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My Honda CR 500 eats KX 500s for breakfast !
FastKX500:
dirt*
Paul:
Last post on this dead thread...
CR500 was and still is more MX'er than most people can handle - it never evolved after 1993 when AMA stopped racing them.
KX500 was never the same level of MX'er that the CR500 was, but Kawasaki made the smartest, smoothest transition in the world to pure deset. The ground work was lain down in the 80's with the KiPS system addition to the big KX and was completed with the final frame modifications in 1991 - 1993? Manny correct me if I'm wrong there.
Basicly you are comparing apples to oranges, in stock trim a CR500 will own your KX on a track given equal riders. In the desert the KX will own the CR. If either has been modified it's game over, you can't compare them at that point. To many variables. Suffice it to say that the end is coming for the big KX just as it did for the big CR.
They both were the baddest mofo's the dirtbike world has or will see. Big block 2 strokes rule :evil:
teamgreen500:
In all fairness...
If a guy is bigger than 5'11"...well, the advantage, on an MX track, would start going towards the KX. As for which is better for what:
We need to have a group ride. I'm dying to see the looks in people's faces when they ride a KX that's simply had it's pre-load and dampening dialed. It's an ENTIRELY different bike once you learn how to set it up.
I'm the perfect size for the CR; However, since leaving the Ride Tide in '86, I've noticed that the more things change, the more they stay the same: The Red Dog still shakes it's head like it just got water in it's ear...nasty traight for an open-bike. Hasn't changed since '84 and it isn't the easiest/cheapest handling characteristic to eliminate.
The KX is more capable as an "Outdoor" MXer and the CR has better "Inside" line capabilities for the "Stadium" type of tracks...but...that's not a very "tangible" statement when you're on a bike that ain't got no business in such tight confines.
As for the last real "Mod's" to the K5? I believe '94 was when some of the SR kit stuff was incorporated into the motor (Shift shaft, Clutch-gear...etc.) and, in '99, the Suspension got some of the goodies from the '98 style 250 stuff. Since then...Bold New Graphics & Frames that lack the color of their roots...
The Honda is a nice bike....it's legacy DOESN'T compare...Wardy & D.H., Chicken and Larocco...and a couple of World Titles!
Nuf-Said...
Manny
monkeybutt:
Not to keep this thread alive but...Anything with two wheels and a motor add up to be a whole lot of fun in my opinion. So what does it matter what you ride? I like Kwackers so I ride them. Another thing...Last time I checked I thought Cali was where the real heart of motocross was :roll: Come on out to AZ and do some riding if you're going to talk smack. You gotta pass the 65 riders I sponsor on before you work your way up to the big boys though :lol: Of course I'm just funnin' (not about the 65's) and posting in good nature since it's hard to read emmotions posted on a site. Let us know if you're on your way and we'll find you a place to stay :)
Paul:
Good lord, am I gonna have to lock this thread kiddies :popcorn:
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