Cr500 vs Yz490! 2017 Track Masters Pre 90

[@eternalthread7846]

The glorious sound of big bore 2 strokes...

[@TopGearNS]

Love the Smell of Premix in the Morning !

[@slippy9916]

Yea ! Klotz

[@richardjeffery517]

Smells like victory

[@matthewlewis9996]

Uh, this was in the afternoon. Late afternoon 😏

[@russellhueners8499]

As long as it is in the long hair of a lovely, caster bean , its the best!

[@riahslezak7276]

Matthew Lewis wow joke ruined

[@NoStress90s]

i ride a modern day 450f but its so epic watching these old school 2 strokes go at it. they clear the track of all these 4 strokes at my local park and close it off specifically for the OG's. you couldnt keep up with them if you tried

[@snkneo-geo933]

A CRF450R would beat a CR500 around the track.

[@mikebressler8951]

@@snkneo-geo933 Nope.. Been there, seen that...

[@snkneo-geo933]

Mike Bressler Ask all Pros they’ll say the same the new 450 4 strokes got better handling and better power output and can get around the track faster

[@mikebressler8951]

@@snkneo-geo933 Junior..., I AM a pro... Look me up 500cc open class..

[@jonathanrigley981]

@@snkneo-geo933 Any skilled rider or anyone who understands even the slightest bit about engines.... A 500 2 stroke has far more output than any 450 4 stroke. If you have to skill to put down that unpredictable power of the 2s than it's gonna smack the 4s out of the track

[@cambo6911]

Good race'n!! Looked like the Yami got it at the very end, close though, gotta love the big bore two strokes!!

[@mr.channel6467]

Looks like the 490 needed just about 10 more cc's

[@fishhead6349]

It needed another gear which was later added in 85 or86

[@TopRevs]

they are almost the same cc

[@corysaylor6877]

They actually made a wr500 in the 90s

[@billrudolph8185]

@@corysaylor6877 yes , but it still had the 487cc engine

[@billrudolph8185]

Ya but the YAMAHA still won 😎

[@HeddleTown]

That was awesome man those old YZ's rip along pretty good I always wanted one! :)

[@TeamWorthRacing]

defiantly worth a buy!

[@adamsrestoration91]

Oh yeah I've had an 1982 for like 4 years and recently had it ported! Woke it right up!! Love it!!!!!

[@grandprismatic]

Sikk

[@billallen4793]

@@adamsrestoration91 take a little off the cylinder head, reeds and a fat pipe, with a good carburetor.... big power...

[@adamsrestoration91]

@@billallen4793 I actually did that plus had it ported from Eric Gorr. Made a ton of power!!!

[@robbishop8917]

Did the 490 win it kinda looked like it pulled it out at the end

[@billrudolph8185]

Yep YZ490 for the win

[@erikbreaman9124]

@@billrudolph8185 It's the rider not the bike. CR had a better power band than that era of YZ. Yamaha only did good in AMA for a while because the riders like Hannah

[@billrudolph8185]

@@erikbreaman9124 For sure, and Brock Glover also.

[@shanehollander9135]

Erik Breaman Yep! Honda has always held the crown for power but the 👑 for Suspension & handling go to Yamaha

[@kennyrothacher6867]

@@shanehollander9135 yep lol

[@permagrin8742]

I just gave my 82 dang dang away to a guy that restores and rides. Hadn’t run sitting outside for over a decade, he had it running in an hour or so. He has it all spiffed up now, been maybe a month. Glad he put it back in order. I had years of fun on it from Glamis to hard rock desert riding, hot or cold no issues. Still kids... don’t try to start those wearing Vans, still cringe thinking of the kickback I got several times. It was great watching those two going at it, high tech wonder 500 and the old tech soldier 490!

[@oz2strokeman116]

Brilliant effort by both riders, but the 490 really took the cake.A CR500 is superior in every way

[@TeamWorthRacing]

Thanks mate :D

[@connorwaits6575]

I had an 86 yz490 running gooood and it was the most fun i ever had on a dirtbike.

[@billrudolph8185]

Oz : Depends on who you are asking if a YZ is better than a cr 😎

[@alienchaser636]

Rm 500 Kx 500 Ktm 520 all great machine the difference is the how long you keep the right grip twisted..

