The 1980's were the best time to grow up riding/racing MX bikes.. At the start of the 80's we got air cooled, twin shock, steel tank, drum brakes, conventional forks and seats that stopped at the base of the seat. By the end we had liquid cooled, single shock, plastic tanks, front & rear discs, upside down forks, power valves and safety seats ! Plus other things like compression & rebound dampening , removable subframes etc.. Getting any new magazine back then showing sneek peaks of what was coming on next years bikes was so exciting back then. Nothing compares to the rush that we got being addicted to MX back then. That amount of development will ever happen again & that's why Kaplan Cycles is one of my favorite places on Earth to me (I'm not just blowing smoke up their ass either when saying that) Keeping these bikes around in their original condition is so important to me. I can't get enough of this content !
I couldn't agree with you more. From the late 70s through the 80s you could tell what year and model each bike was with a quick look. Now they all look the same. Experiencing the rapid advancements in dirt bike technology was fun.
@@marvinfrenchy8754 They have lost the individuality that each manufacturer had back in those days. Remember when Euro bikes felt like Euro bikes to ride ? I own a 22 Husqvarna now and other than it still using a CroMo frame they ride very much like a Japanese bike compared to how different they were to Japanese bikes in the 70's and 80's. That's not a bad thing for me as l grew up on Jap bikes. I love the new stuff but if Suzuki, Kawasaki and Honda still made 2 strokes l would be much happier !😆👍
This video is golden, Christmas of 82 my mother bought me a Kawasaki KD100 (Orange) My best friend got this Honda CR80, We had so much fun, still have my KD100, been sitting for 42 years
Amazing bike...I clearly remember these when I was racing 125's and 250's . Once in a while the 80's got mixed in with 125 novice when only a few showed up . Those fast 80's riders gave them hell and won every once in a while . PK
I raced that '82 bike. It had the best powerband and the best balanced of all the CRs I raced, 1980-1984. When it was on the pipe, it hauled ass, and was very nimble.
This was my first mx bike. I remember it being an absolute rocket ship. I was only 7 years old. Makes me feel nostalgic and wishing i was right there again!!
Awesome geez that brings back memories, I raced flattrack aboard one at 12 yrold always in top 5 finish with 250's 500's, 35 bike feild , rocket ship and real power band . Still have kx80 1987 with 1989 tyre nearly as good as this one . Love it super rare 82's now only seen 3 in past 20 years and they where ruff. Cheers from OZ .
Wow, my first 2 stroke dirt bike was a 1982 Honda CR80 Elsinore, it was given to me by my neighbour, he also gave me my first Honda CT70 which is what I learned how to ride on, it was too big for me so I had to use a thin pillow as a seat at first or I couldn't touch the ground at all😂. He didn't have kids and I loved bikes and I spent my childhood over there while he wrenched on bikes (he was a bus driver by day and worked on dirtbikes/motorcycles in his spare time and he was the best mechanic out there, so much so that he STILL works in bikes for people (well he tells them what to do while using his tools since his hands don't work anymore and still rides some of the smaller bikes around his yard and the neighbourhood which doesn't sound like a big deal until you find out he is almost 100 years old). His basement was literally a shop, he sold everything from tired to tubes, spark plugs, fluids, chains, sprockets, he literally had it all and it was a one stop shop for anything bike related. When I was 2 I got out of my baby enclosure and snuck off over to my neighbours in my underwear to see the bikes. My mother went to check on me and I was gone, she went running out of the house screaming bloody murder only to find me 3 houses down the road standing in the garage door of my neighbour looking at his dirt bikes and that's where it all started. Gordy is still alive and sadly I don't go over to see him as much as I should because the man is both a saint and a gentleman, they really don't make them like him anymore. The day he leaves this earth will be a very sad day, and it's unfortunate that he never did have kids, as him and his wife have been together for roughly 80 years now, and they are the happiest people on this earth.
