Thanks so much Mark! You will go down in history as the first 'Super Thanker' on the channel! :-) And you'll be the first to be featured in the next video, so keep your eyes peeled for next weeks vid! Thanks again Mark
I used to own a 2005 yz125 and told alot of people how fast it actually was, eyebrows were raised. This video showed how well it can hang! Thank you Yamaha for the re-release of the bike!!!
Definitely need to tune the Meg to reach it's potential. Would expect it to completely dominate. At least change sprocket for top speed. Always fun to watch dirt bikes in action.
I think if they put street tires on the rear and went on a drag strip you'd see the difference. But in Motocross even straight line acceleration is way more about skill than horsepower. Would be interesting to do a similar experiment with one of those crazy super Enduros from the early 2000s like the KTM 950 or the BMW HP
Thanks so much for the support Jeremy! :-D I'm going to do in-video shoutouts for everyone that sends in a Super Thanks, this weeks video is already edited and about to go Live so watch out for yours in next weeks upload. Thanks again!
Finally the video I've been waiting for. Other videos show the 700 idling on a driveway or putting slowly on a trail. Now it's riddin like it should be. Good job!
Finally! like many other average riders I’ve been struggling to decide which bike to choose between a 500 stroke and a 700 2 stroke. I’m surprised there aren’t more shootouts like this for us weekend warriors 😜
The 125 just goes to show the power of those 2 strokes, I remember one time my mate showed me his 85cc full size dirt bike and it had plenty more power than my 140cc 4 stroke
I knew that 125 would run strong off the line. Had the same result many times especially on loose surfaces. There's only so much power you can put down off the line with an 18" knobbie on a dirt bike before the wheel breaks traction or you loop out.
Sometimes the small bike will be faster! Less weight but the same traction. I saw a KX80 pull big length on a 400 CZ once. The big bore dug trench while the 80 just left. By the time the 400 was getting ready to roost by and melt the kid's face, they ran out of field.
The problem is they stopped developing big bore 2t cause of emissions. 125 has power valves, ECU etc. If 500 2 strokes was developed they wouldn't be very easy to handle. Power curve would be insane!
Love the sound of big 2 strokes.reminds me of watching my dad race sidecar motocross with the 700cc zabel engine.what a machine you have there. been thinking of building my own.
I love that you guys are doing the straight up drag racing on these bikes. All of the 450 shoot outs do all track but no one ever just runs them straight up to see who’s the fastest. For people who do dirt drags or run dunes that would be a way more helpful video. I would have liked to see you go up 1 tooth on the front sprocket of the Meg if it would fit.
Thanks for watching and taking the time to comment Jason! I'm glad you enjoyed the video. We've got access to this little drag strip whenever we need it so we can head back there again and spend some time testing for speed runs. Before this video we were setting up the bike for the track as we've got a couple of projects in the works on track before we shoot for the top speed goals. Thanks again
Raced a buddy of mine with a 2014 Suzuki rmz450, with my 1985 CR500. I started in 2nd about half throttle for the first 10ft or so, before giving it full throttle as i quickly grabbed 3rd, 4th, and 5th. I just remember that i kept trying to grab another gear. I was thinking, what the hell is wrong with my bike? Why won't it shift. Then the other voice in my head says, " because you're already in 5th, ya damn fool" I was like, oh, yes i believe you are correct. lol. As you stated, 80 mph is not a speed you're gonna see on a mx track. As you already know, these bikes weren't meant for top speed runs. My CR is all original. The factory rear sprocket is huge. I think the CR's redline may be around 8-9k rpm's. These new modern 4 strokes rev much much higher, so gearing being the same, the 4 stroke would win because of that reason alone, top speed wise. When i raced the RMZ450, i beat him pretty badly, but just ran out of gear. If the race had gone longer, I'm sure the 450 would have passed me. If i put a smaller rear sprocket on the CR, it would be easy triple digits. I remember back in the 80's, one of the big motorcycle magazines raced a CR500 against a honda interceptor 500 crotch rocket at the drag strip. Smaller rear sprocket, and a street tire, the CR laid waste to the interceptor. It's on the net. If you search for it, you'll find it. CR500 is a beast.
