KX500 Two Stroke VS. NEW KTM 450 Four Stroke
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This channel is so underrated. Great content!
That’s awesome how JRs personality is like dads but he’s still his own man. That’s parenting done right
It’s the Apple and tree
Who is Jr's dad
Class all the way around great content
@@DavidSmith-kt3ty his name is junior ken(Kenny) Kaplan so his dad is Ken Kaplan the owner of the whole outfit
Damn Straight. Amazing people to do business with, and be friends with. They come no better. A few months ago, I bought a 1985 2 stroke Yamaha RZ 350 Kenny Roberts Edition Streetbike From Them, with a very sick powerband on it, and I was blessed enough today to be able to buy a 2022 2 stroke GasGas MC 250 bike. My whole life, I've ridden nothing but 2 stroke MX Bikes No person, if they're honest, will ever have a bad experience doing business with the Kaplans. I bet my life on that! #4StrokeDirtbikesAreNancyBoyDirtBikes
This is quickly becoming my favorite channel!! The only problem is my 54 yr old broken down, thoroughly MXed frame hurts every time I start feeling 20 again! 😱🇺🇸🇺🇸
The KX500 is probably my favorite 2 stroke ever ridden. Not only is it very powerful and fast but it also handles great. It's definetly a beast of a bike!
I’ve owned both those bikes makes my hands and arms hurt just looking at that KX 500 those KTM‘s are buttery smooth.
Same. I had a 1991 KX500 and it just hurt to ride........ and start. In pure power, yes I will give it to the KX500. If we had desert riding around here I would take the KX500. I think in long deep sand runs the KX would pull ahead and not look back. BUT.... we live in New England with little to no long straight sections that aren't filled with rocks and mud. Give me a small 4 stroke any day around here.
@@daves7503We rode 500'S at St Anthony sand dunes ,were horse power is king .
Simplicity vs complexity I know what Will always win my heart
I would not even care if The ktm was faster The kx500 is still way cooler and way more fun to drive. The kx500 is allso really rare and I think thst allso makes it cooler
The Kx500 tops at 103 mph my uncle has one and it’s a beast, I have no idea how they made it go that fast because they are usually 90mph
everyone has a race bike fourstroke because they're so cheap because the engines about to go and two strokes have alot more personality than four strokes and the cool factor is so much bigger on two strokes
This is as good as content gets pertaining to dirt bikes. Thanks for great entertainment guys. Keep the old vs new coming
You guys are awesome! I love how you guys keep the 80s and 90s alive in dirtbikes. I love your bikes! Keep up the good work. I definitely want to make it up your way and check out your museum.
Just love every Kaplan cycles video on youtube, easily the best old mx bike content on youtube. Love how you keep the old smokers alive.
Respect from England 🏴🇺🇸
Man love them 2smoks! I'm a honda guy and I'm telling you if you know how to build a Honda CR250 right they will absolutely smoke any 450 4 stroke . And that old KX 500 should easily eat that KTM 450. Great video guys👍
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I’m sorry but that’s just not close to the truth and I’m a 2 stroke guy , lmao a cr250 better than any 450!!!!! Dude the cr250 isn’t a great 2 stroke to start with especially the rc valve and aluminum frame models. The new 450 have more power than the 500s and it is delivered way easier to use. Your statement other than great video is just bs.
@Daver G have you heard of 450s being built for them snow tracks they put on them ? Those engines make 80 plus hp and alot of torque.
@Daver G Some people have had 250cc 70+hp single cylinders for speedway or sidecar racing, just modded a cr250 engine as much as possible :)
Guys always talk about max 50hp from a "tuned" 2-stroke but in reality its a mild port job with bolt on pipe and reeds then they call it a day. For sure it will not take a motocross race with factory reliability but there can be 70hp from a 250 smoker.
I wouldn’t say that I tell you right now that Ktm 450 sx f damn near the fastest dirt bike out there google it
That KX is gorgeous. I don't care if the 4 stroke is faster. As soon as I heard that 500 fire that is all that mattered. Hopefully I can try one someday and live to tell the tale.
its not faster, the 500 isnt at its full
potentil
what Alex said
Az 500 gyorsabb mivel 2t
I've drag raced all those 450's on my 5, beat em every time. The deal is I weigh 250lbs, I hook up, I move my weight back starting in 3rd gear and I pull away
Love the KX500, hopefully one day I will own one.
