The sound! I will celebrate and enjoy the scent of the two-stroke as long as possible. I'm so happy that you have such an affinity for it and provide people like me with such cool videos. Carry on with it, you make many, many people very happy with it!
Would love to see you guys find one of R.Js old cr500s. Ricky Johnson. I used to watch the movie Rick Johnson's motivation over and over when I was a kid. God bless
Nice 88 CR500 💪👍 seeing you start that just made me remember about how all 5'4" 135lbs of me back then Kick started my old 87CR-500 MY LITTLE ASS WAS LITERALLY IN A STANDING UP ON AND ALMOST OFF THE PEGS and then using all of my weight coming down to fire it up ! Got pretty damn good at it too🤣 I believe even up to this day that myself and another rider my size were the smallest riders in OPEN EXPERT CLASS DISTRICT #7 riding CR500'S 86 AND 87 ... 💪👍
Nice. Like 1987 style. Orange and Blue I raced 1987 cr125rh two years all 1987 range was awsome. 1988 came out full range all blood red with honda written on red seat instead of cr. Still nice.
Either that bike is an 87 or it’s built to replicate an 87. Gold wheels, blue pro link stickers on swing arm, blue rear shock spring, red white and blue shroud stickers.
Very nice bike man. I remember at the honda dealer they had a new 500 on the showroom floor. And next to the price tag it said the king of the world the cr 500 r. Absolutely bad ass machine.
One of my absolute favorite looking bikes of all times. I've got the '86 XR600R in good shape but love the two-strokes more! The chain lock on this specific bike looks to be mounted backwards? Always enjoy the cool bikes on your channel!
Love the old school Honda colors, with the gold rims! Nice Bike! I hope You and Junior put out some more new videos soon. I'm starting to have withdrawals not seeing them. Lol
I love them 80s 500s with the blue seat,best color scheme in my opinion.That's a masterpiece,throw away your coffee table and have that bad boy in the living room on display!
That's an 87. Gorgeous. Great year. Nasty motor. Fabulous forks, for the time, and full discs finally. The 250 this year was also excellent. Keep up the good work Kaplan you stud. Patriots protect this nation. God bless fellas.
@Josh B I can promise it’s not me bidding it up. I asked Ken this morning to take the reserve off in hopes to bring a little more excitement. It’s my favorite 500 of all the ones I built… not in the add but if you’re the winner contact me and I’ll throw in the original rims and tires with a brand new one if kind two tone blue and white seat with new seat foam Johngrieratp@gmail.com 860-221-8356
Why do people keep trying to correct Kaplan on the year of the bike? If he says it’s an 88 restomod that mimics the look of another year, then that’s what it is 🤦♂️ lol 👍✌️
Maybe a typo? That looks a lot like the 87'. I enjoy the channel. You inspired me to buy a ripped up 87 restored to factory detail..for my channel so I am a bit dialed into them shall we say!
I wonder if he ever sees his comments on here I hope he sees this one he's got the sickest baddest dirt bikes and coolest video's on UA-cam I love watching all these badass bikes
@@KaplanCycles Can anyone stop in and check out the bikes and shop it looks so cool on UA-cam someday I'd love to stop by and look at all the cool ass bike's in person I kinda know where the place is I'm from marlborough ct think I've been to Vernon b4 when I drove to monson mass for the hill climbs
I still love that Honda orange. I was thinking about doing my CRF 250L in that scheme. Orange 🍊 plastics with yellow number plates, gold wheels and a dark blue “PRO-LINK” decal on the swingarm. What do you think? I bought the 250l because of you. The first thing that I did was check the frame rails. The guy I bought it from asked me “ you watch Kaplan, don’t you?” Your influence is deep in the Moto world, it really is.
Did you guys leave me in the right direction I have a 83 cr80r I'm trying to turn it into a dragon breathing monster need help finding parts and some advice on the bike thank you for your time God Bless America
@@dr.hugog.hackenbush9443 Ha ha! Well, someday Lady Luck will give me a break and the affordable, fixable CR or KX I've been searching for will appear.
You *CAN* turn a classified turd into a gem, if you are comfortable spending 10x what you paid for it to fix it and do it right. My '88 RC500 replica cost me $600 to buy. I've allready got well over $3k into it and I still have a decent way to go before it is finished. I did the majority of the work myself. If you have a shop do that amount of work, you'll drop $8 -$10k easy.
Wait until you see the price tag before you go and pawn your nans jewellery these are rare in this condition and demand a high dollar. KAPLAN APPROVED 👊✊💨💨💨
Really??? Ok its on. The gauntlet is thrown. Your invited to Southwick mass for the 500 shootout August 5th showdown honda vs kawasaki. I got $100 on the Honda. Will you show?? Or just keyboard warrior.
