Two-Stroke Tuesday | Jeremy McGrath on a Kawasaki KX500!

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5 жыл бұрын

The annual Mammoth Mountain MX is approaching, and Jeremy McGrath just put the finishing touches on his most recent purchase - a Kawasaki KX500 that he found in Arizona on Craig's List - in time for the Open class on the mountain. MC invited us out to join him as he broke in his big-bore and put it through its paces for the first time. What modern improvements can you spot on the big green beast?

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@roddas26 5 жыл бұрын

can't imagine what it's like being at a track and seeing such an awesome kx500 and then realising it's being ridden by Jeremy McGrath....omg

@zspence77 5 жыл бұрын

Right!

@razsmith3555 5 жыл бұрын

OMG!!

@McNamEvan 5 жыл бұрын

New pants required. Both sides spoiled.

@stevenjohnson400 5 жыл бұрын

Just got to your local track never know who might be there practicing

@officialmysteriousrider6327 4 жыл бұрын

Yes it was good back then lads

@holeshotinspectionllc2412 5 жыл бұрын

2 legend's =one badass machine.......#2 Stroke's Matter...

@deanwcampbell 5 жыл бұрын

That was awesome, thanks for not putting music in the video!

@Ritalie 5 жыл бұрын

YES!!

@breed4659 5 жыл бұрын

That big bore 2 stroke sound is music to me. You could make an hour long album of just that 500 revving and I'd jam it in my truck

@patrickswayze2596 5 жыл бұрын

nyyght7 agreed!

@2stroketyson79 3 жыл бұрын

oh there was music! 500cc of music! lol

@savage22bolt32 3 жыл бұрын

Thanks for the great video, and a huge thanks for not ruining it with crappy background music while you're talking. I don't know why some people are compelled to add annoying background music throughout the video.

@KeganVanSickle 5 жыл бұрын

At nearly 50 years old, Jeremy can still throw around a 500 like a BMX bike.

@rsl6767 5 жыл бұрын

500 2-stroke, Jeremy McGrath, no music = great video👍👍

@jerry-ii2pm 5 жыл бұрын

Need some 1-800- collect stickers on that show pony!

@robertanon1910 5 жыл бұрын

made my day to see Jeremy again, looking older now but as nice as ever, total respect for this man, and great to see he still enjoys the thrill of mx.

@Yt_xrider 5 жыл бұрын

When i saw "JEREMY MCGRATH" AND "KX500" I immediately need to watch it!!those words are LEGENDS🤟😎🤘

@terryturner3050 5 жыл бұрын

Danny Hamal best in 🏜️ 1995,

@Jacare1973 5 жыл бұрын

Two legends together!

@CynicalTake 5 жыл бұрын

We bringing back the helmet fins? I’m down with it.

@fullnoyz7670 5 жыл бұрын

I’m on eBay looking for one now!

@workhardplayhard3206 5 жыл бұрын

It's a wifi antenna lol

@BryanSmith518 5 жыл бұрын

Shoot, I forgot about those!

@oldsport1046 5 жыл бұрын

@@ThatWasPrettyFunny Where do you get a new one?

@JswisslolGaming 5 жыл бұрын

love the fins.

@imarchand5232 5 жыл бұрын

The legend.. u aged well my dude, McGrath was my childhood superhero back in the early 90's

@andyalmeida8356 5 жыл бұрын

Sinisalo... nuff said.

@FlakMonky20k 2 жыл бұрын

Same for me. I only root for one and that's always been MC.

@rickdudzik9281 5 жыл бұрын

man there is nothing like a 2 stroke. the sound and smells of those bikes brings back mems of years of rideing with good friends in the midwest

@baterkat 5 жыл бұрын

1:53 One of the best sounds in the world!

@greggwhittenberger8092 5 жыл бұрын

The world of motocross needs to bring back 500cc 2 stroke class.....bad ass real motocross like back in the day of real men and machine.

@nic2537 5 жыл бұрын

🙄 stfu

@brettbrettson69 5 жыл бұрын

I found the 4 stroke rider ^

@nic2537 5 жыл бұрын

Brett Brettson no you didn’t. Your romantic ideas about real men and machine are what got the eye roll.

@brettbrettson69 5 жыл бұрын

@@nic2537 you're right, how dare someone gets nostalgic over something from their era! Bring on the transgenders and 250 4 strokes!

@nic2537 5 жыл бұрын

Brett Brettson nostalgia’s fine. So is his comment. So is mine. Yours too.

@koengixxer 5 жыл бұрын

that dude on that 125 is one of the few who can say he got by mcgrath on the outside! 🤘

@vrossi2596 5 жыл бұрын

He'll savour this upload tho..

@doppies2001 5 жыл бұрын

while McGrath was cruising along...