I had an 86 rm 80. One of my good friends still owns it to this day. Couldn't take it when we moved from Mass to Florida. I was getting too big for it anyway. When you are the right size and weight for those bikes, they were a real weapon in the dirt. I rode the piss outta that lil screwzuki. The crazy thing is that they're producing the same basic RM 80 again today, brand new except fuel and oil injected. Seen one a couple weeks ago at Iron Pony in Columbus Ohio. Can't wait till my grandson is old enough for one. I hope the great depression doesn't happen first so I can maybe get him one. Teach your kids the joy of motorcycles and they'll never have money for drugs.
Bought one of those at a yard sale about 20 years ago as an investment. Fixed it up to resell. Rode it as a 200# adult and ate sh#t big time. Fixed it again and sold it fast. Power band was like a switch.
WOW! I had a 1982 CR250R and my little brother had this bike! That's an every CLEAN '82 CR80 !!! I absolutely LOVED my 82 CR250, that bike was very fast!!!
Saved up 2 years of paper route money to buy this thing in 82. $800 back then. Drilled 1" holes in bottom front fender to help cool motor and drilled and screened holes in the side airbox cover.
Find me an Elsinore that’s the first 80 that made me say wow . Thinking it’s was a few years after this one. Maybe two years earlier lol . Love your videos man
Yeah the 1980 CR80RA was their 1st CR80 and they were great ! I love all of their 1980's models. Especially the one that your talking about.. Great memories !!!
Good god that is absolutely mint. I remember the mini shootouts in Dirt Bike Magazine, and occasionally Cycle World, I would read them over and over again, couldnt get enough. I have a 1980 CR80R that is comparable shape, except for the rear fender! Knowing how hard these hit when they spool up, my guess would be a loop out doomed the original. Someday I will come across an OEM one thats not destroyed! Keep them coming Senior!!!!!! A 1982 KX80 perhaps? Or the true mini unicorn; the original KTM 80 mx bike.
80 thru 87 cr's hit like a bomb! My first real dirt bike was an 84 cr 60 air cooled. It was faster than my friends 86 h20 yz 80. What I like about air cooled cylinders , especially nikisil is that you can run a tight 2 thousanths piston tollerance, and make some serious power on high octane or better yet methonal. Downside is frequent top end rebuilds.
Ken, I never liked the 1980 or 1981 cr80r or the 83 which is the first your they were water coolef. When it comes to the 82 cr80r man how I wished owned one! She's beautiful man the last year it had the meanest air-cooled engine. Always wanted an 82 cr80r . She's really bad to the but !
I would love to make that street legal and ride it around town. What a fun little bike. They don’t make these smaller bikes like they used to. Built to last.
lol,,, sick,,, had a 79 YZ 80... and dont dis them,,, 80cc bikes will scare the sht out of most grown men.. I was 12, the yz80 would do 62-63,,, I rode it in the ditch on the highway to the farm, pinned... passing cars on the highway,,, LOL
There is absolutely no piston skirt noise from this little 80 at all ...this engine sounds as good or better than one with no hours on it at all ..these air cooled 80's are great little trail bikes ..
I wish I good buy this but I live in Australia...how much is it ...I really want to now...ur fan from Australia...I got Honda crf 250r 2010...It would be great to have...💯🇦🇺🌏
That bike is awesome !! I can not wait to make a trip out to the museum. Also, what brand of boots are those you are wearing ? I like that design. Thanks.
1st year mono shock, last year air cooled. Perfect mix in my opinion.
The 1980's were the best time to grow up riding/racing MX bikes.. At the start of the 80's we got air cooled, twin shock, steel tank, drum brakes, conventional forks and seats that stopped at the base of the seat. By the end we had liquid cooled, single shock, plastic tanks, front & rear discs, upside down forks, power valves and safety seats ! Plus other things like compression & rebound dampening , removable subframes etc.. Getting any new magazine back then showing sneek peaks of what was coming on next years bikes was so exciting back then. Nothing compares to the rush that we got being addicted to MX back then.
That amount of development will ever happen again & that's why Kaplan Cycles is one of my favorite places on Earth to me (I'm not just blowing smoke up their ass either when saying that) Keeping these bikes around in their original condition is so important to me. I can't get enough of this content !
Totally agree, Scotty D!
I couldn't agree with you more. From the late 70s through the 80s you could tell what year and model each bike was with a quick look. Now they all look the same. Experiencing the rapid advancements in dirt bike technology was fun.
