I've riden all three kawasaki .yamaha Honda.And Suzuki there all.grate bikes in the 500 cc class all stock bikes but believe this the honda cr 500 was faster than them allthe cr 500 had all its power at the top end kawasaki and the Suzuki were close but the cr just kept on digging and pulled away I was very shocked my self
@@rickwaldron4255 What CR did you ride? I own 4 open bikes, 2 of them CR500s, an '88 and a '96. Both of them make all their power down low and flatten off on top. My KX500 and YZ490 are the ones who like to rev.
Precisely. I've owned dozens of bikes over the years, currently have a 2023 Husqvarna TE300 which is one of the latest and greatest two strokes... Have ridden plenty of modern injected 4-stroke 450 MX'ers.. While modern 450s might outrun them in a drag race, the old 500 two-strokes still seem to produce more power throughout every gear, any gear, at any time. True definition of BEASTLY motors
That thing runs damn good. Nice and clean. Piston is fresh and it don’t drool out the muffler , clutch doesn’t slip. Pretty good wheel up demonstration too.
Nice roosting & wheelying! These old 2-strokes are SO much fun. I guess when I grow up & get older maybe I’ll get a 4T🤷🏻♂️I’m 52.5yrs now, still have all 2T’s😁💪
Nothing like the two stroke snap once you smell the oil dump.the clutch and go one you hit the power band your blood pressure climbs this means you still.alive
I miss my old kx250 I defiantly was watching you guys over the years building mine. Unfortunately I get rid of it about a year ago now but the echo's that used to let off in places was enough to send shivers down your spine. What a noise man!
The old 500 two strokes mostly had extremely linear powerbands. Just power all the way through everywhere wherever you needed it. If I'm not mistaken I remember some being dyno'd at over 70 hp. (tuned of course, but DAMN)
Ho avuto una KTM 500 del 1987 da cross...una bomba in accelerazione con una spinta incredibile quanto brutale e brusca e ...il sound di quel Kawasaki da competizione ricordano in me quei momenti!!....Tanto entusiasmo guidare quel tipo di motociclette!!💥😄😃😀🎊🎉🪅✌️💪👍
Man I miss the old 2 stroke days, used to have RMX250 then 94 YZ250, all my friends had something so I got to ride pretty much everything from KTM/Husky to CR and KX 500s,YZ and WR 490, the sounds and the smell of racing gas with oil in it. Good old days, now I putt around on my XR650L
I remember the power. My step-dad had a KTM 500 in 1989. He wouldn't let me ride it until that one day. That completely awesome day. That SOB was scary. I remember slowly twisting the throttle and the front tire coming up and I ended up on the back tire for a mile. LOL. My KLX 250 4 stroke was the biggest slug after that. Although I'd like to have it back. I stroked right up any hill on that old bike. That 500 in the video was my dream bike. Hints why I'm here.LOL.
The huge 'curl' in the 500 pipes always was funny to me. My 2023 Husqvarna te300 has PLENTY of power. About 15 years ago I rode an old clapped out CR500, and that thing still felt like it had more power than my modern Husky race bike
Bro this brings back some memories from my teenage years I remember the first time I rode a kx 500 it scared the shit out of me but at the same was one of the best bike I've ever rode
As much as I like the big bore 2 strokes my ktm 4 stroke so much easier to ride and probably as fast.maybe I'm just old.had a ktm 500 back in the day.was a handful..lol
I’m old enough to remember the old big bore Maicos and Bultacos and they were absolute monsters too, - Maico in particular were years ahead of their time. Sitting on their tails when racing meant getting shot blasted with sand, mud, pebbles, rocks and boulders - and the long travel suspension they had (10”, maybe 11 inches, back when CRs and RMs had 7) made sure that back wheel was ALWAYS pressing into the track. Christ, being in your 20s and racing ….. oh the memories.
I always thought four strokes would make great dirt bike engines, - except for the weight, after using nothing but two strokes, they just feel so heavy. That said, back in the REAL olden days, blokes would race Triumph Bonnevilles and Matchless 500s etc (with vaguely knobby tyres) and they weighed about 9,000lbs so your KTM would be a relative featherweight. Enjoy yourself.
