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@@cadillachernandez2271a better rider would be a great replacement for displacement, what would've that disgrace meant, and the look on your face bent😖 🧐
I remember being at Lake Sugartree in 86 and 87 when the 125/500 nationals raced there. It was unbelievable to see and hear 40 500cc bikes take off from the start line. It shook the ground. Damn I miss those days.
Nice riding, makes me wish I was 28 years younger, I would be 28 and in great shape to be riding my YZ 465. Believe me friends have all the fun you can before your body wears out. Because once your joints are shot you are through.
Try taking glucosamine/chondroitin MSM tablets, I have a family member that's a certified medical assistant that recommended those to me, they're not cheap but they help me.
You rode that BIG BORE 2 stroke like you stole it! 28 year old suspension and handling. Shows how the manufacturers want us to believe how far things have advanced. Technology is great for some things but this shows in some areas it's better left simple. 2 Strokes forever! Nice ride you ROCKED!
man the low end torque on this thing is amazing, right when you think hes lugging it and out of the power band, it just takes off. the guy in front was riding like a maniac wow
30 yr old bike not only passed them but breathing down their neck the entire time. Wow, all that with a 30 yr old suspension. Testament on how advanced honda engineering was at that time. If you have one of these beautiful bikes, take good care of them.. there is a lot of history in your garage. Nev, Kudos to you brother. In my opinion you were the best rider with the best bike. Long live the beast!
My god that was fricking mental..... Wot was that an 88-89 cr 500......gnarly track aswell at one point of the track they were pretty much having land of a jump onto rutts lol...... Absolutely mental
@@gdv4612 they dont wanna hear its cheap to rebuild anything....they like that 4 strokes are expensive to maintain....money in their pocket... its ALL about the money and nothing else....4 strokers were easily brainwashed through meticulous marketing, if the pros ride em they must be great...now they doing it to outboard guys.
@Michael Srite Thats real Moto-Cross tho, Im an old fuck,59..Gotta remember where MX originated..aint no fine grooming going on over there for a reason...My heros were Roger DeCoster, Brad Lackey,,Bob Hannah was a punk ..when it did take off for us boys over here I raced a Brand new RM-250 1975 I was 15..so pretty old school but still nuts..Peace
Anyone else move their head as the corners were taken? 3 year update: Didn’t realise so many people replied...cheers! I watched the vid again & my head freak’in still moves...& I felt self disappointment when another rider’s wheel came into view a couple of minutes in on the right. Then I finished with envy cause this dude can ride WAY better than me. Way to go 👍
Cool video. Brought back some memories. I was pretty competent on my kx125 but regularly rode my mates Kx500 in loose sandy dirt. The thing was a beast lighting up the rear end in 3rd was like the back wheel was seriously trying to overtake the front. Great fun. To all those who never rode a 500 two stroke, you missed out.
Oh yeah I got to ride a yz490 and my dang thing is a suicide machine!!!!! My buddies thinking about letting it go so I may end up with it going to go ahead and get health insurance with it lol
I raced and trail rode an 86 CR500 for quite a few years. Torque ported with a 2 lb flywheel weight on it made it docile on the trails as long as I kept it out of the main jet. However if cracked WFO one better be pointing where you want to go, the thing was a beast! Someone once asked me when it hit the powerband. I told him if you could hear it running it WAS in the powerband..
I'm 52 and still ride my 97 CR500 all the time.. it's my 6th one so I've been riding a CR500 for many years here in the California desert . I think they're the best bikes of all time I'll never get rid of my last one😁
way back in the late 80's , when I was young, I arrived at the track late and as a result I had to run my practice laps with the open class bikes. I managed to fall behind this CR 500 during the practice. I was on a RM 125 and this 500 started pounding me with this roost to my body and bike that I had never experienced before. A couple laps of that Sh*t was enough. I decided that I had plenty of practice lol! A beast for sure!
Haha!Exactly the same told me a friend 20(+-) years ago when I want to take a RIDE a HONDA_XR-600!MY1996?98?.. I don't remember exactly. I was 16-17 years old.. I Şťąřţ it up and then he was not give it for a RIDE because he was afraid¿! But I RIDE it finally 1 year later...and all the RIDE was a Wheelie job..Haha! (Great Bike & Great years🔝🏁✅🇯🇵)
Your Name he didn’t get owned, the only difference was that he couldn’t scrub the jumps. That when they were pulling ahead. He was launching way up while those guys scrubbed the jumps and stayed low. If he figured out how to scrub that monster then he’d check out on them.
The year was 1994 oh, I was racing a CR500 and a CR125, A-Class Rider. That's four 20 minutes + 2 lap Moto's. I can almost smell the two stroke in the air. Thanks for the Memories of a blast from the past! Virginia MX District 13 #69
GFB The guy that I bought my 500 from put on a freaking 46 tooth Renthal sprocket on it. It’s a tiny little thing. I’m eventually going to take it off and put on a 48 tooth steel one from Dirt Tricks which will still have a ridiculous top speed that I will never hit.