@jonlebon5086 5 жыл бұрын

I raced a 91 KX500 at my local district in the open expert class when I was 23 years old, what a handful that bike was, it taught you throttle control, finesse and body position like no other. Love hearing the bass of that 500 compared to that 125

@jonlebon5086 5 жыл бұрын

Talkin Bout Nawlins New York

@ronbradshaw7404 5 жыл бұрын

Hello! Big Four, Hello!... Riders WANT two strokes, listen to them!.

@Troutologist 5 жыл бұрын

Tell that to the epa!

@hbmtrhbmtr4824 5 жыл бұрын

A direct injected 2stroke runs cleaner than a 4stroke all day long. See Optimax outboards made by Mercury

@OKFrax 4 жыл бұрын

It’s called KTM

@ArmathuX 5 жыл бұрын

Awesome footage, two legends. 2-Strokes forever

@bronzenwoolsey7280 5 жыл бұрын

I love it! Awesome bike, awesome Rider. I love seeing McGrath still ripping! Gives me hope as I age......

@rusgeorge7356 5 жыл бұрын

Dang, that thing sounded gnarly!

@mwhitelaw8569 5 жыл бұрын

Hell yeah Showtime!!! Makin us old dudes look cool

@mnicrashSoren 5 жыл бұрын

Jeremy McGrath will always be my greatest memories of supercross

@FrankA-973 5 жыл бұрын

mnicrashSoren 100% brother!!!! Watching him race then playing crusty demons of dirt on VHS before going out riding for the weekend.. 🤘🏼

@mnicrashSoren 5 жыл бұрын

@@FrankA-973 lol remember when seth enlow crashed into his factory rides bro! Insane days I love the old free ride attitude all in all the time

@srpdesigns 5 жыл бұрын

Motocross tracks are finally starting to sound RIGHT AGAIN!!!.... The only thing missing is the smell of the 2 stroke mix !!

@motoman22atgmail 5 жыл бұрын

Nothing like the smell of a exhaust with Maxima Castor 927 premix in it... *sigh*

@graysinclair6572 5 жыл бұрын

Steve P Comment of the day!!! Right on brother. 🤙

@srpdesigns 5 жыл бұрын

@@graysinclair6572 I'm a little late with a response but Thanks Gray.!!

@markpauley6219 5 жыл бұрын

Benol caster oil,

@k9-unit-australia275 3 жыл бұрын

McGrath is an absolute legend. I love watching him ride. So much style & speed.

@Sleepy.Time. 5 жыл бұрын

KX500 is something every rider should experience

@eric6rock 5 жыл бұрын

Or any 500 in general

@motoman22atgmail 5 жыл бұрын

Tried to race open class on these in the mid 90s, two seasons of that and I got back on 250s. Arm pump was just never ending, couldn't hardly hold onto it. WAY more power than any mere mortal can use ...unless your last name is McGrath or Larocco or Glover anyway.

@anthonyminggia1105 5 жыл бұрын

Wow you're absolutely right it's like you're standing still and someone comes behind you and push you in the back and you're not prepared for it that's how it feels when you dump the clutch and turn the throttle on that kx500 OMG I felt it when I said it LOL

@markheumann2932 5 жыл бұрын

If anybody can bust that beast out Jeremy can!!

@snikwad003 5 жыл бұрын

Probably the baddest machine I have ever set my ass on

@westcoastflava4062 5 жыл бұрын

LEGEND, thanks for all the memories brother.

@michaelj.kastner5165 5 жыл бұрын

Who doesn’t Love #2 The GOAT !!!! More videos!!! Genius on a dirt bike and a true “Racer” much respect!!

@freshcharge 5 жыл бұрын

I love it! Vintage 100% even down to the filming, no go pro, no drones. I'm dying to restore a 2 stroke.

@bloodstone6196 4 жыл бұрын

It's the way dirt bikes are supposed to sound! Love 2 strokes!

@robbysmith5206 5 жыл бұрын

Wow how awesome is that to see Jeremy McGrath riding a kx 500 awesome stuff ⭐️😎🐱✌️

@richardshutrump5950 5 жыл бұрын

I remember seeing McGrath racing at High Point on a factory Honda 250. He schooled everyone and seemed like he was going around the track a gear higher then everyone.He had that Cr 250 screeming. He was the class of the field.Still looks fast as hell.

@chucksherron 5 жыл бұрын

I was thinking the same thing when I saw him at the Cleveland Supercross. It was like his bike was on a rail and everyone else was driving on ice.

@stevepadilla9729 5 жыл бұрын

I like listening to his bike, plus McGrath can still ride. Cool to see that Show Time Smile.

@diggs7252 5 жыл бұрын

“The King” 👑

@DJDoubtIt81 5 жыл бұрын

Two beast! McGrath the beast and KX500 beast. Looking awesome on the track.

@Michaljordan1 5 жыл бұрын

Man I love a two stroke!

