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Marque Remarks => Honda => Topic started by: YZ250H on March 23, 2010, 03:41:12 pm
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No I'm not lost - I came to the Honda room on purpose ;D ;D.
I like the look of some of these beasts, so which year is the most collectible ?
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1985 was the first watercooled and the "beast".
To me though the 87 is the finest looking and I believe a little more ride-able than the 85 beastie!
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Scunge,wrong again mate.
It has to be the either the first 500 the 1984 500RE or the master blaster 1985 500RF.Even we Suzuki men know that!
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Bloody hell whats going on here ??? we have a white knight Yammy riding getting Honda advise from a Sheep shagging Suzuki man :o
Well I am depressed :(
But 250H old man the sheep shagger is on the mark with the 84 5hundy. But I do like the 85 as well. Hummm 87 yes that was a fine bike oh yeah the 89 is great looking as well ;)
Well that should help.
Shane
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YZ250H, get back in your room, youve been a very naughty boy, there are NO better bikes than Yamaha's!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
Cheers Trev, Worms Yamaha Team
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So Trev that is why you have sold your YZ and bought a Honda?? ;)
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Speaking of confessions Shanieboy,its time for you to confess that the 1984 RM 250 was too much for you, hence the need to retreat to the gentle girly Hondas!
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YZ250H, get back in your room, youve been a very naughty boy, there are NO better bikes than Yamaha's!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
Cheers Trev, Worms Yamaha Team
Yes, Yes I know - 'twas a moment of weekness when I was bored at work :-[ :-[. I will never speak of it again (but secretly take the 1984 information away with me) Maybe if I can get the damn 465 to run properly I will be cured of this red scurge :o :o
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well, Mr Shane , there are still 4 Yamaha's in that shed, and it is my son who is into the pink nancy boy Honda's , he takes after his mother, what more can i say :D
Cheers Trev
and thanks for the confession YZ250H, we all go off the rails sometimes
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good on ya YZ250H welcome, sick of piano's huh ;)
for me it's the following
1984 CR500RE as its a pre85 bike with a front disc
1985 CR500RF the one that's claimed to have the most horsepower, but a nice ride all the same.
all being well YZ250H and my 1985 CR500RF is with me at CD7 , your welcome to a test ride.
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1984 CR500RE as its a pre85 bike with a front disc
1985 CR500RF the one that's claimed to have the most horsepower, but a nice ride all the same.
Agreed!
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I probably should delete this tread before my Yamaha compatriots tar and feather me (or worse) ;D ;D
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So the RE is aircooled from what I can gather from the above - when was the CR480 bought out ??
Just realised you Honda blokes could be telling me absoultely anything (ie taking the piss) and I would be none the wiser ::) ::). On reflection probably not much different than the norm ;D
edit - can't spell for crap
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RE is water cooled, really these honda blokes arnt too bad, it's just that if we all rode hondas, we would have nothing to bag each other about, and yes i have a 85 cr250, and yes it's a demon to ride, yes i blamed my son, but Yamaha's rule soooo what more can i say.
Cheers Trev
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I probably should delete this tread before my Yamaha compatriots tar and feather me (or worse) ;D ;D
No, we'll just make you suffer the indignity and the humiliation of thinking about owning a Honduh.
(Says the may who owns... let me see... four of the bluddy things [edit: None of them are CR500s though]).
Let's see what the Nancy Boys have to add to this:
81 = 450 = pooh.
82 = 480 = much better.
83 = 480 = much refined (particularly suspension and 5-speed).
84 = 500 = better again, still air-cooled.
85, first of the water cooled. Bulk HP by most claims.
86, I believe just an update of the 85, power spread widened.
87, gets rear disc and (more importantly) cartridge forks.
88, just refinements.
89, crappy USD forks, and think the crappy delta-link rear end.
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I probably should delete this tread before my Yamaha compatriots tar and feather me (or worse) ;D ;D
No, we'll just make you suffer the indignity and the humiliation of thinking about owning a Honduh.
(Says the may who owns... let me see... four of the bluddy things). :D
Let's see what the Nancy Boys have to add to this:
81 = 450 = pooh.
82 = 480 = much better.
83 = 480 = much refined (particularly suspension and 5-speed).
84 = 500 = better again, still air-cooled.
85, first of the water cooled. Bulk HP by most claims.
86, I believe just an update of the 85, power spread widened.
87, gets rear disc and (more importantly) cartridge forks.
88, just refinements.
89, crappy USD forks, and think the crappy delta-link rear end.
On the money from my perspective Nathan, Well done and a good summary
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I told you they'd be onto me ;D ;D
Are you Honda blokes on something ;D. That Yamaha bloke reckon the 84 is air cooled - is that right or not ?? Was it a transition year ?
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I told you they'd be onto me ;D ;D
Are you Honda blokes on something ;D. That Yamaha bloke reckon the 84 is air cooled - is that right or not ?? Was it a transition year ?
