Absolutely love this bike and would like to add some comments on why this bike works so good. In 1973 I bought a 1973 Husky 250wr. I raced it in a couple of cross country races, but was disappointed when my buddy got a 1974 Husky 250cr and it was faster than my bike. So after talking to the head mechanic at the Husky dealer, they ported it to the cr spec and added a cr pipe. Instant success, which I attribute to the wr having a heavier flywheel. I never raced motocross, but let a friend race it and he pulled 2 holeshots with it. Gearing was 13/48 and start in 3rd gear. Your Kong is following a simiiar path, wr transmission with 6 speed gearbox and motocross porting and pipe. Suggest you try the 13/48 gearing and 3rd gear start and keep the heavier flywheel. Oh, and the big secret, I weighed 125 lb. and my friend was about 100 lb. The only negative I see on Kong is the kickstarter is on the wrong side. p.s. did you think about letting Billy Bolt try this Husky on a test ride.
Would be great to take all three bikes to the dyno the same day and make an overlay of all the power runs to see how they differ in character. Great work, this bike needs to be raced :)
Thanks for watching and taking the time to comment dude. Dyno runs are definitely on the to do list, my van isn't big enough to take all 3 in one run though! haha I'll see what i can do to make it happen though :-)
In that case it needs to go up against the fully sorted Megladon with it's custom HGS pipe. I think the TBI 500 might have the edge because of the big bore free flowing throttle body and injector set up, instead of a carb on the 700.
@@stevenbusk539Either one is merely a delivery device for the fuel. It will have no impact on power. In fact, if you were to ride a properly jetted carb bike back to back with a fuel injected bike, you would be extremely hard pressed to tell them apart, if at all.
@@KaplanCycles bringing bike nuts together, Now get yourselves to Northern Ireland for the NW 200 road race . The fastest MX on the planet. 223mph on the fastest part of the course.
For me its loosing the main reason us old school 2 stroke guys love these bikes. I work in a garage on cars every day with cambus, faults ecu faults, dpf faults, sensor faults, injectors failing, ... I can tell how my 1994 rm is is running with my ear and looking at my plug, still a mint bike tho spadge.
Great video Max, we forget how much time and effort goes on behind the scenes , with you and you're team to build insane , beautiful , one off machines, I just want to say thank you.
I gave up when i reached seniors 125cc, but made it up into acu nationals on a kx 100 in inter opens, havnt rode a bike in anger since 93, ifeel like i could get on a bike today and kick off where i left, only 30 years since, planning on doing a ktm mx day at fatcats, only thing i could do as i'm on benefits and only £5500 a year to live on.
Phenomenal video Max. Lot more understanding into what makes that bike what it is. Have a question that video that came out a while back with the ProRide rasing this bike against a 450, it already had the upgraded fuel injection? Did it already have the upgraded suspension? Are you running VP premixed race fuel? And why can't that 700 be faster than what it is? I don't understand that because it should be a lot faster than the 500. What would it take to get that 700 to its Max potential?
Yes in the video with the pro (Tom Grimshaw ) vs his own race bike Kong had the upgraded TBi system and suspension. That was the first ride on the bike with all the upgrades. We're using stock 99 octane pump fuel. The 700 has enormous torque and iarm ripping accleratation, but the gearing is pretty short at the moment so top speed is not has high as the 500's. We'll play with that for next years drag race :)
Great video. Do they make an injection kit for an 89 2 stroke Aprilia AF1 125 it was about 12bhp when I got it but it got pushed up to 38 or 39bhp depending where I was racing it, and it was anilialating 500 4 stokes at the tracks, they were 30bhp if you got one in Italy
That's a very good question, I'm not even sure where we were to be honest! lol It's a riding spot that Graham Jarvis and his tour company use for their ride days
No shite in your stable matey,Ken Kaplan would be proud your keeping the big bores alive and get Nev on board when he is back 👍🏻
Absolutely love this bike and would like to add some comments on why this bike works so good. In 1973 I bought a 1973 Husky 250wr. I raced it in a couple of cross country races, but was disappointed when my buddy got a 1974 Husky 250cr and it was faster than my bike. So after talking to the head mechanic at the Husky dealer, they ported it to the cr spec and added a cr pipe. Instant success, which I attribute to the wr having a heavier flywheel. I never raced motocross, but let a friend race it and he pulled 2 holeshots with it. Gearing was 13/48 and start in 3rd gear.
Your Kong is following a simiiar path, wr transmission with 6 speed gearbox and motocross porting and pipe. Suggest you try the 13/48 gearing and 3rd gear start and keep the heavier flywheel. Oh, and the big secret, I weighed 125 lb. and my friend was about 100 lb. The only negative I see on Kong is the kickstarter is on the wrong side.
p.s. did you think about letting Billy Bolt try this Husky on a test ride.
Would be great to take all three bikes to the dyno the same day and make an overlay of all the power runs to see how they differ in character. Great work, this bike needs to be raced :)
Thanks for watching and taking the time to comment dude. Dyno runs are definitely on the to do list, my van isn't big enough to take all 3 in one run though! haha I'll see what i can do to make it happen though :-)
In that case it needs to go up against the fully sorted Megladon with it's custom HGS pipe. I think the TBI 500 might have the edge because of the big bore free flowing throttle body and injector set up, instead of a carb on the 700.
@@stevenbusk539Either one is merely a delivery device for the fuel. It will have no impact on power. In fact, if you were to ride a properly jetted carb bike back to back with a fuel injected bike, you would be extremely hard pressed to tell them apart, if at all.
