This is the ultimate pre 95 500cc two stroke. Very unique bike. It has a 1989 Kawasaki KX500 engine professionally mounted in a 1990 KX250 frame. Built as a replica of the three time 500 World ...

The 1983 Kawasaki KX500 is a legendary dirt bike, but for none of the right reasons. It came off the factory floor complete with several deficiencies and was a challenge to even start. The stock ...

To list a few: the KX500 had to be tamed to become the desert racing legend it grew into. The Kawasaki H2 Mach IV was so quick, it got called The Widowmaker. There was a good reason Kawasakis were ...

Notably, Nic Colangeli (N15) qualified seventh on a 30-year-old KX500 two-stroke, and Baylor qualified ninth out of 10 Open Pro bikes. At 5:45 a.m. Friday morning, the N2 bike of Bryce Stavron/Jack ...

Heck, some of the most storied desert racers like the KX500 are still the weapon of choice today for legendary races like the Baja 1000. So there's clearly a name Team Green has carved for itself ...

In the closing stages Hamel took over the team’s Kawasaki KX500 and made a dramatic charge to catch and pass Roeseler to secure the victory. After the race Ostbo joked that he credited his team’s win ...

In this edition of Two-Stroke Tuesday, we invite you to delve into the visual journey of the championship-winning Kawasaki KX500, meticulously crafted by Gary Reynolds in honor of his dear friend and ...

The big factories aren't making them any more – indeed, it's pretty amazing that Honda persisted with the CR500 as late as 2002, and Kawasaki kept the KX500 on the market until 2004. They're a ...

Last month’s little ditty on on-road two-stokes was just the start. And while we love us some asphalt action, there’s no doubting that two-strokes rock just as hard off-road as they do on. These ...

The engine in the current bikes is the Loncin KX500 unit, which goes under the codename LX267MR, but the next-generation machines have an updated LX268MR motor, gaining 23cc in capacity for a total of ...

Some motorcycles are fun, while others are downright scary. The legendary Kawasaki KX500 was both, with a slight bias towards the latter. The 500cc two-stroke was the king of the dirt bike jungle ...