Let's see your 80's Bikes

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POWLEY256 5/23/2019 9:04am
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Heres my 1985 CR500





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Another Photo of the bike racing in Mayer, AZ.








My 1980 RM250.






My 83 KX500.









My 87 RM250.






Don't have too many 80's "Bike" photos without me riding them..... Smile



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Diego Kawi Rider wrote:
I love "post vintage" mid 80's bike...if you got one....let see it! Here's mine: 1986 KX125 e1 [img]https://p.vitalmx.com/photos/forums/2019/05/22/349353/s1200_20171202_170648.jpg[/img] 1987 CR125 [img]https://p.vitalmx.com/photos/forums/2019/05/22/349352/s1200_1987_CR125_Sunset_1_of_1_11.jpg[/img]
I love "post vintage" mid 80's bike...if you got one....let see it!
Here's mine:
1986 KX125 e1


1987 CR125


Had a blast racing with you at Perris!


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Bret 5/23/2019 9:23am
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Post Vintage is where it's at!



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POWLEY256 wrote:
Heres my 1985 CR500 [img]https://p.vitalmx.com/photos/forums/2019/05/23/349494/s1200_2CF3B1A7_A997_4C54_87C5_AC8E75E9AC7B.jpg[/img] [img]https://p.vitalmx.com/photos/forums/2019/05/23/349496/s1200_AC3BED6E_8D5A_4331_A014_9A45E24C0678.jpg[/img] [img]https://p.vitalmx.com/photos/forums/2019/05/23/349497/s1200_E4B7C404_4D94_4F87_B352_F3B1F4B5E039.jpg[/img] [img]https://p.vitalmx.com/photos/forums/2019/05/23/349495/s1200_E5F56BD0_36B4_40C0_8DE1_9477308FF810.jpg[/img]
Heres my 1985 CR500





Quoted because the 2nd photo is bad ass!
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Diego Kawi Rider 5/23/2019 9:31am
5/23/2019 9:31am
Bman_145 wrote:
[img]https://p.vitalmx.com/photos/forums/2019/05/22/349395/s1200_IMG_5906.jpg[/img] [img]https://p.vitalmx.com/photos/forums/2019/05/22/349394/s1200_IMG_6841.jpg[/img]


Inverted forks! Nice!!
How did that work out?
Diego Kawi Rider 5/23/2019 9:35am
5/23/2019 9:35am
POWLEY256 wrote:
Heres my 1985 CR500 [img]https://p.vitalmx.com/photos/forums/2019/05/23/349494/s1200_2CF3B1A7_A997_4C54_87C5_AC8E75E9AC7B.jpg[/img] [img]https://p.vitalmx.com/photos/forums/2019/05/23/349496/s1200_AC3BED6E_8D5A_4331_A014_9A45E24C0678.jpg[/img] [img]https://p.vitalmx.com/photos/forums/2019/05/23/349497/s1200_E4B7C404_4D94_4F87_B352_F3B1F4B5E039.jpg[/img] [img]https://p.vitalmx.com/photos/forums/2019/05/23/349495/s1200_E5F56BD0_36B4_40C0_8DE1_9477308FF810.jpg[/img]
Heres my 1985 CR500





THIS THINGS INSANE!!
Break a sweat trying to start that monster when its cold?
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Michael551 wrote:
My 1982 yz 490, with a 465 swinging arm to make it UK "Twinshock" eligible, and tank/ seat set up as personally i prefer it! [img]https://p.vitalmx.com/photos/forums/2019/05/23/349439/s1200_yamahayz490.jpg[/img]
My 1982 yz 490, with a 465 swinging arm to make it UK "Twinshock" eligible, and tank/ seat set up as personally i prefer it!



Dropbear wrote:
Wow, just swingarm, or frame too.
Michael551 wrote:
Just the swinging arm, the tank needed some brackets to be fabricated to fit, and the brake arm needed to be cut down slightly. I love...
Just the swinging arm, the tank needed some brackets to be fabricated to fit, and the brake arm needed to be cut down slightly. I love it, best classic race bike I've had.
Thats an 81 or 80.

