Thanks Nathan for tracking down more feedback on models. sounds like the '87 cr gets the gong for 'best of the eighties cr's' (i'm sure closely followed by the '86 hoony). i didn't realise they put disc on the back of the '87 not just '88.
me and vmxman and lex the hex holcombe went out and raced the cooma club's colington grasstrack event yesterday (compensation for missing out on crc...), and i still reckon a good late eighties two stroke would be as competitive as moderns for events like these (which are amazingly good fun....huge long sweepers tapped out in fourth....). And while i was in the mix with my '83 cr250, I would have benefited from: better brakes and better low down power. brakes is straightforward - double discs help you keep it on that bit longer (or be able to avoid prangs in first corner bunch ups).
Off idle power (that you can get with some power valved models and all four strokes) is needed not just to get going quicker out of corners but also to smooth out the mid range hit and so avoid the back end swinging out which has to be corrected by backing off, and then watch moderns go by you cause the power is linear....
So......hoony....how's the brakes on that thing? Where's the power come in on the '86? Is it '87-like'?
