The difference is they were o concrete what the street bike was made for, if they were on dirt then the green shark is in it's own waters and would have smoked that street bike.
Next time... 1.) Swap out the rear knobbie for a supermoto tire 2.) Swap out the front wheel with a smaller diameter rim to bring the front end down 3.) Put a holeshot device on the front fork 4.) Launch in 2nd or 3rd gear WOT and control the delivery with your clutch 5.) Get as far forward on the bike as possible 6.) Don't listen to anyone on youtube
@@StrykerV8 thats not the point. no dirt bike will ever beat a hayabusa but that guy could have definetely done better to not embarass one of the greatest dirt bikes out there edit: z1000 not hayabusa
@@StrykerV8 yes, at the start the KX should have whooped off on the street bike leaving a large gap to make up for toward the end where the street bike could use all that power. It's the gearing not the HP that makes the difference.
@@StrykerV8so the you should try to launch control it ..... it pops a wheelie in everyfucking hear. You cannot push it down with your own force... abd the gears arevery short too..
At the end of the day , Johnny won enough money to buy some boots . Sadly this took .5 seconds off his time so he quit drag racing for good. Last seen busting dirt in a pasture . Good luck Johnny !👍
2 strokes ROCK! My old 1972, H2 750 triple 2 stroke with chambers, K&Ns, clip ons, rear sets, bored .040 0ver, ported to the max at Phx Kaw. Never got beat by any 1000, 1100, 1200 cc anything! Power wheelies at 100 mph, just twist the throttle, carefully as it could go right over! Now the 4 strokes are catching up, 2 strokes had to be limited to 500cc in Moto GP while competing against 1000 cc 4 strokes. Now they are 800cc V5, over 280 hp. I still love the light weight and flickable power of the 2 strokes but i never drove a Moto GP bike, lol
Back in the day (1980s) I'm pretty sure it was Bob Hurricane Hanna that put drag racing tires on a Yamaha YZ 490, the bike hooked up so violently the counter-shaft and rear sprocket teeth were stripped off.
Many years ago I rode my '87 Ninja 750 to the Brotherhood strip in the Port of Long Beach. It was a "test and tune" day and lightly attended. Went with a full tank of gas and rode it home when the reserve light came on. Was clicking off 11.34's in the mid 120s run after run. That was a lot of runs crossing the line at 12,000 RPM. Japanese inline 4 street bikes are freakin' durable 😆
Cruz Wikaira you obviously don't ride dirt bikes. A 500cc 2 stroke dirt bike is extremely quick. That guy was no where near full throttle, hell he hardly even hit the powerband.
Had a cr500 2 stroke back in the day that and this kx are probably still the fastest bikes on the dirt to this day ...had mine geared tall and could easily hit 100mph that's crazy fast in the dirt.
Screw all of your professional opinions. I know all of you think you know everything. Put your egos aside. This video is rad. That guy kicks ass I give him mad props. You don't see that kind of stuff. Kawi all the way
I had aZX-14R with 210 HP at the back wheel and 126 lbs of torques, and I also had a old 1986 KX500 two cycles mean machine, and I swear on my life nothing I’ve ever tried doesn’t matter how many wheels, nothing is more agressives than the KX500 maybe it’s because mine wasn’t in good order but the feeling wasn’t like it was going fast, it was like ......nothing and bam everything, not a throttle but instead it was a switch on/off, And like I was gonna say it didn’t feel like it was fast, it was more of a kinda time machine, when I opened it in the pit sand for the first time I said it’s the first time I seen the scenery go backwards full speed, it really was like I was staying there holding the handlebars and someone rewinds the whole scenery at the fastest speed it could rewinds, violent is the right word to qualify this monster
That dude on the Kawi put it down tho.All he really needed to do was lean forward a bit to keep it from flying away and I think he would have taken the streeter.
That KX500 suffered greatly under the novice rider. He launched horribly and missed every shift point by under revving. So says I who owned 3 Cagiva 500's at once !! (C.1985-87)
I had no idea a 500 ring dinger could pull 12s at the strip and I had a CR500 back in the day! haha... Not the best at trail riding which is what I love so got an RM250 which was just right. Long live 2strokes man we gotta get these kids on more 2strokes so they don't disappear forever like road going 2strokes did... If u need twice the motor to keep up your machine aint shit. Meaning if u need a 450 4stroke to b competitive with a 250 2stroke, its obvious there is waaaay less performance (and fun) 2b had on the 4strokes...