They were a blast to ride, we use to wear 2 chest protectors because of the roost. I race mx, grand prix, and a few desert races. You could always go into corners a gear high and feather the clutch and pulverize the guys behind you. Having the ports all cleaned and matched by Harry Klium, along with rework the cylinder head to get rid of the design issues Honda had. It
Awesome, love it. I'm running a 07 450r and people think that is old but I'm still winning races on it. Just twist the thing on the right. Lol. Great job i love it!
CRAZY to see the bike my cousin raced professionally keep up with today's bikes. They were BADASS!! If I remember right they went through clutches like crazy!
A CR500 (or RM, KX, YZ) with a paddle tire in the dunes is untouchable! It takes a bit to get used to the bike wiggling all the time in the sand (unnerving at first), but you you can move through the dunes faster than anything else because you have a ton of power and a single track. Friends on banshees or a quadzilla would try to keep up, but not even close.
It may be the wrong track for that bike, there wasn't enough space to open it up. I had an 86 CR500R and that bike really came alive in the power band. Most of the time it sounded like he needed to be geared down.
You can build a 4 stroke that will match its power all through the rpm range. Not just wide open. You just need deep pockets. And a competent builder who understands flow and valve float issues. Not stock tho!! 😂🤣😂
I started racing in about "74" to "81ish" and wasn't around anything but four strokes until I started racing. Elsinore was my first bike. I got to believing two strokes ruled....until I bought a single four-stroke 500 Yamaha and rode it through the woods in Colorado 20 years later with that supertrap exhaust echoing and that four stroke easily pulling hills. It got me turned on to four strokes in dirt. Nothing like the echo of a thumper grunting through the woods.
Ricky Carmichael stayed on that POWERBAND like mf-er Kawasaki had very narrow powerband I raced 125cc and 250 YZ Brad Lackey rode Kawasaki way back when.
you are right, i was going to say the same thing, he should have had them following him on that 500. but like you said, wrong lines and gear. and before anyone says shit about what do in know, i raced a 92 and 94 and a 96 cr 500 and i won my share. also lost my share. but i will say ive never lived like i did when i was on my 500. im 50 years old now a nd if dared by a friend i would buy another one tomorrow and get back into shape. (my kids are grown and ive put them through school so the time i have left, i can trow caution back into the wind.)
Man, I can't believe this clip, thank you! Took me right back to my racing days in the 80s. So nice to hear the bikes without effin soundtrack. Full on, full off, just do it.
I just sold my 94 cr500 I have had since 97! Man I loved it everywhere. Dunes,track ,woods. These younger guys I talk too now say oh man those are crazy. And they vibrate. Yeah well they also will cost you your teeth if you get behind one. Few machines come on like a 500 2stroke. We competitive hill climbed with ours for a number of years. Want a hard take off. Put a 10 steel paddle on a 36 inch extended 500 and hold it wide!! It's awesome!!!
Awesome. The CR 500 still has a lot of power. You could see the rider making up some ground on ascents. I wonder how hard it was to ride this bike, given its older suspension design and less travel versus the newer bikes' designs and travel?
th-cam.com/video/EzXZwqIkynw/w-d-xo.html check out the second half of this dude, Nev talks about racing the big 500 and how hard it was to keep pace with the rest of the guys! :D
it's a beast, the power is brutal, and suspension is lacking of course, but make no mistake, it's a motocross racer. must have skills to pilot these big boys.
I think that rider has balls of steel ripping that monster. You know that rider in the lead could feel that 500 breathing down his back.i wanted to see him take the lead and punish that boy. 2stroke madness.☠💪
had a 450 Husqvarna in the late 70s early 80s .the sound brought back sweet memories . like it's not even breaking a sweat .to run one of those full out for more than 30 mins. will test a persons fitness and endurance . most fun , scary (earned respect) bike I ever owned . man I miss that thing .
I remember those days, I raced amateur motocross in the late 70s thru early 90s. You had to respect big bores they would eat you up and spit you out. Sure miss that rush!. Great video.
I remember going to watch the GPs here in the mid 90s!! Place was like a massive stadium with thousands of spectators and cheers roaring around the valley!! Such an awesome track!! Can’t believe they got rid of the jump before the drop off and the huge step up! Great to watch though!!
Damn you guys sound like me lol....I'm only 38 tho....I find myself sitting wondering where the years went....I still ride dirt and super bikes....by myself....everybody else "grew up" lol! I have a lot of kids and so people look at me like im immature and never grew up because I still ride bikes....well it's the only thing that has ever calmed me down since I was four years old....don't know how to live without riding....My old man used to pick me up when I was three years old for the weekends on his Honda 754 with a four in one Kerker exhaust and I would sit in front of him and we rode all weekend....I would fall asleep on the gas tank to the sound of that engine....to this day riding is about the only time I am calm and worry free! Those were the good ole days....try to take your kid for a ride like that today on your motorcycle and they will put you in prison lol....whole new world and I'm saying this at only 38! Times are changing at a faster pace than ever and not all for the better!
