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With a heavy guy on board, or with top box and panniers, or driving in a headwind, or uphill. The European CB500F does 165 real GPS km/h, average of two directions (169/161) with a 186 cm 85 kg driver in leathers, according to our reputable MC Touring Club (in Danish) magazine.
Shifting at 4000-5000 rpm for just putting around works OK, but the bike seems more suited to 5000+ up shifts. Comfort at high speeds comes over time. Certainly the 500 is fine for sustained higher speeds. In a real world sense it does quite well in most traffic situations.
83 posts · Joined 2019. #26 · Aug 25, 2020. My two cents: 2018 CB500F, totally stock but with a 39 L top box in the rear, 171 km/h maximum speed totally tucked in like a moto GP rider - I was in 6th gear and at about 7,800 rpm at full throttle.
I heard about this post on the Moterrific podcast and got excited because I ride a 2015 CB500F. It's lightweight, good for commuting, fun to take to the canyons, great gas mileage, won't break (because Honda, duh), and looks nice too. I've had it for almost 7 months and I'm still fairly smitten.
Not looking for a 7th gear any more. I also changed to a 16T front sprocket (stock rear). I've found that I typically shift from 22-25mph from first to second whereas it used to be 14-17mph. In second, I'm shifting at 35 to 40 (35 is hovering around 5,000RPM) whereas before I was shifting around 25-28 mph to third.
I'd consider a 500F a starter bike, honestly. Friendliest engine north of 250cc's you'll find. CB500F is probably one of the best starter bikes out there. Go for it. The 500 will be just fine for you. You could even get a Versys or a Ninja 650. You show maturity and have enough experience on the street.
It’s not a fast motorcycle but it’s supposed to top out at 112 and I couldn’t get it past 99. Speed and bikes in general are aerodynamically limited. You had said you were seated fully upright, try tucking. The resistance is proportional to velocity cubed, so any increase in velocity exponentially increases resistance.
dwm91. •. My first bike was a 2014 CB500F. Was a great bike to learn on - I bought it used and had it for about 18-months before I upgraded into my 2019 Triumph Scrambler 1200 (also bought used). As I was looking for a practical first bike that would be affordable to maintain, the CB500F was a great fit.
Honda CBR500R twin max stock speed around 116mph 0-60mph in 4.72sec 0-100mph in 14.17sec 60-100mph in 9.45sec KTM RC 390 single Top speed around 112mph 0-60mph in 4.2 sec 0-100mph in 13.4sec 60-100mph in 9.2sec Kawasaki Ninja 500R twin (succeeded by Ninja 650) Max speed around 110-118 mph 0-60mph in 4.4sec
An indicated dashboard idle speed of 1200 is anything between 1200 and 1399 rpm and 1000 indicated is anything between 1000 and 1199 rpm. The idle when warm should be 1200 rpm +/- 100 rpm, so 1000 on the dashboard is within specs. The highest idle speed I've seen on the dashboard of my CBR500 is 1600, for only a few seconds on a freezing cold ...