@@ronaldtartaglia4459 I had a CR250rj '88 FMF pipe ect, I got it in 1989 it had been Race 1 Season but was Still Fast & Fresh, I Regretfully Sold it 2yrs Later to by a Brand New YZ125, You do Dumb things When your Young!!😉 The YZ was Great, but Not a 250r Powerhouse! I wish I Could by that Bike Back Today in the Same Condition I Sold it, but It would be an Expensive Exercise Today!! Enjoy your 88 250r One of the Best Ever Made!!👍😉🇺🇸
Youngins' don't even understand the rawness of these and how that's all everyone rode in our days coming up. Now it's all sissy 4 strokes. I still ride my 05 kx 250. Just did a conversion kit on it last year to bring up to a 19' 👌🏼
Thank you Mr. Kaplan! It's awesome to see someone so passionate about what they do. Keep up the great work! I did a little mx and bmx in my youth. I can't wait to visit the museum.
Very nice CR250 guys that there's probably my favorite dirt bike I love the 250cc plenty of power and torque lightweight easy to throw around easy to load up in the back of a pickup if you're going to you don't need two or three other guys helping you. Very nice!
You said it the same time I was thinking ,when I was 15-27 bikes like this were my drug of choice.it kept us out of trouble - simpler times & Ken takes us back every day.oooh-rahh
As I remember riding those back in the day, the engine was totally amazing -- frame wasn't so great. Wish Honda kept that engine when they improved the chassis in 2002. What a sweet, clean bike.
This bike fv--in””” INSANE !!!! You guys aren’t playing around ⛽️⛽️⛽️ when I come - both of you guys and Chris and his son to christen my bike.... I’m close to 5 thousand, no big overhead , I want a bike from you guys- may not be today - I pray that it’s in the cards to meet you guys and purchase a machine like this - OMG !!!!!
My 99 is near mint. I did the 270 kit with taller gearing complete rebuild. New crank ect.didnt need it but I was in there so. New fenders. Original shrouds and side covers. Polished frame. Rebuilt suspension. Vortec reads. Original graphics on shrouds. Pulls like a beasts. Brrrapppp
A real true bike guy/kid/girl will respect a true good classic bike like one would do a classic car. New generation riders think bc it's not a 2021(new) bike then it's of no interest but their wrong. This Honda's 250 power delivery is more fun to ride then any modern bike, ask me how I know....
I love my Friday night long form Kaplan action. I had my fingers crossed 🤞 all day. And Yes Ken, I know the frame rails are next... You have beaten it into my brain. 🥊 🧠😎
What a wicked beautiful machine,I never mx but these late 90 2 strokes by Honda a reversed similarly to the early 70s Kawasaki h1&2.that 250 is more than enough for 99.5% of the population. That chassis is a "Dime".
that is the best part aleast you can test ride inside still waiting for the wheelies threw the hall's id put the hoosiers on every bike they just look cool
Such an incredible bike... the sound of that ripping was a trip down memory lane! This was my 4th bike, I whiskey throttled it in 3rd gear, somehow got off the throttle and saved it but scared the hell out of me, then sold it... too much bike for my just out of high school 115lb self - probably the shrimpiest kid to ever own that bike🤣 Can’t believe I only paid $3,000 for it in 2003 and sold it for about the same... should have hung on to that!! Would have been a great investment - didn’t realize what I had😬
I would love to work for you ksn just being around iconic bikes all day putting in that work everyday that's a dream job of heaven right there god bless you boys
I had the attest thing backwards 🤦♂️- my bad guys- in any event I hope you guys are chillin on this beautiful Saturday night 🤝 I’ll bother you guys manana/ my bad. Don Johnson signing out lol
I had 2 of these. Road race motor that we nicknamed the beast. If you can win on this rigid rocket ship today you deserve the medal of honor. Most certainly not even close to being the best bike ever, it's not even close to being the best Honda 250 ever.I would rank the 96 CR as the best Honda 250 ever with the 2000/2001 a close 2nd. 2002 and later YZ 250 puts them all on the trailer.Far closer to being the the best bike made than the first ten aluminum Honda.
@@mikefrank6319 it was best for me cos i only had the old slow road bikes before and my mates all had 125 crossers ,so in the back lanes with a top speed of 85 mph and six gears you do the maths,
@@mikefrank6319 I own a very nice cr250 2001 with all the goodies ,totally rebuilt everything. I really like the CR plenty power sounds good looks good,and very reliable for the 4 ys or so i have owned it neva let me down not once.i will prob neva sell it.BUT........the 2015 yz 250 i purchased recently (owned for 5 month now ) seems the total package and a definite stepup from the cr in every possible way. More power, Better handling, As nice in the looks department and much much better suspension. Guaranteed we are looking at 14yrs difference and like i said will never part with my trusty cr steed, but the yz yes better bike....but guess i will know in 4yrs if its as reliable???
