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96 cr500, your thoughts on it
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[QUOTE="2-stroke diehard, post: 961423, member: 63189"] I met a guy with a CR500 at my local riding spot the other day, small dude too, he was probably 5'9" and 145 lbs tops. He was terrified of it! He said he wanted to sell it for $1600 and go get a 125 2-stroke. I had a quick moment of temptation when I heard the price and saw the good condition, but basically I am already up to my neck with the 250!! :yikes: He bought it because it was a good deal, tons of power for the money, but it is simply too much for some people. He definitely had his front end in the air a lot!! It was one fast mofo and bone stock. If you are willing to find/go to the appropriate places to ride such a beast, there is nothing else like it from what I've told, and I believe it. Short shifting the brute will take advantage of the powerband and not scare you to death. Sure the handling/suspension haven't really been updated for many years (although the major companies COULD engineer it to be up to date with the latest, greatest 4-pukes) but then again, check out most bikes from ~10 years ago and see how they compete. There are always aftermarket options for the suspension anyway. As long as you know what you are getting into (rocketship acceleration and 100 mph capabilty stock!) then you can't beat the bang/buck value. BTW, I remember an old mag test where they compared the CR500 vs the Interceptor 500 street bike, the CR won the 1/4 mile!! I am sure the ET was well into the 12s and the trap speed was 100-102 mph or so. Impressive! [/QUOTE]
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