HONDA CR500 VS. KX500 VS YZ490 two-Stroke Drag Race 500cc SHOOT-OUT

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  • @yfz350twin
    @yfz350twin 6 років тому +192

    This guy has to be the coolest dude on UA-cam.

    • @mcmc8496
      @mcmc8496 6 років тому +7

      yfz350twin
      Who Wolverine or the guy with the purple arse....

    • @yfz350twin
      @yfz350twin 6 років тому +2

      Emil Lerp Wolverine.

    • @scottbradford4130
      @scottbradford4130 4 роки тому +1

      Lol rite.all American rippa is a bad ass in my book but the chops and the rag take it to the top haha

    • @yzmoto80
      @yzmoto80 4 роки тому +3

      You bet ! He’s definitely American made !!

    • @keaponlaffin6737
      @keaponlaffin6737 4 роки тому +1

      3:10 yeah but Larry's literally a bad ass!

  • @billdavis6978
    @billdavis6978 2 роки тому +12

    Personally, I love the fact Kaplan and Co. do these tests on incredibly nice lawns.

    • @MachineintheMonkey
      @MachineintheMonkey 6 місяців тому

      I can see the poor old green keeper shedding a tear… or chasing the boys with a shovel! 🤙

  • @johncast9565
    @johncast9565 6 років тому +71

    The lawn is just as incredible as the bikes.

    • @rickgruffman7132
      @rickgruffman7132 3 роки тому +5

      The lawn -- and the house and multi-car garage and driveway and just about every thing else there. Someone's loaded.

  • @TNTMOTO
    @TNTMOTO 6 років тому +43

    Great to see everyone having a good time and ripping it up on the old 2 strokes. Times like this are the reason i rebuild them.

  • @yzmoto80
    @yzmoto80 4 роки тому +14

    That is just a beautiful piece of property you have there Mr. Kaplan!
    Hats off to you and your family, friends and crew for sharing your awesome home to all of us here at YOU TUBE !

  • @74superglide
    @74superglide 6 років тому +47

    Should do a calendar with the ladies sitting on the bikes!

  • @brycelynch8094
    @brycelynch8094 4 роки тому +8

    That's what living right looks like, I can almost smell those 2 strokes makes me want to let my dad's 87 yz 250 kick my ass like the good old days, these vintage two strokes are timeless cant wait to make the trip to the museum!!!

  • @KaplanCycles
    @KaplanCycles  6 років тому +41

    Dan Huckins, the Builder of my CR500 ask me how it compared on the dyno to my YZ 450 4 stroke which is Bored to 500; the important thing is that my 2010 YZ 450 with a 500cc Athena Big Bore Kit ported and Polished heads Builders cam bigger throttle body balance crank and Hinson clutch with a Yoshimura exhaust that was built over the course of a year with the best of everything produced 1 horsepower LESS than the mighty CR500!!!! But that is not the most amazing thing the most amazing thing is the CR500 has 25% more torque!!! This is not Pie in the Sky B.S. bench racing this is factual proof I had $25,000 tied up in my YZ 500 built by X pro Tim Slater and run on the same exact dyno...
    I have Dyno sheets for both as proof.... clearly on a track it's easier to go faster with the four stroke but there's nothing like two-stroke power for fun and giggles and it takes the smiles per mile meter!

    • @LChem1
      @LChem1 6 років тому +1

      I owned 3 Cagiva 500's c. 1986 and i am hurt you excluded them! 😺

    • @jamesavery6671
      @jamesavery6671 6 років тому +2

      Probably because it actually hooks up lol.

    • @kennycampbelljr5896
      @kennycampbelljr5896 6 років тому +5

      Palmer's Guns & Gear that's because the 4 stroke has a smoother power band. Put them up against each other on concrete or pavement and the 2stroke will leave the 4stroke smelling the sweet aroma of mixed fuel.