Their racing in the church playground bring those bikes in an open area and that kx will whip the shit out Of the 450 Iv had both
I love this channel can just sit here for the whole day watching all your vids keep up the good work :)
This was one of the best videos I’ve seen in a while!
Can't understand how this channel only has 50k subs?
You guys are very entertaining.
Keep it up! //Sweden
Race two, the roost tells the tale. The 500 had the dirt fire hose turned on full.
Them 450s are BADAZZ but I'd still take the 2 strokes
AWESOME BOYS!!! Love seing you guys do this and LOVE IT!
wishing JR many happy healthy returns. and this weekend-for Gods sake Be Careful. much respect
Love this channel when yall open up I want to visit asap big bore history in the making
I love tu his kind.of stuff !! Especially the pre race analysis!!
Very impressed with both the young guys ability and also the honesty by Kyle and jnr !
"hey Kyle... Where's your kaab?" Lol I love new England
@8:15 WE GOTTA SEE THAT! Much love From SOCAL! Nothing but humble love and passion for two wheels! LONG LIVE THE TWO STROKE
Love this comment ✌
I think this is by far the best utube channel of all time. Keep up the awesome work boys.
You created awesome content for the channel. Keep it going, mixing old with new, two strokes and four strokes.
Happy Birthday Kenny Jr!! Great Hole Shot Racing!!
Love these comparison videos.
That was some pretty awesome riding guys. Upon a couple of killer machines.
Great video glad you are on utube as it is good to watch and listen ☘️☘️☘️☘️☘️from Northern Ireland greatly appreciated
Great video. Nice riding by both gents. Great to see Kyle switch and give it a go on the 500.
Cant get enough of this channel
Junior is very mature for his age, I was a fool at his age and im paying for it now,the future of the museum is definitely in good hands and at present couldn’t be done better,great family,god bless you all,thankyou for one of the best youtube channels available ⭐️🙏
I never got to ride a 500 two banger, they look like a ton of fun to ride, I couldn’t imagine if they still made them how powerful they would be!!!!
Mate the power hit straight off idle is scary at first , if you ride an average bike you get used to twistin the throttle wide open when pullin out of corners or blasting berms ...with a 500.. boom the power is right there from zero ,I'd go into a 3rd gear corner or berm in 2nd to avoid the big hit of power by keeping the revs higher lol
Imagine flag at top a flag pole on a day with 50mph wind. Hold on tight!
My dad got one when I was about 10, always said "if you could start it I'll let you ride it" so after trying for a long time (months, maybe a year) I finally got somebody else to start it for me and. I wasn't afraid of it cus I started riding at 5 years old.. and I had ridden some 125's..i couldn't touch the ground so I had to stand on a tree stump and take off..i rode it around just taking it easy and then I went for it and I was on my back real fast..my dad had a good laugh.
That1guy219 I’ve been around a few 500’s an never had the balls to ride them
@@ribbledean4111 only as fast as you want them to go..
love it...i used to own the 1996 KX 250 and it was fast, can't imagine the 500...i want to try it!
You guys have the best times!!!
I love this channel and the whole crew fun content guys 🤟🏻
Loved seeing this, i recently picked up a 2017 KTM 450 sx-f Factory Edition. I love this bike, so much fun to ride. Someday I will find myself a 500 2 stroke though.
I love to see these comparisons of 2 strokes vs 4 strokes. Do you know that Big Oily is the force behind 4 strokes? Why? Because they fire every other time, thus the engines need to be larger. A larger engine consumes more fuel because it takes energy to rotate all the parts in friction (pistons, rings, cams, followers) and the parts in motion (pistons, rods) which have to completely change direction. By having it fire every other time, it's a sure fire way to be less efficient and thus consume more fuel.
I'm a 2 stroke guy, but dear lord this is the biggest load of shit ever. It's laughable
Every gate drop, , with every rider, with every different bike, is going to vary. No two starts the same. That’s why consistency, of eis most often the name of the game in our sport, there are so many variables to alter the results of this test, it’s just so far out of whack. But, thanks for this, this was definitely fun, you guys ROCK !! I was a 2T racer, but I have no problem at all admitting that I flat out love the sound of a perfectly tuned four stroke ripping at the top of the limiter.
