CR500AF actually on the pipe at Pala

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Edited Date/Time 1/27/2012 6:10pm
Hard as hell to find vids of these things on the pipe. Like a thousand buffalos being herded into the grand canyon.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0GTDS2QRHVY
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jtomasik 10/18/2011 9:37pm
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02:35 = nice.

My biggest issue with my 500AF was getting used to the acceleration. I took me over a month of trying to figure that thing out. Now, it's the baddest thing I've ever ridden.
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That was awesome... I could practically feel the vibrations
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Thought I was watching motocross madness for a while there. Guys, please mount your helmet cameras on the SIDE of your helmet..please. Smile
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bvm111 10/18/2011 10:34pm
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I want one!!

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tobz 10/18/2011 11:26pm
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teh 500 hundreds are so l33t

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kev371 10/19/2011 12:24am
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tobz wrote:
teh 500 hundreds are so l33t

is it just me or has anyone else wanted to do that to a golf course
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FIREfish148 10/19/2011 12:45am
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tobz wrote:
teh 500 hundreds are so l33t

That looks like a blast not gonna lie.
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Premixed 10/19/2011 3:27am
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the CR500 is basically the chuck norris of motocross. 65hp stock with no powervalve. throw you off faster than you can say "oh shit"
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Premixed wrote:
the CR500 is basically the chuck norris of motocross. 65hp stock with no powervalve. throw you off faster than you can say "oh shit"
especially an 1986 model.
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especially an 1986 model.
im about to win an auction on an 86 engine complete, and have a bead on a 08 crf250, blown up roller.


come at me, bro.

LOL, yea, i heard they peaked in terms of brute force in 86, and every year after that they were just trying to make it more ridable. port design, pipe design , long ass silencer, ect.
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reded 10/19/2011 5:02am
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tobz wrote:
teh 500 hundreds are so l33t

FIREfish148 wrote:
That looks like a blast not gonna lie.
Being from Eastern Kansas I can honestly say that one of the finer things in life is carving up a freshly cut bean field in the fall. This guy actually had me chuckling at the amount of fun he was no doubt having.

They may have detuned the CR500 motors from '86 on but with a little portwork and aftermarket pipe/silencer they can easily churn out 75-80hp. The motor is definitely faster than the frame and suspension.
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machine wrote:
especially an 1986 model.
Premixed wrote:
im about to win an auction on an 86 engine complete, and have a bead on a 08 crf250, blown up roller. come at me, bro...
im about to win an auction on an 86 engine complete, and have a bead on a 08 crf250, blown up roller.


come at me, bro.

LOL, yea, i heard they peaked in terms of brute force in 86, and every year after that they were just trying to make it more ridable. port design, pipe design , long ass silencer, ect.
This is true I had one when they first hit the floor and was a blast to ride but one had to be on their game to stay in the seat. Third gear and lots of clutch action in order to keep the front end down where it belonged but yes after that year they started detuning them.
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reded wrote:
Being from Eastern Kansas I can honestly say that one of the finer things in life is carving up a freshly cut bean field in the...
Being from Eastern Kansas I can honestly say that one of the finer things in life is carving up a freshly cut bean field in the fall. This guy actually had me chuckling at the amount of fun he was no doubt having.

They may have detuned the CR500 motors from '86 on but with a little portwork and aftermarket pipe/silencer they can easily churn out 75-80hp. The motor is definitely faster than the frame and suspension.
i like to imagine what bayle's CR500 made. factory bike. leaded race fuel. high comp piston. ported all to hell. cone pipe. dude who could handle it. mullet. accent.

im sure when that season was over, they threw that thing in the bottom of the pacific ocean, right next to Megatron, the second deadliest machine.
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reded 10/19/2011 5:43am
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Premixed wrote:
i like to imagine what bayle's CR500 made. factory bike. leaded race fuel. high comp piston. ported all to hell. cone pipe. dude who could handle...
i like to imagine what bayle's CR500 made. factory bike. leaded race fuel. high comp piston. ported all to hell. cone pipe. dude who could handle it. mullet. accent.

im sure when that season was over, they threw that thing in the bottom of the pacific ocean, right next to Megatron, the second deadliest machine.
I imagine it ran extremely good for its time but due to the limitations within the stock cylinder I doubt it ran anywhere near as good as an engine built using one of these cylinders.

This guy knows his shit!

