Riding an Insane 1000cc 2 Stroke Dirt Bike!
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- Опубліковано 7 лют 2025
- We found a genuine 1000cc Twin Cylinder 2 Stroke Dirt Bike....and of course we are going to start it and we are going to ride it!
Team LCH are a french Hillclimb squad and they have built this insane two stroke in order to complete the Arette Montee Impossible Climb. The bike uses two Honda CR500 Motocross motors and in our eyes that means this might just be the worlds craziest two-stroke dirt bike!
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A huge thanks also goes out to Sebastien, Serge, Stephane, Dominique and the rest of the LCH crew for looking after us so well!
If you want to see the crazy CR1000 race check out our new film here :) Cheers Max ua-cam.com/video/RpDbli7GeBY/v-deo.html
A True Monster, 👽👍🏻
It would flip over I reckon have to be a pick up or something long to put the power down
Best beginner bike ever
holeshot machine for sure :)
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@@999lazerhospital machine
Good in the turns and better in the whoops
😮😮😅😮😅c
I rode a CR500 for quite a few years and was my favorite, even over the 450R. The power comes on so hard it has ripped the bars right out of my hands a few times. Nothing but fond memories.
Things are terrifying
Yeah buddy, the Honda CR500 was truly a beast, i remember them well! And yes they would zip right out from under you!
LoL at CR500x2
Let me get this straight; Custom bottom end built from a 1098 crankshaft, custom aluminium frame (and swingarm) containing not just the fuel tank but also the coolant, and it was all done in like a year or so? That is just incredibly impressive! As an mechanical engineer I feel a bit redundant seeing stuff like this.....
And awesome video as always Max! Really cool seeing you doing this youtube-thing together with your old man. I have followed you since you only had a couple of subscribers, really cool seeing what you have been able to do the last couple of years, hope you are enjoying this as much as us, your viewers!
Thanks so much for such an awesome comment. I can't tell you how much that means to have feedback like that. Its not easy juggling it with my day job, but I wouldn't have it any other way. And as for Sebastien....his engineering skills are insane. People like him make the world a better place :)
Pretty sure they used to make a twin 500 kit for the banshee motor.. if that's not what it really is
You should check out the Suter MX500 It’s a fuel injected 580cc V-4 2 stroke race bike. It weights 280lbs wet and makes over 200hp at the back tire
@@dormantmenace his case bed stuff is way wild especially with only one gear .. go . I think the Yamaha kits were larger transmissions ect . Notice how small that stuff is on this bike . Because... You don't need it
The CR-500 and KX-500...they both would beat my It-490, they beat the KTM-550...and it beat the WR500.....
Now my old Husky 500 XC....it could sort of hang with a CR500......perhaps a toss up...but I didn't quite have the balls and enough room....
And in those days...the bikes weren't like super tuned...I mean we did the best we could with what we had
I will watch this twin CR500 on hillclimb day...
Good job goes to the French. I love Paris and France in general
Visited and worked there 4 times ...
VIVA LE France 🇫🇷
I use to ride dirt bikes and go to new and different trails when I was younger. Now I'm 65 and just love to watch the younger generation. Health wise I unfortunately can't do anymore. A 250cc was enough for me. I love your videos Max, so keep up your great work and keep the awesome videos coming. God bless you and all your family and all riders.
I seen many with broken arms and collar bones from 250's. More then enough to scare the crap out of ya.
Thanks for sharing, young man, 62 year old 2stroke junky from the states. Your post made me remember the fun I had back in the mid 70's to mid 80's. I was Enduro back then. 1979 Husqvarna 250 wide range was my poison. I don't care what anyone says, 2strokes rule the turf and personal water craft. The power band is like trying to compare apples to oranges between 2 and 4 stroke. The 4 stroke always fails when you need it most. Have fun and be save out there, and always respect the machine, for it has no feelings or conscience. Cheers 😊
Funny you mention watercraft. Sir the resurrection of 2 strokes will happen. There are estimated 75 million snowmobiles and jetskis parked that will never be ridden again. Long story short i am 54 and have an 80" wheelbase sengke seater with a 9.5/1 dana utility cart differential that secondary clutch pulley mounts directly to input shaft and a 1.25/1 overdriven primary drive on a 160hp 770cc twin snowmobile engine. Buggy is downright scary, 4 wheel independent mid travel suspension (7.5" and 9.5") disc beakes ect... allows you to push the limits with confidence. It eill roast 15" car tores a mile if tou can stay in it. Max speed is 74mph btw. Acceleration is eye watering...
