The one bike to ride before you die

[Stylo]

This thread's been a little quiet lately ,

Picked this up from the 'Dirt Bike' magazine today

Old school

http://dirtbikemagazine.com/home-fea...before-you-die

[sugilite:Me]

Hell Yeah! Thanks for the read. Will never sell mine

[nzspokes]

Dont think Im brave enough to ride one.

[sugilite:Me]

Dont think Im brave enough to ride one.

Took me years to learn how to ride mine. They sound so slow, does not match the speed of which the scenery is flying past lol
The thing with it - they do not really let you know your on the knife edge like most dirt bikes do. Often your on the deck before you know anythings up
I motarded mine and won plenty of races, but also crashed it in most of the ones I did not win - yikes.
It is going back to standard trim, and it needs work. Might sell off my motard gear (wheels, brakes, suspension mods etc) to get it all done.

[Ocean1]

Never ridden one. Keen, but would probably be a bad idea nowadays.

What do they sell for in half decent nick?

[F5 Dave]

A mate was building one for years as a motard cum roadbike. I gave him a brake disc and was promised a go one day. It never got finished, hastily put back to stdish and sold.
Can't see me being offered a ride on one again.
Not sure if that makes me immortal or not.

[Flettner]

The one bike to ride before you die? I rode one once, only once, as I thought it might hasten death. Good fun though.

[husaberg]

A mate was building one for years as a motard cum roadbike. I gave him a brake disc and was promised a go one day. It never got finished, hastily put back to stdish and sold.
Can't see me being offered a ride on one again.
Not sure if that makes me immortal or not.

I still have a CR500 and have had others as well but not a KX500, a KtM300 or similar is a much better bike all around bike, I bet I could lap faster on a 250 (probably on a 125 as well if I am being honest)
As much as it pains me to say my 4T berg is a much better off road bike, likely lighter certainly feels lighter, has a 6 speed, hardly vibrates, starts when its hot, or cold and I wager its more powerful to boot.

That said the Cr500 is on mega tall gearing in Motard trim and it will still easily lift the front on the throttle in third (5th std gearing) so its not without its charms. It also of course makes two stoke noises.
I also have a admittedly have a permanently disfigured finger as a result of over optimistic use of the throttle on the Cr though. something I doubt the Berg could do.
It will also not force me to mortgage my kids if it blows a top end.

[Stylo]

I still have a CR500 and have had others as well but not a KX500, a KtM300 or similar is a much better bike all around bike, I bet I could lap faster on a 250 (probably on a 125 as well if I am being honest)
As much as it pains me to say my 4T berg is a much better off road bike, likely lighter certainly feels lighter, has a 6 speed, hardly vibrates, starts when its hot, or cold and I wager its more powerful to boot.

That said the Cr500 is on mega tall gearing in Motard trim and it will still easily lift the front on the throttle in third (5th std gearing) so its not without its charms. It also of course makes two stoke noises.
I also have a admittedly have a permanently disfigured finger as a result of over optimistic use of the throttle on the Cr though. something I doubt the Berg could do.
It will also not force me to mortgage my kids if it blows a top end.

'I still have a CR500 and have had others as well but not a KX500' quote

I've got one of each mate, new house smaller garage sold some bikes but had to keep those two.

[husaberg]

'I still have a CR500 and have had others as well but not a KX500' quote

I've got one of each mate, new house smaller garage sold some bikes but had to keep those two.

How do they compare to each other? The bikes not the garages

[scott411]

Took me years to learn how to ride mine. They sound so slow, does not match the speed of which the scenery is flying past lol
The thing with it - they do not really let you know your on the knife edge like most dirt bikes do. Often your on the deck before you know anythings up
I motarded mine and won plenty of races, but also crashed it in most of the ones I did not win - yikes.
It is going back to standard trim, and it needs work. Might sell off my motard gear (wheels, brakes, suspension mods etc) to get it all done.

you have to ride them a certain way, i used to put flywheel weights on the ones i races, to smooth the power,

3rd gear starts with the norm, to stop the wheel stands, and if you had the room, nothing would beat you to the first corner, but on a packed line good guys on 250's would get the initial jump on you and could close you out,

when riding them well, you dont feel that fast, but things just fly past you, in the std frame the riding position is a bit different, but man are they fast in a straight line, I dont think anything sounds as sweet as a KX500 hooking up out of a corner,

you can still get them under 5K if you look, not a lot come up for sale, and there has been some of the later model stuff be advertised over 12K, but never heard of many selling that high, like most things that are not made anymore, they are worth what someone else will pay for them, there still a heap of them in southern california, although after Sean Collier and Fasthouse made them popular again they are going up in value,

[takitimu]

you have to ride them a certain way, i used to put flywheel weights on the ones i races, to smooth the power,

3rd gear starts with the norm, to stop the wheel stands, and if you had the room, nothing would beat you to the first corner, but on a packed line good guys on 250's would get the initial jump on you and could close you out,

when riding them well, you dont feel that fast, but things just fly past you, in the std frame the riding position is a bit different, but man are they fast in a straight line, I dont think anything sounds as sweet as a KX500 hooking up out of a corner,

you can still get them under 5K if you look, not a lot come up for sale, and there has been some of the later model stuff be advertised over 12K, but never heard of many selling that high, like most things that are not made anymore, they are worth what someone else will pay for them, there still a heap of them in southern california, although after Sean Collier and Fasthouse made them popular again they are going up in value,

If I get it this right, you have ( within ~10% ) the same peak HP as a 450/350, less that 1/2 the rev range, a power band & unbelievable torque. What could possibly go wrong with that combination .

[Drew]

Dunno how it compares to the CR 500 I've ridden. But that thing was good for fuck all except gravel roads for someone like me with no dirt experience.

Even in top it's lifting the wheel as the tyre hooks up. Mental.

[george formby]

Dunno how it compares to the CR 500 I've ridden. But that thing was good for fuck all except gravel roads for someone like me with no dirt experience.

Even in top it's lifting the wheel as the tyre hooks up. Mental.

The only time I dipped a toe into the world of big bore 2t's was a quick shot on a CR500E belonging to the, at the time, Honda sponsored British Enduro champ. I got as far as 3rd gear, turned around and handed it back. Scared the shit out of me.
Watching him ride it flat out in the fire breaks and on forestry roads is something I will never forget. Fastest, angriest, thing I've ever seen. Ugh. Not for me but cool to watch.

[scott411]

Dunno how it compares to the CR 500 I've ridden. But that thing was good for fuck all except gravel roads for someone like me with no dirt experience.

Even in top it's lifting the wheel as the tyre hooks up. Mental.

your right, a KX500 or a CR500 is fuck all good to anyone without a fair bit of dirt expereince,

sort of like and early ZX10, or any 1000cc sports bike before traction control,