Wish I still had my '77 Thumper. My friends hated getting stuck behind me because I'd shower them with rocks from all the torque, hahaha. Bought brand new in 1977 from Hy-Jynks Yamaha in Norwalk, CA. I don't remember exactly what I paid for it but it was around $1300 total. Still the best dirt bike I ever owned!
@usnixon: It ain't leaking. It's marking it's spot. Most 250 or bigger 2 smokes will hurt you easier than any TT500; stock or modified, because the power is predictable. 2 smokes are lighter, but with that powerband, it can come on at the wrong time and toss you. Stick with thumper. They got soul. 2 smokes got...well...smoke. I have 2 '77 TT500's and love them. Easy starting. One stock, other highly modified. 1st. kick starts. Also, kids, learn some proper grammar and shit.
i have a 81 Suzuki DR500 that has a oil leak on the left side above the spark plug ware the cam shaft hole is and no one knows what to do or how to fix ...it leaks just enuf to drip oil on the pipe and smoke any clue on how to fix
Its all about experience... on two or four stroke, tire new till its bald , daily basis. thats what its all about. Im tired of wussys criticizing whos better on whatever they ride. Its just about just jammin the throttle, not fear the jump without backing off throttle periold... Let it hook up as long U know the track well.
Just an awesome start, i just finished building my sr 500 engine with a megacycle cam and a 12-1 compression piston and would like to know your specifications on your engine.
look at that 4 stroke pull away from the others sounds like theres some two strokes in there 4 strokes suck huh i own a tt 5000 and it smokes my friends honda 250 2006
You can also see the massive amount of suspension mods he did. the swing arm is longer with modern shocks, and it also has different front forks. He has probably about twice the travel that the stock bike did. Awesome to see that old beast kickin' some two stroke tail. My dad had one and when he got rid of it a few years ago the only left that was still good was the motor. We kept it for something, couldn't give it up yet.
one thing I notice here is we have a very good rider on the TT, and some of the others are novices. Look at the ones off the line with their feet off the pegs for 40 ft... ??? who rides like that? the TT sure looks good here though. you can tell it is a lot more powerful than the 2 strokes.
I have an old XT500 and I ride with a friend who has a new water cooled RM250. On the straights if he is ahead of me and gets on it, only one hard acceleration on my throttle shoots me right past him. The 500 tt is a very quick and powerful bike, much more quick and agile than it looks.
Wish I still had my '77 Thumper. My friends hated getting stuck behind me because I'd shower them with rocks from all the torque, hahaha. Bought brand new in 1977 from Hy-Jynks Yamaha in Norwalk, CA. I don't remember exactly what I paid for it but it was around $1300 total. Still the best dirt bike I ever owned!
roadyrider 5 months ago
lol show off with a wheele and still kick ass
64sery 5 months ago
@usnixon: It ain't leaking. It's marking it's spot. Most 250 or bigger 2 smokes will hurt you easier than any TT500; stock or modified, because the power is predictable. 2 smokes are lighter, but with that powerband, it can come on at the wrong time and toss you. Stick with thumper. They got soul. 2 smokes got...well...smoke. I have 2 '77 TT500's and love them. Easy starting. One stock, other highly modified. 1st. kick starts. Also, kids, learn some proper grammar and shit.
forku2umf 5 months ago
i have a 81 Suzuki DR500 that has a oil leak on the left side above the spark plug ware the cam shaft hole is and no one knows what to do or how to fix ...it leaks just enuf to drip oil on the pipe and smoke any clue on how to fix
usnixon 8 months ago
Nice modification! and looks weird!
herbdell 8 months ago
Its all about experience... on two or four stroke, tire new till its bald , daily basis. thats what its all about. Im tired of wussys criticizing whos better on whatever they ride. Its just about just jammin the throttle, not fear the jump without backing off throttle periold... Let it hook up as long U know the track well.
MrCwaigo 1 year ago
does that have a Dick Mann frame?
bobbyhill789 1 year ago
I want a tt500 so bad, but my dad thinks I'll probably kill myself on one, he had one then he got a 1992 wr500 and now I have a yzf250
CnRDirt 1 year ago
Just an awesome start, i just finished building my sr 500 engine with a megacycle cam and a 12-1 compression piston and would like to know your specifications on your engine.
likoly02 1 year ago
geil man, schoen xt500 propaganda :>
thewholeshit 1 year ago
look at that 4 stroke pull away from the others sounds like theres some two strokes in there 4 strokes suck huh i own a tt 5000 and it smokes my friends honda 250 2006
whitey5238 1 year ago
Super machine
philjass 1 year ago
4 strokes suck! well why watch a 4 stroke vid then m8e, 2stroke 4 stroke their still fun to ride lol
hairychinfinn 1 year ago
I love the holeshot at 1:50. Those YSS shocks work real well. I have them to on my PE/RM's. Looks like a Loooong swingarm you there.
supatipanno 1 year ago
grand mouther of all xt,s i buy a ktm^^ thats notalgie^^
Kupfer75 1 year ago
i just bought an xt 500 for 50 bucks needed a carb
motocrossman456 1 year ago
4 stroke sucks
SoobaaSteve 2 years ago
@SoobaaSteve, thats because you have never ridden a real 4 stroke, 2 strokes have top end but 4 strokes have torque.
NathansBackwoods 1 year ago
@NathansBackwoods no dude i like kinsa like them i just got a xr 500 and its pretty cool so i was kinda wrong
SoobaaSteve 1 year ago
@SoobaaSteve, thats good, i just like 4 strokes, i could have been less of a dick though.
NathansBackwoods 1 year ago
You can also see the massive amount of suspension mods he did. the swing arm is longer with modern shocks, and it also has different front forks. He has probably about twice the travel that the stock bike did. Awesome to see that old beast kickin' some two stroke tail. My dad had one and when he got rid of it a few years ago the only left that was still good was the motor. We kept it for something, couldn't give it up yet.
hondarideralex 2 years ago
one thing I notice here is we have a very good rider on the TT, and some of the others are novices. Look at the ones off the line with their feet off the pegs for 40 ft... ??? who rides like that? the TT sure looks good here though. you can tell it is a lot more powerful than the 2 strokes.
bulletman100 2 years ago
I have an old XT500 and I ride with a friend who has a new water cooled RM250. On the straights if he is ahead of me and gets on it, only one hard acceleration on my throttle shoots me right past him. The 500 tt is a very quick and powerful bike, much more quick and agile than it looks.
bulletman100 2 years ago
What year is that tt5?
braaup 2 years ago
wow!!! ilove the way the four stroke sound beside all those two strokes!! great thanks!!
katemx 2 years ago
This just shows how good the 500's were!
Good video.
601nl 2 years ago 2
ARE!
braaup 2 years ago
beat them damn two-strokes! nice riding
DoctorNumber46 2 years ago
Nice bike, gotta love them old XT/TT500's
whufc1969 3 years ago
Ehrfürchtige Energie TT500! Ausgezeichnetes Video, mehr Weinlesedieses Motorrades laufen und mehr bitte.
cultofthumpers 3 years ago
sweet
tyler7878 3 years ago