I've done it on a CR250. 1/8th mile. Full motocross gear. 72-75 mph iirc. Can't remember ET. In the 7's ?? 60 ft was pretty quick. Knobbies let it spin a little, but still a lot of clutch action. Dude, a KX will probably run at least 90 mph wide open with stock gears. I was shifting into 5th at the lights.
the KIPS "Kawasaki Integrated Power-Valve System" sit on the Exhaust side. Reeds sit inside the head, between carb and intake, inside the cylinder, which keeps fresh fuel being blown back out into the Carb
@zwanny1 the kx500 is KIPS technology and does not have the same kind of band as a 250 would. It is more like a spike that flatlines lol, rather than a curve :-)
He started in 1st gear, anything bigger that a 65 cc motocross bike should start in 2nd. The kobby has no contact patch, no way to put down that power on tarmac with that tire. Bike seemed to be running rich. I’d like to see a great running 500 2 stroke and a great rider blast the course.
Power bands are rubber bands that go from front wheel to back wheel, to the kx500's camshafts, then to the fuel injector pulleys. I've seen them break many times. Sometimes they drop the tranny and she/he says heeeey booooyz.
Anything built for the dirt ain't gonna hang with no crotch rocket. One of the local kids kept saying his 700 raptor would keep up with my R6R on a short run so I showed him it wouldn't. Basically he beat me off the line then as soon as my clutch cause I left him setting like it wasn't even close just went around him so fast it was instantly over. He was like I can't believe how bad you best me. Big difference in a bike with a 100hp and a heavy atv with 60.
It's not easy drag racing anything on 2 wheels. These things have so much torque the front end wants to come up even on dirt. Can't imagine dragging a 500. My 450 wants to come up on asphalt the moment you flick your wrist 1/4 throttle.
+Water King he just needs a linger swingarm to stop the rise. dirtbikes have short swingarms cause other then the start of a race is the only time you go in a straight line plus on dirt the wheel doesnt grip as much compared to the road so its harder to flip therefore tiny af swingarm. get some road tyres. long swingarm. and a smaller front wheel with a holeshot device. then the kx will be a beast
+Belicose777 long swing arm. smaller diameter front wheel with a holeshot device. and riad tyres. wouldnt even bother trying to race or drag on asphalt on concrete without those basics.
2stroke is so much more wild to drive on then 4stroke. I had both. I had 2stroke Yamaha yz250 old engine with 55hp year 1998.. some of the most funny bike to ride. Then I had some 4cyl inline bikes zuki and kawa. There was awesome to. But a light 2stroke there just want to go fast from home is awesome funny
I did this once on my KX 500 had been ported and bored over I put a police motorcycle street tire on the back left the front a knobby. It was 25 years ago I pulled 3 gears and turned 12.1 at 122. Every time I let off the throttle I got a wicked front and wobble. 2nd time I let up early and wobble was still there I quit after that just way too much didn't want to lay it down on the pavement.
Fabiano William I had it geared plus the tire was larger so it also added taller gearing. I have done 135 on dry lake bed using radar gun really isn't that tough for a 500 has enough HP. I had done a lot of work had a port job dome piston had to run race gas higher compression the carb was about 10mm larger.
Fabiano William Not really just a number things move by fast. The scary part at the drag strip was when I let off the throttle the speed wobble was crazy I thought I was going to get hurt bad. This was at Carlsbad Drag strip in southern 1989. I don't think it's there anymore like most Drag Strips in CA are gone now.
paul rogers Nope, the power band In smaller two strokes is 7-8 thousand rpm, where the kx500 makes peak power around 5-6 thousand rpm's. In fact I think the rev limiter is under 7 grand. It's just not what 2 stroke guys are used to hearing
Probably better with the knobby on there, he had really good traction. A slick race tire is gonna heavier and solid compound, more weight further away from the hub means more work for the motor. Easily a 15LB difference there.
the power valve is to try and control exhaust flow with more back pressure at low revs and less back pressure at high revs which is how a 2 stroke runs best
Really wanting to do a CR500 supermoto build for shananigans like this. 550 ish overbored, 10% taller gearing than stock, aluminum frame, auto cutch, lectron carb.
If that Killer KX 500 was jetted right, had the right tire and had someone who could ride it would of been close.... Now get that kid some boots and an automatic!
