Riding the Scariest Dirt Bike in the World!
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- Опубликовано: 13 апр 2022
- Our 700cc Monster 2 Stroke might well be the scariest Dirt Bike in the world...and so far I've been too terrified to take on the beast in anger. But that changes today. In this video I've challenged myself to conquer my fears of the Megalodon and set myself a lap time goal to beat. Let's do this, let's tame the worlds scariest two stroke motocross machine!
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Nice to invite Travis Pastrana to try this Machine. He loves 2-stroke too.
now that would be good to see
90% of the anti-liberal universe loves two strokes.
Hey I'm not a buttpirate, I love my 4 stroke. 00 xr650r
He also is pretty good at wrecking and crashing 2 strokes as well.
It would be fun to see Justin Barcia on it
It's a wet clutch! Use it to limit the power while keeping the revs up in the corner. No need to pull it all the way in, ride the clutch and it will even the bike out and make on throttle less twitchy. Also, you can load the flywheel by riding the rear brake while applying more throttle in a corner. Essentially, you are your own traction control. Tactics from an Enduro rider (;
Amen brother!!!
How is he able to kick that thing over. A buddy of mine has a kx500 and I can stand on it and it won't move
@@KingsColas think it has a decompresion valve for starting.
@@KingsColas decompression leaver right above clutch
Can you reccomend any videos that do a good job of explaining what’s up as far as 2 vs 4 strike in a idiot street rider compatible terms ?
And that is why big bore 2 strokes went away. Only the most skilled riders could ever even try and use all they have to offer. Cool to see the bike and you riding and the whole project. 👍
Thanks Randy. Yeah 450's are pussy cats in comparison. you have to be a special rider to get the most of of a big bore for sure.
Got a2021 Honda 450r in garage doesn't belong to me. But I rode 500 two strokes along time this 450 is faster than chit it wants to leave you.
I had a KX500 for many years, and I thought it was actually easier to ride than a 250. It had big torque from very low revs, so on a track like the one in the video, you just leave it in third all the time. Very easy because the power curve was incredibly wide and smooth (but very powerful of course). And yes, throttle control could be an issue, but again, you get used to it very quickly. As far as "using all they had to offer"? Honestly I never got to that point, but it really wasn't needed on an MX track. Now, if you were racing in the desert, out in open country, then yes of course you would want to use full throttle for top speed. I never did that though.
The big issue I saw in your ride was idle coasting the turns. It's the surest way to turn stalls.
This thing need s to be slide braked in (down shift) and throttled out of hairpin turns. (yes, I realize the power is extreme)
Put your turn side foot as far foreword in the turn as you can (providing more turn stability). Practice rrrrrrolling the throttle out of the turn.
Best of luck. Good video.
Cheers!
Your humility is a trait to be admired. It's not easy for us to admit our weaknesses, let alone put them on video, mad respects for being able to do that...& not only do it, but fight through it and conquer a demon, or beast if you will. lol. That thing is scary! I may have missed it, but did you have it Dyno'd? Keep on putting out the great content!
Thanks so much for the comment, yes we have dyno'd the bike during the build process a couple of times (if you look at the 700 playlist on the channel you'll see the videos) . Its running about 75 BHP (at the wheel) at the moment but there is a little more to come, but I dont think we need any extra power at the moment:)
@@999lazer Thanks & yeah, damn! That is huge HP! If you remember you sent me the T shirt for my Big Bore 2 Stroke poem.
1 Love!!
From what I understand this engine still has upward of another 20hp they have not tapped into yet? Some claims suggest that these 700cc 2 stroke singles can easily break 100hp when run on 110 octane.
holy shit
They are getting 75hp out of the polaris 400 2 strokes. The 700 should make well over 100hp.
my 700 makes 128 hp but its a rotax 700.
Moto guys gotta start running e85 (flex fuel) its about 110 octane and its oxygenated (ethanols 35% oxygen by weight). Would require about 30% more fuel but the power gains are ridiculous when ignition is optimized and its about 40% cheaper than 93 octane gas. Could make a 250 as powerful as a 350 without the extra weight. The majority of the gains are in torque when used in boosted cars.
@@joshuafarwell9761 I honestly never thought about running a bike on that stuff,have you ever actually done it?
You"re doing a great job mate, don't be so hard on yourself!!! Keep at it you'll be ripping every corner before you know it!
Add some flywheel weight might help in the corners a bit. Just keep ridding and getting seat time. You’ll learn her out before you know it. 🍻
As heavy flywheel as you can get
That's what KTM did to the 440 mxc
Probably a select few people whom can ride that bike to its full potential. Would love to see it on some monster hillclimbs. Especially like the ones here in the southern California desert. It would truly shine!
that would be an awesome thing to do, hopefully one day.
