Ha I nearly nearly took my CBR600F out to Mongolia , Sjaak style, I would probably find some Africa twin forks and change the front end and maybe get a longer chain and have some more movement on the rear.
I'd probably also turn the radiator cooler thing side ways so it is verticle rather than horizontal. And maybe stick some side bags on the tank , my old bike was crashed many times on the road and the tank had huge dents on both sides the tank capacity shrank from 21 litres to just over 14 litres.
I think the biggest factor is in taking a CB500 what bits will you have to give a miss to be able to safely take the bike out there?. Its why I got rid of my Africa twin sure its capable off road but not in my hands , I would sure hate to have to skip certain areas because I was afraid the bike would not make it.
That said I'm biased I have an XT600E which was heavily upgraded before I bought it.
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