I really hate to get into discussion about the CR vs KX, always it's an individual thing, we all tune our bikes differently, mine may run one way and somebody else's may run another. The 86 Honda was a brute, many friends quit riding because of that bike, after 86 there was a continual trend to make them more rider friendly (read detuned), not to say they were dogs, they were'nt 85's.I've ridden both, and in my opinion the cr will not run with a good running KX. As far as chassis go, I think the cr was better than the stock KX, but, you will note the BDI, myself and many others are using different chassis, now they handle like 250's, additionally I've ridden Service Honda's, Mine handles much better, maybe I spend more time on suspension.
Again at the end of the day, it comes down to rider preference.
So, all you Honda guys, maybe you need to go where you'll feel the love:
http://cr500riders.com/cgi/yabb/YaBB.plThis is a KX site, period. sorry for the bluntness but I don't want to continue with the "mines better than yours" .
Lets talk about the good stuff, Stewart, how can I get some more HP, do you want to try my 250 ignition on the dyno?
I sure love my KX500's