Honda CR125M

Modeled after the first Elsinore, the Honda CR250M, the 124cc version sold for $749 at its debut.

A CR125M ridden by Marty Smith won the 1974 AMA National Motocross championship,[1] spurring the Elsinore's popularity.

The September 1973 issue of Dirt Bike argued that the 125 Honda Elsinore was the only off-road bike on the market at the time that offered both speed and reliability.

[3] It had a chrome-moly tube frame, a six-speed gearbox, four-point adjustable Showa shocks, plastic fenders and a magnesium alloy engine casing for weight economy.

[5] The CR125M's single-cylinder, two-stroke 124cc engine weighed 46 pounds, inclusive of the 28mm Keihin carburetor.