Kawasaki KX500... any good on the streets? (RAW 2 Stroke Sound)

I went for a street rip on the old KX500. Not the best for the street, but a h*ck of a ton of fun. I call it smiles per gallon. Enjoy!

[@seven_six_two_nato]

As a novice rider and owner of an 83 IT490, I can confirm the sounds of joy under acceleration are accurate and not optional.

[@YZdude]

Somewhere miles away there is a Karen calling the cops because of the sound this thing puts out!

[@bumpstartnether]

Josey Wales my neighbors love me 😬

[@OldestYoungenInGuidePost]

And then there's the manager who is in Japan 😳

[@oliko5356]

@Kolton Oliver @eric Jamari good luck wi the scams lol both accounts made on same date

[@kopronko]

@@bumpstartnether ;-)

[@kopronko]

@@bumpstartnether They used 2 love me 2 ... ;-)

[@BugsEverywhere]

This is sickkk, you really don’t shy away from the power unlike some 500 vids on yt

[@bumpstartnether]

Ben West haha I just finished rebuilding it with a newer (1993) motor so now it has a power valve and is a bit quicker :)

[@olsson1985]

I like the 500cc power to, watch my clip here on youtube for awsome sound

[@56higgins]

He never even winds it out, what are you talking about

[@bumpstartnether]

J Royle true I’m trying to be nice to the old girl. Although I’m sure you know that 500cc’s don’t wind out too crazy high RPMs

[@56higgins]

@2Stroke Tyson ouch! Gettin personal!

[@allux8236]

This is the coolest dirtbike or supermoto I have ever seen , I have two stroke too but it's 10 times smaller 😁

[@rasmus9640]

@@robertevans6418 bro they were not even close to this beauty

[@blakeraviscioni6672]

What is it?

[@allux8236]

You mean my bike? It's derbi senda 50cc enduro

[@d34710]

@@allux8236 nice, I have a Rieju SM50

[@iant1891]

@@allux8236 i've got a drd ltd 2007

[@LordHolley]

My hand is starting to go numb from the vibration in my phone.....

[@bumpstartnether]

Hahaha

[@brockclouser1500]

Lmaoooo if you ride a rigid mount Harley vibration is nothing from a 2t

[@LordHolley]

@@brockclouser1500 Yes well grip is a little more important when your flying across the desert at 60 miles an hour. Cruising down a boulevard with your women on the back isn't quite as concerning when your hands get numb..... And the woman probably likes it ;-)

[@donlewis862]

I'm not tryna fight you abt this but are you sure that's a kx? Cause I have a KDX 200 and it looks basicaly the same. Side plates and everything. And the gas tank looks basicaly the same. So i think that might be a kdx or just a kx with kdx plates and stuff. Dont ryll know

[@NooksterFishes]

@@donlewis862 it’s a KX500

[@Prez-B]

You can say they suck for the street all you like but nothing beats the fun of a 2 stroke and this is a very nice 2 stoke indeed.

[@bumpstartnether]

Amen to that. I still have her and prob wont ever sell. I now have a street legal KTM 300 XC-W as well!

[@Prez-B]

@@bumpstartnether I don't blame you I would never sell that bike

[@Calthecool]

When you add 2 wheels to your chainsaw and pack-a-punch it.

[@raptormx9502]

Lol

[@juho6368]

100hp chainsaw...

[@juho6368]

@MUNAPILLUAHAH MUNAPILLUAHAH no siitä saa helposti 100hp

[@blixxy1320]

I was just playing zombies and I saw this

[@isaacfernandez7705]

JAJAHAHAHAHAHAHAHA

[@adamculverhouse2155]

I love the idle sound..... dd d dd dingggg d d dinggg

[@celticviking2319]

I would love to be in one of the cars you passed. That sound!!!!

[@thecrewbmx]

Watched this a couple months ago and then it came up in my recommended today and i had to watch it again

[@bumpstartnether]

The Crew Bmx haha love it!

[@d34710]

Dude you underated af, Love the content, really hope that you can grow

[@Sell_Dogg]

This man is really using the monster for supermoto 😳😳🤣

[@TheJuan_N_0nly]

@01:40 he starts a pre trip inspection, I like this guy already..! Take notes you noobs...

