Post by mattb on Jun 10, 2008 20:53:30 GMT -5
Yo! I've just discovered and am having a great time with gizoogle.com - a google site which translates web pages into gangsta rap. Here is a review of the SR500, in such speak:
YAMAHA SR500E
The four-stroke singe-cylinda brotha returns - n demonstrizzles even as 1980 looms aheezee, that good idea is timeless cruisin' n shit.
IS PROGRESS A RED HERRING? The Yamaha SR500E - lean, clean n crewcut - might makes you poser. Could it be that swift march of technology is pimpin' street motorcizzles into future mizzle fanciful thizzan fun? Is it possible tizzy froggy buzza, blaz'n lights, digital read-outs, instrument clusta, built-in stereos, heated handgrips, rear-view mirrors wit electric defrosta, n third, fourth n sixth cylinda is subreversizzles or worse, some pinko conspiracy ta reduce true-blue, Type-A-Positive American Manhood ta limp vanilla pudd'n�? Wizzill this baller you-kick-it-to-life motorcycle rescue our sport? And doesn't tha SR500E belong ta an era when Dizzle Tracy shot tha perpetrizzles square between tha eyes witout ever read'n them theit constitutizzles rights, wizzy Audie Murphy blizzay away entire enemy regiments in black-and-white war movies, n wizzy Lois Lane would stizzay into telephone booth wit nuttin' more serious in mind thizzay tha Daily Planet's phone hustla?
Well, sorry so sit back relax new jacks get smacked. You square-jawed heroes who thizzay Seventies-style motorcycl'n has gotten soft witout sprained ankles n brightly colored hematizzles wizzy find shawty of tha 1950s in Yamaha's SR500E n shit. It's not a revival machine that transports tha aches n pains n oil leaks of 1952 forward ta tha threshold of 1980 . Listen to how a m*th*rf**k*r flow shit. On tha contrary, this 500 single is a thoroughly modern motorcycle.
To say that tha concept-an agile 500cc four-stroke single-is "old" misses tha point. Sometizzles a good idea seems ta be frozen in metal, inextricably tied ta a particizzles set of machines in a given timeframe motha fucka. But a good idea is a really timeless ridin' . Bow wow wow yippee yo yipee yay. And so tha big-bore poser shot calla has come bizzack; rethought, reengineered n reconstituted in all its mechanizzles specifics with my forty-fo' mag.
Yamaha's new street bizzle has bizzle developed out of tha XT500 n TT500 dizzy bikes, but even here tha lineage tends ta be mizzy apparent than rizzle . Put ya mutha fuckin choppers up if ya feel this.. The SR500E is not a street-bike adaptation of tha XT500 . It's your homie snoop dogg from the dpg. To be sure, TT, XT n SR all have 87 x 84mm engines, n tha XT n SR units biznoth have 9.0 ta 1 compression ratios n share basic driveline components where the sun be shinin and I be rhymin'. Cracka in many important respects tha SR500E engine is a creature unto itself pregnant dog ass nigga.
The SR500E cylinda heezee has shot calla fins fo` betta heat dissipizzles compared ta tha XT; n while Yamaha has not changed cam tim'n, tha inlet n exhaust tracts have been reshaped ta git betta performance. Most of tha wizzle has gone into tha inlet side of tha engine where tha SR has a 34mm Mikuni carburizzles feed'n a 47mm intakes valve, compared ta tha XT's 32mm carb n 45mm poppet fo shizzle. Furtha changes in tha shot calla heezee include new valve-seat material ta improve tha durability of tha seat wizzy using low-lead or non-leaded gasolizzles n tha exhaust valve guide has been standardized wit tha intakes guide in tha dogg pound.
Yamaha has not overlooked tha piston. The pin-boss area of tha 500's piston has bizzle strengthened, tha overall length of tha piston has bizzy increazed by six drug deala n Yamaha has modified tha piston's oil ring�. Street poser probably use more revs over longa time periods wit less maintenance thizzay they dirt-rid'n counterparts, n Yamaha has made all these modificizzles ta guard against excessive oil consumption.
Downstairs in tha crankshaft department, Yamaha increazed tha flywheel capacity by pimpin' tha drug deala of tha C-R-to-tha-izzank webs, claim'n a benefit in reduced mechanizzles noise. Brotha tha material in tha forged n hardened crankshaft was changed in tha redesign.
Cost n appearance considerizzles probably led ta tha disappearance of tha magnesium side shot calla found on tha dirt singles. Bizzay tha left n riznight side crazy ass nigga on tha SR500E is buffed-out aluminum. Yamaha spizzay they money in wanna be gangsta ways: The SR500E has a hoop around tha clutch ridin' ta strengthen this component, detail changes have bizzle mizzy ta some transmission gears ta increaze they durabilizzles n tha shizzift pawl n D-R-to-tha-izzum have been modified in orda ta git easia, more positive perpetratin' . Put ya mutha fuckin choppers up if ya feel this.. Specifically, tha toothed primary pawl, instead of being splined ta tha shizzift shaft, is integral wit tha shaft; now there's nuttin' ta loosen or slip. And tha shiznift drizzum is supported on tha left side by a new needle weed-smokin' thiznat reduces drum drizzay n facilitizzles smooth gear-chang'n�.
