I love that song and I love the bike. I love Bon Jovi. I love them all up to the present day.

Absolutely awesome

Crazy I have that same dream about a 1986 KX80. One night I sat straight up in bed after dreaming I was riding it and said HOLY CRAP I'M GOING TO BE 50 SOON! If I want to ever ride again I need to do it NOW. I sold just about every other toy I owned and purchased 4 dirt bikes and started racing hare scrambles. Life is short don't waste it selling your life to the company.

@markswartmx56

3 жыл бұрын

Heck yeah man!! Hey I'm 48, there is still plenty of good riding at our ages. It keeps you in shape, gives you a reason to exercise. Nothing wrong with that just have fun and ride within your limits. I'm actually building another 87 125 right now, the one in the video was stolen about five years ago when we lived in another state. I'll have some video on it and a review soon!

Absolutely love it! Saved my 1986 CR250 from the same fate. Keeping the Honda 2 strokes alive!

I love that song and I love the bike. I love Bon Jovi.

@steveperelli3602

Ай бұрын

I love the color red and I love Hondas

Props to you Im also rebuilding my 98 kx that gave me alot if first times and memories that bike made me who I am today

@markswartmx56

4 жыл бұрын

That's awesome man, hope you e joy it! Those 94-98 KXs were great bikes, I've had a couple. Lots of parts available too because they shared so much

Wow, that is not your average restoration. I am surprised you found anything on the bike that could be restored. Well done and good job mate!

@markswartmx56

Жыл бұрын

Honestly I salvaged a frame, forks, airbox cylinder/power valve and seat base!! Had to find another bottom end because I couldn’t even get those cases split. It was way too much work haha!!

One of the best bikes ever built. Super fast, handled like a dream & was so easy to work on.

@WilliamDumoreGlobz

3 жыл бұрын

@PonykillerYes. Restore it & ride it as hard as you can because that's when they perform & handle best. Wish I still had my 87. You won't be sorry.

I'm glad you saved it no bike deserves to be left like that

I have one I’m in the process of restoring it it the 87 Honda CR125R classic but love it

Nice work. Bike looked like it was finished. Great to see you brought it back to life.

That was one crusty ass bike you are some sort of bike angel sent to revive dying bikes. The rm250 i did is not nearly as bad condition. You are a guru my friend.

Great job Mark. Now that my 1986 YZ125 is up and running I am starting on the 1986 CR125.

@Alex-pj8eu

5 жыл бұрын

@Matt Lombardo yeah i believe that..thats the way it was with CR80's too.. I had a 1987 cr 80 in the early 00's that me and my dad fixed back up, and it was as good of a bike as any other brand 7 or 8 years newer.. Honda REALLY had the competition beat on quality in the late 80's.. We later put that engine in newer frames '87 engine in a '93 frame and then later a '98 frame, 11 yrs newer frame....and I know 1990-1999 CR 125's all have the same engines.. Can any other brand say that?

Good job man !!!!

That cylinder gave me the chills

aw man-that sound takes me back. Raced one of these when I was 17 it was my best bike. I had an ATAC spacer on it and got alot of holeshots in the 125 jrs.

You did a nice job mate ! Super looking CR125R 1985. I had one new back in 85' & I really miss it. Best bike I ever had !

Nice build! That track looks like kahuku.

@markswartmx56

Жыл бұрын

Thanks! Yep, that’s Kahuku!!

Love it nice restoration great looking machine have fun

Marvellous. Gave me goosebumps. Great build mate

SUPER ! Vielen Dank für die gelungene ARBEIT ! DAS VIDEO GEFÄLLT AUCH :-) sehr gut !

Sweet

I just bought one oh those were the days awesome machine am happy as

nice job done on this bike well dun

Great job !!! wow !!

nice!!!!

Take good care of it

That's just awesome

Great video! You need a review of this one too!

outstanding!

2:06 holy shit i have never seen a carburetor that crusty!!

@tejdz1337

2 жыл бұрын

but youve seen cylinders as crusty as shown right after? LMAO

@Trumplican

2 жыл бұрын

@@tejdz1337 yeah ive definitely seen cylinders like that but never seen crust actually pouring out a carb like that. seen them covered in it but never that bad.