One bigger on the front sprocket is like 3 smaller on the rear sprocket. A 14 up front is nice. Then play with the back between sand dune, trail, and desert sprocket sizing.
Great video Max, great shots of the bikes , your yz flies and put up a good fight, what was more scary flat out , big red or megladon great work again max.
Thanks Kevin mate! The Meg definitely caused a few more twitchy bum moments haha Especially the power wheelies, i didn't have the same problem on the CR as you can see in the footage. Thank for the support as always dude
🇺🇲🇺🇲🇺🇲🇺🇲🇺🇲🇺🇲♥️♥️♥️♥️♥️🌎🌎🌎🌎🍓🍓🍓🤪🤪 A lot of variables need to be considered, but a well done comparison. A friend of mine wondered why his son's 200 KDX was faster than his 380 MXC on the top end. I told him I could fix that with simple sprocket changes, so I installed the largest front sprocket I could find, along with the smallest rear sprocket. Altogether it made a 10 tooth difference with a higher ratio. When I saw him the next week, he said the changes made a difference and the KDX was left in the dust. He also wanted me to put it back like it was because he didn't need the bike to do 120mph!
Cool I'm impressed with the YZ 125 I'm not a big guy and have always loved the two stroke 125's 700 is impressive and sounds great but its hard to beat the CR 500 with any dirt bike
Always raced a 125 in the veterans over 30 open class. Never felt like it was any big disadvantage. Was always right there with the leaders in the first turn.
Now that was a Heavyweight Bout!!!! Even the slimey 4 strokes gave Mighty Megalodon a go…. But in the end the old saying “ there is no replacement for displacement” holds true!! Love the riding gear, we can all be style’n and profile’n wearing that gear👍🏼
@martin barr's CRF450 700 seemed to run of of gears it's a 4 speed and geared a bit high i reckon with better top speed gearing it would win but be close, or like the cr500 trade victories at best
It was a pleasure seeing that. Boys are playing games. I know riding GME 500, xr 250r, two hva wr250, TE 350 and TE 610 in championships until 1993. I'm 51 years old and riding now off-road a FE 350 and a Beta Evo 300 4T. I know power is nothing without control! The 125 Bee 🐝 was the perfect example here! Riding such a power in dirt is needing much more than filling up fuel. Why my first idiotic bike was an Maico GME 500 and then I learn riding on an 24hp bike XR250R in 1988? And I won the German championship in the class 350 4T that year? I need to see you on the track for half an hour! Your arms will explode! Power is nice, but nothing without control!! That bike is perfect on SM mode with an experienced driver in Austria riding the Alps and drinking beer during a BBQ!
@@bobg1219 idk bout a wr cuz my yz426 big bored leaves wrs and it don't beat the 500 the guy that said his 450 beat a 500 I dint know bout that one cuz even the new 500s have like 10 more hp than the 450s and higher top speed
@@motodudes8787 my wr450 does 98mph and being fuel injection the response on the throttle instant. I've road 80's yz 490's and the new wr450f is faster. Not saying you're wrong but I'd still like to run a cr500 someday
my thoughts exactly I owned multiple CR 125s and 250s even a 480 before the 500 came out They were all great bikes but no one wants to talk about those open class Maico’s Nothing was faster or pulled harder I remember Maico experimenting with a 760 😮
Hope you enjoyed it dude! There's certainly more we can get from her, but i want to complete a few more projects on track first before we really start gunning for those massive top speed runs :-)
Vilket skämt, sätt dit 89 Cr500 eller en Kx 500 från 80 talet hade dom ätit upp detta skit. Helt ointressant kanal. Trevlig kväll från Sverige ❤ Värdelöst att jämföra dessa mopeder
A lot of research and development went into building the expansion pipe on the CR500. You will gain power tweeking the size and shape. Personally Id try to mimic the CR pipe as best you can.
to be fair all the bikes bikes felt fast that day (when your doing 80 mph in a field)...lol. the top end has a lot to do with the gearing, but it is so hard to keep the front down and not to spin up the back wheel on the 700 I don't doubt your right.