[@thisislargemouth5566]

@@alienchaser636 sadly getting REALLY hard to find a decent rm500 anymore. I still see crs and the occasional kx and loads of 490s. Rarely see an RM500 on the market though. Great bikes. Might have even been faster than the cr.

[@Catfish2255]

The guy on the 490 looks a bit experienced on that track..he has the slide going on.In the pocket.

[@gobigorgohomeproductions458]

Yea just on that track.... lol it’s a circle bud you either fast or not.

[@designertjp-utube]

@benny smaller SHAFT - _"You dang right"_ . That's exactly what I told a Buddy of mine who's still riding (currently a '97 *YZ* *125* ), what I'd do to him if I got back on my stock (except for my custom chewy beige/yellow handlebar grips) '74 *Honda* *CR250* *Elsinore* . On a non-supercross flat-out track like that, I'll dull his visor with _mud & dust_ , Baby!

[@ValeTijuas]

Nice race. Also respect ✊ for those riders they race good on those beast bikes

[@gabrielanthony8914]

Awesome race. That YZ was just setting him up for the final turn and run to the finish line.

[@OnTheFritz602]

Would be an interesting take, if there was another vid with the two riders swapping bikes.

[@Possumliving]

Wow, what a race! Brings back memories of my YZ490.

[@jacobhendrickson8935]

Me too what a beast it was!! I had a almost new 89 y490 back in 91. The thing was mint and brutal.

[@jamieteal2107]

@@jacobhendrickson8935my dream bike Jacob would dearly love one and I’ve had rm’s for many years still love those big yz animals 👍🇦🇺

[@got_to_roll]

I enjoyed this way too much!

[@jesset489]

the race should involve kick starting them Haha who ever has actually owned one knows the joy of that

[@bluedolphin5792]

Two of the happiest days of your life is when you buy a big bore 2 stroke and the day you sell it.

[@fastfnhemi4384]

TDC and go......

[@theq-1]

Did that with flip flops on once... and only once!

[@erikbreaman9124]

Did the 84 RM 500 in skateboarding shoes.. I hear the Yellow gen of Yamaha 490 was the worse though..

[@roscobear6143]

I have an lt500 i know ur pain

[@polok890]

go yz 490, people dont know just how fast a 490 is. all top end power, they are exciting

[@JohnDoe-xm9ql]

This makes everything better... Honda....the torque monster. Great job to both riders. ✌🙏🇺🇸👍👌👏👏🙏

[@myldmnrd]

Guy on the YZ was a better rider. If he was on that CR he would have been a half lap ahead at the finish.

[@b34tzz40]

100%

[@scottc4950]

@7.3 DI Highboy you obviously dont know what a yz490 is 🤦‍♂️🤦‍♂️its a 2 stroke.

[@pokalez3489]

@oldmazda2 ` One tiny wheelie makes him the faster rider? C'mon man, that 490 rider was clearly faster rider. But anyway I respect both of them and that was pretty darn entertaining race with 2 amazing bikes.

[@markkus1134]

You try riding a 500 to it’s full potential lol

[@scottc4950]

@7.3 DI Highboy I've been riding my whole life and rebuilding my whole life. The yz490. Is a 2t dumbass. Learn your shit before you try to insult someone.

[@keith3322]

Both were a beast, got to love the big bore 2 strokes.

[@theninja001]

That looks like so much fun!

[@boydclark7549]

Close race in the end, I'm not sure who won. Enjoyable watch

[@billrudolph8185]

Yes the YZ490 did take the win

[@mikeyerke3920]

Awesome duel they had going! 🏁🏁

[@stoneycarter7789]

The guy on the 490 knew he could get him stayed behind the Honda to make him think the 490 was maxed until the end when he opened it up set the Honda guy up great race.

[@coloradodirtbike5930]

those guys can really ride that Honda was really running great.

[@TeamWorthRacing]

Thanks mate :D

[@majorlee1]

Big bore two strokes! Sounds amazing!

[@waynebarnett746]

Man you mates were haulin serious horsepower there .

