As hard as he was ganking on the throttle he should have been on his back or riding a killer wheelie in 4th and 5th. Have a 95 currently but started out in 89 with a 86 then later a 87.
If you say the power belt is stuck, and you aren’t hitting the power band it’s because you are shifting that 2 stroke almost like a 4 stroke. 2 strokes need to be kept at high rpm because that’s where the power band is.
When was the last time you rebuilt the engine on that, because that could be the problem why your power band is not snappy and why it’s just leveling out.👍
you need to keep that in a nice warm garage because it’s getting harder to find parts. They are legends. my neighbor still has one in the crate and gets insane offers monthly.
@@nickjones3820 there's a difference between 4-stroke and 2-stroke compression.... but yeah, it doesnt sound alright either definately clapped pistonrings
bobb_y well yeah that’s obvious as I’ve owned both, the engines work in two different ways I can start my kx125 sitting down and no it’s not clapped out( just rebuilt it), but you’d never see me do that on my 150rb
There is something definitely wrong with the bike my 500 was a beast. You couldn't give it 2/3 throttle without it lifting. It didn't matter how far I sat on tank it still pulled off the ground with ease. Once a 500 is under load it totally becomes a different animal, and don't always go for high rps. To me it sounds like the top end is on it's way out. When you guys were kicking it she looks like my 125 has more compression. When you kick over a 500 with a proper top end you will know it for sure. Second I would look into a good set of reeds. Bad reeds can give off some backfires like you had in beginning of vid. Look into a v force 3 Reed system or a boysen rad valve system. I found these both to work excellent on my cr 500. Anyway let us know if you fixed it and what the problem was. Good luck
I keep seeing these 500 drag videos recently (I’ve been watching a bunch for a couple days)…seems like most of em aren’t having a hard time keeping the front end down, which to me, is the mark of a 500 not being a real 500. For sure, need new top-ends, plus whatever else.
Completely agree - same experience with mine. I also remember it literally dragging me up hills I never thought I’d get up - it just wouldn’t bog out. But the vibration in the grips was the worst.
me and my brother have pretty much indentical 50ccs (mine is slower because of the carb, because it's a little fucked)but it still goes faster than that 500cc so i got a little confused
It’s not running at full potential it should try and loop with you everytime you even think about cracking the throttle a cr 125 would out run it the way it is now
Boog your damn right I looped out in 3rd gear my very first time on a cr500 back when I was a young 19yo Jumped straight off my cr250 and thought it would be pretty much the same How wrong was I 😂😂😂 Flat on my back and concussed gave me time to realise it’s NOT like a 250 😬
My thoughts exactly. He bought a bike with a roached motor. My CR500 will break your wrist if you tried that with a fresh top end. I broke my foot kicking it with heavy logger boots on. I did however learn the start sequence like a pro very quickly after that! Lol. I can almost always get it first or second kick now.
New here, found you today from your 2-stroke street trike (yes, I'm from the future and yes you own a 2-stroke trike). My riding buddies had a CR500 and Yamaha 490. I was younger and on a XR350 R so I learned to ride hard to keep them from throwing dirt in my face. They could pull away hard from 30-60 MPH but if I kept both carbs at WOT I could stay with them under most desert ride conditions. Looking at the type of "2-vintage vehicles" you seem to like you should look for a XR350 R to restore and enjoy. Honda was ahead of the pack with this 4-stroke beast, when everything was still 2-stroke. The XR350 R was built to win the Baja 1000 (but never did) by requiring less fuel stops than the competition. 1 cylinder 4 valves 2 carbs and dual exhaust made the 350 strong enough to rip across the desert at 100+MPH. I rode the CR500 whenever I could, and it is officially a manly man's bike with insane power.
I don't blame him I am not that tall so seeing something that big especially a 2 stroke dirtbike is a little nerve racking I know I couldn't ride something that big
Dude not worthy of a 500. Rides like a 125 rider. Short shift and try to keep the front wheel down. You definitely have motor issues but bigger problem is the rider.
100% agree wish I would have gotten my hands on that bike such a cool peice of history to bad it fell into the hands of someone like this goon. Such a shame he finds cool bikes but doesn't fix them properly such a hack
I'm no expert rider or anything but the moto x bikes I have ridden I never use the clutch apart from setting off and going down the box....imo hooking them without the clutch keeps it sweet in the power band all the time
@@chrisjenkins5846 You are sadly mistaken. You need to learn proper clutch control to make you better in every scenario. Clutch for power, clutch for technical low speed, clutch for traction, clutch for turning, clutch for....... Once you learn how to use it, you will be like "what was I ever thinking??!!"
M Chris clutch for power? Power band for power instead, you don’t need clutch to make a turn, just simply down shift into a lower gear so as soon as you come out of the turn your rpms are already high simple
Nick Jones of you down shift in a turn to slow down your gonna be engine braking and that’s hard on the engine (if it’s a two stroke) because it won’t get the oil from the mixture to lubricate the engine
I've never ridden a 500 before but I've heard >450cc 2 stroke legends and their power. It sounds like it has a lot it just needs tightening and adjustments. It sounds like a monster, but it sounds like it needs a garage full of tools.
