YZ250 vs CR250 vs RM250 SHOOTOUT

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  • Опубліковано 28 вер 2024
  • Is this a fair comparison? eh... Was there more bench racing than actual racing? For sure. Just Tony Stewart and the boys having more fun than they deserve.
    One of these days we'll do dyno runs and real track testing... All three of these bikes RIP, we couldn't resist a good old fashion flag-drop.
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    1987 Suzuki RM250 - Jeff Castine
    1986 Honda CR250 - Kaplan America.
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КОМЕНТАРІ • 132

  • @wayneyates5256
    @wayneyates5256 3 роки тому +36

    You guys have the best job ever 😁 what could be better than blasting some top class old school dirt bikes around👍👍

  • @trentoniousmaximus6299
    @trentoniousmaximus6299 3 роки тому +11

    We love to see the Suzuki come out on top

  • @DCzookster
    @DCzookster 3 роки тому +17

    Oh Hell Yes...the RM takes the Win for Sure, you guys are the greatest...Kick Ass Video ..JR. would have Won on every bike...LOL...

  • @richardthered
    @richardthered 3 роки тому +2

    I got my angel wings with the first Honda i had when i was 7 years old a XL100. Even my car is Honda now. God bless Kaplan America

  • @hitemup6455
    @hitemup6455 3 роки тому +5

    Nice that RM runs good all 3 bikes are nice !

  • @MG-up5mh
    @MG-up5mh Рік тому +1

    Nice save Mario, even kept it running. Look at that loaf in front of the front tire.

  • @vmwindustries
    @vmwindustries 3 роки тому +2

    Brakes work well on the Yammy! Lol, almost crashing into them!

  • @nathansumerlin8391
    @nathansumerlin8391 3 роки тому +1

    We are all brand bias, and yes I love my Honda’s...but no Kx...they have always been close. Honda owned the mid to late 80’s and every manufacturer made some great bikes

  • @johnchopp3278
    @johnchopp3278 3 роки тому +1

    Rm for the win. Love those cr's though.

  • @gregcroney8861
    @gregcroney8861 3 роки тому +1

    Were is the kx it would smoke them all

  • @kungfu2toe
    @kungfu2toe 3 роки тому +1

    full floater dude! yamaha was better then and better now haha! except for that slow ass 80...and lets not forget the air cooled vibration 490 I FEEL LIKE A HEMaROID!

  • @squarefoot2090
    @squarefoot2090 3 роки тому +1

    Front brake stoppin

  • @robertfryer9086
    @robertfryer9086 3 роки тому +1

    Fuking love this channel lol 😂🤪👍👏😉👌💪

  • @lees8024
    @lees8024 3 роки тому +3

    You know it smells good

    • @caseyanderson7600
      @caseyanderson7600 3 роки тому

      Klotz R50? One of many great things about 2strokes the smell.

  • @husq48
    @husq48 3 роки тому

    What year RM was that?

  • @jasonpearson4983
    @jasonpearson4983 3 роки тому +1

    Put Kenny on the cr and see what happens. We demand a re-race

  • @CainSample
    @CainSample 3 роки тому +2

    Making them hondas look bad here buddy

    • @donniebaker5984
      @donniebaker5984 3 роки тому

      You gotta know how to launch a CR to get the hole shot ..

  • @ralphbruno8611
    @ralphbruno8611 3 роки тому +1

    Yz all the way

  • @RiverMotos
    @RiverMotos 3 роки тому +1

    Show

  • @mrmx3097
    @mrmx3097 2 роки тому

    Ohhh yeah man yamaha for fucking life buddy

  • @jamesamsler2418
    @jamesamsler2418 3 роки тому

    RIDE RED!!!!

  • @oneman1812
    @oneman1812 3 роки тому +1

    J C,🏁🏁🏁🏁🏁

  • @davidwinn5733
    @davidwinn5733 3 роки тому +1

    😎👍👍👍👍👍👍😎💨💨💨💨💨💨💨💨💨💨💨

  • @Snide01
    @Snide01 3 роки тому +2

    Never pick against a Honda..