[@scottvail1437]

KTM 440 exc rider here. That was a thrill to watch.Just sold my YZ 465. My brother had a 490 , go tunnel world, blur on the edges.

[@fishhead6349]

Correct me if I'm wrong, that CR has 5 gears and that model YZ only had 4....

[@disyokerr]

5 both

[@zackshawn3317]

The Earlier yz 490 has for gears the later 490 has five.

[@MrDrywaller1]

zack shawn this is true

[@yz4me60]

@@disyokerr the 490 is an 82 4 speed

[@dr.hugog.hackenbush9443]

5 speed added in '83. IT490 had a 5 speed as well.

[@bethcrites9435]

Cr boy hurt his neck in disbelief. Here's to patience and perseverance. Owned and hammered both in the day, each have their own grace and beast

[@jjreddog571]

Here is a video of me and you racing 35 years ago....I`m on the Yamaha....hasn`t been the same since....James in WA ST, a Legend in my own mind....LOL

[@jhmonthetube6339]

The better rider on the YZ. The greater power of the CR kept it ahead… most of the way.

[@shaun.rimmer]

All you folks commenting on the kinds of performance delivered by these engines need to remember, they tweaked the tuning and power curves regularly between releases, so a CR from one year may be way more peaky than one from a different year, and so-on.

[@hamish2202]

that sound is epic every big bore 2 stroke was a good beast

[@barabis4159]

Fuckin awesome video man! I loved watching these bikes race back in the days.....

[@denverdanoreno]

Both bikes comparable, riders same...? Were both bikes stock? doubt it. Change counter sprocket 1 tooth and that could change up everything.

[@joewhitehead3755]

If that YZ490 was a five-speed he would have went around the CR500 pretty easily

[@mikesbikesmalden1]

the Yamaha is a 1982/83 the cr500 a what 1989/90? you put a 1990 yz490 beside the cr500 a little different story I had both yz models a few years ago the newer 490 was twice the power..

[@marklowe7431]

Had an 84 yz490 ex Yamaha factory race bike it was listed as 49hp ps.

[@coryellis12]

87 Cr500 rated at 60 hp

[@deborahchesser7375]

The Yamaha never got water cooling or a power valve they were clearly done with open class MX at the time

[@jackoff4850]

And the CR just raps up sooooo fast. Instant power to overtake. You can see it in the video. Loving my TRX250R ;)

[@nickcola8533]

ThAt cr was pre 89 cause it had the up pipe 89 had the side lower pipe

[@32103045]

Should have put the 490 into second gear 😆

[@bradr539]

Or fifth 😉

[@donniebaker5984]

This is how we used to do it !

[@donniebaker5984]

@@bradr539 you couldnt launch a big two stroke let alone pin it sideways .. Get a life

[@bradr539]

@@donniebaker5984 yz 490 was a 4 speed. You missed the joke, numbnut.

[@rickwaldren3633]

The yz had no more gears left When it went up agenst THE ALL.MIGHTY C.R IT HAD A RAN OUT I BREATH TRYING TO CATCH THE C.R BUT LOST I KNOW IT WOULD CR.S PULL AND PULL NO EXCUSES YHE CR WAS THE BETTER BIKE

[@midnightrunner5351]

awsome , where is this and when are future events

[@MrNismopro]

Both of these dudes did a stellar job man handling those bikes, however, the guy on the Yamaha can ride the hell out of that bike, because the CR is the superior bike here, and the Yamaha pulled it off in the end.... WOW!

[@yamaha04rider]

did th 490 come through at the last moment?! fuck! shit sounded to unique

[@aximusroh6453]

Fantastic... Thank you! Where is this?

[@mathewsharp233]

Going on trees in background it's Australia somewhere, yz is a US import yz's were white with black and from 82? red seat in Australia

[@aximusroh6453]

@@mathewsharp233 cheers Matt, i knew it was down under from the commentary. was just wondering where cos that flat track looked awesome

[@mathewsharp233]

@@aximusroh6453 looks like this track here maybe amcn.com.au/editorial/dirt-track-double-header-this-weekend/

[@aximusroh6453]

@@mathewsharp233 wow how"d you find that? It def looks like the same track. I paused it at 1:08 and compared the tires and red cones. Thanx for the effort mate. It reminded me of a track i rode in Darwin.

