Nice XT👍 as young teenagers my buddy's dad had a TT and he specifically told his son DO NOT TRY TO KICK START IT which as being a young teenager that was a green light to try My buddy hopped on it and started to try and kick it over about a dozen times then the notorious KICK BACK immediately made it self well known when it kicked back and launched my buddy right up and over the bars and onto the ground .I laughed my ass off as he was asking me WTF happened. Man ill never forget seeing that and we still 😂 laugh about him Goin airborne..

I had a brand new 1977 XT500 - Loved it!!

@petervermeer.4904

3 ай бұрын

great bikes. Really fun to ride.

Good morning kap have a blessed day

Great start for a restoration!

I had the 82 in Florida. That bike was built straight from yamaha! Had 800 and some odd miles when I got it. Factory beads on both sides of the odometer. Fastest dirtbike I ever rode! That's the one I flipped and smashed my bottom 6 vertebrae. Glad mI still am able to ride my dirtbikes! Sharp bike kap

I had a 1981 XT500E for six years. I did four big tours of southern Europe from GB on it. Great bike. Nick

@patrickhenry7721

2 ай бұрын

If I’m not mistaken the 1981 model is an XT500H, XT500E would be 1978.

@TH3_T3RM1N4T0R

20 күн бұрын

​@@patrickhenry7721you'd be correct, I have a 1980, and it's a G.

That’s a bad ass bike I had a 78 XT500 I loved it torque monster from hell very nice bike 👍🏻

Beautiful. It was the first winner of the Paris-Dakar. I have the model xt 600 of 1986

Yes, I owned a '78 XT-500 Enduro back in the mid. '80's. It had that brushed bare aluminum tank also, but unfortunately, had a couple big dings in it!! Later found a brand new NOS steel gas tank, the white/red/black colored one, at a local Yamaha Dealer for $25! The gas tank was so cherry! Also bought it with an Super Trapp pipe installed. Brought back memories, Thank you so much!! Always ❤️ your videos! Aloha, from Honolulu, Hi! 🤙 🙂 🤙

Awesome dream bike Yamaha XT500

Flashing a piece on the lanes ! Good bless

One of those cables are for the compression release

My all time favourite great looking bike and big bore thumper !!

You guys are the best. I cant say it enough. The love of bikes. Japan is way ahead of time in 70s 80's to 2001 Nowa days gov limits output

I’d love one off these now preferably the short version , but there like hens teeth in Scotland now ,

What a JEM ,and from a patriotic way of telling the story! That is a real 80s bike, sure love the 500s but there were many of these as well

@xlrider1565

6 ай бұрын

JDM, perhaps. Japanese Domestic Market, vehicles specifically made for the Japanese market. If an automobile, will be right side steering wheel setup, and usually a bit more performance to boot!

She’s a beauty I thought that bike looked familiar. Rambo was riding a 81 XT250 in first blood 😅

Nice classic, we’ve got a 1981 Yamaha XT250.

Bee down soon 2 visit .ROCK ON

Looks deadly , love the polished tank and decals !

These were cool play bikes. No sissy electric start like today either.

My brother had an XT500, was black n silver, you could ride a wheelie on those things for eternity . Good running bikes 👍

Nice bike I live in Australia good to see you keep your stuff safe that don’t happen here we are lucky 👌 yo beach

😮woooowwww nice bike!!! Actually I love every bike you bring. Keep up the good work thumbs up for you guys🙂👍🏻👍🏻👍🏻👍🏻

I had one of these converted to a road bike, did ok in the twistys

love those old xt yamahas very reliable great handling to

That’s awesome I have the same model of bike same paint and all but the sticker says it’s and early 81 year but awesome bikes for sure

Can't wait to see/hear those GPz/ blue Z1r get it down the drive-way!!

Dam they keep coming👏👏👏that’s an awesome bike

Had one too. Loved it

This is the bike I want. Thats beautiful 😍 Love it.

That thing looks awesome

@Crosshatch1212

9 ай бұрын

Nice doc in it. If I cld find one in uk for the right price I’d have it , peace,

My buddies Dad had one of these back in the mid 90's, original owner, maybe 3000 Miles on it.. That thing was hard to kick even with the decompression lever.. fast bike, I had it to 95mph when I was 14! 😂

I rode a TT 500 some years ago it had awesome power😮

Riding my 78 later today

Nice work ! doin it justice . Love the second amendment . We are sitting ducks in australia ,but our top politicians have armed guards. Its a God givren right to defend loved ones family ,self and possesions. Brandish i say and God bless all of his sanctified people.

Красивая коллекция разбогатею тоже куплю себе дорогой классический Харли Давидсон Храни вас бог

"Cocked Locked and ready to Rock" from Uncle Ted 🇺🇲🤠

@sonnyseabury4051

9 ай бұрын

Hell Yes! Nothing worse than cowardly and brazen thiefs. If somebody wants something, they need to work their ass off for it, like everybody else. We have a huge lack of respect problem in our current times. People work way too hard for their property, and should never have to worry about some scumbag stealing their property. Take Care, Brother.

bought a new xt 600 in 1985, looked like a totally different bike in just five years.

@xlrider1565

6 ай бұрын

Yes, the quirky '80's styling! Vehicles, clothing, hairstyles, lol! 👍

Wheely machine !!

That bikes got some patina on it 🤌🏽❤

Magic Bus, I want itt.

amazing bike reminds me of the Chase scene in Rambo first blood that was a 250 tho :)

I gad the tt 500 my dad got it for me when i was 13 nasty bike

I would love to buy that bike

Torque Beast ❤

OMGAWD! I loved this bike in 1980 (and the guy [Rick] who would do wheelies in front of me)! How much? Does it run????

Lovely .Was that not the model in Rambo ...First blood with 2 stroke dubbing .? What a bike man 😮😊Sorry found out was the xt250.😊

@tobiashagstrom1958

9 ай бұрын

Xt 250😊

@colmcc-ij3nn

9 ай бұрын

@@tobiashagstrom1958 Aha ..Didn't know that .We used to ponder over it back then .Thanks man .

How about dews it runn?

It's missing the small sprocket cover,

Curious, how much did this bike sell for?

How much for 1980 Xt 500

great bike ,, 500 and drαgs a train...

Hey Ken, did you sell this beauty already? I don’t see it anymore on eBay. Thanks in advance for your response.

@KaplanCycles

9 ай бұрын

Yes I have

@gearedupkim9516

9 ай бұрын

@@KaplanCycles Ok, thank you for the reply Ken. It was a beauty👍

@KaplanCycles

9 ай бұрын

Thanks, yes it was.

2A, Guns&Gadgets

Is this XT500 gonna be on eBay auction? If so when? Thanks Kap👍👍

@KaplanCycles

9 ай бұрын

Tomorrow

@gearedupkim9516

9 ай бұрын

@@KaplanCycles Thank you

pretty sure the tank is polished aluminum....not chrome

Protect what’s your’s Sr!

Suzuki rider,,,very jealous ❤️

Ps tell. BILLY I GOTTI A 77XLCR.

Massyankfan

Sell it 2 me.

Somebody put a fork on it. The stock fork was horrible. Evel handling bike.

😂8😡

52 state legal...lol..An Obama joke right in the middle there...

El tubo de escape donde esta ?

Wait, no video with sound of the bike?

Aka , bikernewenglandtv