Trying to Tame the Honda CR500 2 Stroke

Took the legendary 1990 CR500 for another spin and learned a lot about the old beast. This time I sort of knew what to expect compared to the first time, and felt just a little more comfortable on this dinosaur of a bike.
Follow me on Instagram - zachdavis121
Snapchat - zachychan00
Please like and subscribe! Thanks for watching!

[@Hanky_Bannist8r]

Most people don't realize how much work it takes to ride a 500. Everything becomes dangerous if not calculated right. It's almost like it wants to hurt you to prove a point lol

[@about2mount]

True that. I broke many bones over 15 years riding them. I'm a crippled old man now. As this video shows he is taking it very easily which is good. Especially in the turns where most riders are hard throttle and tire spinning to get through a berm. In fact while racing we rarely left second gear. The powerband was wide spread in second but you had to scream them between jumps. Honestly the 500 was too much bike for any track. Taming the beast ! Lol I wasn't a rich kid and had to deal with broken frames, broken foot pegs and once broke the seat under frame in half racing just in front of the rear tire. I always had to settle for buying the used bikes and re building them. The vibration caused many tubing welds to crack out after time. Lol

[@fishboat6244]

Mine maimed everyone who owned it.

[@rtkl13]

Ha ha ha....perfectly said mister ! That bitch will throw ya if you ain't paying attention

[@wadephillips947]

That describes the ride perfectly .on the razors edge the hole time

[@dirtbikedave]

Lol. No doubt. It's like waiting for Mike Tyson to let the bombs drop! Pure violence.

[@damjandumbovic8463]

Everybody gangsta unitil red vibrating two stroke is after you

[@travismoon5290]

With head shake, when in doubt power out....

[@removilmata5377]

Here in Portugal, i tryed the Kx and the Cr and i was shaking completly only for riding it for 5 minutes. At the time i was usualy riding the CBR 900 and thought that with that power i would ride easily those monsters.

[@pgnandt]

Funny how some fold when hearing a big stroker behind them. Right into a ditch.

[@Endo240]

@True Irony I'm 15 and I rode a CR480 and I top out 1st gear and it had so much pull back but it was manageable I guess... The only problem is it had no front brakes so I almost couldn't stop😂

[@Buelr]

Lyndon Tree what do you want the man to do a breakdown on every component while riding lol

[@patmartin2730]

I have an 88 cr500 and it makes the world go blurry whether it's the speed or vibration or both. Guys that raced these for 30minute motos are just mad

[@bryanlettow4389]

I don’t know how they did it

[@lukeiamyofadda]

I had an 88 cr500 for a short time as well. Omg peel back the throttle, time would stand still and the world went blurry, you had arrived at wherever you were going and it was time to hit the brakes. Pins and needles in the arms from the vibration for hours after. Total beast

[@Psychsmoothie]

Gives me arm pump just thinking about it. Havent rode a 500 in a while

[@waifumon1552]

I also have an 88 that was my dads. Things a riot.

[@dirtrider2323]

Loved my 88 , got stolen never to be seen again 😕

[@grymbathym635]

For everyone saying he doesnt go high enought in the rpm, the dude just dont want to die 🥰🧚✨💕

[@tommywallbanger]

Exactly, it's not a 125. Nobody on a 500 is on the pipe.

[@holdenbostocky1998]

Exactly

[@officiallilsideshow]

Yeah. As a guy who owns one. I love going up the revs. But i almost die each time.

[@yetzbiker4995]

He’s actually going high just 500’s doesnt sound like

[@grymbathym635]

@@yetzbiker4995 he could do more thought, he could, but these are hella dangerous (i know a french youtuber riding a ktm 500 two stroke, these 500 can do more rpm for sure)

[@Sbchevy400]

I have owned and rode my 1987 CR500 for 31 years since 1992. Over the years I have shown her respect. But...4 weeks ago she got the best of me. Broke my back in 5 spots. Thank God I am not paralyzed and walking to tell this story and yes I will be back on her hopefully within six months or less. Always have respect for the beast it can never be tamed.

[@guyonthecouch136]

Guns don't kill people, Shovels don't dig ditches

[@lunantix]

I recently got into dirt bikes, I have peppy little 50cc chinese and even that has power, I can't imagine the sheer God like rush it feels to ride the cr500.

