Yamaha YZM500 TWO STROKE TEST

#motocross #sports #dirtbike #outdoors
We ride the YZM 500cc TWO STROKE BEAST on a rough track in Southern California with Carson Brown on the handlebars. We were bummed to hear that the 2024 Fasthouse Two-Stroke Championship was postponed. We were pleased to have to opportunity to spend some time with defending champion Carson Brown, though. We got to spend a couple of days with him and his Yamaha/BRC 500. This bike has a ton of custom parts and with Carson at the controls you know its going to be pure chaos. Sit back and enjoy a special video from the Dirt Bike Magazine Crew! Turn up the volume!
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[@rocketfishx3474]

I can't believe the commitment to slam at that speed across such rough terrain. The bike was swapping back and forth and he kept it pinned. Brutal

[@daverupes7022]

Idk if anyone looks like they have more fun on a bike than Carson Brown! Love watching him rip anything he gets on !

[@motofunk1]

You should have seen Danny Hamel.

[@LBrawn]

Patrick Star has more fun...I think.

[@johntomasik1555]

I'd have more fun.

[@jackreacher2095]

You should check out his ERA series 😃

[@jeffa.8976]

It's so satisfying to watch Carson ride a two stroke.

[@JohnTaylor-zl4tjr]

I'm probably showing my age here but to me there's nothing like a well fettled 2 stroke at full noise, off road or on. This is one extremely well ridden bike 👍🤪

[@kevinmartin7354]

Carson riding that monster like its a 125. Amazing.

[@thejourneyretold]

Carson Brown is the most savage 2 stroke rider - and such a nice guy when you meet him too! Plus he could beat most people in a shopping cart...this 500 is going to be an absolute weapon out there!

[@ericmiller5559]

That thing Rips!

[@DirtBikeMagazine]

Thanks for checking it out!

[@MtnHound]

If you listen closely, I think you can hear the berms crying out in pain.

[@benjaminwilliams3568]

RIGHT????😂😂😂😂😂 Serious Torque from that awesome bike. Wow.

[@jamesoso259]

If you listen closely you can hear how gay that comment was

[@HairryBushjr]

@@jamesoso259 why so negative ? It was a funny comment

[@jamesoso259]

@@HairryBushjrI thought mine was funny also lol don’t take things so serious lol you don’t have to let words hurt you feelings so easily

[@jeffdacey4673]

Jamesoso259. If everyone listens closely you can hear how big of a Karen you are and that it must be that time of the month for you. Time to plug that thing and take something for the cramps

[@henrybobswillikers]

That was me and my friends out in the mojave desert when we were 18 but we were on Honda CR 500's.....great times.

[@ThePeavey23]

I can hear the Epa crying and I love it

[@mikehudg2209]

That yz 500 and Carson are beasts - made for each other. - Carson rips on everything - pity the tracks he destroys

[@2pist]

I love how "fat" a big 2 stroke sounds.

[@joswenbaquial1973]

He’s crazy on 2strokes. He’s always on the gas. Love the sound

[@dennyliegerot4021]

Bike sounds fantastic...clean yet meaty!

[@niejelcruz4517]

WOW! Awesome riding skills by Carlson Brown👍

[@rollypollyraviolli4474]

Bro really said "cone pipe from Hinge." Those guys deserve more respect than that, they build badass pipes by hand and they're beautiful! Guys outta Canada still rocking the old school method. It is HYGGE, pronounced "Hoo-guh," a Danish word meaning "comfy and content."

[@DirtBikeMagazine]

Sorry to upset you about how we pronounce it

[@benjaminwilliams3568]

OMG I had a orgasim watching that 500 rip up the ground. What an awesome torque monster. The rider must have had to really put in saddle time to truly understand that bikes power curves and handling. He is very good. The front suspension seems perfectly dialed, the rear suspension seems to softly tweaked. That Yamaha bike is going to give Honda KTM Kawasaki and Gas Gas a hard run for their money. Great Damn vid. Thank you❤❤❤❤

[@jamlee344]

Sounds Phat!

[@LeeTillbury]

Would have looked bitchin' in red and white YZM replica colors.

[@LBrawn]

Yes the Red/white was the best color combo no contest.