I agree, I think the 350XC-F would give it a run too since it has a 6 speed transmission like the 250EXC-F model without the restriction and with more power!
Awesome video. I like that you saved the CR500 till the end. Cant wait to get my CR500 build completed. Would love to see you do a Motocross track shootout with all these bikes. Could be timed laps but would rather 10 lap race.
Same video set up but straight rhythm. Then another video of the flat drag for the Meg. and a couple old school big bore dirt bikes. Then another of the Meg. and the old school big bore dirt bikes but on the straight rhythm.
I remember asking for a video like this so that I could nerd out…..cheers, I managed! Get that air box sorted, film it maybe? Again, nerding out a little, nice one Max, cheers 👍
It's all about development. The Meg engine just doesn't have the same hours of R&D as some of the other bikes. If it were to be developed as much as the 125s it would be a monster.
It comes in handy if you weigh more than a boxtrain of gold bars, or your track is all uphills and no downhills (a geological oddity, to say the least..). Check out tha Maico 620. It revs AND has even more monster torque!
Be interesting to see how a kx500 stacks up. Mine pulls cr500's and modern 450's by several bike lengths. Though it has a 540 bigbore kit with bigger carb and pipe.
nice should try a kx500 as they are faster in a line than a cr500. About 5-6 more hp due to power valve and bore lining. Just dynoed and tuned my 91 and it did 62hp at the rear wheel over 50 ft pounds of torque.
are all the bikes geared the same? I'd think the Megalodon would benefit from longer gearing / sprockets for top end since it has good torque. Seems like the acceleration tapers of because of the RPMs
It allmost allways comes down to grunt versus revs. Given enough space, revs can usually win, because you've run out of gear with grunt. But anywhere you dont depend on rpm, the grunt engine will stomp everything.
I do believe ATK (or what was left of the company) worked on a prototype 700cc two stroke in the early 00's. I'm going to go do some research now to see what I can find out. (Edit) Wow...they did in 09...and it was offered for sale. It was in the upper 70's as far as horsepower.
Yeah check out that maico 700cc 2stroke!! Its a fcukin blast! There's quite a few on UA-cam, there's a guy in Sweden (I think, could be Belgium?? I need to research him again) and he's got 1 in top condition And he was up for selling it to me,I just didn't have the 10k he wanted for it,,, 👊✊️💥💨💨💨💨
Cool video! You seemed so excited that you beat that 125 on that 700. Like it was supposed to be some big accomplishment. The 450 did quite well against that 700 and the cr500 I figured would give that 700 a helluva run, which it did.
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Thanks guys. Keep up the great work.
Thanks so much Mark! You will go down in history as the first 'Super Thanker' on the channel! :-) And you'll be the first to be featured in the next video, so keep your eyes peeled for next weeks vid! Thanks again Mark
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That little 125 held its own for the first 100 ft or so. I was surprised.
She's a ripper a tell ya...i would say that Nev is just a little better at starts than me as well! lol Thanks for watching Daryl
Yeah! “125s isn’t powerful enough!”
Tbf, the power to weight ratio on 125s do be mad, you talking like 90kg dry and upper 30s hp
Thats because the other bikes couldn’t get grip either
In the 1980's 125's had the fastest lap times on AMA National tracks.
But, times they are a changing!
I used to own a 2005 yz125 and told alot of people how fast it actually was, eyebrows were raised. This video showed how well it can hang! Thank you Yamaha for the re-release of the bike!!!