[@mathewsharp233]

@@aximusroh6453 that story is a bit confusing, which track is it mentions different events but not what track is in the picture, as far as I know Raymond Terrace only has a motocross track, I live not far away it used to be called Barleigh Ranch.Edit-picture in article must be at Barleigh Ranch

[@gregoryperin9738]

Looks so fun. Keeping it simple. SimplyHauling ass

[@smartymx97]

Great race - What track was this and where????

[@KMC2869]

490 won?

[@atlas-x5717]

Nice!! Awesome sounds!

[@JB-qj6jh]

Brutal power just tearing up everything

[@stoneycarter5546]

Every one was thinking the 500 was playing with the 490 but he was just holding back until the end dont get me wrong the CR500 is bad as hell

[@MXRiderFiftyTwo]

Is this in aussie

[@Mudcreekmedia]

Both of these guys can ride amazingly, I need to work on flat track skills....fuhh

[@jayshelton5922]

SWEEEEETTTT ❤😮😊

[@robpearson1209]

I love the big CR500 but the dude on the YZ490 I think if he had taken that inside line an held on the throttle a bit longer he would have got em...or stayed with em anyway.... The YZ490 is a beast! But so is the CR500R... The honda held the championship in the pro open class for almost 7yrs till they stopped making big bore 2 strokes... So the Honda went out on top...

[@NickKautz]

490 won

[@oldskool4612]

Great Race....a few more laps would have been perfect !

[@-locdog.]

Dam those extra 10cc's had the edge, but maybe the 500 rider was just better , who knows. Great video

[@smartymx97]

Who were the riders and where were they racing?

[@joepasco1420]

ive owned both, and a kx500. cr smoothest power and best suspension.

[@colinpaynter3474]

Is the Yellow bike not a Suzi RM?. ... The YZ is the bike of choice over the Cr in todays 4 stroke days aint it?.

[@disyokerr]

there is lots of 4 strokes, KAwasaki is kickin and KTM I still with Honda, I trust that brand.Cars and Bikes and JETS...

[@2strokin70]

Yamaha was yellow and black for awhile in the late 70's and 80's..suzuki was yellow with blue seat

[@dansmolen1618]

Couple of rototiller's there!! That Honda is lot's faster than the YZ it would appear!

[@dams127]

Incroyable !

[@DS-Turbo]

Drove a yz490 along time ago and didn't realize it was that fast till I drove it. Buddy's friend ended up flipping it on the hwy doing wheelies and twisted it all up and I think it ended up getting stripped for the motor and the rest junked

[@osborn5599]

Those ol 490s we're bad ass. Put u in hospital fast

[@deweycheatemandhowe2446]

Just make sure the YZ is pointed toward local trauma center!

[@jasonwulff8341]

They were all balls with no control!

[@scottvail1437]

fo show

[@joski9030]

Why do we all love left handers so much

[@ICanSeeYou247]

Ikr! Maybe it's because we feel safer covering the rear brake whilst skimming our left foot on the ground?

[@H3avyHaul3r]

sometimes in racing you can have too much horsepower and the YZ proved that....and the CRs wheelie off the line gives you an idea of how much more HP it has by the rider pulling the wheelie and still accelerating away.... but something to think about the CR has a power to weight ratio of 600hp per ton....(60hp-100kg) at best a HSV commodore has 556hp for its1800kg of dead weight , just think about that for a minute...

[@retlaw_zerep3699]

grande. me emosione me iso acordar de mi RM 125. AGUATERA. respeten los colores honda roja. suzuki amariya yamaha azul cawa verde. en la tercer buelta la hoda le varrio la pista a la suzuki. se afilmo y le arrevato la carrera a la honda. y paracuando la cawa vrs yamaha .

[@joeantolak4629]

Nice power wheelie ! I owned an 86 cr 500 it ripped

[@siraff4461]

That's all the fuel gone then. lol Love these things.

[@TheRealKalEll]

Photo finish!!! Awesome

[@CainSample]

Awesome riding...i have a cr500r i race

[@johnvellis5148]

Beautiful bike s nice race

[@rchydrozz751]

The YZ rider does what I do. Sit back watch for mistake, make move on last turn. I had a CR years ago.

