Kawasaki KX500 2 Stroke First Ride On a Track - Too Much Power?
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- เผยแพร่เมื่อ 30 ก.ย. 2024
- Here is the first real ride I have ever done on my KX500. I wish I could have done a more complete moto but I kept getting stuck behind people as it was busy and I wanted to keep my camera lens clean... but there are more motos to come! This bike was a ton of fun to ride and challenging to keep a good pace going.
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Sweet baby Jesus please let there be 2strokes in heaven 🙏
It wouldn’t be without them.
Amen
Ikr , I quit if their isnt
This comment made my day! Haha
If there's not then you're in hell =)
Powerband KX125: hehe fun hahah weeee
Powerband KX500: minecraft jumping through the end portal
That's like bringing a hayabusa to a circuit track 😂
I love how when you hit the gas you go into another dimension
3:10 when he smacked that gas i was ohhhh shitttt thru the camera haha 😂500s just pull different man nothing like it
Yep, nothing like a 500 2 smoker.
Definately takes you into a dimension of blindig speed right now! Soon as you touch the throttle.
Amazing machines. I would love to getmy hands on an 500AF. With modern suspension and that power. MAN!
@@carlclonts8313 Same brother!!! A crisp kx500 with updated and revalved suspension 😍🙌🏼
The old bikes are faster than the ones we have now lol
@@hell0304 deadass tho just raw power only for men!
That's not a dirtbike, its a time machine that only goes into the future
I would Never argue that! I feel like that on my 1990 KX250! So Powerful, I feel like I'm entering the Narnia Wardrobe! Every Ride Makes it A Great Day!
Legend says he never needed to get out of 3rd gear
But did he even need 3rd? lol
That things got a power band, too. It's for when "as fast as you can possibly go" just isn't enough.
Reality is... It doesn't need anything less than 4th gear!!
Man I love how just barely cracking the throttle sends you flying past these new bikes on the straights
The 450's are pretty fast too though
That usually happens when the other bikes are just cruising around.
That is the rider. You aren't going to pass a 450F because the bike is slower.
I love my kx450
@@mrbillnot lol what
You get a sense from that video that the bike just wants to throw you off it like a wild horse
Man, that thing looks sweet and sounds MAD! Gongratulations on that find man!
Thanks!
@@zachdavis3974 how much did it cost
Eipä oo yhtäkkään Suomes myynnis ikävä kyllä.
@@thomaslacy9357 ur mum
@@christiemurphy6095 hahaha the whole squad is laughing 😐
Upgrade the front and rear brake lines to stainless steel and get a over sized front rotor. Makes a huge difference on the stopping power. And don't forget to loctite every bolt 😂. Respring and valve the bike suspension accordingly, and it's pretty good. My kx500 suspension feels nice and plush, absorbs all the hits and impacts really nicely.
That’s good to know because my brakes on mine are terrible haha
Definately use blue loctite on all bolts!
Nah, you gotta buy the PLAID loctite for a 500. Nothing else will do.
@@justabouthadit5872 I'll bet you 500 cc guys have problems vibrating the bolts off. I had an RM 250 once and that thing rattled everything loose. Double the displacement and man...I couldn't even imagine.
@@carlclonts8313 I use Red. Ultimate strength. Just heat to remove.
Never sell it, neveeeeeer
Only one thing I regret more than selling my KX 500. Selling my 64 Corvette Stingray for $2000 in 68.
I almost forgot how much of a workout riding those old 500's were, reason why I never owned one was they left me more tired than a hard day at work. (concrete)
You were riding that green beast like a boss 👍
No (better) he’s was riding the beast , like a beast lol
Looks like a perfect starter bike.
You must be in pretty good shape to wrestle the bear for that long
He’s letting off and almost over jumping things. 🤘🏽
Real men ride open class, welcome to the club !
braaap braaap. What a beast 💪💪
Raced & rode plenty of the Big bores back in the day. Most of the racers nowadays don't realize how much easier it is to ride the bikes of today. The new bikes don't wear you down like these big boys. Much more throttle control, finesse, and strength is needed to race these big bores. Glad I grew up in the greatest era of MX.