[@bumpstartnether]

Juan R PCCs/PCIs

[@DJManza_]

and he doesn't engine brake!

[@TheJuan_N_0nly]

@@DJManza_ facts...!

[@Awomman-kp3by]

@@TheJuan_N_0nly engine breaking isn’t bad for the bike I’ll never understand that myth

[@fxxc777]

@@Awomman-kp3by yeah it is for 2 strokes

[@flynn6737]

Thanks for ringing it out. Love that sound

[@TrailSurge]

man the video is plenty of fun i would like to see more like for real, this make me miss my old 98 kx 125

[@justj4cob893]

*The way You're excited to go full send it, I fell it* 🥰🧡🤘🏼

[@MrBooshScadoosh]

Everyone has there own opinion but I just wouldn't recommend riding down large hills engine braking a 2 stroke. Besides that, down shifting to a stops etc is fine and has never blown up a motor( I've over revved the shit out my 125 plenty times downshifting landing on jumps etc never blew up) Main thing with a 2 stroke is to let it warm properly before ripping it

[@richi__1768]

what has to warm up, the transmission oil or what 🤣

[@romanrapoz4813]

@@richi__1768 the engine you bumbling buffoon

[@MrBooshScadoosh]

@@richi__1768 nah mainly the piston rings and cylinder need to heat up and expand to have the right tolerance, or u will catch a ring on an exhaust port or seize a piston, its not an issue on most 4 strokes cuz they have separate oil lubrication, no ports, etc

[@weaselman24]

You're right. Excessive coasting on a premix bike doesn't do it any favours simply because it's being used in a way it wasn't designed. But there's not much you can do aside from freewheeling everywhere. You just need to keep an eye on the top end.

[@HolderDon]

@@weaselman24 you just blip the throttle once in awhile so engine gets lube!

[@roberts2760]

3:45 hahahah that part made me smile so much, I love that feeling. I cant wait till I get my two smoker all fixed up ahhhh

[@ghazik3656]

same vecīt

[@roberts2760]

@@ghazik3656 oo yeeee

[@BM205]

Cool pre-ride check. You've been on the beast long enough to know it eats nuts and bolts. Nice bike man

[@John-yt5zr]

Sick video dude, looks like you were having a blast. Thanks for sharing!

[@bumpstartnether]

It’s an adrenaline rush for sure!

[@sgsn1pergang437]

Sick af quad guy here but damn I love the kx500 🔥🔥🔥

[@mototoad1242]

Oh man I found a new favorite channel! Liked and subbed. Thanks for sharing bro. Keep the 2 strokes alive!!

[@bumpstartnether]

Amen!! Lot's of big bore bikes are going to be on this channel, both 2T and 4T. Mostly 2 strokes though. :) Thanks for the sub!!!

[@mototoad1242]

@@bumpstartnether hell yeah man look forward to it. Is this kx street legal?!

[@bumpstartnether]

moto toad yessir! Plate, registration, insurance, headlight, tail light, brake light, mirror, hand signals

[@331moto]

I want to go start my CR250. just to listen to that sound.

[@Dostiempos.Canarias]

Best video ever ..please more!

[@BLAzExRELoADEd]

I’m now completed I feel as I can put my phone down and go to sleep

[@Dommy_Doo]

The "boys and girl" gave me a good chuckle

[@martinb.770]

Hornets of this engine class are the nearest you get to Superman flying - though invulnerability helps. The power/weight ratio is insane and unmatched.

[@TR_97O_71O]

God the cold start😫😫😍 that 2 stroke pop and ping my lord yes please

[@Dannyyzeee]

lol he thought it was leaking fuel but it was just the liquid from that baby bottle when he wheelies🤣

[@meeswolf1446]

Really Nice bike, love to see more

[@joncooke479]

Now that's about as badass as you can get. A 2 smoker on the public highway. Lovin it from accross the pond in london england

[@loniloco]

andar de moto dois tempos me traz muita alegria. nem consigo imaginar como é andar de dois tempos de 500cc, deve ser surreal. parabéns pela moto.

[@robhayter484]

Wow 😍😍😍 what a weapon !! That sounds amazing

[@bumpstartnether]

Rob Hayter haha thanks.

