YZ500 vs KX500 vs CR500 | Hot Lap Shoot Out!
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- čas přidán 14. 12. 2022
- Is this the ultimate big bore motocross shootout? It's the Honda CR500 vs Kawasaki KX500 vs YZilla YZ500. You all wanted to see it, so we made it happen. Which motocross monster will be crowned the big bore dirt bike king and the best 500cc MX machine? Leave your guesses in the comments below! and also let me know which one you would pick!
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A massive thanks goes out to everyone that made this video possible: Glen Philips, Sean Smith, Ryan at Moto101, and Jay Smith!
And a big thanks to everyone that made the Yzilla project possible!
If you want to check out the BRC Racing YZM 500 conversion kit here's the link: brcracing.ca/yzm-500-my99-21/
Our Friend Roland Shaw from Hardcore Racing helped us build the YZilla. Here's his website: www.motocrossdirect.co.uk/ - Sport
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Damn!!! Already sent u sum gift cards to receive my yz500!!
Thank you
Son of a b****!!! I thought I won 28 different prizes in one day, it cost me $180,000 in processing and shipping charges. Oh well, I win stuff all the time from comments sections so I should break even.
I can
buy a 500?
Well who sent me a yz 500 only cost me 15000 beer Tokens 😆😆🏴👍
Glen is an absolute legend, really great to see the big fella throwing those 500s about like toys.
He really is, they don't make many like Glen anymore! lol Thanks for watching dude
Bro it takes a lot of balls and Strength 💪😎 to ride these bikes.
Glen was my biggest inspiration when i was riding schoolboy with east wales mx club and bsma in the late 90s, living local to him too my dad and his dad struck up a friendship and i had the honour of practicing and going away to tracks with glen for a few years till i gave it up.... he is a proper legend an a genuine (no nonsense!) Nice guy, love you will' , never stop brother
He's a proper legend ain't he! and absolutely no nonsense! lol Thanks for watching dude
As a big rider, I'd like to see more of that content! Half liter 2 strokes are the beast of any Era of motocross.
I don't have to choose a team- I have both a CR, a KX and a YZ490! So I win in any matchup!..😄
You're a lucky man Dr Hugo :)
@@999lazer Ive wanted these since I was still in school. Now many, many moons later, they're mine. Im sure I appreciate them more now than I would have if I was able to have gotten them then.
Still have some others to scoop up, hopefully I can get them while I'm still able to ride them effectively..
Honda fan but as long as its 2 stroke that's all that matters to me 👌
Thanks Glen, Shaun,Max for an awesome track video. All bikes performed and sounded amazing.
You guys go through hell and back to entertain us , I can't tell you how much it's appreciated and I'm glad you guys are being rewarded and I hope the support grows . I thought Glen was going to have a massive heart attack after riding three brutes in a row , he was huffing and puffing at the end . Glad he's OK , he's a gamer for sure .
It sure was a cold one, but it was worth it. Thanks for watching:)
@@999lazer Another great vid! Definitely let Glenn race that beast. Dude is fast!!! Very impressive!
Greetings from The States! I just wanted to say thank you for all the great content and for helping to keep 2 Strokes alive!! I'm a lifelong rider/racer. Started on the smokers and I'll die riding em...' Keep up the great work Fellas and hell yeah, race that beast!!!
I love watching these big 2 strokes in action!
Epic video as always mate. Me and the Mrs loved it . Watched it while having dinner lol . Keep up the good work buddy !! 👌👌👍
Thanks Paddy. Glad you both enjoyed it:)
Here in Western US desert, the kx500 worked very well for me over the years. The power valve makes for a linear powerband. The cr500 is a bit more refined and turns better but not as stable as the kx. Of course the yz500 is more modern and should shred the track better.
How many valves does the engine have?
@@robertocafa1538 it has 2, one on each side of the exhaust port. They rotate open at higher rpm which makes the port larger for higher flow.
@@Max-sj9sj 💗💗💗💗
3. You forgot the reed valve for the intake. 😁
The KX found it's greatest success in America out west, in the Desert. KXs reigned supreme for quite awhile as their hit is smoother and they are a lot more stable than the CR500 while at speed going across the open desert. A power valve on a 500? Hell ya!
The big dude Glen was hauling the mail nicely. Fun video!
thank you for all the great videos and the dedication to the big bores and AVOmx!
Thanks so much for watching Darius!
Incredibly entertaining stuff guys! Thanks for all the effort.
500's = music to me ears! 🎵🎶
Wish I still had my CR500
Badass bike my favorite bikes are KX500 but that yzilla is a monster
Props to you guys putting out some great unique content!