http://www.cpindinc.com/pub/view_product/63?lm=5&name=3101-9779-144

I built a Yamaha Banshee a few years ago using a set of CP cylinders that turned out 98.6hp with 421cc. Talk about a handful!
Lawrence_Hamm 10/19/2011 5:53am
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I have a 500 AF and actually got to ride it on an abandoned golf course this year, it was awesome. A friend of mine got in touch with a buddy of his that owned the course and he gave us the keys and allowed us to build a track on it. I have a go pro of a lap and I'll post it when I can find it. It was really cool!
I agree with jtomasik that it took me a ride or two to get used to the power again ( I also have a new Honda 450). On a fast track the power makes my 450 feel like a 125. The lack of engine braking was also another think that I had to get used to again. It is amazing how much engine braking actually happens, you don't really notice it until you go back and ride a two stroke. I absolutely love my 500 AF, but I like my 450 as well. A bunch of younger guys asked to ride it and they said that the bike actually scared them a bit, the power was too brutal! Now I'm not bashing younger guys, but it was kind of funny to watch their faces when they came off the track (I'm 44 years old).Two different bikes that do different things well.
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Lawrence_Hamm wrote:
I have a 500 AF and actually got to ride it on an abandoned golf course this year, it was awesome. A friend of mine got...
I have a 500 AF and actually got to ride it on an abandoned golf course this year, it was awesome. A friend of mine got in touch with a buddy of his that owned the course and he gave us the keys and allowed us to build a track on it. I have a go pro of a lap and I'll post it when I can find it. It was really cool!
I agree with jtomasik that it took me a ride or two to get used to the power again ( I also have a new Honda 450). On a fast track the power makes my 450 feel like a 125. The lack of engine braking was also another think that I had to get used to again. It is amazing how much engine braking actually happens, you don't really notice it until you go back and ride a two stroke. I absolutely love my 500 AF, but I like my 450 as well. A bunch of younger guys asked to ride it and they said that the bike actually scared them a bit, the power was too brutal! Now I'm not bashing younger guys, but it was kind of funny to watch their faces when they came off the track (I'm 44 years old).Two different bikes that do different things well.
You sir, have lived the dream.....Congratulations!
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burn1986 10/19/2011 6:10am
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If you look up the Pala CR500af on youtube, there is another vid below it of Jack Garrabrant at Perris. Good vid.

I had an 87 and a 94 CR500 and they were both beasts. I retro fitted a cr250 tank on the 94 that worked pretty good, but I went back to the stock tank, since it had a better feel. Never had to change a piston or hardly any maintenance on either one. The 87 had way better suspension.

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This is my 500A/F. It was built on a 2008 CRF250 chassis. I have a CRF450 as well, its so easy to ride compared to the 500. But the 5 makes you smile and laugh inside your helmut. Took me a good 4-5 motos to remember how to ride a 2 stroke, but now that Im used to it, its not that scary anymore!


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burn1986 10/19/2011 7:43am
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Would love to see that baby in action. Awesome bike!
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reded 10/19/2011 7:49am
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burn1986 wrote:
Would love to see that baby in action. Awesome bike!
It's too bad that class isn't still alive. I'd love to see what todays top riders could do with a factory 500.
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nytsmaC 10/19/2011 8:07am
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My shoulders and upper back ache just from watching those clips. I kind of miss my KX500 at times but I still remember how difficult it was to ride compared to "regular" bikes.
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Shawn142 10/19/2011 8:45am
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I gotta say the only thing watching those videos makes me happy about is that I don't live in Cali. Baked out, polished off, no trees.. I personally get more out of watching guys work a smaller bike to a faster lap than someone wrestling a beast around. Just because you can doesn't mean you should, a 250/300 could have been ridden faster and more aggressive in both cases.
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motokid40 10/19/2011 9:06am
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That was AWESOME! Just sounds like put-ing around and clearing the big jumps! I miss my 500!

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nytsmaC 10/19/2011 9:15am
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Shawn142 wrote:
I gotta say the only thing watching those videos makes me happy about is that I don't live in Cali. Baked out, polished off, no trees...
I gotta say the only thing watching those videos makes me happy about is that I don't live in Cali. Baked out, polished off, no trees.. I personally get more out of watching guys work a smaller bike to a faster lap than someone wrestling a beast around. Just because you can doesn't mean you should, a 250/300 could have been ridden faster and more aggressive in both cases.
No kidding, Pala looks like a real shit hole when there's not a national going on.
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MotoX85 10/19/2011 9:46am
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Guy around here has one, local pro wanted to ride it and me and his dad told him, "boy you need to be a man to ride that thing". Man did we look stupid when he was twisting the throttle off. If anyone was at Euro raceway in Nashville, IL and watched Justin Fruend wind that motor out, you know what I'm talking about. Everyone got off the track to watch. Don't have a video but man was it impressive.
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mxpunk 10/19/2011 10:00am
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east coast tracks are the best!!!!!!!!!!!!


500's look like fun..i def want to get one one day and use it as a training bike (these bikes are all about throttle control)

id imagine a 250 2-stroke feels like a 125 after riding one of these ...lol
TriRacer27 10/19/2011 10:14am
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The craziest thing about 500s is these bad ass mofos like Danny Hamel who used to ride them for 1000 miles in the desert! To all the little boys and girls out there, these are the real men of motorcycle riding, not the guys you see in the X-Games doing flips.

Guys like Larry Roeseler, Ted Hunnicut, Danny, Ty Davis, etc.



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reded 10/19/2011 10:24am
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I won't ride my Harley 1000 miles on highways. I can't imagine riding that buzzsaw wide open for 1000 miles through the desert.
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shredder23 wrote:
https://youtu.be/-l0gpGm1BeQ 10X faster rider on a 500AF
Gotta admit, just hearing the sound of that puts a smile on my face. That's def too much club for that course though. Like using a driver at a miniature golf course. lol

If you've never had the pleasure of owning a 500, you can see - and hear - things really happen in a hurry when you get it snarling in the meat of the power. We need a proper vid of a nice, loamy soft track being torn apart by an AF.

One of the best things about the 500 class ... was when you would see the young guns coming up, ditch their 125s for a 500 and ride Mammoth or the 500 USGP once a year

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