    • @12gaugegavin
      @12gaugegavin 6 років тому +1

      You should have invited me I would have showed up and broken some of my bones for you on my 1985 Honda cr 500 I love your videos

    • @thedoggystarful869
      @thedoggystarful869 6 років тому

      I have a 87 cr 500, would of loved messing about with that gang of 500's for the day, would of been a bit of a hike as I live in northern England lol, great vid

  • @Maicowerk
    @Maicowerk 6 років тому +11

    The KTM 495 was made 4 years. 1981 was dual shock, piston port that Rod Bush rode at 123 MPH. The 82-84 were single shock, reed valved and the 84 they went to a single spark plug head and reduced the compression ratio. They went to a 500 in 1985. The one there looks like a 1984 because of the upside down front forks and dual leading drum front brake. The previous years had conventional forks and 83 had a disc front break. The 84 came in 2 versions, 4 speed and 5 speed. The gearing was the same 2-5 MXC vs. 1-4 MX but the MXC had a 1st that was low. I had the 84 5 speed. The one thing about that bike is that it was over-square. It had a huge piston, 92mm and a very short stroke, something like 73mm. So it reved quick.

    • @MitzvosGolem1
      @MitzvosGolem1 5 років тому

      Opferman Motors Dirtbiking I had KTM gearbox was notchy missed gears.

  • @modsquad8817
    @modsquad8817 6 років тому +39

    The guy that owns all the 500’s and 605 should make UA-cam videos.

  • @Chalz108
    @Chalz108 6 років тому +36

    That microphone makes all the difference guys! Great upgrade

  • @2000magnumrt
    @2000magnumrt 6 років тому +19

    This is hands down the best f ing video on UA-cam

  • @retroman3075
    @retroman3075 6 років тому +29

    4 strokes are for slow pokes... Nice video. Great to see these old big bore smokers lined up and racing like that. Too bad there wasn't a Maico 700 mixed in there somewhere to make things interesting.

    • @universalgasworks5050
      @universalgasworks5050 5 років тому +1

      Retroman too expensive need to take out a mortgage

    • @Dabz-g3u
      @Dabz-g3u 5 років тому +4

      Retroman you probably never even rode a 4 stroke, if you rode a 450 you’d know damn well 4 strokes ain’t for no slow pokes lol

    • @dr.hugog.hackenbush9443
      @dr.hugog.hackenbush9443 5 років тому +1

      Cost to buy & import one is about $15k

    • @josephwinkler4863
      @josephwinkler4863 4 роки тому

      Lol You’re just a joke if you ain’t blowin smoke

  • @johnnyem-grafix4024
    @johnnyem-grafix4024 3 роки тому +5

    Welcome to the 2 - stroke Jungle !!! You guys sure know how to have fun !

  • @asylumvideos9358
    @asylumvideos9358 6 років тому +22

    They look like a bunch of kids when they put all there gear on lol..good stuff

  • @gboo9490
    @gboo9490 4 роки тому +11

    Holy crap i thought that was gary busey when he pulled up slamming his helmet

  • @billbright1755
    @billbright1755 6 років тому +3

    My buddy rode a 95 CR 500 and I on my 92 DR 350. Of course in a drag it was as if my motor fell out. But out on the trails he said man Bill that thing barks, always nipping at his heals. A use of momentum and tractable power delivery meant trail quickness. A dual sport I still ride it with over 30,000 on the odometer. That machine has become a part of me. Use to surprise Harley riders on the road when I got it up to 90 on the speedometer. A wide ratio 6 speed means I can rock crawl up some nasty hill climbs.
    4 stroke 350 cc air/oil cooled, Suzuki quality second to none!

  • @Flynfish777crew
    @Flynfish777crew 4 роки тому +2

    I don’t care how old I get. This will never get old! @Kaplan America @Ken Kaplan @Kaplan Cycles @New England Motorcycle Museum

  • @Logan-or5qw
    @Logan-or5qw 5 років тому +25

    I wonder how many weeks
    Larry slept on his stomach? 🤓👍

  • @murk1352
    @murk1352 3 роки тому +3

    Looks like a good time & there's nothing better than a 500 shootout day....👍🏻🔥💯🇺🇸

  • @jeremyrbaker230
    @jeremyrbaker230 3 роки тому +7

    Larry agreeing at 3:55 cracked me up he didn’t skip a beat with that head nod

  • @jackwilson4197
    @jackwilson4197 6 років тому +3

    Man I miss racing ! Nothing like line up next too 39 other guys going wide open into one turn raced a KX250 ,KX125. Four couple years 1984 to 88 . Mx people are the best. You guys rock.

  • @stevem8871
    @stevem8871 6 років тому +3

    Great video guys thanks for sharing and getting us all together it was a real treat me and my son enjoyed it we just went out and got a couple new four strokes looking for a 250 2 stroke for my son I was a kx500 man back in the day I had an 86 monster thanks again great video 💪💪

  • @daveforsythe9021
    @daveforsythe9021 4 роки тому +1

    You people are awesome!! I’m 55 grew up riding bikes. My biggest was a250. Always wanted to try a big bore. Good on ya! Thanks for preserving them. I know that the four strokes are pretty hot now. Still can’t compare to a two stroke on the pipe. God bless and stay safe . From Canada.