  • @jasonbecker4613
    @jasonbecker4613 3 роки тому

    😂

  • @mikeflynn5651
    @mikeflynn5651 3 роки тому

    Save a bike ,cut a tree

  • @professorshermanklump7553
    @professorshermanklump7553 3 роки тому +21

    My wife tells me im stuck in the 80's.... and you guys are making it worse ......PSK

  • @scottyd2262
    @scottyd2262 3 роки тому +15

    I do like that RM. It's rarer than the others. I've never owned a Suzuki unfortunately.
    I've had all of the other top 5 brands though.

    • @yamaharaptor01able
      @yamaharaptor01able 3 роки тому +2

      That's true...you don't ever see the RM's come up for sale or anything.

    • @scottyd2262
      @scottyd2262 3 роки тому

      @Kanal 1 4 sure ! I never saw as many as the other Japanese brands when I was racing bitd. In the 250 class it was mostly CR's and a mix of YZ's and KX's.
      I was going to get a RM80 in late 83 but it got stolen from the shop 2 days after I looked at it ! So I got the KX80F2...
      Glad that I did now as those were very quick and they had a disc brake.
      I picked up a ton of dog poo that afford that bike ! LOL !!

  • @OnfloorAudio
    @OnfloorAudio 2 роки тому +3

    The RM is for sure an 88 !!
    It's just like my son's bike ... She's a fast ol mule !

  • @jpesicka492
    @jpesicka492 Рік тому +3

    Saving up for a 2002 RM250. Doing a 2001 CR125 atm.

  • @slabdaddy4209
    @slabdaddy4209 3 роки тому +9

    RM takes the W!!👍👍

  • @joewhitehead3755
    @joewhitehead3755 3 роки тому +7

    That looks like a hell of a lot of fun and they're all nice bikes but I'm a Yamaha guy so I say the yamaha's the strongest.

    • @jimbo4203
      @jimbo4203 3 роки тому +2

      Had a 89 yz 250 and it was fast !

  • @66522780
    @66522780 3 роки тому +5

    You guys never disappoint. Love watching your videos 👍

  • @jemoooo583
    @jemoooo583 Рік тому +2

    Suzuki Kinda a beast under the 2 stroke family😂

  • @Madtigertv
    @Madtigertv 3 роки тому +2

    RM for rareness. Got an 07' 125 RM im ready to rip on Sunday.

  • @ianmangham4570
    @ianmangham4570 2 роки тому +2

    Listen to that rm BARK

  • @shauncry1917
    @shauncry1917 3 роки тому +7

    “I wanna go fast”

  • @elijahhull2666
    @elijahhull2666 2 роки тому +2

    Suzuki all the way brother

  • @philipwurm5121
    @philipwurm5121 3 роки тому +2

    That RM was rippin boys n girls..!🔥🔥🔥

  • @bigram7235
    @bigram7235 3 роки тому +4

    Where’s the KX?

    • @Snide01
      @Snide01 3 роки тому +4

      It rattled apart and is in the shop..

    • @bigram7235
      @bigram7235 3 роки тому +2

      @@Snide01 Too Fast to compare to the others!!

    • @donniebaker5984
      @donniebaker5984 3 роки тому

      @@Snide01 true probably needs a clutch a new top end ..and the steering head of the main frame welded back together again ..but it will die ..as the frames are chromed molly built then heat treated ..once it cracks it will always crack..but then so will all the rest ..but the kaw tends to crack at the steering head ..reason ..the power band comes on really violent and work hardens the steel with its high frequency resonance and they have enough torque to constantly slip the clutch friction plates ..but the pros like that so not to have to downshift hitting high berms ..and most will run a 50: 1 oil mix with klotz nitro or similar octane boost that is pretty tough on the rings ..but kaw riders all have a Chip on their shoulder and will sacrifice a bike to win ...

    • @Snide01
      @Snide01 3 роки тому

      @@donniebaker5984
      I used to run turbo blue 110 in mine, blew one up in the air hitting a tipple and landed with the back wheel locked.. smh

  • @vmwindustries
    @vmwindustries 3 роки тому +4

    Suzuki PowerBand just cranks! ;)

    • @donniebaker5984
      @donniebaker5984 3 роки тому

      Explain how that power band works !! What causes it and when does it Start ? And once in motion how far in RPM will it pull ? . and when is the best time to shift a two stroke pulling a hole shot into turn one ..and how is the best way to do it ..? And what gear for a 250 is best to launch off the gate to start out in ..?