[@no-namecrown5510]

I highly recommend the Smart Carb. I recently installed a 38mm Smart Carb on my 96 KX250. I won't have anything else. Idles sweet when cold. No flat spot either. No jetting needed.

[@SuperJoziks]

500 2T💕

[@user-sg5ws7zw5h]

I can't wait to see Carson rip that bike

[@ccsmooth55]

Damn that bike is sweet. It sounds a little deeper than a 250 but to be honest, not by much. It sounds so clean!

[@duanehewitt5340]

Hell, yeah, Carson just blowing up Those Berms on that 500 bike looks Beautiful. Two strokes for live stay on the gas!🤘✊️

[@thunderbembo3406]

this is beast..so wild man. that power isn't a joke.

[@Muffin_Masher]

Respect! to that transmission and clutch

[@Duken4evr29]

Wow. Carson is an animal. He had his 500's throttle pinned and it fully on the pipe and ripping more in this short video than I had my 500's throttle pinned and ripping on the pipe during my 8 years of ownership, which included plenty of D37 off road racing 😂

[@visonary8942]

I can't wait to RIDE one of these,,💖🏁🙌🏁

[@jamesoso259]

You wont

[@najeenajee7972]

That redbull helmet needs him😂😂

[@shmirdonkin]

Dude is ripping

[@Jagd_Adventures]

That’s a whole lotta braaap!

[@justinlusk1280]

Best sound in the world!

[@MDY-hjy845]

He did start out with a KTM which it already had fuel injection. But he change that out to a different setup Because it was not getting its Max potential so they put a different fuel injection system in. and to get the most out of it they brought it over to Scotland. there was a guy over there that had a special tuner, he worked with that bike getting a lot more horsepower out of it. That bike they call Kong is something really special. I don't know if the bikes that Kaplan cycle built could keep up with it. I would love to see a race with all of them. I know he had more than one professional racer race that bike against the pros. And nobody has beaten that bike yet.😊

[@SPENJERE]

Nice and crisp ...

[@AutospeciLvAkumulatori]

LOOK CLOSER! REAR SWINGARM IS FROM YZ450F 2009 AND LINKAGE IS YZ250F.

[@brucecox6085]

i have to wonder.....arm pump 🤣

[@johntomasik1555]

1:39 I'm 61, I don't take the little blue pill, but I just went from 6 to midnight.

[@garyhoward2490]

67 here...same! 👍👍👍

[@andrewmarshall360]

My bro in law had a 73 sc500 , while we were bbqing

[@michaeldill7620]

So internal gearing is stock? Front and rear sprocket sizes? Also how’s that bottom end gonna hold up?

[@DisasterTheoryX]

Considering its the same basic material as the 450 components are made with that shouldn't be an issue.

[@ryanboytim896]

He needs to address that clutch cable wearing into the radiator hose. Its already chaffing it

[@jimpanzer07]

Looks like a 450 killer!

[@deibidquesada2406]

my dream bike😔🏍💙

[@wayno23]

I often wonder with these 500 kits how does the 250 clutch & gearbox survive.

[@andrewacton5885]

They say it doesn't slip. Although I'm sure the bearings probably have a shorter service life and the baskets gonna groove out faster if it's just aluminum

[@anthonydillow8024]

I don't think he has to change gears much lol

[@บ่าวคำม่วนเมืองลาว]

❤❤❤

[@zackk695]

What’s a BRC motor?

[@garyhoward2490]

So Cool!! He rips it, and it sounds great...as an old 2T rider. Call me crazy...but the sound.. at idle...is kinda blurbbering... like a funny car....waiting for throttle....just me?.....

[@michelungapen7928]

❤❤❤❤❤❤❤

[@someoneyouknow96]

Hinge cone pipe? Never saw a N in hygge pipes.

[@johnmcquillan733]

Could have been worse,,,, Nygge pipes?? 😂

[@someoneyouknow96]

@@johnmcquillan733 fact

[@grahamobrienverynicex9804]

Lovaly bike

[@n.elliott9122]

The best sound in the world! Only one crticizm and that is the motor costing $900 more than a brand new 5.7 Hemi crate engine from Mopar Performance. Beautiful bike, nonetheless.

