250 hours on the KX500. Bought them both new, a '97 then traded it for an '04. Still got it in the shed, only 54 hours. Thanks for the post. A day on a 500 is always the best day you can have on a dirt bike.
Sorry, 1year later. This is absolutely awesome 😎 the longer I watch the kx, the more I like it. Then the screen changes to the cr and smile creeps across my face instantly!
Amazing both bikes. I love the sound, the smell, the vibe, everything about 2 stroke dirt bikes. I rode a few YZ490, CR500 and a KTM 495. Never owned any myself thankfully never wiped on any of them. All I know is these things are huge buzzsaws on the power band. When you get into it and she starts sawing the wood you best have your body in the right position and solid daylight in front of you.
I've owned THREE 1989 KX500s, 1 1987 which fell off a trailer and I didn't realize till I got to the track, and 1 1986 which a park of mind who wasn't racing at the time sold to me at a ridiculous price. Thanks, Kevin B. 💪🏿😎💪🏿
I have both! A '96 CR and a '97 KX. (And a '83 YZ490) The CR is a great track bike thats good on the trail. The KX is a great trail bike thats good on the track. They are bith great, but the CR is definitely more race oriented than the KX, but Big Green is no slouch when its track time. They are both great!
Started on a '69(in '71) Hodaka ace 90, then moved up to a new 74 Dirt Squirt, next was a new but obsolete'74 CZ 250 red frame, then after a big gap I bought an 84 CR 480(4 Gears were more than enough), then my last dirt bike was a 87 KX 250 cuz I knew that a 500 could do way more than I could. Great times, looking to get back on the dirt, Scrambles style-or flat track. Can't wait to get back out there. PS Just Give me a 500, any 500 will do.
Love em both but I love the cr way more. That cr is exactly how I’d build a cr500 great video too, he has such a cool Riding style. His whips look like he’s riding a mountain bike it’s so sick
I bought a 2000 kx500 back in 2014. I was the 3rd owner. The bike was raced in hare scrambles by the original owner. It had boyesen reeds, an fmf burly pipe and pro circuit muffler. Everything else was original or stock. Not sure about the motor. I cleaned up and replaced a few parts on the bike to make sure everything was proper and safe and the bike ran flawlessly for the 4 years I owned it. Such a fun bike especially in wide open terrain and the sand dunes. You could also lug the bike up the steepest hills like a tractor and it would never stall. The two things I didn't like about the bike were the handling and brakes. I ended up selling the bike because I was moving out of town for a few years and wouldn't be able to ride for that time. If anyone gets a chance to ride or even own a 500cc 2 stroke, I highly recommend it. Totally worth it!
Once upon a time when you could buy these bikes the logic was if you live near a Kawasaki dealer you buy the Kawasaki. If you live near the Honda dealer you buy the Honda. If you get a KX500 learn to clean the valve at the exhaust and you're golden. If I were to buy one today it would be the Honda.
The last CR 500 I rode was my buddies 2001 which was 15 years ago.... Compared to my 2004 KX 500 I can remember that the CR handled better and fealt more suited for motocross.... Either way both bikes are awesome units..... I think my girlfriend like them more then I do....Lol.
@@nick-yc6ww I must admit all around the Honda is better, especially ergonomically.... Just feels more comfortable and adaptable.... I can jump off my 450 onto my YZ 125 or 250 and within a short amount of time I can feel like I'm riding them all the time, I cant do that with my KX 500.... I feel I would have to ride that bike every day for a month to get used to it and I raced and rode 250 two strokes for 15 years.... But that's me I'm sure others could adapt a lot faster.
Rig them where she can ride 2 up. The vibrations from these 2 strokes will have her tearing you up when you get home. Or perhaps before you make it back. 😎
Great vid . Neither is best, Honda better looking ,better brakes and better for the tighter MX tracks . Got an '04 KX500 had 'em since new from '97 maybe 250 hours on them. Bit more power on the green bike due to the power valve which the Honda doesn't have . The green bike is a better machine for the longer tracks too . Fast stuff out in the desert. The Honda is slightly heavier but only by about one or two kg's . Got an '01 Honda in the shed too, zero hours . Thanks for posting, I'm a fan of both of them .
