You got that right kid, "it's a mans bike". If I could back in the day, I would've loved to see a live race of the 500cc Grand Prix. Those guys are like on a 125 on how they ride those beasts.
Him saying about how fast people went back in the day just proves how the manufacturers have messed up the bikes because their so god damm fast now a days
@@Purified_6r no not at all, best racing there ever has been was back in 90-2000s. back when you have to clutch the bike and actually learnt how to ride otherwise you wasn’t clearing that jump and just bogging on the face. Now you can leave a bike in gear and stroll around the track jumping everything. Factory 125 at their peak was making 42hp and 250 2 stroke was making around 50hp. Now you can get a 250f making 55hp and a 450 easily making 70hp. Bikes have came along way but people like yourself think oh let’s make the fastest bike we can build but yet don’t think about the people riding it. Pros to this day are holding on to dear life after 20 minutes of riding and most times they crash and injure themselves very badly because of it. 20 years ago you came of a 2 stroke you wasn’t going fast enough to seriously hurt yourself and 9 times out of 10 they got back on the bike and finished
Tracks now are a total joke. Rolling little hills, long long approaches. The tracks were softened for the 4 strokes, because they aren't quick enough right out of a turn with some clutch skills.
@@the-bt6lc cr500 start to use pipe pressure at about 3500 rpm so they are actually heavily on the pipe, the boost feeling comes on very quick and has a large range.
I grew up in South Florida racing on sugar sand tracks. I was 6'2 200 lbs from 1973 to 2008 my 1979 450 Maico and my 1992 CR 500 Honda were the best two bikes I ever had. I ran both on the pipe like a skinny kid on a 125. LOL It worked for me.
The early 90's CR 500's were the XC race bike of choice for me for years back then. Such a great time back in those days racing these bikes. Infact my history with building some of the best Honda dirt bikes for some of the best racers out there got me my start in the Formula 1 industry. Such good memories and years.
I have exactly that Maico! It's the best bike I've ever ridden, once I get the monster started. The power delivery is truly effortless. It almost makes it too easy to go fast. Just stick it in 4th and twist the grip.
@@JETZcorp I also did not wear pink gear and the Fruit loop in the pink gear forgets you can set the suspension up to be however you wanted, even back then. And if saying a 233 pound bike is like a gold wing his IQ is lower than his boot size.
You had no choice to be on top of your game with this brutal bike or it would bite you in the ass i absolutely loved it me and miss the thrills very dearly modern day motocross bikes just dont cut the mustard plain and simple
Clown on the 500 all you want kid. Instead, you should raise your level of training, stamina, and fitness to match what that bike calls for. Then you'd be top of your game.
Not really. Mount the fork tubes flush with the triple clamps and move your tire to the rear in the axle adjuster (with enough chain slack) Presto, you have a stable CR500.
It's literally ballpark same hp as an off-the-shelf 450F just with a way harder to manage power delivery. Cool bike, a classic link a Yam Banshee, but lets stop with the horsepower hype. Makes me thing of muscle car guys thinking their '70 400hp 10000lb cars can keep up with modern steel.
The old muscle cars were lighter than you think. Not a single one of them was as heavy as a Hellcat, and a good number of them were lighter than a 4-cylinder 6th-gen Camaro. A '66 Mustang coupe is getting close to BRZ weight. The engines all came very badly tuned and on apocalyptically bad tires. It's pretty easy to get one of those cars into the 12s. Similarly, a B rider on a well-setup 1980s bike is going to smoke a C rider on a brand new bike. The new tech IS better, but anything after 1978 is honestly good enough to do the job. In these situations where they hand the bike to a modern rider, usually the suspension is set up for trails or desert or flatter vintage-mx tracks.
I can smell it through the screen. Sound of my youth…thanks!
You got that right kid, "it's a mans bike". If I could back in the day, I would've loved to see a live race of the 500cc Grand Prix. Those guys are like on a 125 on how they ride those beasts.
He’s riding it like a 450. Can’t do that my friend!
Him saying about how fast people went back in the day just proves how the manufacturers have messed up the bikes because their so god damm fast now a days
Let me get this straight. Your saying manufacturers messed up bc they made their bikes faster? Thats the whole goal of building a new bike...
@@Purified_6r no not at all, best racing there ever has been was back in 90-2000s. back when you have to clutch the bike and actually learnt how to ride otherwise you wasn’t clearing that jump and just bogging on the face. Now you can leave a bike in gear and stroll around the track jumping everything. Factory 125 at their peak was making 42hp and 250 2 stroke was making around 50hp. Now you can get a 250f making 55hp and a 450 easily making 70hp. Bikes have came along way but people like yourself think oh let’s make the fastest bike we can build but yet don’t think about the people riding it. Pros to this day are holding on to dear life after 20 minutes of riding and most times they crash and injure themselves very badly because of it. 20 years ago you came of a 2 stroke you wasn’t going fast enough to seriously hurt yourself and 9 times out of 10 they got back on the bike and finished
@@tylersvensson4468 said greatly mate! kjempefint 👌🏻
@@tylersvensson4468 if that is the case please remind me what happened to mxgp 500
Tracks now are a total joke. Rolling little hills, long long approaches. The tracks were softened for the 4 strokes, because they aren't quick enough right out of a turn with some clutch skills.
