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And the link to the advert is... ? ____________________ Biking is 1/20th as dangerous as horse riding.
GONE: HN125-8, LF-250B, GPz 305, GPZ 500S, Burgman 400 // RIDING: F650GS (800 twin), Royal Enfield Bullet Electra 500 AVL, Ninja 250R because racebike |
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Posted: 18:12 - 01 May 2017 Post subject: Re: Thoughts on Honda cb500? |
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glynlowen wrote: | Hi all,
After a two year break from bikes, I'm going to view a Honda cb500 in a couple of hours. Anything I should particularly be looking out for on these?
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Be sure to check for a lack of character - especially on the latest iteration. Most seem to have this.
ARF!
Okay - slightly less facetiously. The old ones are robust all round, and if you hear a loud knocking it's probably the clutch and nothing to worry about - they all do that, sir (if they've been laid up for any length of time). It's annoying idling at lights like that, but really - it doesn't seem to affect any actual part of the bike's running. Otherwise it's probably not going to be a mechanical issue and more finish-related. They get winter hacked and the swing arm suffers, ditto the OEM chrome Showa twin shocks corrode easily. If replaced with after-market Hagons the ride will be harsh. What else. I forget. Honestly there's not much to it. Oh yeah - one other thing. If you feeling notches when steering side to side replacing head races can be a total PITA because there's no lip.
Or maybe this is about the new ones - in which case there's not going to be anything wrong yet, in all probability. Just expect it to be a gutless creature that's heavier, makes less power and has a significantly lower red-line than the '90s incarnation.
For an old one prices are a grand for a usable one, half as much again for something with low miles e.g. er, what, 30k and no corrosion any where.
I like them - they're easy to ride, can take a good thrashing, and maybe a bit wallowy but can still be pretty accurate and fun with young decent tyres. ____________________ "Life is a sexually transmitted disease and the mortality rate is one hundred percent."
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Old Thread Alert!
The last post was made 6 years, 359 days ago. Instead of replying here, would creating a new thread be more useful? |
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