@@donkeyballs3307 I do fine with mine and I’m 5’ 5”, 70 years old, and a 27” inseam. Just have to want to ride. With my Husaberg 650 my feet are 8” off the ground on both sides.
Lucky enough to have been able to saddle one of these beasts at one time. It is indeed true, these 500cc two smokes will humble MOST riders. I was trying to convey to a coworker of mine how powerful and fast these bikes really are all considering. These are the Ninja H2’s of the dirt world.
They are truly the easiest bike to flip back of anything I’ve ever rode and I’ve rode them all. My r1 is a beast but you blip a 500cc 2 stroke and it grabs traction it will spit you off so fast!! Had a yz490 flip me off the back in the gravel on my knees one time. It was brutal. Just a 2nd gear blip and I was off in a flash. 😂😂😂
I rode a race modified CR500 once. ONCE! And believe me, I like going fast. But one trip around the field with it and I gave it back. It’s insane to ride.
Can't start can't ride. I probably can't start one myself. Damm I won't stop try once I get chance. These things are mental. Wicked best bikes. 2 stroke big bore. Any of em. Kawi , yami or Suzuki. I like Cr best followed by Suzuki RM. Sweeet. Thanks ken. Looks like fun. What a life. Glory be to God. Ken has been blessed for his passion and love for motorcycles. Born to be ambassador. Thanks ken you an outstanding man. Give America a Great name
I couldnt believe it when I saw you are really at PaxTrax. My dad and I rode this track 10x more than any other. He ended up breaking his back (T11-T12) after flying forward over the handle bars on that first table top in the back. (when you become visible to the stands). I loved that place more than any other yrack
awesome time riding pax sunday and seeing you guys ride i buy fix and sell bikes currently for the last 4 years and want my own museum one day for cool shit
Ronnie Mac teaching brats a lesson about stealing. I love it! He did need a man to start the bike for him though. Congrats on getting Ronnie on your channel! This should help boost views and subscribers.
Had 2 CR 500 beasts. On mine you layed em over to get the gas flowin. Choke it. Apply NO gas and get close to dead center. Second kick and they would start every time. They were working hard to get it dead center and you gotta kick that thing and pray it didn't kick back. If you stalled it during a race, forget about starting in gear...wasn't going to happen. Put in neutral, top center and kick with no gas. They were a blast to ride.
An older guy I now work with from my little town owned a cr500. Cant remember what year but the local kids knew this guy and knew what he had. Buddy would roll this thing out onto the street and start it in 1 kick. He wasn't a motocross rider or anything like that but he was an OG good ol boy from the town that liked fast things and sure as hell knew how to work on em. He also owned an lt500 quadzilla which was another crazy machine. He's broke his back twice now... first time on the quadzilla and the second time on his cr500. He is fully mobile and is somehow not paralyzed but when I work with him you can tell his back is pretty jacked up. He's since sold both of them and now sticks to mainly cars and what not but tells me crazy stories all the time about that bike. I can tell he misses it but knows he's better off staying the fuck away from something like that ever again.
My buddy's got a KX 500 .....scary 2 stroke right there ....wow ...just wow......I lean that bisssh upside a wall to support it to kick it over...lotta bike
Finally someone else who understands how to start a two-stroke close on first kick every kick by leaning it over and emptying the fuel bowl of stale fuel❤
Never heard that one does it say do that in the manual and rock back and forward in gear good one didn t see anyone leaning them over in the shop when they come out hahahah
God I enjoyed that! No one rides like you guys rode them bitd so glad I got to see the old school style first hand, think that's why people think I have style it's cos I got the koool from you guys! RE SPECT❤
It’s okay when Ron does it with his bike but that kinda hurt watching the 500 getting the fenders cut off. 😬 Still a Banging ass video, and the Recent trip with Raha was so dope!!
Starting a CR500......You can start a CR500 everytime with 1 kick. I dont care if you havnt ridden it for 6 months. I have owned them for over 25 years. 1) turn fuel on pull up choke. 2) put in 1st gear. 3) rock bike back and forth in gear about 15-20 times. You want to hear it sucking in air/fuel through the reeds. It makes a distinctive sound when done correctly. This gets fuel up to the top of the piston. 4) You don't kick it on TDC. You kick it as the piston is on its way up. What I do is basically stand on the starter at that point(Im 200pds but, but even if you are 120 pounds it still works the same) and as the piston starts to move up from my weight, I use my leg to kick it. However, I am using my weight to do all most all of the work. It starts 1st kick everytime like that. If you have never done it that way it might take you some time to get it correct. But, trust me over all the years I have owned CR & KX500's that is the most consistant way to start them everytime with 1 kick the very first time.
One of the reasons guys never used 500cc in the open class is the first 3 minutes of the video. They are hard to start when you fall and you end up throwing the race.