[@leeoliver7151]

Mate you are 100 percent right

[@John-ef7xo]

Raced a 87 cr250 what a machine . Can't imagine a 500

[@Bosqueboy]

The scariest thing is that the cr500 isn’t even the fastest the cr500 is the beast but the king is the ark intimidator 700 that thing is delusional it’s not even funny the thing is pure black and litterally is the definition of nightmare but the cr500 is still sick

[@jblob5764]

I like that the 500s never sound like they're more than 10% above idle compared to 125 and 250s

[@jakebradley5357]

J Blob probably cause the track is too small to open her up

[@dr.hugog.hackenbush9443]

Because they aren't. The big CR, especially the older ones, make stupid power right above idle. It'll rev, but youre allready going warp 10, so there really isnt a point to it.

[@SteezySteez2011]

Dr. Hugo G. Hackenbush I’ve always wondered that. Like how in the fuck did people race these on tracks without fouling up plugs? Just stay in 2nd-3rd for 90% of the time? Lol

[@dr.hugog.hackenbush9443]

@@SteezySteez2011 You can start in 3rd at WOT, and pretty nuch just leave it there. 4th is for really fast straights. Ive only had mine in 5th on track only a handful of times, but its nore useful offroad with it. Contrary to populat belief, it does make a good offroad bike.

[@bryanlettow4389]

Because you can lug the hell out of a 500 and you really only use half the power up to like 3rd unless it’s a hill climb or out on the dunes.

[@flagman9000]

Every time I see one of these for sale in the UK the seller always writes in the description 'not for the faint hearted'. A scary beast.

[@specialtymachining]

I rode a 250 Honda 2 stroke in the early 80's. Compared to my 550 4 cyl. that was a fast machine.

[@Jaxoneppleyaviaton]

@@specialtymachining dang bro

[@Yodumeee]

The ones I read said "husband's old bike. He doesn't need it after it killed him"

[@jameskelly3745]

@@specialtymachining even the cr 80 was not to laugh about.

[@fishfire_2999]

Honst sellers

[@johnbecker8481]

There is no taming the 500, just brief periods of survival.💪💪

[@hifi4lyfe406]

dis

[@nicomeier8098]

The metallic sound from the expansion exhaust always gets me - long live 2 stroke!

[@offroadgarden7650]

And long live the beautiful smell.

[@lauraharris2209]

I remember when my dad use to say "if u can start it u can ride it" good times

[@anthonywykes4015]

I had the same said to me by my dad wasn't till I was almost 17 that I actually got it running still the scariest bike I have ever rode

[@speedyd8150]

I was told the same thing and now I'm saying it to my son. It's the circle of life.

[@jjf3934]

my dad had a cr500 I was 11 and asked if I could ride it. He said if I could start it I could ride it lol. I couldn’t start it. He started it up and I was begging to ride it but nope I couldn’t start it so I couldn’t ride it. Probably a good thing I would have killed my self. He sold it a couple months later never got to ride it :(

[@georgeford3514]

We used to pull start them.

[@Praise___YaH]

Guys, Here is our True Savior YaH The Heavenly FATHER (Genesis 1) HIMSELF was Who they Crucified/Pierced for our sins and “HERE IS THE PROOF” From the Ancient Egyptian Semitic: "Yad He Vav He" is what Moshe (Moses) wrote, when Moses asked YaH His Name (Exodus 3) Ancient Egyptian Semitic Direct Translation Yad - "Behold The Hand" He - "Behold the Breath" Vav - "Behold The NAIL"

[@lukeworrell8479]

Is it me or does it seem like that bike is barely trying

[@about2mount]

@@noidontthinksolol Dude the CR 500 turns more rpm's than a 125 or 250 when they scream in the powerband. Casual riding as this video shows is not cutting it. What gave you that idea anyways? Here is a video of several different CR 500's all hitting the powerband. kzbin.info/www/bejne/rZ2Tp5KLgq-Fodk

[@tcmx712]

@@about2mount wtf??? It makes it's peak power at just over 6000rpm. The 250's between 8-9000rpm and the 125's between 11-12000rpm there's no way a cr500 revs more than a 125 that's just plain stupidity

[@Momo-vy4xw]

@@about2mount giving us his knowledge while being jack shit wrong at the same time, way to go

[@peterolley7159]

@Maxime LY she 😂😂😂😂

[@dirtbikedave]

Riding a 500 at the common mortal level is a constant exercise in restraint, always 'waiting' for the right time to open it up. That time just never comes. Lol

[@Art-jl6pt]

you dont tame the cr...it tames you.the vibrations bring you closer to God

[@peabodybuilt7469]

marty Slay this is the best comment I've seen in 18 years😂😂

[@kevintait5564]

The vibrations keep your heart beating lol

[@lukestro2256]

Brent Jones lol

[@michaelharris4651]

Yeah , the red devil awesome machine !