I think you'll find the KX has a green power band...!! The Red band is for the CR500 And blue bands fit the YZ490 I do have some genuine Yellow ones that fit the Suzuki RM250 IF Anyone wants some...
I used to (illegally ) ride a KX500 on bitumen back roads. The power on that thing was crazy and if you weren't careful (or not sitting way forward )the front wheel would easily pop up in 4th or even 5th gear.
I had a XR600 four stroke thumper but my buddy had a CR 500 and i couldn't keep the front wheel on the ground in any gear on his two stroke rocket ship!🚀 good times
My thoughts. With that crazy small sized rear sprocket (appears to be a 32-34 tooth or so) a 2nd gear launch on asphalt (high traction) would be extremely difficult and third gear there is just no way even launching it at around 6000rpms where its power peaks it would either stall, the bike would bog badly or you would have to slip the clutch excessively to the point where it’s counter productive. Removing knobby tires definitely would help as would a holeshot device. Bike trapped 101mph (162kmh) which while decent for a dirt bike is nothing compared to most street bikes. The 12.68 ET at only 101mph trap is actually pretty decent et vs trap speed. Example most rwd cars that trap 101mph run high 13s to low 14s. Basically the good ET versus trap speed tells me that it’s actually getting off the line decently overall but it’s running out of acceleration at around 80mph plus due to aerodynamic drag overpowering the engines power. A 500 is knife in a gun fight on the streets.
You need a sprocket like that for top end , I had them on my KDX KMX an DTR etc an they are better for wood riding, had a big one on my YZ 250 it just wants Front wheel all time up in air on roads
Duuuuu People! Two stokes make there power band in the flywheel nut, properly torqued, combined with the spark-plugs, sonic tuned by the isometric port deck clearance height whilst matching the ring flutter at 9000-RPM too the tuned pipe filled with grease, you can vary it by 300~500 RPM. It's the only way to do it I should know I work on bikes!! LOL! But only if you wear Blue Glasses with Magic Shoes from Sol when you ride the Great Space Coaster. Aww, who cares, it looks like fun!
BigEsGarage you forget to mention the flutter valve rotary action in conjunction with the blap tube that’s connected to the concentric tweak gear. Most important!!
if tuned right the 500 would have about 70hp it weighs about 220 lbs. there's alot he could do to make it faster for drag racing, tire, lowering it, tuning it, gearing it....
He might have lost the race but the difference is he just kept going at the end of the strip into the woods and enjoyed an afternoon of dirt riding.
Real
Gold
The difference is they were o concrete what the street bike was made for, if they were on dirt then the green shark is in it's own waters and would have smoked that street bike.
Best reply ever, Captain K!
Hahahahaaaaa
I drag raced my '93 KX500 at 4400' elevation. Swapped the rear knobbie with a street tire and installed taller gearing. Ran a 12.89 @ 100.51mph.
Streetbike numbers that would be one slow streetbike..
@@reedgalbraith6508 Yep, sure is. We were running high 10's at the same elevation on our basically stock '86 GSXR 1100's...
Next time...
1.) Swap out the rear knobbie for a supermoto tire
2.) Swap out the front wheel with a smaller diameter rim to bring the front end down
3.) Put a holeshot device on the front fork
4.) Launch in 2nd or 3rd gear WOT and control the delivery with your clutch
5.) Get as far forward on the bike as possible
6.) Don't listen to anyone on youtube
don't listen to anyone on youtube including you
yeah, congrats on being the only person who didn't get the sarcasm
yeah but what you said is true
this
+Scott Lilja 7.) buy some bike boots.
That KX500 had something to show, sadly the pilot was absent his stones.
So you think a 55hp dirtbike should have outrun a sport bike with 3x the power?
Really?
@@StrykerV8 thats not the point. no dirt bike will ever beat a hayabusa but that guy could have definetely done better to not embarass one of the greatest dirt bikes out there
edit: z1000 not hayabusa
@@StrykerV8 yes, at the start the KX should have whooped off on the street bike leaving a large gap to make up for toward the end where the street bike could use all that power. It's the gearing not the HP that makes the difference.
@@StrykerV8so the you should try to launch control it ..... it pops a wheelie in everyfucking hear. You cannot push it down with your own force... abd the gears arevery short too..