    • @donniebaker5984
      @donniebaker5984 3 роки тому

      Launch the Honda in 3rd gear ..and witness a no contest ....but it will take some practice to keep from falling off the pipe .bog it and flame out ..and when you smell the clutch .give it a break to cool off ..once you get the 3rd gear hole shot trick down ..you can almost take on the pros ...

    • @subconscious.com_usa6691
      @subconscious.com_usa6691 3 роки тому

      I brought a stock 1988 Suzuki rm 250 in 1994 when i was 14 years old it was my first
      ever motorbike and the first bike i ever rode lol. those Suzuki's from around 1988
      to 1992 had a really strange power band. the perception of the power curve was
      very mild and smooth compared to the KX 250 and the CR 250's which were violent
      in comparison. and the perception of the power band on those bikes seemed twice as
      strong to be honest even though my bike was just as quick. it was about a bike length
      behind on acceleration but flat out it was a bike's length in front.
      I think Suzuki tried to smooth out the power delivery in those years to gain more traction
      on the starts to stop the bike from spinning and wheeling. in 1993 onwards the RM 250's
      were just as violent as the cr's and kx's after that. but in those years they were very mild
      and manageable and make good fast beginner 250's.

    • @subconscious.com_usa6691
      @subconscious.com_usa6691 3 роки тому

      @@donniebaker5984 The power band is the natural characteristic of a 2 stroke bike
      which just happens after a certain rev range. in the old day's before power valves
      2 stoke bikes had nothing at low revs and at about mid revs you would get all
      the power in one go which was very violent. a power valve actually makes make
      a 2 stroke bike faster at low revs by opening an exhaust chamber and closing
      it at mid revs when the power band comes in. which makes the bike faster at
      low revs and smooths out the power delivery. that's what somebody told me
      anyway i am not 100 sure if its true or not.

  • @throttlejockey3366
    @throttlejockey3366 3 роки тому +3

    Where is KX ?😁

    • @donniebaker5984
      @donniebaker5984 3 роки тому

      TheKX ? Its getting a new clutch , top end and the main frame neck welded back together again ..that will just pro long curtain death ..

  • @winchracing64
    @winchracing64 3 роки тому +4

    "winners takes all" is the best movie ever made !!! Sr might remember that movie "Rick melon" lol

    • @getoffmygrass6974
      @getoffmygrass6974 3 роки тому

      Best movie ever and is the reason I started riding but I always thought those Hurricanes were ugly as sin.

    • @winchracing64
      @winchracing64 3 роки тому +1

      @@getoffmygrass6974 I used to watch that movie on batamax with my dad, but be honest when you were a kid those hurricanes were bitching lol

    • @getoffmygrass6974
      @getoffmygrass6974 3 роки тому

      @@winchracing64 I hear ya. I was 11 years old and saw it on HBO for the first time. I still watch it on UA-cam from time to time. The good ole' days

  • @harrykourm2462
    @harrykourm2462 3 роки тому +2

    I am so jealous, that rm 250 is so badass and hauls ass

  • @oldschooldirtbikes9960
    @oldschooldirtbikes9960 3 роки тому +2

    Keep the great videos coming guys...we all love them up here in Canada. 🙏

  • @lizerd0
    @lizerd0 3 роки тому +1

    yup honda

  • @madtyi1916
    @madtyi1916 3 роки тому +1

    Weres the kx at

  • @CainSample
    @CainSample 3 роки тому +2

    Kaplan is losing his edge😕?

    • @KaplanCycles
      @KaplanCycles  3 роки тому +1

      he weighs 250 with gear the other guys 150, THATS WHY HE NEEDS A CR500

  • @andyb9994
    @andyb9994 3 роки тому +1

    I'm jealous id love to work with you guys, love these vids, by the way leaving for Newington Connecticut this morning at 3am on 11/7 roughly how far is the museum from Newington? 👍You guys are awesome.