Good riding! I usually riding 125s and 250 2strokes- but when i m on my CR500 i have to change the way i ride the bike- i have to use my body to get the weight more to the front etc. so yes- its not just another bike u can jump onto and get some even better laptimes on it- you really have to work out what works and whats not. keep going- you ll figure it out !
Thanks Christoph, great advice.
For sure, its different. I kept thinking you should be more sideways, and you wont stall as much. Sometimes that way is slower through a corner, but the bike is faster on the straights. For someone set in their ways its going to be tough to get it. Its not about balls, its just a different way of riding.
Nice vid mate, thank you for this! Bit a time and your all good... First time I rode an RM500 I had no gear, sneekers and shorts. Stalled it in the mud, kicked it and the kick lever tore through my shoe. That was in 86" and I still have the pipe burn scars on my knee. Good times!
Stay on the pipe lol what a beast
Lookin good! I noticed you don’t ride with a finger on clutch, might help you in corners so you can clutch it and keep her alive. I clutch a lot on my 4 stroke. No way I could rip that beast without eating dirt!
Thanks for watching. I think I was holding on for dear life at the start and not thinking so much about the clutch, but you deffo right about that
Bring the idle up, and if needed install a flywheel weight.
Big 700---!!! W-H-A-T !!!🔥🔥Yo man,U are a good 👍 rider...U can't be hard on yourself/or-->😤 mad either.U jumped on a 700cc 2-stroke and tried to wrangle it..I give u big props+mad respect!!
What u did right here//"Is The Equivalent to a cowboy whom jumped on A Wild Stallion And Thought The Horse Was Gonna Just Let The Cowboy Ride, WITH-OUT BUCKING AND KICKING THE COWBOY OFF HIS BACK...So bruh,,, Don't Be So Hard On Yourself..That bike shouldn't even exist..And on top of that--U have the ba**s,to get on that mean thing,mate!!
Damn monster bike ! Like a CR500cc with 200cc more !
haha it sure is a monster
Full marks from me for even giving it a go, trying to beat your 250 time. You looked much more fluid late in the day, so I think you can do it. Just be carful because when that thing decides to bite you, it’ll be game over. That said I think you can do it mate 👍🏼 Semper Fidelis🇺🇸
Thanks Buddy
I love your 700 MEGA Don 2-stroke build
I wish we could get the old CR 500 MX De Nation winner David Bailey to put some laps in on that bike. David Bailey was the best I ever saw ripping a big 2 stroke. We can only dream
Hats off to ya max!! Id love to give it a try, it would make a boss supermoto!!!
Face your fears! Good job!
That would be one helluva desert weapon!
I lived in a little village in Kent when I was a child and the only bikes that were available to us were our older brothers Maico 490, CR 500 and Husqvarna 510.
In 1985 on school holidays at 12 years old while my brother was at work I took out the CR 500, took me and my mates a very big hill and all 4 of us on the bike to bump it as we could not kick it over. Once started the handlebars would vibrate and the levers would shake like hell, it felt like beast and we all shit our pants riding it. Anyway, the third time I went out on it the throttle stuck open in 3rd gear and it just started to wheelie and take off like i was Dave Thorpe, I ended up falling off the back at about 50 mph and put myself in hospital.
My knees have given me issues ever since that day. The moral to the story is to pull the clutch in if your throttle sticks open and do not just hang on to the bike thinking the back drum brake will stop you.
Great vid Max 👍🏼
She's a beast! Looks like hard work, the torque is insane! Good riding Max, takes some big balls to tame her.
It's going to take a lot of practice to ride the Megalodon how it should be ridden, but the buzz it gives you is second to none. Thanks for watching.
@@999lazer The way the front wheel comes up with barely any throttle is crazy, I've never seen that sort of torque in a bike before, a special bike for sure. Perhaps we'll get to see her face off against some 450s in an unlimited class sometime? :o
@@253MC yeah man. The dyno curve was
L - o - n - g , F - L - A - T
& SUUUPER F A T !
