After Market parts on the CBR500R

This bike came with a lot of aftermarket accessories. 

Yoshimura R77 Slipon Exhaust - my gosh, I was planning on upgrading to an aftermarket exhaust at some point, it was a bonus it came with it - but my GOSH! That sound! The motorcycle doesn't sound like a sewing machine like most Parallel Twin engines do. It sounds like a V-twin, and while it's not super loud, it makes the bike sound much bigger than it really is. Love it.

Honda Race Cowl - Eh, switched back to the regular pillion grab bars

R&G Exhaust Hangers - Not something I was going to do myself, but it'll stay there.

R&G Tail Tidy - No, no no. I know it looks good, but it's gotta go. I may be committing sacrilege, but I have a GIVI top case on my motorcycles. This tail tidy is NOT compatible with the GIVI rack. Some sport bike guys hate it, but hey, my motorcycle ain't a true sport bike. It's a sporty commuter. Haha! Anyways, to install this, you had to cut into the sub-frame. Big no no, my gosh, did he hack saw that? So yea, I spent some time reinstalling the original tail kit. Now at least the bike is ready to have the GIVI rack get installed right in.

It was an excuse to take apart the motorcycle at least. Let me just say this now, the CBR500r is FAR easier to take apart than the CBR250r

The 250r had little to no space in the tail section, and the clips holding the front fairings threatened to snap/crack the upper fairing pieces right out with those darned triple clips that held them in place.

The 500r has 1 clip near the bottom, and 10 slot/tabs that meld into other plastic bits - a godsend since they are much easier to work with than clips that are nigh impossible to get undone without a solid yank.

T-rex frame sliders - Stuff that protects my plastic and motorcycle! I'd prefer SATO racing, though these sliders are tough and look just as attractive as the SATO ones. The previous owner had them, but didn't install them since he wasn't comfortable in doing the installation himself. 

That rectifier!

 Installation was interesting. The fairing on the CBR500r, unlike the 250r, has the entire front fairing come off, rather than a portion of it. This makes it harder, and easier at the same time.

Harder - More clips, tabs, and even velcro to undo.

Need to wiggle stuff around more

Nerve wracking doing it for the first time.

Pretty solid if you ask me. Made of aircraft grade aluminum brackets,
and the puck is soft plastic made to sheer off in a more
energetic crash than a slow one or parking lot tip over

Easier - No worry about cracking fragile upper plastic portion

Less clips

New design shows off the engine

Man, those sliders are solid once you get them installed.

SW motech GPS mount - This is coming from my previous motorcycle. This thing is handy, it interacts with a RAM mount that's secured onto my left clip-on, and it's mostly waterproof. No leakage of water has gotten inside of it whilst raining, even on a pretty heavy downpour; both at high speed and parked outside. It doesn't hold up too well if a garden hose hits it at the right angle.

Gorilla 8017 alarm - Nice compact alarm. Not a lot of places to put it on the CBR500r. Wiring was trouble, since there's so many wires. But some cable tidy's solved that.