@@victoroneill4381 Yea, 2000 and 2001 CR 250's were the best ones.Fantastic chassis and build quality.Great hole shot acceleration from the softish feeling motor. Switched back to the YZ 250 in 2002. Stronger motor with unbelievable torque for a two stroke, unflappable chassis coupled with great rear suspension.The YZ 250 motor that debuted in 1999 is still powering the 2021 model today.
96 best cr 250 ever try it lucky to own it enjoy running the new four strokes I think they like the smell of the maxima because they always seem to be behind me D.h
What was it with the 1999 Honda CR. 250 & CR500 that make some riders like them more than the current models ...just engine alone or over-all everything 🤔
What do you run on these 250’s. Im At 32:1 maxima, But with pump gas 93 octane. I know you run jp. Does the jp make that much of a difference? Should I change the mixture if I try jp? Or do you use the jp just because it doesn’t go bad?
Wow it's like U pull these things out your arse I am so envious the amount of bikes U yanks can get your hands on is unreal , did he say 12 grand for that ,that's not to bad a price sometimes I wish i was in the U.S just for the bikes ,
I'm not sure about that bike, because it looks LC, but I genuinely have a Lambretta engine with virtually the same "on paper" power spread as a normally aspirated KX 250.
@@baby-sharkgto4902 seriously! 47bhp, torque in the mid 20s ft pound. Its the Casa performance SSR Scuderia engine. I'm in the process of repainting the bike, so I haven't run it yet, but I did used to run their SS hyper performance motor at 32bhp so I have a rough idea of what it will do!
Once people start collecting things you remember you really start to feel old.
I thought the same thing. So I bought my 88 250r... know I feel like a kid again. All you need is one machine... do it brother!
@@ronaldtartaglia4459 I had a CR250rj '88 FMF pipe ect, I got it in 1989 it had been Race 1 Season but was Still Fast & Fresh, I Regretfully Sold it 2yrs Later to by a Brand New YZ125, You do Dumb things When your Young!!😉 The YZ was Great, but Not a 250r Powerhouse!
I wish I Could by that Bike Back Today in the Same Condition I Sold it, but It would be an Expensive Exercise Today!! Enjoy your 88 250r One of the Best Ever Made!!👍😉🇺🇸
That's one sweet Cr250!! I have two,a 88 cr250 & a 01 Cr250, they are a beast!!
“How many hours?”
*Ken chuckles* “You mean minutes?”
Youngins' don't even understand the rawness of these and how that's all everyone rode in our days coming up. Now it's all sissy 4 strokes. I still ride my 05 kx 250. Just did a conversion kit on it last year to bring up to a 19' 👌🏼
Unreal how you find these incredible bikes.
My favorite are the 90s CRs!!!!
Thank you Mr. Kaplan! It's awesome to see someone so passionate about what they do. Keep up the great work! I did a little mx and bmx in my youth. I can't wait to visit the museum.
Thanks! Will do!
Still a stunning looking motocross bike 21 years later ....😎
I love that sound never gets old 2 strokes baby
💪😎🇺🇲
Got it right man the time spent on a bike brings great happiness. Even after it hurts you n costs you some flow.
Very nice CR250 guys that there's probably my favorite dirt bike I love the 250cc plenty of power and torque lightweight easy to throw around easy to load up in the back of a pickup if you're going to you don't need two or three other guys helping you. Very nice!
You said it the same time I was thinking ,when I was 15-27 bikes like this were my drug of choice.it kept us out of trouble - simpler times & Ken takes us back every day.oooh-rahh
I love how you ride through your Museum...i bet it ALWAYS smells good in There👍
It is unbelievable everything about that place is epic.
As I remember riding those back in the day, the engine was totally amazing -- frame wasn't so great. Wish Honda kept that engine when they improved the chassis in 2002. What a sweet, clean bike.
This bike fv--in””” INSANE !!!! You guys aren’t playing around ⛽️⛽️⛽️ when I come - both of you guys and Chris and his son to christen my bike.... I’m close to 5 thousand, no big overhead , I want a bike from you guys- may not be today - I pray that it’s in the cards to meet you guys and purchase a machine like this - OMG !!!!!
Love the ezra lusk special, got to ride red.
Love you guys up there man keep this channel running, YOU ARE AMERICA.🇺🇸✊🏻💥💨
Nice graphics on that year.
You should be a WWF wrestler in your spear time. You could ride in to the arena on that CR
My 99 is near mint. I did the 270 kit with taller gearing complete rebuild. New crank ect.didnt need it but I was in there so. New fenders. Original shrouds and side covers. Polished frame. Rebuilt suspension. Vortec reads. Original graphics on shrouds. Pulls like a beasts. Brrrapppp
Been sitting for 7 yrs in the garage. No one rides much in NJ anymore. As I approach 50 my bones are not the same.