[@Shooter_Mcgavin93]

Lmao 😂

[@DieselNDirt_]

So many boomers are gonna have their mind blown that you managed to kickstart their pit bike on the first kick

[@zachdavis3974]

😂😂I was proud of myself

[@larssmith6780]

Ah yes, the pit bike lol

[@bryanlettow4389]

This a pit bike? Lol do you ride 1000cc 4 strokes on a daily?

[@dhbss4732]

@@bryanlettow4389 it's a joke

[@frankburdodrums8984]

Boomer is a word rich little white jagoffs say. I'd lose that moving forward into your grown up life.

[@Dunstire]

The sound of a 2-stroke crosser is so addictive

[@damon3903]

"I'm gonna take it easy" PROCEDS TO IDLE TO MARS

[@motoprof1441]

When I raced the KX500's in there late 80's-early 90's, I started in third gear and pretty much left it there for most of the race.

[@swully-ol4lx]

there's nothing like a KX 500 in the 80s especially the 86 KX 500,and I know what you mean about them 3rd gear launches off the gate,Beast mode Baby!

[@georgeford3514]

I was always mindful not to get on a 500 anything. I love living and I was pretty stupid so it wouldn't mix well.

[@onedayiwillmakesomecontent]

"I think it's definitely tameable..." That's what the CR500 WANT'S you to think....lol. Then it kills you. 😁

[@KinginAce-YT]

7:10

[@stevehartwell1861]

Rips your arms off, hands them back to you and asks for a talented rider.

[@luckyPiston]

Big part of it is gettin it ta hook up, if it's hooked THEN you're in for a ride !

[@infinitevelocity2.0]

yeah, sorry - there is no taming a CR500

[@rickwaldron4255]

​@@infinitevelocity2.0 bullshit I.tamed 2 you need the right.rider for.the right bike

[@derekshirley2882]

Torque monster! First time I rode one was such an experience. Instant tunnel vision when wailed on.

[@100GTAGUY]

Derek Shirley that's how it felt when I jumped up from a 60cc engine straight to a 250cc, I could only imagine how much beefier the 500 would be compared to how I first reacted to my 250's torque and acceleration. First day I rode the 250 I looped it into a whiskey throttle double backflip on level ground because I definitely got major tunnel vision when I snapped the throttle wide open for the first time after babying into the top end for about ten minutes. Mind you the bike had ripped itself out of my hands before it decided it wanted to do some flips and ghost ride like 20 more feet and finally fall over lmao. I think a 500 would kill me...

[@doctorTF_2]

yeah but why did i not feel anything when my dad did 160 km/h on a vtr 1000?

[@joecobb7153]

@@doctorTF_2 There is a saying dirtbikes feel faster than they are and street bikes are faster than they feel!

[@Robin_Polarstern]

I have ridden a cr500 for 2 years in 2008-2010 ! This was the best time of my life and the most powerful I’ve ever driven. Nothing can stop a cr 500 2 Strock. I miss this times :(

[@rickwaldron4255]

94 was the best

[@bctiger575]

2-Strokes are monsters and you can’t beat that smell 👌🏻

[@carterfletcher171]

The only thing I have against 2-strokes is the higher pitched sounds they make

[@jprme7588]

@@carterfletcher171 Yeah I don't like the sound plus how much they shake

[@DAZUNIVERSALINDUSTREIS]

@@carterfletcher171 the sound is probably the best part I love hearing it scream

[@joshscoot2231]

@@jprme7588 tf u mean u don’t like the sound i used to hate the sound too and now i love it and I don even own a two stroke

[@joshscoot2231]

@@carterfletcher171 bru its a two stroke what do u expect and they sound amazing way louder than a four stroke it almost seems like u have never heard one in person

[@yousus2121]

"Alright, let's finish this lap up, and go in before I die." I laughed so hard I choked on my salsa. I've ridden a 500, they are shitty powerful beasts.