  • @HF1600ie
    @HF1600ie 3 роки тому +3

    Days like these are going to be missed like we all miss the 80s. As close as it gets!!

  • @1969cmp
    @1969cmp 5 років тому +4

    The KTM495 is from 84. The following year when they went liquid cooled was pretty much the same cc but labelled a 500. Phil Lovett won the Finke Desert Race in one and the following 1986 Finke, American Jimmy Ellis was leading the Finke race when his transfer port melted. You can find it in UA-cam.

  • @zacharyfridmann8226
    @zacharyfridmann8226 4 роки тому +1

    Just got a 84 4 stroke xr500r can’t wait to get her runnin. Been sittin for a year

  • @gregthechemist660
    @gregthechemist660 6 років тому +4

    incredible. My 11 yr old daughter loved watching all the jumps and the drag races. I think you have a new and young believer in those 500's

  • @joepasco1420
    @joepasco1420 6 років тому +4

    80s 90s I owned all the big bores. Hadn't riden in 15 years then 2015 I got a cr500 to relive old times. 2 days of riding in the desert, I was spent.

  • @mxrider2strokebraaap54
    @mxrider2strokebraaap54 6 років тому +10

    Cool to see all those big bikes all together

    • @garybulwinkle82
      @garybulwinkle82 6 років тому +3

      There was no true YZ490! I have (needs restored) a 1982 YZ 490 which I rode from 82 to 93 as my play bike! After a day of riding my back and shoulders would be shot! It was all I could do just to hang on!
      With my new bike, I received a "flyer" titled, "Race Modifications". You had to add a 20mm section to your header pipe on the exhaust to increase your low RPM power. The exhaust port, which is round, needed to be squared off on the top, and you had to drill holes in the air box; this increased your high RPM power! What a difference!!! Turned it into a tractor/rocket ship!!!

    • @dr.hugog.hackenbush9443
      @dr.hugog.hackenbush9443 5 років тому

      @@garybulwinkle82 I have an '83 490, and the best mod I ever did for it (aside from having the head squish mod done) was getting it balanced! It used to shake like a poorly jetted paint mixer, and now its smooth as glass. Completely changes its character for the better.

  • @robertnocerajr3985
    @robertnocerajr3985 4 роки тому +9

    Unfortunately inside of NJ here, dirt bikes are frowned upon... But we have plenty of places to ride.. I only feel safe on my XR dual sport ... I have a better chance of getting a ticket instead of getting the bike impounded for trespassing and then they will hold the bike until you go to court and probably get a thousand dollar fine plus towing and storage fees... Alot of people lose their biike,, if you don't have a title... Forget it then... It's gone..... never buy a untitled bike... .... But I would love to make some noise on a 500 2stroke. And then run from the authorities.. that would be fun...

    • @johnricci1819
      @johnricci1819 4 роки тому +3

      Robert Nocera Jr I’m a fellow jersian , can’t impound it if they can’t catch you . Where do you like to ride I like sarco a lot . Also have you checked out getting a Vermont title?

  • @Lightning7474.
    @Lightning7474. 6 років тому +8

    Rite there folks , looks like a great time. That's how you live.

  • @dannywilliams3928
    @dannywilliams3928 5 років тому +2

    What a blast! Looks like you guys had a hell of a lot of fun on the 500 race.

  • @nardo2354
    @nardo2354 6 років тому +4

    Absolutely awesome video ! ! ! Love seeing all those big bore two strokes lined up beside one another.

  • @thomasgreen8532
    @thomasgreen8532 6 років тому +21

    Where is the Maico 500? They built them too and they were very competitive

    • @ronniewilliz153
      @ronniewilliz153 5 років тому +1

      They for sure gave the other 500s a run for sure

    • @borismcgillicutty3042
      @borismcgillicutty3042 4 роки тому +1

      Nah, no chance

    • @lakeshorerides
      @lakeshorerides 4 роки тому

      @@ronniewilliz153 they were one of the best air cooled, but not a chance against the kx and cr.

