Off topic: Honda CR500

[17VLD]

I still enjoy my Husky WR360 2T and can’t wait to try my buddies new 300cc Beta that he just got.His 250 Gas Gas was fun as well,I can only imagine how fast a 500 two stroke would be with today’s new light weight machines.Another friend has a 2017 KTM 450 4T and it is so light and fast with very usable power,such a thrill to ride.Will always love the sound of a two stroke
Matt

 

[MOTORSPORTS55]

Ktm out did Honda with the the 550 mxc 2 stroke in the late 90s and that was a bike !

 

[Road_Clam]

Guys, forget about a new production YZ/CR 500, the webpage is total fake click bait. From back in 2017 :

https://thumpertalk.com/forums/topic/1248334-yz500-for-2019-is-it-real/#comments

BTW, I do own a '01 KX500.

 

[beemanjohn]

I read a story a long time ago about why Cannondale quit making dirt bikes. They got their start building bicycles as you all know. The guy who owned the company liked dirt bikes and decided they would mesh well with the bicycle side of things. He did not realize how nasty the leftist bicycle riders were. Cannondale bike riders started smashing, burning, and cutting up Cannondale bikes. Sales on the bicycle side of the business went into a free fall. It almost put them out of business. And it has taken many years for them to recover. So that is why you will never see another Cannondale dirt bike again.
BTW, I used to race Pentons back in the day. Yup, I'm old.

 

[Road_Clam]

BTW, I used to race Pentons back in the day. Yup, I'm old.

Glorious age of bikes ! Never say "i'm old". You may remember the feared 70's street two strokes , heres my restored '73 Kawi H1 :

 

[TrxR]

I will always have a fondness for 2 strokes. Still got a couple, a 87 trx250r and a 05 renegade 600sdi sled.

 

[joshb]

Glorious age of bikes ! Never say "i'm old". You may remember the feared 70's street two strokes , heres my restored '73 Kawi H1 :

I had one of those! Mine was the 750 version! Fast? Oh yeah!

That is Beautiful! Nice job!

 

[gunsandgunsmithing]

Sweet!

 

[SEGARE]

I used to ride a XR500 that belonged to a friend. It was a lot faster than the RM250 I was used to riding.

I have a XT600...slow and heavy in comparison but can be ridden to town every once in a while.

 

[R.Morehouse]

Glorious age of bikes ! Never say "i'm old". You may remember the feared 70's street two strokes , heres my restored '73 Kawi H1 :

That one takes me back...My 1st street bike was a 76' 750....Gear shift pattern was 5 up......I Got Tickets...

 

[Tommie]

My last off-road bike was one of these. Fans of old motorcycles say “Oh what a coool ride”. In reality, the thing was a turd.

 

[normmatzen]

Back in the mid '90s I had an ATK 600 and went on a factory ride in north-eastern Utah with the factory crew. While camped there, the ATK CEO went into town for a phone call where he committed to buy a couple semi trailers full of all the remaining Cannondale bikes and parts.
ATK went on to fixing the inherent problems with the Cannondales and sold them as ATKs for a while.
I foolishly sold the ATK in 2006 and bought a Husky TE510 and lost touch with ATK. Don't know what happened to the ATK/Cannondale but they were great bikes . But, the ATK I got rid of was still better. The ATK saved my bacon on a lot of rides!

 

[billlarson]

This is THE most interesting fun threads I have read on this site in 20 yrs.i quit in 1971,Harley's and single cylinder BSA,S
bill

 

[Dusty Stevens]

Back in the mid '90s I had an ATK 600 and went on a factory ride in north-eastern Utah with the factory crew. While camped there, the ATK CEO went into town for a phone call where he committed to buy a couple semi trailers full of all the remaining Cannondale bikes and parts.
ATK went on to fixing the inherent problems with the Cannondales and sold them as ATKs for a while.
I foolishly sold the ATK in 2006 and bought a Husky TE510 and lost touch with ATK. Don't know what happened to the ATK/Cannondale but they were great bikes . But, the ATK I got rid of was still better. The ATK saved my bacon on a lot of rides!

Atk was the only bike ive ever finished a BITD race with. My favorite for sure

 

[brokeasajoke]

 

[Dusty Stevens]

View attachment 1128316

I need that

 

[brokeasajoke]

I need a Banshee and a 500 zilla to go with it. A CR500 swapped Trx would be cool too but seems there are reports of the engine ripping itself out of the frame if not done correctly.

 

[Dusty Stevens]

Anybody ever see the atk 700 2stroke? I looked at one in nevada one time. It was a beast of a motor. Had like 100hp way back then.

 

[Drop Port]

My Sons friend putting on a little show for the camera

 

[abishai]

Alas, we are too old for " balls bigger than brains horse power " . I looped my old cr5hundie so many times, I used to
buy ass plastic 3 at a time