Kawasaki KX 250 2 Stroke vs KX 500 2 Stroke - Dirt Bike Magazine

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  • Опубликовано: 29 окт 2024

Комментарии • 71

  • @thepyrodude
    @thepyrodude 8 лет назад +38

    love my kx 500 it's over 20 years old and still whips the holy shit out of the new 450 four strokes

  • @Joelontugs
    @Joelontugs 7 лет назад +56

    Who wishes more companies made two strokes

  • @greensocks4507
    @greensocks4507 4 года назад +1

    Thanks for posting, Got an '04 KX500 50 hours . Had it since new. They get along Ok ... First KX500 was a new one too, purple seat '97.

  • @youbob28
    @youbob28 4 года назад +2

    I had a 92 KX500 and I still have my 02 KX250. They are both flat rippers but the 500 was stupid quick. You have to wind the 250 a little bit more but its still a monster. That 2 smoke just hits different all together. I'll always prefer the mixers over the fart boxes.

  • @bigram7235
    @bigram7235 4 года назад +2

    The Goblin is a Piece Of Art.

  • @coreyallen5041
    @coreyallen5041 8 лет назад +1

    That 500 is so sick...wish they brought that class back out officially for motocross / supercross.

    • @gcragg11
      @gcragg11 7 лет назад

      you can run the 125 s or the 250s if you want right now in motocross

  • @Sleepy.Time.
    @Sleepy.Time. 8 лет назад +4

    i had both, 250 is ok but so are the Yz, CR and other brands while the KX500 is the fastest and easiest to ride 500 made

  • @johnleyva4619
    @johnleyva4619 7 лет назад +2

    My two favorite bikes!

  • @youbob28
    @youbob28 4 года назад

    Riding the KX500 is like grabbing the tail of a shortfin mako and holding on for dear life. Too much bike for just about kind of riding but damn it are they fun. Love watching them rip out of those sand corners.

  • @briananderson2219
    @briananderson2219 3 года назад

    Wow! Your intro was incredible, respectful of reality of the unholy hell a 500cc Beast can unleash. I have no choice but to like and subscribe

  • @kennonsw535
    @kennonsw535 7 лет назад +2

    You can really notice the power of a 500 when up against a 250

  • @maverick2242
    @maverick2242 7 лет назад

    Both these bikes are awesome, this is what MX bikes should be like, but with 2017 tech! Always love that 500, glad they kept the rear plates and rear fender, it mates well with the 16 front fender and plate. 250 is very well done too. Good work guys!
    Even in riding it looks like MX, watching some Barcia earlier on on his CRF getting ready for Monster Energy cup it like yawn compared to this! I'm not anti JB but seriously 4t 450s look and sound like fuel injected lounge couches and I like 4t too, I just don't love them for MX, if I hear easier one more time I'm screaming like a 125...MX is supposed to be the pinnacle it's supposed to be tough why I have so much respect for older gen riders, Johnson, Hannah O'Mara, Bailey, Lechien, Ward and those before them! I know 450s aren't easy bikes especially on the body and in crashing but its definitely different and I still can't get used to it after watching vids like this and riding my own.

  • @lupo10
    @lupo10 7 лет назад

    That 500 looks frantic. Awesome.

  • @joshuavaalburg890
    @joshuavaalburg890 7 лет назад +1

    music to my ears

  • @nativepride101
    @nativepride101 8 месяцев назад +1

    I have a 1999 kx125
    When is the reshoot?

  • @truthbetold8425
    @truthbetold8425 8 лет назад +2

    no doubt 2-strokes are making a come back.

  • @n2motocross
    @n2motocross 8 лет назад

    The music is fucking cool! THIS is how MX videos should be done.

  • @brucebanner8684
    @brucebanner8684 5 лет назад

    WHERE DID YOU GET THE BRIGHT GREEN PLASTICS FOR THE OLDER BIKE???

  • @RoostMoto
    @RoostMoto 8 лет назад

    Great footage

  • @jamiejohnson3283
    @jamiejohnson3283 8 лет назад +1

    goals one day I will own both

  • @jasonfalcon4052
    @jasonfalcon4052 5 лет назад

    Smart going with an 04’ KX 250 there nice and as long as your fast like ole Ronnie Mac #69.

  • @caiocastro2602
    @caiocastro2602 8 лет назад +2

    Two times forever

  • @sharkiesgirl8929
    @sharkiesgirl8929 8 лет назад +1

    good luck getting parts for 500. 250is still easier to get. smaller piston works harder but can hold its own. 500 eats tires like no tomorrow. 250 wins hands down...

    • @thepyrodude
      @thepyrodude 8 лет назад +3

      parts are easily obtained for the 500 the engine was virtually unchanged for a few decades

    • @sharkiesgirl8929
      @sharkiesgirl8929 8 лет назад

      +The Dude is that why destry abbot only uses his 500 sparingly then puts it back in his museum. crankcases, heads, gearboxes, . goodluck im not talking sprockets chains, and easy stuff.