[@AWoulds]

Anyone know what gear there in? I thinks its 3rd or 4th.

[@mathewsharp233]

Yz is a 4 speed it probably would of been in 4th from the get go, I had an rm465 also a 4 speed took off in 4th gear no problem

[@Thelastboomerworking]

The CR500 tons of power vs the YZ490 best handling bike in it's day!

[@kirbylee57]

good race, nice track too.

[@AlexGarcia-ew2fv]

The honda is a superior machine..but the yamaha guy is a better rider

[@DTM45]

Fun

[@flyinbryan1619]

nice!!! ppl underestimate the flat landers, but step off that baby tapped out in 4th and see how easy it is to keep it pinned after that!!!!

[@permagrin8742]

Yeah was trying that on my 490 on a dry lake but the tire kept biting Standing me up. Lots of room to recover luckily. Props to those guys that do it. I wasn’t in 4th either, was third cause tall gearing

[@johnhamilton4446]

I had one of these yamahas back in the day, my bike never got beat, you gotta spend alotta time on jetting the carb, the older yamaha has only 4 speed, that why that honda was beaten him up, win u get these bikes jetted just right, an timing advance a lil, it will do close to 100 mph.

[@yz4me60]

I call the 490 86 or later with the 5 speed...im going light...i feel a twitch coming on so bring on your heavy ass cr or kx..i may not come back alive or in one piece but promise you will not be the first over that finish line

[@jtgaming1221]

i wanna see them switch bikes

[@kellienicolebrooksschettin6598]

Man that is some fun shit,rite Dere I could do that all day,riding against one of your friends all day...gets some good racing.I was waiting for them to hit that table top....hah hah

[@ALIVE8455]

Where are the jumps and berms??

[@stevexxx6078]

Should have had KX and RM on the track at the same time... now that would be awesome

[@davem145mxr]

So who won ?

[@TeamWorthRacing]

me on the Honda just got it at the line

[@benlotter3151]

Yz got 4 gears and the Honda 5 or 6 gears put that two expert drivers on a offroad track then i believe the YZ 490 will be in front But Moto Cross is still the nain Sport . I live it keep the moto cross wheel fly 👍

[@billdavid6315]

the guy on the 490 is a professional racer........the guy on the CR500 is a new rider, first race ever, just trying to hang on

[@perrym6937]

i have has every year 490 the 82 with the right mods very fast motor horrible handling the 89 great motor suspension could be made acceptable. great bike. i rode the 89 every weekend and usually a couple days of the week after work for 2 years. never touched engine

[@johnsmith7622]

CR besting a tapped out YZ on the start....... LOVE IT!!!

[@Akartavor]

A KX500 would work them both though.

[@psychotrucker9880]

The KX 500 laped them twice, won the race packed up and went home .

[@moe92870]

Ha Ha...

[@billrudolph8185]

Very funny it didn't even make it off the truck

[@alvarogaldos3788]

wow !!! good

[@TeamWorthRacing]

Thank you!

[@alvarogaldos3788]

My dream is to be able to compete in these kinds of circuits I am from Latin America Argentina !! regards ! genius !

[@okatexoffroad1813]

Freaking sick

[@markkus1134]

The CR 500 has always been the king of raw HP

[@billrudolph8185]

Yeah I don't think so, that would be the Kawasaki KX500

[@markkus1134]

Na

[@TopRevs]

@@billrudolph8185 the kx 500 sounds like a tame yz 250 tho, boring

[@getoutofthetimetrap5435]

The Honda’s always had the power down low and in the mid range and handled the best but the Yamaha was strictly top end beast.

[@youngyarnzy777]

Raymo?

[@jarretthawkins561]

The Honda CR line of bikes cannot be beat TRX250R

[@NObucketLIST]

Bet the 490 was in 4th the whole time, trying to hang!!! I loved my 490!! I was 16, it's all I had..:)

[@christerstefansson1178]

I like this.

[@GoatRoper911]

And now they head to the Dentist to get all of their loose fillings replaced.

[@geoffreyfreeland8184]

SWEET!!!