He did not start the conversation with you; you started it with him. He was responding to a dig on Harleys by another poster. If he came across rude, it’s because the person he responded to was insulting to Harley owners first.
So technically, if you think the way I started the conversation with you was rude, then you must also think the way you started the conversation with OftheOhio was rude. I suppose we’re even then.
As for the CR500, it’s a 50hp bike that will rip your arms off. If you can handle it. Most people can’t. I don’t have one. I have a CR250R though. 35hp and a lot of people can’t handle it.
My main ride is a FXSTC but I also have an RC51 and an XR650R.
The FXSTC had no top end from the factory, so I did a bit of work to it. Big bore kit, screaming eagle heads, higher compression pistons. Really cooks now. Not sure of the figures, but it does take sport bikes off the line now... until a turn.
The RC51 is stock (125hp). Hard to mess with perfection.
The XR650R was 55hp from the factory I believe. I put in the HRC high compression piston and big cam kit, and it should be about 75hp now from what I understand. I live in NYC and this is a faster bike in Manhattan conditions than any sport bike.