I'm 45, started with the dirtbike when I was 8, raced from 15 to 19 stopped for a small injury then side tracked by windsurfing, girls and rave parties (yes...) this video reminds me of the flies in the stomach when you jump a double on a big two stroke. MX is the hardest sport ever, you need strength, balls and brain
Clearly out powered the other bike on every hill. Just rode bad lines on a heavier bike. Awesome ride though I can feel the Adrenaline of the chase. Nothing like it
Hes out powering the other bikes because i think hes running an old 500 in a 450 class, and theres not a big weight difference between the two, but motor size does make a difference
Fox hill What a track . Have happy memories from the 90's Everts..Albertine ....smitt..Nicol... Herring ...malin....smets...merv "the swerve " Anstie... To name but a few . Total hooligan top boys on absolutely fettled to the hilt moto cross bikes ... That fantastic smell of 2 stroke racing oil / fuel .... And 4 stroke thumper cross .. Forgot also .. Pit Biere..Marniq Bevoerts. Mark Eastwood . Total blasts from the past . The crowd of 30 thousand people Air horns and chainsaw motors (no blade ) with metal funnels for extra noisy exhaust ... The foriegn fans with their viking helmets on ..flags and banners . The smell of the burgers and onions cooking . The sound of generators.. Absolutely fantastic mayhem
Thank you for sharing your ride!!! A truly iconic machine that we'll never see the likes of again. Great to see it holding it's own against modern machinery. Ride safe 😎
Danny "Magoo" Chandler would frequently hole shot Trans USA races on his 1982 LOP Racing Honda CR480 starting in 3rd gear... and that was when they only had a 4 speed gear box! And I mean hole shot by 50' to 75' ever time!! First time I saw him do it was at Mid Ohio, one click up into 2nd then one more click up into 3rd and bam, blew away the pack by 75' into turn one. I about died watching that, what balls, har!! Those were the days:)
I was practicing at my local track a few weeks back and got behind a late 90's CR 500 on a big uphill leading into a step up. I took roost along way and it felt like someone was throwing baseballs at my chest.
Patrick Steinmark my dad growing up had an 86 cr500 and tells me stories of running from cops and his bike would pick up boulders in the ground and blow out their windshields. I never really believed it till I started watching cr500 videos and reading comments.
Finally. Someone that's not scared to ride a 500 like it deserves. It's only drawback is that it's too big for that small track. I just subscribed because of this video.
I raced 2 cr 500s. Third gear is the gear u ride all the time. Every blue moon....4th. I could tell the bike wore this guy down and probably gave him arm pump.
He is riding the bike off the bottom of the power ban and that will tire you out faster to uncontrollable power, I always would over rev to keep it on the backside of the power ban and back off the throttle and let it get into the torque less tiring ....you understand what I'm saying if you have ever rode the CR 500
Foxhills in the 90's. British GP's with Rob Malin and Stefan Everts. Seeing Ricky Carmicheal struggle in the mud at the Motocross Des Nations, all on 2 strokes. Great track, great times and great memories :)
I’m 60 years old next birthday and I fell off 3 times watching that👍😂 I’ve got a KTM 300, after 25 years of Harley’s..got back into dirt bikes a couple of years ago..in my mind I still think I’m 25 but the body says different..whist most of my mojo came back I can still hang with most riders I tend to fall a bit more 😂🙀👍🤣 That was an awesome video and I rode every corner with him, the CR 500 is a classic and he rode it well..
Oh the memories..nearly getting knocked of my 83 Elsinore 250 with the crap this bike was digging up after he passed me..I will never forget the shiny metal tank with (2) orange staggered upper case T's on it..it went over the woops like a deer jumping a fence..
I love seeing the Iron Horse reel in those 450 4 strokes up the hills! Ain't nothing like it, till you've ridding the beast, keep your comments to yourself! # Keep the 5's alive!
...uum, the bikes are all 2 strokes, as it clearly states in the description "last round of the British 2 stroke championships." That would mean what he's chasing are a pair of current model KTM 300 SXs....that's all the more impressive on the '89 CR, even if the suspension is 'perfect', as those are incredible @ turning raw power into traction/forward motion!! : )'
looks like the 500 was able to make up some time on those steep uphills...that track was crazy! Id be white knuckled in second gear at some of those elevation changes.....LOL~!!
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It catches those guys on that uphill section real quick. So much power going up those hills. What a monster.
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No replacement for displacement. 🎉🎉
@@cadillachernandez2271a better rider would be a great replacement for displacement, what would've that disgrace meant, and the look on your face bent😖
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I remember being at Lake Sugartree in 86 and 87 when the 125/500 nationals raced there. It was unbelievable to see and hear 40 500cc bikes
take off from the start line. It shook the ground. Damn I miss those days.
