News – Motorcycle news: a Honda CB500 and CBR500 for 2013? – Used HONDA

Motorcycle news: a Honda CB500 and CBR500 for 2013 ?

News - Motorcycle news: a Honda CB500 and CBR500 for 2013? - Used HONDA

A member of a forum dedicated to the Honda CBR250 affirms, with "stolen" photos in support, to have participated in the presentation of a brand new CB500 and its faired version, called CBR500, in a Thai Honda factory…

A member of a forum dedicated to the affirmation, with "stolen" photos to support it, to have participated in the presentation of a brand new CB500 and its streamlined version, called CBR500, in a Thai Honda factory…

The information should however be taken with a grain of salt, especially for European bikers since the author of this "buzz" explains that it has not been specified in which countries these two unexpected novelties will be imported. 

It is therefore still too early to slash the champagne in honor of the return of a saga particularly popular with French bikers: the famous CB 500. !

Undoubtedly powered by an in-line twin, this 2013 CB500 and its version streamlined like a sports car seem to play the card of the basic and practical motorcycle. This is evidenced by the presence of a classic fork and a simple disc (with petals however) at the front, as well as that of large passenger handles. The lines are nevertheless rather elegant with in particular false airs of at the level of the front part of the CBR500.

Badly framed and (deliberately?) Blurry, the photos published by this indiscreet "infiltrator" do not allow us to know much more about these medium-displacement vehicles which would be inserted between the 250 cc of the world’s leading manufacturer (and) and the .

It remains to be seen whether these two potential novelties for 2013 will be imported into France: we can bet that the Cologne show at the beginning of October will provide more information on this subject … !

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