Motorcycle specifications HondaCB 500 F 2021 Young Emotions

The Honda CB 500 F is both a gateway and a frontier. It's with this bike that you go beyond the stage of discovering the roadster; it's with it that you taste the limits of the A2; it's also the time for it to become cleaner, by complying with Euro5 standards.

F, R and X, they're all going through it. Logical, given that the family is based on the same platform. Less carbon monoxide, fine particles and hydrocarbon emissions without sacrificing performance. The roadster retains its 35 kW at 8,600 rpm and 43 Nm of torque at 6,500 rpm. The weight is also identical. From yesterday's model to today's, there's a lot of confusion, but not in terms of emissions. The look comes from further afield.

The CB 500 has undergone a facelift for 2019. Keen to offer several facets to suit the first stirrings of medium displacement, this must-have machine on the motorcycling landscape offers a first chance to young adventurers with the X version, a second mischief with the sporty R, and the popular roadster principle with this F situation. Since the 2016-2018 version, it retains its technical base but benefits from a series of evolutions to keep up with the times.

last time around, the CB 500 tipped over into a rather lively style, giving its design some edgy, sharp moments. The new look extends this idea, with an even more robotic fork head with nasal protrusions, angular rear-view mirrors, modified shoulders and a few tweaks to the rear shell and under-seat trim. The redesign doesn't shudder under boldness. Yet it's enough to arouse curiosity.
A feeling shared by the engine - The twin may conform to the dictates of the A2 license, but it still wants to give more.

Not as a maxi, mind you. A CB 500 puts out 47.5 hp (35 kW), today as yesterday. It's in the mid-range that the mill wanted to strengthen itself, the zone where it's most often called upon. It promises 4% more power between 3,000 and 7,000 rpm.
To achieve this result, Honda has improved the air intake flow and revised the valve timing. Total power is now obtained 100 rpm higher, but peak torque is reached 500 rpm earlier. And while we're fiddling with the engine, we might as well add a slipper clutch to facilitate gear changes.

there was no need to change the chassis. As a result, virtually all components have been retained. The CB 500 F is based on a Diamond-type steel frame in which the engine plays a stiffening role. At the front, a conventional 41 mm fork supports a single 320 mm brake disc via a double-piston caliper. At the rear, the disc size is 240 mm and the caliper is a single-piston unit.
It's in this area that the only modifications to the chassis are to be found: a new chain tensioning system and a new single-walled monoshock to replace the previous double-tube unit.

In the process, the roadster has lost 3 kilos, gained a dual-outlet muffler, grabbed a modernized dashboard with shiftliht and gear indicator, added half a liter of fuel tank capacity, adopted tapered handlebars and refined its turn signals. The kind of little touches you appreciate on a daily basis, for fun and/or practicality.

In its heyday, the CB 500 was every biker's 1st machine. Its influence continues to this day (don't you agree, Rémi ;-). We expect no less from this generation, which is evolving serenely, with the main objective of reinforcing its achievements. Amid the plethora of models on offer in the A2 segment, it is an excellent choice for the category, with all the seriousness of Honda.

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