Kawasaki KX500... any good on the streets? (RAW 2 Stroke Sound)
I went for a street rip on the old KX500. Not the best for the street, but a h*ck of a ton of fun. I call it smiles per gallon. Enjoy!
I went for a street rip on the old KX500. Not the best for the street, but a h*ck of a ton of fun. I call it smiles per gallon. Enjoy!
Пікірлер: 640
Somewhere miles away there is a Karen calling the cops because of the sound this thing puts out!
@bumpstartnether
3 жыл бұрын
Josey Wales my neighbors love me 😬
@OldestYoungenInGuidePost
3 жыл бұрын
And then there's the manager who is in Japan 😳
@oliko5356
3 жыл бұрын
@Kolton Oliver @eric Jamari good luck wi the scams lol both accounts made on same date
@kopronko
3 жыл бұрын
@@bumpstartnether ;-)
@kopronko
3 жыл бұрын
@@bumpstartnether They used 2 love me 2 ... ;-)
This is sickkk, you really don’t shy away from the power unlike some 500 vids on yt
@bumpstartnether
3 жыл бұрын
Ben West haha I just finished rebuilding it with a newer (1993) motor so now it has a power valve and is a bit quicker :)
@olsson1985
3 жыл бұрын
I like the 500cc power to, watch my clip here on youtube for awsome sound
@56higgins
3 жыл бұрын
He never even winds it out, what are you talking about
@bumpstartnether
3 жыл бұрын
J Royle true I’m trying to be nice to the old girl. Although I’m sure you know that 500cc’s don’t wind out too crazy high RPMs
@56higgins
3 жыл бұрын
@2Stroke Tyson ouch! Gettin personal!
As a novice rider and owner of an 83 IT490, I can confirm the sounds of joy under acceleration are accurate and not optional.
This is the coolest dirtbike or supermoto I have ever seen , I have two stroke too but it's 10 times smaller 😁
@rasmus9640
3 жыл бұрын
@@robertevans6418 bro they were not even close to this beauty
@blakeraviscioni6672
3 жыл бұрын
What is it?
@allux8236
3 жыл бұрын
You mean my bike? It's derbi senda 50cc enduro
@d34710
3 жыл бұрын
@@allux8236 nice, I have a Rieju SM50
@iant1891
3 жыл бұрын
@@allux8236 i've got a drd ltd 2007
When you add 2 wheels to your chainsaw and pack-a-punch it.
@raptormx9502
3 жыл бұрын
Lol
@juho6368
3 жыл бұрын
100hp chainsaw...
@juho6368
3 жыл бұрын
@MUNAPILLUAHAH MUNAPILLUAHAH no siitä saa helposti 100hp
@blixxy1320
3 жыл бұрын
I was just playing zombies and I saw this
@isaacfernandez7705
3 жыл бұрын
JAJAHAHAHAHAHAHAHA
My hand is starting to go numb from the vibration in my phone.....
@bumpstartnether
3 жыл бұрын
Hahaha
@brockclouser1500
3 жыл бұрын
Lmaoooo if you ride a rigid mount Harley vibration is nothing from a 2t
@LordHolley
3 жыл бұрын
@@brockclouser1500 Yes well grip is a little more important when your flying across the desert at 60 miles an hour. Cruising down a boulevard with your women on the back isn't quite as concerning when your hands get numb..... And the woman probably likes it ;-)
@donlewis862
3 жыл бұрын
I'm not tryna fight you abt this but are you sure that's a kx? Cause I have a KDX 200 and it looks basicaly the same. Side plates and everything. And the gas tank looks basicaly the same. So i think that might be a kdx or just a kx with kdx plates and stuff. Dont ryll know
@NooksterFishes
3 жыл бұрын
@@donlewis862 it’s a KX500
You can say they suck for the street all you like but nothing beats the fun of a 2 stroke and this is a very nice 2 stoke indeed.
@bumpstartnether
2 жыл бұрын
Amen to that. I still have her and prob wont ever sell. I now have a street legal KTM 300 XC-W as well!