The yzilla has the win for sure! Just because its the yzilla. And ofc! We wanna see him rsce this!
Like them all but that YZilla is awesome and the color scheme gets me everytime
Good stuff guys . Thanks for everything you do.
Cracking video Max! That guy can ride...on the stock springs too! He'd be a lot quicker with dialled in suspension, which the KX and CR probably did have!
Thanks Gareth, we'll get it set up for him when he races it. I can't wait to see that:)
Great video Max, those conditions a frozen track, he did a fantastic job racing those beasts on a frozen track, I thought his Kawasaki would win as he's more comfortable with it, but the yzilla did it again, you got yourself hell of a machine there. Thanks again for the top quality content max, you're smashing it.
Thanks Kevin, it was proper cold that day. Glen is hard core though. Not many people would sleep overnight in an unheated van at -3! Have a good Xmas mate.
@@999lazer wow, he is definitely hard core!
Start training Glen! more of this🏃🏻♂️less of this🍺🍔and you’ll be unstoppable mate you got this🙌🏻
Great video👍🏻I’ve had em all the KX is my favorite have one now love it✌️
Thanks for watching as always mate!
That YZilla is a proper bit of kit, if it can last a race with the Welsh Dragon keeping it pinned thens it class like the man said 💯🔥👊🏻✊🏻✊🏻✊🏻✊🏻
Brilliant video Max. Glenn was class 👌
Thanks Mark! :-D They don't make them like Glen anymore!lol
That man has the best attitude ever for riding those in that weather. I hope he gets one of his own to fly around on.
You can see just how comfortable the KX is out there. It looks as if he's riding a big comfy couch around the track. Very plush and extremely stable. The Honda appears to be less stable and requires more concentration to ride. The powerband seems to be a bit less broad than the KX. The YZ appears to be the most nimble of the three with an incredibly broad powerband and balanced suspension. Of all of these bikes I think I'd rather have the KX because of it's rider friendly handling and plush suspension.
The suspension is just a setting. The Yamaha by far has the best suspension, as it’s 20+ years newer and way more modern. I don’t want a comfy bike, if I want comfy I’ll stay in bed 😂
@@midwesthoons8876 It's important to me that I feel comfortable on a bike. Something I have confidence in and the KX looks to be very stable and predictable which is what best suits me.
They can be fine tuned in your setup, but the CR definitely turns better. It'll cut inside a KX, and the KX is best at railing around the berms on the outside.
@@stkyfngrszmooth I don't think anybody gives a damn what you ride . None of these bikes are even made anymore.
Great job keep up the good work. Big bore two strokes are the best. So much fun to ride.
Thanks for watching Steven! Long live the 2 strokes :-D
Growing up two friends would race each other. One had a honda cr 80 the other had a kx 80. My friend with the kx wasn't the best rider of the two, but the kx power he would leave the cr on any straight like the honda was tied to a tree.
So the 2023 Yamaha chassis is the winner!........ Having less bottom end power on the BRC also made it easier to ride. Fun video.
Brilliant, and those colours on the zilla look bang on!
Well done for braving those temps for our entertainment.
Great video! On my local track too! Looking forward to seeing the Yz race! That would be class!
Thanks for watching Liam! I've been going down to 101 for years so it was awesome to use it for one of our shootout vids! :D
@@999lazer definitely! 💪🏻🙌🏻
You have the dream job my man!!! Good on you for helping keep the big bore 2 smokers relevant! Awesome videos. Yamaha all the way!
Thanks Thomas:)
@@999lazer can I ask what you have money wise into this YZilla? In case I wanted to build something similar?
@@thomasknapp7236I’m pretty sure it’s around $16k cuz the 500 kit is 8k and a brand new yz 250 is like $7800
@@cancerbeans505 $8100 for yz250. $7400-$7600 for yz250x. These are prices from Mountain Motorsports December 31, 2022.
I remember racing thinking I was going alright then Glen’s foot rest went past me at my shoulder height and I thought I’d try and keep up, safe to say I didn’t mean to take out about 20feet of that orange plastic netting 2 corners later
🤣
Get that man on the Megalodon 🙌🏼
He wants to ride it so I'm sure that will happen :)
Would love to see glen race next year on it, what I would like to see is the top uk boys doing some kind of lap attack around moto101 on the zilla, each episode 1 rider. I dunno lol just wanna see who’s the fastest man on the zilla in the uk
We're definitely getting some pro friends to race the Yzilla in 2023 and Glen will be one of them. Good shout on the lap attack at Moto101 too:)
Looks like some after market jumbo springs a a lot more pre-load would have been a good thing.
Great video, awesome footage!
Big bore 2 strokes were and still are awesome! I’ve had many and certainly regret selling them.