This is an 82.

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89 cr144 engine build








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wolfy0067 wrote:
89 cr144 engine build [img]https://p.vitalmx.com/photos/forums/2019/05/23/349522/s1200_36EBF71F_28D3_4B5B_A28C_9DBA9E95AF9C.jpg[/img] [img]https://p.vitalmx.com/photos/forums/2019/05/23/349524/s1200_A7AE622C_8AF4_4E4C_A3AD_107D7AC602AC.jpg[/img] [img]https://p.vitalmx.com/photos/forums/2019/05/23/349521/s1200_D0CD100C_B06D_4D98_BDF5_D3E9C4896EE1.jpg[/img] [img]https://p.vitalmx.com/photos/forums/2019/05/23/349523/s1200_91C40612_13C5_402C_8AC5_0877E9A07CD2.jpg[/img] [img]https://p.vitalmx.com/photos/forums/2019/05/23/349525/s1200_A0648161_2922_4135_BB6D_48E4B7485D2E.jpg[/img] [img]https://p.vitalmx.com/photos/forums/2019/05/23/349527/s1200_C1C682B9_B830_4FEC_A3CF_68D33AA2A63F.jpg[/img] [img]https://p.vitalmx.com/photos/forums/2019/05/23/349526/s1200_E7F48B71_BE4B_401F_9A25_5F6858E2796F.jpg[/img] [img]https://p.vitalmx.com/photos/forums/2019/05/23/349528/s1200_3C3A8EFA_A2AE_4A4B_B80B_3F3E50C91DE2.jpg[/img] [img]https://p.vitalmx.com/photos/forums/2019/05/23/349529/s1200_3A2C94E1_7BED_479F_AFBA_5AF76C34BB31.jpg[/img]
89 cr144 engine build








OOOOOOHH!!! Let me know how it goes! Was considering doing the same after spending some time with my stocker.

Also, the engineers who cooked up that power valve system can go ahead and never do that again.
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POWLEY256 5/23/2019 10:14am
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POWLEY256 wrote:
Heres my 1985 CR500 [img]https://p.vitalmx.com/photos/forums/2019/05/23/349494/s1200_2CF3B1A7_A997_4C54_87C5_AC8E75E9AC7B.jpg[/img] [img]https://p.vitalmx.com/photos/forums/2019/05/23/349496/s1200_AC3BED6E_8D5A_4331_A014_9A45E24C0678.jpg[/img] [img]https://p.vitalmx.com/photos/forums/2019/05/23/349497/s1200_E4B7C404_4D94_4F87_B352_F3B1F4B5E039.jpg[/img] [img]https://p.vitalmx.com/photos/forums/2019/05/23/349495/s1200_E5F56BD0_36B4_40C0_8DE1_9477308FF810.jpg[/img]
Heres my 1985 CR500





Diego Kawi Rider wrote:
THIS THINGS INSANE!!
Break a sweat trying to start that monster when its cold?
Since i had the stater re wound she pretty much starts first kick from cold
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It’s a rocket, just finished tuning an lectern carb



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Dale_Carmine 5/23/2019 11:04am
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'87 CR125 vet racing in the Midwest.
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Not as many 80’s bikes as the 90’s but I will throw a few of our bikes in here for good measure:

We have a few more that are in different stages of restoring for some good times racing EVO series events.

Come out to Milestone MX for the ARX event on Sunday (05/26) if you want to see or race with other EVO bikes!








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^^^ That 247 Honda is really nice.

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SEEMEFIRST 5/23/2019 12:37pm
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Trying to decide what to do with it.
'89.