@@KaplanCycles hell yeah man! Would love to come down with my pops and his ohlins yz360 as well! We’re located in California. It might be cheaper to fly and have them shipped up. Gonna have to work out the details.
@@johngrier59491 aging parent left , a 6 7 11 and 15 year old video gamers that hate sweating, small fleet of bikes n gear to maintain, damn near impossible to get out, especially to go solo with long lost friends. Im a bit jammed up. I'm gonna start 1/2 hour lunch break rides, practice ruts n a field, or start working at the damn track before I loose it, and hang up the boots. hope you figure out a way to scoot around, be fun for the rest of us to live vicariously through you guys while stuck spinning wheels in the sanitarium cubical hell.
Down on power compared to the yam490 and the kx500, looks good but wouldn’t pull the skin off a rice pudding. NO TORQUE, front wheel was harder to get off the ground than the latest hollywoke movie,🇬🇧🍺.
I have one i built ,just as good,or better , completely oem everything that could be got 100s of parts ,except the pro circuit pipe ,not fmf an tecnosel seat cover,an 87 ,like that one...
Those gold rims make the whole bike pop, love the music it makes too
All bikes should have gold rims lol
I admire the love that goes into his bikes. Graet video as always guys. Love from the uk !
The sound! I will celebrate and enjoy the scent of the two-stroke as long as possible. I'm so happy that you have such an affinity for it and provide people like me with such cool videos. Carry on with it, you make many, many people very happy with it!
Would love to see you guys find one of R.Js old cr500s. Ricky Johnson. I used to watch the movie Rick Johnson's motivation over and over when I was a kid. God bless
Nice 88 CR500 💪👍
seeing you start that just made me remember about how all 5'4" 135lbs of me back then Kick started my old 87CR-500
MY LITTLE ASS WAS LITERALLY IN A STANDING UP ON AND ALMOST OFF THE PEGS and then using all of my weight coming down to fire it up ! Got pretty damn good at it too🤣 I believe even up to this day that myself and another rider my size were the smallest riders in OPEN EXPERT CLASS DISTRICT #7 riding CR500'S 86 AND 87 ... 💪👍
Just when you think them CR500's Couldnt look cooler , Best colour combo ever, absolute weapon. Just as nice as yours kap.
Love the 87 cr line would love to have all three
Freakin sick! Getting one of these is on my bucket list! Thanks!
Man the cr 500 blazes like no other my life goal is to see that shop the holy grail of all bikes
omg badass looking 500 rims looking sharp with the blue hubs kap
Wish we could have seen you put the 500 up heard it run one more time nice content brother!
Nice. Like 1987 style. Orange and Blue I raced 1987 cr125rh two years all 1987 range was awsome.
1988 came out full range all blood red with honda written on red seat instead of cr. Still nice.
Either that bike is an 87 or it’s built to replicate an 87. Gold wheels, blue pro link stickers on swing arm, blue rear shock spring, red white and blue shroud stickers.
Restomod 88
Yes 88 no gold wheels, red seat and white decals this is an 87 the best !!! The one and only !!!
Yes sir 👌🏼 it’s what you say ‼️‼️‼️” A Dime Piece “ And it’s what I say “ California Dreaming On A Cold Winters Day “
Goosebumps all over when Ken started the beast!
Perfecto clásico de la vieja escuela impecables las motos kaplan américa 👍
Very nice bike man. I remember at the honda dealer they had a new 500 on the showroom floor. And next to the price tag it said the king of the world the cr 500 r. Absolutely bad ass machine.
The captain makes some fresh bikes without a doubt
Thank you Calvin… I have new 88 up on the stand to top every build I ever done
@@johngrier5949 cant wait to see it
I love the blue seat on the 88
One of my absolute favorite looking bikes of all times. I've got the '86 XR600R in good shape but love the two-strokes more! The chain lock on this specific bike looks to be mounted backwards? Always enjoy the cool bikes on your channel!
Love the old school Honda colors, with the gold rims! Nice Bike! I hope You and Junior put out some more new videos soon. I'm starting to have withdrawals not seeing them. Lol
Awesome breakdown on the parts by you guys.
WHAT A MACHINE
I love them 80s 500s with the blue seat,best color scheme in my opinion.That's a masterpiece,throw away your coffee table and have that bad boy in the living room on display!
Did 1988 not have a red seat? With silver wheels?
love the pipe wheels just the whole bike looks awesome wholy shit id hat to miss the monster foot peg
My favorite looking CR you should give that a dyno run!
That's an 87. Gorgeous. Great year. Nasty motor. Fabulous forks, for the time, and full discs finally. The 250 this year was also excellent. Keep up the good work Kaplan you stud. Patriots protect this nation. God bless fellas.