Imagine if that street bike had been a 500cc too instead of 1000cc 😮
love the fact theres two huge bikes out in front and what do you hear? a bike with half the capacity, les than half in the busa's case 2T ALL DAY!
dam right xD
+amanoncrack But fires twice as often
that high end feq
450 4t sounds better
@@satanlucifer1003 yeah if you like the sound of someone shitting them selves
80s and 90s must have been so fun
They were. Thank you...
It was , totally .
It’s was as far as I can remember
Best time in my life. It’s indescribable.
They really where never again will our country be like that sadly
nice launch for the Kx considering the power to weight ratio and on street....love that 2 stroke sound
At the end of the day , Johnny won enough money to buy some boots . Sadly this took .5 seconds off his time so he quit drag racing for good. Last seen busting dirt in a pasture . Good luck Johnny !👍
2 strokes ROCK! My old 1972, H2 750 triple 2 stroke with chambers, K&Ns, clip ons, rear sets, bored .040 0ver, ported to the max at Phx Kaw. Never got beat by any 1000, 1100, 1200 cc anything! Power wheelies at 100 mph, just twist the throttle, carefully as it could go right over! Now the 4 strokes are catching up, 2 strokes had to be limited to 500cc in Moto GP while competing against 1000 cc 4 strokes. Now they are 800cc V5, over 280 hp. I still love the light weight and flickable power of the 2 strokes but i never drove a Moto GP bike, lol
Whattt? a KX500 with motocross tires, that is insane
2 Strokes long life
Back in the day (1980s) I'm pretty sure it was Bob Hurricane Hanna that put drag racing tires on a Yamaha YZ 490, the bike hooked up so violently the counter-shaft and rear sprocket teeth were stripped off.
I had two of those YZ490's......MAN .... they were FAST! And could climb like a 4 stroke (we had LARGE strip mines ....hill climbing was HUGE)
Many years ago I rode my '87 Ninja 750 to the Brotherhood strip in the Port of Long Beach. It was a "test and tune" day and lightly attended. Went with a full tank of gas and rode it home when the reserve light came on. Was clicking off 11.34's in the mid 120s run after run. That was a lot of runs crossing the line at 12,000 RPM. Japanese inline 4 street bikes are freakin' durable 😆
Nice of him to clear all of the mosquitos out before the start of the race ....
2smokers kicks ass even on-road!!!
Skeptical Open-mind need 700cc maco 2stoke man
Hell yeah.. Gotta love them 2 strokes
Love the zoom in on the race shoes, i laughed so hard
I had a KX. The shoes are casual, the KX's power was not.
two-strokes forever!
god bless 2 strokes. simple and strong
I was glad to see that the guy on the KX had protective drag racing shoes accompanied with the slide resistant Dickies slacks
Photographer is absolutely fascinated... by his camera!
horrible launch
ayee fresh kicks lmao😂
Lmao 8 years ago
That was not thag bad homie. Im sure you launch hard in your 14 second subaru lol
ya
@@jgs1703 it was pretty bad tbh
Dont think the kx quite had the tyres for a good launch
Would have been really close if the kx rider could launch and shift.
Josh Ribeiro as if you could launch a gutless 500,
Cruz Wikaira you obviously don't ride dirt bikes. A 500cc 2 stroke dirt bike is extremely quick. That guy was no where near full throttle, hell he hardly even hit the powerband.
Josh Ribeiro- knew there was going to problems when I saw him ready to drag race in sneakers!!!
Colin Anderson ya
Probably a bit hard to launch with a dirt bike with that power stock suspension and nobby tires
All those 500 dirt bikes would scream 😳 I loved my 480 4 speed then I bought 93 500 unbelievable until you feel the power you don't understand
You should try riding a modern 450. Even more power!
Had a cr500 2 stroke back in the day that and this kx are probably still the fastest bikes on the dirt to this day ...had mine geared tall and could easily hit 100mph that's crazy fast in the dirt.
Honorable mention to Honda xr650 as well
Tires, holeshot device, and more rider experience and I can promise the kx would win the 0-60
Kx is love its exhaust is very satisfying
Screw all of your professional opinions. I know all of you think you know everything. Put your egos aside. This video is rad. That guy kicks ass I give him mad props. You don't see that kind of stuff. Kawi all the way
I bet that swapping the knobbies out for road tires would produce much better results.
The KX did amazing!!!👌👌👌
loving the guys trainers on the kx500 ..