I'm a die hard kx guy. I currently own a 88 kx500, 94 kx250 and a kx100 I built for my son and stuffed a 87 kx125 in it. Every time I ride my 500, I have to tighten every bolt. I've fixed more cracks in the frame than I can count. I finally cured a lot of the vibration by putting gussets at just about any bend in the frame that was more than 45°. Constant... Maintenance....
CastrolRMK60 definitely have to agree on that. Kawasakis were terrible back then for stripped fasteners and bolts vibrating loose. Honda build quality is second to none. Or at least they used to be. Don't know anymore. My last Honda that I rode was a 97 CR 250 , I don't miss it at all but it was reliable. I do own a 00 CR500 but it sits warm and clean in my shop.
@2:30... some of those track sections look like textured concrete rubble ! You take a dive on that stuff and your going to be feeling it for a few months. 😎
In 1991 as sweaty 16 year old a friend let me have a go on his cr500, I thought I was the dogs bollocks until I put her into 3rd and pinned it,spat me clean of the back! I'm bouncing down the field watching the bike barrel roll,cost me 165 quid to fix back then...respect the 500 what ever color they come in....
Both classics, on the same track the Honda would have the edge for me just a great looking bike! But Kawasaki has more raw power in the straights, not as fun in the corners. 👍
200 hours on the KX500 maybe a few more. '04 still in the shed. Have to say the CR500 is the prettier bike . The Honda has the better brakes and carves the lines much better for the MX tracks. Similar horsepower, the KX500 has a few more ponies but the power-valve helps it torque it self out of the equation. Top gear front wheel up, traction permitted any day of the week. I'm no expert , only had about 20 hours on a CR500 . Thanks for posting. Got an '01 CR500 in my shed, still got the plastic on the seat. Zero hours. The 500's go alright.....
Kx has the fewer ponies owned many of both and own one of each now, i keep them stock period and never once has the kx made more ponies on the dyno runs i have done, the kx is much less tiring to ride and makes a better off road bike, it is also slightly geared taller, the cr is punchier and is the better track attack bike. I have never rode the kx and had the word beast come to mind it is one easy to ride big bore, several of the cr's where beast's and harder to ride at full song for long.
Well, i like my 94 cr, but would like to have a kx as well. Not sure of the reliability of the kawi motor, but the honda is solid. I've never had a problem with it.
Honda should get there act together and start producing these beasts again they would sell like hot cakes the ultimate weapon of my choice a mans bike no question my cash is waiting honda
@arborcidal maniac Cr's had the most power or as you say punch in 85-86 they detuned them after that to make them more useable power. I owned a 93 Kx 500 and my friend owned a 95 Cr 500 that I rode many times I have to differ.Watch the latest shootout of the old big bores I think it was dirt bike magazine.
come on are you serious! did anyone else see the difference in the two tracks they were riding on? the CR track was all but perfect compared to the basically concrete track the KX was riding on. seriously! ok.
The KX has scary power and the head shaking it does means it’s barely rideable. The CR doesn’t quite have as much horsepower but handles well. So both bikes in stock trim? The CR wins. But if you make the KX rideable and are ok spending the required money? It’s far superior because that engine it has is a screamer. Off the showroom floor though? CR all day and it’s not really close 🤷♂️
You can clearly hear the differences in the power delivery between the two. The CR500 has instantaneous delivery. The KX500 bogs some which allows the power to be smoother.
Once you see the tricked out 500s Ken Kaplan has and others he reviews makes these seem very ordinary now all I want is one like his that is putting down 75 rear wheel hp !!!!!
have owned both, and both are missiles. though i sold the 91KX500, i still have 3 of the CR500's, so draw your own conclusions from that....BRAAAAAAAAAP!!!!
