I created The Motocross Vault as a place for classic motocross enthusiast like myself to gather and celebrate the great history of the sport of motocross. I am currently a blogger and writer for PulpMX.com and have forty years of experience in and around the sport of Motocross. Over the course of my career as a racer and rider, I have owned over 50 different motorcycle and ATVs and have always had a huge passion for the sport.
Here at The Motocross Vault I plan to cover the history of the sport by looking back at the machines that have defined it. I am also going to cover important historical events and some of the classic publications have documented and enriched the sport I love over the last 50 years of American Motocross and Supercross. It is my hope that by keeping the history of the sport alive future generations will be able to appreciate the great and unique racing era I have been blessed enough to grow up in.
I hope you enjoy the ride.
Tony Blazier
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Hands down my 97’ z50r is my favorite
Miss my 80 XR200 to this day. I had more fun on that bike than any other dirt bike I ever owned. The light weight and forgiving nature of the engine made it a dream out in the bush.
My dad had one of the xr250s and I learned to ride on it as a kid, before that my first 4 wheeler was a early model Blaster with a twist throttle conversion and it was pretty damn quick!
Ktm 525 is a powerhouse!
got the 01... awesome motor.
From france, very nice of you to share, thank you!
Did you do this but for motocross Journal?👍😎👍 Thx btw!
i had the 84 xr 500r loved it
Honda XR 75
Won a District 6 Championship on a 1984 model. I ran the bike in 1985 as well and never had a DNF in 36 motos over that 2 year span. It was a great bike and it is still in my stable of bikes.
What shocked me was the change of color from yellow to white to blue wow they were white before they were yellow way long ago back in the beginning ❤ I missed the yellow 1️⃣💛💙❤ blue is All right with me yeah Honda has always been red. Kosaki have been green. Suzuki have been why don’t we make them all different colors instead of the colors there are now
just a bloody great dirtbike. truely nailed the all roundness of it
Australia had them right up to 2001 I have one
I always thought the kx looked the coolest but my dad wouldn’t let me spend an extra 100 bucks for it. Had to settle for a brand new 85 cr80. What a dependable bike. Rode it two years never even removed the spark plug once. Always started first kick. Solid machine. Typical Honda. Paid 949.00 brand new. I remember the kx was exactly 1050.00. Lol
I meant a bloke in April when i was out riding and his bike was a 2001 250 2stoke wr , nearly the same as my mates 2001 yz , NSW Australia
Hey Tony, Been watching your videos on the 85-88 era CRs recently as I'm doing a full resto-mod 86 CR500.. Trying to get the answer to this question.. Some dingleberry chucked the cartridge forks off this bike and bubba'd a set of 2003 YZ250 forks onto it. The modern XR650Ls have the 43mm Conventional Cartridge forks like the 1986-88 bikes had. Aside from valving, are they they exact same internals? Thanks
Thank you, a lot of history knowledge and as I look back through the years it all makes sense.
Glad you enjoyed it
How much did u end up selling it for
Best bike ever made in my opinion
Excellent video, thanks
I had an 83 rm250 and that full floater rear end was fantastic for climbing really gnarly steep trails. I never raced it on a track just beat on it on trails. The cylinder sleeve must have been made of some soft steel. We rebuilt it almost every month. My neighbor who would rebuild it promised me it was not designed to run wide open for minutes at a time just corner to corner.😂
Fantastic vids.... Would make my day if you did this for those beautiful Yam ITs. Wish Yam kept those colours to this day!!!
thining about getting a 01 did this generation have water pump on the outside or in between the cases?
It started it all the first issue. Thank you for all the kind words . I got some footage of his memorial service in the Dez. His last ride. As well as some speeches from fans at the Arizona service. This hit me pretty hard not only did I loose a father but we all lost a legend
Had an 01 rm250 and currently have an 01 KX250 both are absolutely rippers
The word nuclear is pronounced ( new-cleer) it is not pro ounced (newk- yah-lur)....I dont know how that hillbilly pronunciation of nulear got started but there is a very large per e tage of our populous that believes that it is the correct one.. That to me is insane but yet its a true fact. Newk-yah-lur from nuclear... weird as shit man. Pure heard mentality stupidity.