There's nothing on earth like the rush of a 500cc two stroke. It takes a special kind of person to (willingly) climb aboard, start the terrifying monster of an engine, let the clutch go, crack the throttle and let it rip. My arms are sore just watching. Thank you!!!
need a bigger track now nice bike man.
Soon as you hit the throttle just a little bit it pulls right back up to those four strokes lol..That kinda power will hurt you if you're not careful lol..
Awesome I remember that video with the cr500 congrats on getting the kx500
you know its fast when it looks fast on the video too
I've been riding since 1983 and I've only had 1 dirt bike that wasn't 2 stroke (a 2004 KXF 250) and I went right back to 2 strokes but no way on the 500. I only rode on the back of a YZ 490 once. 250 2 strokes have so much dam power that I couldn't even imagine how much power a 500 cc 2 stroke has. I wouldn't mind trying one just once though. I have a KTM 150 SX and I put a 200 SX engine in it and that's the sweet spot for me. I could see myself with a YZ 250 some day, maybe, but never a 500. I could see it maybe out in the desert or something.
Them bikes have more pull than a Hellcat! Lol
I had an 86 model when I was 20. Makes me sad when I think back to the good times. 52 now, living in a tent.
What happened
Time to change your life brother let the past go
You got your own place good on ya bro! On a real tho hope u sort your future out bless you
@A Stoic's Door Its cheap, powered sites $200 per week. Myself, wife and 3 1/2 year old live in camp grounds in QLD Australia.
We live in 3 3x3 m marques with a huge tarp that covers all.
Do we enjoy it. Yes
Is it low stress. Yes
Is it a little embarrassing. Yes.
@@firerejack1121 thanks for your good wishes.
Respect heavy bike and old suspension but love the 500cc 2 stroke's
Getting famous off comments day 202, so I can live the dream, live everyday like it’s your last day🚀🚀
keep doing what your doing its working and you have a lot of subs. keep going live the dream
i swear this is a bot comment its on nearly every moto vid i see
That bad boy has two gears, first and Holy Fooook !!
Rev it a lil less, short shift her and the chassis suspension wont get as upset off the big landings and rough stuff (we get too used to our high revving modern 4-strokes and tend to over rev other/older bikes when stepping back on em haha) 👍
500s arent even built/tuned to run in thise high rpms
Rev it a little less huh? Ya dumb.
And smokers rev higher than strokers x4. Curb ur expertise Harry.
@@truthhurtshuh4316 Yes modern 2 Strokes normally rev higher than 4 Strokes, but not 500, curb your shittalk
@@Strasky_96 every one i ever had did what was different about yours
Good job to anyone that stays on those things at full beans; those big bores are the spawn of the devil.
He wasnt even half beans on that bike
Thank you I felt like I was on the bike !!!! Great video!! It does my soul good to Remember those days...miss the big two strokes....have to limit myself to a four stroke three wheeler ....in my 60’s.....I just don’t trust myself or heal as quick lol
Earned my subscription
That's what I love about the KX500, so much low end and mid range power. You can short shift, yet you're still absolutely flying. It was always great in sand too.
I have two 500 2t here in Italy
Yz490 and KTM 500mx
Filling the bars full of silicone helps vibration. But you have to do little at a time so it actually cures inside the bars other wise it will remain soft and gel like
Hell ya man so happy for u
Time and Space warps when you crack the throttle of a KX or CR500.. I couldn't imagine riding a full race on one..
Thanks for the nostalgia. Loved those old 500's...
Just never understood who was in charge of the fender and plastic designs on the KX 500's. Its like they knew it wasn't the same as the rest of their line up so they wanted to make a point.
i fear no man but this thing... it scares me...
Man that thing is awesome. You had the big girl singing. I’d love a KX 500.