It the same old war the reason the CR did so we in racing because of therr handling and honda didnt have transmission trouble The kx is a great bike but they still.have transmission trouble there still.when the get a little old they still have a tendency to sticking between gears.3rd and 4th still it's the KX trate
Up2 yet im all for the cr 5 after owning and ryding 1 i just like the furosity of the bike. I had one small go on a k5 n where the cr wud lift the k5 stepped out on the rear. I hear they are a lot more rydable but up 2 yet im am too find out. Untill ive modded n got them rydeable my 2 87 k5's that is. ! .
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250 hours on the KX500. Bought them both new, a '97 then traded it for an '04. Still got it in the shed, only 54 hours. Thanks for the post. A day on a 500 is always the best day you can have on a dirt bike.
Right on! Thanks for watching
Amen
sore for 2 weeks after riding one :D
All that matters is they are 2stroke and that what it's about!
Sorry, 1year later. This is absolutely awesome 😎 the longer I watch the kx, the more I like it. Then the screen changes to the cr and smile creeps across my face instantly!
iconic sound of the CR and it just looks more fluent and the fact that I own one 98 love it keep ripping
Kx always had more power, honda never put in a power valve
Kx always had more power, honda never put in a power valve
Bring back the 500s
Honda needs to bring back 2 strokes 🤧
@@evyncota8436 fr honda had the best ones
Mi lenne ha létezne Honda cr 700?
@@evyncota8436 fax
I think the kx 500 is best not just out of these two but the best dirtbike ever
Amazing both bikes. I love the sound, the smell, the vibe, everything about 2 stroke dirt bikes. I rode a few YZ490, CR500 and a KTM 495. Never owned any myself thankfully never wiped on any of them. All I know is these things are huge buzzsaws on the power band. When you get into it and she starts sawing the wood you best have your body in the right position and solid daylight in front of you.
I have a garage full of KX500s so I’m a little biased but that CR does sound crisp...
Don't care had my headphones turned up as loud as I could 😍👍
I've owned THREE 1989 KX500s, 1 1987 which fell off a trailer and I didn't realize till I got to the track, and 1 1986 which a park of mind who wasn't racing at the time sold to me at a ridiculous price. Thanks, Kevin B. 💪🏿😎💪🏿
There’s nothing sexier then a 2 stroke 500 !
yes there is !!!! 2 of them !!! :-)))
What about the 700 maico 2stroke :)?
I have both! A '96 CR and a '97 KX. (And a '83 YZ490) The CR is a great track bike thats good on the trail. The KX is a great trail bike thats good on the track. They are bith great, but the CR is definitely more race oriented than the KX, but Big Green is no slouch when its track time. They are both great!
They both looked good they each have weak spots. Kx sounds awesome.
Started on a '69(in '71) Hodaka ace 90, then moved up to a new 74 Dirt Squirt, next was a new but obsolete'74 CZ 250 red frame, then after a big gap I bought an 84 CR 480(4 Gears were more than enough), then my last dirt bike was a 87 KX 250 cuz I knew that a 500 could do way more than I could. Great times, looking to get back on the dirt, Scrambles style-or flat track. Can't wait to get back out there. PS Just Give me a 500, any 500 will do.
Love em both but I love the cr way more. That cr is exactly how I’d build a cr500 great video too, he has such a cool
Riding style. His whips look like he’s riding a mountain bike it’s so sick
I bought a 2000 kx500 back in 2014. I was the 3rd owner. The bike was raced in hare scrambles by the original owner. It had boyesen reeds, an fmf burly pipe and pro circuit muffler. Everything else was original or stock. Not sure about the motor. I cleaned up and replaced a few parts on the bike to make sure everything was proper and safe and the bike ran flawlessly for the 4 years I owned it. Such a fun bike especially in wide open terrain and the sand dunes. You could also lug the bike up the steepest hills like a tractor and it would never stall. The two things I didn't like about the bike were the handling and brakes. I ended up selling the bike because I was moving out of town for a few years and wouldn't be able to ride for that time. If anyone gets a chance to ride or even own a 500cc 2 stroke, I highly recommend it. Totally worth it!
