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When it’s cold just lean it to one side until gas comes out the overflow, that will prime it, then will fire right up cold. Had a 95’ cr500 for years and that’s a great trick. Awesome bike!
Best way to start a bike like that is to tip it on its side till gas comes out of the overflow lines, get it to TDC and give her a kick that would put a hole in a wooden deck.
How do you know when the bike is at Top Dead Center without being able to see the piston? This isn't a rude comment I'm actually curious. Couldn't find anything on the internet lol.
Thank you! I always turn over the engine to "gain compression" before I start my bike anyways but I didn't know that was getting it to top dead center. Thank you.
My friend had one. It's definitely a beast! He use to take it mountain trail riding. He's a big guy. It was hard for me to ride it in the mountains. Nice bike!❤
Forgot to mention, on the 250 that score mark looks like it could have been caused by the piston anti-rotation pin. Look at the ring groove (s) on your piston, there should be a small “pin” there. The ring is installed so the pin is between each ring end. If that pin comes out it will do similar damage to what you have. If that pin is missing you need to find it. This may include opening up the bottom end. Don’t rush and not check as you will do the same type damage to all new parts.
I saved up to get a bike because I used to have one and regreted getting rid of it I finally got one today I got a 2006 crf250r it was just rebuilt I have papers for it I love it
beast of a bike , best i ever had , that thing spun clutch drum rivits several times but dang i loved it , i had the 4 stroker 500 also , loved it , it had a poorly desinged engine thoe, no cam bearings , head would wear enough to jump time after about 4000 , had to put 2 heads on it
Iv got a 83 model RD CR 480. Owned it for over 30 years now. It is an absolute beast. Left hand kickstart is a legbuster if ya don't know how to do it. A few mates of mine have been bitten hard by it and given up. I find it easier than right handed kickstarts for some reason and I prefer them. Iv also got a KXf 450 and the old CR would eat it for breakfast. The motor also runs very smooth and doesn't vibrate like a lot of big bore bikes do. It has that much grunt that you can do powerstarts in top gear. Originally the 83 model came out with a five speed cluster but Iv swapped it over to a 4 speed cluster. You don't need a five speed box in something that makes so much horsepower. It's got a different pipe, Wiseco piston, Boysen reed valves, ports altered, and a 44 mil Bing carby. The power delivery is smooth as and it just makes power from right down low in the rev range. Since 1983, they've improved the handling of bikes, but they sure as hell haven't improved their motors. Not even the injected motors. Water cooling is prob the biggest improvement. Jus my opinion.
You also have to find TDC in order to start these beasts, slowly kick it over a few times and then let the kick start go all the way back up. Then slowly move the kick start down to where you start to feel resistance and kick it hard.
There definitely fun I had an 85' cr500, best yr for horsepower, they tammed them down in 87'. I bought from a friend who raced it out here in Imperial valley dist 38 races, it had ported cyl, pipe, wp shock. It was brutally fast. had a terraflex rear tire, and 44 rear sprocket, 15 front and could wheelie 5th gear all day. and would give me ridiculous arm pump. but you get use to it,
I had a 96 cr500 and my brother has a 94 cr500 now. Best way to start a cold 500 is turn fuel on, lean bike to side until a little gas pours out the over flow, put it in 2nd gear, push bike forward and rear moving the piston(this primes the cylinder with fuel), Put back in neutral and kick as hard as you can. It will start on the first kick ice cold.
Don't see why people are hating on these guys, they're kids, of course they might not know some things but that's how you learn. Just showing interest is enough to show that they like the technology and are learning as they go. Saying they can't ride and should quit biking is just a bitter and jealous solution.
Now that's a bike man even the newer 450f can't hang with these bikes that are over 20 years old y'all be careful on that Beast Man that's a total different machine that's for sure you can just feel the power Just sitting on that thing you guys have a good one man I need to get caught up on your videos it's been a minute👊👊👊👍👍👍👍🤘🤘🤘
I have an rg125 gamma , 98 or near abouts !. Haven't checked the year for a while, it's the model with USD forms for an even more aggresive stance .. it'ss a pocket rocket, I can carry way more corner speed than most , riding it's a dream. It's expensive for a everyday bike, fixing tis and fixing that. When I upgraded bikes I kept it not needing the money invested in her , years later I'm glad I kept her, when she's primed to go shes a ton plus bike. all black and sports looking, shame the rest sets are welded onand cannot be unbolted, passengers on a 125 don't mix to great!. She sounds lovely when the power band kicks in!. Ihave a 750 bandit I upgraded from a 600, yzf750 forks wheel and six pots. By raided lines all around and a highly strung 750 text motor that loves to wheelie !. Power house, my pride is the movistar telefonica CBR 600 rr that's also a pocket rocket one you can eat and still ride fairly sensible.. keep up the great work bud, enjoyed watching and listening too!. Two strokes sound racey , they also love the early morning condensed air, more bang for your buck ! Gotta watch ice tho! Enjoy and cherish them , love them all but don't set a dinner spot for them that's creapy!. Peace James .
i had a piston that had those same marks when i was doing mytop end, what caused it was that the little L shape part of the sparkplug where it sparks broke off at that little weld where its held to the spark plug body, thats why its good to use a good brand plug.
google search revealed seat height of 37.4inches. Measure your seat height. If its lower, the shock may be blown or it was lowered with different dog bones
They can't even build a bike out of wood, let alone do a conversion like that. Some serious fabricating skills are needed to pull off something like that.