Kx500 ❤️ cr500 - proper toys. Used to watch the older lads kicking the shit out of them way back when. Inspired me to get on scramblers myself. Brrrrrapppppoooooooppooo
Badass bike my uncle Scott had a kx500 my uncle randy had a cr500 and i had a dt400 the old dt 400.suprised me she would give the 500's a run on the trails but not on the track uncle scott and uncle randy both had 250 race bikes as well and i had a dt175 we had a blast every time we would ride
When your 2 stroke starts to sound like a 4 stroke you know it's one beefy boy
I have a 3 cylinder two stroke it sounds like a 4 lol
Yeah because everyone’s too scared to get to the powerband on 500s lol😂 I’m not saying I would tho I’ve barely got it on my 85 😂
@@lilyduncan9684oh good grief! That thing in your hand…twist it😂you’ll do just fine!
@@russellhelms2835 I’m doing a lot better now then when I got my bike a few months ago so I’m pretty good now
@@lilyduncan9684 well keep on riding! They are so much fun. Throughout all these decades, still love throwing a leg over my MX bikes!
Like group B Rally, they don't make them like they used to.
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Oh yes they do now yamaha just brought back the 2 stroke back again .finaly and no more 4 stroke pigs
I've never heard a 2stroke 500c.f. Sound like that...wow! Send shivers down my spine.....
I miss those old big bore 2 stroke bikes….pure raw horsepower!!
87 Honda CR500, an uncontrollable beast, unless your Rick Johnson👍🏻
Na those are bull powers
I can watch this over and over again you built that back right just like I built mine
I've riden all three kawasaki .yamaha
Honda.And Suzuki there all.grate bikes in the 500 cc class all stock bikes but believe this the honda cr 500 was faster than them allthe cr 500 had all its power at the top end kawasaki and the Suzuki were close but the cr just kept on digging and pulled away I was very shocked my self
@@rickwaldron4255 What CR did you ride? I own 4 open bikes, 2 of them CR500s, an '88 and a '96. Both of them make all their power down low and flatten off on top. My KX500 and YZ490 are the ones who like to rev.
The acoustics are awesome up there. brap on!
Most people will never be able to comprehend the power that bike has
Precisely. I've owned dozens of bikes over the years, currently have a 2023 Husqvarna TE300 which is one of the latest and greatest two strokes... Have ridden plenty of modern injected 4-stroke 450 MX'ers.. While modern 450s might outrun them in a drag race, the old 500 two-strokes still seem to produce more power throughout every gear, any gear, at any time. True definition of BEASTLY motors
@@eastwood4006 500s make 30% more torque an a 450.
There's something I definitely miss from childhood. Zipping through woods and trails.
Best of times
Why miss it? Never too old to braap
@@jcz400 i no longer live in the woods and I don't own one anymore.
@jcz400 because now I'm disabled. But in the late 70s n early 80s I was all about KX/KDX and YZs!
@@dmax06I'm right with ya. This disabled shit SUCKS!!!
Those older model KX bikes were fast. You can’t beat the sound of the power band coming on
The older models look better than the new models and sound better
The gnarly old big bikes. There’s nothing better than a 500 two stroke.
HAD EVERY NEW MODEL THEY HAD, ONE HELL OF A MACHINE. GREAT POWERBAND,!!!
BEFORE THEY FLIPPED THE FRONT FORKS OVER I HAD 1985 KX 60 AND A1986 KX 80 BACK IN THE DAY BRINGS BACK MEMORIES FOR SURE 💯
That thing runs damn good. Nice and clean. Piston is fresh and it don’t drool out the muffler , clutch doesn’t slip. Pretty good wheel up demonstration too.
Nice roosting & wheelying! These old 2-strokes are SO much fun. I guess when I grow up & get older maybe I’ll get a 4T🤷🏻♂️I’m 52.5yrs now, still have all 2T’s😁💪
She’s a badass bike
These are the chillest riders. Has a little bit of proper gear, but he has a flannel on, or a camo coat. Probably a really nice guy.
