Thread: Honda CB500
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Old October 27th, 2012, 03:20 PM   #89
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Originally Posted by Nemesis View Post
If the CBR500 is released in the US that's the bike I'd buy over the Ninja 300. And I know plenty of peeps/racers who would jump ship too. End of story!
As a race bike it's probably the worst choice. It's going to be severely underpowered.

The current racing class for twins is 650cc, the ER6f & SV are both far more powerful & sports orientated. look at the supertwin class in the IOMTT.

The 500 is a bike designed to fill a specific market slot (EU A2 class, 395-600cc & below 35kW) as cheaply & quickly as possible.
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