I've had a KX500 for 18 years as my only dirt bike... any time I want to catch up with someone on a straightaway,,, I just twist the throttle. So fun :)
Next thing you should try is a KTM 380, either the SX, MXC, or the EXC. Makes about as much power as the CR500, and is much lighter with more updated suspension.
Only the first years of the 380 though they hit like a 250 with power comparable to a 500, but the last of them were essentially a more powerful 300exc super smooth and torquey alot easier and faster to ride but not as fun
@@tcmx712 Could be. I had a 2002 380exc, and it could be that that bike was tuned more for offroad, but it hit right from the bottom and kept pulling most of the way. Scared the crap out of you sometimes.
@@justinsavs oh yeah not denying they are beasts but the 1998 380sx was an absolute brute. I'm always on the lookout for a a 2002 380exc in good condition but they just get snapped up so quick for good reason haha
That thing just sounds like pain
Bike is running lean. Might want to put a bigger main jet in it before it blows.
Props to you man, you're shredding on that monster!
that kx500 was top of the line back then. dudes would ride that suspension BALLS OUT for 35 + 2. guys are spoiled with this modern suspension. lol
I'm a simple guy, I see KX500, I hit Like
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@Onefastdak 47 Minty bro 🙌🏼🙌🏼🙌🏼
Nice vid man I just subb'd after first watching your 1st time out on a CR500. At the beginning I thought to myself "just wait for it to tank slap" and it did haha damn!! 😂 😂
I've had 2-strokes my whole life and you're right they have to be treated differently to the modern 4-strokes lol
One of the most amazing rides I've ever had was back in '92 on a A-Grade race prepped 1992 KX500. Had White Power forks & Ohlins rear shock, gold rims, Boyeson reeds and a full Pro Circuit pipe & muffler! I was 16 years old and prolly 130lbs wringing wet haha! 😂 It didn't even know I was there, just hanging on for the ride lol 🤣 What a fricken powerhouse that beast was... 🤔 💪🏼
I wonder if the young guns in 30 years will ride a current moto-x'er and wonder how we rode them fast also... 🤔 Ahhhhhh well it's prolly just a case of you get used to what you've got at the time.
Congrats on the purchase of that lovely old Kwakka, man. When you get it dialed you'll be eating 450's all day long 🤘🏼🤩
Thank you! Long live 2 strokes
Killer bike!
The jetting sounded lean. Could go up on both the pilot & the main.
The suspension can be made way better. I put a 2020 kx450 front end on mine & the shock was stiffened up substantially in both the spring & valving.
Nice bike well ridden, I know what it's like I ride an 1986 KX500 now 2020 and I love it sometimes it's even frightening the amount of power and how quick it make up ground
I had a 1988 kx500 violent fast.
I went to Cr500 smooth i was faster on Honda
That thing sounds amazing
Dang that feels fast.... crack the throttle then back down! Yep its a 500! :)
That sound brings back so many memories from my 83 model . Never had to worry about the power just where the hell it was pointed and what it was launching you at . Full time wrestle with the beast but still so much fun . There’s Nothing like cornering sideways with the front wheel up spraying roost at everyone trackside . Can’t believe that it was 40 yr ago . Thanks for the memories .
Ride it like a Harley and keep the RPM'S lower by riding in a higher gear! Locktight is your BEST FRIEND!! USE IT ON EVERYTHING!!! Nut and bolt the bike after and BEFORE every ride.. This will keep MOST of your bolts attached. Let the bike float underneath you, let the bike lead. If you fight the bike, you end up tired and that causes crashes...just a few 500 2stroke riding tips from an old man that grew up riding them....from Wyoming USA 🔫🤠🇺🇸p.s stay safe and healthy everybody GOD BLESS OUR COUNTRY AND stop this foolishness before it's too late...
I had a 95 KX500 I took to the track, the owner had a brand new CRF450 and I smoked him bad, he made me and all my buddies leave the track. Video of the bike on on my channel
2 Strokes Vibe.
You just bought 500cc's worth of vibration, something you'll have to get over, it goes with the 2 Stroke Territory.