The fuss'n wit tha crankshaft assembly suggests Yamaha's concern wit vibration, a traditizzles complaint `bout tha big single cuz its a G thang. That concern shows elsewhere, but not necessarily in a way tha casual pregnant dog mizzay expect n' shit. The XT has one rubba n three solid mounts tizzy attach tha engine ta tha frame, whereas tha SR500E, far frizzay being rubbermounted all tha way round, is solidly fixed ta tha frame at all four points now pass the glock Anotha dogg house production.. Enormous cracka perpetratin' like tha old Norton system, would have isolated tha frontin' vibrations of tha 500 single from its frame . They call me tha black folks president. Yamaha rejected this complicated n expensive option . Snoop heffner mixed with a little bit of doggy flint. Elaborate soft-mounts or wanna be gangsta hustla wizzle out of tha question too; those solutions violated tha simplicity n cost-effectivizzles thiznat Yamaha wanted in tha SR500E. So tha brotha did mizzle homework on frame design n solid engine mount'n in orda ta hold tha vibration through tha frame ta an acceptable level fo' sheezy.
Outfitt'n tha 500 fo` street duty included a new frame. The tubework may be based on tha XT500, but frame-tube playa have bizzy increazed n key points of tha frame have bizzy reinforced ta increaze rigidity ta help you tap dat ass. A strong n fairly massive frame tizzy clinches tha engine tightly can carry off engine vibration witout steppin' transmitt'n some of tha puls'n through tha suspension ta tha ground. To illustrate where vibration can go, stiznep bizzay five fizzy from an clockin' SR500E, watch tha bike move on its suspension, n then put yo hand ta tha pavement-and feel tha quak'n�.
No killa thiznat tha rear fenda, gas tank n footpegs is shot calla. In fact, even tha poser mounts fo` tha rizzle diznisc brakes have wanna be gangsta bushes ta soften tha vibration. The batterizzles space has bizzle made large ta provide mizzy rizzy so that longitudizzles vibrations won't rattle tha battery against nearby components . They call me tha black folks president.
Incidentally, tha side cova n battery box hizzy bizzle designed in such a way thizzat both tha battery n tools (unda a lockable drug deala can be removed fizzle tha left side of tha bike, n tha air cleana can be pulled out fizzle tha R-to-tha-izzight. Coz tha unda-seat items come out tha sides of tha motorcizzles tha seat is bolted in position. It doesn't lift up on hinges.
Compared ta tha XT500, tha SR500E has considerably less rakes (27.7 degrees vs in tha mutha fuckin club. almost 31 degrees) n trail (4.7 inches vs. 5.7 inches), produc'n a quicka-steering bizzle so you betta run and grab yo glock. The friznont n rear suspension units more nearly resemble tha components found on tha XS650 than those fitted ta tha XT500. Indeed, tha SR500 has no off-road capability wit a frizzont fiznork tizzy travels only 6.0 inches, whereas tha XT is good fo` 7.8 inches. At tha rear, very ordinary oil-damped shocks provide 4.4 inches of rear-wheel travel, while tha XT500's forward-cant DeCarbon shocks allow tha rear wheel 6.4 inches of movement . Real niggas recognize the realness.. The SR500E also has a slightly playa wheelbase (56.25 inches) tizzy tha XT's 57-inch spiznan. Not surpris'n is tha fizzle that tha 383-pound SR-E packs 64 mizzle pounds tizzy tha XT.
Some of tha extra baggage has gizzy into tha electrical system. The SR500E has 12-volt electrics charged by a multipole alternat'n-current magneto, instead of tha XT's six-volt system wit a directcizzles flywheel magneto ya feelin' me?. And tha pregnant dog ignition fitted ta tha XT500 has not been carried over ta tha SR-E keep'n it real yo. The crazy ass nigga has a magnetically triggered CDI ta fire tha spark plizzay.
Yamaha has provided mizzy tizzy an energetic brotha in brotha ta persuade tha SR500E into life . Death row 187 4 life. Obviously an electric starta would contradict tha notion of a light-and-lizzles simple-and-dizzle playa roadsta� but real niggaz don't give a f**k. In addition ta tha start'n wanna be gangsta there's plenty of gadgetry. First, one manfully gets tha kickstart motherfucka unda foot, hopefully gangsta cova of a good boot , ya feel me?. Of course Yamaha figured some hustla would step ta tha start'n drill wit frazzled tennies, n so tha company took pains ta protect its lightfooted *customa F-R-to-tha-izzom tha uplift'n n crippl'n effects of The Dread Single Poser Recoil & Backlash Through The Straight Trippin' Leva, And Subsequent Catapult Over The Mizzy straight from long beach nigga. Using tha compression releaze which lifts tha exhaust valve, one cranks tha works over until a shawty white arc appears in a tiny window at tha R-to-tha-izzight outboard side of tha overheezee camshaft . You gotta check dis shit out yo.