Old cr 125 back to life I have a 2002 cr125 and I'm rebuilding the top end rn I may ride it Saturday

@StilwellMotovlogger

6 жыл бұрын

Did ya get it running?

@mtbridingog9083

6 жыл бұрын

StilwellMotovlogger yep has been running since Saturday the last time I wrote this message

What happened to the bike? I must’ve missed it....

@markswartmx56

4 жыл бұрын

It was stolen out of my locked garage in Hawaii. In the middle of the day. Scumballs....I'm still sad about it. The bike even had an old FMF pipe that Giy Cooper used. Grr....

@milkbones8617

4 жыл бұрын

Very late reply as I didn’t get the notification but what a damn shame that people do that stuff, amazing video and the song went perfect with it👍🏽👍🏽

Awesome

Lake Sugartree 😎

Wow!

I have samekind and i just need those needlebearings to rearlink and suspension. But anyway, you have nice bike ;) .

My first bike was an 87 cr125

Nice

just bought a 1988CR125 where did you get your parts? Can't find new radiators and plastics gas tank or plastic chain slider

@markswartmx56

7 жыл бұрын

Matt Wiggins you will probably have to scrounge radiators on eBay, and there is a vendor on therr that sells chain blocks but they arent cheap. Dennis Kirk carries some of the Maier plastics. Most other parts available. I still have the 88 blood red tank if you are interested, it is mostly restored and there are places that refinish them to like new. Honda still makes the fork boots. Many of the motor parts interchange from 87-89. Hope this helps if you have other questions I'm happy to help.

hey i have a 1988 cr125 and have trouble finding parts

@OGKILLa9365

8 жыл бұрын

What parts are you looking for? I have a rear sub frame, and a few carbs and a gas tank also for a 1987-1988 cr125 I had one a while back and I had a whole parts me bike but a lot of parts just came up missing

@WiggySmalls

7 жыл бұрын

Wyatt Pieretti Same here man just bought a 88 a free months ago can't find a few parts it needs

@mtbridingog9083

6 жыл бұрын

Wyatt Pieretti sell it ik it's a legendary peice of art from Honda but the parts are lesser till this day because it's been about 30-40 years

@braptasticfilms3791

6 жыл бұрын

I have a 89 cr125 and it won’t idle and is leaking gas and the bowl srews are stripped

@kingofthetrack

5 жыл бұрын

@@braptasticfilms3791 if the bowl is leaking sounds like you're floats are stuck .that's can happen if the bowl leaks fuel the floats get dry and get stuck

amazing job! this bike is not 88? the OEM pro-link decal was red?!

@markswartmx56

7 жыл бұрын

Jason tizenot it was an 88, but I restored it to look like the 87.

@mtbridingog9083

6 жыл бұрын

Jason tizenot the plastics faded boss ....from 87 to around 97-99 Honda made all there 125s , 250s and 500s red with the pro link decal kit

Did you recover anything?

i used to smoke cigrits back then

Respekt

Hey man im about to purchase a 87 project cr 125 and need help with finding parts

@9drewbreez

8 жыл бұрын

+Stephen Weaver Ebay

@Steve-vw4bo

8 жыл бұрын

+Avenger 21 holy hell 10 months later I ended up with a 4 choke Dr 350

@9drewbreez

8 жыл бұрын

Stephen Weaver I wish i could get me a nice bike i have a 1978 honda xl125 that won't idle

@Steve-vw4bo

8 жыл бұрын

+Avenger 21 man I sold a 88 kx 125 that wouldn't die I beat the thing and it just took it 2 stroke is the way to go

@9drewbreez

8 жыл бұрын

Stephen Weaver All I had to do to get it running was to put a new spark plug and points, cleaned the carb, and it fired right up

Any one no about putting a 1990 stator on a 1989 cr 1w5

@garrettjames9295

6 жыл бұрын

Cr 125

Aren't you Selling parts on eBay

@ICorpsPAO

8 жыл бұрын

+Devvon Cole I sell stuff from time to time but nothing at the moment.

No, unfortunately not.

too bad it isnt a 250.