2 Strokes RULE 4 strokes drool !!!!! 👍👍😎💓
This video shows me how good this guy can ride. Wow. And that this old 500 has been kept well. Awesome video!
I love that he was barely even tapping the motors potential and he’s still moving that fast
Yes , lugging out of the corners .
That's what is so amazing about the cr 500
Well they only fire every second telegraph pole...
@@YoungStar1975 Lmfao I sprayed
Still didnt get the holeshot
Nice riding, makes me wish I was 28 years younger, I would be 28 and in great shape to be riding my YZ 465. Believe me friends have all the fun you can before your body wears out. Because once your joints are shot you are through.
no thats a mindset
I'm 61 and still mountain biking on trails daily, thank God.
Try taking glucosamine/chondroitin MSM tablets, I have a family member that's a certified medical assistant that recommended those to me, they're not cheap but they help me.
@@jasperamerican6642 hello, friend. How old are you? Just curious.
@@kennonwilson3097 75 cronologically speaking anyway
You rode that BIG BORE 2 stroke like you stole it! 28 year old suspension and handling. Shows how the manufacturers want us to believe how far things have advanced. Technology is great for some things but this shows in some areas it's better left simple. 2 Strokes forever! Nice ride you ROCKED!
I bet being a former pro rider helped a bunch :))
Chasis is 28 year old. Rest is probably New
@@quepasatim pretty sure frame went through welding program adding gussets and tig welding the high stress areas.
Anda a correr el mundial con un cr 500 a ver en que posición terminas...
man the low end torque on this thing is amazing, right when you think hes lugging it and out of the power band, it just takes off. the guy in front was riding like a maniac wow
30 yr old bike not only passed them but breathing down their neck the entire time. Wow, all that with a 30 yr old suspension. Testament on how advanced honda engineering was at that time. If you have one of these beautiful bikes, take good care of them.. there is a lot of history in your garage. Nev, Kudos to you brother. In my opinion you were the best rider with the best bike. Long live the beast!
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My god that was fricking mental..... Wot was that an 88-89 cr 500......gnarly track aswell at one point of the track they were pretty much having land of a jump onto rutts lol...... Absolutely mental
I'm 54 and just hearing that sound again gets me going. 2 stroke are what dirt bikes should be again. They last forever and are cheap to build.
Me too....pumped!!
GO to "Motocross 441"s you tube channel and listen to the first 6 seconds of all his videos :)
@@sdinlt5049 oh yes!!
Apparently Honda has not heard your comment
@@gdv4612 they dont wanna hear its cheap to rebuild anything....they like that 4 strokes are expensive to maintain....money in their pocket... its ALL about the money and nothing else....4 strokers were easily brainwashed through meticulous marketing, if the pros ride em they must be great...now they doing it to outboard guys.
The CR500 is a timeless machine. Always fun.
Mike Yerke yep I ride my 500 two stroke bikes all the time check out my video of last weekend out
it's definitely something ticked off the bucket list for Nev!
999lazer I miss riding 500s... I might redo an old one or say screw it an get a Service Honda 500. ☠️🏁
I use to race a 1985 CR500 back in the day in open class, that thing was a beast. My first open class race was on that bike. SCARY..........
Yes but for poor people. Against ktm is like ferrari vs honda civic
I about wiped out in my mind just looking at those ruts. Thanks for sharing.
Big ass ruts! My thoughts exactly.
Haven't seen European tracks then :p
@Michael Srite Thats real Moto-Cross tho, Im an old fuck,59..Gotta remember where MX originated..aint no fine grooming going on over there for a reason...My heros were Roger DeCoster, Brad Lackey,,Bob Hannah was a punk ..when it did take off for us boys over here I raced a Brand new RM-250 1975 I was 15..so pretty old school but still nuts..Peace
Anyone else move their head as the corners were taken?
3 year update: Didn’t realise so many people replied...cheers!
I watched the vid again & my head freak’in still moves...& I felt self disappointment when another rider’s wheel came into view a couple of minutes in on the right. Then I finished with envy cause this dude can ride WAY better than me. Way to go 👍
Sportyben I studied gear changes and time on throttle. He was taking it easy.
I did! Like i was gonna help him make the pass. Haha
Sportyben Freaking fantastic.
I was trying to shift
Yes I was but only to make him go faster and help shift his body weight. I think if I didn't he wouldn't have been able to place so well.
Cool video. Brought back some memories. I was pretty competent on my kx125 but regularly rode my mates Kx500 in loose sandy dirt. The thing was a beast lighting up the rear end in 3rd was like the back wheel was seriously trying to overtake the front. Great fun. To all those who never rode a 500 two stroke, you missed out.