@Prez-B
2 жыл бұрын
@@bumpstartnether I don't blame you I would never sell that bike
I love the idle sound..... dd d dd dingggg d d dinggg
@01:40 he starts a pre trip inspection, I like this guy already..! Take notes you noobs...
@bumpstartnether
3 жыл бұрын
Juan R PCCs/PCIs
@DJManza_
3 жыл бұрын
and he doesn't engine brake!
@TheJuan_N_0nly
3 жыл бұрын
@@DJManza_ facts...!
@Awomman-kp3by
3 жыл бұрын
@@TheJuan_N_0nly engine breaking isn’t bad for the bike I’ll never understand that myth
@fxxc777
3 жыл бұрын
@@Awomman-kp3by yeah it is for 2 strokes
I would love to be in one of the cars you passed. That sound!!!!
Watched this a couple months ago and then it came up in my recommended today and i had to watch it again
@bumpstartnether
3 жыл бұрын
The Crew Bmx haha love it!
This man is really using the monster for supermoto 😳😳🤣
Everyone has there own opinion but I just wouldn't recommend riding down large hills engine braking a 2 stroke. Besides that, down shifting to a stops etc is fine and has never blown up a motor( I've over revved the shit out my 125 plenty times downshifting landing on jumps etc never blew up) Main thing with a 2 stroke is to let it warm properly before ripping it
@richi__1768
3 жыл бұрын
what has to warm up, the transmission oil or what 🤣
@romanrapoz4813
3 жыл бұрын
@@richi__1768 the engine you bumbling buffoon
@MrBooshScadoosh
3 жыл бұрын
@@richi__1768 nah mainly the piston rings and cylinder need to heat up and expand to have the right tolerance, or u will catch a ring on an exhaust port or seize a piston, its not an issue on most 4 strokes cuz they have separate oil lubrication, no ports, etc
@weaselman24
3 жыл бұрын
You're right. Excessive coasting on a premix bike doesn't do it any favours simply because it's being used in a way it wasn't designed. But there's not much you can do aside from freewheeling everywhere. You just need to keep an eye on the top end.
@HolderDon
3 жыл бұрын
@@weaselman24 you just blip the throttle once in awhile so engine gets lube!
Dude you underated af, Love the content, really hope that you can grow
Thanks for ringing it out. Love that sound
*The way You're excited to go full send it, I fell it* 🥰🧡🤘🏼
man the video is plenty of fun i would like to see more like for real, this make me miss my old 98 kx 125
The "boys and girl" gave me a good chuckle
Cool pre-ride check. You've been on the beast long enough to know it eats nuts and bolts. Nice bike man
Sick af quad guy here but damn I love the kx500 🔥🔥🔥
3:45 hahahah that part made me smile so much, I love that feeling. I cant wait till I get my two smoker all fixed up ahhhh
@ghazik3656
3 жыл бұрын
same vecīt
@roberts2760
3 жыл бұрын
@@ghazik3656 oo yeeee
Sick video dude, looks like you were having a blast. Thanks for sharing!
@bumpstartnether
3 жыл бұрын
It’s an adrenaline rush for sure!
Best video ever ..please more!
God the cold start😫😫😍 that 2 stroke pop and ping my lord yes please
andar de moto dois tempos me traz muita alegria. nem consigo imaginar como é andar de dois tempos de 500cc, deve ser surreal. parabéns pela moto.
Really Nice bike, love to see more
Oh man I found a new favorite channel! Liked and subbed. Thanks for sharing bro. Keep the 2 strokes alive!!
@bumpstartnether
3 жыл бұрын
Amen!! Lot's of big bore bikes are going to be on this channel, both 2T and 4T. Mostly 2 strokes though. :) Thanks for the sub!!!
@mototoad1242
3 жыл бұрын
@@bumpstartnether hell yeah man look forward to it. Is this kx street legal?!
@bumpstartnether
3 жыл бұрын
moto toad yessir! Plate, registration, insurance, headlight, tail light, brake light, mirror, hand signals
Looks so fun on the streets, terrifying on trails hahaha
Now that's about as badass as you can get. A 2 smoker on the public highway. Lovin it from accross the pond in london england
I’m now completed I feel as I can put my phone down and go to sleep
When I first heard the motor fire up I got cold chills! Had flashbacks to 2004 when I ignorantly went to a Kawi shop and purchased one of these. First time out I was asking myself, "what the frick did you do?" I had no business riding this firebreather! Sold it two years later after knocking myself out on a tabletop. The power was hard to manage...but what a rush!
