The Perfect 1989 CR500

Got a chance to take this fully restored 1989 CR500 to a sand track in Utah! Ben Probst yet again here to shake up the 500 game with his insane bikes! @Tcuptv coming through and crushing the video end of this edit! Takes a group of talented people to help put this stuff together! Track is located in Mona Utah at Mountain West MX Park
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[@kevinsmith9502]

Those bikes still look awesome 34 years later.And they go like a cut cat.

[@justinblanton6882]

Gotta ❤️ this shit..

[@russellhelms2835]

@@justinblanton6882no lie, damn bikes are awesome by ANY standard!

[@zolfyl8816]

massive respect to you whilst not letting go of the power band,it takes balls on a 500 to do that,respect from the uk from an oldschool rider from the 90,s

[@weekendwarriorsmx]

Check out more of my 500 content on my channel!

[@zolfyl8816]

@@weekendwarriorsmx i will do

[@brentm.5665]

Agree 100% it takes a lot of balls to ride the cr500 to it's full potential. The Powerband on it is unbelievable. First time I rode one was my last. Cleanup on aisle 1 we have a code brown!

[@jasonbachelor604]

How else would you ride a 2 stroke?

[@davidmole8299]

​@@jasonbachelor604 precisely grip and rip

[@ramonvdt7666]

Finally somebody who rides it like it's stolen! I've searched for a while now on KZbin all of them carefully riding it around the track - understandable:))

[@weekendwarriorsmx]

Well go on a deep dive on this channel! Lots of 500 content! Thanks for the comment 🤙🏽

[@Synistercrayon]

I was raised on a 2 stroke. Miss that sound, that powerband, mixing my gas... the good ol days

[@glennienhaus6030]

And the Two Stoke Smell !!!

[@weekendwarriorsmx]

More 500 content on this channel!

[@sru1436]

Awesome CR500! I have a 1990 CR500. Long live the 2-stroke!🤟🏻

[@ClwnJuNkY]

2 stroke for life

[@JDMEGO00SIR]

How dare you 😂 #greta

[@ClwnJuNkY]

@@JDMEGO00SIR 🤣

[@Maxumized]

I can hear a liberal saying right this moment…But what about our planet?

[@124team]

Как дела обстоят с запчастями, их ещё можно где нибудь заказать?

[@jamesrogers8613]

Heck yeah!!! Killer machine, killer video. And no annoying music throughout the vid. You let the 2-banger supply the music. And the riding was off the chain. Love it. Keep it up!!!

[@russellhelms2835]

No doubt! Excellent riding, enjoying the big Honda’s power. It’s crispy too💪😁

[@skeeterclovis7163]

My dream bike! Such a beautiful bike I'm jealous for sure. They're getting harder and harder to find. In my opinion the best of the cr bikes was the 1989. I wish they still made race bikes like these. The new ones I can't even get with what the industry has done to the plastics design and don't get me going about how they need to bring back the entire 2 stroke line up. Other than the 89 cr bikes the 90's 2 strokes are my favorite.

[@russellhelms2835]

Yep…! You are not alone in your thinking. I know it’s probably my age (52.5yrs old), but the newer stuff has zero pull on me. I’ve plenty of late ‘80s 2-strokes & still ride REGULARLY! Been riding 2-stroke MX bikes since 1982 when I got my 1979 KX80A. I rode just yesterday my 1996 CR250R & the 1998 YZ250 (both deeply modified). Riding still gives me the youthful fun & enjoyment as it always has! Love my 1988 KX500 the most though💪😁much agreed with you…the whole plastics thing?! Just weird looking to me.

[@hawaiirealestateorg]

That was my bike when I attended CU Boulder in 1988-1991. I used to take it out by myself off highway 36 and literally scare the shit out myself and while enjoying the adrenaline rush of surviving. A rocket ship beast.

[@someoneyouknow96]

89 one of the most perfect looking bikes ever made. I’ll get one some day.

[@skeeterclovis7163]

Agreed and hope to one day own one this nice as well

[@FlyingCanoe]

can't be that expensive being a 1989

[@someoneyouknow96]

@@FlyingCanoe id just like an 89. Doesnt need to be a 500. But 500s are going for a grip right now. Minimum 4k.

