Which 500?

Retro-Man · Traffic Copper Joined: 21 Aug 2004 Karma :

just ignore the miserable buggers Craig

I for one thank you for emparting your experiences of these bikes
and accept that this no way covers every 500cc out there how ever it does cover all the usual 500cc step up bikes

I for one am thinking of going from my 125 to a GS500 or CB500
and don't see the point in anything bigger..

Thanks again Craig for taking the time and effort to pass on your experiences
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Scouse · World Chat Champion Joined: 12 Feb 2004 Karma :

I wasn't moaning about the review (which I do agree is a good one), just about the fact that craig raves about his 500's so much when he can't really compare to anything else.

So Razz

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Scouse · World Chat Champion Joined: 12 Feb 2004 Karma :

Yes ok dear, the review is good as I said but my point is that we don't all want to hear about your 500's all the time. Now be a good boy and make me a sandwich. Razz

iCraig · World Chat Champion Joined: 04 Jun 2004 Karma :

Scouse · World Chat Champion Joined: 12 Feb 2004 Karma :

I'd prefer chicken with a side shot of slug pellets if you don't mind. Razz

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wilberforce · Borekit Bruiser Joined: 18 Sep 2004 Karma :

I had a GPz500 until this

https://www.tyneside-msg.co.uk/Image2.jpg

and

https://www.tyneside-msg.co.uk/Image3.jpg

Would anyone believe me if I said it was at about 20mph?
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wilberforce · Borekit Bruiser Joined: 18 Sep 2004 Karma :

And it was mint Embarassed

May get a new KLE500 instead.

Scared of speed really Laughing

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iCraig · World Chat Champion Joined: 04 Jun 2004 Karma :

Yikes!

Though fancy selling me your CDI and coils from your bike, as mine kaput and it looks as if you have the exact same bike as me.

A J · Scooby Slapper Joined: 04 Mar 2005 Karma :

I think that the gs500f looks great almost like an upright 500 GSXR
but my choice would be the CBF500 but have you looked at the CBF600? Its worth a thought.

Slightly more expensive but i think its worth it

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stevo as b4 · World Chat Champion Joined: 17 Jul 2003 Karma :

Now if your talking about the best 500cc bikes ever built there are only 2 to mention and these being:
No.1 The Yamaha RD500LC (i want this one!)
No.2 The Suzuki RG500 Gamma

If anyone can offer me a contender for better 500 than a sorted RD then i'll sell me bike and buy a Puch Maxi!

mchaggis · World Chat Champion Joined: 09 May 2004 Karma :

Try riding those after a few days wobbling about on DAS... Very Happy

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bish777 · World Chat Champion Joined: 11 Nov 2004 Karma :

I had an honda XBR500 and that was a lovely bike, forgiving, good handling, cheap tyres and god do big singles sound good!
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mr.z · World Chat Champion Joined: 04 Feb 2004 Karma :

100% unbiast view*....

cx's aren't that rare (have a look on ebay), the longer ive been without mine the more it annoys me i had to get rid... i'll have another for touring e.t.c. as soon as i can...

A carefull buyer could get themselfs a good example for £500 good to ride thousands of miles in excelent comfort and not allot of maintainance, despite its weight its as powerfull as the cb500 in most situations... handleing is more difficult and you have to be bloody brave to push the 70s frame and suspension on the wobbley, same as any other bike of that age really... but its still great fun.

I was set on a cb500 for a year or so before getting a cx, they have larger road presence, comfyer, easyer to maintain and cost less.. in many ways appart from looks, street cred and performance IMO they are just better than many modern 500s

What i'm saying is if you can put up with the looks you will learn to like them, if you are happy to get your hands dirty you will be able to fix 99% of the bike no problem without any specialist gear, you can aim for far off places and not have to particuarly worry about haveing an aa card with you Thumbs Up

But as i tend to allways say to people, test rides, as many as you can blag.. buy with your brain not your heart (me boreing git? with my reputation?)
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Kickstart · The Oracle Joined: 04 Feb 2002 Karma :

Weed · Nitrous Nuisance Joined: 08 Oct 2004 Karma :

@Kickstart: I am drooling all over my desk now, that bike is 500cc sex on wheels! Thumbs Up

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tony532 · World Chat Champion Joined: 29 May 2004 Karma :

i had to concede defeat in the end and change my das test to an a2 test.

i couldnt ride the gs500e

due to the fact that when you turned the throttle it would lurch into life and when you let off the throttle it would stop dead!!

cheap to buy and run im sure

but i hated that bike

just my opinion of course

pb399 · L Plate Warrior Joined: 03 Aug 2004 Karma :

Great post thanks, I'm looking to buy a 500 soon and this was a great overview Thumbs Up

wilberforce · Borekit Bruiser Joined: 18 Sep 2004 Karma :

Dealan · L Plate Warrior Joined: 18 Feb 2009 Karma :

Great post, and it lead me to the forum. I was doing a google search for the difference between the 1998 and 2001 model GPZ500s, and this was 2nd on the list that came back! I'm getting a 2001 GPZ on friday, but I've "acquired" a PDF of the workshop manual for the 1998 model.

This forum has kept me chuckling all day, and brightened my boring, temporarily bikeless dole bludger life!

AppleJoe · Brolly Dolly Joined: 02 Dec 2007 Karma :