Definitely need to tune the Meg to reach it's potential. Would expect it to completely dominate. At least change sprocket for top speed. Always fun to watch dirt bikes in action.
Yea that things super weak
Sometimes it’s the old bikes that rip up the most dirt
I think if they put street tires on the rear and went on a drag strip you'd see the difference. But in Motocross even straight line acceleration is way more about skill than horsepower. Would be interesting to do a similar experiment with one of those crazy super Enduros from the early 2000s like the KTM 950 or the BMW HP
@@petergriffin4629 this man is correct lol🤘 totally agree it’s all rider weight transfer and method
yeah definently
I've wanted to see a bike this cool for most of my life. so awesome you guys made it happen. keep it up!
Thanks so much for the support Jeremy! :-D I'm going to do in-video shoutouts for everyone that sends in a Super Thanks, this weeks video is already edited and about to go Live so watch out for yours in next weeks upload. Thanks again!
Finally the video I've been waiting for. Other videos show the 700 idling on a driveway or putting slowly on a trail. Now it's riddin like it should be. Good job!
Thanks Jak! You've got to let the beast feed once in a while ay!? ;-D
Impressive results! As long as it's never a "dead engine start" to the race :)
Haha Yep we'd be screwed in a Le Mans style start that's for sure! lol Thanks for watching dude
Good Racing!
Thanks Tim
Finally! like many other average riders I’ve been struggling to decide which bike to choose between a 500 stroke and a 700 2 stroke. I’m surprised there aren’t more shootouts like this for us weekend warriors 😜
🤣
Go BIG or Go Home...
The 125 just goes to show the power of those 2 strokes, I remember one time my mate showed me his 85cc full size dirt bike and it had plenty more power than my 140cc 4 stroke
I mean a 450 EXC almost beat this thing so
I knew that 125 would run strong off the line. Had the same result many times especially on loose surfaces. There's only so much power you can put down off the line with an 18" knobbie on a dirt bike before the wheel breaks traction or you loop out.
Sometimes the small bike will be faster! Less weight but the same traction. I saw a KX80 pull big length on a 400 CZ once. The big bore dug trench while the 80 just left. By the time the 400 was getting ready to roost by and melt the kid's face, they ran out of field.
The problem is they stopped developing big bore 2t cause of emissions. 125 has power valves, ECU etc. If 500 2 strokes was developed they wouldn't be very easy to handle. Power curve would be insane!
Think we have same problem in Formula One tho let them have all the power and let the drivers do the math!
The sound of the cr 500 is awesome. 👍
You can't beat it!
@@999lazer Yeah it's like a sore dick, you can't beat it! LOL, well you can but it hurts like a MOFO! 😜
Love the sound of big 2 strokes.reminds me of watching my dad race sidecar motocross with the 700cc zabel engine.what a machine you have there. been thinking of building my own.
How have i never seen this epic battle!? Amazing! 😍💪🏻💪🏻💪🏻
Had a 95' CR500, it was a beast in the quarter mile!
Thanks
Thank you so much Phil! Watch out for next week's video :-)
I love that you guys are doing the straight up drag racing on these bikes. All of the 450 shoot outs do all track but no one ever just runs them straight up to see who’s the fastest. For people who do dirt drags or run dunes that would be a way more helpful video. I would have liked to see you go up 1 tooth on the front sprocket of the Meg if it would fit.
Thanks for watching and taking the time to comment Jason! I'm glad you enjoyed the video. We've got access to this little drag strip whenever we need it so we can head back there again and spend some time testing for speed runs. Before this video we were setting up the bike for the track as we've got a couple of projects in the works on track before we shoot for the top speed goals. Thanks again
Thanks!
Thanks for the support Ronald! It's really appreciated! :D
Tack!
Thank you @971monster! :D Watch out for next weeks video for your shoutout, it's the least we can do to say thanks for the support!
