125-200cc Cr125's only, You Wr's beware!

[pvduke]

2008 CR 125 STOCK except for a FMF pipe and geared DOWN
13/52

sorry big john. no race. yer bikes not stock.

stock motor, pipe, carb, gearing. drag only, say 100 or 150 yards? none of this other bulloney. el mirage. as suggested we'll make a 125 fest of it.

 

[ajaxauto]

sorry big john. no race. yer bikes not stock.

stock motor, pipe, carb, gearing. drag only, say 100 or 150 yards? none of this other bulloney. el mirage. as suggested we'll make a 125 fest of it.

Now if i have but my stock pipe on and stock gearing just to beat you then where has to be some money put up
It all for fun anyway but my offer still stands

 

[robertaccio]

......woo hoo, I am turning 50 this year********************************************************************************!!! time to get a 125!!!

rode the kid's fairly fresh motor RM125 yesterday and parked it with an ear to ear smile (again).

 

[ajaxauto]

......woo hoo, I am turning 50 this year********************************************************************************!!! time to get a 125!!!

rode the kid's fairly fresh motor RM125 yesterday and parked it with an ear to ear smile (again).

Robert are you going to be in Luceren for the National this weeken

 

[skid]

The tech stuff here is useful but some of you old guys are starting to sound like 14 year old kids on TT!

racing around the woods on a bike most think are made for 14 yr olds will do that to you!!! There is an inner 14 yr old in every adult just looking for a way to get out!!! brrraaaaap****************************************

 

[NWRider]

I think that is not going to be a good tire on the 125.

This is not one of the giant ones. It is a "120" but maybe a 110 at most. Also it is 11 pounds which seems about average. I'll see how it works soon.

I'll be testing power valves this weekend and hopefully the CR ignition soon afterwards.

 

[Vinduro]

What is the profile % ? 100 ? 90 ? 80? Makes a big difference in width when on the rim. Look at Michelin's sizing. In a Mich. a 120 is a 125 size tire. It is a 120/80X18 which makes it more like a 100/100 in actual size. You can down size the tire 10mm for every 10% reduction in profile.

This is not one of the giant ones. It is a "120" but maybe a 110 at most. Also it is 11 pounds which seems about average. I'll see how it works soon.

I'll be testing power valves this weekend and hopefully the CR ignition soon afterwards.

 

[NWRider]

What is the profile % ?

120/80/18. Not nearly as tall as the MT16 I just took off. The carcass measures about 100mm wide.

 

[Vinduro]

That is a very small tire. Same size as the Michelin of the same. The Pirelli MT16 which was called a 400X18 was more like a 110/100X18 (which it is called now) or the same size as the old Metzeler Motocross Enduro 450X18.

I bet it is nearly 100mm tall also. Making it more like a 100/100X18.

 

[ajaxauto]

I have been running a maxis desert it 100-90-19 with a extra heavy dudy tube
and 18psi and lots of baby powder since 2006 no flats yet

 

[HxcEnduRo]

after this last ride this last weekend i am so pumped to take on any larger bore I am truely confident in the performance of the cr125 against 250f's and some 450's no joke. our local track this last weekend hosted it's 3rd annual pro invitaional and your's truely raced the intermediate lights class. i am 28yrs old and over 200lbs. I got first place and finished 42.8 sec in front of second place on a 2006 cr125. the second place rider was a thousand oaks yamaha team rider that won the amatuer nationals at glen helen. I dont mean to tute my own horn but i sure as hell will rev the 125! cr's all the way baby!

 

[pvduke]

ok, ill admit, got a lil CR envy.

outstanding results hxc and it aint bragging if ya really done it. congrats.

ps: the pipe on yer bike is really cool too. nekid.

 

[HxcEnduRo]

i like the power of the stock pipe "off idle" more than my dep.. so i buffed it out and took a map gas torch too it for that factory look.. thanks

 

[wallybean]

For those of you converting to the CR from the WR ignition, this is a picture of where my CR is marked from the Factory. It is .100" up from the bottom of the little timing surface. I have marked it in blue on my WR in the picture. The CR ignition changes 1 degree for every 1mm of movement of the stator plate.

 

[HxcEnduRo]

:bump:

 

[Norman Foley]

I have owned both WR125 and CR125's the CR's always hit harder, run better and have more power. It's the CR ignition. the Wr is smoother, climbs hills better, is much more forgiving in panic hills and loose stuff. It is a trade off. For off road technical stuff the WR, even though it feels a lot less powerful is better. There are a few hills that gave me fits on the CR as it would explode and i would be all over the hill (similar to my YZ250 -v- Wr250 experience) where on the Wr i would motor right up without drama.

Mark (NWRider) experienced this a few years ago when we traded off between my 04 CR125 and his 08 WR125. My CR was explosive and FAST in comparison but much harder to ride in the slick crap we were riding.

so for Ajax and others in the open the CR is for sure better, but if you ride slick off road technical stuff the WR is MUCH EZer to ride.

Kelly has it about right.... Horses for courses! You ride MX and Dez, ride a CR. You ride snotty tight woods, ride a WR. 2 biggest threads in the Husky forum on TT were about '04 CR125's and how to put the power where you could actually use it in the woods!

 

[surfer1100]

Walt, thank you!

I fired her up this morning, and rode it around the block gently. It's been so long since I rode it in WR form that it is hard to recall the typical engine noises. It definitely feels snappier. Didn't hear any knocking or pinging so it must be in the ballpark.

The bike has been sitting for a while and feels as though it could use some fresh gas and some jetting. I am going to try to get out tomorrow and do some tinkering.

FYI I am using the JD ignition with a 2010 CR 125 coil and a 2002 stator/rotor. I played off Walt's recommendation for mounting the ignition, but I cut up an old bicycle tube and made a pouch held together with zip ties and secured to frame with zip ties as well.

 

[Husqvarna125]

Would it be possible to post a picture of the way you mounted the box?

 

[NWRider]

For reference here is a complete WR ignition next to the complete CR one.

Here is how I mounted the CDI. I am not sure where the stock location is but I guess this will work for one or two rides while I test.

 

[ray_ray]

For reference here is a complete WR ignition next to the complete CR one.

Here is how I mounted the CDI. I am not sure where the stock location is but I guess this will work for one or two rides while I test.]

wow that is really very big different in FWs and stators coil wrappings... Nice job on the mounting ...

Too bad all U 125 guys are not next door neighbors ... we could get some real 125 action then ... Maybe even some local news headlines ...