On the CR250r,.. I had similar problem with mine, it was the WRYST-PIN clips.. ; had worked it's way over enough to scar the wall on the head.. I had it bored .10 and it fixed issue. You also might wanna check the crank bearings & replace at slightest sign of wear.. CONGRATS ON THE CR500!!! NICE KNOWIN' YA BUD!,.. LOL !! 500 IS A BEAST! BE CAREFUL,not a 250 u playin with now bit of power difference, i miss my CR's i had 2 of each size(250,& 500) bak when i rode a lot. i've seen quite a few broken bones from experienced riders too. the ol'85 Honda red 250 seemed to be less forgiving powerband, well 500 were even worse, but fun as hell to ride if u could stay on. Now though the power is more leveled out for rider control, still fun to ride. Be SAFE
May be a little smaller than the 250 but in the thumbnail the thing looks huuuuge. Also if I were you I would throw on the old plastics for riding around and if you go trail riding so you don’t scratch the new ones.
I know this is old, but this is how yous start a 500, boys. You do what you call the "priming kick" to get PASSED the compression stroke. Then, the next one, you give it a proper kick. You don't use your leg, you use your whole body. Balance the bike, and hop up in the air and come down on it. If you run the machine regular, and its jetted right, it should start one kick. If it sits a while, you may need to rinse and repeat.
What's funny is I went and looked at that bike and I was an hour to late on buying it lol you beat me to it bro congrats lol cool to see someone else in Wisconsin making videos I'm about 45 mins northish or the the dells we will have to ride sometime bro maybe I'll even buy a bike from you someday
I have a 99 500R and is taller that this bike and is a crazier fast so I agree with you on this they may need a better life Insurance cuz the power of this animals is incredibly scary
These two can't ride have no idea what they have. Mommy and Daddy money will soon kill them. I had one of these I have ridden every stupid thing. Mine took one kick. Handle bars vibe wtf.. you deserve the hospital trip.
@@tom23x true except only an idiot would buy from them. They show a brand new rebuild and start it cold and rev the shit out of it. I don't want to buy it to replace the new top end again lol
U want it to start within 2-5 kicks cold all u got to do is turn gas on an lean it over till it comes out the overflow an chock it an get the Piston top dead center an give it a full kick. Had many those over the years an am speaking from experience
I had the exact same thing happen with a cr85 and nothing in the motor had broken but I found a little metal piece in my reeds that was bouncing around my motor
that's pinking, it's early detonation of fuel in the cylinder. Pitting only gets worse the more pot holes appear on the piston and head, the high points great hot spots causing more predetination. You're most likely using a spark plug that's too hot. Also, to start one of these, slowly cycle the kick like 6 times, find TDC, then kick from TDC as hard as you can, move leg off kick instantaneously or it will break your ankle one day.
Get that kick starter exactly top dead center. With choke on, stand up and put all your might down on that starter. As you are kicking down, GENTLY crack the throttle. She will start every single time on first kick.
If you put it in gear, with the choke on and rock it back and forth 8-10 times, then it will start first kick every time. That’s how I start my 92 and it works flawlessly. I learned that trick from an ol’ die hard Honda rider.
If you put the piston just past top dead center it will kick over and start a lot easier. If it takes any more then 10 kicks to start you are either doing it wrong or somethings wrong with the bike.
It has compression but not good compression at all for a 500 that noise when you kick it over is air leaking through the side the piston, great vids man keep up The work and nice bike btw
Hope you have strong wrists and great throttle control. They can catch you off guard if you don’t. Just one little bump and it could seriously ruin your day.
The compression seems pretty low if you can start it from a seated position. The bars vibrate on a 500, that's normal. Wait till you find out you can take off in 3rd and pull out.
I love those old pro circuit cans lol. When i was about 10 I rode my uncles kx500. I was literally scared to put her in 3rd. Those things are so nasty. Especially when your a 10 year old amatuer rider lmao
Usually the lower rod bearing exploding is what causes the shrapnel being sucked through the ports and smashing the piston and the head. And unfortunately it got your cylinder too
Please forgive me if it has already been said. I looked through a few posts and didn't see it. First off, CR500s never had a power valve. Second, compression might be a little low ... If that bike was cold and that was the first time he has tried kicking it over he's either a BEAST or the bike was warmed or both. I have 2 CRs 86 and 01 and 2 KXs 86 and 01, Warmed up and used to starting them yes, otherwise nope. That is a NICE bike! You guys do a lot of cool stuff. Take you're time and work with that bike, something is up, more than likely something really minor. It's hard for me to really tell from the vid but compression could be it, even on a low compression they can seem and feel ridged. Just food for thought judging without being there. Anyways have fun and for GOD SAKE "GEAR your Butts up"
Hey what did the spark plug look like that you pulled out of the 250 that blew up? Because I know there was an issue with certain spark plugs especially for late 90's Rm's, a piece of it would let go and drop into cylinder and cause that type of damage. They just started making a new plug that cost $30. I own a 99 and 2000 and I mostly still run the old plug (because $30 is crazy for a plug) and have not seen this first hand yet. Look into that, may be that's what happened.
That should be able to spin the back wheel at 60 mph and power wheelie in 4th at 60, they're scary powerful. Wait til the power band hits you. Good luck...hold on tight
The main bearing cage has came apart that's what beat you're pissing up in your Dome up. The rod bearing is shot that's why you have two side to side play more than likely you have play up and down to.