It’s just brings my blood pressure up a few points ! Kudos to “ALL” the two smokes and all the thumpers !!! It’s MOTO-X !!
I will take whatever I can get
I thought the ktm was a 2 stroke cause the steel polished pipe looked like a 2 stroke pipe
I’d like to see the 4 bike race! Make it happens guys! 🤟🇨🇦🍻
I wish! Cant wait to own both a 4T and a 2T they all have their own feel thats what makes dirtbikes so special!!
Juts great Motorcycle content and lots of history, Ive been on big bore bikes most of my life. Just like the torque and arm pulling they do. Love the old KX and CR 500 s strokes. A +++++
I have the exact same bike in my shed a 1992 KX500 that I am currently rebuilding . It will be completely restored from the frame up. I will be nervous to ride it when I'm done. I race my YZ250 on weekends but just working on the KX500 engine gives me goosebumps. The jug and piston are so big it's crazy.
uhh this just turned into one of my favorite channels ever. i raced in 2001 to 2002 in PA on a 2000 rm125 it was a sad day when 2 strokes went away.
Cant wait to see the cr250 video i got a 2002 im taking out this weekend 2 smokers will always be in my blood
More of this! Long live the 2 stroke🤘
This video rocks !!! Love you guys !!!! Kaplan cycles is the bomb - much respect ✊ from Long Island - I’m buying a bike once I go back to work- my savings went to bills 🤦♂️ un employment don’t cut it lol
That was some nice heads up racing!
Keep up the two stroke love they are special machines !!
I am loving the racing videos! Doing some good science brothers
Surprising... I would really want to see these guys race on a longer track without trees... Nice video boys !
Happy Birthday, Jr.👍
And I remember awhile back when I said to launch in 3rd and short shift it,I was told that I was full of 💩...A good clutch hand on the launch is the biggest thing.
Love the video!
Gotta love them 2 strokes!!!!
Happy birthday Kenny, I totally knew you'd win, you rip brother!!
hey, If it's a bike race... I watchin". Love the old vintage 2 cycles.
You guys are awesome 👌
Hey jr have a good birthday all the best to ya!!!!
You got the world in your hands 😉👌
500 smokers and current 450s are such BA bikes!! I had a handfull of CR500 in the 90's, in the sand they were ahead of their day, and in some ways the father to the modern KTM 300s, the 500s had torque too :) I've moved on to 450s for dune work, but it's a whole new game. A 500 I would change a piston in mid season and just have fun, fun, fun, then rebuild end of season. With a 450, I buy a 3 year old non raced 450, ride it a season, buy another 450 in the off season, and sell the1 year sand rider the next spring, just to avoid a complete top end rebuild or catastrophic failure.
nice video, thanks for sharing
Ya know ... Jr. Has a great voice and demeanor for broadcasting . worked in the business for a bit back when we had to dodge T-Rexs to get to work. He def has it.
Both are sweet bikes. Looks like a blast!
Just sweet content guys! Keep it up😀 Junior is great on that kx500. Sup Cody!😀👍🇱🇷
Ken, love how you even have your own drag strip now 👍 😂
We need to see this race in a more open area, bad ass guys!
KAPLEN after lockdown love your family and yourself to come and stay with us in uk man be amazing man god bless America your such a awesome man
Would love to we got a lot of friends overseas and our more subscribers in the uk than any other country besides usa
@@KaplanCycles yerman I can tell your a good bloke with a good family genuine people are hard to come by there’s days man 👍👍👍👍👍👍👍👍 also share a love for bikes all my life. I loved the Honda z50 loved it 👍👍👍👍
I love both of these brands and bikes
happy birthday JR.
Ridden a hand full of cr 500s almost bought one this year ....lemme tell ya my first time really ripping a cr 500 I swear my arms wer 3 inches longer afterward I grew up on 2 strokes I love riding 125s but man I love my 450 the power is smooth and easy to ride definitely much more forgiving with gear selection too
As a kx rider . 06 250 . This made my morning .. long live 2 strokes . Awesome guys
Wow! IMPRESSIVE,, GREAT COMPASSION!