Never mind just found out he killed 24 people
Great memories grabbing a fistful of throttle on one of these 😅 pucker factor = 💯
Nothing like the two stroke snap once you smell the oil dump.the clutch and go one you hit the power band your blood pressure climbs this means you still.alive
I miss my old kx250 I defiantly was watching you guys over the years building mine. Unfortunately I get rid of it about a year ago now but the echo's that used to let off in places was enough to send shivers down your spine. What a noise man!
Buy a nother one and enjoy again
@@rickwaldron4255 I think it would rip me apart now days ahahah not as fit as I used to be and blow to much on cars now
The sound of my summer holidays when I was a kid. 😁😁
Man that Kawa's a beast. 💚💚💚
The sound brings back memories of my 1987 Can-am 500
100 percent badass death machine right there. never sell it.
I had a 87...really powerful bikes....never ran out of power!!!!
The power band seems alot more linear than my KX250.. Mean green machine! 🤘 hold on to it and never sell it!
The old 500 two strokes mostly had extremely linear powerbands. Just power all the way through everywhere wherever you needed it. If I'm not mistaken I remember some being dyno'd at over 70 hp. (tuned of course, but DAMN)
The power valve makes it quite smooth.
Love the sound of two stroke motorcrossers
That KX gets busy!
Years ago, I had a YZ 490 with a big bore kit. It was a crazy ride as well!
Ho avuto una KTM 500 del 1987 da cross...una bomba in accelerazione con una spinta incredibile quanto brutale e brusca e ...il sound di quel Kawasaki da competizione ricordano in me quei momenti!!....Tanto entusiasmo guidare quel tipo di motociclette!!💥😄😃😀🎊🎉🪅✌️💪👍
Best sound ever. 500cc two stroke single cylinder.
I can’t even imagine the power that puts down. I have a hard time holding on to my KDX220.
it is scary powerfull bike
I have a KDX 220 as well, after I rebuilt the motor it's a beast surprised the hell out of me lol.
Man I miss the old 2 stroke days, used to have RMX250 then 94 YZ250, all my friends had something so I got to ride pretty much everything from KTM/Husky to CR and KX 500s,YZ and WR 490, the sounds and the smell of racing gas with oil in it. Good old days, now I putt around on my XR650L
Some good over rev also dam sounds amazing
Never beat the sound of a 2 stroke
Backroads are pure gold on cold days like that
They edited out the first 10min of trying start that bad boy 😅😅 awesome bike ! Can't get enough of that sound
That bike rips !
I love the smell of 2 stroke in the morning...It smells like powerband 💥💥💥💥
My best friend still has his 98’ CR500. It is an animal!
Love that sweet sound of a big bore. KX500 are nice.
Thanks!
I remember the power. My step-dad had a KTM 500 in 1989. He wouldn't let me ride it until that one day. That completely awesome day. That SOB was scary. I remember slowly twisting the throttle and the front tire coming up and I ended up on the back tire for a mile. LOL. My KLX 250 4 stroke was the biggest slug after that. Although I'd like to have it back. I stroked right up any hill on that old bike. That 500 in the video was my dream bike. Hints why I'm here.LOL.
Your bike is so good 😍💯👌
That 500cc is a fast bike.. wish I had one, but my 250 was good for the trails I was on as a teenager.
Such fun bikes! I have a 2002 KX500
Yes, fun but somethimes scary bikes.
I have a 99 KX500 currently, had a CR500 for 9 years also. The KX, in my opinion is faster but the CR turned better and seemed more controllable
I'm just going to leave this playing on my phone all day for background ambiance ❤️🔥
Nasty 🔥🔥🔥🔥
The huge 'curl' in the 500 pipes always was funny to me. My 2023 Husqvarna te300 has PLENTY of power. About 15 years ago I rode an old clapped out CR500, and that thing still felt like it had more power than my modern Husky race bike
Takes me back to the beautiful 90s
Das zu sehen und zu hören ist der beste Benzin Porno 🤩🤩🤩🤩
Two stoke is the sound of childhood. I can smell that smokey exhaust.
Bro this brings back some memories from my teenage years I remember the first time I rode a kx 500 it scared the shit out of me but at the same was one of the best bike I've ever rode
Kick Started that Like a King 👑 Legend Sounds Sick
A pleasure to see such a powerful machine handled very well.😎
Una delicia ese sonido, y el olor a la mezcla de aceite-gasolina
This video put a huge smile on my face ☺️
thanks for this very nice 2 stroke music video makes me miss my ol kx420.