[@douglaslambert579]

Hard to beat the sound of a big bore 2 stroke

[@jagstax7746]

How much power does it make?

[@OGLD]

All of it

[@jaymontgomery3330]

Enough to smoke a 450 4 stroke.

[@motoxray]

Enough.

[@TWITCH772]

where is this turn track?

[@othgmark1]

Looks like Victorville, Apple Valley area.

[@nastysoda9212]

how does it sound just like a 250cc? wtf

[@andrewmarshall360]

Beans ,rice and cheese con jalapeño por favor.

[@joshreed7983]

Carson Brown Daker 2024

[@RodgerB13]

I know it's counterbalanced, but that sound makes my hands and feet numb! Oh, and blurry vision!!

[@baby-sharkgto4902]

Carson can throw that 500 around better than most people can a 125. That bike needs to smoke a cigarette when he's done with it 🤣🤣🤣

[@DirtBikeMagazine]

AHHAHAHAHHAHAHAHAHA FACTS

[@user-jp2ci8um5z]

Võ xe sai bao nhiêu vậy bạn

[@user-gh2cz4rv7d]

❤❤❤🎉❤❤❤

[@jebediahnightlinger6357]

I would be afraid of Carson riding my bike...he would give it back and it wouldn't have any soul.

[@tomnekuda3818]

He's riding that 500 like it was a 125.

[@MDY-hjy845]

I'd like to see you race that bike against the dirt bike they call YZilla, that laser 999 built. That 500 is carbureted also. Then you can test your luck against Kong. That's the fuel injected bike they built. And if you want to test that bike, call and talk to Kaplan senior from Kaplan cycles. He built some top-notch CR500s. race it against Kaplan cycles CR500s. The one he built for his son to race has nothing but the best of the best parts. The CR500 that he built for himself is putting out 60 horsepower at the rear wheel. Now if you Put that bike against any of these dirt bikes, then you'll know what you really have.

[@DennisMerwood-xk8wp]

A stock Kawi KX500 will eat these Hondas. Much better woods and desert bikes too boot!

[@ryanclucas919]

Good Canadian company.

[@josemarie4429]

French pilote Jackie vimond 500 yzm 1988

[@mikelyon5595]

Somebody is really fast, or is the tape is sped up?

[@BradenPaull]

Nope, that’s just Carson brown he is very fast.

[@dr.hugog.hackenbush9443]

The bike Yamaha should have built. In 1987.

[@crispincurtis8585]

They had a WR500 a couple years after that,, liquid cooled 89 or 90 maybe

[@othgmark1]

Wr500 was not liquid cooled. They built a bike for the USGP in a yz250 frame for use at Hollister Hills for Broc Glover. It noticeably slowed as it got too hot. He might have won that day if it had been liquid cooled

[@andrewmarshall360]

They looked at me and said “ if you can start it you can ride it “ Worst mistake they ever made, mixed up 2 gallons of premium and blendzall 36/1 See you later

[@michaelaudy6415]

Pick a gear and go

[@enoc684040]

this thing can send you to hell and back

[@zackk695]

Why did the 500cc not be the fastest laps times against the 250, or did they? I don’t think they did. Was the 500’s built to much for a human to handle? I know I raced them for 2 years and you need a lot more muscle to handle the bike so that means the bike racers are usually 20lbs heavier which slows them down and also the bike itself is heavier so maybe that added to it. I just happen to notice at motocross de nations that the 250’s would almost always win when in reality if the rider weight is the same a 500 should win. I know in Supercross they were almost useless because that bike was made for high speed motocross

[@DennisMerwood-xk8wp]

Great desert bike. On a motorcross track ~ complete overkill! 99% riders will be faster on a 250 ring ding.

[@dormantmenace]

Who doesn't like a 20g motorcycle lol

[@davidgledhilljr71]

Can you fellas tell us more about the BRC motor? What you think of it? What it is like to ride, motor wise? How does it compare to a 250 or 300, or 450, power wise? Is it fun? How is the power on a track? Is it a wheelie machine? Suspension is obviously a set up issue. Kyb is best in business. Really want to understand what the engine is like. Is the power too much or sweet? Please expand. Thanks for doing 2 Stroke tests. You studs!

