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[QUOTE="TVRider, post: 836713, member: 36242"] If you get a Honda try red-racer.com They have plastic and some hop up parts and are very knowledgeable. I tried Honda first but have migrated to Maico. The first bike I restored about a year ago was a 75 Honda CR125. Very competitive and fun to ride. Lots of parts available. Don't look past the 125's if that's what suits you. You don't have to be small to compete in the 125 class. The 78-79 Honda CR250's are very reliable and fast, but have a light switch power band that makes them hard to ride smoothly. If you go for one of these I strongly recommend a PRF (Pro Form Racing) Pipe. A big improvement! As far as big bores, 78-79 Maicos are my favorite. They are somewhat overlooked because of the aura surrounding the 81 490 (much deserved), but the 78-79's handle better, have a lower seat height (for us vertically challenged), are less expensive to acquire and there are all kinds of repop parts available through places like maico only, NW CZ/Maico, Canadian Maico, etc. The Maico's were expensive back in the day for a reason, they were better built! Don't buy into that maico breako myth. If you maintain them they are stone reliable. I've been doing MX and Cross Country on my 78 440 all year after restoring it last winter and it has never failed to start and finish and nothing has fallen off. The Maico's have an unbelievably smooth power band that will make them feel slower until you start passing people on the track! OK, now everyone knows where my heart is, I'll duck back in my foxhole and watch for incoming!! :nener: Tommy [/QUOTE]
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