    • @Hugeroost
      @Hugeroost 4 роки тому

      it prolly wouldnt crank

    • @thomasgreen8532
      @thomasgreen8532 4 роки тому

      Robert Tadic look at the numbers there horsepower of the Maico is right there with the rest but unlike the rest it is way more rideable.

  • @lukereynolds9907
    @lukereynolds9907 6 років тому +31

    Line of 2 smokers can’t beat that

  • @b.d.b.d
    @b.d.b.d 5 років тому +1

    Just catching up on your video while I have time. I've been riding 500cc 2 strokes for 30 years too. Got my first cr500 when I was 11. Was an 1986. Still the fastest one I ever had. I think the 85 and 86 had a power valve that made them just gnarly fast. I loved that bike. I built 12 more after that and never had one that fast. Great video man. Old school power.....

  • @fredfrog8752
    @fredfrog8752 5 років тому +1

    you made my world a better place thanks ken and all in attendance.in realty two strokes mx ers are the gold bars of dirt squirting in my opinion .what your doing with the museum. = stashing gold for the future. and in the future 100 years from now,people will see these bikes in the museum and the videos u made will be a great reference of the history of how we lived our lives all those years ago.

  • @joealva1246
    @joealva1246 4 роки тому +7

    3:52 that zoom on larry's experienced face 🤣

  • @AverageGamerPlayz
    @AverageGamerPlayz 4 роки тому +2

    Wow Larry that’s one hell of a bruised ass

  • @DetroitFettyghost
    @DetroitFettyghost 3 роки тому +1

    Kaplan- your a dying breed. A real patriot. A real American bad ass. Lamb chops Xtra Large in charge, Still ripped going on 60, Tall as an Oak- manhandles 500's like a bear on a salmon.
    Thank you for allowing us to enjoy your museum and buisness- online for free!

  • @racingjunk7024
    @racingjunk7024 4 роки тому +2

    This video is golden makes me happy to be on a bike

  • @TaylerKaplan1
    @TaylerKaplan1 6 років тому +26

    Such a fun night!

    • @jdatwood7086
      @jdatwood7086 6 років тому +4

      That looks like a dream summer BBQ! Jealous ...

    • @Bush_Tucker
      @Bush_Tucker 6 років тому +3

      Are you the big fellas wife or daughter?

    • @TaylerKaplan1
      @TaylerKaplan1 6 років тому +7

      That Aussie Bloke yes, I’m his daughter!

    • @michaeltrower6792
      @michaeltrower6792 6 років тому +5

      Tayler Kaplan need to get you on one of those 500's and make all of the guys look silly

    • @Bush_Tucker
      @Bush_Tucker 6 років тому +6

      Tayler Kaplan jesus wouldnt want to piss him or you off, he looks like his one bad joke away from growing claws and calling himself logan

  • @troyrunyan249
    @troyrunyan249 5 років тому

    That is so cool! Awesome bikes! Awesome compound! I bought a ‘83 cr 480 back in ‘93. Had it for 5 years, I bored it, and jetted it and new clutch plates and springs. It was tuned perfect! It was a beast, I geared it down a bit , I rode trails and woods around Missouri. Sold it and bought a ‘87 Honda XL600, my son has that bike now, it was a awesome old bike in the woods.

  • @chuck300mxc
    @chuck300mxc 2 роки тому

    I had a 1983 CR480R years ago, as far as I know the 82 was a 4 speed and the 83 was a 5 speed. Great bikes and loads of torque, absolutely a great video and brought back good memories.

  • @RollingnBodfish93518
    @RollingnBodfish93518 6 років тому +1

    Gorgeous machines! I do love the lines on the '84 CR. It's wicked how much they changed from '82 to '84. I still have a few brochures from the '82-'84 CR, XR and XL lines...

  • @timothyjohnston187
    @timothyjohnston187 4 роки тому +1

    Awesome video I have a 1992 CR500 with a big bore kit 535 hot rod crank port and polished vforce 3 reeds gnarly pipe my bike goes back to the future

  • @clintburton6424
    @clintburton6424 5 років тому

    Have owned a Yamaha 73' SC500, 86' YZ 490 and 89' CR 500 and I am addicted to the 500 2 strokes, great video!