Nice bike!
My 99' YZ250 is still in great shape.
99 kx250 here
99 cr250 here
99cr250 here
@@brushwakker6547 swear you got a Instagram??
@@Oldcrs no sir
A real true bike guy/kid/girl will respect a true good classic bike like one would do a classic car. New generation riders think bc it's not a 2021(new) bike then it's of no interest but their wrong. This Honda's 250 power delivery is more fun to ride then any modern bike, ask me how I know....
Ra Ra Ra Rippaahh! Don't find them like this anymore! Im day dreaming over here. Love the graphics to
That sounds better than making a girl ... well you know .
Buddy of mine has 97 cr250r for sale one Facebook marketplace,that's sweet bike you got!!
Don't care about the bike little too new for me just thought I'd give you a like and a comment to help you all out
I have 99 CR80 Expert in mint Condition. My Favorite Year!! nice !
Do you want to sell it? Where are you?
I love my Friday night long form Kaplan action. I had my fingers crossed 🤞 all day. And Yes Ken, I know the frame rails are next...
You have beaten it into my brain. 🥊 🧠😎
Right on
Long live captain america no one beat yr channel love the everyday doseage of bike my vitamins are full
What a wicked beautiful machine,I never mx but these late 90 2 strokes by Honda a reversed similarly to the early 70s Kawasaki h1&2.that 250 is more than enough for 99.5% of the population. That chassis is a "Dime".
I have a 1999 CR 125 it rips the 250 looks hell a good to
Dude, how rare is it to have a 21 year old bike that will ROAST anything current🇯🇵👍👏
I knew you were gonna RIP that thing “ - LOL I thought the vid was over- awesome, you guys Rock 💪🏻💯🙏🤝
Had a 97 sold it to get a 2000 motor done by Eric gorr motor was sick fastest dirt I ever owned.
Ronnie said it's going to win 6 or 9 races
My favourite model cr. Absolute classic 💪
You mean this will beat any 450 4 stroke! Not 250 4 stroke 125 2 stroke 👌🏼💯
ANY 250 4 STROKE
Gorgeous collection of bikes
I'm speechless !!
Man I wish I had money. I would totally pay someone to completely spec out my YZ125 for me
My friend had this CR wean we started MX and it was a dinamate 💥
Your bikes are amazing I swear 😂🔥🔥🔥
God bless you guys !!
Love the Graphics!
It's a rrrrrrrr rrrrrrrrrrrrr rrrrrrrrrrrr rippppp roaringgggg beast! AWESOME
That thing is gorgeous!!!! 🤤🤤🤤
Getting my 99 cr250r resleeved
My 97 cr250r was resleeved by LA sleeve
that is the best part aleast you can test ride inside still waiting for the wheelies threw the hall's id put the hoosiers on every bike they just look cool
I sold a cleaner/more built one with 5 hours on it for 3k lol.
absolute rippa 👍🏼 !!
That thing is tomorrow fkn sweet
Im Drooling... Unobtanuim. For sure. Nice Bike!
I run a 52 tooth Renthal sproket.
Such an incredible bike... the sound of that ripping was a trip down memory lane! This was my 4th bike, I whiskey throttled it in 3rd gear, somehow got off the throttle and saved it but scared the hell out of me, then sold it... too much bike for my just out of high school 115lb self - probably the shrimpiest kid to ever own that bike🤣
Can’t believe I only paid $3,000 for it in 2003 and sold it for about the same... should have hung on to that!! Would have been a great investment - didn’t realize what I had😬
I would love to work for you ksn just being around iconic bikes all day putting in that work everyday that's a dream job of heaven right there god bless you boys
I have a 1997 and its the fastest 2 stroke 250 I’ve ever ridden
I had the attest thing backwards 🤦♂️- my bad guys- in any event I hope you guys are chillin on this beautiful Saturday night 🤝 I’ll bother you guys manana/ my bad. Don Johnson signing out lol
He's got it a tad rich but it's a new engine on a cold day. God I wanna fix my 96 cr250
Mr kaplan i had one of thses , best bike ever, if u cant win theres something wrong .Sweet motor of doom , prays to jerry mgrath
I had 2 of these. Road race motor that we nicknamed the beast. If you can win on this rigid rocket ship today you deserve the medal of honor. Most certainly not even close to being the best bike ever, it's not even close to being the best Honda 250 ever.I would rank the 96 CR as the best Honda 250 ever with the 2000/2001 a close 2nd. 2002 and later YZ 250 puts them all on the trailer.Far closer to being the the best bike made than the first ten aluminum Honda.