I would have to agree about the difference in the tracks the KX was basically riding on asphalt that's why it was not needing to use a lot of grunt
KX 500 the best 💣💣💥💥💪💪
Once upon a time when you could buy these bikes the logic was if you live near a Kawasaki dealer you buy the Kawasaki. If you live near the Honda dealer you buy the Honda.
If you get a KX500 learn to clean the valve at the exhaust and you're golden.
If I were to buy one today it would be the Honda.
The sound of the CR500 brings back memories, my dad rode them on hillclimbs for years. He still has one set up for hillclimbing.
The last CR 500 I rode was my buddies 2001 which was 15 years ago.... Compared to my 2004 KX 500 I can remember that the CR handled better and fealt more suited for motocross.... Either way both bikes are awesome units..... I think my girlfriend like them more then I do....Lol.
Sounds like you favor the kx because you own one now, be honest the honda is better
@@nick-yc6ww I must admit all around the Honda is better, especially ergonomically.... Just feels more comfortable and adaptable.... I can jump off my 450 onto my YZ 125 or 250 and within a short amount of time I can feel like I'm riding them all the time, I cant do that with my KX 500.... I feel I would have to ride that bike every day for a month to get used to it and I raced and rode 250 two strokes for 15 years.... But that's me I'm sure others could adapt a lot faster.
Brian Churchill es bueno eneso
Rig them where she can ride 2 up. The vibrations from these 2 strokes will have her tearing you up when you get home. Or perhaps before you make it back. 😎
@@ndanieltx Haaaaaaaaaa...... Exactly bro!
I'm choosing the KX 500 because its my dream bike but I know the CR 500 aint no joke I guess it would come down to the skill of the rider.
Yep CR had a much more wide open track. Both are killer bikes I had a 1986 KX500 my buddy had a 1985 CR500 miss that sound.
I own 3 kx5's one is an AF, one is street legal, the 3rd is a parts bike. Now I need 3 cr's so I can compare! :)
Kx ain't a joke
Great vid . Neither is best, Honda better looking ,better brakes and better for the tighter MX tracks . Got an '04 KX500 had 'em since new from '97 maybe 250 hours on them. Bit more power on the green bike due to the power valve which the Honda doesn't have . The green bike is a better machine for the longer tracks too . Fast stuff out in the desert. The Honda is slightly heavier but only by about one or two kg's . Got an '01 Honda in the shed too, zero hours . Thanks for posting, I'm a fan of both of them .
Being an old git I've owned both. 89 kx and 90 cr The cr only ever needed service parts but the kx always had something going wrong and fell apart
My experience has been the same, spent more time fixing the kx than riding. Still have my cr5 and its going strong, don't own a modern bike.
I'm a die hard kx guy. I currently own a 88 kx500, 94 kx250 and a kx100 I built for my son and stuffed a 87 kx125 in it. Every time I ride my 500, I have to tighten every bolt. I've fixed more cracks in the frame than I can count. I finally cured a lot of the vibration by putting gussets at just about any bend in the frame that was more than 45°. Constant... Maintenance....
@@billymadison8036 😂 if it's not the bolt coming undone it's the bracket that the bolt screws into breaking off the frame.
@@castrolrmk6069lol... Exactly. I've lost 5 or 6 kick levers on my property that rattled off. I finally said ef it and welded one on. Lol
CastrolRMK60 definitely have to agree on that. Kawasakis were terrible back then for stripped fasteners and bolts vibrating loose. Honda build quality is second to none. Or at least they used to be. Don't know anymore. My last Honda that I rode was a 97 CR 250 , I don't miss it at all but it was reliable. I do own a 00 CR500 but it sits warm and clean in my shop.
The cr looked easier to ride and sounded topped. Where the kx looked harder to ride but sounded like it had more power to give!!
@2:30... some of those track sections look like textured concrete rubble ! You take a dive on that stuff and your going to be feeling it for a few months. 😎
Simple, kx500 for baja and open desert style, cr500r for motocross.
two c5's, one k5! both arm stretchers , I ride back-to-back all the time. I don't choose one over..other,, they're all awesome.