  • @edwardweiszbeck1649
    @edwardweiszbeck1649 4 роки тому +2

    Awesome video. You guys are from my era. Great to see you all still into motorbikes

  • @TheRealKalEll
    @TheRealKalEll 5 років тому +1

    GREAT video !!! What a bunch of BEAUTIFUL bikes!! Good times

  • @eastbaymauiboy
    @eastbaymauiboy 4 роки тому +4

    This is cool AF!.
    You guys gotsta do a legit 89 CR500 vs 89 KX500 drag race with several drag runs. I've always heard how much more bark the KX has and you should do a head-to-head if you could. I know the planets would have to align for that one though, especially to have both relatively un (or similarly) modified + rear meat.
    I love those KX's ALOT, but I'm more of a CR guy...so, it'll be what it be. Expectations (or rumors??) have me thinkin the KX might win anyway? 🔧

  • @martywheat9726
    @martywheat9726 4 роки тому +1

    To much fun ! I love the 500 CC's but my favorite bike was my 1975 350 Harley sprint I rode that bike everywhere wish I would have kept it

  • @robertnocerajr3985
    @robertnocerajr3985 4 роки тому +1

    I love all of the 500s here.. you don't see many RM 500s... I really like Larrys CR.. I cannot believe how Larry hurt his back side.. WOW that's brutal... thank you so much for sharing this post , Kaplan... Robert Jr NJ here XR 650 owner myself....

  • @alec4453
    @alec4453 4 роки тому +1

    Super badass that you got a foxbody, wasnt aware of that. my first car was a 87 gt, 5 speed. Currently have a 93 coupe, and a 89 coupe.

  • @TaylerKaplan1
    @TaylerKaplan1 6 років тому +26

    “Everything is tight”

    • @subarutech1078
      @subarutech1078 6 років тому +6

      Tayler Kaplan , Everything🤔

    • @williamjarbeau3601
      @williamjarbeau3601 6 років тому

      Tayler Kaplan Hi. Taylor I have question. Would my 14 old niece ride her bike alone with my 11 yr old son ride on the compound I live in Rhode Island not to many places to ride

    • @frankeckert4901
      @frankeckert4901 4 роки тому +1

      WERD!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

    • @joe429t
      @joe429t 4 роки тому

      Interested

    • @emeryk5227
      @emeryk5227 3 роки тому

      Correct

  • @SteveHacker
    @SteveHacker 6 років тому +4

    How AMAZINGLY COOL! I wish stuff like this was around where I live in Southwest Georgia! So how come no one is riding the motocross track? It looks grassed-over as if it’s either new, and waiting for some knobs to chew it up, or as if it’s old and nobody rides it anymore and grass has grown back. So what’s its story? Great video!

    • @KaplanCycles
      @KaplanCycles  6 років тому +2

      Steve Hacker we tore it up later in the day we didn't want to have any of the old dudes wreck the bikes before the drag race so we did that first it was an all-day event started at noon until about 10 p.m. I don't know if you noticed but the track is lighter so it right at night

  • @Demon-default
    @Demon-default Рік тому

    What a great bunch of people! Having a great time, really nice to watch

  • @billyhighfill
    @billyhighfill 4 роки тому +2

    Bro. You hang out with some cool dudes!! I want a 2 stroke now. They sound amazing

  • @michaeledwards5341
    @michaeledwards5341 5 років тому

    Great video brother. Brings back so many memories. My teenage years, I had started with the cr80, then to the cr125 and arrived fully at the cr250. I love the sound and smell of any two strokes. At 50 years of age, I have a 76 Harley Davidson shovelhead. Thanks for sharing the love of bikes. Ga Mike

  • @robpearson1209
    @robpearson1209 3 роки тому +1

    Thank you to all of you guys for being the coolest guys on UA-cam!! This was amazing! An when Chris jumped that bad boy! It was amazing!! Thank you for staying true to your dreams an feeling the rush an terror at certain times an just having an absolute blast!! You guys are a blessing!! I gotta come visit the museum!! I can't imagine what it's like to just wake up an walk into history every day!! I bet it's like being in a time machine!! It has to be amazing!! But until the psychos in office lay off the con-vid kick... Coming to visit is out! But till I do get to come visit thanks for all these videos man!! I appreciate it!! Thank you God bless you an yours!

  • @gorillahd9247
    @gorillahd9247 3 роки тому

    One of the absolute BEST videos on UA-cam!!!

  • @jimbo4203
    @jimbo4203 4 роки тому +1

    Had a 83 cr 480 , it was so fun. Total wheelie machine, also had a 93 xr 600 with HRC 628 kit, it was a blast too

  • @chestercallahan8856
    @chestercallahan8856 3 роки тому +2

    That Saleen is beautiful!