    • @thepyrodude
      @thepyrodude 8 лет назад

      FreeriderMotoTemplar I know the parts are a bit harder to get but it's really not that difficult I never have any issues buying parts for mine....a quick ebay search and just about anything you want can be found in a few minutes won't be cheap though thank God for a long engine production run....but trying to find one for sale that runs isn't as easily done at least not in my area I see maybe 3 or 4 a year for sale in my area and they are spendy

    • @thepyrodude
      @thepyrodude 8 лет назад

      FreeriderMotoTemplar one thing that is extremely hard to find for the early kx500s is the stock pipe I haven't seen to many of those at all and I rarely ever see one with the stock pipe still on it so you'd think you could easily find a stock pipe but apparently they are really hard to find my buddy has been looking for a while now for his kx500 he has an 89 and I have a 91

    • @thepyrodude
      @thepyrodude 8 лет назад

      FreeriderMotoTemplar I've always had both 2 and 4 stroke bikes I have a old school honda cr 480 and a 79 Yz 400F one year only bike and I have several yamaha TT and XT 500s besides my kx but yeah man I'd stay away from them KTM's seen and read a lot of bad shit about those...don't get me wrong their awesome bike's but are manufactured with some weaknesses to keep them light frames and the triple clamps crack and snap from metal fatigue if you ride them hard according to some of my friends that own them KTM stands for keeps taking money....so yeah if I were you I'd go for a Honda yamaha kawasaki Suzuki...another point is not every city and town has a KTM dealer...so on those Saturdays you want to ride and can't because you can't get a part type deal

  • @lachiemcconville
    @lachiemcconville 8 лет назад

    The kx 500 suspension is so plush compared to the kx 250, you can tell when they are side by side

    • @DogsGottaEat
      @DogsGottaEat 8 лет назад

      The extra weight would help it track better too, less deflection.

  • @peytonmcadams7562
    @peytonmcadams7562 8 лет назад +1

    can anyone tell me what gear oil they're running in the bottom end of their 2 smokers?

    • @joshlujan25
      @joshlujan25 8 лет назад

      80-85 wt

    • @joshlujan25
      @joshlujan25 8 лет назад

      Whatever brand is available

    • @Sleepy.Time.
      @Sleepy.Time. 8 лет назад

      Maxima MTL is what you want to be using.

    • @2troke
      @2troke 8 лет назад

      With some banana skins to quiet the gear and big end noise, lol.

    • @ALIVE8455
      @ALIVE8455 8 лет назад

      Peyton McAdams 10w30 full synthetic

  • @joshvhsle05
    @joshvhsle05 7 лет назад

    i dont get why bthey were so similar in performance, even the roost is the same which would indicate its not the fact that the 500 is loosing traction/spinning more either please explain as i have just fully restored a 99 kx 125 and i mean fully restored, EVERY SINGLE COMPONENT as im insane for details but i thought the 500 would have been much more of an animal

    • @cheezedoodle8356
      @cheezedoodle8356 7 лет назад

      they were going for more of a 250 and 500 reunion bike synchronized ride they said at the beginning the 500 is obviously faster and they wanted to show something different so the riders tried to stay at the same speed

    • @joshvhsle05
      @joshvhsle05 7 лет назад

      ah ok. but iv'e seen other vids where i'm surprised the 500's aren't that
      much faster. iv'e just completed a 99 kx125 and after riding it, couldn't
      imagine what a 500 much be like. don't get me wrong i imagine it would
      still scare the shit out of me, i guess the other vids iv'e seen must not
      show its full potential. not sure what the rev limit is on the 500's
      either because i think 125 is around 12,500 and 250 is around 8500.
      bottom end torque of a 500 must be insane.

    • @convex7456
      @convex7456 7 лет назад

      joshvhsle05 ride a cr500af then a 250........ It's plenty faster. Especially on wet compact dirt

  • @jimmypatrick9916
    @jimmypatrick9916 2 года назад

    It is like mosquito (250) versus a big hornet (500)

  • @alexzanderarmstrong
    @alexzanderarmstrong 8 лет назад +2

    ✊✊✊250!! (I have a restored 03) :))))

    • @kylelangworthy9641
      @kylelangworthy9641 4 года назад +1

      Restoring my 98 just about done in the shop having transmission fixed

    • @bigram7235
      @bigram7235 4 года назад

      My 03 kx 250 is awesome. Gnarly, turbinecore 2, vforce3 reeds, 11oz flywheel weight.

  • @fullerfly
    @fullerfly 4 года назад

    Cool bikes

  • @mikemoto27
    @mikemoto27 8 лет назад +3

    500!!!!!

  • @jmicm13
    @jmicm13 8 лет назад +1

    Sweet music....

    • @Justen1980
      @Justen1980 8 лет назад

      "When the levee breaks". Led Zeppelin did a popular version.

  • @shaquirtillett9346
    @shaquirtillett9346 7 лет назад

    I wish i have a dirt bike

  • @motomeadyhuntingndmotocros6147
    @motomeadyhuntingndmotocros6147 7 лет назад

    Heaven

  • @bustinjieber9539
    @bustinjieber9539 8 лет назад

    Why do they sound so similar?

  • @jon...6825
    @jon...6825 8 лет назад +1

    wow!!!!

  • @shortfusedd
    @shortfusedd Год назад

    I'd need new underwear after riding a 500 stroke

  • @apriliazillaa1994
    @apriliazillaa1994 8 лет назад

    Got both of there older brother

  • @turtleplayerxp6290
    @turtleplayerxp6290 8 лет назад

    Die 250 ist extrem getunt

  • @DogsGottaEat
    @DogsGottaEat 8 лет назад +1

    Toughest sounds 😍

  • @bustinjieber9539
    @bustinjieber9539 8 лет назад

    Why do they sound so similar?