84 CR500 vs All other Years

[EarlT]

84 CR500 vs All other Years

For those of you,
that have actually Owned a 1984 CR500,
is a 1984 AirCooled worth getting,
compared to the WaterCooled of later years?



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[cmotodad]

I owned an 84 back in the day. They were hard to jet and always seemed to ping. Some of the vintage guys ride them. And a handful

[100hp honda]

would make a nice collector item. be fun to putt around on. wouldnt want one as my only bike. thats just me though. never had the honda but had a it490 and yz465, were a good conversation piece and thats about it. probly be right up you alley if you prefer old aircooled bikes

[Roostius_Maximus]

the king of ping
theres guys here with modded head squish that have solved that.
You can update the trans and clutch parts if needed

[redrocket190]

No. Unless you found a mint version for a bargain basement price. Or it was your first bike or something similar. Definitely not a first choice for collecting, historic racing, technology etc. If you could pick any you might go for 1983 CR480R, 1986-1987 CR500R, 2001 CR500R?

[100hp honda]

if you must have aircooled i would get a 495 ktm or old husqvarna, they had 6spd trans