[@renanmagnol5944]

4:10 even the GoPro held her breath

[@boinman6799]

Now we need to see Ronnie Mac on this thing 😂 SCREAMIN EAGLE 2.0!!!!

[@willgarver4469]

Bo Inman 💀

[@CyrusFisher619]

Screechin eagle

[@chocoman6385]

Definitely

[@cinderbite]

No cap, Ronnie got a 500!!!!!

[@boinman6799]

@@cinderbite yeah I just saw that vid yesterday!!! I’m stoked

[@KuntryBoyCitySlick]

I honestly believe this is where my shoulder arthritis came from. These would just snatch your arms right off your body if you wasn’t ready and experienced

[@TheDoozie43]

I’ll always cherish my shin scars from kicking over and soiled britches from riding my old 500 years ago! Memories. Respect that bike son.

[@caseydecocker1]

I just love reading the comments from all the pros

[@friedmarsbar_]

Mad Max he’s taking the piss man 😂

[@tz177]

Kerry Long stfu

[@robertrishel3685]

I remember riding 500’s back in the 80’s. I didn’t do it much, but the formula was = Brake....Turn (carefully!).... PULL TRIGGER. Repeat👍😂 It was invariably terrifying for a 145 lbs rider.

[@danielbainbridge8485]

Nothing cooler than cruising in 5th and pulling wheelies. 👍🏻

[@crsracing1313]

I rode one of those one time before on a road. I love speed but gosh… those things are stupid fast. You can’t even plant the throttle till your in 5th goin 50 or it’ll just stand up. Mad respect.

[@bamawewin3565]

Thanks for sharing. My hare scramble racing buddy back in the day bought one out of the crate. First ride broke his tail bone after healing he won several races which still surprises me to this day. A CR500 can beat a street bike within 3 telephone poles, won several dollars on those bets.

[@CS_247]

I love how they just idle around little motox tracks. Go throw the thing at some dunes and a beach, that is where those big old smokers shine. Miss my IT 490 every day....

[@SoulDaddy33]

Yeah, it was bored stiff on that track.

[@razumikhinjones6283]

Who else was smiling ear to ear for he whole ride?? :D

[@vetten76]

Great video. I’ve owned 2 CR500’s. They made the best trail bikes. At 200 lbs, I need a big bore. They eat up the incredible Mexican trails. My 500’s were dead reliable. The secret to a one kick start when cold, is to rock it back and forth in first gear. Then, like in this video, find the compression stroke. Boom one kick every time. You did really well on that track. Looked like fun.

[@missinglinq]

Nothing will ever sound as badass as a 2-stroke 500cc motorcycle.

[@vikingrobot4179]

My older friend was a moto racer on one back in the 80’s. Me and all my friends from school would go watch him on this nice track he built on and near the power Lines behind our neighborhood. That dude was always in the power band and could make that thing scream. I’ve never seen anyone ride or jump one like this guy could. His name was John Carts.

[@sansdecorum4600]

I remember focusing on having it pointed in a direction I really wanted to go before grabbing a handful of throttle. A bit crude by today's metrics, especially with respect to chassis and suspension; but damn, what a beast of an engine! An honest, eyeball flattening, temporary cure for nearsightedness.

[@jase1911]

Need that motor in a current bike 🤣

[@hamiam2243]

Good bike for sand dunes, for motocross you had to be able hang onto them super fast , one of the Most powerful production vehicles ever built.

[@garymeinen3663]

You'll know that you've "tamed" that beast, when you can keep it "on pipe" in the power band and not lugging the motor half the time. You're used to riding a 4 stroke my friend.

[@lucashko69]

Its fking 500 what do you expect😂

[@andrewhopkins1484]

I wouldn't ever say a it's possible to tame a cr500. You actually have to tame yourself. My friend had one that was bored 30 over and I rode it once. It was the most brutal power band you could imagine. And I give you props for being able to ride that heavy monster so well

[@talyahr3302]

"Oh my God this thing vibrates look at it shake" *revs engine so it tickles his pickle* 0:50

[@user-sp8eb6iz7f]

Never seen god and tickle the pickle in the same sentence... I like it.

[@Thesocialgarage]

The angry chainsaw 😍😍. I can't stand the new 4 Strokes! Late 90s CR any day!