1984 CR500RE is AIRCOOLED next model was the first water cooled CR500
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In all honesty who cares! they are all dirty Red Lemons!
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Thanks Honda boys - My mind is made up.
I'm sensin' a bit of sour grapes (lemons) there zuk man - surely the legend cannot be untrue :-\
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1984 CR500RE as its a pre85 bike with a front disc
1985 CR500RF the one that's claimed to have the most horsepower, but a nice ride all the same.
Agreed!
going against the concensus here - 83/84 for great (aircooled)pre 85 bikes
I didnt like the 85 . Alot of power but harder to ride than the 86/87 plus the 85 had none cartridge forks and a whimpy shock. 86/87 had cartridge forks and half decent (tunable) rear shocks.
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wow 1000th Post by you moto!
take a spin on mine Moto at HBBB at easter mate. its not a stocker in suspension ( cartridge forks and WP shock).
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I don't know anything about them.......... and I can't recall ever riding one............. but for me the coolest looking big CR was the '83 480. ;D
With the '84 500 a close second if it weren't for the "cooling wings". ::)
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none of them are any good ;D
but if i had to choose
it would be 1985 RF 500 8)
or 1983 480 RD 8)
1984 had shit suspension and weird powerband and poxy kickstarter :o
1987 had desert tank as standard and shit shock :'(
ha ha get a kx500 they were all good ;D ;D ;D
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OK, so everyone head over to the very rarely hit Kawasaki room where I shall ask which KX500 was the best ::) ::)
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I dunno Rusty, looks like Bailey has the lead here
(http://i300.photobucket.com/albums/nn38/mainline_bucket/crvskx.jpg)
I don't own one, probably never will, but I'd go the '86 model...
(http://i300.photobucket.com/albums/nn38/mainline_bucket/bailey.jpg)
(http://i300.photobucket.com/albums/nn38/mainline_bucket/baileyjohnson.jpg)
[imghttp://i300.photobucket.com/albums/nn38/mainline_bucket/johnson.jpg][/img]
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(http://i300.photobucket.com/albums/nn38/mainline_bucket/johnson.jpg)
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Uh Oh - I sense a fellow piano tuner getting a taste for the red ones. What's going on here ? :o :o
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mate, nothing new, i'd kill for anything red from '86
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wardy was just lappin baily
and all the other shots the kx has checked out and gone ;D ;D
anyway they are works bikes they dont count ;)
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OK, so everyone head over to the very rarely hit Kawasaki room where I shall ask which KX500 was the best ::) ::)
An 88 or a US model 89 with the 46mm conventionals . EASY NEXT QUESTION :D
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anyway they are works bikes they dont count
production based in '86, almost identical to what the average punter could buy :D
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not quite maybe the plastics seat and wheels ;) ;D
i better go brad and bill are honing in ;D
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85 was the best for it's time. ;)
hey suss I mean Russ I sent you a pm
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Agree with rusty nothing wrong with a big kx I think any cr500 is good 84 or 85 I do like the 81 450 though even though it isn't the best bike it looks ok. ;)
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Crap!! I didn't go on line last night and the place has gone mad >:(
Yes Yes Craig I had an 84 RM 250 and it was a bit much for me (had good power that thing)
Rusty you will always have problems kicking over a real mans bike with those girly shaved legs you have :D yep that's right folks shaved legs :o
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bloody hell, and he works for me. ::) shaved legs you say Shane, i guess you would notice as your looking at his kneecaps all the time :D
hey! what the hell am I doing in here
see ya
Worms, Yamaha's rule
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I agree with frostype400. The 450 was a great looking bike. Just DONT ride it :o. In the 500s I like the 86 or 87.
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Collectible,I'd reckon the 450,or 480.
But,being the owner of an '88 CR500,I like the simplistic race bred look of this model.
Also the power is quite smooth,and for a big bore bike,its a good mannered bike. Point it and thats where it goes,the suspenion is top notch too.
Wether or not its collectible is up to the individual.
Cheers,Mark.
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Let's see what the Nancy Boys have to add to this:
81 = 450 = pooh.
82 = 480 = much better.
83 = 480 = much refined (particularly suspension and 5-speed).
84 = 500 = better again, still air-cooled.
85, first of the water cooled. Bulk HP by most claims.
86, I believe just an update of the 85, power spread widened.
87, gets rear disc and (more importantly) cartridge forks.
88, just refinements.
89, crappy USD forks, and think the crappy delta-link rear end.
Thats fair but I am bias 86 for this black duck...........
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Nathan, I think you have hit the mark.However, for the most part the CR500RE has to be the exception.
Aircooled, front disk , sensible front suspension, the best shade of red ,AND CAN SHRED A NEW REAR TYRE IN 10 MINUTES OF OPERATION :o :o :o :o
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The most collectable CR 500 (for Australia) will be one of the registerable models (was it an "E"?) brought out a little while ago. Try and find one let alone buy one for under 7-8 grand.
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Disregard Rudys comments,he nearly brought a 1984 red lemon,you have zero credibility here man child.