I'm looking to get a used bike to putt around on, I'm 5'9" and around 150 lbs.
When I was younger I owned the last year of the air cooled CR80 bone stock and thought it was quick enough. I'd like to find something with the same power, I am about 30 lbs heavier now.
I've also owned the first year water cooled YZ80, it was way slower, also an '83 KX80 and a '79 RM80.
I don't need this so obviously I set my spending to under $1000. I found a 2003 CR85 ($900) that supposedly has a bunch of new parts, and a 2000 KX80 ($700) that seems untouched and in good condition.
I like the idea of the CR because of my past experience, granted it was 20 years ago. But I don't like the idea of a well worked on bike.
The KX I like because it hasn't been beat on, yet still needs little to nothing. I also heard a 100cc jug and piston will bolt right up, is this true?
How would each of these compare to the old 198? CR?
PS the last bike I owned was a 1992 KX80 with a 1987 CR125 engine. I built it out of a stolen recovery KX (found with no engine) and a CR that was in a barn fire. I cut the bottoms of the frames off each due to the exhaust port exit and ended up with a factory looking set up. I gave up when I couldn't find the right combination of sprockets, chain size vs bolt pattern. A guy down the road made me an offer so I sold it, he got it running and it was bad ass. So needless to say I like the idea of modifying things so if the '00 KX80 will accept the 100cc parts I might lean more towards it.
Which one should I get? The KX or the CR?
When I was younger I owned the last year of the air cooled CR80 bone stock and thought it was quick enough. I'd like to find something with the same power, I am about 30 lbs heavier now.
I've also owned the first year water cooled YZ80, it was way slower, also an '83 KX80 and a '79 RM80.
I don't need this so obviously I set my spending to under $1000. I found a 2003 CR85 ($900) that supposedly has a bunch of new parts, and a 2000 KX80 ($700) that seems untouched and in good condition.
I like the idea of the CR because of my past experience, granted it was 20 years ago. But I don't like the idea of a well worked on bike.
The KX I like because it hasn't been beat on, yet still needs little to nothing. I also heard a 100cc jug and piston will bolt right up, is this true?
How would each of these compare to the old 198? CR?
PS the last bike I owned was a 1992 KX80 with a 1987 CR125 engine. I built it out of a stolen recovery KX (found with no engine) and a CR that was in a barn fire. I cut the bottoms of the frames off each due to the exhaust port exit and ended up with a factory looking set up. I gave up when I couldn't find the right combination of sprockets, chain size vs bolt pattern. A guy down the road made me an offer so I sold it, he got it running and it was bad ass. So needless to say I like the idea of modifying things so if the '00 KX80 will accept the 100cc parts I might lean more towards it.
Which one should I get? The KX or the CR?