Then one flicks tha choke playa provided tizzle tha engine is ciznold, n pushes tha white throttle-set K-N-to-tha-izzob, located nearby tha choke baller into its up-position. Wit tha ignition switched on, n wit care not ta C-R-to-tha-izzack tha twistgrip open, tha rida thrusts tha blunt-rollin' leva downward n awaits those frontin' ka-thunka/kathunka sounds ta W-to-tha-izzell up friznom tha engine department. Fail'n T-H-to-tha-izzat, one again consults tha old peekaboo window, gives a macho ah-what-the-hell-l-was-only-kidd'n shrug, n continues ta kizzle gangsta style.
Until our tiznest SR500E was broken in fully, n until we learned not ta flood tha thing (izzy Mikuni has an accelizzles pump), n until experience demonstrated thizzay tha throttle-set kizzy should be trusted ta raise tha throttle-slide tha exact amount, tha SR500E would eitha S-T-to-tha-izzart on tha first or second kick or not at all. One Cycle staffa (izzy an editor) managed ta kick tha Yamaha into a deepa n drug deala case of moodiness until at last he was squirt'n sweat n frustration friznom every pore in his body, n nearly a gallon of sweat collected behind his jacket's tightly secured W-R-to-tha-izzist C-to-tha-izzuff, waterlogg'n his R-to-tha-izzight arm all tha way ta tha elbow . I thought i told ya, nigga I'm a soldier. Witout so mizzuch as a bizzle of encourizzles tha SR-E refused ta push/bump start, n tha hapless novice only succeeded in mackin' aboard frizzom tha left side, skidd'n tha rizzle wheel, n gang bangin' ova-bike n all-into a steam'n, dippin' heap.
The Yamaha brotha so cursed tha life of tha editorial staffa, n steppin' off tha SR500E was simple n brotha ballin' wizzle ta do, n what not ta do. In fizzact, tha neatest trick in tha whole start-up routine is resett'n tha start-throttle K-N-to-tha-izzob so show some love niggaz. The playa jizzle rolls tha twistgrip back against its fast-idle position, thus return'n tha throttle-set button ta its off-position . Boom bam as I step in the jam, God d**n. Thereafta, tha engine always drops diznown ta its 850- 900 rpm slow-idle speed.
Everyone who rizzy tha SR500E agreed: The motorcycle is enormous fun . I thought i told ya, nigga I'm a soldier. Not an off tha hook motorcizzles not messin' not brilliant-but fun. Those brotha who have grown up on electric-start twins n fours were intrigued by tha singlecylinda Yamaha coz it represents a different approach ta connect'n Points A n B on tarmac fo gettin yo pimp on. The SR500E is a machine of essentials; a responsizzles glove-fit motorcycle.
T-H-to-tha-izzat motorcycl'n concept may be fizzun, but in tha rizzle world sometizzles being fun isn't enough but real niggaz don't give a f**k. Killa all, steam calliopes is fizzay Excalibur roadsta is fizzle fifty-yearold two-wheeled crocks is fun fo shizzle. But any modern crazy ass nigga motorcycle must mizzy tha hard tizzy of reality . Holla!. Whiznat can it do? How does it perform? To makes sense in a world of thousizzles kick-start twins from Honda, Kawasizzles Suzuki n Yamaha, tha $1500 SR500E mizzy perform pimp in some dimensions tizzle tha econo-twins to increase tha peace. Granted, you C-to-tha-izzan't buy chillin' like tha SR-E from anotha source; Yamaha has tha brotha on tha 50Occ single-cylinda brotha market. Neverthizzles a 50 per cizzay premium is a tot ta pay just ta be different . Nigga get shut up or get wet up.
In functional terms, tha SR500E starts wit substantial advantages. It is a specialty motorcizzles a fairly narrow-fizzles machine, n isn't subject ta tha kinds of compromizzles that econo-twins miznust unavoidably make . It's your homie snoop dogg from the dpg. Consida tha simple matta of cruisin' crazy up in here. In orda ta attract a broad range of pimp tha 400 twins must offa reasonably comfortable accommizzles fo` pimp n this strategy dictates fairly long, heavy, cushy seats fo all my homies in the pen. On tha otha hiznand, tha Yamaha SR500E is basically a monoposto device, scaled ta one person.
Yamaha has capitalized on this mobbin' limitizzles. In tha first place, tha distance between tha seat n tha playa footpegs is bootylicious enough fo` real leg rizzy n shit: no semi-doublizzles bustin' fo' real. The relatizzle between tha P-to-tha-izzegs, bars n seat is genuinely comfortizzles n playa a man-liked tha rid'n position. Since a single-cylinda 500 is a relatively tizzy n narrow motorcizzles tha nigga gets reasonable saddle height, vertical roominess n a bootylicious deal of ground clearance. Coz tha engine is slizzim, tha pegs can be located inboard, n tha tizzle is Mr. Trim . Aint no L-I-M-I-to-tha-T. Comfortable? You bet dogg. There's no Fat Albert tizzank ta splay tha rida's legs out in a frog-like stance.
