Yamaha XT500 1980 - Hard enduro

Classic Yamaha XT 500 - 1980.
Bike starts with kicking back really bad, so I let her taste some classic hard enduro.
4K as always.
#xt500 #rideandplay

[@Playandride]

50k views 😯😄👍

[@markbennett1237]

Back in the 80's, I had a Suzuki TS400 enduro two stroke. I got so confident in my ability to kick start it, that I decided to do it bare footed once. It rarely kicked back, but that one time it did. Just like in your video. It took a big chunk of skin off the bottom of my foot. I learned my lesson.

[@Playandride]

Ouch 😁. I'll keep my shoes on 🙂

[@redgum78]

I had a TS400 too. It use to kick back and shear the key on the flywheel on a semi regular basis.

[@Stephan..M.]

Tut gut endlich wieder mal ne 500er XT zu sehn. War meine erste Maschine mit 18 (1985). War damals schon ein Klassiker. Wir haben viel Blödsinn damit gemacht und viele Wetten damit gewonnen (Ankicken usw.)! Hab diese Maschine in mein Herz geschlossen und da bleibt sie auch bis ich tot bin!!! Liebe Grüße aus Bayern.

[@redgum78]

Nice Vid! That kickback brings back memories and a tear to the eye!

[@Playandride]

Yeah, tke kickbacks can really by painful 😬. But no kicking back after timing adjustment 👍

[@volksquadman]

Love your XT vids. I won my first ever Enduro trophy on a '76 XT500 in 1985, forever a special memory. Keep the XT memories alive!👍

[@syedasim8640]

That is engineered way ahead of it’s time..

[@volksquadman]

@@syedasim8640 And built to last Syed👍

[@Playandride]

Yeah, it's a great bike :)

[@deborahchesser7375]

@@volksquadman they are tough as nails

[@volksquadman]

@@deborahchesser7375 for sure Deb , it's amazing to think I was embarrassed in 1985 to admit to my mates, Ii- actually owned an Xt500- because they were old bikes back then!, and considered really behind the times!- (I was 21 at the time, young an full of beans and rode a 'cool' plastic Mx bike too) The Xt is built like a tank- but can Go good off road wish I had never sold it!👍

[@michaeldentzer7475]

Had one back in the 80” . To be honest that bike did hit me so hard a few times that I even got afraid to start it😂

[@Playandride]

I know the feeling 😬

[@gerhardholzknechtenduround9053]

Fantastic vid! I love XT´s

[@Playandride]

Thank you sir. You can also check out my xt250 here ;) kzbin.info/www/bejne/f3ypq3xqn5KUsJo

[@patrickwallace6674]

That first start attempt hit me right in the feels. Got a 76 TT500 that was my dads, I still f up the compression stroke sometimes.

[@Playandride]

Scary shit :)

[@isaaclamb1417]

Ah the xt500 won't ever get over how my dad used to take around a forest on one shame it's in the back of shed now

[@DOC-Jake-]

Ride it. That’s hat they need. Lol be a shame not too. I had a Suzuki dr 500.

[@Playandride]

Take her out, wont regret it :)

[@Playandride]

Indeed

[@maxou953]

Magnifique !

[@Playandride]

Danke.

[@tomasgarcia155]

Ese sonido inconfundible 💪💪💪

[@DOC-Jake-]

I had a 81 dr 500. Lol. Loved how hard that pulled ! Yea. Kicked me too. Lol. Had compression release. I bought it & rebuilt top end. Nice bike 4 sure !!

[@Playandride]

Yeah, it's a sweet ride.

[@gladegoodrich2297]

Mounted a rifle holder to the handlebars, strapped on my bow and used it for hunting for years. You wouldent believe some of the places I rode that bike! I never had any issues with kick back when starting? Been in storage for 15 years, still in perfect shape. Maybe this spring I'll fire it up!

[@Playandride]

Started her up yet?

[@kueckisumo2921]

I have some bikes, but my `82 XT 500 is my favorite!

[@Playandride]

Yeah, it's a sweet ride :)

[@whalesong999]

Tsk, tsk, tsk.... . You rush the drill, you gets bit..!! The thumbs up at the end, oh, yeah, that says it good. I had one I picked up rust-seized for $40 and it was a quick fix and on the road to enjoy. Sold it to a dealer, wish sometimes I had it back but impractical now.