@@marvinfrenchy8754 They have lost the individuality that each manufacturer had back in those days. Remember when Euro bikes felt like Euro bikes to ride ? I own a 22 Husqvarna now and other than it still using a CroMo frame they ride very much like a Japanese bike compared to how different they were to Japanese bikes in the 70's and 80's. That's not a bad thing for me as l grew up on Jap bikes. I love the new stuff but if Suzuki, Kawasaki and Honda still made 2 strokes l would be much happier !😆👍
@@GaryPiazza Hey.. That rhymes !!! LOL 😁
@@scottyd2262 Very true. I grew up riding Japanese bikes as well. I have some KTMs now and they ride just like a Japanese bike.
What a time capsule! I am currently restoring a 1982 KX80.
I raced an 82 KX-80 and it had the best suspension - tall and solid and a great motor too! By 83' the KX 80 would be the industry standard!
This video is golden, Christmas of 82 my mother bought me a Kawasaki KD100 (Orange) My best friend got this Honda CR80, We had so much fun, still have my KD100, been sitting for 42 years
Amazing bike...I clearly remember these when I was racing 125's and 250's . Once in a while the 80's got mixed in with 125 novice when only a few showed up . Those fast 80's riders gave them hell and won every once in a while . PK
My brother had the cr60 way back in the 90's. It was an awesome bike. That 80 is amazing!
I had an 85 CR60R that was a beast of a ripper too fast for my young son so I sold it got him a JR50.
@@Davido50 I had a 84 cr60. 6 gears in that little bike 😂
I raced that '82 bike. It had the best powerband and the best balanced of all the CRs I raced, 1980-1984. When it was on the pipe, it hauled ass, and was very nimble.
I want to cry. I bought one brand new the summer of 82 with my grass cutting money! Great bike!
This was my first mx bike. I remember it being an absolute rocket ship. I was only 7 years old. Makes me feel nostalgic and wishing i was right there again!!
Awesome geez that brings back memories, I raced flattrack aboard one at 12 yrold always in top 5 finish with 250's 500's, 35 bike feild , rocket ship and real power band .
Still have kx80 1987 with 1989 tyre nearly as good as this one .
Love it super rare 82's now only seen 3 in past 20 years and they where ruff.
Cheers from OZ .
Wow, my first 2 stroke dirt bike was a 1982 Honda CR80 Elsinore, it was given to me by my neighbour, he also gave me my first Honda CT70 which is what I learned how to ride on, it was too big for me so I had to use a thin pillow as a seat at first or I couldn't touch the ground at all😂. He didn't have kids and I loved bikes and I spent my childhood over there while he wrenched on bikes (he was a bus driver by day and worked on dirtbikes/motorcycles in his spare time and he was the best mechanic out there, so much so that he STILL works in bikes for people (well he tells them what to do while using his tools since his hands don't work anymore and still rides some of the smaller bikes around his yard and the neighbourhood which doesn't sound like a big deal until you find out he is almost 100 years old). His basement was literally a shop, he sold everything from tired to tubes, spark plugs, fluids, chains, sprockets, he literally had it all and it was a one stop shop for anything bike related. When I was 2 I got out of my baby enclosure and snuck off over to my neighbours in my underwear to see the bikes. My mother went to check on me and I was gone, she went running out of the house screaming bloody murder only to find me 3 houses down the road standing in the garage door of my neighbour looking at his dirt bikes and that's where it all started. Gordy is still alive and sadly I don't go over to see him as much as I should because the man is both a saint and a gentleman, they really don't make them like him anymore. The day he leaves this earth will be a very sad day, and it's unfortunate that he never did have kids, as him and his wife have been together for roughly 80 years now, and they are the happiest people on this earth.
I had an 86 rm 80. One of my good friends still owns it to this day. Couldn't take it when we moved from Mass to Florida. I was getting too big for it anyway.
When you are the right size and weight for those bikes, they were a real weapon in the dirt. I rode the piss outta that lil screwzuki.
The crazy thing is that they're producing the same basic RM 80 again today, brand new except fuel and oil injected. Seen one a couple weeks ago at Iron Pony in Columbus Ohio.