Oh yeah I got to ride a yz490 and my dang thing is a suicide machine!!!!! My buddies thinking about letting it go so I may end up with it going to go ahead and get health insurance with it lol
Awesome riding! Nothing beats the fun factor of a CR 500!!!
i'm 58, went from cr500 (crazy machine) to kx250 now down to a cr125. guess my next step is a moped...
66cc motorized bicycle with 5 hp!
Javy Mcdeez lmao
Same. I ride ct70's and z50's now.
I feel you, my KTM EXC 380 scares me now.
Yep.
Then mobility scooter!
MAD RESPECT that thing is BEAST!!!!
She sure is!
Made for bigger, heavier riders to feel the same thrill you 130 pounders do on a too fiddy smoker.
Hey KS...no..that's not why!!
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Love that 500 sound. No “wing-ding-ding” like the 125s or 250s. It’s “BWWAAAOOOOOOOOO! Brug brug brug brug”
lol nice sound affect's your right
Braaaaaap braaaaaap lol
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It's that you can count the seconds between the BAP! BAP!
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I raced and trail rode an 86 CR500 for quite a few years. Torque ported with a 2 lb flywheel weight on it made it docile on the trails as long as I kept it out of the main jet. However if cracked WFO one better be pointing where you want to go, the thing was a beast! Someone once asked me when it hit the powerband. I told him if you could hear it running it WAS in the powerband..
I'm 52 and still ride my 97 CR500 all the time.. it's my 6th one so I've been riding a CR500 for many years here in the California desert . I think they're the best bikes of all time I'll never get rid of my last one😁
way back in the late 80's , when I was young, I arrived at the track late and as a result I had to run my practice laps with the open class bikes. I managed to fall behind this CR 500 during the practice. I was on a RM 125 and this 500 started pounding me with this roost to my body and bike that I had never experienced before. A couple laps of that Sh*t was enough. I decided that I had plenty of practice lol! A beast for sure!
Used to woods ride with couple guys on cr 500s then me and my trustworthy 200 kdx Ty Davis special ate piles of rocks. No replacement for displacement
I had one in the 90's absolutely scared the shit out of me every time I rode it.
the old CR500 was and still is a beast that won't die.
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When you get a former GP rider turn up at a club MX round on a 80s RM465 with some trick bits on it and runs in the top 5 all day
I remember my brother saying "If you can start it you can ride it" Good times!
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I rode in 1998 a KX 500 ( 1984)...
Green... Screaming... terrifying...
A Dinosaur!
Respect for the CR500
At 2:35 when the 500 ate him up that put a huge smile on my face.
Same here
Your Name he didn’t get owned, the only difference was that he couldn’t scrub the jumps. That when they were pulling ahead. He was launching way up while those guys scrubbed the jumps and stayed low. If he figured out how to scrub that monster then he’d check out on them.
@@YourName-jm7lz I didn't watch the whole race. Did he get schooled or just get 3rd? This video showed him keeping up and even leading for a second.
@@YourName-jm7lz so he didn't get schooled then. Ok.
What fantastic footage,I was sat forward racing with him.
Rode a 1984 CR 500 back in the day. Thank you for the memories .
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The year was 1994 oh, I was racing a CR500 and a CR125, A-Class Rider. That's four 20 minutes + 2 lap Moto's. I can almost smell the two stroke in the air. Thanks for the Memories of a blast from the past! Virginia MX District 13 #69
Thanks for the ride
Awsome video, I watch it all the time now to remember how good it felt to be out on the track..injuries have permanently ended my ridding.
My old CR500 was super long legged. Short tracks never got past third gear. It was a blast at the sand dunes.
GFB The guy that I bought my 500 from put on a freaking 46 tooth Renthal sprocket on it. It’s a tiny little thing. I’m eventually going to take it off and put on a 48 tooth steel one from Dirt Tricks which will still have a ridiculous top speed that I will never hit.
500, damn I remember those. Seeing Jeff Ward on one of those things, awesome!
Trusten Baker great throw back reference
David Bailey was king of the 500's
They were a blast to ride, we use to wear 2 chest protectors because of the roost. I race mx, grand prix, and a few desert races. You could always go into corners a gear high and feather the clutch and pulverize the guys behind you. Having the ports all cleaned and matched by Harry Klium, along with rework the cylinder head to get rid of the design issues Honda had. It
This man is an outstanding rider with an ability to use that motor, I have a 500 and you would require both and I only wish.
Awesome, love it. I'm running a 07 450r and people think that is old but I'm still winning races on it. Just twist the thing on the right. Lol. Great job i love it!
it's about how far you wanna twist that grip man! ;-D
999lazer yes sir!!!!
Fitness and ability count,s as much as the bike in this sport.
CRAZY to see the bike my cousin raced professionally keep up with today's bikes. They were BADASS!!
If I remember right they went through clutches like crazy!