88 restomod
88 is blood red, with red seat, fork boots, and white wings. I was riding the 88 cr80 in my youth. Did they want it to look like the 87?
I love the 87... couldn’t find an 87 so we made an 88 look like an 87... by all the comments I’d say we did a good job
@Josh B I can promise it’s not me bidding it up. I asked Ken this morning to take the reserve off in hopes to bring a little more excitement. It’s my favorite 500 of all the ones I built… not in the add but if you’re the winner contact me and I’ll throw in the original rims and tires with a brand new one if kind two tone blue and white seat with new seat foam
Johngrieratp@gmail.com
860-221-8356
@Josh B were you the winner?
The chain master clip is back wards.
Its in the video title, thanks
@@KaplanCycles 😂
Why do people keep trying to correct Kaplan on the year of the bike? If he says it’s an 88 restomod that mimics the look of another year, then that’s what it is 🤦♂️ lol 👍✌️
the split link is on wrong way ken👍
So it is... good eye, I had to zoom in in disbelief
Nice absolute weapon for the job nice bike done nice
Johns a good guy and builds very nice bikes
Thanks mike ... I try
Well you do a good job and sorry for the miss understanding before hope you the best
Maybe a typo? That looks a lot like the 87'. I enjoy the channel. You inspired me to buy a ripped up 87 restored to factory detail..for my channel so I am a bit dialed into them shall we say!
I wonder if he ever sees his comments on here I hope he sees this one he's got the sickest baddest dirt bikes and coolest video's on UA-cam I love watching all these badass bikes
Thank you!! Yes i see them all!
@@KaplanCycles Cool you got some of the badass sickest dirt bikes I seen b4 ur video's rock love watching them
@@KaplanCycles Can anyone stop in and check out the bikes and shop it looks so cool on UA-cam someday I'd love to stop by and look at all the cool ass bike's in person I kinda know where the place is I'm from marlborough ct think I've been to Vernon b4 when I drove to monson mass for the hill climbs
I still love that Honda orange. I was thinking about doing my CRF 250L in that scheme. Orange 🍊 plastics with yellow number plates, gold wheels and a dark blue “PRO-LINK” decal on the swingarm. What do you think? I bought the 250l because of you. The first thing that I did was check the frame rails. The guy I bought it from asked me “ you watch Kaplan, don’t you?” Your influence is deep in the Moto world, it really is.
Thats awesome idea Ron, if you do it bring it down will do a feature video with you! Thats one if my ALLTIME favorite fun bikes!!!
Увидеть бы такой живьем. Мечта с детства❤
👌you guys are setting the bar🇺🇸
Damn another banger!!🤤 would love to take that beast for a rip, sweet bike capt!!
Breathtaking!!! 😍😍😍
Hey Kaplan do you all no what gear oil a 86 kx 250 takes or can I just use any in it ??
Besides the motor, but is this not an 87 cr 500R because this is not what an 88 looks like at all. Sorry for being this guy, love yall.
Its an 88 restomod john likes the 87 look
Very beatifull bike!!
She's a goddamn beauty. Holy shit can't stop looking at her 💪
Banshee Fattys rock too. People laugh at FMF but they work very well.
Did you guys leave me in the right direction I have a 83 cr80r I'm trying to turn it into a dragon breathing monster need help finding parts and some advice on the bike thank you for your time God Bless America
That's a dope bike Ken
Now that's a bike! Saving my dimes and quarters. One day I'll be a customer .
That's a killer sounding 500 👍
Damn dude on the yamaha holding that chin like a boss... lol 😆
Haha 😄.
Where's the 'send it' video???!!!
Masterlink is a deal breaker
Nice foot pegs!!!
Does Mario just sit back there all day on that new 450, stalking all your 500's, Ken...?? 🤣🇺🇸🤣
Sweet bike
Are you guys gong to be at the museum on Saturday? I plan on riding down. Weather/work permitting
Starting May 8th we will be open weekends Jr & I will be racing. We're there during week only
@@KaplanCycles thanks 😀 I’ll come down during a week day then.
A love the song!!!!!! Biautiful bike, Many pièces Factory ! Waaah🤪✌️
Can't find a CR500. Kap bought 'em all.
This one ain't mine its the captains
And I have the other two. 😁
@@dr.hugog.hackenbush9443 Ha ha! Well, someday Lady Luck will give me a break and the affordable, fixable CR or KX I've been searching for will appear.
@@KaplanCycles The Captain has a sweet CR.
Sounds perfect 👍
Such a beautiful bike!!
