Picked this up today...82 CR480R

oldschool84
Edited Date/Time 5/6/2017 10:57am
Picked up an 82 CR480R today. Bike runs really good! Starts 1st kick when you give it a good go. Idles beautifully. Last time I had an open bike was in the mid 90's and it was a 94 KX500. Not sure if I'll keep it or maybe let it go...

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AHRMA361 5/5/2017 1:11pm
5/5/2017 1:11pm Edited Date/Time 5/5/2017 1:12pm
backinthesaddleagain wrote:
Awesome. I think it's an 83 though.
Nope. Based on the tank and side panel shape and non-safety seat it's an 82. Looks like someone put 83 decals on the swingarm or swapped the whole arm for the newer one.

Looks like the seat was shaved down and a blue cover used.
oldschool84 5/5/2017 1:18pm
5/5/2017 1:18pm
AHRMA361 wrote:
Nope. Based on the tank and side panel shape and non-safety seat it's an 82. Looks like someone put 83 decals on the swingarm or swapped...
Nope. Based on the tank and side panel shape and non-safety seat it's an 82. Looks like someone put 83 decals on the swingarm or swapped the whole arm for the newer one.

Looks like the seat was shaved down and a blue cover used.
Yes, the seat has been shaved down. I don't think that's the original seat cover either.

This may be a winter time project. Any obvious way to tell if it's an 83 swingarm?

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Sofiedog 5/5/2017 1:43pm
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great bike for Vintage MX racing!

Pic is from the GP Classic Steel Series. Says '82 is a 4 speed, '83 is a 5 speed

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MaxPower 5/5/2017 3:32pm
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I always thought bikes look stupid with the seat foam cut
Those bikes were pretty good. It was the year Honda turned things around
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Sully 5/5/2017 6:43pm
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MaxPower wrote:
I always thought bikes look stupid with the seat foam cut
Those bikes were pretty good. It was the year Honda turned things around
From what I remember reading, it would have been hard for Honda to go anywhere but up after the '81 480.
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Sofiedog 5/5/2017 7:50pm
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MaxPower wrote:
I always thought bikes look stupid with the seat foam cut
Those bikes were pretty good. It was the year Honda turned things around
yeah..but the bikes are tall....no problem for me, I'm 6ft with a 32" inseam...bike feels ok to me, but if I were shorter, I could see cutting the foam to get my feet down...
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VintageRacer 5/5/2017 10:32pm
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I said the same thing, my 83 480 is a big bike.

I'm not a fork expert though, are those fox forks or just decals?

Cool find.
JustPuttinAround 5/6/2017 10:56am
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Sully wrote:
From what I remember reading, it would have been hard for Honda to go anywhere but up after the '81 480.
But I loved that cutting-edge front number plate so much!
Whistling
Wasn't that, the 450, Honda's first production open bike?

Anyway, great find! It looks mostly unmolested.
I would think that bike would be very competitive for all your off-road vintage racing needs!
Enjoy!

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