A CR500 (or RM, KX, YZ) with a paddle tire in the dunes is untouchable! It takes a bit to get used to the bike wiggling all the time in the sand (unnerving at first), but you you can move through the dunes faster than anything else because you have a ton of power and a single track. Friends on banshees or a quadzilla would try to keep up, but not even close.
It may be the wrong track for that bike, there wasn't enough space to open it up. I had an 86 CR500R and that bike really came alive in the power band. Most of the time it sounded like he needed to be geared down.
Should have changed out a sprocket so he could have stayed in it.
I've owned '88 '89 '91 and '97 CR500's. I'm 59 yrs old and am taking my '97 out to Jawbone this weekend. A great machine.
That thing was barely working and the other two bikes were pretty much balls to the wall.
2 strokes rule. I know some of the new thumper 4s are nasty, but they're just not....well 2strokes. It's a disease and there ain't no cure
my dad used to say the exact same thing lol
You can build a 4 stroke that will match its power all through the rpm range. Not just wide open. You just need deep pockets. And a competent builder who understands flow and valve float issues. Not stock tho!! 😂🤣😂
I started racing in about "74" to "81ish" and wasn't around anything but four strokes until I started racing.
Elsinore was my first bike.
I got to believing two strokes ruled....until I bought a single four-stroke 500 Yamaha and rode it through the woods in Colorado 20 years later with that supertrap exhaust echoing and that four stroke easily pulling hills.
It got me turned on to four strokes in dirt.
Nothing like the echo of a thumper grunting through the woods.
The smell of the two-stroke is more powerful than any other thing in the world!!!
Smells like Victory.
A 500cc two stroke engine on a lightweight vehicle.
Monster dude monster
Ricky Carmichael stayed on that POWERBAND like mf-er Kawasaki had very narrow powerband I raced 125cc and 250 YZ Brad Lackey rode Kawasaki way back when.
I raced a 1982 KTM 495 in about 1988 and the Hondas totally cleaned my clock. It seemed like they got 14 seconds a lap on me. It was amazing.
I just turned 60 and still prefer my 1985 CR250R 2 stroke to my new YZF450. These old 2 strokes are timeless. Race on baby!
The CR 500 is a red rocket. This bike was fun, I had one equipped as a supermoto in France.
Despite the lousy lines and wrong gear most of the time----nice video
Moron , you think you can criticise a gp level rider ? What qualifies you ?
you are right, i was going to say the same thing, he should have had them following him on that 500. but like you said, wrong lines and gear.
and before anyone says shit about what do in know, i raced a 92 and 94 and a 96 cr 500 and i won my share. also lost my share. but i will say ive never lived like i did when i was on my 500. im 50 years old now a nd if dared by a friend i would buy another one tomorrow and get back into shape. (my kids are grown and ive put them through school so the time i have left, i can trow caution back into the wind.)
Dudes afraid to put it on the pipe....but love it...got my respect!
Lion Bear do it! And while you’re at it document it on TH-cam and share your journey. That’s something I would love to watch!
Yea good vid but I do agree with the bad choice in lines he could of won that race
Man, I can't believe this clip, thank you! Took me right back to my racing days in the 80s. So nice to hear the bikes without effin soundtrack. Full on, full off, just do it.
I just sold my 94 cr500 I have had since 97! Man I loved it everywhere. Dunes,track ,woods. These younger guys I talk too now say oh man those are crazy. And they vibrate. Yeah well they also will cost you your teeth if you get behind one. Few machines come on like a 500 2stroke. We competitive hill climbed with ours for a number of years. Want a hard take off. Put a 10 steel paddle on a 36 inch extended 500 and hold it wide!! It's awesome!!!
Just seems impossible for me to imagine this level of riding. I've Biden mostly road cruisers little off road. AMAZING
It's cool they're still using the 1998 layout including those 3 legendary uphill straights.
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Awesome. The CR 500 still has a lot of power. You could see the rider making up some ground on ascents. I wonder how hard it was to ride this bike, given its older suspension design and less travel versus the newer bikes' designs and travel?
th-cam.com/video/EzXZwqIkynw/w-d-xo.html check out the second half of this dude, Nev talks about racing the big 500 and how hard it was to keep pace with the rest of the guys! :D
it's a beast, the power is brutal, and suspension is lacking of course, but make no mistake, it's a motocross racer. must have skills to pilot these big boys.
Bruin Doc stock cr500s make one a few more whp than ktm 250... It has a fatter powerband... We're talking 47 vs 50whp
Firestarter Not even fucking close.
M8 they had around 67-70hp
I think that rider has balls of steel ripping that monster. You know that rider in the lead could feel that 500 breathing down his back.i wanted to see him take the lead and punish that boy. 2stroke madness.☠💪
That is the greatest track I have ever seen. It's great just watching the race from the video on the bike.
had a 450 Husqvarna in the late 70s early 80s .the sound brought back sweet memories . like it's not even breaking a sweat .to run one of those full out for more than 30 mins. will test a persons fitness and endurance . most fun , scary (earned respect) bike I ever owned . man I miss that thing .