[@KatoJari]

i love the smell of mixed fuel in the morning

[@richardkey4289]

Maxima ' super m' 50:1 , smells so good

[@crustydownunder]

I used to ride a YZ 490 back in the day. 500's really only shine in top end and have way more bottom end torque, great for steep hill climbing. They're not really faster than a 250 2stroke up until the 250 is flat-out, then the 500 shines. I notice you put your foot out when cornering, you shouldn't do it (lots of reasons). Keep your feet hard on the pegs, grip the tank with your knees and shift your weight about (when needed) and you'll hit those corners way faster. To be honest, you should be sideways and almost on the rear tire around those sweeping corners. I used to ride in sand and mud and loose gravel and never found the need to put my foot out. Also, learn to sit back over the rear tire as much as you can. These bikes work best when ridden on the rear wheel. Anyway, great fun to see you having a go. Keep it up.

[@raley-8469]

I don’t really think he’s going for faster he’s just trying not to go down

[@cruxfrl7370]

I’m rewatching this vid after 2 years and it’s still so hyper

[@hectorherbert6585]

I used to drive mine with street tires on countryside back roads ,lots of crazy memories with friends ,we were the jackals of our small town..we had gazoline cans hidden in bushes a key points of our entire day rides..

[@cammacgregor9354]

You're gonna love it even more when you learn to keep it in the powerband...it's almost scary :-)

[@SoulDaddy33]

Almost???

[@randyfranks2853]

He never opened it up. Lol

[@adamski4199]

@@randyfranks2853 no shit this is a mx track not some straight gravel road or dunes

[@gabiramidi]

ALMOST???

[@chrisstephens6194]

I love these long US tracks. Really gives you a chance to use the larger bikes. Nothing like this in the UK

[@timneaves519]

Just imagine how fast that bike would go if he ever got in the Powerband😳

[@TonyC419]

They are like sitting on a time machine lol

[@Bosqueboy]

everyone keep talkin about how powerful the cr500 which it is extremely powerful but there one even more powerful which is just unexplainable it’s the ark intimidator 700

[@yangsrealm2536]

500 two strokes are just pure savage. No apologies or forgiveness, just pure machine that wants to be ridden fast and loud, while embarrassing every other displacement size while doing so...

[@bluewolf5925]

I bought a 92 cr 500 from the show room floor. I never understand why everyone who rides one of these bikes today is blown away. I loved that bike. It was fast as hell. Hard to keep the front down. I remember that cr480 was a real beast. So was the yz400. The cr500 was hard to start, nothing compared to that cr480. That was what we had back then. That head shake was normal. We just rode the hell out of them. Most of them are still going. Tribute to 2 stroke engineering.

[@nostradumbass4984]

This really brought back memories and a smile to my face :) Man, I miss my CR. I let 2 friends ride my CR. The one guy crashed and fucked up his knee pretty badly, the other one pushed it back after half a lap and said "no thanks!" :) Good times!

[@charalamposonoufrios4277]

2T for ever man!!!

[@toddjacobs5660]

Unless you have ridden a 500 2 stroke for awhile, it takes some getting use to, seperates the boys from the men thats for sure ...

[@PapaWheelie1]

It will also separate you from what makes you a man if your not careful lol

[@Brykk]

Another one of those experiences you cant explain to someone else. They are legendary bikes for a reason.

[@wisdomoverfear2685]

When I was around 17 my good friend bought a KX500 2 stroke (this was in the late 1980's !) . I had years of experience driving everything from racing go-karts to dirt bikes from 50cc's up to 250cc's and was pretty good at doing tricks and jumping huge jumps (for back then .....nothing like now though !) so one day at a home made motocross track built in the middle of the woods by a bunch of bored teens my friend wanted me to try his KX 500 out on the track ! I was excited and said sure ! He told me on the third turn there's a jump that looks like it's a little 2 foot jump but because of the landscape when you hit it to be in second gear ......not third ! I took off and man was that thing fast .......When I saw the third turn coming I flew up high into the bank and came out and shifted into third and nailed it to get some air ........! I knew before I got halfway up the ramp I screwed up ! The other side dropped about 15 feet with a ditch at the bottom and a landing ramp your supposed to hit because right after the landing is a big turn ! I cleared the ditch and the landing area.......and flew through the air (about 20 feet at least ) into the surrounding woods and hit a tree ! I bent his front forks a little (D'oh !) but I didn't get hurt to bad as I walked out on my own accord (albeit concussed !) to my friend and a few others that where howling laughing ! They said that was the raddest thing ever ........right up until I flew into the woods and hit a tree ! To this day I've never got back on a 2 stroke 500 cc dirt bike ! Four strokes up to 1200cc's ??????? No problem No Fear but when it come to riding in the dirt a good old 250 is all I need ! I'll live longer that way !

