125-200cc should I ?

Okay i know this is going to be a no no for the true husky fans out there but i have a chance to trade my husky (2002 wr 250) for a 2001 kx 500 or a 1997 or older cr 500 , has anyone had any experiences with them ? I mostly do trail ridding and i know there not great for trails but i still wanna own one of these beats.

I had a CR 500 and was a blast to ride on MX tracks but sucked on the trails. I do like tight single track and is the reason it didn't work for me. Now I did ride with a pro flat tracker one time in the woods and he rode a CR500 like a 250 but he was also use to fighting a Harley 750 all the time.

That wr 250 is one of the best trail bikes a guy could have, why trade

NO.

do NOT trade a hard enduro specialist like the WR for a dime a dozen MX bike! why you ask?

CR500- bogus suspension, fouls plugs, needs a 2-ton flywheel, thicker HG, tons of other crap for any kinda east coast work tighter than a prepped MX track. that's the short list! ask me how i know!

KX500- tank steering, good engine, still loads up, suspension fixeable, frame is a wet freakin noodle- actually helps in the roots, they are dated and old and dime a dozen...good dez bike, if you like paint shakers. bring another set of hands. id do this one over the CR500 for woods in a heartbeat. still. find someone that knows how to make it work or you'll beat your head against the side of the garage in frustration.

that bottom pic looks like a seriously abused RM of some sort! barfola!

No experence with any of the three bikes but just looking at the pics. I say NO way.

okay, thanks for the feedback I was just thinking about doing it (calm down) btw i was going to convert it to af if i were to get it .... but I think im going to stay with my wr !!

keep the WR, AND, find a clapped out 500 ya like for cheap and do a ground-up project on it....
for several reasons.
one- it'll be clapped out.
two- it will need a ton of work to make it woods freindly. so whats the point of getting a really nice one since it's coming apart for mods.

get one on the cheap and work your way into the project a little at a time trading and selling and upgrading. when its done its fresh and ready to rip.

yea, sure you an "get by" with a stock one but, unless yer Super Hunky or Hulk Hogan it aint gona be much fun fouling plugs overheating and bouncing off trees.

no no no no no

CR500 on a trail? do you have a death wish?

before you know you are just like flag hanging on and one mishap it is a lot of power that will hurt you

CR 500 with super motar wheels (that is really bad ass)

Robert-Jan

tough one... not , stay with husky not cus we are bias but its a freaking good mixed surface bike, ive had the joyus horror of ridint a cr500 and its is a rush but its like a baby when it starts to get hard work just give it back to the rightful owner.

give them both a ride and make your mind up, the cr 500 supermoto is a mental bike but stay with 250 wr imo

p.s. i know not of the kawasaki but its long in the tooth now and buying one or swapping one for a bike you know is a bad idea..

I rode a CR500 on the trails but it was a Husky, it worked well, one of my brothers had a KX500 and did not care for it's trail capability, a friend had a CR500 Honda and it was hard to keep up with my Husky
put a 300 top end on yours if you want more power or buy a 360 mine works great and is easy to ride on tight trails

I thought about buying a new honda cr500 back in 2001 for trail use but I decided my arms were already long enough and I didn't need stains in my shorts! Great bikes for open spaces and hill-climbs but too much for in the bush IMHO.