My Home Garage Tour: Motocross Bikes, Cars, and More! 

Thank you! I have a 1986 CR 500 and 125 that are low hour originals that you are going to really like! The 500 plastic is all original with the painted backgrounds still in amazing shape! Once completed I will do a video of my 125, 250 and 500 and go through each of them and how I obtained them. Pretty cool history of each!

Thank you Phil! It has been a lot of fun collecting and talking with people with the same passion.

Thank you David! The 1989 CR 500 was a lucky find for sure! For more information on that bike I have a video on it...check it out.

@@CharlieFerer My first bike was a 1988 CR80 my dad bought me used in 1989///that bike was a little rocket!!!!I miss the 1980s and 90s

Thank you! Hope you have success with the sciatica as well. My lumbar microdisectomy was great then had to eventually do the fusion but a lot better.

Thank you Phil!

Thank you Bradley! It is a ton of work but very rewarding!

I agree! I will never sell my 1986 CR 500. Will go to a friend when I pass.

Thank you Anthony! A lot of your plastic, seats and graphics represented 👍🏼

Thank you Brandon!

Right on Mark! Hope you are doing well and still riding with Tom. I am out of commission for a bit with my shoulder but hope we can all ride again soon!

We should be dropping that video of the Z/28.R this coming Saturday. It will be just on our first day at the track with the car and first impressions. I do have an older RU-vid video posted of my 2015 Z/28 street car on the dyno and another with a cold start. That car was running if I remember correctly over 700 rwhp. I loved that car! Keep your car...that is going to go up in value over time!

Haahaa yes could not agree more Dennis!

Thank you Frank! 💪🏼

Thank you for your kind words Wayno! Yes, Agee on all fronts ;)

Thank you 👊🏼

Thank you and thank you for the offer! Where are you located?

Right on Michael I hope so as well! Excited to share my experiences and passion with everyone!

Comments like yours that keeps me interested in sharing. Keep looking they are out there.

Thank you 🙏🏻

Right on! Thank you 🙏🏻

Thank you Filip. It has been a lot of fun!

Hi Lee! Yes, my first dirt bike was a 1982 KX 80. That is why this KX is close to my heart and I will not be selling it anytime soon. I have ordered from Phil Denton in the past for parts on the 480's. Great company to work with! Great that companies like that are still making great parts. Things like 1983 front brake spring and case covers I get from Phil Denton.

Hi Darren! Yes, that is a great idea. Just to help you for now until we do this video: If air cooled we run the motor till it is warm then drain the oil warm and put in fresh oil. We remove the tank and clean the tank and let it air dry for a day. Then I spray Maxima SC1 in the tank (yes inside) and outside on the plastic to protect the plastic from drying out over time. I will also drain the carb and thoroughly dry the inside of the carb parts. The air cooled bikes are easy. For water cooled bikes I drain the radiators and do the same steps above. I always put the bikes on stands to not get flat spots on the tires and reduce weight on the suspension.

Thank you! It has been a lot of fun and meeting so many likeminded individuals that have become friends.

Thank you! 1988 RM 250’s are not easy to come by!

Thanks for the reply. Yeah they are hard to find. I love the 80’s bikes. Great videos. Thanks.

Agree! That is why I love this hobby and investment that is fun and can still ride and race these older bikes. It is therapeutic for me to just walk the garage and wrench on the bikes. I have really been enjoying it.

Haahaa yep you have the bug as well...that is a little over a bike a month you are adding! Do you have a youtube channel?

100% correct I do have the bug ,but what a fun bug to have ! lol I am working on starting a channel ,just time is everything these days, and running my companies and collecting bikes ,time seems to disappear .I will keep in contact perhaps we can help one another on finding things we might want or need for our collection. Thanks for getting back to me , we will talk again ~ keep up with the awesome videos!

@@Denita6969 Sounds great and that is what has been great with this channel...meeting many collectors where we can cross sell and help each other on parts, etc.

@@CharlieFerer I have to say people who are like ourselves ,collectors ~are usual down to earth and good people ~ and in this crazy world we live in , I always say ,when you meet good people keep them close , as it seems to be harder and harder to find these days as sad as that may sound ! so I thank you again for responding , and I have a good feeling we will soon meet and share this wonderful hobby/sport together ~cheers my friend ,look forward to many more of your videos~!

Thanks Aiden 👍🏼

I wish 😂😂. I really enjoy sharing the bikes and car content so if the subs do not ever increase I am fine with that. I have met a lot of great people that have become friends from RU-vid so it is all worth it.

Thank you Hubert!

Love it Denny! Glad you and I have the same passion. What karts are they driving? Are they racing the karts yet? You are in the Memphis area or?

