Horsepower and Top Speed on a FC501

danielsfc501 said:

I was wondering if anyone knew, what the engine horsepower and top speed for a 2000 FC501 was? I dont have a dino or speedometer. I know this bike is tall geared with six speeds.

Thanks for the info

Click to expand...

I'm not sure of the horsepower, and lacking what you're gearing is, I will venture this guess. It will go way faster than you want to fall off at!!!

Seriously, on a flat hard packed surface, in a tuck, it will do at least 90-100mph. Plenty fast indeed.

Ned may pop in here and have some better numbers for you.

I raced a 2001 501 for several years in the desert and the only bike that would really give it a run for it's money was tall geared CR500, and that was only if the CR got the jump. Top speed wise on a dry lake I would pull away, and that was geared 15/52.

......well

I cannot give a scientific answer to this question, but my 2001 FX 470, which is also 6 speed, will do more than 80....I let off at that point. I assume the 470 and the 501 are very similiar....My brother has an 07 450 Berg, but it is spinning pretty fast at 55 m.p.h., It will probably run 65 pinned. I can hang with him in 5th gear, then I freaking hit 6th...omg.....it goes real fast, for a dirt bike. I am guessing 90-95 pinned....I don't plan on finding out. :wink:

nu use at all to this thread, but still cool, 650 speeds measures on a dyno.

REAR GEAR/ FRONT GEAR/ RATIO/ TOP SPEED(KM/H)
38/ 13/ 2,923076923/ 178.13
38/ 14/ 2,714285714/ 191.83
38/ 15/ 2,533333333/ 205.5
38/ 16/ 2,375/ 219.23
39/ 13/ 3 / 173.564
39/ 14/ 2,785714286/ 186.91
39/ 15/ 2,6/ 200.266
39/ 16/ 2,4375/ 213.618
40/ 13/ 3,076923077/ 169.225
40/ 14/ 2,857142857/ 182.242
40/ 15/ 2,666666667/ 195.260
40/ 16/ 2,5/ 208.27
41/ 13/ 3,153846154/ 165.09
41/ 14/ 2,928571429/ 177.79
41/ 15/ 2,733333333/ 190.49
41/ 16/ 2,5625/ 203.19
42/ 13/ 3,230769231/ 161.16
42/ 14/ 3 / 173.56
42/ 15/ 2,8/ 185.96
42/ 16/ 2,625/ 198.35
43/ 13/ 3,307692308/ 157.41
43/ 14/ 3,071428571/ 169.52
43/ 15/ 2,866666667/ 181.63
43/ 16/ 2,6875/ 193.74
44/ 13/ 3,384615385/ 153.84
44/ 14/ 3,142857143/ 165.67
44/ 15/ 2,933333333/ 177.5
44/ 16/ 2,75/ 189.34
45/ 13/ 3,461538462/ 150.42
45/ 14/ 3,214285714/ 161.99
45/ 15/ 3 / 173.56
45/ 16/ 2,8125/ 185.13
46/ 13/ 3,538461538/ 147.15
46/ 14/ 3,285714286/ 158.47
46/ 15/ 3,066666667/ 169.79
46/ 16/ 2,875/ 181.11
47/ 13/ 3,615384615/ 144.02
47/ 14/ 3,357142857/ 155.1
47/ 15/ 3,133333333/ 166.17
47/ 16/ 2,9375/ 177.25
48/ 13/ 3,692307692/ 141.02
48/ 14/ 3,428571429/ 151.86
48/ 15/ 3,2/ 162.71
48/ 16/ 3 / 173.56
49/ 13/ 3,769230769/ 138.14
49/ 14/ 3,5/ 148.76
49/ 15/ 3,266666667/ 159.39
49/ 16/ 3,0625/ 170.02
50/ 13/ 3,846153846/ 135.38
50/ 14/ 3,571428571/ 145.79
50/ 15/ 3,333333333/ 156.2
50/ 16/ 3,125/ 166.62
51/ 13/ 3,923076923/ 132.72
51/ 14/ 3,642857143/ 142.93
51/ 15/ 3,4/ 153.14
51/ 16/ 3,1875/ 163.35

16 / 40 is looking good

Stock FC501 is good for 46HP at the wheel ex dyno

With the right gearing on a hard surface I'd say 170-180km/hr

Great power on the 501's, love 'em

hello, i have a dyno reading from a fc 501 model year 2000 , from a dynojet 150 dynomemeter.

bike was stock with the arrow titanium system ( it was oem) and wearing a road tire at the back for the dyno.

also in the same test and also in stock form were :

ktm 520 sx -----52 hp
yzf 426------48hp
cr500------55hp

and......

fc501------55hp.

it was the first ever 4 stroke bike made the same hp with a two stroke at the same capacity.