@@mikefrank6319 it was best for me cos i only had the old slow road bikes before and my mates all had 125 crossers ,so in the back lanes with a top speed of 85 mph and six gears you do the maths,
@@mikefrank6319 I own a very nice cr250 2001 with all the goodies ,totally rebuilt everything. I really like the CR plenty power sounds good looks good,and very reliable for the 4 ys or so i have owned it neva let me down not once.i will prob neva sell it.BUT........the 2015 yz 250 i purchased recently (owned for 5 month now ) seems the total package and a definite stepup from the cr in every possible way. More power, Better handling, As nice in the looks department and much much better suspension. Guaranteed we are looking at 14yrs difference and like i said will never part with my trusty cr steed, but the yz yes better bike....but guess i will know in 4yrs if its as reliable???
@@victoroneill4381 Yea, 2000 and 2001 CR 250's were the best ones.Fantastic chassis and build quality.Great hole shot acceleration from the softish feeling motor. Switched back to the YZ 250 in 2002. Stronger motor with unbelievable torque for a two stroke, unflappable chassis coupled with great rear suspension.The YZ 250 motor that debuted in 1999 is still powering the 2021 model today.
Super nice bike! Thanks.
Is 2000 a good year too
Honda 250 heaven for sure..
👍Awsome Machine!! Someone's going to have a Merry CR-istmas!!-Cheers🎄🎁👍🇺🇸😉
Beautiful machine!!!
that's the real mcoy honda 125 dame
96 best cr 250 ever try it lucky to own it enjoy running the new four strokes I think they like the smell of the maxima because they always seem to be behind me D.h
Man hard to top that👌✌️
Look at this guy sticking his ear next to the pipe who does that! Wait I do that! Lmao. We all do that!...... haha
I can just here the compression 👌
Holy Grail of 250 2 strokes
Beautiful bike
Un effin real... I had the 97 model
What was it with the 1999 Honda CR. 250 & CR500 that make some riders like them more than the current models ...just engine alone or over-all everything 🤔
Straight RIPPA !!!
Es la mejor motora honda ese año fue el mejor mucho pawer
Wooooo doggy, let's see them frame rails baby!! 😍😍😋
Can’t see it on eBay? How much was it listed for?
It's up tomorrow
Sold immediately
Was there a normal petrol or sport petrol in this honda when you were ridding it?
What do you run on these 250’s. Im At 32:1 maxima, But with pump gas 93 octane. I know you run jp. Does the jp make that much of a difference? Should I change the mixture if I try jp? Or do you use the jp just because it doesn’t go bad?
VP T2 Comes mixed already
Sold for 15 thousand in auction like 😳
Minutes on the machine and a $3700 work order?
all the upgrades and extras
i wanna see the KX 500 Chris bought.
Why is there no smoke coming out when it’s running
T2
@@KaplanCycles what is t2
@@johnsn10 VP-2T is a premixed racing fuel for high performance 2-cycle engines. Made by VP fuels.
I thought the original price would've been $6,969.69
Ohhh he attest to that !!!! You’re a thousand percent right !!! I’m gonna be that guy soon - God willing 🙏⛽️ 💪🏻 2-STROKE GODS - it’s a dimepiece
Wow it's like U pull these things out your arse I am so envious the amount of bikes U yanks can get your hands on is unreal , did he say 12 grand for that ,that's not to bad a price sometimes I wish i was in the U.S just for the bikes ,
This bike makes my sack tingle.
Two smoke for life dude 🤙🤙🤙
I honestly thought you would get at least 15k off the one from the crate
Is this still available for sale?
No xr 400 in the line up?
I'm not sure about that bike, because it looks LC, but I genuinely have a Lambretta engine with virtually the same "on paper" power spread as a normally aspirated KX 250.
WITAF???
@@baby-sharkgto4902 seriously! 47bhp, torque in the mid 20s ft pound. Its the Casa performance SSR Scuderia engine. I'm in the process of repainting the bike, so I haven't run it yet, but I did used to run their SS hyper performance motor at 32bhp so I have a rough idea of what it will do!
Kaplan america where is your store in america
Www.kaplancycles.com
Dont let ronnie mac touch it. He'll cut the fenders
Do you ever come across many yz100’s?
2- stroks are faster then a 4 -strokes when you put a rider that can ride a 2-stroke one
4 strokes have torque but that crisp in your face " now" performance of a 250-500 2 stroke was the cats ass
@@richardmorris7063 wrong just because you can't ride a 2- stroke Carmichael,Reed Stewart and myself are faster on a 2- stroke. In face.
The wolfS of Wall Street
GOD BLESS AMERICA 🇺🇸
dont forget all the hungry pistons u have to feed aswell
I cant get my 93 cr 250 to idle :(
Beautiful...
Wrong number on the bike.
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