CB500F test: Honda sharpens its little roadster
Three years after relaunching its famous CB500F, Honda performs a meticulous update of its roadster: aesthetic boost, improvements to some practical aspects and conservation of most of its mechanics. Decortic site…
Technical and commercial sheet CB500F
| (manufacturer data) | |
| Engine | |
| Type | 4-stroke inline twin |
| Distribution | Double overhead camshaft, 4 valves per cylinder |
| Cooling | Liquid |
| Displacement | 471cc |
| Bore x stroke | 67 × 66.8 mm |
| Max power | 47.5 hp (35 kW) at 8,500 rpm |
| Max torque | 43 Nm at 7,000 rpm |
| Volumetric ratio | 10.7: 1 |
| Food | PGM-FI electronic fuel injection |
| Electrical system | |
| Ignition | Digital with electronic advance |
| Start-up | Electric |
| Drums | 12 V / 8.6 Ah |
| Alternator | 280 W at 2000 rpm |
| Front light | 4.8 / 12 V LED |
| Transmission | |
| Clutch | Multi-disc in oil bath |
| Box | 6 reports |
| Secondary | By O-ring chain |
| Cycle part | |
| Frame | Diamond type steel |
| Front suspension | 41mm fork, adjustable preload |
| Suspension Ar | Mono-shock absorber adjustable in preload (9 positions) |
| Front travel | 120 mm |
| Travel Ar | NC |
| Front brake | Single 320 mm disc, 2 piston caliper, ABS |
| Ar brake | Single 240mm disc, single piston caliper, ABS |
| Front rim | Cast aluminum, 17 x 3.5 inches |
| Rim Ar | Cast aluminum, 17 x 4.5 inches |
| Front tire | 120/70 – ZR 17 |
| Tire Ar | 160/60 – ZR 17 |
| Dimensions, weight, capacities | |
| Length | 2,080 mm |
| Width | 790 mm |
| Height | 1,060 mm |
| Wheelbase | 1410 mm |
| Ground clearance | 160 mm |
| Saddle height | 785 mm |
| Socket angle | 25.5 ° |
| Hunt | 102 mm |
| Full weight | 190 kg |
| Fuel tank | 16.7 liters |
| Oil capacity | 3.2 liters |
| Commercial instrumentation | |
| Board | Fully digital: speed, tachometer, odometer, 2 partial totalizers, clock, fuel gauge, average and instantaneous consumption |
| Commercial information | |
| Availability | March 2016 |
| Price | € 5,599 |
| Colors | Tricolor, Orange "Candy Energy", Red "Millenium" or Metallic black "Gunpowder mat" |
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