Amen brother! Its not every day the Godfather calls to stop by with a brand new billet engine Built500 !!! so we were all beyond psyched to have you here! Jr asked if we could get the first AND second 2022 CR500AF you build at Built500.com this year! The lines gonna be a long one! It was an honor to have you here! Keep up the great work 🇺🇸 America & Beyond is watching & listening! Thank you! - Ken Sr

That was 95 when you raced my 500 at Casey “Wounded Knee” when you were racing that cheater bike Chris Kemp(300 KTM) agreed - Bill Sanders aka Gerrit Wolsink Btw where’s the pony tail? The 3 Day race at Casey tape is right here.

@@sargesanders7080 haha I'm old and forgetful. I'll have to check.out the Casey tape!!

It was very nice to see ,the passion you two have about this moto.Cr 500cc 2t ,keep it alive forever. Thank you Ken for this video

Thank you for making a great bike!

Excellent idea!

I move so slow now that when I'm there it's like a living statue haha :)

@@andrewj.waggoner4858 you aren't that old yet dad, give it a couple more decades! xD

@@smugreptile6695 thanks bud hahah but I'm getting slooooow.!!!!

Damn Skippy!!!

Might as well double it for the flex, why not? Showroom bikes and runners

Oh ya first off but a huge shop and just load it full of all kinds of 2 stroke monsters

That has really made me laugh because I said if I won euromillions the garage would full like that..the Kaplan auctions would be busy👍..

Same

lol

It’s not your fault mike, it’s just the Euosyndrom and anti right hand kick start movement . Don’t give up on him, he’ll eventually grow out of these delusions . 😋

You might what to explain how a two stroke makes it power that takes a good while to do .as there university professors who dont have a freaking clue and will tell you it us impossible as what they really do .and so far on you tube for the last ten years not one so call expert has ever got it right ..so yeah im your huckleberry know it all with full bragging rights ..when honda first introduced their first two stroke engines back in 1973 , i had just hired on as a honda technician ..and to do this you are required to attend honda R&D training center ..and for a week we were required to be instructed of how a two stroke Elsinore engine makes power ..and first day a honda C.E.O. introduced our instructor who could tell you what you had for breakfast by reading your spark plug ..his name was "Pop" Yoshimura the most famous tuner of all motorcycles in world and the same Yoshimura who built the first honda two stroke ever ..so you will have to agree of what he says is real ..and its simple two strokes are internally supercharged making boost in the crankcase supercharging the combustion chamber before it fires ...thats what we call the "power band" and when she comes "on the pipe" that when the sound waves from the expansion chamber catches up the the rpms of the crankshaft as the sound wave is so powerful it blocks the supercharged atmospheres of crankcase pressure from escaping the exhaust port untill the piston traps the mixture in the cylinder head combustion chamber and fires off more horsepower than you can ever make from a naturally aspirated 4 stroke that can only suck bang and blow ...2 stokes make boost ! Pop yoshimura knows

@@allensandven0 and this year a Husqvarna fuel injected TC125 two stroke makes 40 supercharged horsepower while honda's CRF150F 4 stroke mx racer make 23 horsepower that sucks bangs and blows

Mike, you do need to have the talk and believe me sometimes we have to do the hard things that are not always popular …. In fact the 2stroke community has been put in the corner for time out until we play fair.. I can’t tell you what to say but if I could it would go something like this ( hank hill to son Bobby) it’s like this Bobby, life ain’t fair , 2strokes aren’t gender neutral, if they were they’d be step through with a basket and a horn to squeeze ? And by the way … no body puts Baby in the corner ! Ok this last part unless you remember when Yamaha were yellow , Suzuki’s were fast , and even a paperboy could afford to race on Sunday. You may not get it ?

Yes please! Ken Kaplan 200 west main street Rockville ct 06066

Amen brother its the real deal!! If you get one and come here ill buy your plane ticket here! And we can have it delivered to kaplan cycles and you can spend the weekend breaking it in at the Kaplan compound and the Southwick national track!!!

We will be ready when you are ! Congrats in the great rides this past year !

haha he is wrong saying only old people watching Kaplan. I'm 27 and watch every video

Ken hit the TV networks to do a show around you !

Ed im still under contract with discovery for a couple months then I'm a free agent! They spent a fortune doing one pilot episode of "Kaplan America" you can watch it at discoverygo.com

Haha ,thanks! A face made for radio! :)

Yah.

A porcupine head yes remember them well that’s what started guys getting fro perms and wearing pooka shell necklaces, yea fashion failed the late 70s early 80s but man the girls were fast and cars were cheap… lol 😝 just kidding 👀

That’s weird because I’m an atheist and I seem to be kicking ass. It’s like god doesn’t exist.

@@accuratealloys Different 2 strokes for different folks. An ancient deity isn't everyone's cup of tea. But he's Lord to me. Peace to you!

YES THANK YOU 100 FUCKING PERCENT!

@@justchillin6599 🤝✊🏾

We all do!

I was expecting there to be a black ring on his lips from the 2 stroke carbon residue

They are only mandated to have 7 years worth of replacement parts. When its gone, its gone.

They made new moulds. It was a situation where they were replacing older molds that have gone out of spec. Instead of throwing away the old ines,they screwed up and threw out the new ones. Caused us some backorder issues, but they made new molds and still mske the cylinders. Ken's bike I delivered there is brand new engine,new cases,crank,cylinder,head etc,every part new. Same bike as if honda continued to make them has always been my goal :)

I was there! Initially dirung design they took the fence down by the corner so they could get a run at it from the parking lot. Insane.

Yep! It was mind blowing I was in the night track pits & it looked like Mike was 300 feet in the air!! And he just disappeared over the hill like he was floating!!

Kenny jr knocked it out of the park !

@@andrewj.waggoner4858 he sure did brother

I'm gonna find out this weekend. Got an 89 sitting in my garage waiting on a throttle assembly. Once its here, were taking it to the track.

Heya mr lakage! Hope all is well man :)

I agree! The 450 4 stroke Honda foreman is tractor like and very useful for work, or for riding after you hurt yourself on your 2 stroke!

Totally agree mate

It's a huck,but they change to corner before it and the run all the time as well as the inital jump face,so at times it's much easier than others :). I havnt done it in years, getting old haha

Seth Enslow,crazy AF.I remember that dude

Same here

👍

We have been doing this since 1997,no intention of stopping, so we will be here when you are ready

That’s awesome, fantastic 👍 I will put in my order as soon as my cash comes in , hopefully before Christmas 🎄 😃 that would make a great Christmas present to myself 😆 thank you

You are right.

He has a kx250af from me :) he loves that bike. He tested a CR500AFfir a magazine way back in 01, emailed me that it was the best open mx bike he had ever ridden,he loved and dud lap after lap, just hauling. It was beautiful to watch. Lol

For a 4 stroke to be alike you'd need something like my 6 speed 2001 husqavana TC 610 16t front & 50t rear or my 4speed 2005 rmz450 15t front 44t rear 😉

That's was one of the many David bailey edition models I made. It is one that david helped me in getting the details as accurate as possible

@@andrewj.waggoner4858 My uncle went to his motocross school. I have the jersey from when he graduated.

A resounding HELL YES. Contact AJ @ Built500.com