New Honda 500s for Europe

bmcdonau · 10-27-2012, 07:16 PM

From MCN

"New Honda 500s spied – again
By Phil West -
New bikes
25 October 2012 15:57

These spy shots show Honda’s three, all-new, 2013 500s in their finished state for the first time.

Believed to have been taken during the filming of an advertising campaign the pictures clearly show the three new machines which are due to receive their official public unveiling at the Milan Show in three weeks’ time.

The bikes are: the sporty, fully-faired CBR500; the naked CB500R roadster and the ‘cross-over’-styled CB500X. All use the same new, liquid-cooled, parallel twin 500cc powerplant which is expected to produce peak power of around 47bhp and thus qualify for the new A2 licence which comes into force on January 19 next year.

The variants also use the same basic, budget-minded chassis, comprising conventional telescopic forks, single ‘wavy’ front disc and monoshock rear.

Full details in next week’s MCN – out Wednesday October 31."

Looks like Honda is going on a budget bike binge.

DaveC · 10-27-2012, 07:54 PM

No linky.

bmcdonau · 10-27-2012, 08:23 PM

http://www.motorcyclenews.com/MCN/Ne...0s-spiedagain/

gore-tx · 10-27-2012, 11:02 PM

They're not just for Europe. We will be getting some of that, at least the CBR500.
http://hellforleathermagazine.com/20...cbr500-family/

KenH · 10-27-2012, 11:20 PM

I suppose the jacked up rear fender with a foot of tire clearance is a p-opular styling cue, but other than aerodynamics on a race bike, it serves no purpose other than to limit storage and eliminate the ability to adjust butt position for various wind conditions, which is critical to riding a naked bike on long highway rides.

**Gravel Guy** · 10-28-2012, 06:00 AM

I bet they sell a jillion of them.

bmcdonau · 10-28-2012, 11:32 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by KenH

I suppose the jacked up rear fender with a foot of tire clearance is a p-opular styling cue, but other than aerodynamics on a race bike, it serves no purpose other than to limit storage and eliminate the ability to adjust butt position for various wind conditions, which is critical to riding a naked bike on long highway rides.

Then buy the naked roadster version!

gore-tx · 10-28-2012, 12:34 PM

I initially was going to buy the CBR500 but I just couldn't wait until Spring. The dealer mark up was also going to be another issue so I ended up buying a Versys. But who knows how I will feel when I see a CBR500? I really liked my CBR250R but wished it had another 20 HP. Now Honda makes a CBR500... Wish they had kept the single cylinder.

bmcdonau · 10-28-2012, 03:19 PM

I wish it had four

gore-tx · 10-28-2012, 03:54 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by bmcdonau

I wish it had four

Then why not just get a CBR600RR?

KenH · 10-28-2012, 05:13 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by bmcdonau

Then buy the naked roadster version!

Still not a flat seat.

DFW_Warrior · 10-28-2012, 05:58 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by gore-tx

Now Honda makes a CBR500... Wish they had kept the single cylinder.

Quote:

Originally Posted by bmcdonau

I wish it had four

Well just to be different, I was hoping for a triple.

Honestly I won't ever have a single as my primary road bike. 2-6, sure thing, but not a single.

**SL350** · 10-28-2012, 07:05 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by DFW_Warrior

Well just to be different, I was hoping for a triple.

Honestly I won't ever have a single as my primary road bike. 2-6, sure thing, but not a single.

Vibration?

DFW_Warrior · 10-28-2012, 07:30 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by SL350

Vibration?

For the most part, yes. In order to make a bike with the HP to comfortably churn out the top cruising speed I like it would have to be more than a single can produce without being of fairly large size and then by it's very nature, be very high vibration.

gixxerjasen · 10-28-2012, 07:43 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by DFW_Warrior

Well just to be different, I was hoping for a triple.

Fine, I'll bite. I was hoping they'd pass down some of their old motoGP tech and give us a V-5 bike.

Look to Yamaha and Triumph for your triples.

DFW_Warrior · 10-28-2012, 07:50 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by gixxerjasen

Look to Yamaha and Triumph for your triples.

And Kawi!
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kawasaki_triple

gixxerjasen · 10-28-2012, 08:01 PM

Kawasaki has a new triple in the works?

DFW_Warrior · 10-28-2012, 08:25 PM

I have no idea. But they did a darn fine job with them in the past.

gixxerjasen · 10-28-2012, 08:37 PM

Well then, good luck with all that, I'm not holding my breath. Triumph is already putting out triples and Yamaha has one in the works.

http://www.mcnews.com.au/2013_Bikes/...tro_Triple.htm

It'll be interesting to see where it ends up. I've put my hat into the R6 ring to compete with Triumph's Daytona 675. It'd be interesting though to see other places it could end up as well.

bmcdonau · 10-28-2012, 09:00 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by gore-tx

Then why not just get a CBR600RR?

Don't want a race replica. I'd like something that I can ride all day.