My dad has been riding his hole life he set me on his lap I was about 13 years old he is about 220lb I was about 110lb he revved it up like he was doing a hole shot when he let the clutch out that bike took off like a bat out of hell I shit my pants we did like a 300-foot power wheelie straight down the drive way and he barely got out of 2ed I will never forget the power of the Honda 500cc 2stroke
Yeah. The last time I was holding onto my dad's Mach Z, I forgot how freaking potent it was from our property to the roads, trails, his friends/previous customers to his powersports business he used to own, etc. He claimed he was going 85 mph when I've seen a vid go 120. Even still from 2006/2008 to 2016 or so, it's been a while since I've been on one, but for *1000cc,* it's the extent of a precursor to a Hellcat in sled form. A 220 lbs 500cc 2 stroke bike could be very similar. Just lighter, slimmer, more agile minus the skis, etc. Those things slap, both the sled and the bike. I'm grateful to have been raised to this expectation myself, one with taste for my career. Other then that, props to you.
Same here. I would've killed for one of these and I had a chance to buy a leftover new-old-stock 2001 back in 2002. I bought an XR650 instead because my brother convinced me it would be more reliable. I wish I shot him in the head and bought the CR instead. It was my dream bike and I let one slip through my fingers.
Sushi Mamba that’s cause the bikes are prob spanked out. New top end , good carb, and prob the most important is keep the thing on the pipe. 500s not as important but every two stroke I’ve ridden I mix them fairly rich and hold em wide open almost 24/7. Saves spark plugs and bikes like running that way much better.
9 times out of 10, its the carbs on all the engines I work on, especially if the bikes have been sitting for any length of time. These fuels of today are forever gumming up the insides especially the bottom pickup and the jets. Just take it apart and give it a good cleaning with Brake Cleaner and then blow it out with air, and that 500 won't be able to keep the front wheel on the ground!
Full throttle he says that front wheel should not be on the ground and the bike doesn't have a power valve you dont know how to ride or know about bikes
Lukas svärdkvist Oh trust me, as long as this idiot owns the bike, it will NEVER run good. I can promise that. PROMISE. I do agree with you, it makes me sad too.
@John Stamper boy your special sleds don't have power bands. I have 2 2 strokes and neither one has a power band you do the research my john deere zero turn has a power band in it does it
uploads like this makes me regret selling my f-40 and my 959 Ive got 7 cr 500s in my livingroom + some kx es 2t - " its the sound , its the sound - the mother makes when the baby breaks "
I used to race back in the old days like around the early 70's as late as the late 90's and I had all kinds of bikes and rode plenty of friend's bikes and I kept alive by being the head mechanic at the largest Suzuki dealer in New Jersey.. My first racing bike was a 1974 Montesa . Not the Kappa but the endure type model which was not a race bike at all.But thenI got wiser and got a Suzuki R?400, I forget all of the designations now but suffice it to say that I learned which was the best. I had another R?400 later on which while fast was also not a race bike and I had to extend the swingers on both to get any worthwhile suspension out of them. Anyway, I've ridden just about everything from a Much 125 to a Bultaco 250 and I owned a Maico 500. Hard kicker that. But I didn't really wake up until later on in 1987 when I got my first CR250and the first thing that impressed me was the power band. Same power all the way up from 2000 rpm right up to 9 or 10000 or wherever the redline was. No crazy bursts of power like the Kawasaki road bikes like the 500, (which was nearly unridable) to the 750 H2 which was pretty bad with its 5000 rpm burst but not as bad as the 500. In any case, the CR500 was powerful but too much really. I found that you'd lug it all the time depending on its power all the way through. The 25 was the best for me being slightly heavy at 220 pounds I was not a light rider but found that if you weighed under 200 and more close to 150 the 125 was the critter to ride, of any brand. I feel sorry for you guys nowadays. It looks like you're all not happy with these dopey 4 strokes and who could blame you?Go get one of yesterdays 125 2 strokes and tell me if you don't feel comfortable with that power and if that's not enough, I'msure you'd be happy with most of the 250's in those days. Long live the 2 strokes...a much better engine.
I'm glad you rode the bike where it was meant to be ridden. On a road. Oh wait, it's a dirt bike! Not much of a powerband on a 500. Just shift up! It's not a 125!
@@calvinboshoff5003 2-strokes sound amazing. With correct jetting, cleaned carburetor, a healthy spark plug, cleaned power valves, and good gas they sound amazing! I'd choose 2-strokes over 4-strokes any day.
Probably just a plug, you guys left the choke on too long on the stand. As soon as the bike starts turn the choke off. I’ve done the same on my cr250, if you leave the choke on for too long the plug will foul and it will run bad.
Not "rev it" but you need to goose the throttle a tiny bit because if it idles too low it can foul the plug. At least that's how it was with my 250. Just goose it so it's just a couple hundred RPM above idle.
It depends on your fuel mixture/jetting and all that, every bike warms up differently, I see a lot of 2 stroke riders let there bike sit and idle to let it warm up, I have an rmx250 and in order for it to 'wake up' I have to ride it and pin it in every gear to clear it out, and once it wakes up the front wheel comes off the ground
Put it into a shop bud that bike is running like sick dog. Running right it should be lifting the front wheel off the ground every gear change on the asphalt. And putting a skid mark in your pants. Lol
Yes! That’s how they should be. I outran a big four stroke 1150 BMW on my CR500. As soon as we really got up to speed he would gain on me, but 0-50 mph a light frame with a 60hp two stroke is unbeatable. With the bike in this video you can probably keep up on a mountainbike.
