1984 Honda CR80R 

One of the best things Kenny does is dressing up in period-correct gear to coincide with the bikes he's testing.. 🏁🇺🇸🏁

Seeing a 100cc or smaller piston in person will allow you to truly appreciate these small bore's. It's truly amazing the power they can put out!

Kids next door got same bike i put a top end on it with a lil port an polishing 2 years ago thats all i hear from 7in the morning till 9at night lol. #2strokeanpotsmoke

“Honey I shrunk the CR500” 😆

That would look good next to my 1984 cr500r

My whole body started vibrating when you revved that thing up. First ride on my CR80re I was scared, I was excited, I was maniacal. Man you never stop chasing that feeling.

My 350X and my old 1985 250R, like one person wrote, your scared, your pumped, and man do you love it! I know theses are dirt bikes but trikes fall in the category. This guy takes me back to my 250R.

I love how excitable ALL you guys are about ALL different cycles. Man, you guys the best job in the world. All these bikes are the ones I dreamed about as a kid.

Had a 1984 cr80. This brings me back a lot of good memories, and one that almost took my life.. Thanx!

I've got a '84 CR80 Big Wheel. Has the ATAC engine with the chamber connected to the pipe. I weigh 83kg and it hauls me around with ease, lots of fun!

LOVE these old Honda CR vids, thanks for the walk down memory lane. My first moto x was a 1980 Yamaha MX 80 which was a dud BUT my next ride was a 1980 CR 80R Elsinore and it was a RIPPER and the sound of the 2 stroke powerband is a melody like no other!!! Thanks again!

I was thinking that's a big kid on that cr 80 then I realized that is a big kid on that cr80 lmao

I tested one of those and the YZ80 in January 1984 as an 11 year old, liked the CR the best. Ended up with a big wheel RM 80.

I had an 81 cr 80 an miss it. Cant wait for a vid on the cr60 😁 tht sound brings back so many memories. Know that sound a mile away

My first bike was a brand new 1984 RM80. Just listening to this CR scream going by brings back such great memories. Long live the 2 stroke. Best times of my life riding with my friends out in the country in the summer during the mid 1980s. One had a Honda 200 3 wheeler, one had a KX80, one had an XR80 and me on my RM80. We were all 12 and 13. I'll never forget the feeling flying down dirt roads and trails out in the woods. I'd do anything to go back an re-live even one if those days. Keep up the good work! Everyone agrees, These vids are amazing!

As a young teen, back in the 80s, this was my dream bike. I spent days and hours at my local bike shop just mesmerized by this bike, but sadly; due to my family being poor, and no resources to pool my lawn cash together to make a purchase, it was a dream that never came true. Later, I set my eyes on the '85 XR350R, but again, another dream that had to be put on a back-burner. Regrettably, as time went by, I moved and my lifestyle and family demands kept me from getting any CR or XR that I had dreamed of owning. But of all the bikes, the '83 to '85 CRs and XRs have always been my obsession. Maybe, someday, I will buy one just to work on and restore, but it is unlikely that I will ever get the real chance to learn to enjoy any of these bikes the way they were truly intended.

When I was about 11 my dad rebuilt my 2000 cr80r and fabricated a extended swing arm and I drag raced, and hill climbed it and I won the 125 class almost every time I went. Needless to say...they are badass bikes🙌

WOW!! It sounds amazing! i could listen to it forever.

it's a work of art, a symbol of motocross's enduring legacy and aesthetic allure ❤

My first bike was a 86' cr80.. ahh the memories

Man you make my day with all your moto cross bike videos takes me back to my riding days as a young man 😊👍

Love your dedication to Honda’s! 👍

I hope the Kaplan team brings more of these little 80 beasts back to life. Love watching and riding these awesome machines! On a side note.. a 1992 yz80 would be a fantastic addition to the fleet at Kaplan cycle 👌🏻

Oh yes kaplan you are a legend.. that there was my bike when I was a kid! Mine was a 1983 cr80 brings back memories!

She’s a Ripper alright ...Gday from Oz 🇦🇺 🇺🇸 👍

Very nice Honda 80 Ken. One of the best looking ones I believe I've seen in a long time. That would be a fun one to rip around through the woods on.

I love 80s something about them 😍 they are small but really fast 👊✊😎🇺🇲

The most fun a kid can have is to ride a 80cc 2 stroke remember first time at like 10 riding a friends rm 80 way back in the day, i was hooked on bikes that day

Apparently the CR80 has the highest power to weight ratio of any bike built.

I worked at a local bike shop when I was 14 got to ride all types of bikes living the dream senior rips 🙏

These 84 CR 80s are just the coolest looking models they produced. What a beauty. What great suspension clearance. Amazing. God bless

2 strokes are no joke !! Mr. Kaplan, Junior , family - 🙏🤝💯, you guys would kill it out here in NY !!! Keeping the RIPPA’s alive !!! Love you guys - I’m sure it’s sold - I do want one

Love when you put the 🎤 to the metal - that bike FEROCIOUS!!!!!

Wow I want that bike so bad it’s Beautiful and sounds amazing 😞🙏

😂Bro you cracked me up holding the mic 🎤 to the exhaust while revving it and chanting USA 🇺🇸💯

My first bike was 1983 Honda CR80. For what it was it ripped. I just got my girlfriend's son a 1984 YZ80. He's loving that bike!!! Got to love them two strokes!!!!

Being a guy that is about 175lbs, i think the 80 or 85cc are all kinds of fun. Keep up the good work man

Yesterday i rode my 01 cr80r for the first time and that is a lil monster it just eats everything

I once clocked an 84 CR80 at 67 miles an hour those little bikes rip!

