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CFMoto has launched the 500SR, a supersport powered by a 499cc inline-four, in China. Producing 78hp at 12,500rpm, it features a trellis frame and Nissin calipers. Priced at ¥28,980 (about $4,200) in China, it's a serious middleweight that sits below the brand's 675/750SR models.
A middleweight inline-four sport bike is fun to rev, fun to attack corners on — basically the origin point of racing as a genre. Squeezing 78 horsepower out at 12,500rpm means the response should be genuinely thrilling. Throwing this thing around at a track day sounds like it'd be a blast. Dismissing it just because it's made in China is old news at this point.
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Isn't 499cc something you can't ride on a standard motorcycle license in Japan?
For someone who remembers the old 400cc inline-four boom, this trend is irresistible, and coming from China no less.
Nissin calipers are nice, but the inline-four 499's durability is still a total unknown.
Roughly $4,200 seems broken, an inline-four at that price is absurd.
If it comes to Japan it might eat into CBR400R or Ninja400 sales. An inline-four at this price is powerful.
A 499cc inline-four at 78hp is basically a full comeback of that 400cc inline-four generation. I want one.
78hp at 12,500rpm, that's the sensuality of a middleweight inline-four. Could turn out great depending on weight.
