Cycle News - Archive Issues - 1980's

ers quick ly bolt on to both ends of th e handlebars but one modification wa s needed . Th e right side aluminum clamp, which mounts to th e handl ebar, h ad to be fil ed down to clear th e fro nt brak e ca ble wh ere it m eets th e reservo ir. T he stoc k 'gas ta n k hol ds 1.9 gallons, a nd th e CR av erages 41 mi les pe r tan kful ; that 's good for a 125 but is border line fo r most enduro a nd qual ifier loops, In qualifiers, a rider ca nno t legall y carry ga s or use add-on gas ta n ks (such as afterma rket fender o r front number plate tanks ). Bu t it's possi ble (a nd legal ) to bo lt o n a stock H onda C R25 0R (2.3 gall o n ) gas tank with no modi fica tions. The clearan ce between th e lo wer right side o f th e tank a nd th e exha ust p ipe is a little tight, so so me kin d of h eat padd in g must be used between the tw o to keep the ta n k fro m m elt ing . The wheels n eed a tte ntio n also . It 's a good idea to paint a dark, wide stripe across th e rim in th e va lve stem area so it can be located quickl y; and duct tape sh o u ld rep lace th e rubber rim stra p. This cu ts down tim e when cha nging a tire. Our CR enduro bike performs as . well on th e tr ail as it does on a motocro ss track - excell ently. Ste ep hills are a cinch on th e'CR with its power ful and torquey motor. It has p lenty of power to get th e job done without a traditional , peaky I 25cc powerband. The add -on spark arrester o n th e An swer P roducts silencer doe s ro b some power, so if th ere's no spar k arrester requirement in a particular riding area, rem oving th e spark arrester will improve. pe rforma nce. Th e CR shi nes in ti ght st u ff. T h ro ugh twi sty, switch bac k trails, th e fea th erweight H onda jams. With th e a id of th e cl u tch, a nd a lot o f back brake fo r slid ing into turns, th e CR tra cks as well as a sn ak e without ' using a wh ole lot o f effort . When things ge t even tighter o ver roc ks an d logs, its light weight reall y comes in handy. The front en d is easy to loft over o bjects. a nd if the rider has to sto p to pick up th e bike. th e Honda co u ld n' t be a better ch oice. But th e CR isn 't a whole lot of fun to plank aro u nd on for a long period of time. It' s still a 125ccand prefers to be revved, which is good for qua lifi ers where speed is one of the o bjects. Bu t it does have eno ug h torque and low en d for tight and hilly sections, and it doesn 't have a tendency to suddenly lose rpm a nd fall off th e pipe all th e time. Qu ick servicing is the CR 's biggest disadvantage compared to stock en duro bikes, su ch as cleaning th e air filter or chan ging a rear tire, U n fortunatel y, there isn ' t much tha t ca n be don e to improve th at sit ua tio n . Cl ean ing th e air filt er requires seat removal. An awkwa rd wing-nut holds th e air cleaner element into place. The rear wheel takes much more time to remove and mount co m pared to a Husqvarna, wh ich has a quick-change rear wh eel set-u p . Th e H onda ha s spacer s and nu ts to worry a bo u t. Even though o u r CR was bu ilt with th e ISDE in m ind, we wouldn 't hesitat e to enter it in a local en d uro , in th e 200cc cla ss, since it 's light a nd has as much power a nd a lm os t as mu ch lo w -end a n d to rq ue as, fo r exa m p le, th e Kaw asa ki KDX200. We plan o n having hours a n d hours of fun o n thi s littl e CR. • Wh ere 10 get it; Answ er Produ ct s , 279 67 Beal e Court , Valencia. Ca. 91355. 805 /2574411 ICO/Performan ce Products , P .O . Box 1294, Bayou La combe, LA 70445. 504/ 882-3107. Malcolm Smith Produ ct s, 756 3 Indiana Ave.. R iverside, Ca. 92504 . 714/687-1300 . . ... . .. .. .. . ~ Agajan ;a~ Sat. April 12 NA."nONA.is':.. fol\\\.~A.CES IG,,~e:l.) fol\OiO~C~c\.E EXECUTIVE LODGE GATES OPEN QUALIFIERS ' FIRST HEAT ~ S ANCT IO NED r-------------------------- 5:30 PM 6:30 PM 8:00 PM ADVANCE TICKETS AVAILABLE AT . BASS TICKETS HOWE AVE. BO X OFFICE (916) 395-2277 OR (916) 920-1121 925 Howe Ave., Sacra me nto. CA 95825 _ _ _ _ _ _ MAIL ORDER TICKET FORM r,. .fC lutl Se." Bo_ $.QIIl ALSO SEETHE DEATH DEFYING _ . 1 S2S.00 ••ch . I S18 ,!lONC h lGe-r.I"~m.,,10fl 112 ,OO O" ..... . 180_ O"~on R",h l of , _ only). Ene IoMd I. my eh«:k IOf 1 CYCLE THRILLER STUNTSHO~ _ PIe_ _ 10M • ..II Idd,...., ,tam,*, _loPe . Iong wl l h e• • " .... C"*ll Of lnOI'Iey ordet lno ~. chickS! N,abIe to: HOWE AVE- 80K Of'FtCE • 125 Ho-. .. ... . Sacr emen IO. CA M82!l ....._------------_ ......,- . . .. CO, - - - 51• •• _ _ ' ' ' _ _ ~4 "'~"J £~.-/VQ . .t d s uperbike and HA.RTH Wins Unhm 1 e Championship Cup SHOEI R~d~t~~~~rbike Classes att~ ~~h 30 . 1986 . Heavywelg . Road Atlanta. • Sprint Race Senes. . HARTH Relies on • • • , For comfort an d Confidence MIKE . . of Champions ~ The ChOIce ~OB MET CORPORATION SHOEI SAFETY HE~nge\es. CA 90064 2228 Cotner. L os (21 3)477- 60 51 31.

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