Oh by the way, if you want more acceleration, try how far you can lean forward while going for it. I had to put my head all the way forward on the 500, but could more or less accelerate full throttle from 2nd gear on. Just make sure it doesn’t lift you - if it does, you’re on your back :-)
Something has got to be wrong with that cr500.. because every 500 I've been on the front tire is off the ground everytime I touched the gas! Also they need to understand the old big boy 2-strokes take like 15minz of riding in 1&2nd be there ready to really shit & get...
I just for the first time remarked and man! I love your content. Reminds me of jumping everything we can find in the early nineties. With no phone camera or anything. Great frakin content man! For sure!!!
Haha no shit eh, my kx 500 had greaaaasy power valves made a he'll of a difference got 07 kx250 with a kustom kraft 302 kit have to clean em all the time on the kawis
At 500 there's no power band. It plays with it. Almost always open. But you don't need to rev the shit out of it to get to the point when it opens up cause this thing can do it at low revs.
I had a 1984 CR500. If it didn't kill you hurt you kick starting it it sure would riding it. Tried to start it with work boots on once and the kick started went right through my shoe.
The whole time i was waiting to see and hear it get into the top end and it never happened. That bike should scare the bejeesus out of you near mid range and throw you back on top end. Definatly needs a tune up.
@@mj-7444 CR500s & all CRs in prime condition are holding value out there . Actually any VERY clean MX bikes / ATVs from Big7 are pricey.. since new machines are hard to get & expensive. Im waitin now on pre-ordered '22 Kawi KLX230R !
I’m just saying this because of what happened to me yesterday. PLEASE WEAR PANTS! My leg got a gash three inches across and the depth of your index finger deep because I was in shorts. Had to get a mini surgery in the e.r., and I could’ve severed the tendon behind my knee and completely fucked up my leg. One of the scariest moments of my life, blood pumping out of me like crazy. I don’t want that to happen to anyone else so be careful
Leaning it over to get fuel into the carb is the only way to start these old girls. Oh and what are you talking about? Those graphics are absolutely mint 👌 hold on and make shore you have good health insurance 😂😂
DeAndre Clarke well last time I checked that was apart of the starting procedure for the 500, leaning it will make shore the float bowl is full and you will be able to see it instead of guessing, unless i used to bust my arse leaning it over for no real reason, have a look into it mate you mite be surprised!!!
Andrew Selmon of course when you open the choke to get it started, and warm up a little. but you never ever ride with it up or you will blow your bike up.
Hate to tell you dude, cr500 don't have a power band to get stuck. There just raw power. Either it's not jetted right and the air screw set incorrectly,or the reeds are bad. I had one of these years ago, but if you want a power band hit in 500, get the kx500
For how much work it is it would be well worth checking your carburetor out and just making sure it's clean and checking your power valve because that thing should be staying in a wheelie in every single gear when you crack into it
Check your Reeds pull the carburetor off pull your reads out and see what the flaps look like they might need flipped you can take them off and flip them put them back on and put it back in your bike I don't know whole lot about CR500 but it's just basic information when when your bike won't hit in the Power Band
Downwiththegreensman J I've never had a CR500 I wasn't sure if they had power valves or not I do know that there's two strokes out there that don't have them I'd say either the carb needs cleaned maybe somebody tried doing a jetting job on it by drilling out the old Jets and they didn't get anything tuned right or has to be Reed's I've rode a CR500 and I'm sure a lot of people have and if you have and you know what you're doing you know that bike will stand up straight in every single gear that much I do know I see how he rides I know he knows how to ride that's a hundred percent for sure but that don't mean he really knows how to ride he might just be too afraid to get it up and every single gear I wouldn't blame him it's a scary thing I've done it and for the most part I do it every single time I ride anyting if it's running the way it should
To this day the bike is still getting warmed up
chukob5 😂
LoL!
Haha
I can vouch for the long warm up time for a 500 mine does the same thing until it’s warm.
Lmfao
I own a CR 500 and I can tell you that front tire shouldn’t even be on the ground!!
NYC 77 Brooklyn Sicilian I cant second that sitting in mine now.
@@JoshPolce wym
@@JoshPolce make 100% sense now thanks for the explanation
Jay Cutler tru
As hard as he was ganking on the throttle he should have been on his back or riding a killer wheelie in 4th and 5th. Have a 95 currently but started out in 89 with a 86 then later a 87.
"This thing vibrates alot" well ya it's a 500cc single cylinder dirtbiie lmao
That’s what she said lol
@@ChristianLance. no
They make v-twin 500s????
@@oxygenbreather721 yeah most top of the like sportbikes are actually v4.
You won’t let the kid say anything dumbass if you don’t like him why the hell are you subbed
That front wheel should be coming off the ground in every gear
That happens on my yz125 on pavement but not in 5 or 6 gear
@@paahtopro3950 a 500 will wheelie in all gears. A 125 is a bicycle in comparison
Ong tho
Hell mine will stand up leaving from a dead stop in 4.
This videos of it of a joke really the guy is wearing a t-shirt a pair of shorts on a 500cc dirt bike it doesn't even get into power band
to this day he is still waiting for the powerband to kick in
😂
Never got on the pipe
He won’t even pop a wheelie what a puss puss
He thinks of power band is a literal band
Doesn't know how to shift and always has an excuse for everything. Like I said more money than know how
🤔 Something must be wrong ? Never seen a CR 500 not lift the front wheel ...
Racer X exactly!
Hes scared of it..
Fuel mix off?