@@CharlieFerer No, I live in Louisiana. I was just driving in Memphis. I work in Dallas a bunch and it is only about 2 1/2 -3 hours away so my son just started driving his Kart at Dallas Karting Complex. He has a Kid Kart with a Honda 50 motor. He is only 7 and will have his first race in March. He has been on a StacyC since 2 and has been racing motocross since he was 4. My daughter is 17 and used to race Karts but she isn’t into anymore unless we go to a rental kart track on vacation. I have another son who is about to be 2. I have a bunch of bikes but I have been doing the car thing more because if I got to the Mx track I am mainly chasing my son on a 110. I have one of Chad Reed’s old 22 bikes and I have a CR125 that was Eric Kehoe’s.

@@dennygamble4520 you have your hands full and worth it with the kids. Great job keeping them outside and active!

Thank you for watching and glad we have two strokes in common!

I do not blame you. So fun doing the restorations and buying & selling.

Yes, I have been managing two companies for over ten years: paradisegreens.com and ATACSOL.com

@@CharlieFerer where do I put a application lol 😂

Thank you 🙏🏻

Thank you!

Are you planning on doing anymore bike vids mate?

Thank you Lee 👊🏼

Thank you!

Yes, great bike! Fully restored and did not put gas in it since restoration. Such a great looking bike. We will be going over the rebuild on that bike in the coming months.

Yes, that bike is still in demand and crushing it in vintage class.

@@CharlieFerer it was by the funnest bike ever rode

That Husky is a cool build indeed.

@@CharlieFerer it's highly sort after in the Husky community, and is sort like the Husky version of the 81 Maico 490. Awesome Bike, and you have an Awesome collection.

😂😂 I would agree with you…not married and not going to marry someone that would tell me what I can or can’t do.

His boyfriends name is Twostroke!

Or gay 😂

How come you got so much money to have that??

He's not Gay. There's Coors Light stickers on bikes and not Bud Light stickers 😅

Boom…invested right 👍🏼

Hey Zack! I do not know the difference between an 82.5 and 83. It is an 83 CR 500. What is the difference?

@@CharlieFerer visibly, they are quite different. 83 should have white tank and blue seat where the 82.5 has silver tank and black seat. But VIN are different. 82.5 vin starts with CN19xxx and 83 are CO1xxx. There are a bunch of little differences too but those are the basics. The 82.5 was a first year/ limited production for the husky cr500. Only around 500-530 built with about 300 sent to the US. Also known as the “silver streak”.

@@zackb250 Very cool! Thank you for the explanation! I did not know that!

Thank you and agree!

Agree but love the look of the 1981 and they are rare. In the 1081-1983 class for racing I have never seen someone race a 1981.

Hi Mark! Yes, that bike is very clean! We did a video on the 1989 CR 500 you should watch.

Right on David! Honda is by far the easiest to get parts and work on and I feel the most competitive bike to race for vintage/EVO bikes. Yes, I will be touching on that Jeremy McGrath replica CR 250 build in a future video. Bike has not been ridden since completion. All graphics and seat are from Throttle Syndicate.

@@CharlieFerer Nah, Suzukis are the easiest to work on, (at least old ones). But Honda’s are definitely solid, classic and beautiful. My very first bike was a used TM125 and came in a box of parts. I had to rebuild it without a manual or any help. I actually figured it out and rode it for a year until I could afford a RM125. Getting a first bike like that turned out to be a blessing, although that TM was junk by that point. I’m just old enough to remember when CZs, Bull Tacos, Huskis, Can Ams and Montesas ruled the tracks. Especially the CZs.

@@TheSteveSteele very cool. My second bike was a 1982 RM 125…

@@CharlieFerer Good luck with your back, btw. I’m having the same problem. Foot started going numb a year ago.

@@TheSteveSteele have you done any MRI or X-rays?

Yes, we plan to ;)

Hello! I have never built a bike for your injury but let me look online. I know several celebrity type riders that have them in the same required set up like you. They would be the ones to ask that have the experience with them. Let me see what I can find.

Ok found a RU-vidr and his channel is super chairing! Check out his page and his build. I would reach out to him. Let me know if this helps. ru-vid.com/video/%D0%B2%D0%B8%D0%B4%D0%B5%D0%BE-3_12lkl-hVA.htmlsi=tZWf3l2X_8O_TcrK

@@CharlieFerer ok I just followed him and liked first video. Thank you for replying because most don’t. Thank you again.

Just thinking out loud here man because I am a life long moto guy and have always admired those who ride through adversities. You guys are heroic to me. You listed some bikes you’ve owned or own and it made me wonder if bikes like the klx125, ttr125, or even crf150 are ideal in size for you. I think converting to a handlebar mounted rear brake is certainly feasible, and I wonder if a rekluse clutch would omit the need for any clutch work for you. I totally think you’re on track with the 18” hand shifter and I wonder if you could take it further with a cable driven system with enough leverage mechanisms in place to allow you to operate a type of push-pull lever mounted along side a handlebar mounted rear brake. It would just be awesome if you could shift with somewhat of a hold on the handlebar, while not having to manage a clutch. I rode with a rekluse once and it would idle in gear with the clutch lever out. (Crf450 if I remember right) impossible to stall in the corners. Anyway,…thought I’d share, and definitely wish you the best in your journey to make things work out on your efforts to ride. P.s. I think the Yamaha ttr 125 is available with electric start.