I had aZX-14R with 210 HP at the back wheel and 126 lbs of torques, and I also had a old 1986 KX500 two cycles mean machine, and I swear on my life nothing I’ve ever tried doesn’t matter how many wheels, nothing is more agressives than the KX500 maybe it’s because mine wasn’t in good order but the feeling wasn’t like it was going fast, it was like ......nothing and bam everything, not a throttle but instead it was a switch on/off,
And like I was gonna say it didn’t feel like it was fast, it was more of a kinda time machine, when I opened it in the pit sand for the first time I said it’s the first time I seen the scenery go backwards full speed, it really was like I was staying there holding the handlebars and someone rewinds the whole scenery at the fastest speed it could rewinds, violent is the right word to qualify this monster
Now that's a proper two stroke 🤘
Braaaap
That's insane that a dirt bike can keep up with a street bike like that. I want to get a KX500 this week but idk if I'm gonna be scared to ride it.
You won’t find a kx500. A friend has a mint one and now they bring up to 10k$!!!
@@kevinmorrison1553 It was mint with a title because this kids father passed away that owned it and he was scared to ride it for $2,200.
Let's all appreciate the Vauxhall calibra parked up in the back
OK guys, here is top speed run of the same bike: th-cam.com/video/KTem0oxAL0c/w-d-xo.html
That dude on the Kawi put it down tho.All he really needed to do was lean forward a bit to keep it from flying away and I think he would have taken the streeter.
Gotta love that 2 stroke power! Surprised the front wheel wasnt all the way up at the powerband like my KX 125's does :)
When you pull over with your sports bike and the woods starts speaking KX500
Kx500 a Dream.❤️
Word has it the throttle stuck on the KX and he actually jumped the trees and made his way across Germany until he ran out of fuel
That KX500 suffered greatly under the novice rider. He launched horribly and missed every shift point by under revving. So says I who owned 3 Cagiva 500's at once !! (C.1985-87)
Cagiva mito 125 7 speed that gives me memories haha
I had no idea a 500 ring dinger could pull 12s at the strip and I had a CR500 back in the day! haha... Not the best at trail riding which is what I love so got an RM250 which was just right. Long live 2strokes man we gotta get these kids on more 2strokes so they don't disappear forever like road going 2strokes did... If u need twice the motor to keep up your machine aint shit. Meaning if u need a 450 4stroke to b competitive with a 250 2stroke, its obvious there is waaaay less performance (and fun) 2b had on the 4strokes...
your dead on bro.
2wheelobsessed I'm pretty sure that was the time for the street bike. 167mph on a kx i dont think so
KPH. Thats around 100 MPH.
2wheelobsessed it doesn't matter how many people still ride them. emissions are going to kill them off
M4TT4TT4CK6161 Not true. Ktm and husqvarna are going with fuel injected 2 strokes that pass euro 4
I've done it on a CR250. 1/8th mile. Full motocross gear. 72-75 mph iirc. Can't remember ET. In the 7's ?? 60 ft was pretty quick. Knobbies let it spin a little, but still a lot of clutch action. Dude, a KX will probably run at least 90 mph wide open with stock gears. I was shifting into 5th at the lights.
the KIPS "Kawasaki Integrated Power-Valve System" sit on the Exhaust side. Reeds sit inside the head, between carb and intake, inside the cylinder, which keeps fresh fuel being blown back out into the Carb
Master chief
@zwanny1 the kx500 is KIPS technology and does not have the same kind of band as a 250 would. It is more like a spike that flatlines lol, rather than a curve :-)
The KX was so untuned I sorta felt bad for it :(
Wow so rich. Tuned right it might have been close.
Some tuning , take the knobbies off and a good rider ....kx 500s rip , I rode one in the Baja 500 years ago , mine did well over 100
Dude cool video, I love it!
stoping with those tires must have been a good time
He started in 1st gear, anything bigger that a 65 cc motocross bike should start in 2nd. The kobby has no contact patch, no way to put down that power on tarmac with that tire. Bike seemed to be running rich. I’d like to see a great running 500 2 stroke and a great rider blast the course.
He needs a new power band sounds his one is worn out.
I have seen more stupid comments than that , ill try find one as proof.
Ashton Lege WOW, take a joke and try not to show off the one piece of knowledge you probably have about 2 strokes
Power bands are rubber bands that go from front wheel to back wheel, to the kx500's camshafts, then to the fuel injector pulleys. I've seen them break many times. Sometimes they drop the tranny and she/he says heeeey booooyz.
