This week's Classic Steel is up with a look back at Honda's first Open Class bike - the 1981 CR450R Elsinore

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Edited Date/Time 8/7/2015 12:46pm
Classic Steel #106 - 1981 Honda CR450R Elsinore

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Wandell 8/7/2015 12:37pm
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I know it's thought of as one of the worst MX bikes ever made, but I always thought it looked cool! 1981- The year of weird number plates!
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rosebud441 8/7/2015 12:45pm
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So many of the bikes of that ere make me cringe..

I had a 82 YZ250 and i am so thankful at 15 yrs old i did not die on that thing.. My parents were clueless, they should have never bought that death sled for me, Should have stayed on an 80..

maybe it made me a better rider, idk

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gt80rider 8/7/2015 12:46pm
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Wandell wrote:
I know it's thought of as one of the worst MX bikes ever made, but I always thought it looked cool! 1981- The year of weird...
I know it's thought of as one of the worst MX bikes ever made, but I always thought it looked cool! 1981- The year of weird number plates!
X2... Makes me want to find one on CL and restore it.

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