[@FlyingCanoe]

@@someoneyouknow96 sheesh

[@someoneyouknow96]

@Devin Reavis You need to learn reading comprehension man. You sound like a dee dee dee.

[@onexwright9482]

Friggin’ money…awesome rider…no number plates…mike drop at the end…2stroke money! Nice work!

[@nb5316]

What a hell of a Ryder WOW 😮

[@jamieallen2126]

Best sounding idle I have heard in years!!!!

[@quintinlindsey7967]

88 and 89 are the best looking years for Honda imo. I absolutely love these older Hondas!!!!

[@JohnThompson-im2jf]

Great year89. Nasty bike

[@blaketindle4703]

Badass Bike! I’ve been planning to get an old CR 250 but after watching your CR 500 videos I think I’m gonna have to go all the way and get a 500 lol

[@weekendwarriorsmx]

You should!

[@goodmantruth8185]

I love you guys, and ladies. Who ever it is at the team who made this masterpiece video. Extra super turbo charged Buddha thanks, for not putting any music over the the real music of the engine. 100% Sound orgasm!!! It's made my day!!! Thanks again!!! 🙏

[@russellhelms2835]

😂that’s some funny shit right there! I’m thinking you liked it…lol

[@Time-traveller777]

I love the sound of the CR two stroke.

[@russellhelms2835]

They do have such a nice crispy sound! Great bikes

[@Reddoguk]

I had a go of a CR500 1988 and it made my arms 2 inches longer, true story.

[@opoxious1592]

The best looking CR500 ever build. I have been blessed to own one.

[@Odder-Being]

Ah the late 80's pinnacle of beautiful design and power&torque to go with. Can't get any better and it didn't.

[@grahamcox8385]

Love the cr500 and cool stuff how you hold it wide open in the whoops with the front wheel off the ground, yee ha dude 🏍️👍😊

[@marcusulbrich7356]

Ich ɓewundere die Fahrer immer auf tiefste, das sind wahre Motorrad Künstler!

[@DJDOUBLE077]

Beautiful bike...the sound and smell I want to wake up to every morning. 2 stroke 4 life! 💯

[@speckitis]

I had a Marine Corps buddy who had a new '89 CR500 back then. He didn't believe in suspension preload (thought it was a waste of travel) and dialed all of it out of his shock. He was essentially riding a pogo stick. I was behind him on my XR600R when he hit a pebble. What unfolded next looked like something out of a Bugs Bunny cartoon. He turned into a moving dust cloud with an arm, a leg, a wheel, occasionally popping out of said dust cloud. It was hilarious! He became a believer in preload. It renewed my faith as well.

[@AlabamaTree]

Good to see one of these beasts again… Back in the day (around 1991/92 we had a CR500 and a CR125. Both amazing and great fun!

[@TNTMOTO]

Very nice riding. Just finished my full 89 CR500 restore.

[@yesicaelizondo7635]

Hv

[@richardrich8010]

It sounded really healthy and you rode it like you stole it kudos 👍👍👍

[@StuCopeland-b3c]

That's great and what an awesome backdrop.

[@nzmeateater]

Every man should have one.

[@BKrystall]

That was almost the same bike that Robbie knievel was riding at ceasars palace in Las Vegas. Rest in peace robbie knievel. Hopefully the legacy will live on. The cr500 is a beast.

[@dand3975]

At one point Robbie's Surgeon owned the Caesars Palace jump bike. Would be interesting to know how many Cr 500's Robbie owned? I estimate 6 to 7. He never was sponsored by Honda, the reason the Honda graphics were removed. Most of the jumps he did in the early 90's were on 91 Cr's with white fenders, side covers and number plates.

[@bigshowdownunder8969]

Awesome bike , I've got an 87 cr 500 I've been slowly restoring for a few years should be as tidy I hope ...I'm old an bought up on 2 strokes , any old skool 2 stroke big bore rider will say "" frankly my dear ; I don't give a damn if your new bike handles better...don't care in the slightest , not interested...those big bore 2 strokes that torque , smell and noise is highly addictive...