Would’ve been cool if you added the values
Where can I sell my 86 Christmas special? I’d take 30k
First new bike I bought was the 91' kx80 big wheel. I wish I still had it. Best looking 80 ever.
16 sounds about right for '80. All of them were about that, it was just about delivery. I never rode a CR then (1980) but heard they looped easily, like the KX. I remember kids saying the KX was unraceable for that. Uncontrollable getting on the gas hard.
I think you keep confusing. The XR 200 and the XR250R. The KDX 200 competes with the XR250R the X R 200 is like a wife bike.
Selling my ATK406 was one of my biggest regrets.. Hard to understand how they thought it didn't make enough HP because for most it's a monster!!!
I own a 1982 XR500R which is totally not restored. I've just started it on the forth kick, got my helmet on and off we went. It's such a buzz to ride a machine which is 42 years old, and its a pleasure to be on top of. I'm 59 and I think I'll keep doing this until I can't start it! Today wasn't that day.
Tony, are you the dirtbike kid?
Lol I wish
I remember the only 250 that could out grass drag this bike was the canam
I had the 1987 KX80 as a kid (12yo) 💚💙🖤🤍 Where can I find a fully renovated 1987 KX250?
I gotta say, I did just a bit of engine work to the 88 CR250, stock pipe, good jetting, and that thing ripped. Many great MX starts. Soft on the bottom, but mid-range on up it was fast. I would run it against any other stock CR. I think it was the fasted 250 I ever had.
Yes, there’s a lot of power lurking in that motor , waiting to be uncovered
They bore plated cylinders also with a oversize piston and plating the cylinder again, but it is really a mute point if the bike is maintained/jetted well. I was nervous at first like the mags, with my 1988 CR250. But I sucked in a bunch of sand because I did not check if the air filter was oiled right after I bought the bike new,--and the plating was fine. In fact, all I did was clean up the intake track, put it back together and rode it for the summer. Put in a new piston and ring for the next 5 years, ($100.00/bore job?). It was and is rare that you get a failure that can ruin the cylinder if you do what you are suppose for maintenance and fuel. I wouldn't even mention it anymore. :)
I like the beard. Gives you a "Sean Connery" look. :)
Lol thanks!
I wish the factory would make that beautiful car again
I wish I had one assembled and new
I almost bought a 96 wr250 about a decade ago. Sold before I got to it. Currently have a 01 yz that I've been trying to make into a wr. It Has a wr400f transmission, a 13 ounce flywheel weight, 18" rear wheel, fmf gnarly pipe and turbine core muffler. Has tons of snap on the bottom to mid but feels lacking on the top. I also have a wr400f that I ride back to back sometimes. it's cool to see the differences between a 2 stroke and 4 stroke that have the exact same gearing.
5:56 I am not sure what is more nostalgic, the 1980 CR80 that kid is riding, or the riding gear he is wearing, complete with bell bottom jeans and work boots. :) I remember my dad telling me to wear boots, (riding in tennis shoes), and I ignored him. Then a beer truck driver (we had a little store), saw me riding near the store, and told me he raced dirt bikes a bit, and I should be wearing boots. Guess who I listened to? But hey, after the street bike he bought for my brother and I, (because the Honda CL100 was left over for 2 years and got it for $300.00, of which I bought all my own bikes after that.), I just thought he had lost all credibility about the subject. :)
I am a bit surprised the 1980 CR80, 5:03, has piggy back reserver shocks.
Like the very cool plastic "Mattel Big Wheel" three wheeler that came out around 1970, I was just too big for an 80 when I got my first MX bike. I am still bummed that I was too big for the Big Wheel. It was a traumatic experience. lol
9:44 How can you can tell who was a David Bailey or Ron Lechien fan back then? :)
I just did a frame off on my 95 250 and it’s amazing bike!
Seen lots of those sub frame get bent!! You can’t beat those old steel frames for strength.
Had the same bike. Damn wonder I didn't get killed on it. Mine was bored 60 over and it was a monster!
Been waiting for a new one. Have Suzuki vids memorized. Thanks found you during covid. Feel like a friend.
Thank you so much I appreciate the support