I understand this frustration 💯 my grand father before he passed taught me a very great lesson for turns cause I had the same issue. The rule he told me to go by when entering a turn was "2 down 1 up." After that I saw such a huge change In my racing style. Sadly didn't stick with it. But I hope you do. 💯🔥
Great video Max, you got the beast airborne, she's your baby and you will get used to her, looks a bugger to start using left leg, great work max keep the videos coming.
thanks Kevin
That’s an real impressive build
Hey Max, you conquered your fears: good for you! This beast is no easy piece, the engine normally used to drag sidecars with 2 guys on it through sand and mud... Therefore the engine is not so good for riding solo, especially being a big bore/short stroke with 100x89mm. To get an idea in this matter: next time you meet the wild Welshmen ask him if you may ride his KX and CR for a comparison? The KX has the longest stroke of it's era and should be the easiest to ride, purely on it's torque. By the way: a BRC MEGALODON with balance shaft and a BxS of 94,25x100mm, might that be an idea? 😉 Greetz from T🐻 in NL. 😃
I wonder if you’d benefit from a flywheel weight, my kx500 used to catch me out at low speed exactly the same way
KX500's already had a pretty heavy flywheel, but yeah they would stall if you got too slow. You learn pretty quick though, how to avoid that and keep it going. The thing about the KX500 that I remember most though, is how alert you had to be to the surface condition. On dry areas, the wheel would spin constantly under throttle, then if you hit a patch that was moist, giving good traction, then instantly the front wheel would come up, without warning. I remember being very in tune to how the track conditions were (where is it dry, where is it more tacky), because you could loop the bike easily if you didn't pay attention all the time.
Your handling it just fine good job
Nice job man. I rode a 700 a few years ago and they're monsters. First vid of yours I've seen. Keep it up!👍🏼
get flexx handlebars. they’re the best for arm pump
Enjoyed watching you ride it just as much as Nev. Those power wheelies after the jumps phwoar. Fantastic effort mate!
Thanks Darren, it doesn't take much twisting the grip for the front wheel to pop up for sure.
KEN KAPLAN AND JNR KAPLAN will love this thing
When I played guitar in a metal band I would get hand + forearm cramp similar to what you describe . and there were two options to over come it . either tough it out and keep playing and after a bit the pain and tightness would fade and my playing got easier and better than before the cramping started . ( of course theres no danger of crashing a guitar lol) the other option was a finger stretching routine prior to band practice and shows. Which got me in the better playing spot before I startled. And would be what I think would be a better option for riding . of course you'd need to include your arms . but the finger stretches handle the forearm cramp as that's were the muscles live that control the fingers . there are guitar finger stretching videos on YT that show the technique. ( I also love to rip it up on sport ATVs . ) be safe -ish and have fun
Bring it too the dunes!
Use the damn clutch!!! That's what it's there for!
Cracking effort. 👍
Thanks Phil, its a one of a kind bike to ride for sure and going to take to practice to get it right.
700cc 2 stroke 😳 monster
im envious of the way you feel after ridin that monster
its a buzz like no other for sure. thanks for watching Jon
@@999lazer i can only imagine. truly proud of u bud not only to ride it but to own it and put it together
Good video Max.
You spoke of the vibration of the megalodon which is a problem causes arm pump and tingling hands. We found that even though you may be rebuilding a motor and you get a new crank from the OEM parts place it is very important to balance and true it prior to installation. This will minimize vibration into your hands and arms.
Makes a Hugh difference. Did you true and balance the crank on the megalodon on this build?
Looked fun, nice ride. That thing is the ultimate beast.
Comment back if you have time Max. Just out running afew errands. Thanks Max!
the engine had just been rebuilt by the mega engine factory when we bought it so I'm not sure about the balancing. The guy who built it stays in touch with us and the project so I will ask him. The bike is a beast for sure. its hard to ride but the ultimate buzz when you get it right even if thats only 1 lap out of 5. Thanks for watching Rick.
Problem is making sure everything is tight. Handle bars are tight. All engine mounts are tight. Check them after some rides if there isn't lock tight on them. One thing about this particular engine though is that it also doesn't have a head stay, which would be another source of vibration. After a while things vibrate too much and your hands just can't even hold on, then you know better tighten up everything again.
Gotta walk before ya can run son thatsa whole lot of bike good riding max!
thanks Tim
Bro, 1) is someone could jump the WORLD with this bike and 2) is that front end will NOT stay down, way too much balls...good stuff dude
Insane!
That bike will never reach its true potential until ronnie mac tames it.
We all have bad days man, the fact that you get back on and adapt is what separates the winners from the losers. Don’t ever be afraid to ask for advice or suggestions from the people around you. That goes for everyone! Don’t be afraid to slip that clutch if you thing you’re in to high of a gear and send it!!!!
Nice👏👏👏no gym can come close to that
Man that made my forearms pump up just watching.❤
Feeling intrepidation at riding El Señor Megalodon ain't nothing to be ashamed of amigo.