[@theq-1]

Thats the best looking, sounding and ridden 500 ive ever seen 😎

[@Mr.CJohnson]

Bad Ass Guys....I had a 1989 CR80R when I was a kid back in the early 90's.

[@majorlee1]

Beautiful! Sounds so good. Best looking year in my opinion. Blood red frame. I just finished restoring one. Video on my channel. 😎💪

[@ioanngeo006]

CR 500..the best Moto Cross bike ever.

[@Mr10usdad]

Beautiful bike! Great riding!

[@weekendwarriorsmx]

Thank you! Work of art!

[@alfredoluisbaute1579]

Buen piloto y buena maquina japonesa ...los dos tiempos suenan muy bonitas mejores ..

[@bones6173]

Only set back is they were so soft hard to get it I line when she was loaded im 52 and this brings me back. Did you see the rear fender on start up every time that piston fired it would flex some serious nuts

[@jacksonjack9458]

Ont voit les professionnels de becane. 👍😉

[@F3502000]

Had an '89 CR 125 and loved that bike. Best looking year IMO.

[@billblogs8206]

I had the same bike, wish I had never sold it!

[@lance4217]

That’s 1 Gorgeous Trench Digger………..

[@greensocks4507]

That's a nice old girl. Got an '01 in my shed. Zero hours. Keep up the good work my friends

[@weekendwarriorsmx]

Oh man what a gem! Don’t sell it

[@josephferry8591]

Not even hitting the powerband NICE. (Some nuts, I'll say that) .

[@davidwagner8776]

that’s a lot of bike folks. i had RM 500 in 1983. sure wish i held on to it.

[@andrebuck7790]

BEAST

[@brianchurchil9200]

Awesome... Totally awesome!

[@estebanod]

I’m not a fan of 2 strokes, but old MX bikes like the CR500 have a special place in my heart

[@The_Trinity_Effect]

Old School Flexin on the god father of 2 strokes 💪

[@lord3575]

My dream bike 😥😀 one day one day a 89 cr 500 awsomeness right here

[@jadejeffrey4886]

Sexiest dirt bike still till this day. Something about the 89 CR500. A mate had one when i was younger & he let me ride it out the river flats one day. That was 27 years ago & i'm still shaking😂😂

[@daviddougher8637]

1988 and 89 were my favorite years of the Cr.....Blood red color scheme.....

[@brandoncoventry8546]

I wouldn't change a thing on that bike she really is perfect!

[@rodgercostello9814]

Still looks Good and fast for 30+ yrs old, Great riding also

[@BlackRat-vw9jv]

There was a comparrison video between two strokes and four stroke mx bikes, the two strokes were quicker.

[@hankschrader149]

Vibration is an understatement on these beasts

[@russellhelms2835]

True, but regular checking & general maintenance…rewards you with great times & much fun! There’s nothing like the 2-stroke 500’s. So much fun to ride😁

[@lead5s]

most bad ass bike ever

[@frostydog03]

I still regret selling my CR500. It was a great trail bike. Never ran out of power even at timberline. And it was light enough that it wasn't too hard to get out from under it when it fell on you😁 It would make a great super moto

[@stevenlefebvre2991]

Absolutely beautiful bike and you did a fantastic rip.

[@matteo_syd7271]

It won't be beautiful for long if he's riding like that in a place like that.. Normal people don't thrash bikes like that

[@russellhelms2835]

Yep! He rode the crap outta that CR! Great job man💪excellent riding!

[@nicholaschriss1706]

No real change to that bike for it's 13 years of production, only slight suspension tweaks valving etc and graphics/livery....Legend!

[@jeffsongs9194]

Beautiful

[@giuseppemaenza9255]

Perfect 2stroke 500 bike 👌😳

[@dr.hugog.hackenbush9443]

From the factory, the '89 suspension was nightmare fuel. The suspension components ate themselves and would gall. A suspension upgrade is pretty much mandatory. It makes the difference between enjoying a ride and surviving a ride.