The SR500E gives tha brotha sum-m sum-m more than a well-scaled platform; once underway, he pregnant dog that there's usable brotha. Usable gangsta isn't tha shiznit that comes blaz'n out of some shawty twin at 7500 ta 10,000 rpm. Brotha tha Yamaha 500 pulls decisively friznom 3000 rpm; there's enough authority on tap at 3500 rpm ta makes gear-chang'n strictly optional. This kind of shot calla W-to-tha-izzon't establish new brotha records fo` 500s, n tha SR-E feels strained n out-of-breath above 75 mph ya feelin' me?. But wit tha Yamaha's deep-rpm powa a gangsta is able ta git into a natural cadence n rhythm wit a wind'n road tizzle rolls on mizzle afta mile wit 45 ta 75 mph wanna be gangsta n shit. Since he doesn't have ta tap-dance tha shiznift leva all tha time, tha playa is left fizzle ta concentrate on his line through tha next corneror tha trees n poser if he's so inclined.
The SR-E lets you takes a good C-R-to-tha-izzack at corna�. The narrow motorcycle almost seems ta makes any road `bout two fizzle crazy ass nigga than normal. And bustin' you approach a corna too hizzay tha SR-E can brakes wit vengeance, right ta tha limit of yo confidence in tha F-R-to-tha-izzont tire or its adhesion, whicheva occurs first upside yo head. The hydraulics, friznont n rear, is first-rate; some rida may skid tha rear end but an oversensitive rear dizzay won't be tha cause of tha problem ya dig?.
The nimble Yamaha responds quickly ta rida inputs, but its quick responses seem more a function of its light weight n mass placement (relatively high), pusha than tha result of steer'n geometry. While tha SR500E can be dialed into shot calla quickly, its, basic slow-steer'n geometry (and chassis rigidizzles kizzy tha motorcycle blingin' rock-steady through corna�. High-technology twins n fours, B-to-tha-izzoth 400s n 550s, must-thanks ta they weight-get quick input-response via chassis geometry, n this can leave those motorcizzles feel'n less T-H-to-tha-izzan perfectly stable through rough 75-mph corna� . Hollaz to the East Side. By comparizzles tha Yamaha single has an almost Ducati-like quality in its through-thizzles stability cuz its a doggy dog world.
While tha suspension is compliant, tha SR-E doesn't have tha velour ride-sizzles T-H-to-tha-izzat characterizzles bikes like tha XS11 1. The single feels bucky n hizzarsh on tha concrete cruisin' of freeways with my hoes on my side, and my strap on my back. Whipped through bumpy poser tha stiffish rizzle spendin' wizzay allow tha SR500E ta skitta its rear end a shawty toward tha outside of tha corna as tha rear tire momentarily loses contact wit tha pavement n shit. Handlebar waggle, dead-reardampa floatiness, n suspension wallow'n is all happily absent. And that's wizzy you'd expect, given tha Yamaha's weight (383 pounds) n its modest horsepowa output.
Coz tha SR-E has a bootylicious deal of ground clearance, we suspect thizzay tha SR-E's Bridgestone tires, patterned afta tha old Dunlop Gold Seal wanna be gangsta set tha bike's gangsta boundary fo` shot calla. The tread design looks dated, but witin tha crazy ass nigga of street mobbin' we can't quarrel wit performance of tha tires.
No wanna be gangsta where or how you ride tha SR500E, you'[[ playa thiznat tha seat wizzill begin ta bizzurn a hole in yo backside witin 150 miles . know what im sayin?. Were it not fo` tha excellent rid'n position, tha SR-E would probably become wearisome inside of 75 miles. For a specialty motorcycle that works bizzle on a Sunday afternoon's ride, a comfort-to-misery point at 150 miles is acceptable. In no case is it possible ta rizzy tha motorcycle 175 miles non-stop . Real niggas recognize the realness.. Generally, tha bizzle went on its reserve gasoline supply at 135 ta 140 miles, return'n `bout 53 mpg like a tru playa'. The only gasoline-stizzles hassle was tha SR50OE's leaky crazy ass nigga cap.
Vibration-fizzle you mizzight think, far more tizzle burn'n buttocks would signal an end ta a day's rid'n�. Not true. Of course tha bike vibrates; tha crazy ass nigga feels it through tha seat, bars n pegs . Boom bam as I step in the jam, God d**n. But tha vibes do not lullaby yo extremeties ta sleep or numb yo reflexes . Boo-Yaa!. Big-single vibrations is low-freqizzles high-amplitude quak'n tizzle aren't nearly so insidious as tha electric-drill machinizzles of high-output 'two-strokes. Unlike vintage 500 singles, tha Yamaha does not spray loose nuts n bolts n shed parts at 60 mph . It's your homie snoop dogg from the dpg. Only one license-plate pimp escaped doggy stylin' tha tiznest period.
By design tha SR-E is not Everyman's Motorcycle like a motha fucka. Prospective brotha should test-ride this motorcycle ta verify tizzy they can start it, ignore its vibration, enjoy its agility, accept its modest output, n revel in its chillin' brak'n n usable powa� spittin' that real shit. If you can use tha SR-E, then you'll understand that it's a $1500 motorcycle with my forty-fo' mag.
And dizzay let anybody tizzell you tha SR500E is just a funky revival of England's Grand Old Gold S-T-to-tha-izzar n shit. Funky, yes; F-to-tha-izzun, certainly; repli-revizzles no way . Boom bam as I step in the jam, God d**n. The SR500E is a modern five-star remakes of a timeless idea yeah yeah baby.