[@ellipoe]

Looks so fun on the streets, terrifying on trails hahaha

[@badgerbait8351]

When I first heard the motor fire up I got cold chills! Had flashbacks to 2004 when I ignorantly went to a Kawi shop and purchased one of these. First time out I was asking myself, "what the frick did you do?" I had no business riding this firebreather! Sold it two years later after knocking myself out on a tabletop. The power was hard to manage...but what a rush!

[@bumpstartnether]

Badger Bait Yes, they must be respected. I say a prayer for safety every time I throw a leg over it. The rush is intense.

[@aeror115]

amazing i´ve heard the beast all around the world 😂🤙 Cheers brother

[@michaelmacleod6654]

Out here in Co living in the country we have long windy dirt County roads ive got a 84YZ 490 popped out to a 510 n a 84 CR500 & a 86 KX500 ridem all wide open raced pro back in my late teen early 20s so always looking for a adrenaline rush n the big bore 2strokes get it done 👍 nice video by the way👍

[@bumpstartnether]

Michael Macleod that’s a great line up! One day I’ll get a CR500! That’s the goal!

[@michaelmacleod6654]

@@bumpstartnether they are untamable CRs are are whole different beast all together

[@mr.statefarm9525]

The farmer that cuts our hay has a kx500 that I bet I could get for dirt cheap. I’d love to restore it and make it street legal. I believe it’s a 1991. Awesome video! Love seeing Old School machines ripping it up!

[@markmcwilliams366]

Wow and you even got street tires for it sweet I can imagine how fun it must've been

[@thecrewbmx]

This is so badass

[@lionheart3735]

Grew up on 2 strokes … prefer the rm and yz to a kx … but these days Ktm are on next level ! Can’t beat the smell of a 2 stroke

[@Anthony-es9rv]

you've got my sub fort sure keep it up!

[@enrico3288]

you are living my absolute dream

[@bumpstartnether]

Just living. I'm not anything special.

[@enrico3288]

@@bumpstartnether ah don't say that. Be happy about what you have and just have fun!!

[@thisisme003]

had a '93 version with CBR wheels on it, this bike doesn't like the grip on asfalt. But it does like to wheelie... Ones all 6 rear sprocket bolts just broke of during a ride. Being only 60kg at the time I had to balance the bike and stand on the kickstarter at it's highest point using full body weight, and then hope I didn't get a recoil onto my leg. 3,5 years on this bike I made some nice memories...

[@ajaymc2838]

Great vid keep it up 👍 also nice bike

[@bumpstartnether]

Appreciate it!

[@dublinbikereire]

Cool video man,can’t be a 2smoker 🔥🔥

[@holdenbostocky1998]

I can’t even begin to comprehend how fast that thing is. Like I’m 16 and 140 lbs so a 125 is perfect for me but I’ve ridden a 250 and it was fast af. And I’ve ridden a 450 and a Honda xl600 but I can’t even begin to imagine how fast that thing is.

[@sosathesavage6520]

Anyone who has a 2 stroke supermoto..how do the bikes perform at 55 mph above for a period of time do they run hot? Notice any differences from a 4stroke or any problems. Any help is appreciated thanks!

[@nicoloferrarese]

Wooow kx500 motard🤯🇮🇹♥️

[@dynaordie8083]

Badass. 2 strokes!!

[@Nick-Edwards]

did you buy a kit for the turn signals and break light, etc..? i have a video posted of my kx500 doing a top speed run the first day i got it.

[@dominickmcfarland7970]

I would’ve never guessed he live around Westerville until I saw iron pony😂

[@ronniewelch7817]

Same year I was born hell yeah old school power

[@carlocannas582]

Bellissimo video

[@CarltonMorrow-ce5lt]

Sure sounds more like of an engine than a motor lol 😂 this is my dream bike!! I have an rmz450 2013 had plenty of two strokes over the years though. Sweet bike bro

[@rhuttunen]

nice vid 👌🔊

[@black07rr]

I’m guessing the drops on your pants came from that bottle on the forks when riding wheelies😂

[@joeduncan4427]

Watching this vid at the start reminded me of how scared I was to ride my bike at first

[@Tigrebleau1]

I remember when Craig Vetter put a 350 Kawi top end on a 20 lower. In 1967 in Rantoul, Illinois. That was interesting.