@bumpstartnether
3 жыл бұрын
Badger Bait Yes, they must be respected. I say a prayer for safety every time I throw a leg over it. The rush is intense.
Out here in Co living in the country we have long windy dirt County roads ive got a 84YZ 490 popped out to a 510 n a 84 CR500 & a 86 KX500 ridem all wide open raced pro back in my late teen early 20s so always looking for a adrenaline rush n the big bore 2strokes get it done 👍 nice video by the way👍
@bumpstartnether
3 жыл бұрын
Michael Macleod that’s a great line up! One day I’ll get a CR500! That’s the goal!
@michaelmacleod6654
3 жыл бұрын
@@bumpstartnether they are untamable CRs are are whole different beast all together
lol he thought it was leaking fuel but it was just the liquid from that baby bottle when he wheelies🤣
Wow 😍😍😍 what a weapon !! That sounds amazing
@bumpstartnether
3 жыл бұрын
Rob Hayter haha thanks.
amazing i´ve heard the beast all around the world 😂🤙 Cheers brother
Hornets of this engine class are the nearest you get to Superman flying - though invulnerability helps. The power/weight ratio is insane and unmatched.
Wow and you even got street tires for it sweet I can imagine how fun it must've been
you are living my absolute dream
@bumpstartnether
3 жыл бұрын
Just living. I'm not anything special.
@enrico3288
3 жыл бұрын
@@bumpstartnether ah don't say that. Be happy about what you have and just have fun!!
The farmer that cuts our hay has a kx500 that I bet I could get for dirt cheap. I’d love to restore it and make it street legal. I believe it’s a 1991. Awesome video! Love seeing Old School machines ripping it up!
Cool video man,can’t be a 2smoker 🔥🔥
Grew up on 2 strokes … prefer the rm and yz to a kx … but these days Ktm are on next level ! Can’t beat the smell of a 2 stroke
This is so badass
I want to go start my CR250. just to listen to that sound.
Great vid keep it up 👍 also nice bike
@bumpstartnether
3 жыл бұрын
Appreciate it!
you've got my sub fort sure keep it up!
Same year I was born hell yeah old school power
I can’t even begin to comprehend how fast that thing is. Like I’m 16 and 140 lbs so a 125 is perfect for me but I’ve ridden a 250 and it was fast af. And I’ve ridden a 450 and a Honda xl600 but I can’t even begin to imagine how fast that thing is.
Wooow kx500 motard🤯🇮🇹♥️
Epic bro. 500cc 2T supermoto is amazing.
@bumpstartnether
3 жыл бұрын
Alex Nicholas thanks!! More content coming soon! There’s not a ton of 500 2T supermoto out there
I would’ve never guessed he live around Westerville until I saw iron pony😂
Badass. 2 strokes!!
had a '93 version with CBR wheels on it, this bike doesn't like the grip on asfalt. But it does like to wheelie... Ones all 6 rear sprocket bolts just broke of during a ride. Being only 60kg at the time I had to balance the bike and stand on the kickstarter at it's highest point using full body weight, and then hope I didn't get a recoil onto my leg. 3,5 years on this bike I made some nice memories...
nice vid 👌🔊
That’s the coolest 2 stroke supermoto
Bellissimo video
Did all that screaming at 55mph lol I love it dude
@bumpstartnether
3 жыл бұрын
that ek dude feels like 155mph 😂
@That1E_K1129
3 жыл бұрын
@@bumpstartnether lmao oh I know my dad has an older cr500 and it's ridiculous lol
Watching this vid at the start reminded me of how scared I was to ride my bike at first
I remember when Craig Vetter put a 350 Kawi top end on a 20 lower. In 1967 in Rantoul, Illinois. That was interesting.
A sprocket change might keep you from having to shift so much. Maybe “lengthen” the gears a little. Either way, sick bike man!