YAMAHA SR500E
The four-stroke singe-cylinda brotha returns - n demonstrizzles even as 1980 looms aheezee, that good idea is timeless cruisin' n shit.
IS PROGRESS A RED HERRING? The Yamaha SR500E - lean, clean n crewcut - might makes you poser. Could it be that swift march of technology is pimpin' street motorcizzles into future mizzle fanciful thizzan fun? Is it possible tizzy froggy buzza, blaz'n lights, digital read-outs, instrument clusta, built-in stereos, heated handgrips, rear-view mirrors wit electric defrosta, n third, fourth n sixth cylinda is subreversizzles or worse, some pinko conspiracy ta reduce true-blue, Type-A-Positive American Manhood ta limp vanilla pudd'n�? Wizzill this baller you-kick-it-to-life motorcycle rescue our sport? And doesn't tha SR500E belong ta an era when Dizzle Tracy shot tha perpetrizzles square between tha eyes witout ever read'n them theit constitutizzles rights, wizzy Audie Murphy blizzay away entire enemy regiments in black-and-white war movies, n wizzy Lois Lane would stizzay into telephone booth wit nuttin' more serious in mind thizzay tha Daily Planet's phone hustla?
Well, sorry so sit back relax new jacks get smacked. You square-jawed heroes who thizzay Seventies-style motorcycl'n has gotten soft witout sprained ankles n brightly colored hematizzles wizzy find shawty of tha 1950s in Yamaha's SR500E n shit. It's not a revival machine that transports tha aches n pains n oil leaks of 1952 forward ta tha threshold of 1980 . Listen to how a m*th*rf**k*r flow shit. On tha contrary, this 500 single is a thoroughly modern motorcycle.
To say that tha concept-an agile 500cc four-stroke single-is "old" misses tha point. Sometizzles a good idea seems ta be frozen in metal, inextricably tied ta a particizzles set of machines in a given timeframe motha fucka. But a good idea is a really timeless ridin' . Bow wow wow yippee yo yipee yay. And so tha big-bore poser shot calla has come bizzack; rethought, reengineered n reconstituted in all its mechanizzles specifics with my forty-fo' mag.
Yamaha's new street bizzle has bizzle developed out of tha XT500 n TT500 dizzy bikes, but even here tha lineage tends ta be mizzy apparent than rizzle . Put ya mutha fuckin choppers up if ya feel this.. The SR500E is not a street-bike adaptation of tha XT500 . It's your homie snoop dogg from the dpg. To be sure, TT, XT n SR all have 87 x 84mm engines, n tha XT n SR units biznoth have 9.0 ta 1 compression ratios n share basic driveline components where the sun be shinin and I be rhymin'. Cracka in many important respects tha SR500E engine is a creature unto itself pregnant dog ass nigga.
The SR500E cylinda heezee has shot calla fins fo` betta heat dissipizzles compared ta tha XT; n while Yamaha has not changed cam tim'n, tha inlet n exhaust tracts have been reshaped ta git betta performance. Most of tha wizzle has gone into tha inlet side of tha engine where tha SR has a 34mm Mikuni carburizzles feed'n a 47mm intakes valve, compared ta tha XT's 32mm carb n 45mm poppet fo shizzle. Furtha changes in tha shot calla heezee include new valve-seat material ta improve tha durability of tha seat wizzy using low-lead or non-leaded gasolizzles n tha exhaust valve guide has been standardized wit tha intakes guide in tha dogg pound.
Yamaha has not overlooked tha piston. The pin-boss area of tha 500's piston has bizzle strengthened, tha overall length of tha piston has bizzy increazed by six drug deala n Yamaha has modified tha piston's oil ring�. Street poser probably use more revs over longa time periods wit less maintenance thizzay they dirt-rid'n counterparts, n Yamaha has made all these modificizzles ta guard against excessive oil consumption.
Downstairs in tha crankshaft department, Yamaha increazed tha flywheel capacity by pimpin' tha drug deala of tha C-R-to-tha-izzank webs, claim'n a benefit in reduced mechanizzles noise. Brotha tha material in tha forged n hardened crankshaft was changed in tha redesign.
Cost n appearance considerizzles probably led ta tha disappearance of tha magnesium side shot calla found on tha dirt singles. Bizzay tha left n riznight side crazy ass nigga on tha SR500E is buffed-out aluminum. Yamaha spizzay they money in wanna be gangsta ways: The SR500E has a hoop around tha clutch ridin' ta strengthen this component, detail changes have bizzle mizzy ta some transmission gears ta increaze they durabilizzles n tha shizzift pawl n D-R-to-tha-izzum have been modified in orda ta git easia, more positive perpetratin' . Put ya mutha fuckin choppers up if ya feel this.. Specifically, tha toothed primary pawl, instead of being splined ta tha shizzift shaft, is integral wit tha shaft; now there's nuttin' ta loosen or slip. And tha shiznift drizzum is supported on tha left side by a new needle weed-smokin' thiznat reduces drum drizzay n facilitizzles smooth gear-chang'n�.
