Weimedog, actually the CRs continued to dominate, as this was when FMF, DG and other hop-up shops came to be a force. I sure rode enough 125 CRs with a few thousand bucks of hot-rod parts . . . porky heads, pipes, aluminum swingarms, lots more. If you bought a CR125, you knew you were going to do this other stuff too, to stay competitive, not to mention having a bike as cool looking as the next guy. Tell the truth, I kinda miss those days. Today's bikes are so good stock that most riders are better off leaving them stock and so the big thing is graphics! Big whoop.
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'81 490 Maico (King Kong!), 2000 CR250, 74-1/2 GP400 Maico, buncha street stuff