Thursday 24 June 2021

Honda MTX80 S, R, R2

"Closely following the lines of its bigger brother and the winning lines of Honda's outstanding works Motocross machines, the MTX80 adds an exciting style to your riding. Its 12ps liquid cooled engine is a match for many 125's and is backed by a full size frame 21" front wheel, engine balancer for minimal vibration and Honda's renowned Pro Link suspension."

The MTX80S HD06 was Honda's second gen off-road styled lightweight and an evolution of the MT8. The first generation MTX80S used the same longer stroke air-cooled motor first found in the MB8 and MT8 but had an updated cradle style chassis featuring a pro-link rear suspension and a more conventional fuel tank.

MTX80C

The Second generation MTX80R HD08 model was completely revised to bring it in line with its road going stablemate to the high-tech MBX80. It featured the shorter stroke, higher revving liquid cooled 79cc motor producing a heady 12ps and weighing just 89.5kg it ensured great performance. Styling was based on the Honda CR motocross bikes of the era. Versions include round or square front headlights and pillion foot pegs either on a subframe loop or mounted to the swing arm.

MTX80RF with square headlight
MTX80RS with round headlight


The third generation bike the MTX80R2 HD09 was based on the larger MTX125 chassis using the engine from the pervious HD08 machine. Improvements other than size came in the form of larger/ stiffer forks and a 240mm front disc brake. Again power was claimed at a full 12ps at 8000rpm which was the maximum power a learner bike could have in the UK anyway but with the bonus of cheaper insurance premiums of the 79cc engine.

MTX80R2


Model years 

1982-86 MTX80S HD06

1983-86 MTX80R HD08

1986-89 MTX80R 2 HD09


MTX80S

MTX80R

MTX80R2

Engine type

Air Cooled 

Liquid Cooled

Liquid Cooled

Engine size

78cc

79cc

79cc

Max power

8.1ps

12ps, 8000rpm

12ps, 8000rpm

Transmission

6 speed

6 speed

6 speed

Wheelbase

1130mm

1340mm

1345mm

Seat Height

810mm

840mm

840mm

Weight

94kg

89.5kg

104kg

Fuel Capacity

9 litres

8 litres

9 litres

Front Wheel

2.50 21

2.50 21

2.50 21

Rear Wheel

315 18

3.25 18

3.25 18

Front Break

Drum

Drum

Disc

Rear Break

Drum

Drum

Drum

Rear suspension

Pro Link

Pro Link

Pro Link