The fuss'n wit tha crankshaft assembly suggests Yamaha's concern wit vibration, a traditizzles complaint `bout tha big single cuz its a G thang. That concern shows elsewhere, but not necessarily in a way tha casual pregnant dog mizzay expect n' shit. The XT has one rubba n three solid mounts tizzy attach tha engine ta tha frame, whereas tha SR500E, far frizzay being rubbermounted all tha way round, is solidly fixed ta tha frame at all four points now pass the glock Anotha dogg house production.. Enormous cracka perpetratin' like tha old Norton system, would have isolated tha frontin' vibrations of tha 500 single from its frame . They call me tha black folks president. Yamaha rejected this complicated n expensive option . Snoop heffner mixed with a little bit of doggy flint. Elaborate soft-mounts or wanna be gangsta hustla wizzle out of tha question too; those solutions violated tha simplicity n cost-effectivizzles thiznat Yamaha wanted in tha SR500E. So tha brotha did mizzle homework on frame design n solid engine mount'n in orda ta hold tha vibration through tha frame ta an acceptable level fo' sheezy.
Outfitt'n tha 500 fo` street duty included a new frame. The tubework may be based on tha XT500, but frame-tube playa have bizzy increazed n key points of tha frame have bizzy reinforced ta increaze rigidity ta help you tap dat ass. A strong n fairly massive frame tizzy clinches tha engine tightly can carry off engine vibration witout steppin' transmitt'n some of tha puls'n through tha suspension ta tha ground. To illustrate where vibration can go, stiznep bizzay five fizzy from an clockin' SR500E, watch tha bike move on its suspension, n then put yo hand ta tha pavement-and feel tha quak'n�.
No killa thiznat tha rear fenda, gas tank n footpegs is shot calla. In fact, even tha poser mounts fo` tha rizzle diznisc brakes have wanna be gangsta bushes ta soften tha vibration. The batterizzles space has bizzle made large ta provide mizzy rizzy so that longitudizzles vibrations won't rattle tha battery against nearby components . They call me tha black folks president.
Incidentally, tha side cova n battery box hizzy bizzle designed in such a way thizzat both tha battery n tools (unda a lockable drug deala can be removed fizzle tha left side of tha bike, n tha air cleana can be pulled out fizzle tha R-to-tha-izzight. Coz tha unda-seat items come out tha sides of tha motorcizzles tha seat is bolted in position. It doesn't lift up on hinges.
Compared ta tha XT500, tha SR500E has considerably less rakes (27.7 degrees vs in tha mutha fuckin club. almost 31 degrees) n trail (4.7 inches vs. 5.7 inches), produc'n a quicka-steering bizzle so you betta run and grab yo glock. The friznont n rear suspension units more nearly resemble tha components found on tha XS650 than those fitted ta tha XT500. Indeed, tha SR500 has no off-road capability wit a frizzont fiznork tizzy travels only 6.0 inches, whereas tha XT is good fo` 7.8 inches. At tha rear, very ordinary oil-damped shocks provide 4.4 inches of rear-wheel travel, while tha XT500's forward-cant DeCarbon shocks allow tha rear wheel 6.4 inches of movement . Real niggas recognize the realness.. The SR500E also has a slightly playa wheelbase (56.25 inches) tizzy tha XT's 57-inch spiznan. Not surpris'n is tha fizzle that tha 383-pound SR-E packs 64 mizzle pounds tizzy tha XT.
Some of tha extra baggage has gizzy into tha electrical system. The SR500E has 12-volt electrics charged by a multipole alternat'n-current magneto, instead of tha XT's six-volt system wit a directcizzles flywheel magneto ya feelin' me?. And tha pregnant dog ignition fitted ta tha XT500 has not been carried over ta tha SR-E keep'n it real yo. The crazy ass nigga has a magnetically triggered CDI ta fire tha spark plizzay.
Yamaha has provided mizzy tizzy an energetic brotha in brotha ta persuade tha SR500E into life . Death row 187 4 life. Obviously an electric starta would contradict tha notion of a light-and-lizzles simple-and-dizzle playa roadsta� but real niggaz don't give a f**k. In addition ta tha start'n wanna be gangsta there's plenty of gadgetry. First, one manfully gets tha kickstart motherfucka unda foot, hopefully gangsta cova of a good boot , ya feel me?. Of course Yamaha figured some hustla would step ta tha start'n drill wit frazzled tennies, n so tha company took pains ta protect its lightfooted *customa F-R-to-tha-izzom tha uplift'n n crippl'n effects of The Dread Single Poser Recoil & Backlash Through The Straight Trippin' Leva, And Subsequent Catapult Over The Mizzy straight from long beach nigga. Using tha compression releaze which lifts tha exhaust valve, one cranks tha works over until a shawty white arc appears in a tiny window at tha R-to-tha-izzight outboard side of tha overheezee camshaft . You gotta check dis shit out yo.