@onlygazza 5 жыл бұрын

Great to see him back on a bike and especially the kx500 ( I had one of those ) he’s a legend that needs to be on a bike ✊

@onlygazza 5 жыл бұрын

Sound Enthusiast yep he seems to be riding a lot more this year and doing more races, nice to see him doing it for the enjoyment of riding and I’d love to see him race the vets race in the Uk later in the year, brill rider !

@yamaharaptor01able 5 жыл бұрын

One of my all time favorite MX idols on my favorite bike👍

@zspence77 5 жыл бұрын

I have a 1995 KX500 and love it. Will never get rid of it. I ride it in the sand dunes. It's a beast for sure!

@notjoecheez1 5 жыл бұрын

Jeremy McGrath...the best. Miss seeing him in races. Man those were the days. I remember pulling over to the side of the 215 freeway in sun city and watching him ride his track at his old house. Good times.

@Hanibul_Lecktor 5 жыл бұрын

Seeing Mcgrath on anything but a Honda triggers me. The days of Bailey, Hanna and Mcgrath seem like yesterday to me.

@Hanibul_Lecktor 5 жыл бұрын

@Talkin Bout Nawlins there you go !! I knew I was missing a name, on point man !!

@Me-yh4uc 5 жыл бұрын

Hanna n Bailey was the old days (good tho). McGrath introduced a new level of riding which continues today.

@jimmywitman7943 5 жыл бұрын

@Talkin Bout Nawlins when smith,and croft rode Honda... Hannah spanked them on a yamaha

@jimmywitman7943 5 жыл бұрын

@Talkin Bout Nawlins schools in bro....Hannah won the title first time out with team yamaha 1976...the year before he rode for team DG wich was 1975...also Mr know it all the team Honda you refer to was 1976 smith,croft,eierstedt,karmakers......get that..

@jimmywitman7943 5 жыл бұрын

@Talkin Bout Nawlins smith won two 125 ama national titles...74,75..the first two year's of that class

@doghouse416 5 жыл бұрын

I love ALL bikes,.....but there's something about a well tuned 2 stroke that is pure magic!!

@daddudesdostuff 5 жыл бұрын

A two stroke legend riding a legendary two stroke...

@mr.know_it_all 5 жыл бұрын

Watching Super-cross in the late 80s and early 90s with Jeff ward, Ricky Johnson, mike larocco on 500s at the L.A. Coliseum was epic 🙌🏼

@clifftor3148 5 жыл бұрын

500s in Supercross????????????????

@russellhelms2835 7 ай бұрын

And maybe a few beers😂👌

@robertnocerajr3985 5 жыл бұрын

Great message and a great man here..

@garyeasdale1004 5 жыл бұрын

Roost from the front wheel in the corners Excellent KX ground planted

@RichM0410 5 жыл бұрын

McGrath always appears to be such a great person! Badass rider with god only knows how many titles👍

@Bradygoodz 5 жыл бұрын

Would love to see MC back on a 93’ cr250

@yank.my.doodleitsadandy9222 5 жыл бұрын

THE ABSOLUTE FAVORITE BIKE OF MC!

@tincho1979 5 жыл бұрын

Que buenos recuerdos!!! Felicitaciones 👏🏻👏🏻👏🏻 Saludos de Argentina 🇦🇷

@Lazylynnfeeders 5 жыл бұрын

Through the years of the sport and many many excellent riders McGrath was and still is my favorite.

@deborahchesser7375 5 жыл бұрын

Cool to see two classics at the same time 👍

@jasonhaas719 5 жыл бұрын

Always been a fan watched you race in upstate ny when i was a teen. Keep killing it

@99v8cobra 5 жыл бұрын

McGrath still looks fast. Champion forever. and the front Showa suspension looked plush

@zPrideful 5 жыл бұрын

He got dusted by a 125 tho lol

@porkchop803scwilliams9 5 жыл бұрын

One of the smoothest riders ever McGrath

@stevene.6430 5 жыл бұрын

Coolest vid I'll watch today. Tame the beast !!!!

@BobMarley-oq5yq 5 жыл бұрын

Glad he's still riding! He's the best!

@79_air-arms-shooter29 5 жыл бұрын

Break in day, yeah right!!. Still on it kicking ass

@danieleichler4263 3 жыл бұрын

I remember as a kid living in norwich ny Jeremy and his crew would park their race hauler out behind the Howard Johnsons hotel for Unadilla weekend and we would go visit and they sit there and talk to us. Awesome memories hard to believe it was so long ago as I'm 36 now

@rodneykinder9441 5 жыл бұрын

Hey jeremy, one of my heroes. Awesome vid.

@patbriggsmbr 3 жыл бұрын

That sound. Takes me back to my motocross days.