[@578_]

Cool nonetheless but I’ll stick to what I know. 4 strokes all day. I rode 85 2 strokes but the 4s became really popular when I was coming up in the race scene, jumped from that 85 to a 250f, fell in love that day

[@ItsTheBroski24]

Props to you for acknowledging the 4Ts. I understand why people love 2Ts but when they hate on 4Ts and insist that EVERY bike has to be a 2Tor else it’s shit, I think it’s quite dumb.

[@trevor866]

Careful or you will find a line up of inconsolable 2 stroke enthusiasts lining up on your comment lol. Love the 4t's. My 2008 yz450 is a different kind of beast. Never had the chance to ride a 500 but it must be an unreal feeling.

[@grumpyone5963]

I think you fell in love because it had more power than your 85 2 stroke. I rode everything in the 90’s from a Yz100 to KX500 all 2 stroke. I think if you got on a 250 2 stroke you would be divorcing your 250 4t. And yes TV MX riding a 500 2 stroke was awesome. If you get the chance, do it.🇬🇧

[@stevensepic.]

We should have atleast one 2t and 4t if your going to root for one or another, I dont like to be biased

[@Aersix105]

So nice seeing Murphy’s. I used to ride it from the time they opened until about 2 years after that. I miss texas. Thanks for the vids!

[@brucerazor5202]

Makes me jealous, remember the good ol days

[@nickx8411]

I got to ride one of those things briefly when I was working in a MC shop in the 1990's... I'll never forget it... it was the most amazing, hideously explosive power I had ever experienced in a motorcycle! 😃 Being young and small I got off it quick, but I'd do it again in a second. 😁

[@Cuzzazbuzz]

Ah that sound. I bought a 94 CR500 new and raced it for 1 season then put it away for 25 years. Sold it a couple of years ago and the guy that came to buy it shat his pants when he saw the original stickers everywhere. It was a hole shot machine and like climbing over a crazy horse. Loved every minute.

[@dakotamarzouca5439]

Killer...love the content bro bro 🤙🏾

[@zachdavis3974]

Thanks man!

[@TjMills1972]

You train on the big boy, and when you get back on that 450, it will feel small! Lol

[@lukespontak5296]

Who the hell thumbed this video down ? That was awesome!

[@Yodumeee]

Bob

[@freedomforall88]

I still have my 85 CR500. Original owner,rebuilt it 6 times three transmissions, still one of the baddest bikes on the dirt. I'm in my sixties now and it's still relieves my back aches.

[@michaelwathen5501]

My uncles old Yamaha 490 was such a beast in the 80s, would eat everyone up back in the day, can’t believe he got it down so well.. torque monster.

[@codenamenoob4973]

On a perfectly jetted cr500 you can take off in 5th gear, that's pretty crazy. Great bit of riding there definitely tamed the beast

[@kristophersainsbury]

DUDE so glad you made a follow up vid! Great job. You were riding it this time! Respect brother! BRAAAAAAAAP

[@thatonegytlole7829]

The most powerful bike ever

[@mattred1200]

Still got one!! Rode in 20’s now 60! Four stroke riders have no idea how close to death these things take you

[@offgridliving4128]

Brings back memories. I use to work for LRD Performance specialties. The owner built the motor in mine for the sand. 4mill stroker ported 44 mill carburetor and a hand cone pipe I built myself to his specs.

[@16cthompson]

I love my two strokes I have at home here. Maybe next try to keep the rpms up and maybe down shift before the corner so your not lugging it. Will definitely make it easier to ride.

[@gunsnroses6156]

BossMan__T This is a 500 cc. Not your dinky little 2 strokes you have at home

[@turbolq4]

RPM is not your friend with the big CR. They make more power off the pipe than a 125 makes total. Also they gain somewhere in the neighborhood of 18hp in the transition into the pipe. You can't be transitioning mid corner or they blow into two wheeled drifts, spinning wildly at full steering lock while simultaneously starting to wheelie. If you go into corners on the power they will unload the front tire and shoot over berms if you move the throttle even the smallest amount. Lugging is the only effective way to modulate the power output. These things will 12o clock in the bottom of huge G outs from the change in throttle position caused by your wrist deflection. Instantly have the bike pointed at the sky with the front fender blocking your view and the rear suspension is still loaded up. It's a good time.