I had to giggle watching him, looking back at the roost. Brings every dirt bike rider to his youth when we all use to look back at our roosts. 😅😅 Just watching the dirt fly. I see that never changes no matter how old we get!!
Haha And when the roost looks like that it's impossible not to have a cheeky peek! Thanks for watching dude
Thought the same if only my 2strokes could've achieved rooster tail's like that gold.
Every 2 strokers dream for a fang on a beast like that , can it be topped Max ? Is there a bigger beast out there.
Absolutely gold video thanks Max
Haha spent more time looking behind him than where he was going hahaha
He wasn't looking at the Roostertail, He was Lookin at the Camera and Amazed it hadn't Fallen off yet😮
I still do lol
Imagine bolting 8 of these CR500R engines together and putting it in a lightweight car. The acceleration would be insane.
Pretty sure their's already 2 stroke race cars out their
@@KeirGevo Trabant and there is a Volvo with a Evinrude v8
saab, dkws, melkus, wartburg and the kohler wynnfurst p1. all super cool 2stroke cars that went racing
as soon as you hold it WFO the car would wrap itself up onto the drive shaft :DDDD
@@KeirGevo true but they slow as fuck
Very beginner friendly
Great starter bike for the kiddo.
Yep just picked one up for the wife
@@caidenoakesgotta pick one up and gift it to a 2 y/o. Perfect bike for an infant to learn on
Hahahhahaha
Got it for the 1 year old, he absolutely loves it.
13:58 Damn that sound took me back. When I was a teenager I had a little Kawasaki KDX125 that I used to ride for fun on the fields. One day when I was out riding, a random guy came to ride with us on his CR500. It had no baffles or anything in the exhaust. To this day never heard a louder internal combustion engine in real life. Even through my helmet and the sound of my own bike at full throttle, his bike was simply ear drum shattering.
Absolutely insane. Grew up riding a cr500. Still have it. To see those top ends turned into something like this...simply awesome.
Hill climbing has to be my favourite spectator sport. Mental machinery with monumental crashes something I’m sure all of us here wanna see more of! Great content Max as always 👍
You will :)
They definitely think outside the box!
Even with this tremendous amount of power and torque, the bikes seems to be kinda of smooth to ride. Props to the rider Sebastien for making it looks so easy to handle. I would love to see that in person to get a real idea of how gnarly this bike sounds.
Very high quality content mate.
it doesnt look even slightly smooth though 😂
You're trippin bro. Its his bike he knows how to ride it smooth and and make it look easy. I ride superbikes and i thought 450's were twitchy, 😂the moment he went and I saw that throttle response I knew myself and most riders in general would probably whiskey throttle that mfer the first time and get a huge fright. Would love to try tho
Yes, I definitely want to see this bike in action. Go back and record it in competition if you're able to. Thanks so much for this.
Thanks for watching John! The plan is for us to meet up with Team LCH in August at the Arette Hill climb. That'll be a fun weekend for sure!
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That is one of the most unique bikes I’ve seen in a while. I would love to have a 1000cc two stroke. I’d put mine on an Aprilia RS 250 .
Loved my RS 125, kept it for 7 years, and even the Panigale I have now doesn't give the same impression that the engine's aither going to win the race or explode into a giant fireball of death ^^
I think dude riding it was looking behind him more than he was looking ahead of him during WOT every time lol
Awesome! It runs, behaves and sounds like a 1:8 RC car with a nitro engine. Insane power / weight ratio.
It's amazing how small a 1000cc 2-stroke engine is compared to a 4-stroke. The weight difference must be incredible.