Wait until you hit Power Band, and the front wheel lifts off the ground, while the back wheel's ripping up a Roster Tail, at the same time.
Great Video !
Video Rating
9/10
Very Well Done !
Much Respect, For Trying To Tame A 500cc 2 Stroke Motocross Bike, With All Your Camera Gear On !
You definitely need a clear mind, with no distractions whatsoever, to give that Death Machine, anywhere near full throttle.
2nd 3rd and 4th ARE YOUR FRIENDS 👍💪😎
It's like an alien space ship dicking with a jet.....power up...your gone!!!! 4 stroke 450 is laughable compared to 2 stroke 500!
I used to have a KX500. Wish I never sold it. Another consideration is rebuild cost. With a KX you put in a new piston and rings if the nikasil coating on the cylinder is not out of spec. I doubt that it's more than $150. Checked internet today, Wiseco piston, rings, circlips, gaskets $99. I think you could easily get 80 hours with oil changes and clean air filter before you need new rings. Tough to tell, because I didn't have an hour meter on mine and every time I pulled the top end it all was good. Remember the KX500 owned the Baja 1000 for a decade.
I have no idea about a KX450. I think they have titanium valves, maybe springs, timing chain, cams. The internet says it's $1,300 to $1,500. But that may include crank bearings. Not cheap, that's for sure.
Hello i want help... I want to buy a yz125 but here i don't find model 2005-2010 i find only 2001-2004 models price 1800- 2000$ and a 2011 price 3200... What is better for me to buy it?
Do you still have it? Those can be made to je killer bikes.
Got to get way more compression damping in the shock & a stiffer spring as well. Same for the forks. I actually put an entire front end on mine from a late model kx450. I bored my swingarm axle slots to accept the bigger rear axle from the 450 as well. Installed the big brakes & axle in the rear as well. The bigger front forks & axles help tighten up the handling as well. A little less flex.
If you still have it & it has the same tune/jets, you should, bump the pilot up & make sure the airscrew isn't more than 1&1/2 turns out.
The kx500 is the only secret into space elon musk won't fucking touch
She is a rippa! I had a 1987 pretty sure that bike burnt up a few of my 9 lives😂. Then she threw the con rod right threw the bottom of the case.....cuz well that’s what big bore smokers do, good times though awesome bike brings back memories of the good ol days. Hate to say it but the vibration never goes away just that big ol coffee can swinging around insider her. Keep on ripping. 👍
I can barely hold on to my xr400. Any tips? I try to stay in the attack position, but I'm still sweatin it.
Hey Bubba Stewart, did you set the sag on the suspension before riding it? Also your rear shock in packing because your in too low of a gear.Ride in a taller gear and use the clutch.Your not riding a 125.On those fast corners, there's no reason to downshift the bike in 2nd gear.Use the momentum to carry you through the corners.It aint rocket science.Theres no place on that track that needs to be downshifting to 2nd or 3rd gear.The big Kaw is a tractor.Lots of your intermediate and expert open class riders practice their starts in 3rd gear......You may need to take up bowling.
You had nothing good to say about your bike. If it vibrates too much (maybe there is something wrong), get a lawn mower engined bike, like what they sell now. Also, short shift the thing! it's got real power, don't make it buzzz like a one-two-five.
Couple of hundred hours on the KX500. Yeah, they vibrate, get along Ok though. Nice vid.
Beautiful bike!!! The guy who had probably had the shit scared out of him, and parked it!!! 🤣🤣🤣
I test rode a yz 465 water cooled 2 stroke back in the mid to early 80's, OMG needless to say I didn't buy it, scary fast. Back when Yamahas where yellow.
I just bought one of these and haven't ridden it yet since I've been getting it buttoned up, am I in danger? 😂😂😂😂😂😂 You're absolutely flying on that bike and it looks effortless lol
My son has a 21 ktm 500 exc. Not even close. Gotta clean ole kx500. After a hundred yards i jus turn a wave bye bye
Team Green !!!!