  • @johnnyem-grafix4024
    @johnnyem-grafix4024 3 роки тому +1

    Love this video- all of em. Now I’m gonna watch Senior RIP that gorgeous little 500
    ( 80cc - Honda Elsinore 💪🏻💯🇺🇸😜 it’s a must see on how powerful these machines really are- 🇺🇸

  • @dannywilliams3928
    @dannywilliams3928 5 років тому +1

    What an awesome video Ken. thanks for sharing this one man I really liked it looks like you guys had a hell of a lot of fun good night.

  • @drank_connoisseur_3236
    @drank_connoisseur_3236 3 роки тому +1

    This by far the best channel I watch on UA-cam.. nothing but 2 smoke power I love it 😍💨

  • @johnnyem-grafix4024
    @johnnyem-grafix4024 4 роки тому +1

    That is some pad !!! All those bikes- your yard is like golf course! Soo cool 🙏💪🏻🇺🇸👌🏻☀️ this video rocks

  • @kingoffunelvispresley261
    @kingoffunelvispresley261 2 роки тому +1

    Holy Chinese Anthropology Batman That Was An Awesome setup & bikes & Taylor Kaplan is Awesome Too she's the Bomb💣🌋🤜🤯🤛🌋💣

  • @johnnyem-grafix4024
    @johnnyem-grafix4024 4 роки тому +1

    That was the year of the mustang for sure !! Dude you are the man- ( CR-500 ) is the bomb - but man all of them - I can’t emphasize enough !!! You’re killin it ! Can’t wait to get up there ✊☀️🏖🇺🇸 💵

  • @andybowyer3602
    @andybowyer3602 4 роки тому +2

    KENNY YOUR PLACE IS BOSS! AN THEM 500 HUGE BORE'S BLOW MY MIND 😜🤪🤪👍

  • @stefanc2242
    @stefanc2242 5 років тому +1

    Possibly the greatest video on UA-cam!

  • @peteschannel508
    @peteschannel508 4 роки тому +1

    I would love to get an Invite to that compound, Looks like alot of 2 stroke fun!!!

  • @sendit1158
    @sendit1158 4 роки тому +1

    Omg im so jealous right now lol, u guys had a day of something that most people will never have a chance to try

  • @JakeMas
    @JakeMas 6 років тому +4

    Dear mr Kaplan you just have it all and seem like a cool dude to ride and chill with if you do this again before the end of the summer please add me to the invite list.

    • @KaplanCycles
      @KaplanCycles  6 років тому +2

      Jake Mastro Jake you are in!

    • @iamkazie9401
      @iamkazie9401 5 років тому

      @@KaplanCycles love watching your videos I liked and subscribed awhile back I'm 54 and grew up riding dirt bikes this looks like it was a fun time what a beautiful place to ride what I wouldn't give to come out there with my 19 year old son and jump on one of your Honda CR125,250,500 THANKS FOR SHARING PEACE AND GOD BLESS FROM CHICAGO!!

  • @brianhardy3201
    @brianhardy3201 6 років тому +3

    Awesome machinery. Thanks for sharing .

  • @KcYukon
    @KcYukon 4 роки тому

    Great look at vintage stuff grew up on those bikes!!!

  • @OGKook
    @OGKook 4 роки тому

    Greatest page on UA-cam! Can’t wait to share this page with my pops!

  • @dieseldave71
    @dieseldave71 5 років тому +2

    I have an '81 KTM 495 (the Dirt Bike Magazine 123mph record holder) , I'd like to bring it if you do this again

    • @KaplanCycles
      @KaplanCycles  5 років тому

      Consider yourself invited we will post the date soon

    • @KaplanCycles
      @KaplanCycles  5 років тому

      April 26th! Can u make it

    • @dieseldave71
      @dieseldave71 5 років тому

      I sure would like to! I'll need the address and the password to the Compound, you can text them to 609 377 9950

    • @KaplanCycles
      @KaplanCycles  5 років тому

      200 west main street, ROCKVILLE ct 06066, the password is BIGBORE2STROKES4EVER BB2SFFBB2S

  • @jamierussell2200
    @jamierussell2200 4 роки тому +1

    Hes more than the coolest guy on utube hes deadset the man with the best bikes

  • @kenharris8743
    @kenharris8743 5 років тому +2

    Mr. Kaplan you guys have to have the girls ride one day !!