[@67clydesdale]

Jt1971.... just pippin in here, grew up on cr’s...1st 85 125, 85 250 , then 83 480, then 85 500’s , rpm is not your friend ??? Ride it like a wild man on a pumped 125 clutching off a gear higher ! Don’t be a girl... show the world it’s a brute and pin that sucker!! Body position is everything! Lean forward and pin it don’t ride scared.... I crashed almost every day I rode because I pushed hard for hours ... but when it was time you were good... no arm pump just solid. Moral of the story ... ride scared = crash Ride tapped = tired but victorious

[@googleanti-speech7618]

@@67clydesdale Are you sure about that? Sure you don't have severe brain damage or you're just full of shit? Every professional biker I know has blown their entire body riding, usually around the 10 year mark they are already crushed to bits and pieces and half steel. You're a nutty fruitcake Also the 500 never needs to leave 3rd. ever. Unless you aren't even track riding.

[@twoodtec9137]

The only time that thing was tached was in the air , so much power. I was at a race were some 500 's were mixed with 125-250's and they were screaming up hill on a triple and 500's sounded like 3rd gear and idling around the track

[@ThomasWilliams-zo7ke]

In the air is the only time to be above 1/4 throttle, as per Honda CR500 owners manual

[@jonathanmoulton9251]

Beware! 500 ' s are not to be tamed. Their like a wild bear. Speaking from experience I almost died on a 95 Kx 500. I thought I could ride it like a 125 boy was I wrong. Total damage was 1. Broken femur 2. Shattered elbow 3. Cracked sternum 4. Puncher lung. Ride safe, respect the beast!

[@Evander42117]

"Puncher lung". Lmao.

[@alaincollette4390]

Man, you've got balls ! If I would have to try such a legend, I would shake inside even before starting the engine ....

[@PapaWheelie1]

Back when I only had sportbikes and didn’t have a clue about dirt bikes, thought 2 strokes were for weed eaters - a 6’6” buddy turned me loose on his CR500. My world changed that day. I couldn’t touch the ground if I stopped but that was no problem because all it did was go!

[@jvcobbb8374]

“Nothing too crazy” Goes for full on race 😂

[@garyjordan3771]

There's no taming that beast!!!

[@larssmith6780]

Nice content man! Just got my first bike, a yz125.

[@virtual7486]

nice i have a cr125 its a project so it still needs a new stuff should be done by july

[@bukeschmenzell]

@@virtual7486 did you end up finishing it?

[@user-nv6om5do6q]

I wanted a big two stroke bike back in my youth. I was talking with a local motorcycle dealership owner and racer. He said the track gets a lot shorter on a 500CC bike. Then I rode a YZ490 and I figured out what he meant. The corners are a lot closer together on a big bike. A small two stroke, you work the clutch, shifter and brakes a lot more. The big bike eats up the track and you are just along for the ride.

[@stevestewart6287]

I think he did pretty good, I had a 1982 Suzuki RM465 2 stroke from 1982 to 1990, with a works air box, boysen reeds, and a wiseco piston, and it was a monster. I went from a 1980 Suzuki PE 250 to the 1982 RM465, and it was shocking the power difference. The RM465 pulls so hard in 2nd and 3rd gear it will literally pull your hands off the grips, and if you do not back off the throttle you will die, lol. And it even wheelies in 4th gear at half throttle, which is pretty scary. I would say it took me at least a month, just to get brave enough to run through the gears at full throttle. And you need a very long straight to do that, because it gets to full speed as fast as you can shift the gears. Some places I rode were so small I could not even get out of 3rd gear. And just trying to hang on to it would wear your arms out after 15 minutes of riding, you would get cramps in your forearms and need to go take a break at the truck. After riding it for about a year, I had forearms like Popeye, they got huge. It was like riding a 225 lb. rocket bike, and it was fun as hell, but also scary, and you had to be very careful, or it would kill you.

[@Its2084]

It is funny how the go pro effect minimizes the sensation of getting air in your bike.

[@derekshirley2882]

Fun looking track. Looks like it flows really well and you can carry some speed.