-50%
@marconyamaral905 don't forget the 2 stroke doesn't have valves
@@carlosandleon four-stroke bikes have to go _way_ up in displacement to compete with smaller two-strokes. Imagine how big a four-stroke would have to be to compete with a 1000cc two-stroke. 💀
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Single 500cc cr 500 was 225 or so pounds adding 1 cylinder and adjusted case may ad 20 lbs so imagine 140hp 250lb bike 😮 that bastard will rip. Slip that.light 140hp motor into a ninja 300 or 400 chasdis this is suoer bike killer 140hp 2 stroke twin at 300 or so pounds could beat 200hp 4 stroke 420lb liter bike . I am getting 140hp on doubing stock cr hp of 70 lean on it 160 to 180hp not hard to get and engine less than half the weight of 1000 4 cyl four stroke
I take back anything bad I may have ever said about France... Y'all killing it over the pond . Dope bike bro , and much love and respect from northern California USA 🤘😎🤘
We've got the best surrender cheese ;)
@@CyberChristyou'll be delighted to know that we can find more cheese in your brain than in france
*Perfect for beginner's! Picked 1 up for my 3 yr old the other day. He's breaking ALL the records in the woman's division!* 👌🏼👏🏼
That engine in a road-race frame would make one hell of a track day bike, - any good two stroke race bike would be an ideal candidate for conversion, what a weapon 🏍🤪
Look up the dutch Rimar Motors 2stroke race bike.
Going back to film the hill climb at Arette Montee with this monster is a must. Even if it fails that event is awesome.
Loving the crazinesses of this monster. Would love to ride it just to experience the sheer arm wrenching torque it creates. Total 2 stroke dream beast! 😍
Arm pump in thirty seconds for sure ! its insane. We tried to do it justice in the video but times that by ten when your see it in person and that would be about right!
Looks mental Max , always getting us these banger vloggs . Thanks for your hard work max
Cheers Docs, this one was a crazy trip!
@@999lazer Looks it mate
Way way back in the mid 80's (almost 40 years ago) my old boss custom built a YZ980. Two 490 motors. Was an insane hillclimbing bike.
Launching as a Naval destroyer Cruise missle... The throttle is simply it's trigger! Started as a Top Fuel dragster. An awesome introduction to your channel! 😮 🚀💪🇫🇷 🗽
That French man is crazy haha. He gave that a good final rip.
he sure did, such an awesome guy. Thanks for watching
Straight out of a MadMax film. Absolutely incredible!
Very effective way to turn the soil in the garden.
Would love to see similar hill climbing events here in the UK. They would gain huge recognition.
We have them. No one gives a shit, or very few…Drag Racing is popular in the US but not here. It’s a niche market…most of us are so numb we accept 20mph speed limits to protect the zombies…
I have a CR 500 myself love the way this bad boy sounds cracked wide open🙏
Crazy cool bike.
The guy is plowing the fields for fresh grape vines.
Let us cook and drink. Cheers from USA.
Fabulous engineering concept and magnificent execution. Well done everyone, that is superb.
This thing is insane on everything, the sound, engine, exhaust, everything, the type of machine that is beyond uncontrollable
How about an Horny Great Dane billet 7068 aluminum inline 6 2 stroke of 1130'ish cubic inches!
Very Impressive, I've had a few 2 strokes in my many years of riding, back in 72, I was 14 years old and bought a Kawasaki 500 Mach III, H1-B and everyone said I would be dead in a week, Well.. Here I am, 64 and still kicking, excellent video. subbed 👊 😎 🇮🇹
Same here man I e been on everything from a kx85 to my first Yamaha 600 and then my ZX7....and then when I found my Kawi ZX-12 after I had my Harleys I didn't think I would be on a street bike again but I had too once I saw that I could get saddle bags on the side of my ninja and I haven't seen anyone else with a 176 horsepower ninja with detachable saddle bags and the owner was scared of it so I ha e had it for 6-7 years now and I know to respect the hell out of my machines
This is the neatest thing you have ever shared!!! The sound of that thing is on another level!
What an absolute animal of a machine, the crazy thing is that it looks so controllable too 🤯
Definitely come back for the hill climbs 🙏🏻
That vibration has to be absolutely insane
You'd run them timed 180 degrees out right?
Yes
Thank you for this amazing video! What absolute legends building a bike like this!! Long live the 2 stroke 🔥💪
Thanks for watching Steve, really appreciate your comment. It was like finding a unicorn for us!