Big Bad Boi it’s clapped
Just never seen somebody who’s good with it
A cr 500 only has 2 gears.... first and HOLY FOOOOK
lma
Jack Guerra I thought it had 4 or 5 because I saw another video on one and it has 5 in that video
Robbie Richardson ITS A JOKE! No one has a sense of humor now.
ThatBlueGuy 56 I couldn’t tell if he was joking or not😂
i rode one of these a few months ago and 4th gear was faster than my banshee then forget it in 5th you can hit 100 like nothing
Running rich as hell. I wonder if he's still looking for the power valve
what’s a good mix for a yz 125 bored to a 144
Haden Lee 32:1
@@jdub1833 32 what to 1 what?
@@magnumllama400 for every 1 gallon of gas is 4oz of 2cycle oil
@@jdub1833 in litres? What's is 32 to 1?
“Power valve must be stuck” on a bike without a power valve.......
Lol
Let’s let him try to find it.
He must have confused his cr with a kx
BareBackBear title should read “cr500 fully bogged”
Weak
I love how as soon as some one starts a 2 stroke their eyes run strait to the pipe lol.
ridiculously powerful bike and great fun.
Maybe try riding the whole gear out, you ride it like a 4 stroke, have a go
Fr
The good ol Honda cr500
Instagram and TikTok: 2_vintage_
Can you give out shout outs
If you say the power belt is stuck, and you aren’t hitting the power band it’s because you are shifting that 2 stroke almost like a 4 stroke. 2 strokes need to be kept at high rpm because that’s where the power band is.
When was the last time you rebuilt the engine on that, because that could be the problem why your power band is not snappy and why it’s just leveling out.👍
Shirtless dude is kinda hot, as is the bike 🔥
How tall was your little brother in this?
I like the title "CR500 Full Throttle" if this lad rode a cr500 full throttle the only thing full would be the back of his jocks
😂😂😂😂
@@zane7433 Best comment on this dumb thead
you need to keep that in a nice warm garage because it’s getting harder to find parts. They are legends. my neighbor still has one in the crate and gets insane offers monthly.
They go for 10gs 20gs now brand new
This man doesn't know that all 2 stroke handlebars vibrate
Yeah but i can tell you 500cc dirtbikes handle bars shake way more
low compression been racing one for years an when he kicked that i knew low compression !!!!!!!
He literally turned it over by hand obviously she’s clapped
Caleb Martin most definitely, I can’t even do that to my crf150r
@@nickjones3820 there's a difference between 4-stroke and 2-stroke compression.... but yeah, it doesnt sound alright either definately clapped pistonrings
bobb_y well yeah that’s obvious as I’ve owned both, the engines work in two different ways I can start my kx125 sitting down and no it’s not clapped out( just rebuilt it), but you’d never see me do that on my 150rb
Bike has low end and loses compression in the power band = bad crank seals. The Achilles heel of big bore 2 strokes
I actually like the graphics, very 90s. I think it fits the bike well
There is something about era correct graphics on the old bikes!
Deegan M same!!
i had the exact same graphics on my 1999 cr250 back in the old days. they Always looked special
i agree, i had 2 Special factory racing 2001 cr 125 from honda great old times. best bike ever,still miss the bike's 18years later
Hes got the 1998 model
I like how the 500 looks. I think the graphics mixed with the seat look good to be honest!
Who puts that music over the sound of that 2stroke
omg i new this would be a comment was looking for it a shit song over the bike like why
There is something definitely wrong with the bike my 500 was a beast. You couldn't give it 2/3 throttle without it lifting. It didn't matter how far I sat on tank it still pulled off the ground with ease. Once a 500 is under load it totally becomes a different animal, and don't always go for high rps.
To me it sounds like the top end is on it's way out. When you guys were kicking it she looks like my 125 has more compression. When you kick over a 500 with a proper top end you will know it for sure.
Second I would look into a good set of reeds. Bad reeds can give off some backfires like you had in beginning of vid. Look into a v force 3 Reed system or a boysen rad valve system. I found these both to work excellent on my cr 500.
Anyway let us know if you fixed it and what the problem was.
Good luck
I keep seeing these 500 drag videos recently (I’ve been watching a bunch for a couple days)…seems like most of em aren’t having a hard time keeping the front end down, which to me, is the mark of a 500 not being a real 500. For sure, need new top-ends, plus whatever else.
4:23 you can hear when he’s reving up it doesn’t sound right
@@deeznuts2541 it ain’t firing right
Completely agree - same experience with mine. I also remember it literally dragging me up hills I never thought I’d get up - it just wouldn’t bog out. But the vibration in the grips was the worst.
I think the comment needs to be longer 🤣
buys a 500 uses 125cc of power🤔🤔🤔
gsppuffer no 65cc power
me and my brother have pretty much indentical 50ccs (mine is slower because of the carb, because it's a little fucked)but it still goes faster than that 500cc so i got a little confused
He needs a cr80. He is frightened of the 500.
Well my Cagiva 125cc would not have the front wheel on the ground even on the 6th gear ,Massive performance but not much stock
@@Thewiruz1 why not buy aprilia rs125? They are better than cagivas
Spark plug or a carb clean
Def souds like it might be starving for fuel
@@joshuaglock9 lmao but your right,you get tense avid cringy to see a novice riding a beast like that true classic,but you know the kx is the man
No matter how old you get, you can't help but turn around on that first fire and watch the smoke come out while you rev on it.
It’s not running at full potential it should try and loop with you everytime you even think about cracking the throttle a cr 125 would out run it the way it is now
evan dodd better of watching Cameron niemela.