Iv owned the cr250r and the cr500r lol they are freakn anaizing bikes love them to bits
Comparisons in power?
I would love to see a 700 2stroke on this channel
@MrZep420 yea i know that'll be nice to see on this channel
Best part of the vid for me was seeing uncle Dale...
Love this stuff
MUCH RESPECT
When a 25 year old bigbore twostroke still holds it's own against a modern 4stroke with all the bells n whistles it just goes to show just how bad ass those bigbore TWOSTROKES were and still are 👍💪👏
#307 former expert/pro
83 CR480 87cr500
KX500....all day,all the way✌👍😎
I have an RMZ 450 and a RM250 and sometimes i love jumping on the RM cus its just so much fun 😍😎👌🏼
@ Robert Beattie
What year is your RM. I have a 1976 RM250A. It’s an awesome bike
@@SeaWolfEntertainment It is 2008 :)
Happy birthday Jr
Fun fact, the KX will stretch your arms moore, 27% more torque and shorter powerband makes it feel wilder.
Y’all need a lot longer stretch good video but really find some where nothing is in the way and turn them loose and see what happens
Not trying to be mean or nothing but what kind of real rider would want or use a “ launch control “ !!! My “ launch control “ is my throttle and clutch! No need for electronic gadgets like “ launch control “ and to me it sack religious to have an electric start on a motocross bike. Also, this don’t necessarily have to do with dirt bikes but another thing that drives me absolutely NUTS is freaking rev limiters!!! If you know your vehicle, bike, or whatever you should know where your power band is as well as your “ red line “ on your tac. Just sayin. I’m a huge fan of your channel and absolutely love all the bikes, quads, and everything else. Specially the two stokes. Preferably the big bore two strokes like the 500’s You guys seem to put out top notch bikes. Auwsome 🤟
I miss my 87 KX500 eventually became my Glamis dune bike so much fun.
Great vid
I am a four stroke rider, but nothing beats the sound and power of a two stroke
Depending on the track condition is what bike you need as 4 stroke is for heavy mud and 2 stroke lite mx racing on flat surface 2 strike will blitz any 4 stoke
If you look at the first race they did at doesn’t seem to have anything with traction on the ktm bike cause if you look close the KX got off the line a bit late.
I would love to see senior do a test with a tl1000s the first year before they detuned it, I think its a bike that senior should like, I love them, they got bad reviews for handling but if you can ride them they are awesome
All fairness try the 450 sx but so close it came too proper launch but each definitely have their place
Ken im first here now bro !!!! Watched and liked nearly every vid !! Great job maan god bless you and america and wales uk 🤙🏼🐾🏴🏴🏴🏴🏴
Hard as Hell for a big bore KX 500 to Hook up man what a bike JR I love it I own a CRF 450 but still 2 strokes Rule
Jr is such a nice dude
Is she the new poster girl for the big bore 2 smokes ?
You can’t beat the feeling of the old skool monster s!!
[Rolling Eyes]
If you watch the 1996 Motocross Des Nations, USA won all 3 motos; Moto #1 (500cc & 125cc) USA’s Jeff Emig (aboard a Kawasaki KX500) got the holeshot, and led a considerable amount of the race until USA’s Steve Lampson passed him aboard a 1996 Honda CR125R, and then France’s Sebastian Tortelli passed him aboard a Kawasaki KX125...and Jeremy McGrath swept both the 125/250cc race and the 250/500cc races in classic 1996 Jeremy McGrath style... the reason the 500’s didn’t win a single Moto in the 1996 Motocross Des Nations is because technology STOPPED PROGRESSING on 500’s following Mike LaRocco winning the final 500cc championship...if you look at a stock 2004 Kawasaki KX500, it looks like something that came outta like 1985...
I would love the Kx with a rekluse clutch
Does having a rekulse affect the bike? Like when i jam the throttle will it feel like its slipping or is there no difference?
Was there ever really any doubt that a 450 could out-muscle The Green Monster?
Just doing some clean-up porting (no angle changes) pushes the big K over 70hp.
I call bullshit , show me one 500cc with 70hp without a big bore or nitromethane
I saw it get smoked 3-1. And only won once because the KTM was fixing to loop it.