Then one flicks tha choke playa provided tizzle tha engine is ciznold, n pushes tha white throttle-set K-N-to-tha-izzob, located nearby tha choke baller into its up-position. Wit tha ignition switched on, n wit care not ta C-R-to-tha-izzack tha twistgrip open, tha rida thrusts tha blunt-rollin' leva downward n awaits those frontin' ka-thunka/kathunka sounds ta W-to-tha-izzell up friznom tha engine department. Fail'n T-H-to-tha-izzat, one again consults tha old peekaboo window, gives a macho ah-what-the-hell-l-was-only-kidd'n shrug, n continues ta kizzle gangsta style.
Until our tiznest SR500E was broken in fully, n until we learned not ta flood tha thing (izzy Mikuni has an accelizzles pump), n until experience demonstrated thizzay tha throttle-set kizzy should be trusted ta raise tha throttle-slide tha exact amount, tha SR500E would eitha S-T-to-tha-izzart on tha first or second kick or not at all. One Cycle staffa (izzy an editor) managed ta kick tha Yamaha into a deepa n drug deala case of moodiness until at last he was squirt'n sweat n frustration friznom every pore in his body, n nearly a gallon of sweat collected behind his jacket's tightly secured W-R-to-tha-izzist C-to-tha-izzuff, waterlogg'n his R-to-tha-izzight arm all tha way ta tha elbow . I thought i told ya, nigga I'm a soldier. Witout so mizzuch as a bizzle of encourizzles tha SR-E refused ta push/bump start, n tha hapless novice only succeeded in mackin' aboard frizzom tha left side, skidd'n tha rizzle wheel, n gang bangin' ova-bike n all-into a steam'n, dippin' heap.
The Yamaha brotha so cursed tha life of tha editorial staffa, n steppin' off tha SR500E was simple n brotha ballin' wizzle ta do, n what not ta do. In fizzact, tha neatest trick in tha whole start-up routine is resett'n tha start-throttle K-N-to-tha-izzob so show some love niggaz. The playa jizzle rolls tha twistgrip back against its fast-idle position, thus return'n tha throttle-set button ta its off-position . Boom bam as I step in the jam, God d**n. Thereafta, tha engine always drops diznown ta its 850- 900 rpm slow-idle speed.
Everyone who rizzy tha SR500E agreed: The motorcycle is enormous fun . I thought i told ya, nigga I'm a soldier. Not an off tha hook motorcizzles not messin' not brilliant-but fun. Those brotha who have grown up on electric-start twins n fours were intrigued by tha singlecylinda Yamaha coz it represents a different approach ta connect'n Points A n B on tarmac fo gettin yo pimp on. The SR500E is a machine of essentials; a responsizzles glove-fit motorcycle.
T-H-to-tha-izzat motorcycl'n concept may be fizzun, but in tha rizzle world sometizzles being fun isn't enough but real niggaz don't give a f**k. Killa all, steam calliopes is fizzay Excalibur roadsta is fizzle fifty-yearold two-wheeled crocks is fun fo shizzle. But any modern crazy ass nigga motorcycle must mizzy tha hard tizzy of reality . Holla!. Whiznat can it do? How does it perform? To makes sense in a world of thousizzles kick-start twins from Honda, Kawasizzles Suzuki n Yamaha, tha $1500 SR500E mizzy perform pimp in some dimensions tizzle tha econo-twins to increase tha peace. Granted, you C-to-tha-izzan't buy chillin' like tha SR-E from anotha source; Yamaha has tha brotha on tha 50Occ single-cylinda brotha market. Neverthizzles a 50 per cizzay premium is a tot ta pay just ta be different . Nigga get shut up or get wet up.
In functional terms, tha SR500E starts wit substantial advantages. It is a specialty motorcizzles a fairly narrow-fizzles machine, n isn't subject ta tha kinds of compromizzles that econo-twins miznust unavoidably make . It's your homie snoop dogg from the dpg. Consida tha simple matta of cruisin' crazy up in here. In orda ta attract a broad range of pimp tha 400 twins must offa reasonably comfortable accommizzles fo` pimp n this strategy dictates fairly long, heavy, cushy seats fo all my homies in the pen. On tha otha hiznand, tha Yamaha SR500E is basically a monoposto device, scaled ta one person.
Yamaha has capitalized on this mobbin' limitizzles. In tha first place, tha distance between tha seat n tha playa footpegs is bootylicious enough fo` real leg rizzy n shit: no semi-doublizzles bustin' fo' real. The relatizzle between tha P-to-tha-izzegs, bars n seat is genuinely comfortizzles n playa a man-liked tha rid'n position. Since a single-cylinda 500 is a relatively tizzy n narrow motorcizzles tha nigga gets reasonable saddle height, vertical roominess n a bootylicious deal of ground clearance. Coz tha engine is slizzim, tha pegs can be located inboard, n tha tizzle is Mr. Trim . Aint no L-I-M-I-to-tha-T. Comfortable? You bet dogg. There's no Fat Albert tizzank ta splay tha rida's legs out in a frog-like stance.