TheDutchCowboy - It’s sad he got diagnosed with leukemia.
Boog your damn right I looped out in 3rd gear my very first time on a cr500 back when I was a young 19yo
Jumped straight off my cr250 and thought it would be pretty much the same
How wrong was I 😂😂😂
Flat on my back and concussed gave me time to realise it’s NOT like a 250 😬
The bottom end of that engine is going don’t buy it
Dude I have a kx 500 you should not be able to crank it over with your hand
Should almost break your foot if you kick it wrong. Or put you over the bars
Factz
my 300 2 stroke got a new piston 10h ago, cant even do that to her 😂😂
Worn out piston rings maybe🤔
My thoughts exactly. He bought a bike with a roached motor. My CR500 will break your wrist if you tried that with a fresh top end. I broke my foot kicking it with heavy logger boots on. I did however learn the start sequence like a pro very quickly after that! Lol. I can almost always get it first or second kick now.
when your ready to sell this bike let me know.
I think that motor is hurt..
@@cxbra Easy fix
The handlebars vibrate on all 500’s because it’s such a beast motard!
New here, found you today from your 2-stroke street trike (yes, I'm from the future and yes you own a 2-stroke trike).
My riding buddies had a CR500 and Yamaha 490. I was younger and on a XR350 R so I learned to ride hard to keep them from throwing dirt in my face. They could pull away hard from 30-60 MPH but if I kept both carbs at WOT I could stay with them under most desert ride conditions.
Looking at the type of "2-vintage vehicles" you seem to like you should look for a XR350 R to restore and enjoy. Honda was ahead of the pack with this 4-stroke beast, when everything was still 2-stroke.
The XR350 R was built to win the Baja 1000 (but never did) by requiring less fuel stops than the competition. 1 cylinder 4 valves 2 carbs and dual exhaust made the 350 strong enough to rip across the desert at 100+MPH.
I rode the CR500 whenever I could, and it is officially a manly man's bike with insane power.
You ride the 500 like you scared of it
Can you blame him
KJ’s Kreations EXACTLY
I don't blame him I am not that tall so seeing something that big especially a 2 stroke dirtbike is a little nerve racking I know I couldn't ride something that big
Then he should buy bikes that he’s scared of, he’s not even holding it long enough for it to hit the powerband because he knows what it’ll do
Can you blame him
Dude not worthy of a 500. Rides like a 125 rider. Short shift and try to keep the front wheel down. You definitely have motor issues but bigger problem is the rider.
100% agree wish I would have gotten my hands on that bike such a cool peice of history to bad it fell into the hands of someone like this goon. Such a shame he finds cool bikes but doesn't fix them properly such a hack
Man makes more money then you bull shitting lol
I’d show you up on a cr85 the way your riding that thing 😂👀
Leonc Tv i got my cr85 yesterday, very nice bike!
Leonc Tv lmao yeah
I don’t think you have any idea how powerful these things are
@@Awomman-kp3by i think i do 😂 fire breathing dragons my friend but he rides it like a donkey though
Leonc Tv I’ll agree the dude is a dipshit riding that thing but a 500 is the only bike in the world I am scared of
Try cleaning carb. Main jet and pilot jet. Then throw in a new plug and try it again.
and new reeds
Hi Dan !! only a wise Guy can handle a CR …...a 80cc will be Right now..
@@martinpruckl8091 what?
@@danw9946 Hi Dan!!! I owned and drove so many Hondas. HONDA is Number One 1 !!
U low key need to work on your shifting . It’s always bad in all your vids . Just a tip.
I'm no expert rider or anything but the moto x bikes I have ridden I never use the clutch apart from setting off and going down the box....imo hooking them without the clutch keeps it sweet in the power band all the time
@@chrisjenkins5846 You are sadly mistaken. You need to learn proper clutch control to make you better in every scenario. Clutch for power, clutch for technical low speed, clutch for traction, clutch for turning, clutch for....... Once you learn how to use it, you will be like "what was I ever thinking??!!"
@@c_b8s4 real talk and after all that he learns he can then learn how to use clutch to pre load rookies lol
M Chris clutch for power? Power band for power instead, you don’t need clutch to make a turn, just simply down shift into a lower gear so as soon as you come out of the turn your rpms are already high simple
Nick Jones of you down shift in a turn to slow down your gonna be engine braking and that’s hard on the engine (if it’s a two stroke) because it won’t get the oil from the mixture to lubricate the engine
“How many gears?” *Points camera at shifter* 🤣🤣🤣
Hahaha he said 5 gears
@@carloswhitehead9678 egy igazi cr 500 megemeli az elejét Még 5sebességben is de úgy hogy ki is ugrik alólad
Tapasztalatból mondom mert nekem is volt cr 500-am és még van is azóta már profi vagyok de nagyon brutál
Vadállat
I've never ridden a 500 before but I've heard >450cc 2 stroke legends and their power. It sounds like it has a lot it just needs tightening and adjustments. It sounds like a monster, but it sounds like it needs a garage full of tools.
My dad has been riding his hole life he set me on his lap I was about 13 years old he is about 220lb I was about 110lb he revved it up like he was doing a hole shot when he let the clutch out that bike took off like a bat out of hell I shit my pants we did like a 300-foot power wheelie straight down the drive way and he barely got out of 2ed I will never forget the power of the Honda 500cc 2stroke
Yeah. The last time I was holding onto my dad's Mach Z, I forgot how freaking potent it was from our property to the roads, trails, his friends/previous customers to his powersports business he used to own, etc. He claimed he was going 85 mph when I've seen a vid go 120. Even still from 2006/2008 to 2016 or so, it's been a while since I've been on one, but for *1000cc,* it's the extent of a precursor to a Hellcat in sled form.
