06-23-2016, 06:34 AM
My wife has a 2013 CBR500R, which has the same engine as the CB500F. She has ridden over 10K miles and has averaged 80.9 mpg (calculated, not computer mpg). Crazy! She loves the handling. The only negative is the transmission. Unless I lube the shift lever pivot every 500 miles it occasionally doesn't want to downshift, especially the 6-5 shift and she has to let the clutch out a bit to get it to complete the shift. Not fun when you're making a fast stop. Other than that it's been a great, low maintenance bike. She keeps up fine with my FZ6R but has a little more trouble keeping up now with the CB1100.