The CR500 is king!! Time for Honda to start making them again!
I love the Sound and the smell of 2 Strokes, soooo nice! 😍👌
This was the best dirtbike comparison video of all time!
I bet I could walk a wheelie on the 700 and never drop the front. Awesome video y’all are amazing.❤️🏁😎
Great video as usual and a surprising outcome to be honest,keep them coming 👍🏻
Thanks as always Tess! :-D
Raced a buddy of mine with a 2014 Suzuki rmz450, with my 1985 CR500. I started in 2nd about half throttle for the first 10ft or so, before giving it full throttle as i quickly grabbed 3rd, 4th, and 5th. I just remember that i kept trying to grab another gear. I was thinking, what the hell is wrong with my bike? Why won't it shift. Then the other voice in my head says, " because you're already in 5th, ya damn fool" I was like, oh, yes i believe you are correct. lol. As you stated, 80 mph is not a speed you're gonna see on a mx track. As you already know, these bikes weren't meant for top speed runs. My CR is all original. The factory rear sprocket is huge. I think the CR's redline may be around 8-9k rpm's. These new modern 4 strokes rev much much higher, so gearing being the same, the 4 stroke would win because of that reason alone, top speed wise. When i raced the RMZ450, i beat him pretty badly, but just ran out of gear. If the race had gone longer, I'm sure the 450 would have passed me. If i put a smaller rear sprocket on the CR, it would be easy triple digits. I remember back in the 80's, one of the big motorcycle magazines raced a CR500 against a honda interceptor 500 crotch rocket at the drag strip. Smaller rear sprocket, and a street tire, the CR laid waste to the interceptor. It's on the net. If you search for it, you'll find it. CR500 is a beast.
One bigger on the front sprocket is like 3 smaller on the rear sprocket. A 14 up front is nice. Then play with the back between sand dune, trail, and desert sprocket sizing.
Great video Max, great shots of the bikes , your yz flies and put up a good fight, what was more scary flat out , big red or megladon great work again max.
Thanks Kevin mate! The Meg definitely caused a few more twitchy bum moments haha Especially the power wheelies, i didn't have the same problem on the CR as you can see in the footage. Thank for the support as always dude
Cant beat the sound of a 2 stroke 💨
Nothing comes close! Thanks for watching Debbie :-D
Matter of taste. I personally don’t like it at all. There’s no right answer.
Awesome production. Thanks . Super entertaining
Yes Max, another great vid mate. 👌
Thanks dude, glad you enjoyed it mate :-D
Well that was Super Dope! I mean the bikes alone says it all. Way2cool
I’ve been waiting for a video like this
NICE🦢 MAX! BEEN WAITING A WHILE FOR THIS ONE!!!
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A lot of variables need to be considered, but a well done comparison.
A friend of mine wondered why his son's 200 KDX was faster than his 380 MXC on the top end.
I told him I could fix that with simple sprocket changes, so I installed the largest front sprocket I could find, along with the smallest rear sprocket.
Altogether it made a 10 tooth difference with a higher ratio.
When I saw him the next week, he said the changes made a difference and the KDX was left in the dust.
He also wanted me to put it back like it was because he didn't need the bike to do 120mph!
The 700 needs more air, next project; "700 Megalodon Turbo"! No--really--do it. 😎
Turbo 2t 🤣🤣🤣🤣
Awesome
I thought the exc 450 and 500 would of been in front.
The old cr 500 certainly blitzed the 700.
Thanks for sharing max, great job
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Thanks again for the support dude!
Would have if they had an exhaust and been mapped
An 85 or 86 cr500 would have laid waste to both of those bikes in a drag race.
Fun episode Max, I'm so ready to see the Nevster run the Megalodon in a moto I'm drooling!