I second this comment!!!
I’m saving this for Tomorrow, max I can tell by the intro that you have done it again,, another Banging vlogg
Thanks Docs, Hope you like it!
I see Nevil is over with Kaplan cycles in the US with a sponsorship deal on the GAS GAS for some American championship
Awesome to see those guys connect. Nev raced the Northwest vet champs on the weekend at Southwick!
I asked Neville to ask you to come next year, that would be an awesome collaboration!
@@KaplanCycles bringing bike nuts together, Now get yourselves to Northern Ireland for the NW 200 road race . The fastest MX on the planet. 223mph on the fastest part of the course.
That really rips. What an awesome build Max.
For me its loosing the main reason us old school 2 stroke guys love these bikes. I work in a garage on cars every day with cambus, faults ecu faults, dpf faults, sensor faults, injectors failing, ... I can tell how my 1994 rm is is running with my ear and looking at my plug, still a mint bike tho spadge.
its makin money, just like tpi and all the other on paper design failursssss hehe
what a machine Max i don't know how your going to top this build, and hats off to him trying to do that double
we have something pretty special planned for the next one;)
id like to see a cr500 tuned like that
Beast builder
Thanks for watching dude
You’ve guys got to get to the states with the 500&700 🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥
Hopefully we can make it happen one day!
That noise ,, shivers , great vid max
You can't beat it! Thanks for watching James
My favourite bike so far , can't wait to see what you do next
I'm so excited to show you guys have we've got in store next! ;-D Thanks for watching as always mate
Great video Max, we forget how much time and effort goes on behind the scenes , with you and you're team to build insane , beautiful , one off machines, I just want to say thank you.
Thanks as always for the support Kevin! :-D It's can be a lot of work and time but it's always worth the effort i think!
I was surprised at the results of the drag video. I thought the YZ500 with the Hygge pipe made a lot more power than with the BRC kit pipe on Kong.
That sound, that smell.....2 STROKES FOR LIFE!
How does the 500 do against the Maico 700 and your built Meg 700 vs a Maico? On perfect traction situations
Great story! The title of the video should be "Turning a 500cc 2 Stroke into an Absolute Monster, in a Garage!"👌👌👌
Have you seen the new T500 from Tomasin?!?! It’s dope sick af!
i have been waiting for this video for so long!
happy its here now
man it's taken a while to get it done, but hopefully it's worth the wait and all the information is there :-D
@@999lazer it shure was worth the wait🤙
I gave up when i reached seniors 125cc, but made it up into acu nationals on a kx 100 in inter opens, havnt rode a bike in anger since 93, ifeel like i could get on a bike today and kick off where i left, only 30 years since, planning on doing a ktm mx day at fatcats, only thing i could do as i'm on benefits and only £5500 a year to live on.
Cool bike 👏
That is true weapon
would love to see a 500 in a 99-02 kx 250 frame
Brilliant video. What race fuel are you using for the beast 😊
just pump fuel at the moment
Phenomenal video Max. Lot more understanding into what makes that bike what it is. Have a question that video that came out a while back with the ProRide rasing this bike against a 450, it already had the upgraded fuel injection? Did it already have the upgraded suspension? Are you running VP premixed race fuel? And why can't that 700 be faster than what it is? I don't understand that because it should be a lot faster than the 500. What would it take to get that 700 to its Max potential?
Yes in the video with the pro (Tom Grimshaw ) vs his own race bike Kong had the upgraded TBi system and suspension. That was the first ride on the bike with all the upgrades. We're using stock 99 octane pump fuel. The 700 has enormous torque and iarm ripping accleratation, but the gearing is pretty short at the moment so top speed is not has high as the 500's. We'll play with that for next years drag race :)
@@999lazer I know a lot of the races use the VP premixed racing fuel. Could you get more out of that 500 if if you use the VP racing fuel
Great video. Do they make an injection kit for an 89 2 stroke Aprilia AF1 125 it was about 12bhp when I got it but it got pushed up to 38 or 39bhp depending where I was racing it, and it was anilialating 500 4 stokes at the tracks, they were 30bhp if you got one in Italy
The overhead shot at 23.51 shows who is on the throttle. let's just say they are all not wide open.
Ok, I guess Kong is growing on me! Just don't call it the Yzilla killa! ;)) Great job as usual Max!
I'll always have a soft spot for the Yzilla as well i think! ;-) But wait to you see what we shot with Kong today!
@@999lazerYou should try the new lectron billetron pro with xcelererator rod on the yzilla to squeeze some more hp
infact cr 500 set up would be nuts 88 or 89
Wheres the dyno test video?
Where were you riding in South Wales.
That's a very good question, I'm not even sure where we were to be honest! lol It's a riding spot that Graham Jarvis and his tour company use for their ride days
great amazing superb top ! ! ! ! !
Thanks for watching!
all the best for you @@999lazer
Does the gearing in the transmisson from enduro work better to 500cc then motocross transmission
the gearing from the enduro bike seems really good for the 500
Yeah i would think so to, the gears carry longer @@999lazer
this mapping shit shoulda been done on the dyno...
No replacement for the real world man. A butt Dyno on natural terrain's the way to go.
ba weles
love it
Thanks for watching dude
i''d still rather the carb tbh. without even looking, i assume the full tpi system will be 10x the price of a $280 keihin airstriker.
You would be right. The throttle position sensor (TPS) is about $300 alone.