Last Years of the 500's Mfg.?

[Dmacsimum]

I'm wanting to know what year(s) were the 500 2-strokes discontinued from each manufacture? I heard Kawsaki made the KX 500 in 2004, and then discontinued? Is this right? What about the other manufactures : Honda, Susuki, and did Yamaha ever make a 500 even?
Thanks in advance....
Dennis

 

[2smoke]

Umm from memory last year of production:
KX500 2004 CR500 2001 RM500 1984 YZ490 1992 (?) KTM380 2001

I could be wrong on the Yamaha....but Ill be corrected shortly if I am. KTM even used to make a 550 up to the mid nineties....Maico still make a 500 and a 700 (some idiot decided that a motor designed for sidecar MX would go good in a bike frame) somewhere in Europe but.....I see pictures but not many of those bikes...Ive heard their crap anyway. Of whats left thats stiil in production the TM 300 and KTM 300 are the big bore 2strokes...even though I consider them a mid size rather than a out and out big bore.

 

[FZRRkid]

Yz490 1990 Wr500 91-93, Ktm 495 1983 I Belive

 

[Dmacsimum]

Thanks guys for the replies! So, I wonder what a new KX500 is going for, and if any are left?
Dennis

 

[500guy]

KTM 500 was until 1991 at least...I had one

 

[john3_16]

The last KX 500 I saw was very early this year..A brand new one sitting on the showroom floor along with a brand new CR500...Unfortunately the only ones I can find now are used...