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Dale_Carmine wrote:
'87 CR125 vet racing in the Midwest. [img]https://p.vitalmx.com/photos/forums/2019/05/23/349554/s1200_IMG_20180915_134234177.jpg[/img]
'87 CR125 vet racing in the Midwest.
Very nice! This, and that Husqvarna WR250 from Page 1 are my favorite bikes in this thread so far. Nothing screws up the 80s look like modern pre-printed fancy-font accessorized numbers. This ^^^ is what real world bikes looked like in the 80s.
Thank you for posting.
Michael551 5/23/2019 1:43pm
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Dropbear wrote:
Wow, just swingarm, or frame too.
Michael551 wrote:
Just the swinging arm, the tank needed some brackets to be fabricated to fit, and the brake arm needed to be cut down slightly. I love...
Just the swinging arm, the tank needed some brackets to be fabricated to fit, and the brake arm needed to be cut down slightly. I love it, best classic race bike I've had.
77Moto wrote:
Thats an 81 or 80. This is an 82. [img]https://i.pinimg.com/originals/ba/70/0b/ba700b05542eb8eb891ea73569bf23ef.jpg[/img]
Thats an 81 or 80.

This is an 82.

No the bike is an 82, it started off exactly as you've shown.
We swapped the swinging arm to make it correct for the required class in the UK.
Swapped out the original tank and safety seat as used on the 82 for the 81 465 set up as this was my preference.
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dean122 5/23/2019 2:02pm
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Thread of the week! Great looking rides!
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88 CR250



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ktm_kev wrote:
My ‘86 CR250R [img]https://p.vitalmx.com/photos/forums/2019/05/23/349471/s1200_DE3ADCB8_9C5D_4CDC_B4A4_259BF8B0FA1B.jpg[/img] [img]https://p.vitalmx.com/photos/forums/2019/05/23/349472/s1200_79C9C75B_D642_43B2_9732_C181713E9577.jpg[/img]
My ‘86 CR250R

Most Husky WRs from that time I've seen had frame loops. Did you cut yours off?
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ktm_kev wrote:
My ‘86 CR250R [img]https://p.vitalmx.com/photos/forums/2019/05/23/349471/s1200_DE3ADCB8_9C5D_4CDC_B4A4_259BF8B0FA1B.jpg[/img] [img]https://p.vitalmx.com/photos/forums/2019/05/23/349472/s1200_79C9C75B_D642_43B2_9732_C181713E9577.jpg[/img]
My ‘86 CR250R

ATKpilot99 wrote:
Most Husky WRs from that time I've seen had frame loops. Did you cut yours off?
Sorry quoted the wrong post. Was for jthaggerty
Diego Kawi Rider 5/23/2019 2:48pm
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FLmxer wrote:
[img]https://p.vitalmx.com/photos/forums/2019/05/23/349475/s1200_FB_IMG_1538957326786.jpg[/img] Me launching my 87 kx 125 at Lockhart stadium. Dean Baker with the yellow background behind me on Honda. Brought myself and my friend Chris.

Me launching my 87 kx 125 at Lockhart stadium. Dean Baker with the yellow background behind me on Honda. Brought myself and my friend Chris.
GETTIN IT!!!
Diego Kawi Rider 5/23/2019 2:50pm
5/23/2019 2:50pm Edited Date/Time 5/24/2019 5:12am
Diego Kawi Rider wrote:
I love "post vintage" mid 80's bike...if you got one....let see it! Here's mine: 1986 KX125 e1 [img]https://p.vitalmx.com/photos/forums/2019/05/22/349353/s1200_20171202_170648.jpg[/img] 1987 CR125 [img]https://p.vitalmx.com/photos/forums/2019/05/22/349352/s1200_1987_CR125_Sunset_1_of_1_11.jpg[/img]
I love "post vintage" mid 80's bike...if you got one....let see it!
Here's mine:
1986 KX125 e1


1987 CR125


Bret wrote:
Had a blast racing with you at Perris! [img]https://p.vitalmx.com/photos/forums/2019/05/23/349503/s1200_Perris_2.jpg[/img] [img]https://p.vitalmx.com/photos/forums/2019/05/23/349504/s1200_Perris_1.jpg[/img]
Had a blast racing with you at Perris!


Hey Bret!! That was a great day of racing!! We need to get more guys in So Cal with bikes to come to the starting gate with us. I like the new Perris track layout.
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