A fish too water. Love u brother! Ur commentary is classic you. Over the top! And ur business. Love it. No wonder ur boy came up with early out at school program! Love you brother! I ride an o6 crf450r. Will never own another bike.
And my bike is red and i live in bullhead city. Our saying is no head better than bullhead. Lol. We have the best single track riding ever across the colorado river in laughlin Nevada. If u never been, ur missing out. U guys make it this way ever. I'll show you old bikes, new bikes and trails for days. Love u guys!
I respect Ronnie Mac, and the gentleman, that owns at 500, if he would have let him start ,it would have started right up, 99% sure on that. I hope I meet him one day and he lets me take a rip safety first, helmets are a must in a always do not ride get on a bike without a helmet. Any bike all-terrain vehicle put a helmet on safety first
Can't ride it if you can't start it 😂! I rode a YZ 490 when I was 13 years old and my left arm in a 90 degree full cast!, of course they had to crank it, hold it up till I let out on the clutch and help me off when I got back!!!, awesome memories ❤😂
You can't ride it if you can't start it. That's the unspoken rule of the 500s lol
It's a Honda we'll give it a pass.
They'll cold foul a plug every so often. Mine does it too on occasion.
And you can't operate a 20 ton excavator unless you know how to & grease it first.
U can't even sit on a cr 500 & still touch the ground, if your under 6 feet tall ,& less than 200 lbs
@@donkeyballs3307 I do fine with mine and I’m 5’ 5”, 70 years old, and a 27” inseam. Just have to want to ride. With my Husaberg 650 my feet are 8” off the ground on both sides.
That kid learned a big lesson in life, “that’s what you get for taking peoples stuff” - ronnie Mac
I’m assuming that kid was being a little shit prior to that lesson given.
hahahahaha I died laughing for like two minutes!!!
That's how it should be
God I love Ron… and 500’s!!! ❤
Yea, Yea, 500 are great. And Ron is to. But let's be real here. Electric starts are god's gift to our legs.
Why does he dress like a minion?
The world can NEVER replace the sound and power of a 2 STOKE ENGINE!!
At the end of the vid he was shredding up a 4 stroke
Ronnie's killing it on the 500. Much respect.
Very cool to hang out with the kids.
I know it's uncle Ronnie's "thing" but I still cringed when he lopped the fenders off that super nice 500 .
Me too. Definitely tough to watch.
Should’ve just took the plastics off 😢
And when he hardly warmed the beast up before ripping throttle back
Why does he always do that on his bikes? Doesn't look right to me
Uncle Ron has 6 or 9 fender sets for manginas that get their panties in a knot!
a big bore 2 stroke is one of the greatest engine sounds ever.
🤩🇺🇸👍Ron the Monn & Kaplan America!!🤩🇺🇸👍
RIDE RED GET HEAD.
RIDE GREEN GETS YOU IN-BETWEEN
@@empiresrikesfat samiches
Lmmfao.
Snitches sleep in ditches
If its red leave that pos in the shed!!!
Lucky enough to have been able to saddle one of these beasts at one time. It is indeed true, these 500cc two smokes will humble MOST riders. I was trying to convey to a coworker of mine how powerful and fast these bikes really are all considering. These are the Ninja H2’s of the dirt world.
They are truly the easiest bike to flip back of anything I’ve ever rode and I’ve rode them all. My r1 is a beast but you blip a 500cc 2 stroke and it grabs traction it will spit you off so fast!! Had a yz490 flip me off the back in the gravel on my knees one time. It was brutal. Just a 2nd gear blip and I was off in a flash. 😂😂😂
I gotta say, that kinda hurt when he cut the fenders! He rode the wheels off that thing though! What a maniac! 😀🇺🇲👍
That pre start routine is exactly what I did with my KX500's. Good to see the old timer passing on the knowledge. 😂
I have never read that in a manual where to start the bike lean it over rock back and forward in gear to start hahahaah
@@Paul-mg4jb neither have I, but it always worked when the bike was cold and I didn't feel like kicking my 500 much.
I rode a race modified CR500 once. ONCE! And believe me, I like going fast. But one trip around the field with it and I gave it back. It’s insane to ride.
Our boys Ronnie and Kaplan never disappoint 🤣❤️
You guys are part of the push to save dirt biking.
Who is trying to kill dirt biking, and how and why is this happening?
I love Ron honestly but the way he revs that from cold killed me 😂🥶💥💥
Sounded like it was running rich🎉
It’s so sweet to see him interact with the kids as well
Thanks Ron and Kaplan.
Thanks for the smiles guys you made my day you two maniacs!! Love it!