A 220 lbs 500cc 2 stroke bike could be very similar. Just lighter, slimmer, more agile minus the skis, etc. Those things slap, both the sled and the bike. I'm grateful to have been raised to this expectation myself, one with taste for my career. Other then that, props to you.
Cr500 brings back memories to when I always wanted one lol... now I want one again
CA#ADVENTURE Man same here lol
it would be cool to have, but if the kx500 had a power valve i believe i'd rather have that.
But now I don't think my body can handle it lol... dam bike outlasted my body.
Same here. I would've killed for one of these and I had a chance to buy a leftover new-old-stock 2001 back in 2002. I bought an XR650 instead because my brother convinced me it would be more reliable. I wish I shot him in the head and bought the CR instead. It was my dream bike and I let one slip through my fingers.
the newer kx 500s do have power valves
Nobody loves to rebuild their bikes every week vintage guy but you might love it!
I think it just needs a good carb toon it does sound like a sick dog
That and some VP 101 octane race fuel..
Trouble is, every video I've watched on this channel, every bike has had the same problem. Every bike sounds like it runs like a dog.
Sushi Mamba that’s cause the bikes are prob spanked out. New top end , good carb, and prob the most important is keep the thing on the pipe. 500s not as important but every two stroke I’ve ridden I mix them fairly rich and hold em wide open almost 24/7. Saves spark plugs and bikes like running that way much better.
That and someone that knows how to ride a 2stroke
Keep them graphics proper retro cool, really love the look of it😍😍😍😍
Always wonder why Ronnie doesn't step up and ride a screamin eagle CR500
First time on your channel and I enjoyed this video!
Please let me ride it!! I’m not scared!! This guy is rediculous! Can’t be scared
Very cool bike dudes. Look like it rips! There has been a lot of interest in these big bore 2 strokes.
you assumed the powervalve was stuck before considering clogged jets?
OpplezRagez cr500’s don’t have power Valves
No power valve on a 500
9 times out of 10, its the carbs on all the engines I work on, especially if the bikes have been sitting for any length of time. These fuels of today are forever gumming up the insides especially the bottom pickup and the jets. Just take it apart and give it a good cleaning with Brake Cleaner and then blow it out with air, and that 500 won't be able to keep the front wheel on the ground!
And if it doesn’t like to run in hot weather it means it’s rich. Definitely re jet it
373Moto Mx do you mean rich in fuel or rich in oil?
373Moto Mx don't ya mean change the fuel and oil mix
Its rich on the main jet. Go a size larger
hondaman331 u mean smaller lol
@@373motomx2 right on! Didnt even think as i wrote. Smaller....yes. most pipe makers tell you that.
bad ass cr 500, fast as f*ck.
You breath on the throttle and the front wheel is up and dropping panties😅
@@zalt069 i saw that bike for sale lol
@@masonkalloch67 me too thats why i wrote that
Full throttle he says that front wheel should not be on the ground and the bike doesn't have a power valve you dont know how to ride or know about bikes
its running so bad.....
Sounds terrible, something is not Right with that 2stroke. Makes me sad :(
Hope he sorts it out cuz this is not right!
Lukas svärdkvist Oh trust me, as long as this idiot owns the bike, it will NEVER run good. I can promise that. PROMISE. I do agree with you, it makes me sad too.
What a monster, can't wait for more videos about it! 😀👍
You are so much fun to watch vintage guy because I used to ride a mako 360 and then a CZ
CR500 don't have power valves
I was wondering how long it was going to take for them to figure that out. lol
All they do is buy bikes and go top speed up and down a road, he doesn’t even know how to ride the 500 never mind knowing about them
Right maybe they think they do I think only 125 and 80 and smaller I could be wrong same thing with power bands 250 and 500 are all motor
@John Stamper so you telling me snowmobiles have power bands
@John Stamper boy your special sleds don't have power bands. I have 2 2 strokes and neither one has a power band you do the research my john deere zero turn has a power band in it does it
Really suprised that this is your top most popular video.
Your other stuff is gold
uploads like this makes me regret selling my f-40 and my 959
Ive got 7 cr 500s in my livingroom + some kx es
2t - " its the sound , its the sound - the mother makes when the baby breaks "
I used to race back in the old days like around the early 70's as late as the late 90's and I had all kinds of bikes and rode plenty of friend's bikes and I kept alive by being the head mechanic at the largest Suzuki dealer in New Jersey.. My first racing bike was a 1974 Montesa . Not the Kappa but the endure type model which was not a race bike at all.But thenI got wiser and got a Suzuki R?400, I forget all of the designations now but suffice it to say that I learned which was the best. I had another R?400 later on which while fast was also not a race bike and I had to extend the swingers on both to get any worthwhile suspension out of them. Anyway, I've ridden just about everything from a Much 125 to a Bultaco 250 and I owned a Maico 500. Hard kicker that. But I didn't really wake up until later on in 1987 when I got my first CR250and the first thing that impressed me was the power band. Same power all the way up from 2000 rpm right up to 9 or 10000 or wherever the redline was. No crazy bursts of power like the Kawasaki road bikes like the 500, (which was nearly unridable) to the 750 H2 which was pretty bad with its 5000 rpm burst but not as bad as the 500. In any case, the CR500 was powerful but too much really. I found that you'd lug it all the time depending on its power all the way through. The 25 was the best for me being slightly heavy at 220 pounds I was not a light rider but found that if you weighed under 200 and more close to 150 the 125 was the critter to ride, of any brand. I feel sorry for you guys nowadays. It looks like you're all not happy with these dopey 4 strokes and who could blame you?Go get one of yesterdays 125 2 strokes and tell me if you don't feel comfortable with that power and if that's not enough, I'msure you'd be happy with most of the 250's in those days. Long live the 2 strokes...a much better engine.
