Opinions Please - What's the most collectible CR500

[YZ250H]

No I'm not lost - I came to the Honda room on purpose  .
I like the look of some of these beasts, so which year is the most collectible ?

[Scunge]

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!

[suzuki43]

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!

[STW996]

Bloody hell whats going on here we have a white knight Yammy riding getting Honda advise from a Sheep shagging Suzuki man

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

[worms]

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

[STW996]

So Trev that is why you have sold your YZ and bought a Honda??

[suzuki43]

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!

[YZ250H]

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 

[worms]

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

Cheers Trev

and thanks for the confession YZ250H, we all go off the rails sometimes

[Hoony]

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.

[090]

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!

[YZ250H]

I probably should delete this tread before my Yamaha compatriots tar and feather me (or worse)  

[YZ250H]

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   

_{edit - can't spell for crap}

[worms]

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

[Nathan S]

I probably should delete this tread before my Yamaha compatriots tar and feather me (or worse)  

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.