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anyone here ever race a CR500R or CR500AF?

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Paul:
Then you might want to get your money back :wink:


--- Quote from: 1alldave ---
The vibration thing is way overhyped, it does not vibrate any more than either of my K5s with trued cranks.

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I have two KX5's - one trued and one not trued - and the 2000 AF I rode was no where near as smooth as my trued crank KX. The stock KX and the CR500AF vibrated similarly but my hands tingled WAY more after riding the beer can bike.

Those are my experiences with the AF. My '01 CR500 didn't leave my hands tingling as much as that '00 AF either.

Biggreenmonster:
I have had both bikes 98CR500 and 93KX500.my friend also had a 94KX500.I beat him on both bikes all the time but thats just me.Th cr has a harsh hit in the lower rpm range...at least its more noticable than my KX....But my kx is way faster in the end.I am talking riding old logging roads and powerline service roads,not motocross.If i could have my way i would still have all the bikes i have ever had...but life is crazy at times.The most violent bike i have ever had was a 1981 CR450R...man this bike had instant hit,and if not carefull on your ass in a sec!!It only had 4 gears and was geared so tall it was almost impossible to ride in the woods.I liked it though!!I had to end up putting a stealthy on my cr but i still like my Biggreenmonster!!!!

1alldave:
I am an open bike fan..period. I will keep that AF until I die because it represents the start of what could have been. The only bikes I have ever owned have been 2 stroke 500s, starting with an 84 air cooled CR500-ping monster. I still have a cyl. from one of the two 85 CR500s I had.That year has to be the most violent motor of all time.I filled the frame on my AF with expanding foam, it did seem to make a difference in vibration. Until I got the AF, I thought that the old school ergos of my KX500
and my old school CRs was holding me back, it turns out that I just had alot to learn about riding and need to develop my skills.Anyway, as a horsepower junkie, I just like having the 2 baddest bikes that have ever been built.

bigborefan:
right on 1alldave...if i had the greenbacks..i'd buy one of everything....that aluminum honda would sure look sweet in my living room....but i'll always keep my kx 500's

ShanMan:
Awesome replies! You know, all joking aside, in the hot rod community it is a pretty normal exersize to drop one maker's engine into another maker's chassis. I wonder if anyone has considered the validity of putting a KX500 motor (trued of course) into a CR or CRF chassis? It would be a fun exersize to tweak the geometry of the aluminum chassis ever so slightly to similtaneously accept the KX mill and ever so slightly alter the geometry to make it the ideal desert sled. Sort of soften the knife-like turning quality to enhance stability. Using a stabilizer could take care of the rest, and allow you the tunability to either blast a desert course or carve up an MX course. And yes, I know it doesn't really need to be done as the KX5, the CR5 and the AF all serve as quality mounts already, but so what....it would still be fun to try!  :mrgreen:

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