Becoming a member of the Hamamatsu motorbike maker’s bare sports activities lineup is the 2024 Honda CB500 Hornet. The CB500 enters the catalogues alongside the sooner launched Honda CB1000 Hornet and the CB750 Hornet that was launched in 2022 as a 2023 mannequin.

The CB500 Hornet joins Honda’s different 2024 middleweight providing, the NX500 “Crossover” that replaces the earlier era CB500X. Initially meant for the European market, the CB500 Hornet will finally make its means all over the world as an “worldwide” mannequin with a supply saying it can come to Malaysia late in 2024 or mid-2025.

Just like the NX500, the CB500 Hornet will get a parallel-twin with eight-valves, DOHC and liquid-cooling displacing 471 cc, fed by Honda’s PGM-Fi. Energy is claimed to be 47 hp at 8,600 rpm with 43 Nm of torque at 6,500 rpm, going to the rear wheel by way of six-speed gearbox with help and slipper clutch, and chain ultimate drive.

An ECU replace improves acceleration really feel whereas Honda Selectable Torque Management (traction contol) is now commonplace. A brand new full-colour 5-inch TFT-LCD display shows all the mandatory info and options Honda RoadSync with Bluetooth connectivity to the rider’s smartphone, exhibiting onscreen info resembling music administration and turn-by-turn navigation.

Honda’s streetfighter styling for the CB500 Hornet consists of an all-new LED headlight and tail mild, together with LED flip alerts. Consideration has been paid to aerodynamics for improved dealing with and agility with headlight aspect ducts channeling airflow easily across the higher gasoline tank space.

Braking is completed with twin Nissin radial-mount four-piston brake callipers – the NX500 will get axial-mount two-piston callipers – in entrance appearing on 296 mm brake discs. Within the rear, a single 240 mm diameter disc is stopped by a single-piston brake calliper whereas two-channel ABS is commonplace.

Suspension makes use of Showa 41 mm diameter Separate Perform Fork Massive Piston (SFF-BP) upside-down forks, non-adjustable, in entrance. On the rear, a monoshock is fitted, adjustable to one among 5 preload ranges.

With 17.1-litres of gasoline within the tank, the CB500 Hornet ideas the scales at 188 kg (the NX500 weighs 196 kg) whereas seat peak is about at 785 mm versus the NX500’s 830 mm. In Malaysia, the 2019 mannequin 12 months Honda CB500F was priced at RM33,999.

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