Thank you!
Build another one in the USA and Race one in the Two Stroke World Championships at Glen Helen!
Great video
I think that yzilla sounds amazing
Thanks for watching Derek! :D
Great video
Great motorcycles, great crew ... great video 🙂 It would be interesting to bring an old German monster among these bikes, MX action magazine did that long time ago, they compared CR 500 '00, KX 500 '00 and a Maico MC 490 '81. The old German was completely original, twin shocks, drum brakes, air cooled ... test riders were amazed by Maico performances! It was just a little bit slower then 20 years younger bikes! It would be funny to do that again ... and make a video of course 🙂 Keep on riding boys, thanks for videos!
A properly running Maico 490 is not slower than anything.....really. 😊
🤣 I know 2 folks with a wonky leg due to the mighty 490 🤣
Fantastic video and of a great friend! Would have loved to see a KTM 500 up against them. Great work
Thanks for watching dude, glad you enjoyed it! Like i said in the vid i'm going to try and run another big bore shootout next year and add a few more into the line up
Ktm 550 mxc
Race the beast!
excellent video three awesome bikes
Thanks! 👍
This was very enjoyable indeed! A tough Welshman and a couple of 500s: great stuff!! Give us more please? In better temperatures favourably... And I again throw the glove for a 500cc 2stroke with a 6mm larger stroke then bore, like the Maicos in the 70ies! Keep going guys, you're great! T🐻
Thanks for watching Baer :-D I want to do a rematch next year in nicer conditions with a few more bikes in the mix as well. Thanks for the support :-D
@@999lazer you're very welcome, Max! Looking forward to that event! A Maico Mega 2 490 would be a nice contestant, I think... OK, keep doing these nice things; I love 'em! Regards from across the ditch, T🐻 from NL.
BOSS as ever max! I love me a big bore hoare!!💥💨
Thanks for watching as always buddy!
Yes please! Glenn+YZ500 Racing other bikes... I need to see that!.
it would be great to see glen race it , seems like a good chap 👍
Had 3 kx500 including an ex works 88/89, would swap them all for the yz500.
That guy makes those bikes look like toys! He’s a monster!
23 ktm 300sx. Let’s see how it stacks up against these monster bikes!!
we're trying to find one. We were with Ktm last week and they don't have any :(
Dang! Good luck finding one
We need more Glenn 😂🍻 what a bloke.
Yesssss race it Glenn
U should put fule injection on the yz 500
Yz500
I also would love to see you do a documentary on the old Suzuki RM 500.KX& The old Suzuki ps.370 1978/79
Deffo get him racing the yzilla
It's going to happen for sure! We just need to decide where and when...
Cool video as always 👍 The older Kwaks were always way behind with the looks but still awesome bikes.
Extra 2 links in the chain so I could get the rear wheel all the way back made a massive improvement on my CR500 + $$ on the suspension. There's power a plenty, it's more about having the bike pointed in roughly the right direction so you can put it down.
I’ve always been a big red fan but I love this Yzilla bike
It would awesome if you could collect as many as these beast possible and have mega drag elimination races to see which is fastest. Some good candidates would be the Maico 490, RM 500, Ktm 550 and some new 4 strokes. It would be epic!
Superb 👏👏👏
Thank you! Cheers!
Raced the big killzilla monster for 4 years love ‘em.
Awesome video max you guy’s absolutely built a bigbore monster but tbh I was rooting for bigred lol I bleed Honda ❤ can’t wait to see the yzilla in a bigbore race next year.
I'm a Honda Fan. I have a 1992 CR500. I have ridden a KX500. The ergonomics on the CR500 are much better. The CR500 doesn't tire me out as quickly. The CR500 is just more comfortable. The longer it takes you to get tired from riding, the longer you can ride faster.
I haven’t ridden either on track, but I actually much prefer my KX500 over one of my buddys CR500. I find it much more comfortable than the CR. I also have mine setup on much softer suspension so that could be why. Also I noticed the his CR didn’t have the big top end punch like my KX (heard this could be because of the powervalve). I have a video on my channel of my KX. I think they’re both great bikes, but I wouldn’t take a CR over my KX. And to be totally honest, I actually prefer my brothers CRF450R over my KX!
@@Nick-Edwards the CR500 doesn't have a powervalve.
@@Highlander111172 okay that’s what I was told
@@Nick-Edwards I agree, I had a 91 CR500 for 9 years and that bike was perfect for me, never had a complaint. Now, I have a 99 KX500 which does have better power all the way through but doesn’t turn as well as my CR did. Both bikes are beasts but I’d have to pick my KX because it seems more predictable at speed.