@Chumbarley
9 ай бұрын
Was thinking that aswell lol
Sure sounds more like of an engine than a motor lol 😂 this is my dream bike!! I have an rmz450 2013 had plenty of two strokes over the years though. Sweet bike bro
This sound😮💯
I love riders who care about mecanic! this is the good reflex! better than a long blablabla!
Ty , now I miss my KX even more
@bumpstartnether
3 жыл бұрын
James Baxter And The Beachballs whoops! 🤷🏼♂️ gotta get another one I guess!
@jamesbaxterandthebeachball7005
3 жыл бұрын
@@bumpstartnether I would love another one, but unfortunately I cant ride anymore. I get to live vicariously through people like you now...ty so much.
Nice bike!
My dads kx500 has been sitting for over 10years now in our garage bc of leaking rear spring and leaking tires, i hope to see it shine again one day
@bumpstartnether
3 жыл бұрын
Jurrien de Witt you NEED to get her up and running!!
@joeykimball5705
3 жыл бұрын
Tell him i will buy it. What country yall in? Lol
@jurriendw050
3 жыл бұрын
@@joeykimball5705 Netherlands
Luv tha electrical tape around the clutch leve
When you see the super moto wheels!!!! Game on
Sick bike bro
@bumpstartnether
3 жыл бұрын
Milan thanks!
I’m guessing the drops on your pants came from that bottle on the forks when riding wheelies😂
Now imagine doing 170mph on a highway. Nice video
U can tell the bike don’t really like puting around on the street but it looks so fun I’d pay someone a 100 to let me rip one for a couple hours and the black stuff is most likely comin from expansion chamber those old bikes spit oil like crazy
@BillionaireMinds777
3 жыл бұрын
Maybe, but probably the exhaust mounts, that I happen to me once and it was because there was a small gap, my shoes would get oil everytime I rode the bike
@tepigeon
3 жыл бұрын
I believe it’s coming from the open bottle of oil he has tied to his forks lol
@coleanson4161
3 жыл бұрын
@@tepigeon that’s exactly what I was thinking 😂😂😂
That thing is a fucking beast my dude
Woaw that thing is fast
You arent going to blow it up with engine braking as long as your jetting is good. Ive been riding, and engine braking, 2-strokes for 30 years and have never had any issue ever. Use good gas, good oil, and proper jetting, and you won't have issues either.
@extec101
4 жыл бұрын
agree most of the time people ruin ther engine is the jetting is lean to start with in the serch for performance that only show on dyno. go with little on the fat side on jetting and let it be better for the engine.
@nissan_6828
3 жыл бұрын
@@extec101 yup, if ur running that bitch lean you shouldn't engine brake it, i run my bike a lil lean so i don't engine brake, it's based on jetting, and new tpi bikes dont need to have the clutch pulled in either
@verttisyrjala2897
3 жыл бұрын
extec101 You can definetly feel a power difference if the bike is running lean or rich...
@extec101
3 жыл бұрын
@@verttisyrjala2897 yes ther is a power difference i agree but as i told most tuners tend to lean out om fuel in quest of more power tho i most of the time tuning customers bikes rather go for more safe on the rich side if needed and let the engine be riliable then go fore the last horsepower and risk of ruining an engine.
@hrbestalkinme3690
3 жыл бұрын
As long as you mix the oil rich enough to maintain oil presence of a bit during engine braking, you're all good. Worse case scenario you just have slightly shortened ring lifespan. There isn't much side loading on the piston during engine braking.
smiles per gallon ... need that on a t shirt dude !
Nice bike men😍
@bumpstartnether
3 жыл бұрын
Servos 46 thanks!
“ Boys and girl “ 😂
@bumpstartnether
3 жыл бұрын
Chase E that’s actually being nice. I have 0% female viewers.
Anyone who has a 2 stroke supermoto..how do the bikes perform at 55 mph above for a period of time do they run hot? Notice any differences from a 4stroke or any problems. Any help is appreciated thanks!
3:43 WAAAAAA 😂
Zing...zing...zing. Nice 2 stroke sound.
