Topic: CB500/4 First riding impressions

[TwoTired]

Also on revving to the redline, a lot of the test's I've read from the time of release say that the last 1000rpm before redline isn't actually that useable, it more noise and less go.

Have you ridden a Cb500?

From this remark I'd have to assume the Cb500 must be a real dog compared to the Cb550.  All my Cb550s pull pretty good all the way to red line (and above).  It would surely be a LOT slower if I didn't use that last 1000 RPM (regardless of noise).  Valve float at about 10K.

I'd like to know which tests you read from the "time". 

[domi]

hello clasico (hola clasico)
i am domi with a 400 four-500 four and one 750K (hola soy domi tengo una 400, una 500 y una 750)
i am also living in madrid, if you want, send me a mail (estoy tambien de la zona de madrid, si quieres mandame un mail y quedamos un dia para dar un paseo)
bye (un saludo)

[strynboen]

hov fast are a newer  cb500.??...mine old 550 goes 170 kmt..thats fine for me..mine takes all rpm..and give full power to red line..its a fun bike.. more fun then the new 200kmt+ bikes..you loose the drive licens to easy on modern bikes

[Deltarider]

hov fast are a newer  cb500.??...mine old 550 goes 170 kmt..thats fine for me..mine takes all rpm..and give full power to red line..its a fun bike.. more fun then the new 200kmt+ bikes..

I agree. IMO top speed is not that important. It's all about contrast. On smaller curvy roads 80 km/h can be far more exciting than burning away your rear tire at 160 km/h on dull Autobahns. For some reason in books and mags the 500s were rated faster than the 550s with exception of the 550F and 550F1. I don't know why this is, increased weight of the 550? gearing? Most tests claimed a top speed around 179 km/h for the 500. A top speed of 185 km/h for the 500 is theoretical and can only be reached on the dyno.

[Clasico]

hello clasico (hola clasico)
i am domi with a 400 four-500 four and one 750K (hola soy domi tengo una 400, una 500 y una 750)
i am also living in madrid, if you want, send me a mail (estoy tambien de la zona de madrid, si quieres mandame un mail y quedamos un dia para dar un paseo)
bye (un saludo)

Hi domi, good to hear from you.
I'll send you a PM with my email so we can arrange some routes together. I also would like to see your "Four colection"
Saludos