CR500 supermoto?

[bidman]

Hi, just wondering if anyone has had a ride on a supermoto'd honda CR500 and what its like on the road as i'm thinking of putting mine on the road but want to make sure its going to be worth the hassle, cheers Dan
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[mr.tattoo]

ive had 2 of them on the road mate, DONT do it, fookin mental. mine would wheelie in 5th whilst wheelspining, very scarey, ate a rear tyre off in less then 1000 miles easy. great fun but depends if your on a death wish

[KLR600]

https://img.photobucket.com/albums/v331/serenaur/cr500.gif

https://img.photobucket.com/albums/v331/serenaur/cr5002.jpg

https://img.photobucket.com/albums/v331/serenaur/cr5004.jpg

Ok, not really a supermoto but cool anyway...

https://img.photobucket.com/albums/v331/serenaur/cr500.jpg

Pictures speak 1000 words. I'd do it if I had the cash!
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[mr.tattoo]

crazy power band+ light bike= bad news mine would wheelie off the grunt let alone when the band came it, it was a monster on the road, a bit too much to be hounest. if you do it though you will have loads of fun.

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[mr.tattoo]

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Yea, wanna give one a go sometime.

For a while I did ride a 143hp (rear wheel) zx9r geared for about 140mph, then 150mph - so have done the whole stupidly fast bikes thing (may even get it back on the road this year!).

Have a ktm 350 2 stroke enduro at the mo which is way, way faster than me off road .

[mr.tattoo]

i just sold a 158bhp blade, had all the big stuff, nitrous exup ect, loads of 4 stroke motards, loads of 2 smokes , well put it this way ive had 50 bikes this year!! and outa all of them the cr500 scared the shite outa me. theres one cheap for sale on visordown.com 250 with 500 lump. i had both of mine for about a month each, and thats too long really exeleration will pretty much do any bikes on the road if you can keep the front down and not flip it, great bikes if you like the wheelies

[bidman]

Ahhh sod it its got to be done, getting some rims for it next weekend and going to start work on it this week, tidying it up and getting a few lights sorted. I have ridden it on the road with the knobblies on and it scared me to death even though it just spun up all the time, can't imagine what its like when its got grip
Posting pics within the next few weeks. Dan
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[mr.tattoo]

have you life insurance?? man your forearms are gona ache like a bastad

[KLR600]

He he, I can't wait to see this! Post some pics when it's done!
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[bidman]

Heres a pic of the cr as it is at the minute i think it should be sorted and on the road within 4 weeks as the dvla do take a while registering bikes. Meanwhile plastics all need replacing powdercoat the frame etc.. get it looking the dogs as well. Dan
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[mr.tattoo]

buy sun decent sunglases mate as you will be looking into the sky most of the time, and the rest on your ass when it flips you off, good luck

[fast_tzr]

damn these things look cool, spikeR on this forum has a derbi senda that hes put a cr500 lump in.

[Spike_R]

did i hear you call?

heres mine..

https://img90.imageshack.us/img90/8323/01030615051ls.jpg

its hard to describe how it rides, but theres no 'middle point' with this bike, if youre gonna ride it you gotta thrash it, thats what motocross engines were designed for, due to the age and mods the engine in mine has 65ish bhp at the rear wheel, it was geared for 115mph (15-34) and it wheelied at 90odd mph, crackers bike, not for wimps
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Derbi supermoto with cr500 engine, niceee

[Dom_]

Looks mental.

Where did you have yours dynoed at Spike?

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