  • @JohnErikjohansson
    @JohnErikjohansson 5 років тому +1

    So much love in one clip !

  • @petergriffin4629
    @petergriffin4629 5 років тому +1

    My godfather used to race 500s in the World championship and he one the german championship twice. His rooky years on the 500s were on Maicos and my dad who was his engineer and mechanic designed a special wolfram balanced crankshaft for him, which made it possible to start in second some times in third gear.
    Also my granddad a former world vicechampion and three times german champion, if I am not mistaken, built the first two stroke 500 for motocross in the early 60s. Though it was two cylindered. I think there is not much on his bike on the internet in english,
    you'd have to be able to speak french or german to look it up.

    • @KaplanCycles
      @KaplanCycles  5 років тому

      Consider yourself invited to the 2nd annual 500 CC shootout April 26 at the compound

    • @petergriffin4629
      @petergriffin4629 5 років тому

      @@KaplanCycles I feel honered, but I do not own a 500 and it's a little far away. I could get you a book about my granddad and his 500, it's in German but it has many pictures.

  • @audleyrice7143
    @audleyrice7143 5 років тому +1

    Had a 84 cr500. Sold it in 94 for more than i paid for it. Thought i was getting to old. Im 60 now and wish i still had it

  • @turtletransit7386
    @turtletransit7386 6 років тому +2

    What a great time!! I have not had so much fun on a Tuesday night since...... Never?

    • @KaplanCycles
      @KaplanCycles  6 років тому

      Turtle Transit the fans love you James!

  • @metalted6128
    @metalted6128 Рік тому

    Oooh baby!!
    Great video!!
    Thank you!!!
    God bless America!!

  • @johnnyem-grafix4024
    @johnnyem-grafix4024 3 роки тому +1

    Pink Floyd!!!! You got some yard my friend! Oh my God !!!!

  • @olivertoeknuckle4664
    @olivertoeknuckle4664 3 роки тому

    My Pro-circuit modded 1990 KX500 ALWAYS pulled the holeshot, unless I screwed it up. Man, it was a beast! Put a flywheel weight in it and it became a bit more docile. I still have a stock 2000 KX500. With a flywheel weight for trailing.

  • @kenharris8743
    @kenharris8743 5 років тому +1

    Kim Kaplan deserves to live the dream! I'm jealous!

  • @mattyfresh9698
    @mattyfresh9698 4 роки тому +1

    That cacklin harmony of big bore smokers is enough to give any gearhead a stiffy

  • @davidmclavey1667
    @davidmclavey1667 3 роки тому +1

    Holy shit larry!! I remember when my KTM500 mx did that to me!! Long live the big bore 2 strokes !!!

  • @aronvincent1744
    @aronvincent1744 5 років тому +2

    Antique motocross monk’ies
    Love from India🏁🇮🇳🧡❤️

  • @jimyounger9490
    @jimyounger9490 4 роки тому +1

    I’m callin the RM before I see the hole shot !! My man didn’t even try !! Holy freak , I never seen orange eye !! Thumbs up to the women !!

  • @cecilwilson5442
    @cecilwilson5442 3 роки тому

    Bloody fantastic idea all the bikes of my younger years unbelievable, ☘️☘️☘️☘️☘️☘️smartest way to mow the lawn

  • @davidravo6247
    @davidravo6247 3 роки тому

    Looks like wicked fun as it relates to Village motocross on a beautiful facility

  • @marlonparsons634
    @marlonparsons634 5 років тому +1

    I loved this video Kaplan. I hope that i can come from Canada sometime for an event you do

  • @theradchase3094
    @theradchase3094 4 роки тому +1

    Kaplan cycles what's the difference in power between the cr500 and kx500

  • @bobhappel4168
    @bobhappel4168 4 роки тому +1

    Can't wait to get over to the east side and check out the museum. Oh, where was a Maico 490

  • @positivefeedback4314
    @positivefeedback4314 3 роки тому +5

    I actually feel good just watching these guys have fun best things ever pretty girls and nice attitudes I would trade my miserable wife for a donkey for just a second of this fun😂😂😂

  • @benrowe398
    @benrowe398 2 роки тому

    I have the Kaplan Compound and Museum on My Bucket List. I'd love to ride the Compound Track with the Fellas!

  • @lukuscarter3563
    @lukuscarter3563 3 роки тому

    Ole Kaplan. Closes em out every time. Looks like y’all had some fun.