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jonahdru222
2/19/2018 7:26am
2/19/2018 7:26am
Can anyone explain the differences between the 2000-2007 CR 125s?
I believe the 05-07 have different heads
Reason I'm wondering is because I'm actively searching for the 05-07 but I'm not having any luck, so I'm wondering if I find say an 03 or 04 how much of a difference they are and what it would take to make it have the same components as the very last gen.
I got retired from supermini's in 09 and rode Honda's so I had to jump to 250F's so please excuse my ignorance haha
Thanks in advance!
I believe the 05-07 have different heads
Reason I'm wondering is because I'm actively searching for the 05-07 but I'm not having any luck, so I'm wondering if I find say an 03 or 04 how much of a difference they are and what it would take to make it have the same components as the very last gen.
I got retired from supermini's in 09 and rode Honda's so I had to jump to 250F's so please excuse my ignorance haha
Thanks in advance!
2003: Slow as well, with engine revisions and different reed block.
2004: Stay away if possible. One year design on electronic power valve and select one-off parts available for 2004 only. Updated plastics, however, and newer front brake design.
2005-2007: Effectively the same bikes, minus bold new graphics. Better cylinder design (with port layout that resembles that of YZ125's) and revised shock length from earlier years.
The handling of all these bikes is simply amazing! Forks are 46mm KYB bladder design that can be swapped to 47mm Showas with no triple clamp change necessary (good mod, in my opinion). They came with Mikuni carbs (long-body for 02/03 and TPS equipped short-body for 04/07?) and a common mod is to swap to the easier to maintain Keihins
Light, well-built, with parts readily available; Can't go wrong! Wouldn't pass on any particular year if the price was right. Not as fast as modern one-two-five offerings, but solid nonetheless
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Big fan of the '02 with HPP cylinder............can be made to run very strong........
But with the electronic power valve, I thought about getting a different year motor to get away from the EPV.
What all would I need if I put a different year motor in my 04 frame?
Ran strong though
https://youtu.be/D6vmwNWGkpk
However even with all these mods I would still rather spend my money on a newer stock husky or ktm with the amount I've spent making the '04 competitive
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