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Difference in between CBR500R and CBR500RA(BS)?

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#1 ·
Hello All,

First question ever on this forum, what is the difference in riding, power, acceleration in between the 500R and the 500R with ABS?

Thanks,
 
#5 ·
Only thing I noticed that makes a difference (besides the obvious benefit of not locking up your brakes...) is that with the ABS box under the seat area you are limited with aftermarket/used shocks. Where non ABS owners can cheaply throw on a fairly new GSX-R 750 shock with little modification, and ABS owner like myself cannot fit one, and had to buy an older CBR600F4 shock and have it rebuilt by a professional before installing it myself.