Can't wait till my grandson is old enough for one.
I hope the great depression doesn't happen first so I can maybe get him one.
Teach your kids the joy of motorcycles and they'll never have money for drugs.
So nice looking and crisp running!!!!
I never had the 80 but had the 125, 250, & CR450, 2 strokes Baby!
I am with you! I currently have a 1986 CR125 and a 1995 CR250 both that I restored.
man that brings back memories I had a CR 80 Elsinore when I was a kid I thought I had the fastest bike on the planet lol
My first bike was a 1980 cr 80 with the 2 shocks in the back and a metal tank , man I loved that bike
Bought one of those at a yard sale about 20 years ago as an investment. Fixed it up to resell. Rode it as a 200# adult and ate sh#t big time. Fixed it again and sold it fast. Power band was like a switch.
WOW! I had a 1982 CR250R and my little brother had this bike! That's an every CLEAN '82 CR80 !!! I absolutely LOVED my 82 CR250, that bike was very fast!!!
Does sound crispy!!) My old man years ago dumped our '82 CR 80 in the river by mistake...laughed so hard! Great memories.
Old skool air cool
Can’t beat it!
She's so beautiful it hurts me 🙁
I got that same '82 CR 80 for Christmas of '83. . I was 11 years old and could not touch the ground. Nowadays I have an '88 CR500
2 stroke engine without any smoke👍👍👍👍👍
Absolutely stunning
God bless kaplan America
Saved up 2 years of paper route money to buy this thing in 82. $800 back then. Drilled 1" holes in bottom front fender to help cool motor and drilled and screened holes in the side airbox cover.
Thanks for posting brings back memories I bought the 1980 cr80 brand new for 735 $ at cycles 128 in Beverly Massachusetts wish I kept it
sweet little mini.
Epic what a cool little ripper
My first bike that I learned on brings back memories, toughest bike ever made
Omg I wish I could have it so beautiful dam that thing is mint
Glad to see a helmet today. Since it's only an 80 I'll cut you some slack on the fingerless gloves and tank top. Anything bigger gear up.
Yes! My dream bike back then!
Find me an Elsinore that’s the first 80 that made me say wow . Thinking it’s was a few years after this one. Maybe two years earlier lol . Love your videos man
Yeah the 1980 CR80RA was their 1st CR80 and they were great ! I love all of their 1980's models. Especially the one that your talking about.. Great memories !!!
@@scottyd2262 when my Elsinore hit the power band and those factory Owens rear shocks sucked it up all I could do was hold on 🥳😎😀happy boy
I traded on old f250 for a cr60 as a teenager and oh man I thought I died and went to heaven! That sound brings back memories
a dream bike when i was a kid
Good god that is absolutely mint. I remember the mini shootouts in Dirt Bike Magazine, and occasionally Cycle World, I would read them over and over again, couldnt get enough. I have a 1980 CR80R that is comparable shape, except for the rear fender! Knowing how hard these hit when they spool up, my guess would be a loop out doomed the original. Someday I will come across an OEM one thats not destroyed! Keep them coming Senior!!!!!! A 1982 KX80 perhaps? Or the true mini unicorn; the original KTM 80 mx bike.
She's gorgeous!!
Every young kids dream bike back in the day
That thing looks and sounds more fun then a 7 day cruise!!!
Sounds incredible.
brings back old times thanks
80 thru 87 cr's hit like a bomb!
My first real dirt bike was an 84 cr 60 air cooled. It was faster than my friends 86 h20 yz 80. What I like about air cooled cylinders , especially nikisil is that you can run a tight 2 thousanths piston tollerance, and make some serious power on high octane or better yet methonal. Downside is frequent top end rebuilds.
What a great looking little cr ! Don't see to many 82s in that shape
My first bike ever. I loved this thing.