[@Bootyspaghetti]

New to your channel but I noticed the side cover sticker says Columbus super moto? Columbus Ohio by chance?

[@bonezmc984]

This sound😮💯

[@AlexN-Astro]

Epic bro. 500cc 2T supermoto is amazing.

[@bumpstartnether]

Alex Nicholas thanks!! More content coming soon! There’s not a ton of 500 2T supermoto out there

[@shallah777]

Now imagine doing 170mph on a highway. Nice video

[@ickleshouse]

smiles per gallon ... need that on a t shirt dude !

[@blackriders8879]

I love riders who care about mecanic! this is the good reflex! better than a long blablabla!

[@vondrz1391]

That thing is a fucking beast my dude

[@m-t-v-q-q5715]

That’s the coolest 2 stroke supermoto

[@captaingoldbeered803]

A sprocket change might keep you from having to shift so much. Maybe “lengthen” the gears a little. Either way, sick bike man!

[@Chumbarley]

Was thinking that aswell lol

[@spooningwithyourmoma1769]

Luv tha electrical tape around the clutch leve

[@ioannouandreas4]

Nice bike!

[@guskelman3058]

That's a dope bike I ride an '09 kx250f

[@zachward6185]

Hey man how do you have your little oil bottle mounted on the forks. I have one of those and never thought of it mounting it to the bike. I actually have a kx500 sumo too. If there was any way to send me some pictures of it I’d really appreciate it

[@bumpstartnether]

Zach Ward I just hose clamped some “L” brackets from the hardware store to the front forks and I made sure there was clearance so it wouldn’t interfere with turning. I have a rubber band holding the bottle into the “L” brackets via little hooks.

[@brookrobertson7456]

When you see the super moto wheels!!!! Game on

[@jamesbaxterandthebeachball7005]

Ty , now I miss my KX even more

[@bumpstartnether]

James Baxter And The Beachballs whoops! 🤷🏼‍♂️ gotta get another one I guess!

[@jamesbaxterandthebeachball7005]

@@bumpstartnether I would love another one, but unfortunately I cant ride anymore. I get to live vicariously through people like you now...ty so much.

[@savagex466-qt1io]

Ha ha you have Luigi on the bars lol I called my bike Yoshi !

[@halltodd4408]

U can tell the bike don’t really like puting around on the street but it looks so fun I’d pay someone a 100 to let me rip one for a couple hours and the black stuff is most likely comin from expansion chamber those old bikes spit oil like crazy

[@BillionaireMinds777]

Maybe, but probably the exhaust mounts, that I happen to me once and it was because there was a small gap, my shoes would get oil everytime I rode the bike

[@tepigeon]

I believe it’s coming from the open bottle of oil he has tied to his forks lol

[@coleanson4161]

@@tepigeon that’s exactly what I was thinking 😂😂😂

[@dailydoseofrips8482]

Woaw that thing is fast

[@francescoroveda8926]

Sweet bike! What is the name of the oil bottle you attached on your forks?

[@bumpstartnether]

It was just a cheap baby bottle from Amazon

[@milan5159]

Sick bike bro

[@bumpstartnether]

Milan thanks!

[@That1E_K1129]

Did all that screaming at 55mph lol I love it dude

[@bumpstartnether]

that ek dude feels like 155mph 😂

[@That1E_K1129]

@@bumpstartnether lmao oh I know my dad has an older cr500 and it's ridiculous lol

[@dawsonturnerr]

So can you please tell me how you got that street legal with an off-road title(I’m assuming) i have a wr450 and can’t find a loophole since my title is not mc??

[@bumpstartnether]

Dawson Turner in Ohio: “Change of Body Style Affidavit”

[@jurriendw050]

My dads kx500 has been sitting for over 10years now in our garage bc of leaking rear spring and leaking tires, i hope to see it shine again one day

[@bumpstartnether]

Jurrien de Witt you NEED to get her up and running!!

[@joeykimball5705]

Tell him i will buy it. What country yall in? Lol

[@jurriendw050]

@@joeykimball5705 Netherlands

[@EIFATIBOMBA-TRESKOHAWK]

Sickk video man! That thing rips like a ass cheek on a stick

[@gerrychan5729]

Zing...zing...zing. Nice 2 stroke sound.