This deserves so many more views
In 1991 as sweaty 16 year old a friend let me have a go on his cr500, I thought I was the dogs bollocks until I put her into 3rd and pinned it,spat me clean of the back! I'm bouncing down the field watching the bike barrel roll,cost me 165 quid to fix back then...respect the 500 what ever color they come in....
Motocross? HONDA ALL DAY! Because it can turn. Desert racing? KX 500 likes to go straight & fast!
She's got such a nice bark to her doesn't she!
@@999lazer yep. i remember it well
KX500 !!!
Both classics, on the same track the Honda would have the edge for me just a great looking bike! But Kawasaki has more raw power in the straights, not as fun in the corners. 👍
both are bad ass owned a 86 cr 500. used to call it a top fuel dirt bike.. rider is a beast on video
200 hours on the KX500 maybe a few more. '04 still in the shed. Have to say the CR500 is the prettier bike . The Honda has the better brakes and carves the lines much better for the MX tracks. Similar horsepower, the KX500 has a few more ponies but the power-valve helps it torque it self out of the equation. Top gear front wheel up, traction permitted any day of the week. I'm no expert , only had about 20 hours on a CR500 . Thanks for posting. Got an '01 CR500 in my shed, still got the plastic on the seat. Zero hours. The 500's go alright.....
Kx has the fewer ponies owned many of both and own one of each now, i keep them stock period and never once has the kx made more ponies on the dyno runs i have done, the kx is much less tiring to ride and makes a better off road bike, it is also slightly geared taller, the cr is punchier and is the better track attack bike. I have never rode the kx and had the word beast come to mind it is one easy to ride big bore, several of the cr's where beast's and harder to ride at full song for long.
The CR had a much better track to ride on for a 500. Nice and loamy!
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yeah I noticed that as well the CR had a way better track than the practically hard cement track the KX was rippin on,big difference.
Stock for stock, the KX has better suspension.
Well, i like my 94 cr, but would like to have a kx as well. Not sure of the reliability of the kawi motor, but the honda is solid. I've never had a problem with it.
I own both! Cr track. Kx desert
Great video, really would have liked to see the two bikes on the same track with an in-depth comparison by the rider.
We will try and make that video happen after lockdown dude. Thanks for watching!
@@999lazer your bike price bro
Gotta go with the CR. On my bucket list. Just wish they weren't so expensive. Hence the CR. 😂
kx500 by far
There both fast as crap but I ride a kawasaki so I should choose the Kawasaki still love the honda
The CR500 sounds a lot more crisp clean and revs more than the KX.
Hands down the CR500, just looks and sounds better, Nev is an animal though, not many can say they've tamed both the CR and the KX 500s, he's a beast🤙
I would love to know which one Nev likes the best ? Any chance you can ask him ?
Nev definitely favours the Honda, we were out riding it yesterday!
Honda never put a power valve in, so if you want the most power stock, kx is the way
Honda new the power valve was just added maintenance so it was not needed.
Correct, extra maintenance. Didn't need a power valve.
KX500 is the all out desert race KING, nothing came close.. Ive owned two KX500s 93, and 2003, still have it,,. never had a cr500 keep up with mine..
Both are awesome bikes. Very close matchup. All the CR has on the KX is sound...
Na the KX sounds way better , the CR sounds like a 250
On my second KX500 '04 E16. Traded it on the '97 I bought new . 300 hours under the belt but I'm not as fast as these guy's. Nowhere close. Thanks...
Your living room ? I had my '01 CR5 in my spare bedroom when I bought it new. Still new 19 years later but sitting under cover in my new garage now.
Team green Kawasaki obviously
Nice video!
Honda should get there act together and start producing these beasts again they would sell like hot cakes the ultimate weapon of my choice a mans bike no question my cash is waiting honda
Not in this paranoid ESG infested world.
