Awesome video of Destry Bustin' out KX500

[Bandit9]

The mighty KX500 would still be the King of the Desert if Kawasaki wasn't chickenshit of the liberals....

Check out this cool video of Destry riding his old H&H Championship bike I found on Enduro360.
http://youtu.be/Q75NpIkzcxc

 

[GLantern]

That is one hell of a bike, what type of power does it put out?


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[Bandit9]

I would say it puts out around "enough"

I don't know, have to be around 55hp would be my guess.

I wonder what his "Factory" version weighed? I'm guessing 235 w/o fuel.

 

[Bandit9]

Quick google search produced this from Dirt Bike Mag:

"1999 KAWASAKI KX500
Like the Honda CR500, the KX500 is a living reminder of a bygone era. It revs higher than the CR500 and is more stable, which makes it a popular desert bike. You rarely see one on a motocross track, though. Tested in the April 1999 issue.
TEST BIKE WEIGHT: 233 lb.
PEAK HORSEPOWER: 55.9 @ 6500 rpm"

So I was pretty close on my guess! I would bet Destry's Factory bike had more HP, maybe 60+, and probably weighed 5-10 lbs less.

 

[Moto7man]

Nice video! I raced CR500s for a few years, they are awesome machines. A lot of people are scared of the power but they are really a lot of fun to ride.

 

[gassergrant]

cr500's are suppose to be 65bhp out the crate. i wanted to know as i was building one and asked the local honda bloke.
the detuned them from 85 0n to make them more usable

 

[gassergrant]

http://www.motorbikes.be/en/Honda_CR_500_R_2001.aspx


some data on the cr

 

[gassergrant]

some data on the kx

http://www.mbike.com/kawasaki/kx500/2002

 

[StuJohnson]

You can always buy yourself one from ServiceHonda and break the bank doing it!!!

http://www.servicehonda.com/component/content/article/12-models1/35-kawasaki-kx500af


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[gassergrant]

Very nice want one lol

 

[Brian VT]

I think it borders on blasphemy to play music over the sound of a wfo 500cc 2-stroke.

 

[Bandit9]

I think it borders on blasphemy to play music over the sound of a wfo 500cc 2-stroke.

Yeah I hate music on any helmet cam footage.

 

[desertgasser300]

Really? Destry puts out a killer vid and you complain about the music? Thats like complaining about porn cause the acting is bad!!!

If you don't like music over the sound of a 2T I would suggest making your own video's. I'm glad he put this out, music or not. Its not an easy task getting all the footage and going thru it then piecing it together.

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[Bandit9]

Really? Destry puts out a killer vid and you complain about the music? Thats like complaining about porn cause the acting is bad!!!

If you don't like music over the sound of a 2T I would suggest making your own video's. I'm glad he put this out, music or not. Its not an easy task getting all the footage and going thru it then piecing it together.

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You have to take your meds everyday man. No skipping days.

 

[StuJohnson]

Thanks for the reminder...I almost forgot mine!!!


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[desertgasser300]

You have to take your meds everyday man. No skipping days.

Oops! Thanks I'm better now.....oh look a rainbow.

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