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Maintenance & Technical => KX500 Original => Topic started by: conbread on June 28, 2013, 12:04:21 AM

Title: keeping the 500 alive!!
Post by: conbread on June 28, 2013, 12:04:21 AM

well im running my first woods race this sunday with the 500, hoping i can putt a whooping on all them 450s....

Title: Re: keeping the 500 alive!!
Post by: sandblaster on June 28, 2013, 01:42:27 AM

If you hold the throttle on longer, and brake less, you got it  :-D

Title: Re: keeping the 500 alive!!
Post by: conbread on June 28, 2013, 05:45:34 AM

im not scared to crash myself, so crashing the other guys isnt a problem... Braaapppp!!!!

Title: Re: keeping the 500 alive!!
Post by: sandblaster on June 28, 2013, 06:18:48 AM

Well, if you gotta go down, taking everybody else with you gives them something to talk about after the race  :-D

Title: Re: keeping the 500 alive!!
Post by: conbread on June 28, 2013, 07:05:40 AM

i wonder how many weird looks ima get at the starting line... everybody seems to like the bike..

Title: Re: keeping the 500 alive!!
Post by: Ims Roll on June 28, 2013, 07:33:30 AM

lol you will get all kinda of odd looks, it's really quite cool. been racin mine in mran this year and every race (me being only 20) these older guys will walk up to me and start talking about how they used to have one in the 80's, really interesting hearing other peoples stories from before my time. Then you get all the younger gen 4 stroke guys that come up after the race surprised on how you got the hole shot on a bomb start in a gravel pit lol...

Title: Re: keeping the 500 alive!!
Post by: Sideplater on June 28, 2013, 06:51:47 PM

Just remember to short shift the 5 Honey and keep in it in the torque band, save the power for the straights and your brakes aren't as good as some of the other guys out there. Have fun  :evil:

Title: Re: keeping the 500 alive!!
Post by: conbread on July 02, 2013, 12:16:55 AM

well it was 1 1/2 hr race through the woods that was nothing but pure red clay slop.. i pulled the holeshot on everyone and lead the race for about 40mins until my arms tightend up on me and i started making a few mistakes.. over all i ended up 5th out of about 30 riders...I deff had a good time and learned a few things to make the next race better for me and hope to run again in 2 more weeks....

not bad for my first race ever in my life..

i did have lots of people come up and ask me about the bike and some even said i was crazy to be riding it... i just laughed them off and said SHES deff a fun ride..

Title: Re: keeping the 500 alive!!
Post by: ID KX500 on July 02, 2013, 01:01:16 AM

Congrats on the holeshot,,,that is what the 500 is definitely good at,,,,5th over all is good 

Title: Re: keeping the 500 alive!!
Post by: sandblaster on July 02, 2013, 02:00:34 AM

Nice!
It's always good to see a bike that was designed 25 years ago stomp on modern tech  :-D

Title: Re: keeping the 500 alive!!
Post by: Brute on July 02, 2013, 04:23:51 AM

5 out of 30 is a GREAT ride for the first time out! I would be quite proud of that. Not to mention leading for a good portion of it. On a 30 year old bike?!?! Excellent! Congratulations!

Title: Re: keeping the 500 alive!!
Post by: motopunk on July 02, 2013, 08:01:07 AM

put the right rider on a kx500 and he kicks the ass off all 450-4strokes on the track...  :-D ...  i´m not the fastest rider in the open class mx, but getting the hole shot with the one and only k5 between the 4strokers is my goal of the day...  8-)

Title: Re: keeping the 500 alive!!
Post by: conbread on July 02, 2013, 09:54:52 AM

thanks alot guys... i was soo pumped this was a Dead engine start And i beat all the electric start KTM's.. i had the bike in 2nd gear and the clutch pulled all the way in, one big boot from the very top and she fired off and i just let her Eat!!! soo much fun, fixing to order them lower dog bones from Eming racing to help the bike turn a lil better in the tighter stuff..