As much as I like the big bore 2 strokes my ktm 4 stroke so much easier to ride and probably as fast.maybe I'm just old.had a ktm 500 back in the day.was a handful..lol
I’m old enough to remember the old big bore Maicos and Bultacos and they were absolute monsters too, - Maico in particular were years ahead of their time. Sitting on their tails when racing meant getting shot blasted with sand, mud, pebbles, rocks and boulders - and the long travel suspension they had (10”, maybe 11 inches, back when CRs and RMs had 7) made sure that back wheel was ALWAYS pressing into the track. Christ, being in your 20s and racing ….. oh the memories.
I always thought four strokes would make great dirt bike engines, - except for the weight, after using nothing but two strokes, they just feel so heavy. That said, back in the REAL olden days, blokes would race Triumph Bonnevilles and Matchless 500s etc (with vaguely knobby tyres) and they weighed about 9,000lbs so your KTM would be a relative featherweight. Enjoy yourself.
I love mine. They should have never stopped making them.
Muy buena maquina ...y el piloto la lleva muy bien
I'm a Honda guy but the kx500 will always be the king of the 500's.
I bought a new 1987 KX 500 in 88. Had it for over 10 years. Wish I would have kept it. Loved that bike.
Nice! these big bore two strokes are really rare nowadays.
It don't need a big bore it's big enough 🥶😎
Love the classic look of these bikes ❤
Que belleza de sonido el 2t por dios ❤❤
That bill spinning out in every gear. Also, braaap- best sound in the world
That clutch pump tho 🔥🤟
Nasty!!! Love those green machines.
Lord I love 2-strokes!!!
The best sounding two stroke in the world.
The baddest dirt bike of them all
Thing of beauty. And massive power
My man prolly never left 1st gear. Things insane
nothing quite like a sonorous, two-stroke symphony.
That sound, left me with goosebumps, great video man 👍
Two strokes been around for a long time for good reason ,
I once rode a 1984 YZ490, never again, the thing just wheelied all the time at will.
She's STONKIN brother!
Kx500 ❤️ cr500 - proper toys. Used to watch the older lads kicking the shit out of them way back when. Inspired me to get on scramblers myself. Brrrrrapppppoooooooppooo
Best sounding two stroke ever
I love Kawasaki dirt bikes
I remember when these weapons first hit the market. Some blokes opinions of their own riding skills changed after about 5 minutes in the saddle!!
So THAT'S the guy who's been scaring all the deer away! Lol!
Mobin tough! Most people don't realize how fast your really going
Nothing like the power of any 500
Can,t stop watching amazing the sound 🤩🤩🤩🤩🤩🤩
77 to 88 best dirt bike ever made no doubt
Awesome bikes. Can’t have too much power !!!
I have a KTM 490 of 1989 , its indestructible
That's a piece of Machinery right there now
Working hard on my 89E1 myself, this one looks exactly like mine.
Best bike ever made i had an 86 power ported by jac racing it was so powerful u never ran out if power nothing like a kx baby
awesome bikes and scary powerful KX500 legend
Ii owned 8 KC 500s. Over an 18.year period .I still have a metal rod in my right lower leg from a September 1986.crash on a 1985 KX 500 first year
definitely can't skip leg day when you need to start a kx500. 😂
Nice the big brother to the kx 80 I started out on , awesome to see there's still a few around
When ya think it ain't got no more she just keeps going...
Got scars from when one of them tried to kill me.
That thing looks fun goin threw them gears!!
Music to my ears !
Miss my cr5! Love the vid.
Badass bike my uncle Scott had a kx500 my uncle randy had a cr500 and i had a dt400 the old dt 400.suprised me she would give the 500's a run on the trails but not on the track uncle scott and uncle randy both had 250 race bikes as well and i had a dt175 we had a blast every time we would ride
Seems so manageable my kx125 picks the wheel up every time even when your not trying
Absolute monster of a bike
Love dat sound into 3 - 4 - 5 :)