Thank you :)
Beautiful riding brother cant wait till i get on the track
I'd like to see a video of it being built. Great job !
Hi Michael, thanks for watching. We documented the entire process, here's the playlist :-) ruclips.net/p/PLv3A7uwB41gwge0MZn46gFkBgU4Helxrm
You're doing just fine mate. Ignore the haters.
Idk who sounded more stifled in the opening sequence, Max;
You, or your Meg.
But hell's bells, does that thing emit a uniquely bruteful burp, just prior to full resuscitation.
The definition of 'throaty' could be a pre-idle sound bite of the MEGALODON!
About 700 rpm, perhaps.
(Or rather 700 Bpm) 😎👌
Spectacular bike 👍 love it!
Thanks! 👍
You need a launch control.😁
this dude definitely can ride he should never doubt himself. that bike takes a man with balls of steel to ride that beast.
She’s quick between corners 👍
Time on the bike is the key. I would be scared to mate. Well done 👍
Can't believe that plug doesn't foul after a single lap riding like that
I was like,”Holy crap a 700cc!”
Ride it like u got the DEVIL sitting on ur shoulders
You're getting it. You just need a little more practice on the Beast.
Great riding!
Thank you, there are not many people who know what a 700 is like to ride , but I know you do, so your comment means a lot.
Max ,I think that was a good effort ,I wasn’t kidding when I said the megladon would try and rip your arms out of sockets when u started building this thing .👍👍👍
you were right for sure lol.. they are 2 inches longer now :)
Stop letting it lug like that, use your left hand that's why God gave you one. Keep trying you'll get it.
Practice makes perfect, this is only the beginning :D Thanks for watching Pop!
@@999lazer ....oh yeah I really like the content on your channel. I basically grew up on 2 wheels, I started riding at 4yrs old my first bike was a 50 then went to a cr80 that I got in 5th grade then a cr250 in 8th grade then a cr500 in 10th grade. I'm now 48 and on my 4th cr500. I had a couple fast cr250s in the mix and I drag race a zx14. I'd love to ride that 700. Did you ever get the hp you were looking for?
You gotta look up hillclimbing! Yes very nice bike but they race harleys and bullet bikes built into custom dirtbike style frames and then they race them up hills💯
needa get her in the higher rpms🤘🏼
Thought you was riding it nicely 👌🏽
You need a recluse clutch on that thing! ( If they even make one lol)
seriously you jumped on this bike quicker than I would ! Lol I still don’t expect my 4t to pop up the way it does lol can’t imagine a 700cc 2 stroke I am not going to say I am the best rider but I would be riding it like a old man lol till I got heaps comfortable!!
Amazing build amazing skill my balls dropped to the floor seeing you do so well without stalling can you imagine this in motard conversion HOLY SHIT ! Great work man!
A piped 2 stroke of that magnitude would be so hard to manage. The total weakness of the 2 stroke on the bottom end and then the abruptness of the power curve would make throttling so difficult. My nephew had no experience on a dirt bike and insisted on an RM85 because he thought the 2 stroke was “cool”. He wants to sell it now because he either stalls it or flips it. 😂
Bar end weights may help reduce the engine vibration in your hands. Good video cheers
Great video no you dont need luck
I like this one Max. Reminds me of making the jump from my RM125 to my Husky WR360. I was only 16. Thought I was going to die first time out. Keep it up mate. Definitely my new favourite channel!
Cheers Rob, really appreciate your comment :)
Thanks Max. Have a good one!
You killed it man! I ride a 18 kawi 450 and I seriously couldn't imagine trying to take a big bore 2 stroke! I also rip a yz125 and I still don't think any of my experience from riding and racing could be useful for a beast like that! Keep at it and you will be shredding every corner on that bad boy!
Where are we going to see it in a race? I’d like to see it beat some four stroke 450s
Soon we hope. Mr Bradshaw is up for it:)
“Hard times create strong men. Strong men create good times. Good times create weak men. And, weak men create hard times.”
That’s how it was when the first 4 strokes came out, you were just shitting yourself that you’d stall in a corner and not start it again cos they were bitches.
I’d suggest practicing starting it until your confident to start it all the time then maybe drop the gearing so it’s less easy to stall and maybe even pull in the clutch until the exit, great vid 👍
thanks for watch Gazza, appreciate the tips too
😂😂We've all been there bud, if you ride enough anyways😉 I have to say though, it seems like the back and front tires are different camber" check and make sure the frame isn't wonky...just because of the frame work...i would have used the 1983 cr 250 for the build" but the megladon is beautiful!! Great video Max! 👏👏💪🤙✌️🇨🇦
Thanks for the tip, will check for sure.