[@baddream9668]

It sounds like it is ready for new rings.

[@katiposcotty]

Check out all the Chem trails 😅

[@jinoziniosti5633]

WooHoo!

[@gazwit1603]

Old news uk lazer 999 got there 6months beforehand

[@johnKey-go4gq]

😂tidak ada yang ingin di Australia tengah kepinggir dikitpun,.. Berikut Amerika, .. Menandakan KALIAN TAU SAYA FAHAM.. TERLEBIH TIMUR GERSANG SANAH 😇😇🙃

[@deandee8082]

what kinda of stroke does this bike have sounds under to me? is that why the honder has its way with this bike or wth? ahh, its not real 500 . . . got it

[@alankelter9416]

Not impressed in the least. Its not a contest of looks cool its function. For the cost of bike and 8000 for brc engine then finishing product. The bang for price is extreamly absent. Not only that im certian you could start with a mid 80s 500 keep the factory engine and frame and build somthing equally as fast if not faster for the money. Since when did better not include the price tag? Dont get me wrong bike looks good and is probably fun just not practical. Just tired of seeing these conversation bike all over, makes me realise how few actual 500 riders their are anymore.

[@johndepperschmidt8984]

Put a WAY smaller rear sprocket on that thing and quit riding it like a 125..

[@sellyyyy2917]

Yeah cause I’m sure you can show Carson brown how to ride that bike😂

[@johndepperschmidt8984]

@@sellyyyy2917 he’s shifting 3 times coming out of corners. Let me know when he gets a pro podium.

[@sellyyyy2917]

@@johndepperschmidt8984 now I’ve never ridden a 500 but from what I’ve seen, I’m pretty sure that’s how 500’s are ridden lol. Low in the powerband cause you end up on your back in you trying to rev it out. I’m not saying you’re right or wrong, all I’m saying is the dudes the reigning world 2 stroke champ for a reason and I sure as hell am not gonna be the one to tell him how he should or shouldn’t ride a dirtbike😂

[@baby-sharkgto4902]

bruh

[@othgmark1]

​@@johndepperschmidt8984you cannot count shifts buddy. He rides it like a 500 he is not revving it out but is riding the torque curve not peak horsepower. I have ridden 500's and been to multiple 500 Grand Prix before the class was eliminated.

[@geraldstephens8791]

Dear content creator: take a class in writing, maybe at your local community college. Answer basic questions, like- comparison to the cr500, costs involved, hill climb ability, KTM 300 comparison, etc. Just droning around someones impromptu test track for hours on end is boring and lazy. Maybe take your job seriously and appreciate the good luck you have in doing something most of us could only dream of.

[@baby-sharkgto4902]

weirdo

[@DennisMerwood-xk8wp]

@@baby-sharkgto4902 Gerald is correct. This terrain is pathetic! Hardly a test for this bike!

[@pepepepito7824]

chemtrail everywhere

[@rcuniversespeed9447]

As someone who has five big bore two strokes this is one of the most worthless tests I’ve ever watched in my life. It’s a motor mod that was done to this bike yet again, and again, I searched and search for some actual detailed review of the actual motor performance of the bike, the hit the power band luck, ability, the rev ability how it compares maybe the other open class bikes that some of the testers have written how are compares to a 250 asked was just I’m sorry complete shit learn how to actually test the bike. Explain since the focus is on the 500 modification we don’t give a shit about the chassis that’s a YZ 250 chassis not important. Tell me about the goddamn motor stupid snowflakes kit reason right or explain diddly. I miss the old magazines in the days when people could form real sentences in string thoughts together in a logical cohesive argument.

[@DirtBikeMagazine]

WOW! Someone is having a bad morning!

[@EMGENT_24]

Nice bike and CHEM TRAILS above your heads..........

[@jinoziniosti5633]

IF they would just quit the spraying it would truly make America great again..

[@othgmark1]

Water vapor condensing from jets. Contrails nothing more. Very common over the desert.

[@EMGENT_24]

@@othgmark1 Do your homework.....

[@othgmark1]

@@EMGENT_24 yeah sure buddy. Flat Earther too?

[@EMGENT_24]

@@othgmark1 Do your research, go back to sleep little sheep... Not your buddy...