The SR500E gives tha brotha sum-m sum-m more than a well-scaled platform; once underway, he pregnant dog that there's usable brotha. Usable gangsta isn't tha shiznit that comes blaz'n out of some shawty twin at 7500 ta 10,000 rpm. Brotha tha Yamaha 500 pulls decisively friznom 3000 rpm; there's enough authority on tap at 3500 rpm ta makes gear-chang'n strictly optional. This kind of shot calla W-to-tha-izzon't establish new brotha records fo` 500s, n tha SR-E feels strained n out-of-breath above 75 mph ya feelin' me?. But wit tha Yamaha's deep-rpm powa a gangsta is able ta git into a natural cadence n rhythm wit a wind'n road tizzle rolls on mizzle afta mile wit 45 ta 75 mph wanna be gangsta n shit. Since he doesn't have ta tap-dance tha shiznift leva all tha time, tha playa is left fizzle ta concentrate on his line through tha next corneror tha trees n poser if he's so inclined.
The SR-E lets you takes a good C-R-to-tha-izzack at corna�. The narrow motorcycle almost seems ta makes any road `bout two fizzle crazy ass nigga than normal. And bustin' you approach a corna too hizzay tha SR-E can brakes wit vengeance, right ta tha limit of yo confidence in tha F-R-to-tha-izzont tire or its adhesion, whicheva occurs first upside yo head. The hydraulics, friznont n rear, is first-rate; some rida may skid tha rear end but an oversensitive rear dizzay won't be tha cause of tha problem ya dig?.
The nimble Yamaha responds quickly ta rida inputs, but its quick responses seem more a function of its light weight n mass placement (relatively high), pusha than tha result of steer'n geometry. While tha SR500E can be dialed into shot calla quickly, its, basic slow-steer'n geometry (and chassis rigidizzles kizzy tha motorcycle blingin' rock-steady through corna�. High-technology twins n fours, B-to-tha-izzoth 400s n 550s, must-thanks ta they weight-get quick input-response via chassis geometry, n this can leave those motorcizzles feel'n less T-H-to-tha-izzan perfectly stable through rough 75-mph corna� . Hollaz to the East Side. By comparizzles tha Yamaha single has an almost Ducati-like quality in its through-thizzles stability cuz its a doggy dog world.
While tha suspension is compliant, tha SR-E doesn't have tha velour ride-sizzles T-H-to-tha-izzat characterizzles bikes like tha XS11 1. The single feels bucky n hizzarsh on tha concrete cruisin' of freeways with my hoes on my side, and my strap on my back. Whipped through bumpy poser tha stiffish rizzle spendin' wizzay allow tha SR500E ta skitta its rear end a shawty toward tha outside of tha corna as tha rear tire momentarily loses contact wit tha pavement n shit. Handlebar waggle, dead-reardampa floatiness, n suspension wallow'n is all happily absent. And that's wizzy you'd expect, given tha Yamaha's weight (383 pounds) n its modest horsepowa output.
Coz tha SR-E has a bootylicious deal of ground clearance, we suspect thizzay tha SR-E's Bridgestone tires, patterned afta tha old Dunlop Gold Seal wanna be gangsta set tha bike's gangsta boundary fo` shot calla. The tread design looks dated, but witin tha crazy ass nigga of street mobbin' we can't quarrel wit performance of tha tires.
No wanna be gangsta where or how you ride tha SR500E, you'[[ playa thiznat tha seat wizzill begin ta bizzurn a hole in yo backside witin 150 miles . know what im sayin?. Were it not fo` tha excellent rid'n position, tha SR-E would probably become wearisome inside of 75 miles. For a specialty motorcycle that works bizzle on a Sunday afternoon's ride, a comfort-to-misery point at 150 miles is acceptable. In no case is it possible ta rizzy tha motorcycle 175 miles non-stop . Real niggas recognize the realness.. Generally, tha bizzle went on its reserve gasoline supply at 135 ta 140 miles, return'n `bout 53 mpg like a tru playa'. The only gasoline-stizzles hassle was tha SR50OE's leaky crazy ass nigga cap.
Vibration-fizzle you mizzight think, far more tizzle burn'n buttocks would signal an end ta a day's rid'n�. Not true. Of course tha bike vibrates; tha crazy ass nigga feels it through tha seat, bars n pegs . Boom bam as I step in the jam, God d**n. But tha vibes do not lullaby yo extremeties ta sleep or numb yo reflexes . Boo-Yaa!. Big-single vibrations is low-freqizzles high-amplitude quak'n tizzle aren't nearly so insidious as tha electric-drill machinizzles of high-output 'two-strokes. Unlike vintage 500 singles, tha Yamaha does not spray loose nuts n bolts n shed parts at 60 mph . It's your homie snoop dogg from the dpg. Only one license-plate pimp escaped doggy stylin' tha tiznest period.
By design tha SR-E is not Everyman's Motorcycle like a motha fucka. Prospective brotha should test-ride this motorcycle ta verify tizzy they can start it, ignore its vibration, enjoy its agility, accept its modest output, n revel in its chillin' brak'n n usable powa� spittin' that real shit. If you can use tha SR-E, then you'll understand that it's a $1500 motorcycle with my forty-fo' mag.
And dizzay let anybody tizzell you tha SR500E is just a funky revival of England's Grand Old Gold S-T-to-tha-izzar n shit. Funky, yes; F-to-tha-izzun, certainly; repli-revizzles no way . Boom bam as I step in the jam, God d**n. The SR500E is a modern five-star remakes of a timeless idea yeah yeah baby.