Starting the 500 is no joke… even when everything is perfect they can still be a bitch
uncle Ron didn’t hold anything back
Love it
Ronnie Mac is truly an original he does his own in-the-air wheelies instead of whips like everyone
Can't start can't ride. I probably can't start one myself. Damm I won't stop try once I get chance. These things are mental. Wicked best bikes. 2 stroke big bore. Any of em. Kawi , yami or Suzuki. I like Cr best followed by Suzuki RM. Sweeet. Thanks ken. Looks like fun. What a life. Glory be to God. Ken has been blessed for his passion and love for motorcycles. Born to be ambassador. Thanks ken you an outstanding man. Give America a Great name
Thank you brother ML&R
@@KaplanCyclesWe used to joke that you had to threaten your CR500 with a towrope first thing in the morning!
I couldnt believe it when I saw you are really at PaxTrax. My dad and I rode this track 10x more than any other. He ended up breaking his back (T11-T12) after flying forward over the handle bars on that first table top in the back. (when you become visible to the stands). I loved that place more than any other yrack
awesome time riding pax sunday and seeing you guys ride
i buy fix and sell bikes currently for the last 4 years and want my own museum one day for cool shit
Love how he tried to teach that kid at the start about not touching things that aren't his. That kid won't ever forget that lesson.
Ronnie Mac teaching brats a lesson about stealing. I love it! He did need a man to start the bike for him though. Congrats on getting Ronnie on your channel! This should help boost views and subscribers.
This man amazes me every time I see him ride. Titanium Balls!!!!
Still think his riding style is stupid although it's for fun how he doesn't snap his leg off amazes me
Had 2 CR 500 beasts. On mine you layed em over to get the gas flowin. Choke it. Apply NO gas and get close to dead center. Second kick and they would start every time. They were working hard to get it dead center and you gotta kick that thing and pray it didn't kick back. If you stalled it during a race, forget about starting in gear...wasn't going to happen. Put in neutral, top center and kick with no gas. They were a blast to ride.
I saw Ronnie at Stankfest in Holton, Michigan last fall. 🤘😆🤘
Damn Ronnie, you kicked it 69 times 😂
Uncle Rons back!
He rode that friggen thing like a ‘70’s 125. Color me impressed!!!!
He is an ex-pro rider. When hes not goofing around as ronnie mac he still rips pretty good. Hell, hes fast as shit even as ronnie.
I can`t beleive he still has a backbone from jumping that pond awhile back.
The head knock he does is killer!!!
An older guy I now work with from my little town owned a cr500. Cant remember what year but the local kids knew this guy and knew what he had. Buddy would roll this thing out onto the street and start it in 1 kick. He wasn't a motocross rider or anything like that but he was an OG good ol boy from the town that liked fast things and sure as hell knew how to work on em. He also owned an lt500 quadzilla which was another crazy machine. He's broke his back twice now... first time on the quadzilla and the second time on his cr500. He is fully mobile and is somehow not paralyzed but when I work with him you can tell his back is pretty jacked up. He's since sold both of them and now sticks to mainly cars and what not but tells me crazy stories all the time about that bike. I can tell he misses it but knows he's better off staying the fuck away from something like that ever again.
Does SR remind anyone else of Macho Man Randy Savage??? Eeeeewww yeahhhhh feel the two stroke power!!!!
That “hell yeah!” was for good reason!
My buddy's got a KX 500 .....scary 2 stroke right there ....wow ...just wow......I lean that bisssh upside a wall to support it to kick it over...lotta bike
Gotta love Ronnie!!!! He is definitely one of the ORIGINAL OG'S!!!!!🤘🤘💪
It made me soo happy to hear that thing rev
Lmaooo the way he taught that kid a lesson😂
Man loved you guys together! Love both you guys. Ronnie on my dream bike!
Mine too!
“It’s one down 5 up right ?” 😂😂 historical.
Absolutely awesome Ken go uncle Ron you are the man "more Power"
ABSOLUTELY AWESOME...Gotta show the lil ones love, and A lil direction in life. Means the world to them
Well, that's one way to stop the 500's rear fender from wagging! Nice track and riding!
You are 2 Big legends 😎 always making people smile and apreciate your videos!!
Had this bike 3 years allways fun to see people who do not know how to compress it ! 60 Hp bike 120 kg crazy !
The whip kills me every time🤣
5:08 - 5:14 is so awesome coming out of that berm, roosting and the pinned on the jump.... 2 stroke 4life
What a humble man. Proof were always kids at ❤ we just get a lil older !
Ronnie Mac is an absolute legend
My CRE500 always started first or second kick every time.
two legends in one vid for free.so nize! love every second of it.very sweet.u 2 be safe!
One down, five up... love it! @1:21
Haha Ronnie mac parent of the year!
He was definitely doing some great parenting 😂
Man... starts great!
Doh!
No matter how perfect something is.. once the camera is on all bets are off.
