60 years young and still carving dirt, thanks KTM 😎

Got mine! 54 years old, bought a “fresh outta the crate” 2018 EXC500F last week! Best dirt bike ever!

so spot on. i'm about to have my 57th birthday and i still love to ride my '04 525exc. always been a dirt head.. first bike..honda 125 elsinor back in'74

Well... at 63, I bought a new ‘17 350 EXC-F. Really enjoy it, in some respects, I wish I had waited on my local dealer to receive the 500. But, no problem. Three years later, at 66, still enjoy the 350 and don’t regret buying it. Thanks for this insightful review and the aftermarket accessories. Great ride!

I'm 57 n that bike is just what I'm looking for. Very sweet

Just turned 58.. just picked up a 2020 500 exc-f last Wednesday.. it’s woke up some long unused muscles and stuff but I’m loving it !

I though I was the only old guy having a crisis for a KTM 500. Thank you for sharing I feel psychologically better 👍👍👍

im 61 and im in love with it

SWEET.... I REMEMBER RIDING A NEW ONE BACK IN THE DAY. IT WAS A FRIEND OF MINE.. HE LET ME RIDE IT KNOWNING I DIDN'T NO HOW MUCH POWER THIS BIKE HAS... MAN I HAVE HAD AN ROAD ALOT OF BIKES BUT THIS ONE STICKS OUT LIKE A SOAR THUMB THREW THE YEARS .... GREAT BIKE....

Keeping my tagged 2013 450xc-w forever!! Same motor as the 500, about the same hp. Love it!

I’m late 40’s I used to race motocross when I was a kid and just bought a KTM 2005 525 MXC...I want to update it as much as I can and make it cherry again with updated headlight and lighting tusk wheels new from and rear fenders for now and see what I want to do more to it as I get more familiar with the bike... Great video gave me some ideas. 👍🏼

I'm still ripping hard on my KTM 02 520 exc, All stock except for Total control suspension works.. it shreds tires faster than I can buy them. Love this old mans bike, I bought it new in 01 as a new 02 model. Raced 4 stroke B Hare Scrambles for several years. Knock on wood beside the normal Maintenance valve adjustments and filter changes its been rock solid. Love it I'm now 50 years old just as fun now to ride as it was back when It was new ... wahooooo love these RFS engines . I had a KTM 1998 300 exc before the 500. The 500 exc Tractors around till I need to hit the go switch.

Yeah I have a spot to fill in my garage, think I might have to get one this year!

Uhhh, yep, always will be my dream bike. Oh well, I guess at 61 I’ll just have to manage on my 1999 Yamaha WR400 and my 2003 YZ 450. Total outlay for both, $5500. Both street plated with enduro conversions, both anvil reliable. I do approximately 3000 gnarly trail kms per season up here in eastern Ontario. Cheers.

I just finished a full rebuild on my ktm525exc RFS engine I should get another 20yrs of enjoyment outta her

Just picked up a 2021. My first dirt bike at 49 years young.

At 57 I dig mine and am heading to Colorado with it tomorrow. And....all my 20 something sons dig thiers too since we ride on the highways between the trails.

I'm 35 now and have had pretty much every dream bike I've ever wanted 4 bikes. All street naked. Now I want enduro.

love my 500exc also 50 , i had the 16 old shape was better for adv gears are spread better and you can get 20 liter tank and a kickstarter , i have the 018 now it lighter fast better suspension for flying through enduro trails all day , i have refrained from bolting on to much accessory or big tank on this one still trailer it to the bush keep hours low, , mines been tuned not for max power just smooth it out and sharpen throttle response ,,,its pretty much open duel trails in OZ, so i ordered the new tenere 700 for xmass , big mile muncher , some of the trails you guys have in the mountains the 500 would be perfect

I'm 31 5'7 150lb my 2014 500exc doesn't even know I'm riding it. Amazing unstoppable power in the tight single track

I’m 50 and just bought a 22 500. Stoked

Beautiful bike great information too.

45 years old and bought a 2019 KTM 500 EXC F after test driving a KTM 300 2 stroke and found it anemic in power compared to my old WR450 :)

65+ and you make my fingers itch with this one.

At 60, my 17 with smog removed and VORTEX looks pretty close to yours. The use motominded as well. I prefer the Reklus as you can turn it on and off with the turn of an allen screw.

