Favorite bike of all time

blankplate 8/14/2008 7:04am
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Gotta go with my current bike 05 CRF450. Still fires up as easy as any of my 2 strokes ever did and I looooove the torque.


I can tell you my worst, '92 KX 125. That thing was a slug and turned like an oil tanker.
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80' YZ125G....... last of the air cooled...... comfortable.... not stellar in any one category, but a great, and fun overall package....

97' YZ125..... durable..... comfortable.... decent suspension...... usable power.... stable, yet turned well..... great overall package....
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Stalker122 8/14/2008 7:51am
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If any of you saw my 2004 pc kx 125 you would have liked it!! 43hp in SX!! that thing was mean sounding!! By far my most favorite bike!
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I've currently got 11 bikes in my basement. To this day, I think I've had more fun on a Z50 than any other bike I've ever ridden. I have a '91 or '93 right now. I considered selling it ot pay for my son's DRZ110 we just got and my wife threatened me. That one will be around a while.

My favorite MX bike is probably my 1986 CR 125. That thing ran and ran and ran. I did everything on it. MX, HS, Enduro, trails, hill climbing. It did all well. Fast, handled great, and was bullet proof reliable.

One of the most fun bikes I have in the basement right now is my BBR CRF 150 (F). With a little stiffer springs, a lighting coil, and a kick stand that could be my favorite bike of all time.

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Yamaha336 8/14/2008 8:11am
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2008 Honda CRF250R with a PC modified motor, PC suspension, and a Yoshi carbon pro system. It is enough to handle all the vets on their 450's!
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crowe176 wrote:
96 RM125 00/01 CR250 This thing (01) was a beast and handled great. The engine was SWEEEET. 03/05 CRF450 The guy I had do the suspension...
96 RM125


00/01 CR250 This thing (01) was a beast and handled great. The engine was SWEEEET.


03/05 CRF450 The guy I had do the suspension made this bike (03) the best handling bike I ever owned. I had tons of confidence on this thing.


07 RM250. Didn't like it that much until FC worked it over. After I grenaded the stock piston, I put a wiseco in, and it seems to have lost some low/chuggability. Once I throw a flywheel weight on, hopefully this will easily be the best bike I've ever owned.


Damn crowe I forgot to put the 01 CR 250 on my list, that was a great bike, I tried 3 differant pipes and always went back to the stock one. I put on hand gaurds and raced two years of scrambles with it.
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Yamaha336 wrote:
2008 Honda CRF250R with a PC modified motor, PC suspension, and a Yoshi carbon pro system. It is enough to handle all the vets on their...
2008 Honda CRF250R with a PC modified motor, PC suspension, and a Yoshi carbon pro system. It is enough to handle all the vets on their 450's!
"All" the vets huh?

hmmm...

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Ing 8/14/2008 10:54am
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72 125 Husqvarna. Still got it. That's how much I LOVE it.
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Denn700 8/14/2008 12:17pm
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1. 2008 JM modified KX250F (most fun)
2. 2007 KX450F (I still like it better than my 08 KX450F and it is my favorite bike to race in the Vet class.
3. 2007 YZ250 (Best two Stroke)
4. 2003 Varner YZ134 stroker motor. (Best Tiddler)
5. 1989 CR80 Best Mini
6. DMC KX60 . My dad built tis for me because I raced 60's till I was 14 in the 80 class because I was so small then.
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'83 CR250 until Yamaha made the '98 YZ400F. As a four-stroke rider from the '60s and '70s, those were an answer to my prayers!Modern 4strokes, with...
'83 CR250 until Yamaha made the '98 YZ400F. As a four-stroke rider from the '60s and '70s, those were an answer to my prayers!
Modern 4strokes, with good suspension, are the reason I still motocross at age 55+.
Jimi J
Amen to that brotha.

