1985 HRC 250

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COOL BIKE . LOTS OF ONE OFF PARTS . TOP END LOOKS ALOT LIKE 86 TOP END. MAN CHECK OUT THAT SEAT.
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observer 4/3/2010 6:42pm
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Ahhh...in her "hey-day"...she was the shit.W00t
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Put a rear disc on her and she would be still the shit. Doesn't this works bike have an electronic power valve?

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AZ35 4/3/2010 8:35pm
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The 1985 Honda's should be the example shown in the dictionary under "works bike". They were so advanced from everything else (including the other factory bikes). Any of the 82-85 factory Honda's were the most amazing motorcycles of any era.


And they had such a strong team of riders, that had to be the all-time dream team for one manufacturer in the same season.
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Wandell 4/4/2010 12:52pm
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You got that right AZ35!
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observer 4/6/2010 2:57pm
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bd wrote:
Put a rear disc on her and she would be still the shit. Doesn't this works bike have an electronic power valve?
According to David Bailey...there bikes don't even come close to the current factory bikes. Believe it or not...(which I personally could not believe, but hey...he's the man)Unsure
Mugen ME125RE 4/15/2010 9:27am
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#25 was Hannah's bike, and I think he was the only one to run the rear drum all season. Bailey, O'Show and Ronnie were all runing rear disc. If you look at the 85 Unadilla bikes they had larger aluminum tanks than the outdoor/SX bikes like in the picture.
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mx295 4/15/2010 9:37am
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bd wrote:
Put a rear disc on her and she would be still the shit. Doesn't this works bike have an electronic power valve?
observer wrote:
According to David Bailey...there bikes don't even come close to the current factory bikes. Believe it or not...(which I personally could not believe, but hey...he's...
According to David Bailey...there bikes don't even come close to the current factory bikes. Believe it or not...(which I personally could not believe, but hey...he's the man)Unsure
Not to be a dick.. But how would Bailey know. I'm pretty sure he hasn't rode a current factory bike at race speed. Lechein just said in a recent video that his 85 hrc 250 could be competitive today.
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observer 4/16/2010 4:04pm
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bd wrote:
Put a rear disc on her and she would be still the shit. Doesn't this works bike have an electronic power valve?
observer wrote:
According to David Bailey...there bikes don't even come close to the current factory bikes. Believe it or not...(which I personally could not believe, but hey...he's...
According to David Bailey...there bikes don't even come close to the current factory bikes. Believe it or not...(which I personally could not believe, but hey...he's the man)Unsure
mx295 wrote:
Not to be a dick.. But how would Bailey know. I'm pretty sure he hasn't rode a current factory bike at race speed. Lechein just said...
Not to be a dick.. But how would Bailey know. I'm pretty sure he hasn't rode a current factory bike at race speed. Lechein just said in a recent video that his 85 hrc 250 could be competitive today.
I guess in David Baileys opinion...
Ron Lechien apparently has a different opinion I guess. Like I said, I found it kind of unbelievable myself. I've always thought the HRC factory bikes back in the day, were magical and would be competitive with any modern day factory 4t today.
Then again...RC said his 2t factory Suz just doesn't put it to the ground like his 4t did.
I'm sure a factory HRC 250 WOULD be pretty competitive today. But you'd be working harder on that bike than say, a factory Honda 450F.
I don't know...
I will ask Ron Lechien about this topic...
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Wandell 4/17/2010 11:10am
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I think the comparison of the 82-85 RC250's against a modern factory 450f is a little unfair. I think a comparison of the last Honda RC500's against the new 450f's would be a more even comparison.
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Yaya 4/17/2010 11:39am
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Why can't shit be this pretty today. That blood red color freaking beautiful. I was just watchin Danny Chandler last night on youtube kicking ass.
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Tbteam 4/18/2010 6:16am
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It's not really the engine that is in question. The suspension from the 80's era works bikes, while ultra trick at the time, is by today's standards very sub par. If you watch the old vids you can see a lot of bottoming and pogo-ing around that would be unacceptable today.

They were a thing of beauty, and certainly the dream of every mx kid on the planet.
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observer wrote:
According to David Bailey...there bikes don't even come close to the current factory bikes. Believe it or not...(which I personally could not believe, but hey...he's...
According to David Bailey...there bikes don't even come close to the current factory bikes. Believe it or not...(which I personally could not believe, but hey...he's the man)Unsure
mx295 wrote:
Not to be a dick.. But how would Bailey know. I'm pretty sure he hasn't rode a current factory bike at race speed. Lechein just said...
Not to be a dick.. But how would Bailey know. I'm pretty sure he hasn't rode a current factory bike at race speed. Lechein just said in a recent video that his 85 hrc 250 could be competitive today.
observer wrote:
I guess in David Baileys opinion... Ron Lechien apparently has a different opinion I guess. Like I said, I found it kind of unbelievable myself. I've...
I guess in David Baileys opinion...
Ron Lechien apparently has a different opinion I guess. Like I said, I found it kind of unbelievable myself. I've always thought the HRC factory bikes back in the day, were magical and would be competitive with any modern day factory 4t today.
Then again...RC said his 2t factory Suz just doesn't put it to the ground like his 4t did.
I'm sure a factory HRC 250 WOULD be pretty competitive today. But you'd be working harder on that bike than say, a factory Honda 450F.
I don't know...
I will ask Ron Lechien about this topic...
Rick Johnson's test at Honda amazing him so mush that he signed on when they asked
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Original 44 4/22/2010 4:08pm
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AZ35 wrote:
The 1985 Honda's should be the example shown in the dictionary under "works bike". They were so advanced from everything else (including the other factory bikes)...
The 1985 Honda's should be the example shown in the dictionary under "works bike". They were so advanced from everything else (including the other factory bikes). Any of the 82-85 factory Honda's were the most amazing motorcycles of any era.


And they had such a strong team of riders, that had to be the all-time dream team for one manufacturer in the same season.
X2. The factory Honda's sure were awesome.

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