I missed the full throttle part
You don’t ride a 500 on the pipe it’s not a 125, all the power is down low
It's a different bike with different characteristics. The bike does not Rev past 7k rpm so your unexperienced ears are playing tricks on you
@@the-bt6lc cr500 start to use pipe pressure at about 3500 rpm so they are actually heavily on the pipe, the boost feeling comes on very quick and has a large range.
Ride one of these and you can eat your words!
Club MX sand track is the hardest track I've ever ridden. It's a total beast in itself..
BRING THEM BACK !!!!!!
You knew my dad then. Jim on the 500 cr. Mostly at Hollister or metcalf. He paralyzed now. I would lap people and he would lap me. I was on a 250 cr
I’ve seen maybe a dozen people pass him in my lifetime
I grew up in South Florida racing on sugar sand tracks. I was 6'2 200 lbs from 1973 to 2008 my 1979 450 Maico and my 1992 CR 500 Honda were the best two bikes I ever had. I ran both on the pipe like a skinny kid on a 125. LOL It worked for me.
The early 90's CR 500's were the XC race bike of choice for me for years back then. Such a great time back in those days racing these bikes. Infact my history with building some of the best Honda dirt bikes for some of the best racers out there got me my start in the Formula 1 industry. Such good memories and years.
I have exactly that Maico! It's the best bike I've ever ridden, once I get the monster started. The power delivery is truly effortless. It almost makes it too easy to go fast. Just stick it in 4th and twist the grip.
And just think that
We used to raced these big bore monsters for ✌
30 minutes plus 2 lap moto's in the EXPERT CLASS 💪😎🤙
45 mins + 2 laps
Your basically riding a giant 500cc chain saw
Did not dissapoint my expectations, didn't have full throttle at any point.
Like I care what a girl in pink gear says about a classic legend of a bike!
Everyone wore pink in the 90s. Lol
@@JETZcorp I didn't.
@@JETZcorp I also did not wear pink gear and the Fruit loop in the pink gear forgets you can set the suspension up to be however you wanted, even back then. And if saying a 233 pound bike is like a gold wing his IQ is lower than his boot size.
Compared to the new 450's it would feel like riding an overpowered couch ! 😆
Would like to see Jett rip on the 500
If you notice people who raced pro 500 class in the 80s for a long time of there career are kinda jacked 😂
Mate it sounds like your going on a slow sunday ride. Open it up.
You had no choice to be on top of your game with this brutal bike or it would bite you in the ass i absolutely loved it me and miss the thrills very dearly modern day motocross bikes just dont cut the mustard plain and simple
Yeah ,he said it ,it's a man's bike ! And young boys like him can't handle the power ! 😂😅
Clown on the 500 all you want kid. Instead, you should raise your level of training, stamina, and fitness to match what that bike calls for. Then you'd be top of your game.
@@warrenparker8282 exactly.
'Nostalgic'....dude wasn't even born when that bike came out
That is no 2001. Wasnt even made in 01. Thats a 95 or a 94.
They were made right up to 2001 with virtually no changes from 1993 to 2001 so you are hard pressed to tell those years apart.
2001 Goldwing 😅🤣😂.. 👊😉
Makes you really appreciate what hurricane Hannah could do on one!
That bike needs a Scott's steering stabilizer
Or three!
Don't we all !😆
Not really. Mount the fork tubes flush with the triple clamps and move your tire to the rear in the axle adjuster (with enough chain slack) Presto, you have a stable CR500.
If you can beat the other bike that has more power, them you probably know how to ride. Then you get a 500 2 stroke and dominate.
Lucky for him he was riding on sand
It's literally ballpark same hp as an off-the-shelf 450F just with a way harder to manage power delivery. Cool bike, a classic link a Yam Banshee, but lets stop with the horsepower hype. Makes me thing of muscle car guys thinking their '70 400hp 10000lb cars can keep up with modern steel.
The old muscle cars were lighter than you think. Not a single one of them was as heavy as a Hellcat, and a good number of them were lighter than a 4-cylinder 6th-gen Camaro. A '66 Mustang coupe is getting close to BRZ weight. The engines all came very badly tuned and on apocalyptically bad tires. It's pretty easy to get one of those cars into the 12s.
Similarly, a B rider on a well-setup 1980s bike is going to smoke a C rider on a brand new bike. The new tech IS better, but anything after 1978 is honestly good enough to do the job. In these situations where they hand the bike to a modern rider, usually the suspension is set up for trails or desert or flatter vintage-mx tracks.
New 450's are children's bikes. The 500's proved men were men, and it took a really pro to be on the pipe the whole time
Ahi tus huevos que vas con el manillar suelto y ni lo apretas y los botes que te pegas
Now try a Service Honda CR500AF for the ultimate ride with power.
Bbrraaaaaapppppp
NOT NOT Not full throttle!!!
I did not enjoy it.. 😢 😭 😫 😪... millennials eh..
Not even the seat will stay on the bike wide open so stop the bs.
a MAN'S bike...there is the answer...end of .