Jett & Hunter Lawrence SHRED a CR500 Two-Stroke! | RAW

We were out at Perris Raceway yesterday for the 2022 Alpinestars gear launch where their athletes, such as both Jett and Hunter Lawrence, were on-hand logging laps. About half-way through the event, Red Bull's Aaron Colton brought his beautifully restored CR500 over to the HRC Honda tent, and only a few moments passed before the brothers asked to take the beast for a spin. We captured some of the action before talking to both Hunter and Jett about their experience on the two-stoke legend. Check it out!

[jodybarnes]

Jett did not look comfortable! 🤣 but Hunter was starting to enjoy it 🤙🏻

[andrewmarshall]

Don’t worry, the feelings will come back to your hands after a day or two.

[rg]

Thank you for NOT adding a 'sound track.' The motor does just fine all by itself, so to speak.

[danarrington]

If you never got to see a 500cc national I feel sorry for you. You cannot imagine what 40 of them launching off the start sounds and feels like.
I know the current 450's have roughly the same hp but it's just not the same. I rode a 500 one time and never cared to ride one again. They are a true beast.

[nathancrittenden]

Watching dave Thorpe ride the last true factory hrc Honda 500 was a thing of beauty back in the day

[bermbuster]

I just became a Hunter Lawrence fan. He went after it. Both paid much respect to the 2 stroke days of the past!

[jerrybrackeen]

The American people could learn from these guys such good manners and polite thier parents should be proud.

[edgonsorowski]

I raced Maico 1983-84 both 250 and 500 class every weekend. Getting on the 250 after the 490 was like a baseball player swinging the bat with weights on it to warm up before going to the plate. After getting off the 490 you could absolutely shred on the 250. Miss being able to ride like I did in the day...
Too all you out there riding today, enjoy it while you can; life is short.

The old saying goes "the older I get the faster I was" :)

500's, the definition of

[waynemarcotte]

Proof right there how mx has been pussified thru the years. That was even on a prepped track. Lets see that again at Saddleback or carslbad midweek practice. Kudos though to those young men for being honest!!

[racerx]

Love watching the young guys riding stuff they never have before.

[MoTKrW]

I love how genuine Jett is in this interview. Cheers man!

[yz]

Big bore 2 strokes. You either love em or hate em. I understand how powerful the new 450's are but for me there is no substitute. The shear violence and "tank slapping" mayhem of a bad ass 500 2 stroke on a big track is something every MX lover should experience at least once in their life.

[MrCleowaite]

Carson Brown is the real beast for a new school rider on a 500

[scottyoz]

I was a bad A grade 125 Rider in Australia in the 80’s. we had a track to practice on in a pine Forrest
One day a guy showed up on an 86 CR 500. He hung with us and we all asked, and got a blast on it.
For about 6 minutes I’ve never Been so scared yet exhilarated in the same breath.
I humbly gave the bike back and went home with my tail between my legs.
You have to ride one to truely appreciate its raw power. And it’s beauty. I never rode Honda, but they made damn fine two strokes! Shame they’ve let that go

[grindstone]

Back in the late 80s I regularly rode all three classes in 1 day. 125, 250, and 500 some times motos being back to back with just enough time to change goggles before the next gate drop. The old sway back KX's. My favorite bike was A Klemm research kited 1989 KX285 that would holeshot the 500s. AHH the good ole days!

[Bruce.Wallace]

You need to change the title to Hunter kinda shreds and Jett putts around on a CR500.

[MrPagargar]

Haha you could tell Jett didn’t like it and hunter loved it

[Davefranzin]

I remember Johnny O'Mara in Maggiora, Morocross of Nation in Italy ... passing the 500 world champion with Honda David Thorpe, in the first descent with a little Honda 125....what a skill ( and legend ) rider...

[nexrace]

Hunter to O'show, "did you ride 500's?" Awesome!

[vinceedwards]

As soon as I saw this video, I knew they were going to freak out about the vibration!!! Lucky they did not try an air cooled one!!!