[@pwee507]

4:46 no, she wants a man to hold her tight

[@donaldgrant9067]

Thank you for not saying it way to much and dangerous. Respect.

[@wadzilla3711]

At 13 I started racing on an 80, quickly moved to 125’s. then at 16 got on a buddy’s CR500 just to check it out, instantly fell in love with it. The 125 had to be constantly wicked up to clear big doubles or step ups, but not the 500, nope. A quick blip of the throttle and it was launch time, tap rear brake to setup landing then roll the gas through the corner. The power made it effortless. JMO. Great bike.

[@gmoney4526]

First dirt bike video I have ever seen. Let me tell you, every time it makes those pops it sounds like a hit marker in cod multiplayer

[@JaySchaff230]

Had a cr 250 and that thing ripped can’t imagine the 500

[@demidemise-uz2ne]

i bought a 96 rm250 a while back and its actually my first full size bike, started it up today and I'll admit, i was a little intimidated by that fmf fatty

[@df9834]

That thing will pull your arms from there sockets! Lol

[@mechanic7430]

Those 500s are a breed of their own takes big balls to hold it on song! Had a few rides in late 90s and they're not a toy but a weapon in the right hands

[@dilldowschwagginz2674]

Had a few of these when I was a teenager in the 90's... Straight up beast of a bike and they'll absolutely wear you out on the trails

[@tom9638]

I can feel the vibrations through my speaker 😂😂 on my phone

[@billm.2578]

They don't call the CR's the Widow Makers for nothing...F'n Beasts !!!

[@chipper442]

“Bone Crusher” where I live lol. Nothing like that torque, ✊🏻

[@_the_low_gold_gamer_2501]

Even though kx 500 are more powerful

[@isaacpugno3388]

Tbh that track looks to hard (as in to packed down)

[@zachdavis3974]

This track is known to get very hard packed at the end of the day

[@isaacpugno3388]

Zach Davis interesting i thought it was because it had been freshly resurfaced

[@br4d101]

Used to have an 88 cr500 as a field bike! It was nuts to be honest! Ruined loads of boots kicking it over, 2 of my mates flipped it bump starting it! Used it on the road a few times n literally had no traction what so ever! It left a 3 mile black line on n off the throttle! Happy times haha wish I still had it!

[@trevorjameson3213]

I used to have a KX500 and it was incredibly fun to ride. Massive torque pretty much everywhere in the rev range. You had to be so careful though, I learned. Because it did everything quickly and powerfully. Accelerated VERY quickly, but also stopped very quickly, brakes were super strong. It was a fine balance to ride it successfully, everything was so touchy. If it got sudden traction, even in 5th gear, the front wheel would snap up in the air suddenly. Or, if you got on the brakes hard from speed, the rear wheel would come off the ground. Teeter tottering from wheelies to endos. Freaking crazy but insanely fun! That bike (and the CR500) were in my opinion, the pinnacle of supreme performance.

[@nznationxtra5471]

What’s with the boomers in the comments

[@scoobydoodrew4209]

Nz Nation Xtra old motorcycle dudes back in the early 00 forsure

[@ItsTheBroski24]

Bro it’s like that in every 500cc 2-Stroke vid...so annoying.

[@someguy5035]

EVERYONE THAT SAYS SOMETHING I DON'T LIKE IS A BOOMER!

[@davemieze9021]

I had a 96 cr 250, it was quick. For sure. One of my buddies was like a 300 pound dude and he had a 1996 CR 500. During a track ride I asked him if could ride his 500. We switched bikes a few times. I would hear my CR 250 wailing in the power band. Every time i got on that 500, it was like it was barely revving and it would pull so hard. The bike felt enormous. I’m 6 foot at the time I weighed about 150. It was just low end snarl. I’ll never forget that bike. It even smelled different, even though we were all running the same race gas.

[@1stswim]

I was about 15 and had a small wheel kx80 and i loved it, a couple of mates had 250's and one a kx 500, we swapped bikes for a while every now and again, the 500 popped the front up in every gear and me being young and dumb i had no fear, what a beast of a bike it was, i didnt want to give it back😂

[@christopherwhite8045]

I had a KX 500 in the mid 90,s ,awesome bike, it made me a better rider while kicking my ass at the same time, respect to you sir, from Australia.......

[@danhogle1776]

Most indestructible bike ever made by Honda.....I miss mine so much. So many awesome memories.