If your dreams include parking a brand new Honda RC213V-S or CBR1000RR SP in the garage someday but not just now, it’s nice to know a little of that Championship-winning Honda sportbike DNA is easier to spot than ever in the 2017 CBR500R, and parking one of them in your garage is doable right now. The CBR500R has quite a few things going on for it that bigger sportbikes just can’t match: The ability to travel more than 58 miles on a gallon (25 kilometers on a liter) of fuel is one of them, and greatly reduced maintenance in an incredibly user-friendly package that weighs just 421 lbs. (191.9 Kg). is another. You sit in a semi-racy crouch on this one, in a comfortably aerodynamic swagger that encourages you to ride, sporty as you want, every day – sometimes all day.
I have just been grinding it at 80-90's on interstates in the West where there is a lot of wind and certainly agree that the only stability issues were from the wind and still it handles well. I get about 69mpg for exceeded my expectations and I love this bike.
I've got both an f and r model, have never felt either bike to be unstable. Granted it may not feel as well planted as a heavy bike on the freeway under cross wind situations, but not to the point that i get an uneasy feeling. Bang for the buck, off the charts with vespa like economy. Best bikes I've ever own.
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