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Hi there
I'm a new member and I'd try to start a new topic (not sure it's the right way of there's some other place to look for this issue) to be helped by you all
I'm from Italy and I love early '90s mx bikes, especially Honda. I'm on the way to a new project and I'd like to restore a CR 125. I love the look of '91, 92, 93 and '94 ( the bikes I dreamed of when I was a young boy...).
I started to look for a reasonably priced bike here in Italy and I found that 93 and 94 are quite rare, while 92 are pretty common. I know they are totally different bikes from many point of views, but I would really appreciate you opinion on this issue. is a 92 better or more collectable than a 93 or vice versa?
what were the strength and weak points of both of them?
to start this project I'd need to sell my '95 RM 125. I found a a guy that would trade my bike for a '93 CR 125 and for this reason I think I'll go for the 93.
I'd really appreciate your opinions and comments on this issue because I see you all are so competent and experienced.
I'd hope I could get also some useful informations for the restoration itself... I'd like to go through a complete rebuild
thanks in advance!
Marco
I'm a new member and I'd try to start a new topic (not sure it's the right way of there's some other place to look for this issue) to be helped by you all
I'm from Italy and I love early '90s mx bikes, especially Honda. I'm on the way to a new project and I'd like to restore a CR 125. I love the look of '91, 92, 93 and '94 ( the bikes I dreamed of when I was a young boy...).
I started to look for a reasonably priced bike here in Italy and I found that 93 and 94 are quite rare, while 92 are pretty common. I know they are totally different bikes from many point of views, but I would really appreciate you opinion on this issue. is a 92 better or more collectable than a 93 or vice versa?
what were the strength and weak points of both of them?
to start this project I'd need to sell my '95 RM 125. I found a a guy that would trade my bike for a '93 CR 125 and for this reason I think I'll go for the 93.
I'd really appreciate your opinions and comments on this issue because I see you all are so competent and experienced.
I'd hope I could get also some useful informations for the restoration itself... I'd like to go through a complete rebuild
thanks in advance!
Marco
I'm currently rebuilding a 96, take a look for inspiration:
CR125-96 rebuild
And here is a 93 rebuild (not mine):
CR125-93 rebuild
Good luck and keep us updated!
A lot OEM Parts for the 92 CR´s aren´t available anymore..
I rebuild a CR125-92 and a CR125-1995 i never had problems to get oem Parts for the 95 but i had near always trouble to get 92 parts. It depends what you need.... don´t wait to long.
thanks for the replies guys.
for the '93 model what scares most is tank and plastics. original OEM parts are no longer available, and I am not sure about the quality of aftermarket plastics. could you please suggest the best brand? the main point would be, I think, the red color. would Acerbis or UFO color be faithful to the original one? the engine parts would not be a problem, I guess.
I know the '92 red is different from '93 and '94, is that true?
one more question: is tank polishing really effective? anny particular product suggested?
I would really be happy to get some of these informations....
at the moment I found 2 bikes to purchase, I'll be able to see them next week, so I don't really know the real conditions of the tank...
Ciao!
The Shop
Luxon 4-Post Bar Mounts
$189.95 - $239.95
DeCal Works Huge Plastic Inventory of UFO and Polisport kits.
CR125 91 had the same Tank but was Red , same with CR250 91
If you rebuild a 1993- you can use a Clarke Tank. I belive its 99% same like Original, only the Honda Wing (stamp) near Cascap is missing. These Tanks are still available for a normal price.
If you go for a 93, here you have a guy selling Greg Albertyns team graphics, very cool!HRC 93 graphics
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