loserlazer Posted March 7, 2013 Share Posted March 7, 2013 http://www.roadracingworld.com/news/john-mcguinness-to-race-honda-cbr500r-in-lightweight-tt-at-isle-of-man/ it is good to hear that cbr500r will be used some good racing events. I am sure we can get good ideas and mods from there 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mania Posted March 7, 2013 Share Posted March 7, 2013 Well they have one of the best riders on it in John McGuinness He will do well for sure. It will be interesting to see how they prep the bike. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BSJ Posted March 7, 2013 Share Posted March 7, 2013 Well they have one of the best riders on it in John McGuinness He will do well for sure. It will be interesting to see how they prep the bike. Apparently the Thai mechanics are thinking some Akrapovic, Red Bull and Pirelli stickers will add 25 kph to the top speed. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
KRS1 Posted March 7, 2013 Share Posted March 7, 2013 Well they have one of the best riders on it in John McGuinness He will do well for sure. It will be interesting to see how they prep the bike. Apparently the Thai mechanics are thinking some Akrapovic, Red Bull and Pirelli stickers will add 25 kph to the top speed. add a little SangSom in the gas tank and they may get another 50kph. Better yet HongTong, now that shit is brutal. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
thaicbr Posted March 16, 2013 Share Posted March 16, 2013 according to an article in MCN (UK) It says they are increasing the cc to 625cc and expect about 85hp and 150mph top speed. They also say that it is heavily restricted.. no surprise there Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BSJ Posted March 16, 2013 Share Posted March 16, 2013 according to an article in MCN (UK) It says they are increasing the cc to 625cc and expect about 85hp and 150mph top speed. They also say that it is heavily restricted.. no surprise there IMG_20130316_154843.jpg Well it's hardly a 500 then! And when will the 625 kit be ready for Joe average? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
thaicbr Posted March 16, 2013 Share Posted March 16, 2013 I don't think Joe average would want to rebuild it every 4000km 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Almera Posted March 16, 2013 Share Posted March 16, 2013 Apparently they'll be number 55. Number 56 will be two debt collectors on a CBR150. Link. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
karlos Posted March 16, 2013 Share Posted March 16, 2013 Wow nearly double the BHP...... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mania Posted March 17, 2013 Share Posted March 17, 2013 Wow nearly double the BHP...... Not to hard to believe Now that it is nearly a 650 What hp does your 650 have? I have read the 2013 Er6 is 72 claimed? To the added displacement they will add balancing,polished ports ,do valve & cam,exhaust & intake work etc. They may even be sandbagging with the 85hp claim Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
loserlazer Posted March 17, 2013 Author Share Posted March 17, 2013 I hope we can get some of these to our 500 series. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
karlos Posted March 17, 2013 Share Posted March 17, 2013 Wow nearly double the BHP...... What hp does your 650 have? I have read the 2013 Er6 is 72 claimed? Yep that's right. (crank hp) Race prepped versions are running high 80's at the rear wheel (still 649cc) 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
xastunts Posted March 28, 2013 Share Posted March 28, 2013 hi there! i would like to inform you that i have test riden the 2013 cbr500r and also cbr500x at the honda big wing dealer in bkk ram intra district. while riding it gentle i felt it was a pretty good bike for the money. i then took both the bikes for a 2nd ride and this time i revved as much as i could on the short little test track they offered me to ride it. //////and this is the important part! way long time before the redline the ecu shuts the engine to idle! like if u revved up and then hold in the clutch. i found this out by accelerating fast as i could and then swith to 2nd gear and the bike was stuttering like i kept the clutch in for atleast 1 full second. the salesman first told me that it might be that its not enough gas in the tank and its gonna be allright when i ride it with more gas. ofcourse i was very suspicious about this and after all we are in thailand and you cant really trust any salesman down here. so i went straight to check how much gas was in the tank and it was indeed on low blinking and i also checked the cbr500r gas indicator. this test i found it out during testing the cbr500x (touring off road version) . the cbr500r seemed to had a little bit more gas in it. how ever i managed to talked the info out of the salesman and he told me hondas cbr500 series bikes are programmed to shut off engine response at 9000 rpm!! . he said that honda decieded to do this cause of costumers driving the shit out of the engines and claiming it within the 1st engine warranty year. please keep this in mind if you consider buying the 2013 cbr500 series. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
thaicbr Posted March 28, 2013 Share Posted March 28, 2013 hi there! i would like to inform you that i have test riden the 2013 cbr500r and also cbr500x at the honda big wing dealer in bkk ram intra district. while riding it gentle i felt it was a pretty good bike for the money. i then took both the bikes for a 2nd ride and this time i revved as much as i could on the short little test track they offered me to ride it. //////and this is the important part! way long time before the redline the ecu shuts the engine to idle! like if u revved up and then hold in the clutch. i found this out by accelerating fast as i could and then swith to 2nd gear and the bike was stuttering like i kept the clutch in for atleast 1 full second. the salesman first told me that it might be that its not enough gas in the tank and its gonna be allright when i ride it with more gas. ofcourse i was very suspicious about this and after all we are in thailand and you cant really trust any salesman down here. so i went straight to check how much gas was in the tank and it was indeed on low blinking and i also checked the cbr500r gas indicator. this test i found it out during testing the cbr500x (touring off road version) . the cbr500r seemed to had a little bit more gas in it. how ever i managed to talked the info out of the salesman and he told me hondas cbr500 series bikes are programmed to shut off engine response at 9000 rpm!! . he said that honda decieded to do this cause of costumers driving the shit out of the engines and claiming it within the 1st engine warranty year. please keep this in mind if you consider buying the 2013 cbr500 series. A newbie with 12 posts.. and they are all about this on multiple sub forums...nutter. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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