first serious outing scored impressive wins ridden by Noel Clarke in the Over 300cc Pre 80 class.        

Mikes Mugen is based on a stock 1979 CR250R. The Mugen Additions are Head, Cylinder and Piston kit. The stock cases have been machined slightly to fit the bigger bore while the crank has been rebalanced to compensate for the heavier piston. The entire bottom end and gearbox has been refurbished by Rod Sharp here in Melbourne.

Other goodies to note are the 44mm Fox Forx, beadblasted and powder coated frame, repainted original tank in Mugen signage by Mike himself, repadded seat by Tony O'Connor of Eldorado in South Australia, Genuine DG FIM side panels, LOP Alloy banana Swingarm (supplied by me) Replica Mugen pipe by Geoff Morris Concepts of Eltham, Victoria,( Mike has the original tucked away safely), DG Muffler,  White power remote reservoir shocks, Excel rims and Metzler tyres. A BDR engineering Fox Repro alloy kit adds the finishing touch.(smile)   

Here's an 83 Cr 125 from Scott MacDonald of Cornwall Ontario, Canada.
"I restored this last winter. I don't know if its old enough to be worthy of your site
but here is a pic,anways.I have owed her since 85 and she has been great to me......"

( Scott, Any Elsinore is worthy of this site....)
  Check Scotts 73 Canam MX1 125 on the CanAm page as well.

This is a 1976 Honda CR250. Owner Terry writes,"I got this bike from the original owner, It is all original including the tires" Terry also owns a very sweet YZ250 which can be seen on the "Others" page.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

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