Easy... KX500 total brute 💪
Why did Kawasaki never change that tank and rear fender like Honda did ?🤔
TWO DIFFERENT TRACKS WHAT THE
Cr500 any day cant beat one
I used up nearly all my stock pile of tissues watching this 2 stroke porn. Got too say that CR had me drooling. That noise 💪💨
Kx
I love it
thanks
I think both bikes are equally matched but I would pick the Honda for only one reason and that’s because that’s all I rode.
Kx motor is a Annihilator but Cr's handled better just saying
@arborcidal maniac Cr's had the most power or as you say punch in 85-86 they detuned them after that to make them more useable power. I owned a 93 Kx 500 and my friend owned a 95 Cr 500 that I rode many times I have to differ.Watch the latest shootout of the old big bores I think it was dirt bike magazine.
Kx is the best
The only questions is are u good enough to handle either one of them
I love these bikes but know I absolutely would never get even half the potential out of them
come on are you serious! did anyone else see the difference in the two tracks they were riding on? the CR track was all but perfect compared to the basically concrete track the KX was riding on. seriously! ok.
They are both bad ass rides and better have good throttle control or you'll be In deep dodo! I have both at 62.
The KX has scary power and the head shaking it does means it’s barely rideable. The CR doesn’t quite have as much horsepower but handles well. So both bikes in stock trim? The CR wins. But if you make the KX rideable and are ok spending the required money? It’s far superior because that engine it has is a screamer. Off the showroom floor though? CR all day and it’s not really close 🤷♂️
Head shake on the kx?
Team Green all day. But hey who tf cares? 500cc smokers!!!
You can clearly hear the differences in the power delivery between the two. The CR500 has instantaneous delivery. The KX500 bogs some which allows the power to be smoother.
The KX is the King Jeff Ward 😊
Kx 500 was a better bike with a better motor had a power valve the cr500 didn’t
Owned both and Still have my cr500af
Course kx
Once you see the tricked out 500s Ken Kaplan has and others he reviews makes these seem very ordinary now all I want is one like his that is putting down 75 rear wheel hp !!!!!
kx needs a 50-51T rear sprocket to acualy ride it has a kz1000 sprocket weird
have owned both, and both are missiles. though i sold
the 91KX500, i still have 3 of the CR500's, so draw your
own conclusions from that....BRAAAAAAAAAP!!!!
Started out riding Kawasaki then I rode a Honda and I never went back to Kawasaki but they are great bikes
It the same old war the reason the CR did so we in racing because of therr handling and honda didnt have transmission trouble
The kx is a great bike but they still.have transmission trouble there still.when the get a little old they still have a tendency to sticking between gears.3rd and 4th still it's the KX trate
Dont know why there a quick bike look.greate but the trate still follows th k.x only
У Хонды подвеска лучше работает и мотор по эластичней. Мне так кажется.
I go Honda simply because they build the best bikes on earth hands.down
If kaw, Honda or Yamaha brought out another 500 I’d buy it brand new.
CR but can I have both
cr500 all the way. I own a 93 and a 97 Cr5oo.
CR500🥰🥰🥰
That kx rear fender is ugly af
I like it. It's old school cool & totally effective at being a functional fender.
Honda!!!!!
CR
The KX got the better track ... lets see them both tested on the same track by someone like Travis Pastrana
THATS THE SAME TRACK IM SEEING THINGS TREES ON ONE TRACK NO TREES ON THE OTHER
#TeamGreen
I got arm pump just from watching this.
Is bikes or to close in power to tell it's really up to the rider not the bike!
The KX sounds Way better , way throatier and more BASS sound .
Up2 yet im all for the cr 5 after owning and ryding 1 i just like the furosity of the bike. I had one small go on a k5 n where the cr wud lift the k5 stepped out on the rear. I hear they are a lot more rydable but up 2 yet im am too find out. Untill ive modded n got them rydeable my 2 87 k5's that is. ! .
that's easy, the CR sounds better, handles better and looks better
Line up against that kx500 in a straight quarter mile drag and see how good the Honda does than that kx and it’s power valve are gonna smack the cr
CR500 for me 👋🏻😳👍🏻
500CR
Cr 500 baby
Класс! Жесть.