This was my childhood dream bike. =)
Love how he wore a vest from same era as the bike 😊
❤ Hello George from Holland ik had in 1984 de 80 cc Honda ❤ heel mooi herinneringen van mijn ik was 14 jaar groeten uit Holland george❤
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I had that exact bike Fall of 81 got it brand new👍🏼
Wow, that little 80 rips
Ken, I never liked the 1980 or 1981 cr80r or the 83 which is the first your they were water coolef. When it comes to the 82 cr80r man how I wished owned one! She's beautiful man the last year it had the meanest air-cooled engine. Always wanted an 82 cr80r . She's really bad to the but !
Wow. Brings back memories. My friends couldn't touch me on that bike with there yz's always accused me of having dg parts. But she stock.
Back then Honda didn’t sell a lot of these. So to find one, and in this condition is shocking!!
Most humble man in the bike history
Sweet!, I had a 84 CR60
That's a perfect bike that deserves a loving home.
Thing is cherry! Can't wait to see you guys for the national! 338!
Sweet little air cooled hammer!
Terminator 2 always comes to my mind when I see that bike
But it was a 1990 xr100r in that movie lol
WOW nothing beat 2-stroke air cool sound so good
brings back great memories 😊
great bike! what kind of boots do you have on? so nice!
I would love to make that street legal and ride it around town. What a fun little bike. They don’t make these smaller bikes like they used to. Built to last.
That was my first dirtbike. Got it for my birthday.
My dad bought me one of these bikes when the dealership was trying to clear them out to make room for the ‘83 models. He paid $700 for it.
Sounds as SWEET as they come 👌
That is a really masterpiece .
Gutted you guys are not in the uk would be definitely buying a bike from yous thanks for the video
I had a 1985 XR80 growing up.
@Paul Wreck Yeah, the CR is way faster. but my neighbor had to stay close to a gas can.
I had this exact model brand new.
That's pretty funny Ken ! Watching that little classic haul your moose ass around like that .
That was my very first bike!
Gorgeous and Badass Bike. I would name her Little Badness !
Omg, WE ARE ALL CR80 MENTAL
I got that for my birthday. Brand new. I was 12
Мой год рождения!!! КРЫМ
Nice iv had a lot of them but I road them in to the ground lol poor bike s amazing little bikes any kid would be super happy to get one!
lol,,, sick,,, had a 79 YZ 80...
and dont dis them,,, 80cc bikes will scare the sht out of most grown men..
I was 12, the yz80 would do 62-63,,, I rode it in the ditch on the highway to the farm, pinned... passing cars on the highway,,, LOL
They need to make bikes like this again.
😍😍 model magnifique 👌👌
There is absolutely no piston skirt noise from this little 80 at all ...this engine sounds as good or better than one with no hours on it at all ..these air cooled 80's are great little trail bikes ..
I need my 82 YZ80J like this please Ken!
I love your job ❤️❤️❤️❤️❤️❤️❤️❤️❤️❤️
I would love to have that I had a 1980 it broke spokes the bike was sick 👍
Lovely little cr Hiroshima screamer! like it.
What type of paint do you use on your exhausts? Looks factory original and would like to find..
another gem thx for the vid
before i was born!!!!!🌋🌋🌋
I had that bike when I was 10. It was cool to hit the powerbands....
Would have killed for this bike as a kid!
All I could do was look at magazines and dream!
I wish I good buy this but I live in Australia...how much is it ...I really want to now...ur fan from Australia...I got Honda crf 250r 2010...It would be great to have...💯🇦🇺🌏
It's on eBay auction we ship worldwide
I had one of these..rocket ship it was ..
Those little bastards are mean as hell, theyll dump you quick if you get on it too hard and aint expecting the power
That bike is awesome !! I can not wait to make a trip out to the museum. Also, what brand of boots are those you are wearing ? I like that design.
Thanks.
Icon elsinore
That was my 1st dirt bike.
Is Roonie tryin to steal some of Mose's 'TUNDAA" ?
i had a 1986 cr80r bike screamed for a little 80
FAST LITTLE BIKES❗️
It was a sweeet bike in the day along w yz. And Rm s. 👍 make me giddy. 🤣
🇦🇺😎👍nice little bike🇺🇸🏁🇺🇸🏁🇺🇸🏁
holy sht the sound
So fuckin cool , i had this bike and ripped everywhere with it as a kid, went through several top ends running the piss out of it 👌🏼