I got the 1986 and ill tell you I've owned a 2017 ktm 350 and i was decent but the 500 feels like I have no control over it
I want one. I'm six two bout 220. Be more comfy than my cr250. Nice wide power
Dawg you'd slingshot out of those corners if you were on the gas more. You always cruise through the turns super-low to low rpm. Don't be scared let the gas pick you up vertically when you whomp on it.
Hey Zach you should try and find someone who will let you ride their 150sx KTM. I like hearing your opinion about bikes and I’ve been looking at those bikes. Getting your opinion would be cool
I’ve been wanting to ride one for a while, I hear they’re a blast. I’ll be on the lookout for an opportunity
@@zachdavis3974 sound awesome. From what I hear, their little missiles on 2 wheels
Have 3 crs an 1 kx. They haul
Finally someone tearing up a 500!
half throttle was just like cruising 😎
I had a 97. Like holding onto a brama bull that wants to tear your arms off you
3rd gear flat out dump clutch, takes 50 yards for yr balls to catch up. Love kx500 had four all beach racers.
congrats on that find, that bike is MAD insane!
When I buy a 2021 CRF 450 and get passed by an antique
Might wanna learn to ride if that's the case. Modern 450s are quite a bit faster than 500 2 strokes
@@StrykerV8 I’m saying like some of those guys on the track are riding new 450s and u pass on old kx 500
@@frosty_films290 yassssss
@@StrykerV8 Faster, no. Easier to ride fast, yes.
@@skorchedearth1 CR500 hp: 55
19+ CRF450R hp: 61-63. You were saying?
Four strokes are like democrats they voted for Biden. Make America two stroke again!
Nice 👍
check that piston they tend to vibrate more when piston wears
Absolutely awesome riding Zach. That 500 has nothing on you🔥🔥
They are ment to be stung hard all of the time but trust me be careful had one it will hurt you the torque difference between a 250 and the 500 is sick top speed about the same 500 only a little faster
Find a jug and spare piston so if it ever goes south, you will live again..and again...lol
I used to trail ride one of those, crazy!🤪
I still do. Bought in 01 still shredding Mother Earth with it. To this day still nothing like it. Man's bike
I had a 2000 wish I would have never sold it. There great bikes
They have 2 gears.. 1st and the ow shiiiiiiiiiit 🤣🤣🤣🤣💪💪💪💪💪
Everybody gangster until ya got big green machine behind you
The KX450 has. Lot of engine vibration too.
So cool those old 500s you feel like there always trying to kill you wat a buzz
Sounds like the jetting is off also ...
soften up the front forks !!!
They make rubber mounts for bars and foot pegs that take the vibration away
We need a video showing all the different bikes you own.
Wouldn’t be a long vid because I only own 2 haha
@@zachdavis3974 Wait i thought you had like 5. Dont you have a TC 250 2 stroke and a honda 250 4 stroke. And then the 500.
@@christiansoto5065 I did. Right now I just have the crf and the 500. I usually only own 1 or 2 at a time.
@@zachdavis3974 Oh ok I wish we got more videos on the TC 250 but im excited to see what happens with the 500. Btw could you somehow test ride the 2021 yz 250f Im wondering what your opinion would be on it.
Big bore ! They've always been legendary.
You know Zach, I have 3 superbikes in my garage that all do high 9's in the quarter and I can ride them hard enough to make the frames flex in corners. I feel ten feet tall and bullet proof one them........ Seeing you ride this bike, my immediate reaction is "Fvck that $#!t!!!".....
Looks like a bad combination of arm pump, carpal tunnel surgery and sheer terror-Hope the bike is everything you want it to be and that you can fix the things you don't like about it-think you're stuck with the vibration though!
This comment really put some things into perspective. It’s a straight up gnarly bike, very similar to riding a wild horse in the way that it feels like it could decide to buck me off at any moment!