I'm glad you rode the bike where it was meant to be ridden. On a road. Oh wait, it's a dirt bike! Not much of a powerband on a 500. Just shift up! It's not a 125!
Did you do a compression test on that 500 yet? If so, what was it? Watching Charlie kick it over looked like it was a little bit too easy.(low comp)
Bike was insane...I totally miss my CR500. The KX500 was a hell raiser as well. Insane bikes for the time they were created.
His shirt reminds me of the Downty “you look amazingly comfortable” commercial
It sounds bad
GameR 100 very bad my clapped out 250 with 0 compression sounds better
Tim Luttringer 😂
Bad gas and plug carb tune and it needs the power valves cleaned out you're destroying that freaking bike
GameR 100 it’s Because it’s a 2 stroke
@@calvinboshoff5003 2-strokes sound amazing. With correct jetting, cleaned carburetor, a healthy spark plug, cleaned power valves, and good gas they sound amazing! I'd choose 2-strokes over 4-strokes any day.
Probably just a plug, you guys left the choke on too long on the stand. As soon as the bike starts turn the choke off. I’ve done the same on my cr250, if you leave the choke on for too long the plug will foul and it will run bad.
dan gardner no when it’s wormed up then take the choke off and rev it don’t rev it before it’s warmed up
Team Japp wrong bud it’s not a four stroke you don’t need the choke once it’s started makes no sense to use it
Not "rev it" but you need to goose the throttle a tiny bit because if it idles too low it can foul the plug. At least that's how it was with my 250. Just goose it so it's just a couple hundred RPM above idle.
It depends on your fuel mixture/jetting and all that, every bike warms up differently, I see a lot of 2 stroke riders let there bike sit and idle to let it warm up, I have an rmx250 and in order for it to 'wake up' I have to ride it and pin it in every gear to clear it out, and once it wakes up the front wheel comes off the ground
Put it into a shop bud that bike is running like sick dog. Running right it should be lifting the front wheel off the ground every gear change on the asphalt. And putting a skid mark in your pants. Lol
Right, when he hit 3rd on the road the 1st time i was like wtf
Exactly. My 500 used to always be a good mix between "YEEHAAH!" and "OH SHIT I'M GONNA DIE TODAY"
@@4nz-nl I had a 92cr 125 race ready bike that was like that front end would b up till I hit 4th
Yes! That’s how they should be. I outran a big four stroke 1150 BMW on my CR500. As soon as we really got up to speed he would gain on me, but 0-50 mph a light frame with a 60hp two stroke is unbeatable.
With the bike in this video you can probably keep up on a mountainbike.
Oh by the way, if you want more acceleration, try how far you can lean forward while going for it. I had to put my head all the way forward on the 500, but could more or less accelerate full throttle from 2nd gear on. Just make sure it doesn’t lift you - if it does, you’re on your back :-)
All you had to do is follow the goddamm train CJ
Put expansion foam in the handle bars it helps but a new top end I had a 94 it was a beast
Something has got to be wrong with that cr500.. because every 500 I've been on the front tire is off the ground everytime I touched the gas! Also they need to understand the old big boy 2-strokes take like 15minz of riding in 1&2nd be there ready to really shit & get...
Running right, it should rip your arms out of the socket. I'm sticking to fouled plug✊
Biff Tannin yep.
Maybe the guy before him was afraid of it, putted it around, fouled the plug lol
Reminds me of growing up in Jersey tearing down an old country road on my YZ!
You know it’s 2 vintages yard when you see a bunch of dirt bike and quad tire marks in the grass
It’s sad to see all these bikes and you literally let them be when a little elbow grease would make a life long friend especially that bike
Joel Robert was the world Motocross champion in 1972 but he switched from Maico to the CZ because of the durability.
Looks like compression issues and running very rich. Start by checking your compression before you do anything to the carb.
I just for the first time remarked and man! I love your content. Reminds me of jumping everything we can find in the early nineties. With no phone camera or anything. Great frakin content man! For sure!!!
6:10
Something's gotta be wrong with this bike. Not just his driving.
Yea somethings off
This guy does not know what he is doing.
Well if it's not hitting power band then is a fuel issue
codie branch of seen dirty power valves do this
Colin Watson Honda never power valved the 500s
Colin Watson the only 500 that had a power valve was a kawi
Haha no shit eh, my kx 500 had greaaaasy power valves made a he'll of a difference got 07 kx250 with a kustom kraft 302 kit have to clean em all the time on the kawis
At 500 there's no power band. It plays with it. Almost always open. But you don't need to rev the shit out of it to get to the point when it opens up cause this thing can do it at low revs.
CR500's vibration so hard that some people missed the like button.
Seriously?
That is one sweet bike.
1994? Unbelievable.
Beautiful.
