CB500 appreciation thread?

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Ok not so much an appreciation thread,but just after some pics of them modifyed in some way.(even if it's just graphics?)

Looking for ideas of things to do with mine.

So if you got one with any nice tastefull mods,i'd appreciate some pics

No pics of mine just yet,but it's standard anyway so not really worth showing

Thanks
Dave

EDIT:
I have tryed the search button,but the busy server is off again.
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https://www.thevisorshop.com/acatalog/OF925-926.jpg

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Did you even read my post?

CB500 pics

Clever man!


Cheers guv for rating this boring!
I'm sure you were whining a while back about people who have no connection at all to the thread giving you bad vibes?

Get out more! Oh i forgot,you cant! you dont have a bike!
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[Flip]

Best thing I could think of to improve your bike sorry man.

*Joke*

Nice to know that it's still easy to wind people up. I remember when bikers were tough and knew what humour was.

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The people in my house are laughing.

Don't know what ya mean...
https://forums.prophecy.co.za/attachments/f69/8067d1155817457-2007-gsxr-1400-1000-gsxr1000.jpg

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I'm just wondering if you could give it a cafe racer look? Dropped bars, thin seat etc?

[Shaun]

I thought it was hilarious, almost as funny as someone wanting to modify a CB500.

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[Tristan.]

https://i35.photobucket.com/albums/d170/tristanthe/PIC_0040.jpg

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Cheers tristan.
Been following your thread of the work you were doing to it .
Not sure about the matt black paint though.
Saying that it's better than bright yellow

https://i187.photobucket.com/albums/x13/fronterapics/cb500s/cb500leftsideclose.jpg
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[Jockey]

Looks clean and tidy, if it`s your choice then enjoy it. -Jockey.
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[Gaz #1]

Have a look here: www.cb500racing.co.uk

There is a write-up some where with Fast Bike Mag doing such a project with a cb500...

Here is a link to Fast Bike... https://www.fastbikesmag.com/search/fastbikes?q=cb500&c=

Gaz...

[blamchez]

Heres my pride and joy, dripping with custom mods.

https://img68.imageshack.us/img68/8453/bike010scn8.jpg

Never seen before custom transparent fairings...

https://img78.imageshack.us/img78/4385/bike003shk3.jpg

https://img74.imageshack.us/img74/5456/bike008sxl7.jpg

and vintage custom rear indicators...

https://img68.imageshack.us/img68/4659/bike005ski4.jpg


As you can see no expense is spared when it comes to my CB500, what a beaut!
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50cc honda ---> CG125 ---> 125cc jap scooter ---> NSR125 ---> NC30 ---> CB500 ---> ZX7R

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You must really love that bike

Fucking hell am i the only person that actually likes these bikes

I must really have bad taste
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[blamchez]

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[Bendy]

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[Phil_Norwich]

I don't mind the look of the CB500. Seen one on ebay with a belly pan, Remus can etc which I quite liked the look off.
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Fuel end can....

Very impressed

Went down to fuel exhausts today to get my new exhaust.

They said they had never tryed the exhaust on a 98 model cb5 so they could either send the can and link pipe out for me to try,or go to their workshop and they would fit it up for me.

So anyway,it fitted fine and is now on.

While i waited there, louise (the owner) fed me coffee and kendal mint cake while i waited for the exhaust to be fitted .

Both of them (louise and her husband,who's name i cant remember ) were lovely people to deal with,and made me feel right at home.

Now onto the exhaust...Because it was so cheap (£145 for can and link pipe) i was expecting the quality to be, well not great but was pleasantly suprised.It is exactly what you would get if you went to any other exhaust manufacturers but a lot less cash.

The sound is absolutely awesome with the baffle in (not too loud,but has a nice and beefy sound to it) then when you take the baffle out it goes quite a bit louder,with a very low rumble type noise to it...hard to explain but sounds excellent both ways (i took the baffle out as soon as i got home,and it's staying out ) and makes it hard to believe the bike is only a 500cc.

The best part of all for me is the way the throttle response is now,so clean and crisp,and has loads more torque in the lower rev range.at higher revs theres more power aswell which i noticed on the way home as the speed increases in 6th gear from 50-90mph much quicker than before.

I will add a video clip later on when i sort one out,but all in all i'm well impressed with this exhaust,and will definately advise the rest of my family who have bikes to buy from fuel exhausts...

And no i'm not on commision but i promised another member on here (leogreek) that i would write a small review of what i thought of it...so leo,trust me you have to get one

Hope this write up helps someone else who is looking for an exhaust aswell....



Thanks

Dave
Copy and pasted from another forum i posted it up on...just thought id add it here aswell

https://i187.photobucket.com/albums/x13/fronterapics/cb500s/DSCF1332600x450.jpg

https://i187.photobucket.com/albums/x13/fronterapics/cb500s/DSCF1329600x450.jpg
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[ms51ves3]

Needs to be stubbied

[Thom]

can you not like, get ohlins shcoks or something?

Or even just make it totally naked and get the infill panels?

These bikes are ugly as hell in a faired version but naked theyre quite nice. I ride a GS500e but it's got something 'sporty' about it than the cb5...

Possibly a lack of duel shocks

Seriously though, nc30 swing arm, kick up the rear end a bit, ohlins shocks and perhaps some rearsets made to fit from something like a cbr, should look nice.

Theres nothing that can't be done with time and a hammer
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Previous Bikes: 1990 Honda NSR125 'Rothmans' (The smoking one), 1990 Suzuki GS500e 'Caf? fighter' (The loud one), 1987 Kawasaki GPX400r (The quick one), 1997 XJ600s Diversion (The reliable one), 2000 Kawasaki ER-5 (The spontaneously combustive one)

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I actually like the general look of it now,but i do want to change the swing arm.
No idea which one i could get to fit,so might be a bit of trial and error there.
Iv'e been told the older cbr6 front end goes on it,which will give me the twin disk front.

I'm looking at a belly pan for it,then going to chane the shocks for hagon ones.

Sort of like this:

https://i187.photobucket.com/albums/x13/fronterapics/bikepics-433838-full.jpg

Not this exact belly pan,but something like it.

Tail tidy will be done in the next couple of day's.

Then after the hugger above the rear wheel.

Not getting rid of the fairing either,i like it
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