Finally someone else who understands how to start a two-stroke close on first kick every kick by leaning it over and emptying the fuel bowl of stale fuel❤
Never heard that one does it say do that in the manual and rock back and forward in gear good one didn t see anyone leaning them over in the shop when they come out hahahah
Best duo ever
I see in comments crybabies crying cause Ron cut the fenders lol! Thats his Thang! Besides he just made the price go up! Stop crying!🙆♂️🙋♂️
This is a pretty awesome track to ride
That's how you ride a CR500 rim ride wide open 4:53. Most Panzey Chug through the turn's almost stall
Is there anything that matters more than 90’s CR 500. I want one. So much.
Haha Ken showing the ultimate in bravery...... kicking the cr500 with no boots on.
That monster was eating !!
I love how Ronnie can goon ride and still pass people on the track
“They all like to be choked”... Uncle Ron, you’re a savage. Keep it up, brother 🏁😀
The foot drag 😂😂😂😂
God I enjoyed that! No one rides like you guys rode them bitd so glad I got to see the old school style first hand, think that's why people think I have style it's cos I got the koool from you guys! RE SPECT❤
Hilarious as always, Uncle Ron. Me thinking that scooter has worn or crispy reed's.
Dang. That thing sounds amazing
Education with uncle Ronnie. Don't get better than this
It’s okay when Ron does it with his bike but that kinda hurt watching the 500 getting the fenders cut off.
😬
Still a Banging ass video, and the Recent trip with Raha was so dope!!
Starting a CR500......You can start a CR500 everytime with 1 kick. I dont care if you havnt ridden it for 6 months. I have owned them for over 25 years. 1) turn fuel on pull up choke. 2) put in 1st gear. 3) rock bike back and forth in gear about 15-20 times. You want to hear it sucking in air/fuel through the reeds. It makes a distinctive sound when done correctly. This gets fuel up to the top of the piston. 4) You don't kick it on TDC. You kick it as the piston is on its way up. What I do is basically stand on the starter at that point(Im 200pds but, but even if you are 120 pounds it still works the same) and as the piston starts to move up from my weight, I use my leg to kick it. However, I am using my weight to do all most all of the work. It starts 1st kick everytime like that. If you have never done it that way it might take you some time to get it correct. But, trust me over all the years I have owned CR & KX500's that is the most consistant way to start them everytime with 1 kick the very first time.
Thank you professor
One of the reasons guys never used 500cc in the open class is the first 3 minutes of the video. They are hard to start when you fall and you end up throwing the race.
What's up Ronnie Mac and kap
God bless America 🇺🇸
Love that sound , beast bike,
Ahhh that bike makes a good noise…. Brings back fond memories
A fish too water. Love u brother! Ur commentary is classic you. Over the top! And ur business. Love it. No wonder ur boy came up with early out at school program! Love you brother! I ride an o6 crf450r. Will never own another bike.
And my bike is red and i live in bullhead city. Our saying is no head better than bullhead. Lol. We have the best single track riding ever across the colorado river in laughlin Nevada. If u never been, ur missing out. U guys make it this way ever. I'll show you old bikes, new bikes and trails for days. Love u guys!
Ronnie é uma lenda viva o estilo de pilotagem dele é de admirar
Not easy to start cold , sometimes you get lucky, sometimes takes a bit , no matter how new it is .
Loves customizing the fenders don’t he? Funny guy and great rider.
Ronnie Mac got his Wings back! 👍🏁🇺🇸🏁👍
Incredible sound this cr 500...
I respect Ronnie Mac, and the gentleman, that owns at 500, if he would have let him start ,it would have started right up, 99% sure on that. I hope I meet him one day and he lets me take a rip safety first, helmets are a must in a always do not ride get on a bike without a helmet. Any bike all-terrain vehicle put a helmet on safety first
Hell yeah ride on brotha 🤘💪🏽🤘💪🏽🤘
This was awesome. Love the duo
awesome man love to see you both :)
Finally an enjoyable video from Kaplan 🤣
Can't ride it if you can't start it 😂! I rode a YZ 490 when I was 13 years old and my left arm in a 90 degree full cast!, of course they had to crank it, hold it up till I let out on the clutch and help me off when I got back!!!, awesome memories ❤😂
Love this guy
I have a buddy named Clint, him and Ronnie are two pees in a pod man it's wild how much alike they are I love it lol.
One does not just hop on a CR500 for the first time, and romp it. Yet, the Universe has one Ronnie Mac.
The CR500 is the perfect bike for Ron it makes an exact 69 hp no joke. 😂
He needed some beer before startin the 5 hunner.
Ronnie rules!
Sounds and looks Awesome!🤠👍
That 500 sounds badass!!!!
Blacks 4 Mack! Ronnie for President!