#1 98 YZ400F

#2 04 YZ450F
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BDOG 8/14/2008 1:22pm
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98 YZ 250-

Sneaky fast and
handled like a friggin dream.
zookrider62 8/14/2008 1:33pm
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I love my 05 RM250, easiest bike to adapt to that ive ever had.
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1981 YZ 80 My first race bike when I was 11..... mono shock , liquid cooled....sweet bike
1985 CR500...ice raced it when i was 15.....Silliest thing I ever rode
2006 CRF450....I love this bike...I have had 02 04 05 but this bike seems better

I want a new favorite bike....but cant seem to let this one go.
Jordan421 8/14/2008 3:05pm
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1.2000 RM 125
2.2004 YZ 250F This bike is unbreakable.
chrisgg90 8/14/2008 3:07pm
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My 2001 ex Kawasaki belgium KX500 hybrid

and my 08 KTM 450 SX
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1973 Honda XR75 punched out to 116cc.
Next to sex motocross is best!

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Stalker122 wrote:
If any of you saw my 2004 pc kx 125 you would have liked it!! 43hp in SX!! that thing was mean sounding!! By far my...
If any of you saw my 2004 pc kx 125 you would have liked it!! 43hp in SX!! that thing was mean sounding!! By far my most favorite bike!
I'd give my left nut to ride that bike.
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Walker on his KX 125
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2004 yz 250 twostroke,
I still have it, NEVER selling it!
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MikeyB35 8/14/2008 6:45pm
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.....my 450 isnt too shabby either
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motodude72g 8/15/2008 1:20am
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my 1981 RM125X Water Cooled Full Floater motocross champion bike.

it was the bomb! just like the Bomber Mark Barnett who rode the prototype version of it to win the 125cc MX Championship on it.

that bike was amazing. almost everyone in the pits had it and we all knew it was a special bike.

God, i miss that bike!!

TheWeapon 8/15/2008 8:11am
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My favorite.....that's a tough one.

My first bike (Yamaha PW50) is hard to top for obvious reasons :-) My brother and I had so much fun on that thing when we were kids.

My favorite race bike would probably be my '96 GASGAS 125. The thing was a rocket - tm engine, marzocchi / ohlins suspension, hydraulic clutch, perimeter frame...I'll see if I can get my bro to scan some photos from back home so I can post them.

It was awesome turning up to local mx races and people laughing it up with my headlight and 'weird' looking bike (not to mention the wulfsport gear I wore Smile ). The laughing stopped as soon as the gates dropped though...
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My favorite bike was my Honda SL-70; I was 14 years old and I could ride that thing for miles. Freedom!!
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Too many......

My old hard tail honda z 50 (first bike)

1975 dt 175 (true freedom for a 16 year old on a limited budget.)

1976 yz 100 (bought in 1979, first race bike. 18 hp. Freaking 50cc's are doing the now)

1983 cr 480 ( just fun to ride, wish I still had it to play ride on)

1994 yz 250 (my last race bike, still have one to ride every once in a while)
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xnationalwrench wrote:
RM125B- bike I did for Gary Ogden 3rd Overall 125 National @ Handtown RM250B- Bike I helped Marty Miller make the main at L.A. Coliseum Honda...
RM125B- bike I did for Gary Ogden 3rd Overall 125 National @ Handtown
RM250B- Bike I helped Marty Miller make the main at L.A. Coliseum
Honda 480- This would have been the '83 Model but was a contract mechanic developing it
You did good on the cr 480
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Factoryphoto 8/15/2008 9:14am
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The first pict is my 97 Cr500 and anyone that has ridden a big bore two strokes knows they are the funnest things ever.. I been really kicking around the idea of getting a service CR500AF middle of 09' there the most reliable bike on the planet and the only bike you have to treat and ride with respect or it will beat ur ass.. My 08 Honda below is the best bike ive ever owned.. The RG3 suspension is just insane how good it is, motor is unreal..But I still have the thought of selling and getting a 500 AF.

and my 08 crf 450
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96 rm125-loved the right side up forks and turned like no other bike
98 yz125- first new bike ever and felt like a mini 250. One of the best 125 motors I've ridden with to this day
99 rm250- holeshot machine. Raced GFI winter series in the 250 Intermediate class against some really fast guys and holeshot 9 out of 10 motos and got 1 second place start.
04 crf450-first 4 stroke, really stable and super plush suspension gobbled up everything. Just a solid bike.
I have had some RMZ 450's and YZ250's and like those as well but these are the bikes that stand out to me.

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