Honda two stroke 2000's

For some reason I’m a bigger fan of the 2000-01 Gen vs the 02-07 Gen. Love that whole era though!

2000-2001 CR250 was a well loved bike.  Much better dialed stock than the 2002 -.   I still recall guys being pretty upset with their 2002's and some not wanting to give up their 2001's.   I also still recall getting the recall letter in the mail for my 2002 for the dumbass airbox/airboot setup.  "Please bring your bike back to the dealer so we can seal your airbox with RTV"... lol

I loved my 2006. Bought it for like $1000 to get back into riding, hopped right back into racing harescramble with it and blew it up. Put a new OEM crank, cylinder, Piston ETC in it and ran the piss out of it for another 2-3 years, won a championship on it. Only new parts it really ever got were the $50 eBay graphics, grips, and pistons when need be. It was a great bike to ride and race for fun and I really regret selling it. The guy who bought it restored it to OEM spec even with OEM bars and all. 

Just wait until you meet my buddy Profeshenal. 

Gold wheels, blue seat cover& yellow backgrounds r so sharp on a cr125.  This is a 5 hr 04 it came with the woody graphics. It has Tara Gieger 04 championship spec engine with a tiny bit more torque now. Also have a 04 practice bike. And a 05 I like the 04 engine & chassis the most. Back & neck injury screwed up this yr.  I Love these bikes they keep me going. Back to Chicago working 7 days a week mon for a Eastern European trucking co. Depending on how much money I can save. I need 8k to hire a Chicago attorney to get 87k owed from 2 co.s.  It’s either Fl. Cal. Or ax this winter.  I had TJ make 2 TUF. Blue seat covers . So maybe I should just get a National AX 125 championship. Haha 

Nice find. I saw Lammy & McGrath in 91 racing at Millville. The peak bikes sounded so Killer.  Lamson,s 96 was the highest reving 125 I ever heard.  If all goes as planned . I,ll be testing pipes . Pc , hgs, Messico & fmf which I hv. And pick the quickest responding.  I had FC revalve for whoops & I can ride whoops pretty good. I wanted a quick responding engine with a strong & long mid. Engine should be good for AX.  I pretty much have the tag as the fastest 04 cr125 rider in the world. Haha I kinda stole that from 94 mxon Emig. His plan was I,m the fastest 125 rider in the world   , so get ready. 

This one is beautiful 

Holy shit ape hangers! Nice bike pro

I had a 2000 CR250 that was built by VPE and hands down was my favorite bike I owned. 

All I remember about the 97-01 1st gen aluminum frames is seeing Ezra Lusk crashing really hard.

I owned an 03 and it handles really well

Hi Marc.

I've got an '06 CR125 with very low hours (still has the original tires... seriously). I love the handling, suspension and weightless feel it has. The engine is fun but lacking compared to my '06 YZ125 and the 5-speed tranny is also a bit limiting, but considering I only ride for fun nowadays, it's not like it's handicapping me.

I also have an '03 CR250 and had the cylinder base machined to lower the ports (and the head modified, obviously) and that made a big difference in the low-end power. Much easier to ride off-road now.

Enjoy your CRs because Honda's probably never gonna make a 2T again (and that's a shame). Great bikes.

I had an '03.  So many issues with that bike but it served me well.  I was racing in the woods so that led to some of the destruction.  It got me some wins though.  Always loved that look!

I own a pair of '00 CR250's. My son and I absolutely love them and don't think I'll ever part with either.

We do a bunch of practice track days each year, and we just did a top end, clutch, sprockets, tires and Factory Connection suspension on my son's because he'll do a few races with it this season as well.

Great bikes.

A pair of 07s here. 

Funny that I just read a "retro test" in MXA on the 2007 Honda CR125...the final year.  

Big 2-stroke fan here... lots of beauties in this thread.

BTW - never apologize about "bad english" my friend.   At least you know a 2nd language, unlike many of us Americans.

Here is mine. I sold my other bikes in Japan, but shipped this one back from Japan when I moved back to the States as I couldn't part with her.  She has gained a few HRC parts in recent years.  I remember when Honda brought several pre-production 2002 CR250's to the Honda track in Saitama for their support riders to tryout. They also had a new 2001 CR250 there to compare back to back.  My first impression was that I liked the frame a little better than my 2001 and the front brake was a little better along with better valving in the front fork, but I absolutely thought the engine was a huge step backwards.. like riding a very health 125 with no hit anywhere in the powerband, but with better high rpm torque than a 125.  There was no torque at low rpm for doing small doubles out of a corner and the motor felt like a sewing machine it was so hitless.  I had no desire to give up my 2001 after that test ride. The issues with the 2001 were the very harsh mid-stroke valving in the fork, the carb jetting and a little tingle in the handlebars, only felt when hit things like supercross woops, square edges. The frame made the bike feel super stable and planted.  I fixed the forks with a Showa works kit, put brass inserts into the bars, and got the magic jetting specs for the finicky Mikuni from the Honda factory team and all was 100% resolved.  Best bike of all time for me.

Loved my 2000 CR250! Gee if only honda would make a bad ace two smoke again. Que the dreamy background sound effects!