More awesomeness. You know, I’m really starting to look forward to the mid-review distraction of some OTHER magical machine coming to life off camera. Today’s didn’t disappoint, that 360 was one of my dad’s first Japanese bikes after Ossa’s and Bultacos. As always the sound was glorious, even burbling a little. So sweet!! Love the CR, simply stunning. Have a great day!!!

I had a 85 CR 80 one fast bike brings back memories also had a 82 Kaw KX 80 how I want too go back in time good times indeed 😎👍

I had the 89 cr80 one of my favorites. Also my sister purchased brand big wheel was the 1990 kx80. I rode that bike for 3 years with no problems. Rebuilt the water pump once.

wow, had that same year, bringing back some memories.I loved that bike.

Love this bike, bringing back memories 👍

I remember my friend having one of these back in the day. I had a yz80 but was jelly of his cr. It really was a little beast!

Love your show brings back so many memories ❤

Man I wish I could go back to childhood. When we rode these bikes and wanted to park them in our bedrooms!

These bikes looked like they came from another planet compared to the old scoots I had then 😅! Such a pretty little bike 😍👌, you guys have rescued another classic for the future 💪👌👏✊!

If a robot from the future is chasing you thru the city, THAT is the bike to be on.

I had one of those when I was a kid!! 1984 Honda CR80R

Wow that’s a great looking CR80..just shows why Honda dominated the mid to late 80s.

The CR 80... My first bike was a 1991 CR80. Love that bike and the best part is I still own it😀

I had an 87 Barr's Competition cr 80 flat out fast power band in every gear.

Looks like sr. Is having a blast on that Lil 80....lol.........make me wanna go play on my sons kx80....

Had a brand new 1990 cr80 one bad ass little bike

I love seeing these old beauty's

That's a sick vintage 80! Quite Peppy! Would have loved one as a young kid, had my Mom let me have one! Lol...Dad would have though, but what Mom said, went! Lol..Dad always said if the woman of the house was unhappy, Everybody was gonna be unhappy. As I've gotten older, I realize Dad was right. Lol

Had the same bike back in the day. Loved it.

And today you can buy the same technology from a 2021 Suzuki RM85! Haha but it WILL be slower than Kaplan's CR80 shown here, fyi! - And that is no joke. 💪🤘👍👊🇺🇸

Man,that mx360 is sick as well!!! I've got a yellow 74 with a 78 California green reg sticker on the rear fender. Cool to have here in Mass. Came so close to selling it once,glad as hell the deal fell through 😄

That was my dream bike when I was 10! Still love that bike..

That was my first bike at the age of ten, what a gem!!!!!

When I was a teenager had band new 1985 cr 80 back in the day ...

I was waiting for it I’m actually rebuilding one in my garage but the rear shock is kind of dead but 1984 is the best!

This was my very first dirtbike 1984 cr80

The first bike i bought with my own cash was one of these.....i loved it

My brother had one in Australia & he loved it 🤘

Love the videos, keep it up 😃

I had an ‘84 YZ80, and that thing was a quick rascal.

Honey i shrunk the cr500🤣 your low key jokes are so underrated my man👌🏼

My first dirtbike, brand new 83 CR80, first year of liquid cooled. Yamalube 20:1...haha. Had a blast on that bike...

A kid in my neighborhood had one. I had a 79 cr125. That 80 was a neck breaker!

My friend had a KX80 and he rode it until he was 18! He would not let it go. So, in response to that I got a CR80! Jesus that thing used to go! I used to rev its tits off and throw it around like a toy. It was awesome! I love the memories you bring back for me. I mean every vid you post, Im like, ‘yes! remember those!’ Love your work big fella! Cheers from downunder! 👍🏻

These 80s rip hard for the size!

I had one of those when I was a kid. It was fun being the fastest fat kid at the track

I had that same Honda Jersey when I was riding my Honda 90 ATC in 82 😆👍🏼

Hunny I shrunk the 500 !! LmFAO !!!! I just started my kx-100 , my dad is such a kill joy it’s unbelievable 🤦‍♂️- Junior- you are super blessed! Your dad is the f:/--n MAN

One of the best looking dirt bikes, ever

Ohhh this is great !!!! That thing is a beast !!!

I had a old 72 Honda sl 70 dirt bike when I was younger haha I know it was a 4 stroke but the thing was mint

Sounds awesome!

This was my first real bike, i loved it.

Wow! I wish I was a kid again 👍💪

my favorite color combo for the CR's

Awesome memories right there

That cr80 is sooooo cooool

I had this bike as a kid. It was fast and awesome.

I was 12 in 1984 and some kids in my neighborhood had CR80's. I begged my parents to buy me one but they said it was to dangerous so they got me a 1984 TRX 125 four wheeler instead. It was slow but I had fun on it. I think I was one of the first kids to have a four wheeler back then.

Great memories! Sadly I can’t say mine had a good frame. I think every kid in my neighborhood learned to ride on my 80, and everyone flipped that bike when learning. Fast forward 25 years and we all still ride

Another gem!

Hey there is a guy up here In enumclaw washington selling off a nice collection of mint 80s 2 stroke rippers. Kx 80s rm80s yz60s etc

Kawi guys are a little faster everywhere on the track than Honda guys!!

Had one when I was a kid. That thing scared the shit of me! It was faster than all my buddies 125s

The only way to go 2 strokes love it I had one when I was younger

Nice I've just sold one today on ebay👍

Wish we had a shop like yours in the UK 🇬🇧 😕

Sr. Is shredding it 👍👍👍

Nothing like the sound of speed shifting a two-stroke!

I wiped out on an MX-50- or 60 , me and my friend John. Pea pond rd. In Bellmore NY, there’s like a sharp turn. That’s when I really really realized p

I had an 87 for bored to105 cc carbon fiber reeds renthal bars I loved it