[@twin0424]

great video

[@Playandride]

Appreciate it man :)

[@dalehume4134]

Had the same bike and if you used the decompresser she wouldn’t start. Didn’t get the kick up. She’d kick ya. Loved that bike

[@deborahchesser7375]

They can be a handful in the tight stuff as they aren’t particularly light, they are however damn near bulletproof

[@ylleskog]

Impressive riding! :D

[@Playandride]

Tack 🙂

[@twoweeledsoto6072]

"kicking back really bad, so I let her taste some classic hard enduro." Exactly! That's the way they learn.

[@Playandride]

;)

[@mechanicman8687]

Yeah. The ‘82 has automatic comp release. Never ever kick back. Only thing is bad cdi unit that year. Pull like train. Guy didn’t shift out of second gear. Need to hold on tight. Love my ‘82. Will own it till I die. Rocks it’s Supertrap

[@Playandride]

Ok dude.

[@josefkubis6693]

Der beste Motorrad aller Zeiten.

[@jasperdomacena6491]

the tork pulls so hard on these 500cc 4 stroke singles

[@Playandride]

It sure does :)

[@jean-lucvabis2529]

is super

[@Playandride]

Danke

[@KnollNomad]

Ultimate Thumper

[@darkiee69]

Looks like someone forgot about the little inspection window and got punished for it. ;)

[@dirtydave2691]

Two of my friends Dads had TT 500 in the 70's. When we would go riding they would tell us "you can ride it if you can start it". Yep I know about squeezing the decompression lever and kicking until the little silver thing shows on the right side of the head!

[@Yammiiscool]

@emma harrington me too. don`t need any little silver thing!

[@Playandride]

Thats right, was not fun.

[@Playandride]

:)

[@cyrilgondek8516]

Top top fun

[@Playandride]

;)

[@adrianrouse5148]

I like the xt 500 but where we rode it was to heavy. It was a sod to start when it was hot. The dt 175 was better for the tracks we rode. But for gravle roads and road work the xt was good

[@valleyking1774]

that kickback physically hurt me...

[@Playandride]

Yeah, not nice...

[@KevinJohnson-jc9ju]

Just bought my 2nd thumper 77. Torquey tanks

[@Playandride]

Great bikes 🙂

[@parisflor2790]

hab die seit paar tagen, mit 19 im jahr 2022 echt ein Privileg

[@markdearlove8634]

Haha, good edit

[@Playandride]

Thanks :)

[@theonlymadmac4771]

My first real motorcycle was an XT 500 in 1979. I learned to start it with the Kickstarter by hand. It is the easiest big single to start. Don‘t believe the myth of hard men kicking their bikes. Try to kickstart a twinshock KTM 420 twostroke, that is at least a little difficult 😂

[@Playandride]

Ok :)

[@marknolan8052]

Had a Suzuki SP370 that used to kick my leg back occasionally. Wasn't fun!

[@Playandride]

Can imagine.

[@TheThumperxt500]

Still waiting for the hard enduro bit...

[@Playandride]

😁

[@deanhickman9972]

Hard enduro🥱 maybe jarvis wants one🤣🤣

[@Playandride]

I'm sure he does, everyone wants one 🙂

[@jaredfeldman4469]

Do you not have a decompression lever?

[@Playandride]

Yes.

[@user-qx6ob1bt1h]

Это пушка

[@Playandride]

Спасибо

[@paulpride8842]

There's a kick indicator for a reason

[@syedasim8640]

Hahah.. small tiny hole

[@Playandride]

Yes. Forgot. Got PAIN. Thank you for reply.

[@Playandride]

Yes. Tiny.

[@paulpride8842]

Somebody stole my xt 500 and they painted over the indicator and when I finally found my bike in some ones back yard I knocked on there door and the guy limped outside and I knew he was the guy because mine would kick the shit out of you if you didnt use the indicator lol

[@iterminator309]

You mean the wimp indicator, right Paul? If you know you're bike as well as you should, you wouldn't need to look at any marker, you'd know by feeling alone, and you really do get to a point where you can start it first kick every time without looking - assuming you know what you're doing, and the bike isn't out of tune.

[@atusaatusa1892]

I also had a grain of these motorcycles. But the thief won

[@Playandride]

Ok.

[@mechanicman8687]

I want some aluminum wheels!!

[@Playandride]

Ok.

[@johanenglund1910]

This place really looks like a a place in sweden. north of stockholm.

[@kene540]

Mhm, and despite the fuzz it looked like a swedish plate, right?