All in good time my friend! ;-D Nev is keen to take her for a race
Awesome video. Very impressed by the 125
Good stuff fella’s ! Greetings from Portsmouth England 🏴
Cool
I'm impressed with the YZ 125
I'm not a big guy and have always loved the two stroke 125's
700 is impressive and sounds great but its hard to beat the CR 500 with any dirt bike
Always raced a 125 in the veterans over 30 open class.
Never felt like it was any big disadvantage. Was always right there with the leaders in the first turn.
Mostruoso MAICO. ANCHE SE MI ASPETTAVO CHE DESSE PIÙ DISTACCO ALLE ALTRE MOTO
best video yet
So glad you enjoyed it Jon!
Now that was a Heavyweight Bout!!!!
Even the slimey 4 strokes gave Mighty Megalodon a go…. But in the end the old saying “ there is no replacement for displacement” holds true!!
Love the riding gear, we can all be style’n and profile’n wearing that gear👍🏼
@martin barr's CRF450 700 seemed to run of of gears it's a 4 speed and geared a bit high i reckon with better top speed gearing it would win but be close, or like the cr500 trade victories at best
@martin barr's CRF450 keep your thumpers and I’ll keep my 2strikes
Just epic brother long live bigred Honda has anyways been at the top of the heap for me great vid 🤙🏻🤙🏻🤙🏻
It was a pleasure seeing that. Boys are playing games. I know riding GME 500, xr 250r, two hva wr250, TE 350 and TE 610 in championships until 1993. I'm 51 years old and riding now off-road a FE 350 and a Beta Evo 300 4T. I know power is nothing without control! The 125 Bee 🐝 was the perfect example here! Riding such a power in dirt is needing much more than filling up fuel. Why my first idiotic bike was an Maico GME 500 and then I learn riding on an 24hp bike XR250R in 1988? And I won the German championship in the class 350 4T that year? I need to see you on the track for half an hour! Your arms will explode! Power is nice, but nothing without control!! That bike is perfect on SM mode with an experienced driver in Austria riding the Alps and drinking beer during a BBQ!
Thanks for watching Joerg, I'm glad you enjoyed it!
I usually don’t enjoy videos this much. Thank you.
yep sure was good, enjoying your fun.👍👍
Glad you enjoyed it Rumpel :-D
I love the way it just eats every bike you have!
amazingly solid my brother
Letsss goooo, team Honda🔥😈
Top notch guys!
I was cheering for your Yz125 ! Alas, the megalodon is too much for almost any motocross bike in existence.
Great vid! Would love to see a proper 450 in there too. The excf isnt as "hot" at the sxf counter. My 2011 450 has a new 500 beat in a straight.
I think my 2021 wr450f will beat a 500
@@bobg1219 a cr500?
@@motodudes8787 yes, I think it would be a good race
@@bobg1219 idk bout a wr cuz my yz426 big bored leaves wrs and it don't beat the 500 the guy that said his 450 beat a 500 I dint know bout that one cuz even the new 500s have like 10 more hp than the 450s and higher top speed
@@motodudes8787 my wr450 does 98mph and being fuel injection the response on the throttle instant. I've road 80's yz 490's and the new wr450f is faster. Not saying you're wrong but I'd still like to run a cr500 someday
Would love to see the Meg matched up against a Maico 700!
my thoughts exactly I owned multiple CR 125s and 250s even a 480 before the 500 came out They were all great bikes but no one wants to talk about those open class Maico’s Nothing was faster or pulled harder I remember Maico experimenting with a 760 😮
most bad ass video ive seen since sm22 footage
Glad you enjoyed it! :-D
@@999lazer i hope i see u at sm23 with the meg
Really awesome video 🤙
CR 500 the WINNER !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! Amazing bikes!
Thanks for watching Joe :-D
Finally!🤩 it like hoonicorn vs the world but with the megadolon! Maybe some porting for more rpm would help...