@gillypig1 5 жыл бұрын

Jeremy still one baaaad dude!! July 2019 😎👍🏼

@cecilwilson5442 4 жыл бұрын

Fantastic especially with the rider who owns and rides the bike old bike with modern twist great to see

@Truth.Keeper 3 жыл бұрын

Legend right there. Respect

@vetten76 5 жыл бұрын

I love it. If you pull up next to him, he automatically goes into race mode. Lol. He needs to smoke you. Great video. I loved my CR 500’s. An open class two stroke is a good thing. Remember the Carlsbad Grand Prx? I wheeled my 500 the entire length of the drag strip. I bet Jeramy done that. Great video. Cool redo on that bike!

@scottkilla 5 жыл бұрын

Was dying to hear what he thought of it after the changes he made. I had one of those and the air cooled '83 version, was a tad over gunned in the bush but no-one ever caught me on the straights! Ah memories!

@bwhaskell 5 жыл бұрын

Love the shark fin helmet

@brianchurchill9174 5 жыл бұрын

Sweeeeeeet! That's it I'm breaking out mine this week!

@kenharty6016 3 жыл бұрын

Happy hes still riding.

@soulgivesoul07 5 жыл бұрын

i love the sound of 2 strokes...

@F3502000 Жыл бұрын

Riding that monster on a track is amazing!

@kingatticus303 3 жыл бұрын

My favorite rider of all time. Dude is the supercross king!!

@Emtbwebb 5 жыл бұрын

Still a beast on a bike great to see thanks

@tylerc7336 3 жыл бұрын

I can only imagine how much of a beast that thing is

@smurfygoodtimes8148 4 жыл бұрын

Making 2 Strokes great again😎

@sharkiesgirl8929 4 жыл бұрын

1:57 DAM THOSE BOOTS ARE HOT 🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥 CANT TAKE THE 90S OUTTA MCGRATH STILL SPORTING THE HELMET FIN..✌✌

@OSCARRODRIGUEZ-qi2yd 3 жыл бұрын

Two Stroke for EVER.

@Davido50 2 жыл бұрын

It's a great bike ! With arguably the best rider ever. Love see a Polysport plastics kit on it tho. Glad Jeremy is riding again.

@jamesrobert7155 5 жыл бұрын

Anything with MC is gold with me.

@theil6 3 жыл бұрын

Great to watch ShowTime ride again

@ccsmooth55 3 жыл бұрын

God that thing sounds so sick!

@RippinLyons 2 жыл бұрын

I love my KX500, such fun bikes.

@a.drenalin 3 жыл бұрын

What can i say A hero on top of a legend

@simonManleeeee 3 жыл бұрын

Back in the day, Mc was my fave rider

@disciple16 5 жыл бұрын

that 125 was hanging tough. ps. I love the helmet fin lol

@austinkitchen4885 5 жыл бұрын

I love seeing videos where guys obviously feel uncomfortable. Not a knock, its humanizing to see a man like McGrath who won so many championships and races still perform while obviously uncomfortable with his setup. It's awesome and a good boost for us amateurs in terms of confidence to see top pros do that. Way to rock that speed fin too... lmao

@connorcassidy7337 5 жыл бұрын

That thing sounds crisp💯

@Vini-rm2ss 5 жыл бұрын

500 two strock, the bad ass bike !!! 👏👍🤙😁😉 !...

@johnkolinoff8591 5 жыл бұрын

Yep right on last ride 1990 CR500 HE'LL YES!!

@my-max-media7621 3 жыл бұрын

Was my favorite bike to accelerate on. Used to race Harescrambles with and I was only 125 lbs then. 😆 the bike didn't even know I was on it.🏁

@michaelj.kastner5165 5 жыл бұрын

It looks HEAVY!!

@stellastarr69 5 жыл бұрын

It would have been nice to hear what Jeremy's thought's on the bike were when he was done riding it.

@JasonTate86 5 жыл бұрын

The king still got it

@justdean5871 4 жыл бұрын

Now that's a proper 2 stroke ripper

@chrisgleis2821 5 жыл бұрын

So awesome

@Jess-db3yf 5 жыл бұрын

Bud Light graphics on that b%$ch. Loving these 2 stroke builds! 💪🏁

@nitrojunkie9027 5 жыл бұрын

No knack knack??? Awesome vid

@graysinclair6572 5 жыл бұрын

I think I broke the sound barrier clicking on this video!!

@edwardfleming7890 5 жыл бұрын

Oh ho ho, yea, those big bore 2 smokes are great to hear.

@patrickswayze2596 5 жыл бұрын

I have build #17 Service Honda CR500, and unless you’ve ridden a 500cc two stroke you have no idea how much power they have! I can only beat the 250’s and 450’s four bangas on open roads in the forest, on trails and the tracks it’s just too powerful to maintain any traction or stopping lift! Not to mention I have to carry at least two spare plugs with me as they foul out so easily! Total untamed beasts of things