[@jonsmith9708]

I like to wait for my kids bus and ride wheelie next to it for a bit kids love it and makes me feel like a kid as well I'm 40 still a kid I guess

[@s.e.r.v.o.s8263]

Nice bike men😍

[@bumpstartnether]

Servos 46 thanks!

[@justinwoodford6698]

I had a yz 465 bored out. I loved letting my people try it. Longest anyone lasted other than me was 2 minutes without it throwing them off.

[@bumpstartnether]

Haha I only allow select people to ride it. It’s a handful.

[@ivanyalamov5109]

dude i sub you cool ! keep it up

[@bumpstartnether]

Ivan1 Yalamov thanks for the sub!

[@garageassembled4701]

As I sit in my lawn chair drinking a Miller lite , I’m shaking my chair to mix the oil in the tank!!!!

[@smile0245]

I am surprised cpd isn't at every corner especially on morse rd. also are you using Blendzall 2 stroke mix?

[@bumpstartnether]

Joe Smith not one to be found. And I use KLOTZ Super Techniplate

[@rayvalk1433]

Very nice, although it runs a little rich on benzine, adjust it and it would run much better.

[@Ronin8451]

Reminds me of my 86 KX500 . I raced that thing 89 till 98.

[@bumpstartnether]

Ronin8451 wow!! First kx500 with a powervalve!

[@Ronin8451]

Yup, was the smoothest power delivery to me. Not as brutal as my highly modded Quad 500 I raced TT with.

[@lukaleiza1125]

Epic starter pov haha, mi bike is same

[@Diego_CS]

Could you make a video explaining the mounting of the descompressor?? Regards from Spain, good video 👍👌👌

[@bumpstartnether]

I'll do my best to get that. It's kinda difficult to explain, but I can give it a go.

[@Diego_CS]

@@bumpstartnether OK, thanks 👍

[@dirtbikesfordinner3706]

Just subscribed!👍

[@bumpstartnether]

Thanks for the sub!

[@Ian4bis]

I learned the hard way to listen to headphone warnings.

[@MBLegend89]

Can you do a new vid with power valve

[@dr.hugog.hackenbush9443]

You arent going to blow it up with engine braking as long as your jetting is good. Ive been riding, and engine braking, 2-strokes for 30 years and have never had any issue ever. Use good gas, good oil, and proper jetting, and you won't have issues either.

[@extec101]

agree most of the time people ruin ther engine is the jetting is lean to start with in the serch for performance that only show on dyno. go with little on the fat side on jetting and let it be better for the engine.

[@nissan_6828]

@@extec101 yup, if ur running that bitch lean you shouldn't engine brake it, i run my bike a lil lean so i don't engine brake, it's based on jetting, and new tpi bikes dont need to have the clutch pulled in either

[@verttisyrjala2897]

extec101 You can definetly feel a power difference if the bike is running lean or rich...

[@extec101]

@@verttisyrjala2897 yes ther is a power difference i agree but as i told most tuners tend to lean out om fuel in quest of more power tho i most of the time tuning customers bikes rather go for more safe on the rich side if needed and let the engine be riliable then go fore the last horsepower and risk of ruining an engine.

[@hrbestalkinme3690]

As long as you mix the oil rich enough to maintain oil presence of a bit during engine braking, you're all good. Worse case scenario you just have slightly shortened ring lifespan. There isn't much side loading on the piston during engine braking.

[@shoefly757]

Have you done a leak down? Just seems awfully low compression. Looks sick though!

[@bumpstartnether]

Appreciate it! It def was not at its normal compression. Shortly after this i had to replace the crank seals. I was running lean. It was lower on compression for sure. I have a 1993 engine in it now. Decomp head and new crank bearings, seals, Wössner rod and piston, Boyesen RAD valve, Lectron carb, etc.

[@shoefly757]

@@bumpstartnether Nice, seemed a little gurthy on the bottom without a big torque hit is why I asked. I have a 91 in an 03 kx250 frame. Wild motors for sure

[@wackophobe2827]

I wanna do this exact thing when I get older a 500 supermoto going to meets and doing wheelies it would be so fun

[@bumpstartnether]

Nothing in particular rock on 🤘🏻