Hope you enjoyed it dude! There's certainly more we can get from her, but i want to complete a few more projects on track first before we really start gunning for those massive top speed runs :-)
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Vilket skämt, sätt dit 89 Cr500 eller en Kx 500 från 80 talet hade dom ätit upp detta skit.
Helt ointressant kanal.
Trevlig kväll från Sverige ❤
Värdelöst att jämföra dessa mopeder
700cc 4 stroker in the works?
Enjoyed the content.
Hasquvarna 700 , pops wheellies at 160 kmh
If you can’t win with a CR500, it’s not the bike it’s the rider. Plain & simple. Meg is a beast though. Nice looking too.
That's really awesome boy the cr500s are monsters
A lot of research and development went into building the expansion pipe on the CR500. You will gain power tweeking the size and shape. Personally Id try to mimic the CR pipe as best you can.
that was great my brother had a built cr500 for years it was a beast he took it to Baja
700 is fast but not as fast as you would think for a modified 700cc 2stroke... a modified 450F would beat it with no problem!
to be fair all the bikes bikes felt fast that day (when your doing 80 mph in a field)...lol. the top end has a lot to do with the gearing, but it is so hard to keep the front down and not to spin up the back wheel on the 700 I don't doubt your right.
@@999lazer my 1992 Honda xr600r does 100mph
**laughs in Baja-spec KX500**
@@999lazer wheres the ktm/gsxr1000.....
@martin barr's CRF450 if u can keep the front wheel down then good 700 or 500 Will beat 450 defenitely
There is just nothing that beats a CR500 - the best of the beasts.
I' m italian, i have cr 500 2t, of the year 1998!!! It' s THE BEST!!! NOTHING CAN NOTHING IN FRONT OF IT!!! 👍👍👍👍
Great comparison video, curious what size are the front and rear sprockets for the 500 and 700?
Good point. Gearing them longer helps the holeshot traction in a drag race. There is plenty of horsepower to pull longer gears.
I would be curious to see it up against a 350XC-F or 45OXC-F. They aren’t nearly as restricted as the EXC-F models. Great video!
Yes! a 450 mx would lead in my opinion, dont know why they compare a 2t mx vs 4t enduros but entertaining video
I agree, I think the 350XC-F would give it a run too since it has a 6 speed transmission like the 250EXC-F model without the restriction and with more power!
Would love to see the SX-F models against it as well like you said!!
super great video
I believe the 700 could have bin geared taller since it has the torque to pull to a higher top speed.
Yea I think a little more gear in that 700 and you would've been able to see it pull mid range and top end. Still a cool video!
All your bikes are mint
Cooler Vergleich 👍🤟
Awesome video. I like that you saved the CR500 till the end. Cant wait to get my CR500 build completed. Would love to see you do a Motocross track shootout with all these bikes. Could be timed laps but would rather 10 lap race.
That 125 put up way more of a fight then I ever thought it would
This is awesome!
Same video set up but straight rhythm. Then another video of the flat drag for the Meg. and a couple old school big bore dirt bikes. Then another of the Meg. and the old school big bore dirt bikes but on the straight rhythm.
I'm not sure i could afford the bribe money to pay someone to ride the Meg through straight rhythm! lol Thanks for watching Mark
amazing video!
Thanks for watching dude!
Thanks Max, last 🇭🇲$2.00 in Account 👍🇭🇲💰
You legend! Thanks for the support dude :-D
First 2 stroke bike to have such an extended content value.
We invested a lot of time and effort into the bike, so you know we'll be enjoying it for as long as possible! ;-D Thanks for watching Andrew
That was fun!
Thanks for watching Jay, glad you enjoyed it!
YZ 125 did good, got to proud
I remember asking for a video like this so that I could nerd out…..cheers, I managed! Get that air box sorted, film it maybe? Again, nerding out a little, nice one Max, cheers 👍
There doesn’t seem to be any benefit to go over 500cc on a two stroke dirtbike. Entertaining comparison nonetheless, keep up the good work guys!