So only in my 40's but love mine!

My friggin dream bike.

Hey I’m only 40. Rocking the 2013 kicker. Paid 6200 with 1200 miles on it.

I would love to have one. Thats a nice bike. But, what is the 60+ dream bike. I have my Harley, and my old cherokee. I would love a good dual sport.

Ok so, I’m nearing 60 and have about 50 years of riding experience with the last 3 years on my 500exc. It has 8,000 miles on it that includes Motocross, Hare Scrambles, Cross Country races and treks, mountain riding, ice racing and riding, Supermoto hooliganism and of course the sissy ribbons. It is hands down the best bike for every kind of riding there is! I traded up (huge weight reduction and far better capability) to it from my 690 Dakar Rally that I raced in Africa, toured Europe, the UK and Canada on. I can keep up with kids on their 450’s on Motocross tracks (though I’m still scared to triple it!). What it’s not so good at is long distance travel at high speeds and with the 2x4 seat! For those rides, I have a 990 now.

There's hope for me yet! (former KX500 rider ;-) )

I have a few more years till I get their, but is it bad that I want one now? 🤔

I did the same thing to my 16 350excf. Have 3m double sided heavy duty Velcro so I can take my tag off when I’m areas I might not supposed to be lol 😂

We got an extra 2-3 horsepower, yeah. So its got alot of power...😆 Bike does look really clean. Getting a 2021 for my 60th.

Never met an older rider, who dreamed about a 4 stroke, smoker, yessss

Nice build Jay! Video needs to be trimmed at the 8:50 mark

It’s ok you can say it wet dream bike.... I’m 51 and ya your right.... Been looking at a KTM for the last week.... lol...

My dads 50 years old and he still races he’s got a 2017 Kim 450 sxf

Buying a dirt bike is a “Live life Crisis”.. Buying a Corvet is just a “Crisis”...

And it doesn't have the 4CS forks either which is another plus for these years.

Where's the key and barrel from? Is that the SICASS 26-206 one?

55 in couple weeks.get mine tomorrow....

Im 51 so AWESOME👌

How about the 2012 500exc? How are they compared to 2013-2016

That's funny you use the midlife crisis phrase. When I told my wife I wanted to buy my Beta she asked " is this some kind of mid life crisis?"I thought carefully and said.. " yes, but think of it this way, it's cheaper that a 67 GTO and you like seeing me on it much more than you would a younger woman." Lol 🤣 she said "buy the bike!!"

This bike is a desert racing monster

great bike, I have 17' model and don't agree suspension is worse then older models, some even say it's better :) already 250 happy hours.

Your thoughts on the 08 model?

Do you have a 60+ year old build? Seriously! Im starting to ride again after 20 years😜

Can this be a 35-year-old's dream bike as well? Asking for a friend.

VERY nice...! Thanks for information... Any shop building this bike specifically for sales...? Interested...

I have had 2012,2016, and the 2019 suspension motor and frame is a far superior in this bike bike no two ways about it and my 250exc 2stroke 2018 is far better than older models.

What's its weight with half tank of fuel??

Wish Yamaha would make something like that but l know I'm just dreaming and l know the wr 250 r is to small for your kind of riding just wondering because dirt bike used to like those bikes a lot and they would show all kinds of hop up parts for them...

I maybe wrong, but my 2016 is the same as the previos years. Wasn't 2017 the new design year?

Is the exc the same as the exc-f just renamed?

I’m thinking about buying one of these. It’s done 45 hours, is the six day version and is geared up, and has a flowed head. They’re asking $5500 Aussie dollars. I live in the Kimberley region of Western Australia, which is a tropical wilderness the size of California, with a population of 45,000. I can literally ride out my back door into a wilderness. Is this bike suited to this kind of riding? Or is the old generation 520/525 a better bike?I’ve never ridden one (500) I might need a bigger tank!

Close 50 next birthday but buying a WR450F.

Price tag about $12,000, this is my guess.

You'd have to be a Millionaire to be able to afford these bikes!

This bike looks so bad ass didn’t even start it and I watched the whole video... WOW. My birthdays in 2 days and I would not be mad if one showed up.... just sayin....