[@johanenglund1910]

@@kene540 naah, it just looks like a place in rotebro where i grew up

[@Playandride]

;)

[@greaserleo]

I once filled my air intake with butane gas then kicked it over (timing was out). There was a flash bang and small nuclear explosion and my knee whistled past my forehead. It could've killed me. My foot was bruised through the shoe. Never do this.

[@Playandride]

Sound crazy :)

[@patrickdelgado3441]

La clasica caricia de la XT500 por eso unos la adoran y otros la odian

[@Playandride]

;)

[@Owl_Light_Guardian]

you are missing the bash plate

[@Playandride]

Yeah, need to get me some protection 😁

[@blade950]

yes yes :-))) you should be able to click

[@Playandride]

click?

[@reyalba4799]

How much

[@Playandride]

How much what?

[@codenamenoob4973]

Thing pulls like a train

[@Playandride]

And kicks like a mule :)

[@Rob-hx6on]

@@codenamenoob4973 Dave newitt was the go to guy for anything XT, he built some fantastic bikes, sadly, no longer with us.

[@pitbikemechanic7818]

Love the bike mate but personally I've hit harder trails on my pitbike doing 80kphs

[@Playandride]

Ok :)

[@RanchDelivery]

You mean sort of almost enduro maybe on a wet day

[@Playandride]

😄

[@bigboss-yx2tt]

J'ai eu la méme sauf avec un kit 580 cm ( monté et garantie yamaha ) !

[@Playandride]

Nice :)

[@curiosity6747]

I would suspect your stop block is broken if she kicks back in the lowest position. Easy to repair. www.xt500parts.com/kickstarter-anschlagblech-set-oem-vergleichs-nummern-434-15668-00-583-15674-00-363-15686-00.html?___store=kedo_xt_en&___from_store=kedo_xt_de

[@Playandride]

That might be the case. But she only kicks back 1 in 10 tries or so, could that still be the problem? Maybe order these parts when I order the missing side covers from Kedo.

[@curiosity6747]

@@Playandride : The stop block does not prevent the piston to kick back, but it decouples the lever from the shaft. So, in case it kicks back, your lever stays in place in the low position and your foot can remain on it.

[@Playandride]

@@curiosity6747 Ok, thanks for that info.

[@georgecurtis6463]

Why do people not understand how to start one or at least operate the kickstarter ? Jeez, its sooooo damn easy.

[@Playandride]

Ok, can I see you kickstart your XT 500?

[@georgecurtis6463]

@@Playandride sorry, those days are over. I had a tt500 that I rode the hell out off. My picture sitting on it was in a japanese mens magazine back in the 70s. I never had an issue cranking it. Never got a kickback. The way to do it is to tdc it, then push the crank all the way down and hold it there. The ratcheting mechanism will work then and not be able to kick back at you. Try it. I still have my 80s sr500. Unfortunately back in 2000 I was taken out by a truck making a left turn right in front of me. Almost killed me and the wife. Was riding my 96 r1100gs at the time. I'm now a paraplegic or I would show you on my sr.

[@mohamedfassih1924]

جميل

[@Playandride]

: )

[@TheThumperxt500]

XT500 that kicks back is not tuned properly.

[@Playandride]

Correct, efter adjusting timing all problems are gone 👍

[@mcpolaroil3459]

It seems that you don't know how to kick it. The kickstart ( and the leg) must stay at the lowest point while the engine is starting. That's how you avoid nasty kickbacks.

[@Playandride]

Interesting, did not know. Will try it next time.

[@Playandride]

Looking at the video again, i'm shure that would not help a bit. Kicks back right after hitting the lowest point. Lower playback speed if you can't see it.

[@BAPJ]

@@Playandride Mine tends to kick back only if i blip the throttle before kicking it. Try to start her without touching the throttle and see if she still kicks?

[@Playandride]

@@BAPJ Will try that, thanks 👍

[@iterminator309]

@@BAPJ yeah, they do not like that, and either flood or kick at the first sign of throttle. Trick is to kick it so that it snaps out of compression, not into it, that retarded timing (the bike's) causes it to fire before it reaches TDC, and then it kicks back. What I do: Ignition off, full rotation of the engine decomp as needed. After priming, slow kick till it stops due to compression, decompress, ignition on, kick. Easiest way, no kickback, learned that process the hard way... I've got an '80 just like the G in this video, love it.