Nice riding and great control on that 500. Keep it up bud, very entertaining!
Nothing like the feeling and the sound of braaaaaapppp 2 stoke all day!!!!!
2 strokes forever!
Plot twist : He was in 2nd gear the whole time
threefiddyone yea 2nd maybe hit third once or twice but mostly 2nd
threefiddyone plot twist he got out rode than a bitch
Southern Renegade 4x4 Queen. is that your new title southern man.
threefiddyone Priceless
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I remember those days, I raced amateur motocross in the late 70s thru early 90s. You had to respect big bores they would eat you up and spit you out. Sure miss that rush!. Great video.
I raced a 88 cr500,open class in Greece,very nice time!
Best Bike on the world!!!
I remember going to watch the GPs here in the mid 90s!! Place was like a massive stadium with thousands of spectators and cheers roaring around the valley!!
Such an awesome track!! Can’t believe they got rid of the jump before the drop off and the huge step up!
Great to watch though!!
I'm 55 now and still ride my 1988.,mostly by myself,nobody to ride with any more.
Sorry to hear that you have to ride alone. There has got to be riders in your area, good luck.
keep on riding brother
my buddy had one I had a Kx 250 we rode hare scrambles they are amazing bike still can hear him coming through the woods like it was yesterday!
60 here and my 86 will be buried with me when I die!
Damn you guys sound like me lol....I'm only 38 tho....I find myself sitting wondering where the years went....I still ride dirt and super bikes....by myself....everybody else "grew up" lol! I have a lot of kids and so people look at me like im immature and never grew up because I still ride bikes....well it's the only thing that has ever calmed me down since I was four years old....don't know how to live without riding....My old man used to pick me up when I was three years old for the weekends on his Honda 754 with a four in one Kerker exhaust and I would sit in front of him and we rode all weekend....I would fall asleep on the gas tank to the sound of that engine....to this day riding is about the only time I am calm and worry free! Those were the good ole days....try to take your kid for a ride like that today on your motorcycle and they will put you in prison lol....whole new world and I'm saying this at only 38! Times are changing at a faster pace than ever and not all for the better!
I still have mine I will never get rid of it
I'm 45, started with the dirtbike when I was 8, raced from 15 to 19 stopped for a small injury then side tracked by windsurfing, girls and rave parties (yes...) this video reminds me of the flies in the stomach when you jump a double on a big two stroke. MX is the hardest sport ever, you need strength, balls and brain
Great job riding that CR500. Super Sweet ride..
Clearly out powered the other bike on every hill. Just rode bad lines on a heavier bike. Awesome ride though I can feel the Adrenaline of the chase. Nothing like it
Gonna try my 01 cr500 at madoc track this weekened in madoc Ontario for the first time aha gonna send it.. Gonna say 2nd and 3rd most this race
Hes out powering the other bikes because i think hes running an old 500 in a 450 class, and theres not a big weight difference between the two, but motor size does make a difference
Yeah the suspension is clearly not as good but when they hit the big uphill it just flies up
Dylan McGuire I would say a new 450 is faster than a 500 twostroke.
We testet it with Enduros. And a KTM EXC 450 2018 is faster (race bike).
E D get someone that knows how to ride the 500 properly, and then try again
Fox hill
What a track .
Have happy memories from the 90's
Everts..Albertine ....smitt..Nicol...
Herring ...malin....smets...merv "the swerve " Anstie...
To name but a few .
Total hooligan top boys on absolutely fettled to the hilt moto cross bikes ...
That fantastic smell of 2 stroke racing oil / fuel ....
And 4 stroke thumper cross ..
Forgot also ..
Pit Biere..Marniq Bevoerts.
Mark Eastwood .
Total blasts from the past .
The crowd of 30 thousand people
Air horns and chainsaw motors (no blade ) with metal funnels for extra noisy exhaust ...
The foriegn fans with their viking helmets on ..flags and banners .
The smell of the burgers and onions cooking .
The sound of generators..
Absolutely fantastic mayhem
'OLD IS GOLD' not only applies to great music!
Thanks for the ride!
Thank you for sharing your ride!!! A truly iconic machine that we'll never see the likes of again. Great to see it holding it's own against modern machinery. Ride safe 😎
Omg this track is something
Danny "Magoo" Chandler would frequently hole shot Trans USA races on his 1982 LOP Racing Honda CR480 starting in 3rd gear... and that was when they only had a 4 speed gear box! And I mean hole shot by 50' to 75' ever time!! First time I saw him do it was at Mid Ohio, one click up into 2nd then one more click up into 3rd and bam, blew away the pack by 75' into turn one. I about died watching that, what balls, har!! Those were the days:)
Rip magoo!
