CB500 with a little extra kick!

[Seb JS]

Hi Guys,

I've got a stock CB500 with a custom fairing on it and ive fitted Iridium plugs and a K&N filters. I do frequent oil changes and change the oil filter fairly frequently.

Id like to try and get a bit more out of this baby if I can, it pulls fantastically past 8000rpm but only to 120mph.

Is there anything I can do to get a bit more out of the little girl?

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Personally i would change the gearing to give better acceleration.
I'd rather have better acceleration than top end,but then i dont really see the point of doing over a ton on the road.

Other than the basics like filters-exhaust system-jetting e.t.c... it starts getting expensive to the point it would be cheaper to buy a faster bike...

Just my worth anyway.


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[Darth]

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[Seb JS]

LOL!!!!! if only!

[Seb JS]

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I meant changing the jets in the carb to suit the mods you do..(i would imagine you'd have to do that with the k&n filter?)
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[Seb JS]

[ZZR-Souls]

If you are a novice, you should stick to standard. 120 is fast even for the experienced on todays crowded and poorly surfaced roads.
Even your lowly CB500 should outpace most things with 4 wheels under acceleration and once in front just stay there.
Enjoy the ride.
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[stevo as b4]

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[brendan002]

Loved the CB500 when I was doing my DAS on it, and then when passed went for Hornet 600. Think you will not get much more out of it without major work basically changing it into another bike.

If you are going to keep it for another couple of years then great see if you can get it balanced and tuned as much as possible.

But if it is now tame for you might be time to think of moving up!
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[prawny1]

i don't know exactly what the figures are but, the jap market cb500ss came with a few extra ponies,

You will probably find more tuning bits listed for the ss model that should fit yours, the cb500 is considered a commutor machine over here so probably not much other than generic tuning stuff for it in the u.k.

[G]

By far the best value way to get a faster bike I'm afraid, is to get a faster bike!
Depending on the state and age of your CB, you could probably sell it and buy a significantly faster bike for the cost of a couple of minor mods to the CB.
You could always restrict the faster bike, then derestrict it a little at a time to give the same affect as tuning the CB without any of the extra cost .
You'll also have the bonus that you should get better handling too.

[yuri2085]

A 'performance' filter will offer no performance increase to a (clean) standard filter unless you at least up the jetting and prob do something to the rear end. (as in the other side of the engine )