Sweet build and nice bike but there's no possible way that that can be the best trail bike for the over-50 rider. That is because my 14 EXC 350 is the ultimate trail bike for the over-50 rider. However I am sad to report that I am probably not the ultimate over 50 Trail Rider...🤣

Geez!!! Those bike go for $3k-$5k around my area.

Beautiful bike. How much does it weigh?

Does the 2-stroke cage really help? I thought I saw the KTMnHusky dude said it didn’t help any on his dyno.

What does pdf mean?

Trying to remember what you said what you did about the air box from a two stroke???!!! Thanks

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I got an 18 FE501. Being 50 isn't all that bad.

what about a 52 year old with a 30" inseam?? Is this "horse" hight friendly??

Damn I'm 32 just got a 2023 500. Fuck mid life crisis is boss.

Does the ign key add a steering lockout? ( my wife and I are curious when prkd for quick stops at grocery store re theft deternt)

I WANTED THE 500 EXC even being 28 years old. my problem is that i'm to short for it and i could add a lowering kit to it but i think it would still be to tall for me.

fire it up next time

You spoke at length about the mods you made but very little about the bike and it’s intended mission. I know you need to acknowledge your sponsors but this comes across as product placement. The previous generation was 2013-2016. The 2017+ new gen bikes share very little and are much better trail bikes: 10 pounds lighter, lower CG, better suspension, and most importantly have a smaller rider triangle that fits shorter riders better.

63 riding a ktm 300 xc w

How heavy is it?

I thought you had some bonus 8 min footage after you ended the video at 8:45! you have to fire the editor! Jk

I got a question,my height is just 172 cm do you think i can ride a bike that tall?

I bought my 75 KX400 in 78 for 500bucks. 7K for this 500, please stop the madness.

Im well under 50 and own my dream bikes. CR & KX500'S.

This bike is no longer street legal. For some it doesn’t matter, but for many of us that destroys the opportunity to use it as a light adventure bike or to connect separated trails. If you only intend to ride offroad, a new gen 450 can be had that weighs 25 pounds less, handles much better, has better suspension, and has a better power to weight ratio. This bike cost $8000 before mods. A reasonable guess as to the cost of the engine overhaul and all featured mods is $6500 or so, depending on whether the owner does all the work properly himself. You are now looking at $14,500 for a 7 year old bike of non current design. Not a good investment. Better off buying a new one, riding it 6 years, and then selling it for 60-70 percent of what you paid. The first 200 hours are the best on any bike.

Why didn't he start it,.so we could hear it run!!

Honda CR 500

Wait wait wait, its a 500 from 2013 and its only got 45hp 🤨 my yahama wr450 from 2006 has 55hp at the wheel with no major mods (airbox, carb, exhaust and map)

What is 'PDS'?

How about 30 year old guys dream bike

No. . .the 2012's are the best. Especially the XCW's!!

I'm 49 and I got one check it out on u tube tricked out ktm by the way I got a 2013 grand sport to

Whay does exc stand for??

Great verbal presentation but where was the practical presentation? It was like going to a massage parlor and getting a rub with out the tug, are you kidding me?

guy with the mic looks 60...

65 here. Sold my 2016 last year. Just got a new 2022. I bleed orange...

I have had a 2013 500, a 2014 and now a 2017. without a doubt the 17 my favorite. After getting rid of a few parts and opening it up. and dropping the rear suspension about an inch. The balance and power are unreal. I agree fully stock 500s are more powerful. The newer 500s feel so much more slim in the trails. Riding dual sport on a 500 is the only way to go. If you truly ride hard single track a 500 is the best bike money can buy.

damn..... you started off talking about getting a used one aT a good price and then you just dumped money everywhere, fucking with it.. JUST BUY A NEW ONE.

Hey! I'm triggered. You ageist! I'm 59...that's not my dream bike. Four stroke 500? No way. My dream bike is my 1997 300 MXC. FmF fat boy, weighted flywheel. Exchange tyranny to close ratio 5 speed. Drop drive sprocket one cog. Rip it up. Oh yeah.

Those forks were garbage, just like 4CS, just like AER. Different "features" same sub par performance. Rich city slicker's bike.

4cs forks suck

60 and blazing an uncorked 2018 450EXC ,,,,, 🤣