@@Highlander111172 It doesn't need one.
I’m a Kawasaki guy but that yzilla is a special bike sound best of the 3 too
Wish I could take them out for a spin myself . I used to wind my KTM 495 MXC and My KX500 out to the max and they will scare the stuffing out of anyone who rides them . I feel like the times could have been a bit faster . Still a great video for the comparison . I grew up with Open class bikes and loved them all . I've been riding since my Junior High years and still love it . I'd like to Drag race , Glan and see who can leave the biggest trench on take off . I like to launch with the throttle WFO and and hold on for dear life . 😅 . This is how I learned to ride fast . 😊 Takes a lot of practice !
I do hear a little pinging on the Yam. Good vid guys.
A little? 😓
Yzilla surely
I build cr 500s that I put in ktm chassis the vibration is less than the aluminum frame. How are the vibrations on the Yz zilla compared to the stock cr500? I’m wanting to order this kit this summer. Thanks
Riding and even the sound of the two does something to you but when that power band kicks in you fall in love Bring back the 2 stroke
3 monstres de 500cc.! 💓
Awsome video, curious how they compare to a 125, 250 lap times.
Yamaha guy here! YZ all day long ! I had a 1982 yz 125 when I was a kid and I loved it. Beat all my friends with it except the dude with the cr 250 lol 🤟
KX . I raced a 1988 model. That was the first of the last design. Was brutal. They added weight to the flywheel on every model year after.
Huge fan hope I can ride with you one day
Thanks Mason, where you based buddy?
My 91 YZ 250 came from a fella in wales , it was fast af
My prediction is you're going to need a new piston after that ride with the amount of detonation that can be heard.
Did you include the Hp and Tq for the YZ500 from the Dyno the other day????
Hey Dennis, Here is the link to the full video we did of the bike on the dyno czcams.com/video/dGZCnzmVHyM/video.html Torque was 46 compared to 26 of the stock 250 (on the same dyno) and BHP at rear wheel was 56 (The dyno we use reads a bit low so probably more like 61). Cheers Max
Finally, a guy that knows how to ride a 500, he knows how to use the torque of the engine, most of the other guys rev the pissed out of it and not using the torque.
I am on team "Get him some oxygen, stat."
Wow guys, great video as always,thanks a lot !!!! Glenn is a very great rider 😎💪🏻🙌🏻 can you tell where to buy a set of Talon full gold wheels like that on the CR5? Thank you!! Keep beating strong 😎💪🏻🔨
Thanks for watching dude, i'm glad you enjoyed it! :-D We use Haan wheels on our bikes and we get them from our friend Roland at Hardcore Racing - this is his website www.motocrossdirect.co.uk/haan-wheels/
@@999lazer thank you so much Max for the info! I saw talon rims and I thought the hubs were talon too. Btw great products Haan wheels! 😉🌟👍🏼🔝 Keep rolling on guys 😉🤙🏻
I love them all I own a Cr500 but I think the yzm has it in the bag with the modern chassis and suspension
KX shines in the woods and open desert 🌵.. Team Green All The Way ...
So time to build a BRC ktm500.....
We are always on the hunt for the next project after all...
the fact that he goes about just as fast on the cr500 than on the kx500 that he rode for 12years is pretty crazy. i loved my cr500, best mx bike i ever owned. i never liked to ride the kx500 myself... felt more like an allroad bike imo opposed to the motocross feel of the CR.
The best you can get imo is the CR500AF. ive ridden other big 2strokes, also a crf with a 700cc 2stroke from a sidecar bike transplanted into it but i dont know, cant beat the 500`s. the perfect compromise between massive grunt and still having a respectable rev range
Thats hilarious seeing that big fella on that bike lol
They put massive bags or something in that back corner since I launched myself off it on accident 😂
"By" accident, not "on"
They are all capable bikes. I've noticed that riders eventually adapt to the bike they ride with. I watch shootout reviews of bikes and certain bikes fall in last place with all the magazines that review them. But guess what... there are still riders happy to be sponsored by them and are still winning races on those bikes. Everyone seems to love that YZilla. I hope someone brings back the 2-stroke big bore. If u want a 2-stroke big bore, your options are limited. There's Maico & almost it.
i want to see megladon and yzilla at sm23
Why do people leave the stock muffler on , I took mine off it was proper heavy, I had to put a small FMF power core on an it made it sound better and more power I think, maybe it was full of oil , i slung it in the bin
I really dig the yzilla
If I must choose a side...
All things 2 stroke!
All things open!
YZILLA
ok nice video next time try the maico 700 please
500 two bangers ! What's not to love . Glen is great value, let's see him race that YZilla beast .