The Honda CR 80 is one of the most popular members of the Honda CR series, which rocked the motorcycling world for most of the 1980s and 1990s, before Honda discontinued production in 2008.
The Honda CR 80 name is probably related to the year the motorcycle model first debuted on the market, which was in 1980. It was a phenomenal machine in those days and has remained so for most of its life.
Aesthetically, all the colors the CR 80 comes in are ‘hot’ colors, with the exception of white. Those other colors that the Honda CR 80 comes in, by the way, include so-called flash red, so-called nuclear red and so-called ‘fighting red’. This bike also comes in orange, as well as white of course, as mentioned above.
CR 80 is not a very heavy machine. Weighing in at about 143 pounds, it’s a machine a strong man can lift with his bare hands. In motorsport terms, this low weight translates into easy maneuverability and good fuel efficiency; seeing that a great deal of fuel is wasted on heavy motorcycles that “carry” what is, in essence, useless metal weight. However, the fact that the CR 80 is a relatively light motorcycle does not mean that it is not robust. In making it, Honda engineers seem to have racked their brains to come up with a material that combines both strength and light weight in the package that is the Honda CR 80. For a motorcycle of its weight, the Honda CR 80 is also remarkably stable.
The CR 80 has been designed with the needs of the tall rider in mind, something that seems to elude designers of other motorcycle models, despite the fact that most motorcycle enthusiasts actually tend to be tall people. This consideration for tall riders comes in the form of its seat, which rises to over 33 inches, so a tall rider can feel totally comfortable pushing this machine forward.
Also notable is the fact that the Honda CR 80 is a six-speed gear-driven transmission machine. At the time the Honda CR 80 first debuted on the market, it was a feat of engineering genius, and it remains so to this day; when most motorcycles are still five-speed gear affairs.
The CR 80’s brakes are based on single-disc mechanics, considered a fairly safe and efficient braking mechanism. For the comfort of its drivers, the Honda CR 80 comes equipped with a ‘true’ front and rear suspension, which is considerably refined.
The Honda-CR 80’s fuel tank can hold about 1.5 gallons of fuel, certainly enough to comfortably move a person from one city with one gas station to the next, without having to worry about carrying ‘spare fuel’. ‘. The Honda CR 80’s attainable top speeds are between 70 and 80 miles per hour, which puts it somewhere near the top of the range, as far as motorcycle speeds go.