You *CAN* turn a classified turd into a gem, if you are comfortable spending 10x what you paid for it to fix it and do it right.
My '88 RC500 replica cost me $600 to buy. I've allready got well over $3k into it and I still have a decent way to go before it is finished. I did the majority of the work myself. If you have a shop do that amount of work, you'll drop $8 -$10k easy.
That's stunning.
Whoever put on the chain, put on the MasterLink on wrong...its backwards😜✌
The clip*
How the frik did you see that lol must have a 50' hi def monitor do ya lol rewrite.. 50' hi def 2 stroke monitor haha.
@@hurstshiftin9873 no but i just put a gold chain on my cr500 n happen to notice it...its a super nice cr500 tho👍
@@hurstshiftin9873 😂
Or read the title..
@5:30 for frame rails.
Majd tuddtok olyan videót csinálni hogy Honda cr 500 r 1988 vs Honda cr 500 r 1989?(csak azért kérdezem mert jók a videók így tovább)
Had one! Beast of a bike! New 450s aint shit compared to those rockets.
Man I really like this one. You said the ad on eBay it's for sale ?
Tonight's yes
Wait until you see the price tag before you go and pawn your nans jewellery these are rare in this condition and demand a high dollar. KAPLAN APPROVED
👊✊💨💨💨
CR500😍
Is the plastics and tank 1987 plastics/tank?
87-88 did have removable clutch cover
Pure beauty
From what Brand are the Rims?
Warp 9
Some things are worth more than the money spent on them and this is a prime example !
Like you said,good as it get's,can't get better than that!????
What kinda horsepower are these bikes putting down?
55 to 65 rwhp
Do you guys do sales off ebay? I live in RI im lookin for a vintage bike to race , can i come buy a bike or auction only?
Call 860 454 7024
There is not enough money in the world, she’s so beautiful,
IDEAL BAYK !!!
CR500 gold
Awesome bike! Hope she finds a good home. But my kx500 would wax it.
Really??? Ok its on. The gauntlet is thrown. Your invited to Southwick mass for the 500 shootout August 5th showdown honda vs kawasaki. I got $100 on the Honda. Will you show?? Or just keyboard warrior.
@@KaplanCycles hell yeah man! Would love to come down with my pops and his ohlins yz360 as well! We’re located in California. It might be cheaper to fly and have them shipped up. Gonna have to work out the details.
WOW she's crispy
That fmf fatty is a bad mo fo very nice build alota time and money rite their very nice 500 powerhouse.
Kenny I don't know how to contact you directly...I'm from UK and I want to talk about buying a Motocross off your company 👍
Call 860 454 7024 m-f 9-5 est
Be cool to see him keep a show bike and go ride it at the races with you guys.
I'm broker than Al Bundy, but curious what's the asking, 7500?
John set the reserve at 15k
I’d loved to go race but I have two young children with me full time without any breaks to ride
@@johngrier59491 aging parent left , a 6 7 11 and 15 year old video gamers that hate sweating, small fleet of bikes n gear to maintain, damn near impossible to get out, especially to go solo with long lost friends. Im a bit jammed up. I'm gonna start 1/2 hour lunch break rides, practice ruts n a field, or start working at the damn track before I loose it, and hang up the boots.
hope you figure out a way to scoot around, be fun for the rest of us to live vicariously through you guys while stuck spinning wheels in the sanitarium cubical hell.
My favourite cr and kx years rest i really dont like 86' to 88 in both models are real models lol
USA USA USA🇺🇸🇺🇸
Down on power compared to the yam490 and the kx500, looks good but wouldn’t pull the skin off a rice pudding. NO TORQUE, front wheel was harder to get off the ground than the latest hollywoke movie,🇬🇧🍺.
Better stop doin wheelies past punch’s bike
Lol
I have one i built ,just as good,or better , completely oem everything that could be got 100s of parts ,except the pro circuit pipe ,not fmf an tecnosel seat cover,an 87 ,like that one...
Do they have an o'ring in the head or do they have a head gasket?? Cheers boys! 👊✊💨💨💨 keep it pinned!!
It has O rings in the head of a cool head
‘88?? Look like a 1987 model. The ‘88 was a darker red colour in the plastic. It must be an ‘87.
Lmao. Read the comments its an 88 restomod
Nagyon megy
Mario.wake up. Pack a lip if u have to
Damn that fatty pipe looks BEEFY
88 why so blue
Restomod
That pipe is a BUGLE, its totally Rad
Want my 1998 yz125 $900
Sure 860 454 7024
@@KaplanCycles I'm in Canada tho unfortunately I'm not sure how we would get it there
Its an 1987.
Look for a 20004 pw80 FMF FATTY pipe for my bike
Get me A mini cr500 small wheel