I never had a passion for the three wheelers for some reason.

@CharlieFerer lucky for you. I think in this case we can use the word passion and addiction interchangeably...... keep it up. It falls to us to keep these old machines alive

Indeed!@@tricycleguy2657

I love the 87 bikes but focus more on 1986 year and older because you can race those in D1 (front disc only 1984-1986,) GP3 (non drum brake 1981-1983), and the older classes. There is not a class for front and rear disc for older/vintage racing classes and that is where the demand is for these bikes.

Yes I have a 1999 KX 500 I can sell. Feel free to reach out me at: stark@atacsol.com

You can be where I am today as well by working hard/smart and taking the leap and starting two companies and making the companies and your team successful 👍🏼

@@CharlieFerer Are you interested in a Team Green KX 450F Michael Byrnes practice bike? Says Kawasaki racing team right on the clutch cover number 26

@@christophersmithsonian3350 not at this time but thank you for asking.

Haha yes I do. I first some reason never run into Yamaha’s for sale.

Yes, a lot of bikes stands lol 😂

Yes, feel free to contact me by email: stark@atacsol.com

All my bikes are like new/pristine. I would go on Facebook marketplace and or google what you are looking for and you will see pricing vary based on condition.

I definitely have more CR’s than any other bikes.

I may add some 87’s. Have to find the right ones…

There is a reason, because I have two 1983 CR 489’s that I feel are a way better bike than the 1982. For resale value the 1981 CR 450 is very rare so a great collector bike. The 1983 CR 250 are worth more money than the 1982 so I would want to collect and race the better of the two years. Now, the 1984 is the one to have as the last year of the air cooled. Some reasons why the 1983 is a superior bike over the 1982: The 1983 is redesigned and a better ergo bike for rider. The 1981 was one of the worst Honda builds and least reliable. The 1982 was a little better. Because of this Honda for 1983 redesigned everything and even the motor is now completely reliable and now has a better transmission with 5 speed. The front brake has a lot better stopping power with a dual leading shoe. They also improved the front forks besides the forks being a larger diameter. Shock has new linkage and more adjustable. Also cool for 1983 is the removable sub frame. The rear brake was redesigned for better pull in as well to the brake shoes. The 1983 is one of the most reliable air cooled bikes Honda manufactured. In my eyes you can not compare the 1981 and 1982 model even though they look alike. Remember for vintage racing this class is 1981-1983 and you want to be in the 1983.

What you see is a passion for a sport I have loved since the age of ten. It is a part of me. I am an adrenaline junky with all things two and four wheels wheels that are fast and give me an adrenaline rush. Some normal people living a normal life do not get it because they do not have fuel running in their veins. Motorcross or dirt bike riding is not the smartest sport. I agree, I am just recovering from an accident. But I would rather live and die doing what I love than be a sheep and do nothing. All my friends that have the same passion convinced me to start a RU-vid channel to share it with others that have the same passion. It is okay for you to hate on having a collection thinking it is an ego thing. Definition of a hater - a negative or critical person = Boll Weevil

Haahaa 😂 seriously really bad habit of mine when doing these off the cuff with no editing.

Haahaa yes I do. I have ten bikes I ride/race. The others are investment bikes. I work on the bikes every Wednesday night. The race cars we do simple repairs on but the big things we have a mechanic do or for the Evo2 the race team does. Motor work I send out to Factory Edge because I trust his work more than mine and I have only so many hours after work to do things.

LOL, no I have worked for everything I earned including my first dirt bike, car, etc. Anyone can be where I am today by working smart and working their ass off. Still working my ass off running two companies.

@@CharlieFerer Great work Charlie, I confess I had no idea you were a blue collar millionaire when I commented. I watched a couple other videos and saw you didn't like the small bore minis like the Honda MR50. I love my mini bike collection (only two strokes) and have the cream of the crop as decorations in my office. Ride on

@@jerrygriffin7629 right on Jerry! I have several friends that collect those and they are cool. I have limited space so I prefer collecting what I dreamed of having when I was young which are the bigger bikes (primarily the 250/500).

If you need one I can sell you one ;)

@@CharlieFerer can just add a Cr 500 to the list of things I wish I bought years ago. Maybe score one, one day. I would like a Evo race an older 250 too

@@Xcolombox1 They are out there and still some great deals on some of these bikes.

Do a youtube query for "charlie Ferer Macio 490" and you will see what I have for Maico's. Not all the bikes are shown in this video.

Lee, I just looked on ebay and they have a couple to choose from (L case for your year). They are not cheap but at least there are left cases for sale and available.

@@CharlieFerer I’m looking but can’t find them

@@leebarber8045 email me at stark@atacsol.com and remind me what you are looking for and what year and model and I will send you a link.