That's a dope bike I ride an '09 kx250f
dude i sub you cool ! keep it up
@bumpstartnether
3 жыл бұрын
Ivan1 Yalamov thanks for the sub!
Reminds me of my 86 KX500 . I raced that thing 89 till 98.
@bumpstartnether
3 жыл бұрын
Ronin8451 wow!! First kx500 with a powervalve!
@Ronin8451
3 жыл бұрын
Yup, was the smoothest power delivery to me. Not as brutal as my highly modded Quad 500 I raced TT with.
Ha ha you have Luigi on the bars lol I called my bike Yoshi !
I have a 2001 YZ125, and a 1999 KX250. Next bike to add to the collection is a CR500. Wish I could find a 84 CR. Best year they made by far
@bumpstartnether
3 жыл бұрын
Dylan MacLeod a CR500 is a goal of mine!
@dylanmacleod6589
3 жыл бұрын
@@bumpstartnether within the 8 months I last typed this I got a 2004 YZ450F, and a 2013 KTM450 SX-F both 450's rip both great bikes
@brandychrisp3621
2 жыл бұрын
I like the 86 cr’s
I had a yz 465 bored out. I loved letting my people try it. Longest anyone lasted other than me was 2 minutes without it throwing them off.
@bumpstartnether
3 жыл бұрын
Haha I only allow select people to ride it. It’s a handful.
I wanna do this exact thing when I get older a 500 supermoto going to meets and doing wheelies it would be so fun
@bumpstartnether
3 жыл бұрын
Nothing in particular rock on 🤘🏻
As I sit in my lawn chair drinking a Miller lite , I’m shaking my chair to mix the oil in the tank!!!!
Sickk video man! That thing rips like a ass cheek on a stick
Just subscribed!👍
@bumpstartnether
3 жыл бұрын
Thanks for the sub!
did you buy a kit for the turn signals and break light, etc..? i have a video posted of my kx500 doing a top speed run the first day i got it.
I like to wait for my kids bus and ride wheelie next to it for a bit kids love it and makes me feel like a kid as well I'm 40 still a kid I guess
I learned the hard way to listen to headphone warnings.
It would be awesome to have a 2-stroke 500 cc bike on the road but i couldn't justify running a bike that does less mpg than my "2.0 litre petrol turbo car". I'd love to see someone stick a lighter to the exhaust of a 500cc 2-stroke to see what kind of flames you can get off the exhaust gases. I done it on a 125cc 2-stroke once, the exhaust gases were still flammable! I've got a 2001 Yamaha XT600E, which i took apart to paint the frame, can't wait to get it back on the road soon, i love big old thumpers.
@bumpstartnether
3 жыл бұрын
Paradox that’s awesome! The plan is to keep getting old thumpers!! I have an XR600R street scrambler in the works!
@MV-ri7zu
2 жыл бұрын
Imagine caring about mpg on a fkin bike😂 its for fun not for everyday use the mpg is completely irrelevant.
Epic starter pov haha, mi bike is same
The 88 motor is sooo much better. It’ll feel like a totally different bike.
@bumpstartnether
4 жыл бұрын
I agree. I have the 88 engine still, I just need to replace 4th gear and send the cylinder out to clean up the bore/new piston. I plan to get the 88 motor back in this summer.
Very nice, although it runs a little rich on benzine, adjust it and it would run much better.
Hey man how do you have your little oil bottle mounted on the forks. I have one of those and never thought of it mounting it to the bike. I actually have a kx500 sumo too. If there was any way to send me some pictures of it I’d really appreciate it
@bumpstartnether
4 жыл бұрын
Zach Ward I just hose clamped some “L” brackets from the hardware store to the front forks and I made sure there was clearance so it wouldn’t interfere with turning. I have a rubber band holding the bottle into the “L” brackets via little hooks.
I miss my 2 Stroke
Could you make a video explaining the mounting of the descompressor?? Regards from Spain, good video 👍👌👌
@bumpstartnether
4 жыл бұрын
I'll do my best to get that. It's kinda difficult to explain, but I can give it a go.
@Diego_CS
4 жыл бұрын
@@bumpstartnether OK, thanks 👍