1997 Honda CR125R

Remember when Jeremy McGrath and Steve Lamson ruled the world? Though neither of them won the outdoor title in 1997, Lamson piloted his Honda CR125R to two championships in 1995 and 1996.

In 1997 Honda came out with a revolutionary aluminum frame that they built their CR250 on. However, the CR125 had to wait until 1998 to receive the aluminum frame. 1997 CR125s were still built on the steel frame. This didn’t stop the 97 CR125 from becoming one of the most popular, well rounded bikes in the lineage of CR 125s. The 97 Honda CR125 also proved to deliver awesome power from bottom to top, coupled with great handling.

Though I’m not quite considering this a “vintage” ride, (due partially to the fact that I remember 1997 like it was yesterday and it makes me feel old), I love this bike. Late model 125s just beg to be pinned and flicked around the track. These Honda’s ride great and look even better, especially with the factory 1-800-Collect graphics kit! This CR belongs to our buddy Sean Fries from Shasta, California, and he spared nothing with this restoration.

I did a complete frame off restoration on this bike. Rebuilt motor, new seals, bearings, everything. It was an amazing time to build it. I raced it once at ADVRA Danny Magoo Chandler memorial race and won both motos of GP5 class on it. Bike has KLP racing HRC coke bottle swingarm and Mike at MB1 built me a works shock for it as well. The KLP arm is a full 3 pounds lighter than a stock one. I forgot how fun 125’s are.