Track Day Tuesday – TWO 1977 Honda MT125R racers!

For this morning’s Track Day Tuesday segment – rapidly becoming my favorite on RSBFS – we have a real life The Matrix moment. Will you take the red pill or the blue one? Because this morning we have two ultra-rare factory Honda customer race bikes from two different sellers. Sure, some of you were just getting around to being born when these rolled out of the Honda Racing Service Center assembly area of the fabled Honda factory, but they are certainly worth the look. Powered by 125cc two stroke engines, the MT125R was meant to be a rung on the ladder for racers looking to turn pro in the bigger classes. Offered for only a couple of years (1977-1978) but officially imported into North America as a off-road only motorcycle, finding one MT125R is a rarity in itself. Finding two in this type of condition is, well, exactly what we strive to do on RSBFS.

The beating buzzing heart of the MT125R is a single 123cc cylinder featuring air cooling and a single carb. You’d be forgiven if you thought this looks like most of Honda’s single cylinder, small-bore engines – and you’d also be correct. The MT125R is essentially a CR125 Elsinore motor, although in the earliest builds the MT had specific engine part numbers that were unique to the model; in the later incarnations, they utilized common CR parts in a shared arrangement. The only real difference between the CR and the MT was the shift pattern: The MT125R utilizes a road racing “reverse” shift pattern while the CR adopted the conventional one down, 5 up pattern in the common 6-speed box.

The RED Pill – 1977 Honda MT125R

From the seller:
FOR SALE IS A VERY RARE VINTAGE GRAND PRIX MOTORCYCLE. MADE BY HONDA FROM 1977 TO 1978. ONLY 400 WERE SOLD BY HONDA TO THE GENERAL PUBLIC. ENGINE 123CC 2 STROKE AIR COOLED SINGLE CYLINDER 6 SPEED, POWER 26 HP, FIBERGLASS TANK, FAIRING AND SEAT COWL, TACHOMETER, MECHANICAL FRONT DISC BRAKES. THIS SWEET LITTLE BIKE HAS MATCHING NUMBERS. NO MOLESTATION AND IS COMPLETLY ORIGINAL. A TRUE PIECE OF MOTERCYCLE RACING HISTORY CAN BE YOURS. THIS BIKE HAS BEEN SETTING AS A TROPHY PIECE AND HAS NOT BEEN FIRED UP OR RACED IN OVER 20 YEARS. HAS SOME MINOR FLAWS IN PAINT AS CAN BE SEEN IN PHOTOS. BIKE IS SOLD IN AS IS CONDITION. BIKE COMES WITH ORIGINAL PROP STAND.

Click here for details on this RED 1977 Honda MT125!

The BLUE pill – 1977 Honda MT125R

Honda 1977 MT125RR ROAD RACER.
Extremely rare original production model.
Bike is in prestine condition and ready to race or add to your collection
6 speed 25hp 2t capable of going 120+ mph. Every component of this Bike is engineered to dominate the track
Don’t miss your chance to own a piece of honda racing history.

Click here for details on this BLUE 1977 Honda MT125!

This is a choose your own adventure Track Day Tuesday. Do you choose the red pill (bike) or the blue one? Both look awesome, and both could spin up those 25-or-6 mighty horses to wipe those baby Ninjas, R3s and KTMs right into the marbles. If you can fit on one of these – and if you can keep the tach above 9k or so – speedy forward progress is yours for the taking. Check out both bikes via the links above, and get out there and strafe an apex. Good Luck!!