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That front tire should last forever.
Oh, shout out to Sebastian, those are some beautiful welds. ❤
Well done riding that beast. I love my CR500.
Them shots of him coming outta the trees was awesome. It does abit like a drag banshee. Very cool indeed.
Thanks for watching Jonny:)
I don’t even know if Ken kaplin would Challenge this beast. Truly a marvel of all time! The way it has so much torque that it lifts the bike when it revs. It takes balls of steel to rip one of these
oh what a monster thats just mental very good max for finding that machine its nuts, would love to see some video of it at the hill climb, 2 strokes forever
Thanks Arthur, We will be going for sure :)
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That’s pretty damn impressive! Nicely done Team LCH/Iron Horse!
We have a huge set of dunes here called silver lake and I’ve ridden a Hyabusa quad and a turbo snowmobile quad. I loved both and both were fast but the turbo snowmobile quad was crazy fast and so much power. When that spooled up the front never hit the ground and not having to shift made it easier to hold on.
I need to see this bike compete!!..the sheer weight of this man's nads must be the only thing keeping it on the ground
Fantastic content mate, as a 2 stroke dirt bike fanatic with a few 500’s I still can’t wipe the smile from my face. The cackling then screaming exhaust and huge roost were epic. Didn’t fancy piloting the beast?
Thanks for watching Mark! I'm glad you enjoyed it, it was an awesome day and the LCH guys looked after us so well. Sebastien did offer me a go at the end, but I didn't fancy my chances against that thing! Haha . Thanks again for watching
I though of a 5 inch Bore by 6.5 inch stroke Horny Frenchie inline 6 2 stroke of about 765 CID!
I was expecting you to be crazy enough to try and ride it Max…..but we need you here for awesome content.
Haha Yeah I really don't think i would've survived a dance with that thing! Maybe next time hey, i know Sebastien would let me take it for a spin! Thanks for watching dude
haha love the constant checking of his roost....dont worry bro ... you twist that throttle , its roostin like a final boss LOL
Very cool to see thise Frenchman sharing the joy in hull climbs. World sports now
This must be the most violent thing I've seen ever, just standing still on that stand being reving up it looks like it wanna fly away! Just crazy! :D
1000% crazy. We love it. Thanks for watching
With that incredibly long wheelbase, can you imagine going over on a wheelie? You'd probably be 10 feet in the air, and you'd probably break your back. But I would still want to take this beast for a spin.
Crazy horse power! And thanks for twisting that throttle and letting it rip, rooster tails for life!!
2 stroke ❤ never dies
Lightning bolts and the sun are plasma 2 stroke entities!
Let me speak of french touch! Super Sebastien, le truc qui fait tripper, même les britons à poils durs! yeah man, 2stroke is a french affair, not only, but remember that we had a man called Guy Coulon and others that have benn very incredible job! Seb is one of them !! Merci Seb...
What a beast it’s like a jet ski on land skipping all over the place and it sounds like my old nitro trucks 👍🏻
Keep up the good work bro Ur channel has grown on me massively since I got hooked on the megalodon project u and the team are legends
Thanks Ray, appreciate the comment. Thanks for watching :)
That is the most awesome thing I've ever seen 👍
That makes two of us! Thanks for watching dude :-D
First time I saw someone riding a bike looking backwards.
O.M.G. That SOUNDS freaking wicked!! Awesome to see a couple guys building something so wild!
I love how sebastian nodded like he understood the english😂
Definitely would like to see more of this monster! I know what a CR500 sounds like, so I can't even imagine 2 of them paired up, especially on something that lightweight. You have to have an iron grip just to hang on, never mind having the ability to work the clutch and throttle!!😱💀 What a rocket!
Absolutely awesome, mad respect! C'est tres magnifique!
Merci :) Thanks for watching
I have a 96 CR500, I'm absolutely drooling to ride that CR1000 _my God!_
Bravo LCH!
Those synched exhaust pulses look and sound amazing. Dear lord. What a beast.