[@weekendwarriorsmx]

Very well put. If you watch the other videos on the other 89 on my channel you can see the difference.

[@dr.hugog.hackenbush9443]

@@weekendwarriorsmx Even though they put good forks on it in '96, I still had mine revalved and resprung (Gold Valve and heaviest springs). Best investment aside from my oversize front brake. Would like to get an Ohlins shock on it eventually.

[@charleswinters7129]

The forks were trapping oil and air with the cones at the top of the forks. This created a mid stroke harshness. Showa also used a little more low speed compression which made suspension feel a little harsher. I was one of those test rides for Showa in 89. I got to try out many different top cones with different shapes holes in an 89 500. I didn’t think the rear was bad. Ever couple of weeks I would get a new box from Sudco, the American arm of Showa with a note from Jake Thompson. The 89 was a lot of fun to ride when the forks were fixed.

[@Von_Len]

Actually my 89 suspension isn’t bad compared to my 2001. And compared to what the 88 had it was a step forward for sure.

[@redroostermcmlxxl]

Stunning bike

[@THETURZO]

1989 and better than many of new bikes

[@weekendwarriorsmx]

Haha! Gets more chicks too

[@jacksonjack9458]

Good run good biles 😊🎉❤

[@7080nik]

Totally beautiful baddass bike!!!

[@markbirkemeyer7821]

The cr500r is the greatest motocross bike all time

[@AT2021Rocker]

Used to race the cr500 and it was amazing!

[@rosscozad8206]

I love this bike

[@dynaordie8083]

Insanity pure

[@MichaelHersh-e5r]

Had an '89 CR 125. Best looking year Honda produced IMO. 👍

[@QSpeaks]

Road it like a beast!!!

[@Townchild1]

❤What a clear Sound. 😮

[@Youngpapi]

Stupid fast 🔥

[@drive9997]

And you rode it excellent

[@weekendwarriorsmx]

Thank you!

[@2bad4you84]

Love it❤ Old school Bad Boys Toys😊😊😊😊

[@KensGarage1]

Nice video on a monster dirt bike.

[@weekendwarriorsmx]

Thank you so much. Hope you check more of my content on these bad boys!

[@socalsand86]

The ending of the video was perfect!!!

[@weekendwarriorsmx]

It’s the little details 🫡

[@Pompomgrenade]

Wow!. It's not common to see somebody ringing one of those out!! 💩 Raw display of skill 🏁

[@weekendwarriorsmx]

Thank you! Tons more of 500 content on the channel!

[@larrydowling]

this guy can ride wow ,best ever

[@devinfraser9795]

Dream bike .

[@RollForever88]

That bike sounds absolutely ludicrous 😂. Props my guy

[@alfredoluisbaute1579]

Una maravilla de máquina japonesa....

[@lw3918]

I had an '84 that I restored. Last of the air hammers. Fun bike.

[@diegosurfeliz8167]

Conozco y me gustan como suenan los motores 2 tiempos pero el del CR500 da miedo.🔥

[@jasonwilliams4472]

nice bit of riding keep it up

[@firsttitlegaming3156]

Nice looking CR

[@HarryCallahan-tf3qr]

I used to own a 1989 CR250 in 1992 lovely bike but the Problem was the Power Valve used to Clog up over time!

[@Bitznbytes555]

has to be the mintist cr500 ive ever seen

[@snkneo-geo933]

I had a 1989 CR250 and a 1995 CR500 👌

[@hoffmiermp]

I had a '91 and she was/is a ripper, awesome duner.

[@dannymostarac1799]

Cr 500❤

[@christianbenedict5136]

That was awesome

[@guttersnipe3246]

Fantastic bike and a cool rider respect

[@a2wtommy]

Completely Bad Ass!

[@MOTOBRANDON]

What an amazing machine in capable hands! Damn

[@fletch88zz]

Glorious. Stay on the power and the front wheel is used for balance not steering.

[@williamfabiano543]

Kicked some ass

[@DirtBikeFinger]

Awesome

[@jasonsnyder8341]

Lots of great memories at this track.

[@turbomecca5709]

Nice vid, nice sounds!