HAHAHA!!!!
never lift looks like someone forgot to change their muffler bearings
Had a 91 kx 250 was a beast.
Awesome 😍😍😍
legend
😮😮😮😮😮
If set up properly with the right tires and rider etc, the KX can easily take that bike.
Even if you junked the conrod out the side,through your leg,still better than a great day at work.
Interesting comparison.
Kx 500. Only bike that ever scared me.
Anything built for the dirt ain't gonna hang with no crotch rocket. One of the local kids kept saying his 700 raptor would keep up with my R6R on a short run so I showed him it wouldn't. Basically he beat me off the line then as soon as my clutch cause I left him setting like it wasn't even close just went around him so fast it was instantly over. He was like I can't believe how bad you best me. Big difference in a bike with a 100hp and a heavy atv with 60.
It's not easy drag racing anything on 2 wheels. These things have so much torque the front end wants to come up even on dirt. Can't imagine dragging a 500. My 450 wants to come up on asphalt the moment you flick your wrist 1/4 throttle.
thats what holeshot device is for. plus the kx was a complete dirt srtup if he spent some money and changed a few things it'd be a beast
+Water King he just needs a linger swingarm to stop the rise. dirtbikes have short swingarms cause other then the start of a race is the only time you go in a straight line plus on dirt the wheel doesnt grip as much compared to the road so its harder to flip therefore tiny af swingarm. get some road tyres. long swingarm. and a smaller front wheel with a holeshot device. then the kx will be a beast
+Water King At 150lbs it's a challenge to launch my 450 without it wanting to flip even with all my weight on the gas tank.
+Belicose777 long swing arm. smaller diameter front wheel with a holeshot device. and riad tyres. wouldnt even bother trying to race or drag on asphalt on concrete without those basics.
+Belicose777 road* or*
2stroke is so much more wild to drive on then 4stroke. I had both. I had 2stroke Yamaha yz250 old engine with 55hp year 1998.. some of the most funny bike to ride. Then I had some 4cyl inline bikes zuki and kawa. There was awesome to. But a light 2stroke there just want to go fast from home is awesome funny
Badass KX rider with trainers on..
Did it even hit the Power band😂
Con una 500 2t de cross y sale en 1°marcha?? Y con gas inestable? De dónde a Salido ese?!
I did this once on my KX 500 had been ported and bored over I put a police motorcycle street tire on the back left the front a knobby. It was 25 years ago I pulled 3 gears and turned 12.1 at 122. Every time I let off the throttle I got a wicked front and wobble. 2nd time I let up early and wobble was still there I quit after that just way too much didn't want to lay it down on the pavement.
dude, 3rd gear at 122 mph?dont think so...
Fabiano William I had it geared plus the tire was larger so it also added taller gearing. I have done 135 on dry lake bed using radar gun really isn't that tough for a 500 has enough HP. I had done a lot of work had a port job dome piston had to run race gas higher compression the carb was about 10mm larger.
thats incredible dude. must feel like mach1 though.
Fabiano William Not really just a number things move by fast. The scary part at the drag strip was when I let off the throttle the speed wobble was crazy I thought I was going to get hurt bad. This was at Carlsbad Drag strip in southern 1989. I don't think it's there anymore like most Drag Strips in CA are gone now.
boy he's short shifting the kx, coulda got a faster time if he revved it out a bit more
paul rogers kx is too light, front wheel would pop up if he reved higher
Christian James Pinggal I'm not really sure do you happen to know how a bike works after all.
paul rogers Nope, the power band In smaller two strokes is 7-8 thousand rpm, where the kx500 makes peak power around 5-6 thousand rpm's. In fact I think the rev limiter is under 7 grand. It's just not what 2 stroke guys are used to hearing
He actually launched it very well! And good shifting
@@anttusilander7657 he had to let off the throttle a few times in 1st
The rear damper and shock needs raising on the kx and harder spring in and supermoto rims and tyres on
2 stroke baby !
wow 12.66 was that for the KX? not bad with knobbies.
respect for 2strokes..king of the jungle..
they should have change that knobby tire on that kx500 to give a fair race... lol
If it doesn't spin at all so what?