  • @vmwindustries
    @vmwindustries 3 роки тому +1

    Can't kill a Honda! Leave them outside in the winter snow and ice for 5 years, and she will start first kick with need blood/oil/gas/and a plug! Love Honda, but Suzzi is my girl for that get up, and go she has.

  • @frankwilliams2198
    @frankwilliams2198 3 роки тому +5

    Yamahas rule that Yamaha was so fast in that shoot out he had a hard time keeping the frontier down.

  • @marcosprivati5013
    @marcosprivati5013 3 роки тому +1

    Que vídeo incrível já estou deixando aquele like valeu amigão parabéns pelo vídeo 👏

  • @jjsroofing860
    @jjsroofing860 3 роки тому +1

    Ya get some lighter younger guys . I’m a Yamaha guy but I remember the CR s were the the fastest.

  • @pbmachines972
    @pbmachines972 3 роки тому +1

    Hey who you callin old🤨😛👊

  • @microsoft790
    @microsoft790 Рік тому

    woah the RM SMOKED EM.. fast bikes... these brands had a habit of copying each other's port designs with slight improvements every year or two

  • @michaelnesbitt4260
    @michaelnesbitt4260 3 роки тому +1

    If it ain’t smoken it’s broken

    • @donniebaker5984
      @donniebaker5984 3 роки тому

      If its smoking you ain't stroking ..rich oil mix will cost you horse power and a possible fowled plug = game over ..back in the day we used bel- ray or yamalub "R" ..one pint to 5 gallons of VP ..that's a very lean mix of 50: 1 ..your plug will be the color of one from a four stroke ..you won't see any smoke ..and there will be no carbon in the head or on top the piston ..you will get through the season on two overhauls with only swapping out the piston and rings with standard or 0.002" over the first time .. ..second overhaul will be bored 1st.over that will take you to the finals ..but if you have a chrome plated cylinder you will never bore it out ..and just pop in a new piston and rings once in a while ..

  • @Hot_Topic
    @Hot_Topic 3 роки тому +1

    The Bush political signs give it the 1980's look.

  • @vmwindustries
    @vmwindustries 3 роки тому +1

    I know human error comes into play, but this is epic! Love it!

  • @jimbobroy5566
    @jimbobroy5566 3 роки тому +1

    Yamaha was haulen at the start could pull up quick enough

  • @robertfryer9086
    @robertfryer9086 3 роки тому +1

    Wow on the Yamaha 😂 great stuff you guys banging love it 😍

  • @Hutch_moto
    @Hutch_moto 3 роки тому +1

    Nice save , you guys have to much fun ,I'm jealous, lol

  • @markgreen1619
    @markgreen1619 3 роки тому +1

    I'm a yz man

  • @posniknelb6114
    @posniknelb6114 3 роки тому +1

    That is the American Dream guys,great video

  • @bradkolpak5922
    @bradkolpak5922 3 роки тому +1

    You forgot the almighty KX250

  • @jaysongraft3627
    @jaysongraft3627 3 роки тому +1

    Awesome! Would like to see the wizard send it.😎👍

  • @caseydecocker1
    @caseydecocker1 3 роки тому +1

    You guys are great!!! Love the videos keep em coming

  • @robertfryer9086
    @robertfryer9086 3 роки тому +1

    Put Junior in the mix he will show them how to go on 😂👍💪

  • @yamaharaptor01able
    @yamaharaptor01able 3 роки тому +1

    I love em all!! I'd keep em all too lol. Looks like a clip from the old move "Winner takes all" lol😄

  • @robertfryer9086
    @robertfryer9086 3 роки тому +1

    Wizard your a legend man sick guy 👌

  • @chrisstephens6194
    @chrisstephens6194 3 роки тому +1

    And you get paid to do that 😀😀😀

  • @robertbmwsmitty4200
    @robertbmwsmitty4200 3 роки тому +1

    If you ain't first your last!!!

  • @cajunmoney3009
    @cajunmoney3009 3 роки тому +1

    " winter weight " lol good stuff jr

  • @МихаилПетров-и2ж8ю
    @МихаилПетров-и2ж8ю 3 роки тому +1

    Отличное времяприпровождеие👍👍👍👍👍👍

  • @АлександрКиреев-й7д

    Братва класно гоняете. молодцы.