Thanks for watching
i mean 500 or 700cc hell even 250 2 stroke they all do around 50-55hp but more CC often give you more torque from dyno i have seen
actually there is no benefit to go over 250 lol
It's all about development. The Meg engine just doesn't have the same hours of R&D as some of the other bikes. If it were to be developed as much as the 125s it would be a monster.
It comes in handy if you weigh more than a boxtrain of gold bars, or your track is all uphills and no downhills (a geological oddity, to say the least..).
Check out tha Maico 620.
It revs AND has even more monster torque!
Love that 125 until 45👍👍
Be interesting to see how a kx500 stacks up. Mine pulls cr500's and modern 450's by several bike lengths. Though it has a 540 bigbore kit with bigger carb and pipe.
My cr500 has a 560 big bore, bigger valves and hot cams and would destroy your bike
Lol 😂
My KX500 and CR500 didn't have cams. Typo?
Excellent! How about the same drag race but at the bottom of a steep hill? A sand track test would be interesting or some deep mud.
Hey Rusty, thanks for watching! We've got a big hill climb scheduled in the calendar in the next few weeks. So keep your eyes open for that video :-D
Awesome! Love to see the beast with Nev on board climbing a monster hill. Maybe in a hillclimb competition.👍
That 250 exc gave the Meg a run for its money, I’m impressed.
ye so imagine if he raced the 700 on ktm 450 sfx or cr 450 r the 700 be smoked
A smaller rear sprocket i think would help with the top end, it seemed to run out of gears but had more to give
that’s how my CR500 feels it’s in a 2005 crf250r frame
Would love to see the Kx 450 in this matchup. I had one and the power was unbelievable
nice should try a kx500 as they are faster in a line than a cr500. About 5-6 more hp due to power valve and bore lining. Just dynoed and tuned my 91 and it did 62hp at the rear wheel over 50 ft pounds of torque.
Kawi all fckin day!!!!
I did enjoy the video but get the feeling u enjoyed making it way more than any of us watching🤣
its was so much fun to make, sun was out, 2 strokes and good people. Can't beat it :)
@@999lazer half of what this sport is all about
are all the bikes geared the same? I'd think the Megalodon would benefit from longer gearing / sprockets for top end since it has good torque. Seems like the acceleration tapers of because of the RPMs
It allmost allways comes down to grunt versus revs. Given enough space, revs can usually win, because you've run out of gear with grunt. But anywhere you dont depend on rpm, the grunt engine will stomp everything.
And our engine certainly has GRUNT! lol We are heading to a big old hill in a few weeks Doc, i think you'll enjoy that video :D
That 125 was legit asf!
700cc 2 stroke?!?! Omfg what a savage bike that thing mist be
I do believe ATK (or what was left of the company) worked on a prototype 700cc two stroke in the early 00's. I'm going to go do some research now to see what I can find out.
(Edit) Wow...they did in 09...and it was offered for sale. It was in the upper 70's as far as horsepower.
The ATK was just a rebranded Maico. They ground off the Maico logos and replaced them with their own. 82hp off the showroom floor, according to Maico.
They bought out the remaining supply of Cannondale's trying to resolve problem issues with them. Then sold Hyosung before going out of business.
@@RUSTY-A-L Thanks for the info.
Yeah check out that maico 700cc 2stroke!! Its a fcukin blast! There's quite a few on UA-cam, there's a guy in Sweden (I think, could be Belgium?? I need to research him again) and he's got 1 in top condition
And he was up for selling it to me,I just didn't have the 10k he wanted for it,,,
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@@andybowyer3602 Absolutely.
I love my 1985 cr 500. Bike is an absolute beast.
Cool video! You seemed so excited that you beat that 125 on that 700. Like it was supposed to be some big accomplishment. The 450 did quite well against that 700 and the cr500 I figured would give that 700 a helluva run, which it did.
Wow. That was impressive with that 125 lol