How can the man sit down with balls that big😂
haha, so true. Thanks for watching
This thing is what is keeping the earth rotating
It sure will. Thanks for watching Ty
Hill climb dirt bikes are a different breed. Definitely a dedicated group of people.
Just what i need to unwind after a long day at the office
I'm scared to even watch this video
Can i put that motor on a go kart?
You can anything you want, but it will cost you!
Greta Thunberg has left the chat
Singular sources such as this one are not massively pollutive. There are literally billions of gallons of gasoline burned a day and countless tons of coal, which cause most of the temperature rise.
How dare they!!!
@@michaeltaylor8835 I never said the people who drive them are the problem. The problem is when an industry is built on something and is deeply corrupt, lobbying to keep their ability to destroy the earth.
Truly amazing build and insane bike and soundtrack! 😮
OMG!!!!!!!!!!! For years I called my IronHead Sporty a stump puller!!!! THX. now I can't anymore. I held your beer and was gobsmacked!!!!!!
Why is the rider more concerned with looking back the roost than looking forward? I find this to be extremely odd and plain weird.
Why not they were in a wide open field doofus
That bike is sick! And so is the Frenchman who rides it, "your a badass bro!" And beautiful engineering on the motor. Wish I could hear it in person!
I had a Banshee quad that had the RD350LC engine in it and that was mad enough... but THIS... I'm in love
Legend has it he’s still never left 1st gear
That blokes nuts on that weaponised cr1000! definately wanna see that being used on the hillclimb
Just amazing...and the owners and rider...are not afraid to crack that throttle.....
I suppose no transmission can hold up..and is not really needed...on a hill climb
Good job...
For a surprise...cause it is in my budget...i hope to have a little claim to fame by creating a China Doll twin 66 cc...
It will look so good and remind me of my old 1970 purple and white Yamaha 350 R5 rocket that i bought for $50 when i was 12 years old...in 1971
Lol...
I don't no what's more mental the bike or the rider. Some talented engineering gone into that , awesome.
This reminds me of that one time i was on a 600hp speedboat 😂
Saw two 5 second ads for this. Totally worth it
Gotta love those crazy French guys for doing such a crazy thing. Fantastic! In an age where all the fun is being taken away from us, these guys are bringing it back. Viva la France!
I guessed the only problem of making 2 engines like that 😂😂 the crankshaft joining.
Amazing job by LCH❤
Guy on a forum i was on years ago was making up his own crankcases and stuff to take two CR500 top ends irrc. Plan was to build a 1000cc v-twin motor to put in an RGV250 chassis!!!
I haven’t been able to ride since my father died of cancer because my mother lost her mind and started doing drugs, but I literally have dreams at night about riding as a young boy in the desert of yuma Arizona. That’s the happiest most amazing feeling I’ve ever had! One day.
En France on n'a pas de pétrole, mais on a des idées !! 👍🏻😀👍🏻😀
Yes you should come back in the summer. I love uphill dirt bike video
Cool! Dale Cutler (cpc racing in utah) built these same engines (1000cc twin cr 500 cylinders on a custom crankcase) for snowmobiles in the late 90's.
Insane!!! Best video to date. Love that you ripped it
Where the exhaust comes out of the engine there is a 90 degree bend if the radius in the bend is increased the friction and pressure is reduced increasing acceleration of gasses and acceleration of the engine aka bike moving faster over a even distance over time, if they were to use chain guided the shock and vibration of the chain on and off load will increase acceleration and chain life just like a timing chain in an engine...
Thank you
I wish the bike creator would start mass producing these engines and selling them worldwide so everyone could start putting them in all sorts of badass toys.
Oh man when i was young b4 i had a drivers license the open class MX bikes were my all time favorites! I've always been an adrenaline junkie!
This video is proper revers-aging for us older blokes
these guys are nuts!
don’t even bother finding smooth ground!!!
I saw Sebastian and his bike during the hillclimbing of Lamure-sur-Azergues last year. the sound was unique, impressive and revealed horse power.
At 16:20+ when he came over the hump, holy smokes he almost went backwards LOL so cool! this thing is like the Godzilla of motorcross bike beastliness.
the Ripest sound ever from a 2stroke, absolutely delicious
😂most insane good idear I absolutely loved this👊