10-27-2012, 07:16 PM	#1
bmcdonau Join Date: Apr 2007 Location: Salado Posts: 3,460	New Honda 500s for Europe From MCN "New Honda 500s spied – again By Phil West - New bikes 25 October 2012 15:57 These spy shots show Honda’s three, all-new, 2013 500s in their finished state for the first time. Believed to have been taken during the filming of an advertising campaign the pictures clearly show the three new machines which are due to receive their official public unveiling at the Milan Show in three weeks’ time. The bikes are: the sporty, fully-faired CBR500; the naked CB500R roadster and the ‘cross-over’-styled CB500X. All use the same new, liquid-cooled, parallel twin 500cc powerplant which is expected to produce peak power of around 47bhp and thus qualify for the new A2 licence which comes into force on January 19 next year. The variants also use the same basic, budget-minded chassis, comprising conventional telescopic forks, single ‘wavy’ front disc and monoshock rear. Full details in next week’s MCN – out Wednesday October 31." Looks like Honda is going on a budget bike binge. __________________ Dennis

10-27-2012, 08:23 PM	#3
bmcdonau Join Date: Apr 2007 Location: Salado Posts: 3,460	Re: New Honda 500s for Europe http://www.motorcyclenews.com/MCN/Ne...0s-spiedagain/ __________________ Dennis

10-27-2012, 11:02 PM	#4
gore-tx Join Date: Feb 2007 Location: San Antonio, TX Posts: 551	Re: New Honda 500s for Europe They're not just for Europe. We will be getting some of that, at least the CBR500. http://hellforleathermagazine.com/20...cbr500-family/ __________________ "There are only three sports: mountain climbing, bull fighting, and motor racing. All the rest are merely games." Ernest Hemingway 2012 Honda CBR250R

10-27-2012, 11:20 PM	#5
KenH Join Date: Feb 2007 Location: Lost in space Posts: 10,407	Re: New Honda 500s for Europe I suppose the jacked up rear fender with a foot of tire clearance is a p-opular styling cue, but other than aerodynamics on a race bike, it serves no purpose other than to limit storage and eliminate the ability to adjust butt position for various wind conditions, which is critical to riding a naked bike on long highway rides. __________________ It only takes 12 horsepower to ride around the world. The rest is just wheelspin. A gun in the hand is better than a cop on the phone. "Rightful liberty is unobstructed action according to our will within limits drawn around us by the equal rights of others. I do not add "within the limits of the law" because law is often but the tyrant's will, and always so when it violates the rights of the individual." - Thomas Jefferson

10-28-2012, 06:00 AM	#6
Gravel Guy Forum Supporter Join Date: Jul 2009 Location: T'orndale! Posts: 5,091	Re: New Honda 500s for Europe I bet they sell a jillion of them. __________________ "Any man who thinks he can be happy and prosperous by letting the Government take care of him; better take a closer look at the American Indian!" ~ Henry Ford ~ ----------------------------------------------- Mark East of Wierd, Texas

10-28-2012, 12:34 PM	#8
gore-tx Join Date: Feb 2007 Location: San Antonio, TX Posts: 551	Re: New Honda 500s for Europe I initially was going to buy the CBR500 but I just couldn't wait until Spring. The dealer mark up was also going to be another issue so I ended up buying a Versys. But who knows how I will feel when I see a CBR500? I really liked my CBR250R but wished it had another 20 HP. Now Honda makes a CBR500... Wish they had kept the single cylinder. __________________ "There are only three sports: mountain climbing, bull fighting, and motor racing. All the rest are merely games." Ernest Hemingway 2012 Honda CBR250R

10-28-2012, 03:19 PM	#9
bmcdonau Join Date: Apr 2007 Location: Salado Posts: 3,460	Re: New Honda 500s for Europe I wish it had four __________________ Dennis

10-28-2012, 08:01 PM	#17
gixxerjasen Join Date: Oct 2007 Location: Seagoville, TX Posts: 7,125	Re: New Honda 500s for Europe Kawasaki has a new triple in the works? __________________ www.leanangle.com Current Bikes:2007 Yamaha FJR1300AE \| 1998 KTM 250 EXC \| 1992 Suzuki Bandit 400 Past Bikes: 1997 Katana 600-wrecked \| 2000 CBR600F4-Stolen \| 2001 GSX-R600-Stolen \| 1989 Honda CB1-Sold \| 2001 Suzuki TL1000R-Traded \| 1992 Suzuki Bandit 400-Sold \| 2004 Suzuki GSX-R600-Sold \| 2007 DR-Z400SM-Traded \| 2003 Yamaha FZ1-Wrecked \| 2003 Yamaha FZ1 II-Sold

10-28-2012, 08:25 PM	#18
DFW_Warrior Join Date: Apr 2006 Location: Arlington, TX Posts: 11,855	Re: New Honda 500s for Europe I have no idea. But they did a darn fine job with them in the past. __________________ Bill ('04 DL1000)('00 KLR)('05 YZ250) We'll never know our full potential unless we push ourselves to find it. It's this self discovery that inevitably takes us to the wildest places on Earth.

10-28-2012, 08:37 PM	#19
gixxerjasen Join Date: Oct 2007 Location: Seagoville, TX Posts: 7,125	Re: New Honda 500s for Europe Well then, good luck with all that, I'm not holding my breath. Triumph is already putting out triples and Yamaha has one in the works. http://www.mcnews.com.au/2013_Bikes/...tro_Triple.htm It'll be interesting to see where it ends up. I've put my hat into the R6 ring to compete with Triumph's Daytona 675. It'd be interesting though to see other places it could end up as well. __________________ www.leanangle.com Current Bikes:2007 Yamaha FJR1300AE \| 1998 KTM 250 EXC \| 1992 Suzuki Bandit 400 Past Bikes: 1997 Katana 600-wrecked \| 2000 CBR600F4-Stolen \| 2001 GSX-R600-Stolen \| 1989 Honda CB1-Sold \| 2001 Suzuki TL1000R-Traded \| 1992 Suzuki Bandit 400-Sold \| 2004 Suzuki GSX-R600-Sold \| 2007 DR-Z400SM-Traded \| 2003 Yamaha FZ1-Wrecked \| 2003 Yamaha FZ1 II-Sold

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