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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
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I would say it puts out around "enough"
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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.
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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.
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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
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You can always buy yourself one from ServiceHonda and break the bank doing it!!!
http://www.servicehonda.com/componen...wasaki-kx500af Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk
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Very nice want one lol
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