  • @clarkpitts5393
    @clarkpitts5393 3 роки тому +1

    LOL, Nice one, Boys!

  • @vicentemena947
    @vicentemena947 10 місяців тому

    Kapla Falto en la prueba .una KX.250. 🤔

  • @chadberry317
    @chadberry317 3 роки тому +1

    Jeff kicking a**!

  • @jasonkennedy1670
    @jasonkennedy1670 3 роки тому +1

    hilarious

  • @motoman22atgmail
    @motoman22atgmail 3 роки тому +2

    Are you suuuuure that RM is a 1987?
    It looks a lot like a 1988...

  • @stravis3269
    @stravis3269 Рік тому

    Cant beat a honda. Facts

  • @marcosmuterle7695
    @marcosmuterle7695 3 роки тому +1

    Top

  • @23MikeJ22
    @23MikeJ22 Рік тому

    Heck yeah 🤘😎

  • @carlosjesus6483
    @carlosjesus6483 3 роки тому +1

    💪💪💪👀👀👀👍👍👍

  • @adamwinstanley6614
    @adamwinstanley6614 3 роки тому +1

    ❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤

  • @artint.1519
    @artint.1519 3 роки тому

    team yz

  • @Strickn9ne747
    @Strickn9ne747 3 роки тому +1

    🤘🏼

  • @paddyoconnor5362
    @paddyoconnor5362 3 роки тому

    Why is the gouvner not riding? Is it punishment for dropping the bike in the museum the other day 🤣 great video as always lads 👌

  • @kylelangworthy9641
    @kylelangworthy9641 3 роки тому

    Get a Yamaha they're the best LOL that's only because you're not riding a KX250 2 stroke

  • @halfhalf9006
    @halfhalf9006 Рік тому

    im a rm fan

  • @philipjohnson2608
    @philipjohnson2608 3 роки тому

    Go ahead jr. Tell the boys they cant mess with the man. They cant touch the man. King jr takes the win lol 😆

  • @kollak01
    @kollak01 3 роки тому +1

    YZ is pullin hard on the big end.

    • @donniebaker5984
      @donniebaker5984 3 роки тому

      Not really as the distance they raced was too short for any of them to top out ..I only counted shifting three times ..its not really a fair demonstration at all ..as for a true run just for drag racing you need a hundred yards

    • @donniebaker5984
      @donniebaker5984 3 роки тому

      Not really as the distance they raced was too short for any of them to top out ..I only counted shifting three times ..its not really a fair demonstration at all ..as for a true run just for drag racing you need a hundred yards

    • @kollak01
      @kollak01 3 роки тому

      donnie baker said nothing about topping out. Just saying th yz bike/rider combo doesn’t have the best hole shot but in a couple races you can see him catching up fast.

    • @Malibus_Most_Wanted
      @Malibus_Most_Wanted Рік тому

      @@kollak01 gotta put the yz in 3rd n let her eat

  • @huskypoop4917
    @huskypoop4917 3 роки тому

    the bikes their are all sweeeeet when you could tell wot bike it wos by its colour all 3 very nice

  • @Joelontugs
    @Joelontugs 3 роки тому

    Ken sr man I had a hard day at work I think I need some vacation time lmao jkjk

  • @chrisjones7869
    @chrisjones7869 3 роки тому

    Yellow one 1st. What a shocker😁😁

  • @ericrouse8188
    @ericrouse8188 3 роки тому

    Honda.

    • @donniebaker5984
      @donniebaker5984 3 роки тому +1

      Not all years ..same goes for the others ..it always seemed like they took turns passing the win around from year to year

  • @joeyl1742
    @joeyl1742 3 роки тому +2

    In my opinion rm’s and Cr’s were the best

  • @GearheadRob319
    @GearheadRob319 3 роки тому +2

    give me the cr or yz..

  • @tchouravproductionofficiel5433
    @tchouravproductionofficiel5433 3 роки тому +1

    Cr the best

  • @miller6435
    @miller6435 3 роки тому

    Yamahas suck