Stock 1998 Cr500 Vs. Mod 1989 Cr500 

We want to see you on a track ripping!

Did you not know modern 450fs torque and hp will rip these old things to shreds

FACT; Modern 450 has 20% LESS tourqe and 1 hp less than any 80"s stock cr 500. Truth bought to you by the heartbreaker the DYNO. all others are liars living in a dreamworld.

Myyyy Goddd! Makes me ( Feel) 40 yrs younger JUST WATCHIN that!! TIME is truly A THIEF!! God Bless....

@@wiiumad1342 sure buddy😂

Love the powerband 😂😂😂

My balls definitely aren’t big enough, thing almost ripped my arms off 😂

Same rider different kit!

I'm 2 stroke for life that's for sure but I'm happy with 200 cc's. I've never rode anything bigger than a 250. I had an RM 250 and I've ridden other people's CR 250's, YZ 250's and KX 250's. I have been on the back of a YZ 490 and once I rode a CRF 450 4 stroke. Maybe I would own something like that out in the dessert but my KTM 200 is plenty for me. I tucked a 200 SX engine into a 150 SX frame to get linkage rear suspension. If I ever went for another 250 it would be a YZ 250 because of the KYB SSS suspension or maybe a Beta 250 dual sport. I can't even imagine the power that a 500 cc 2 stroke has.

I remember the days of swapping out of the dome in the head and using a thin copper head gasket to raise compression. Then spending hours trying to tune the volume of the expansion pipe.... Good times!

500cr 2 tps 👍👍👍👍👍

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Never heard it described like that (Warthog),but now I'll never be able to get it out of my head

Only difference is you MITE still be alive after hearin the CR!

@@juniorcarney16well said

I had an '85. Fast AF...especially with the 6" Nankang rear tire i had on it. What a bitch to start though... usually just bump-started it, to save my ankle.

I had a 86. They were way too much for the track but damn were they ever a amazing trail bike.

@@shreader327 Thats what I mostly rode...trails in northern Michigan. I was big strong rider back then. 6'3" 225. I rode a 250 RM Suzuki. I jumped on a buddies '85 CR500 and hit some big sandy berms. That 500 wanted to stretch my arms out pulling thru those berms . Thats when I really noticed the power. The 250 would bog down just a bit and just wouldnt pull nowhere near that 500. I wanted a CR500 since then!

Same .. I had a YZ 490 and it was just scary fast ... very violent power band .. but what a rush

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Amen brother took the words out of my mouth.👍

Thank you! More to come

There’s plenty more 500 content on my channel that will make the wait worse 😂

love my 91 cr500

Thank you! A lot of 500 content will be on this channel this year so don’t miss out.

right I see these videos all the time on RU-vid lately.

I was wondering what gear those guys take off in at the start with one of those big monsters. I had a 1984 KX 80 when I was a kid and I used to take off in 4th gear with a hand full of throttle. Probably my favorite bike ever.

Same dude just different kits. That’s me haha thank you!

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Possibly and I’ll probably be the pilot for the video haha! Here’s some kx action for you. ru-vid.com/video/%D0%B2%D0%B8%D0%B4%D0%B5%D0%BE-NdOFlsbBYm8.html

World of difference. Not even fair.

Actually, in '89 they were a huge leap backwards! Honda didnt really get the forks right untill '96, followed by a shock to match in '97. I went the Race Tech Gold Valve route with my '96, and its even better still, allmost on par with anything else out there, at least for me.

The trick is 2003 crf450 forks. That’s why this 89 rides so good. In this video you can see how terrible the 89 suspension is. The Perfect 1989 CR500 ru-vid.com/video/%D0%B2%D0%B8%D0%B4%D0%B5%D0%BE-__b6ZsaLLDo.html

Yeah it's kind of insane that it's the norm to ride a dirt bike like a maniac now. It started with Carmichael, Reed, and Stewart when a lot of people rode for fun and they made it next level competitive. I can't even fathom trying to ride in a race with the way things are, so instead I just ride by myself for fun in the mountains and desert where it's okay to suck at dirt biking.

Let’s you know when the internals of the engine are warming up. Once warm, you’re good to go.

I was a suspension development rider for Sudco in 89. I worked with Jake Thompson who was also the factory suspension guy. The secret was those cones on the top of the forks. They trapped the pressure from both the air and oil as the forks moved up. We had to put bigger holes to relieve pressure and they changed the shape of them slightly. Also revalued the fork for 1990. Certain factory rides had really stiff setting that they ran. It made an 89 CR 500 fork feel not that bad. Other factory riders had firm setting but they were really good. I had two different factory riders living next door to me and one other that would come and stay once in a while. I got to ride all the factory 500s-250s. They all had big horsepower. Made my PC motor not seem so fast. I couldn’t keep up to them but I had a good feel for suspension. If you put the 90 top cones in your 89 it made them much better.

What about the propensity for the fork internals to gall and eat themselves up?

None of these CR500s on RU-vid have the stock suspension setup from back then. Some of them have better forks/shock than my brand new Gas Gas.

@@j.j.3391 I did a video on this 89 that is all stock. Motor and suspension. You can see how terrible the suspension is. Let me know what you think. The Perfect 1989 CR500 ru-vid.com/video/%D0%B2%D0%B8%D0%B4%D0%B5%D0%BE-__b6ZsaLLDo.html

I’d be honored! If you’re on Instagram you can dm me there! @motovan_zandt I’m in tri cities also!

@@weekendwarriorsmx i will be in your DMs dude!

Thanks! The motor is on another level.

@@weekendwarriorsmx I can only imagine how absolutely insane a modded cr500 would be lol

@@waferzworld full break down the 89 right here. KX500 AF Vs. 1989 CR500 ru-vid.com/video/%D0%B2%D0%B8%D0%B4%D0%B5%D0%BE-7uscurU4QMs.html

That would be impossible as it's the same rider on both bikes...

Kx500 AF Stock Vs. Mod ru-vid.com/video/%D0%B2%D0%B8%D0%B4%D0%B5%D0%BE-NdOFlsbBYm8.html

@@weekendwarriorsmx I saw that one great vid! My KX500 made 68hp at 600 feet above sea-level the compression was so high i broke the kick starter and had a pit guy with a spare and wrench on the starting line whenever i raced...it started easier at Pikes Peak but you start at like 9000 feet above sea level.....on a dynojet inertia dyno