Probably better with the knobby on there, he had really good traction. A slick race tire is gonna heavier and solid compound, more weight further away from the hub means more work for the motor. Easily a 15LB difference there.
stustockwell
the power valve is to try and control exhaust flow with more back pressure at low revs and less back pressure at high revs which is how a 2 stroke runs best
Really wanting to do a CR500 supermoto build for shananigans like this. 550 ish overbored, 10% taller gearing than stock, aluminum frame, auto cutch, lectron carb.
What did you think was gonna happen?
Rear sprocket can be more than 36 teeth and the front end was still lifting on the KX500
No. It's tuned for ice racing (ported/pipe/sprockets).
Wow ! I did not know there we're so many professional riders on here !
500cc two stroke dirt bikes with supermoto tires can slay some very large bore street bikes. 2 strokes aint nuttin to fuck with.
If that Killer KX 500 was jetted right, had the right tire and had someone who could ride it would of been close.... Now get that kid some boots and an automatic!
race starts 2:05
.....and once it starts it's not worth watching!
Dirt tire
No hole shot device
Kips power valve
That kx did just fine for 1/2 the hp
And he broke loose
I think you'll find the KX has a green power band...!! The Red band is for the CR500
And blue bands fit the YZ490 I do have some genuine Yellow ones that fit the Suzuki RM250 IF Anyone wants some...
I used to (illegally ) ride a KX500 on bitumen back roads. The power on that thing was crazy and if you weren't careful (or not sitting way forward )the front wheel would easily pop up in 4th or even 5th gear.
I had a XR600 four stroke thumper but my buddy had a CR 500 and i couldn't keep the front wheel on the ground in any gear on his two stroke rocket ship!🚀 good times
Reading comments of people whining and saying a 55hp dirtbike should've beat a 200hp sport bike is HILARIOUS. How dumb are those people?
I love watching a 500cc 2stroke keep up with a 1300cc 4poke 😆
1300 what?? Any 600 sportbike would smoke it..
Back in my day the 490 Maico was king of the big 2s. I wonder how it would compare to that 500?
I had an 86 kx500, my best friend had a 72 maico 400 with only 4 gears i was always shocked at his ability to keep up with me.
Kawasaki rear suspension is toast
i wonder how the guys on the crotch rockets felt when they heard the kx500 coming
Kx has some serious Piston slap
Thats just how they are, ride mine for years like that
What were they waiting for? the KX to foul a plug?
My thoughts. With that crazy small sized rear sprocket (appears to be a 32-34 tooth or so) a 2nd gear launch on asphalt (high traction) would be extremely difficult and third gear there is just no way even launching it at around 6000rpms where its power peaks it would either stall, the bike would bog badly or you would have to slip the clutch excessively to the point where it’s counter productive. Removing knobby tires definitely would help as would a holeshot device. Bike trapped 101mph (162kmh) which while decent for a dirt bike is nothing compared to most street bikes. The 12.68 ET at only 101mph trap is actually pretty decent et vs trap speed. Example most rwd cars that trap 101mph run high 13s to low 14s. Basically the good ET versus trap speed tells me that it’s actually getting off the line decently overall but it’s running out of acceleration at around 80mph plus due to aerodynamic drag overpowering the engines power. A 500 is knife in a gun fight on the streets.
You need a sprocket like that for top end , I had them on my KDX KMX an DTR etc an they are better for wood riding, had a big one on my YZ 250 it just wants Front wheel all time up in air on roads
Brave man on that if it's a 500 lol especially on nobblys aswell haha not surprised he short shifting nrly looped it in second and third as it is :)
Duuuuu People! Two stokes make there power band in the flywheel nut, properly torqued, combined with the spark-plugs, sonic tuned by the isometric port deck clearance height whilst matching the ring flutter at 9000-RPM too the tuned pipe filled with grease, you can vary it by 300~500 RPM.
It's the only way to do it I should know I work on bikes!! LOL!
But only if you wear Blue Glasses with Magic Shoes from Sol when you ride the Great Space Coaster.
Aww, who cares, it looks like fun!
BigEsGarage you forget to mention the flutter valve rotary action in conjunction with the blap tube that’s connected to the concentric tweak gear.
Most important!!
whys everyone saying it should have won if he launched it better, its literally a 60hp dirtbike vs 160+HP sport bikes
Doh! Knobbies
if tuned right the 500 would have about 70hp it weighs about 220 lbs. there's alot he could do to make it faster for drag racing, tire, lowering it, tuning it, gearing it....
Still here in 2019??
ProRace no it’s 3:53am in 2020
what is?