This week's Primm Column is up if you want to check it out. This week we look at the 1979 CR125R.

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Edited Date/Time 4/27/2012 9:37am
The 1979 CR125R


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PRM31 4/27/2012 5:41am
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Hard to believe that just two years after that the bikes had water cooling, single shock, long travel suspension. More bike evolution in a couple years time than in the 25 years since.
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tblazier 4/27/2012 6:47am
4/27/2012 6:47am
PRM31 wrote:
Hard to believe that just two years after that the bikes had water cooling, single shock, long travel suspension. More bike evolution in a couple years...
Hard to believe that just two years after that the bikes had water cooling, single shock, long travel suspension. More bike evolution in a couple years time than in the 25 years since.
You are right there, it is hard to believe these 2 bikes are only 2 years apart.

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newmann 4/27/2012 7:18am
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PRM31 wrote:
Hard to believe that just two years after that the bikes had water cooling, single shock, long travel suspension. More bike evolution in a couple years...
Hard to believe that just two years after that the bikes had water cooling, single shock, long travel suspension. More bike evolution in a couple years time than in the 25 years since.
The 79 had long travel suspension. It just wasn't good long travel suspension! Laughing
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Kyle10Wolfe 4/27/2012 8:16am
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my younger brother rides one of these at the AMA vintage national championships at mid-ohio every year

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OW38B 4/27/2012 8:47am
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Let us not forget the gone after one year 23 inch front wheel that Honda thought was such a great idea. Huh
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newmann 4/27/2012 9:05am
4/27/2012 9:05am
OW38B wrote:
Let us not forget the gone after one year 23 inch front wheel that Honda thought was such a great idea. Huh
Speaking of, where did the 20 inch front wheel go?
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FGR01 4/27/2012 9:34am
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newmann wrote:
Speaking of, where did the 20 inch front wheel go?
Same thing. Idea that had limited usefulness and never really caught on.
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Matthes 4/27/2012 9:37am
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OW38B wrote:
Let us not forget the gone after one year 23 inch front wheel that Honda thought was such a great idea. Huh
newmann wrote:
Speaking of, where did the 20 inch front wheel go?
The plushness of the 20 was replicated by the tire guys coming out with a 90 sidewall which offered the same squish, footprint and feel that the guys liked from the 20'.

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