You should be popping that on the back wheel in every gear bike needs fixing
Man This thing vibrates a lot
That’s what she said 😉
I never heard it’s to humid out today for it to run right . That’s a new one on me !
Ya that made me laugh
I had a 1984 CR500. If it didn't kill you hurt you kick starting it it sure would riding it. Tried to start it with work boots on once and the kick started went right through my shoe.
Congrats on going viral with this video
The whole time i was waiting to see and hear it get into the top end and it never happened. That bike should scare the bejeesus out of you near mid range and throw you back on top end. Definatly needs a tune up.
Needs a new rider. Nothing wrong with that bike. Short shift
@@4thdimensiontravels855 it's tired and the carb needs adjusted.
You people really need to stop hating on him seriously check out his recent vids he is very skilled at working on them it take time to learn
You had too pay every bit of $4k for that thing it’s soooo clean.
I’m 38,
I was around back then.
I was just a Child when that was
THE KING OF THE JUNGLE.
Unstoppable Red Dragon 🐉
And it’s the definition of a wheelie lmao 😂
It’s still the king of the jungle lol wtf that’s nuts.
Or more!!!!
@@Davido50
lol
@@mj-7444 CR500s & all CRs in prime condition are holding value out there . Actually any VERY clean MX bikes / ATVs from Big7 are pricey.. since new machines are hard to get & expensive. Im waitin now on pre-ordered '22 Kawi KLX230R !
It's rattling because it meant to be REVED, that bike will easily do 100mph on a straight. Surprised the plug didn't foul
I had cr 500 and the front wheel was up in the air all the way through the gearbox absolute beast of a bike
That bike sounds sick, new top end, plug, jets
I’m just saying this because of what happened to me yesterday. PLEASE WEAR PANTS! My leg got a gash three inches across and the depth of your index finger deep because I was in shorts. Had to get a mini surgery in the e.r., and I could’ve severed the tendon behind my knee and completely fucked up my leg. One of the scariest moments of my life, blood pumping out of me like crazy. I don’t want that to happen to anyone else so be careful
So a layer of pants is going to save you from that?
@@kyleverhasselt1983 jeans, maybe
Damn it’s already been 9 months since this lmao
“Has a lot of power” doesnt ride it correctly for the power it has😂🤮🤮🤮
Zeovlo everything
Patrick A he’s riding it like a 4 stroke
Leaning it over to get fuel into the carb is the only way to start these old girls. Oh and what are you talking about? Those graphics are absolutely mint 👌 hold on and make shore you have good health insurance 😂😂
Andrew Selmon leaning it to get fuel? I think your mistaken
DeAndre Clarke well last time I checked that was apart of the starting procedure for the 500, leaning it will make shore the float bowl is full and you will be able to see it instead of guessing, unless i used to bust my arse leaning it over for no real reason, have a look into it mate you mite be surprised!!!
Andrew Selmon of course when you open the choke to get it started, and warm up a little. but you never ever ride with it up or you will blow your bike up.
DeAndre Clarke get off the drugs mate 😂 nobody said a word about the choke hahahahaha
that engine needs a rebuild xD
Lol
Needs a jetting and plug. That bike should hit way harder , I have a ktm 440 smoker and it won’t keep the front wheel on the ground
As soon as the bike winds up and wants to breath you shift up.... so sad to listen to
Roses are red,
Violets are blue,
the part your looking for
is 4:22
I subbed yesterday I’m new but I love the good videos
Hate to tell you dude, cr500 don't have a power band to get stuck. There just raw power. Either it's not jetted right and the air screw set incorrectly,or the reeds are bad. I had one of these years ago, but if you want a power band hit in 500, get the kx500
Your scared of it. End of story. Ride that bike like the beast it is. It's a 2 stroke pal keep it wrapped out.
It looks like he's used to 4 strokes.
For how much work it is it would be well worth checking your carburetor out and just making sure it's clean and checking your power valve because that thing should be staying in a wheelie in every single gear when you crack into it
Check your Reeds pull the carburetor off pull your reads out and see what the flaps look like they might need flipped you can take them off and flip them put them back on and put it back in your bike I don't know whole lot about CR500 but it's just basic information when when your bike won't hit in the Power Band
The CR500 should stand wheelie in 5th gear just cracking into the throttle at a fast-moving pace
Brice Hale yeah it just doesn’t sound right. It could be as simple as a plug, but the symptoms kinda look like reeds
Cr 500s dont have power valves
Downwiththegreensman J I've never had a CR500 I wasn't sure if they had power valves or not I do know that there's two strokes out there that don't have them I'd say either the carb needs cleaned maybe somebody tried doing a jetting job on it by drilling out the old Jets and they didn't get anything tuned right or has to be Reed's I've rode a CR500 and I'm sure a lot of people have and if you have and you know what you're doing you know that bike will stand up straight in every single gear that much I do know I see how he rides I know he knows how to ride that's a hundred percent for sure but that don't mean he really knows how to ride he might just be too afraid to get it up and every single gear I wouldn't blame him it's a scary thing I've done it and for the most part I do it every single time I ride anyting if it's running the way it should
4:11 “This thing Vibrates a lot” U think??? It’s a CR500 my man!! Of course it’s going to Vibrate!!! 😆
the cr 500 looking good as always
Neighbour friendly. I bet they loved him round there.
anyway the bike sounds knackered good luck.
Guys he is only riding it to show it.
Dont shit on him bc is doesnt ride it properly. He does his best i would guess.