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I love my '96 CR500 to pieces. And back together again. 😁
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Raced Foxhill many times in the 80's & 90's great track, great times, great 2 strokes
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These 2 stroke vids got me thinking of NGK's, skimpy trophy girls, and broken bones- My youth ;)
It isn't the golf clubs, it's the golfer!
Kicking ass on the ol Honda man your great !
I feel the rest maybe 60% of the engine was taking a nap
I was practicing at my local track a few weeks back and got behind a late 90's CR 500 on a big uphill leading into a step up. I took roost along way and it felt like someone was throwing baseballs at my chest.
Patrick Steinmark my dad growing up had an 86 cr500 and tells me stories of running from cops and his bike would pick up boulders in the ground and blow out their windshields. I never really believed it till I started watching cr500 videos and reading comments.
I has an 88' CR500 & yes this ones engine is barely being tapped lol
Well done that's a beast
Oke speed
This video proofs motorbike researchers and engineers of 80's & 90's were more capable than present
Finally. Someone that's not scared to ride a 500 like it deserves. It's only drawback is that it's too big for that small track. I just subscribed because of this video.
This takes me back. I had two 500's. Dead reliable bikes. Looks like they are still valid.
Didn't even hear him open it up , the others were pinging hard .... hahahaha
Have you ever ridden a 500? You don't rev them like a 250...
I love watching dirt bikes and love the smell of gas hahaha I use to watch my dad race when I was a kid in California. 😍
One of the best races I've ever seen on the cr500r amazing
No words to express, I see heaven and 2 stroke engines are heavenly motors....
All hail the desert king
"Crusty Demon of Track"
Minus the paddle tire 🤘
I raced 2 cr 500s. Third gear is the gear u ride all the time. Every blue moon....4th. I could tell the bike wore this guy down and probably gave him arm pump.
Yup, all my big bores were pretty much 3rd gear for just about everything, trailriding included.
How els you gonna stay in shape
this is a 250 rider on a 500, honestly i think for the first time...no torque control.
He is riding the bike off the bottom of the power ban and that will tire you out faster to uncontrollable power, I always would over rev to keep it on the backside of the power ban and back off the throttle and let it get into the torque less tiring ....you understand what I'm saying if you have ever rode the CR 500
j bird ... right you are!
now that takes skill!
Especially a big bore 2 stroke bike
Big bore!
Indeed...those ruts are evil.
The engine and the power are easy. The frame geometry is just terrible. ;-)
Simo
One of the best POV's I've seen!
Foxhills in the 90's. British GP's with Rob Malin and Stefan Everts. Seeing Ricky Carmicheal struggle in the mud at the Motocross Des Nations, all on 2 strokes.
Great track, great times and great memories :)
IMPRESSIVE compare a 28 year old street bike to todays street bikes. not nearly that close
unfortunately roads and tracks are not only straight :P
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I’m 60 years old next birthday and I fell off 3 times watching that👍😂
I’ve got a KTM 300, after 25 years of Harley’s..got back into dirt bikes a couple of years ago..in my mind I still think I’m 25 but the body says different..whist most of my mojo came back I can still hang with most riders I tend to fall a bit more 😂🙀👍🤣
That was an awesome video and I rode every corner with him, the CR 500 is a classic and he rode it well..
Dave keep riding you will get that mojo back
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If you ever seen the greats (ward, Johnson, lechein, Stanton), ride these at the LA coliseum, what a show..
2-stroke 500's back in the 80s was the best racing ever.
I love my CR250 1998. Factory connection and whole works.
Oh the memories..nearly getting knocked of my 83 Elsinore 250 with the crap this bike was digging up after he passed me..I will never forget the shiny metal tank with (2) orange staggered upper case T's on it..it went over the woops like a deer jumping a fence..
Its not always the bike. Nice ride.2strokes all the way!
2 strokes for life! ;-D
I love seeing the Iron Horse reel in those 450 4 strokes up the hills! Ain't nothing like it, till you've ridding the beast, keep your comments to yourself! # Keep the 5's alive!
Lucas Cady that was a smoker in front of him wasn't it?
Lucas Cady
It was a 2-stroke championship race, no 4-strokes
Honest mistake guys, I didn't read the description of the Video.. Been ride 2 and 4 stokes for 30yrs..
a mistake like that would get u shot where im from
...uum, the bikes are all 2 strokes, as it clearly states in the description "last round of the British 2 stroke championships." That would mean what he's chasing are a pair of current model KTM 300 SXs....that's all the more impressive on the '89 CR, even if the suspension is 'perfect', as those are incredible @ turning raw power into traction/forward motion!! : )'
looks like the 500 was able to make up some time on those steep uphills...that track was crazy! Id be white knuckled in second gear at some of those elevation changes.....LOL~!!
you and me both my friend!
Good job Nev wasn't afraid to hang loose!
Nothing beats the sound of a 2 stroke. Those guys r good, that looked like a fun but challenging course.