Just because he can
- Thread starter Augiedoggie
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Drone Audio is painful to hear but the CR music is magic. Big bore smokers are a handful on a slick track but are fun on a cushion track. I rode a handful of big bore 2 strokes on dirt track with reasonably good results. Have to be careful to wear dark underwear when riding big bore 2 stroke. Don't want your friends seeing shit stain on your tighty whities when you change into your street clothes after a race win..
I had a fellow Marine try to sell me a CR500 "trail bike" in the early eighties. I tried it in the woods around Quantico, Virginia.
I guess I did actually ride it, because I was still on top of the beast when I gave it back to him. It is certainly not meant to be ridden in the woods.
That guy above on the flat track has my respect. He would probably be even more aggressive in traffic.
I guess I did actually ride it, because I was still on top of the beast when I gave it back to him. It is certainly not meant to be ridden in the woods.
That guy above on the flat track has my respect. He would probably be even more aggressive in traffic.
I rode CR500 KX500 and Maico 490 back in the 1980s. We would play ride them in sand pits and dirt/sand trails. 2 or 3 hours of wringing big bore throttle would burn the rear tire down to a nub. Doesn't matter how much you baby them, every time you open throttle they spin rear tire. The 80s motocross bikes didn't have kick stand. Badass big bore 2 stroke riders would simply stop bike and grab front brake and shift bike into 3rd gear and spin rear tire to dig a hole in soft ground and step off bike. Looked cool as hell but rear tire was done after one ride. First gear on big bore 2 stroke was never used by most riders.
I bought a clapped out Penton 400 from the son of a racer. The son had tried to race it, but he wasn't comfortable because he was really short.
Even worn out and with almost no compression, once we got it running, it was crazy riding it up and down the beaches. I traded it for a Suzuki GT 500, which was useless on those beaches. I wish I had kept that Suzuki.
Even worn out and with almost no compression, once we got it running, it was crazy riding it up and down the beaches. I traded it for a Suzuki GT 500, which was useless on those beaches. I wish I had kept that Suzuki.