To be that scared of it you get massive airtime Nice 🤟
I had a new 1993 KTM 550 2 stroke that I raced 2 seasons. Even though I didn’t feel as fast as I did on my 300s . I definitely liked the 550 but they are more at home on a open track with long straights ( I could fly down the straights ) and they like a track with a lot of loam and you have to keep it in the mid range of the powerband are that thing would takeoff and leave you behind on your bum 😜. But you did fine it’s just the track really was not set up that bike that day ( to hard packed ) but with a properly prepped track and getting used to the power than you will pick up a lot more speed in time. Also you may already know this but you could probably put some spray foam in the bars and I think that Mako ( probably spelled wrong ) rubber bar mount kit would definitely help.
thanks for watching and the tip, cheers Max
I think you meant the XC-Gear Mako 360 handlebar kit. Helps with arm-pump vibrations.
@@MichaelTucker Yeah that’s what I’m talking about. When I posted that original comment it was really early in the morning and I was too lazy to look up all the information about that device
@K.M.V S I actually got the 440 the next year( 1994 ) a year after the 550. I actually liked the 550 better.
That was great, just who all ready did a tuff chalenge in life know what is the craic to go alt the confort zone.
I think will be nice to invite the Pilot from the first documentary ( the love of two strokes), when He got the big 250 Honda into a championship.
Will be great to see Him, He looks great pilot like you to do the job, sorry about my English, Cheers!!! From Brazil!!!
thank you. check out this film - the rider from the love of 2 strokes (Nev Bradshaw) has had a little ride. He knows how to ride it well :) ruclips.net/video/ynt8xkRxdAI/видео.html
🤘🤘 Very nice.
He sent, thank´s for the attention;
Cheers Man.
Geez Louise . Get that thing out some dunes n desert were it belongs lol! Way to massive to have much fun on the average track, can't even stretch its legs at all.
Beautiful build. 99.999% of us would be COMPLETELY intimidated by that bike...don't feel bad. You tamed it....it tamed you....RESPSCT! Much love to you and yours.
Thank you. I wish there were some dunes in the uk :)
Great bike! Great Job! Maico is also building a 685ccm 2 stroke from Stock for a Long Time.
Go Hard or Go Home
That’s what we say here in Australia 🇦🇺😎
so true you need to do that on this bike for sure, thanks for watching
I'd like to try my Tenere 700 (parallel twin 4 stroke) against that just to see and hear the difference of same displacement with different setup
thats a right machine respect to you it hardly sounds like it revving at all must have some grunt max
it sure does, thanks for watching Franco
Vongrats on making an Atk intimidator. Try staying in the power band in the corners. Big bore two strokes are not for 4 stroke guys that rode a yz80 once.
The best running and the best torque mixed with power imo is the Maico- 620 smoker! The 700cc. is a torque monster which is awesome but the Maico-620 2-stroke engine with a Keihin air-striker 39mm. carb is hard to beat in a straight up drag race like you did in a earlier video with the 700cc. Megladón against the Honda CR-500.
Brave! I think Neville suggested a smaller rear sprocket for better (longer) use of the mid range torque? Maybe the gear change wasn't better for this situation. With the track being tighter and sketchy and a rider that carries less speed in the turns. A bigger rear sprocket will allow slower speed before stalling.
I think Nev actually called for a bigger rear, to get into 2nd gear sooner. Either way
BRRRRRAAAAAAPP!!!!
@@dirtbikedave Ah, so much for that, lol ✊
I remember watching a 700 vid years ago. I think it was a Mako 700, was a beast some huge dude owned it if I remember right.
I really like your videos. Great work.
Thanks so much Henrik
Learning to ride that would be just as hard for just about any of us watching. Keep at it bro!
2nd gear is really fast just think how crazy it would be if you could hit 3rd gear
Babying the F out of it lol
Dude u got skills,,And u know that!!
But even though that is a 700cc, your doing it.Damm I know people who jumped on a Cr 500. The bike started to stand up in 1st gear and dude pulled over jumped off the bike and wanted nothing to do with it..
U got this..
thanks mike
I would love to ride this beauty!
I didn't know WP (The WhitePower boys) were still in bussiness. I know they were a popular suspension brand in the 80s, on many Euro bikes like KTM, Husky, even some retrofits on some Suzuki, Honda, but I'm glad they're still around.
Appreciate this content and make an a Megalodon. Like so many skills, it’s the Indian not the arrows. 😁