Honda GB500
Cooling: Air Cooled Fuel system: CV carburetors Starting system: Electric and kick starter
The Honda GB500 Clubman is a classic naked bike of the Japanese Honda Group. In the first built in 1985 as accessible GB500 TT only for the Japanese market, were later built in the years 1989 and 1990 a total of 4,584 pieces for the American market and 1,727 pieces for the Japanese market.
History
When the Clubman came in the summer of 1992 in Germany in the trade, it was at the 1,000 officially imported motorcycles to the remaining stock of bikes, which had proved in America as a shop keeper. In the three years between production and German launch the Clubman was introduced in relatively large quantities as a gray import from America to Germany.
As the official German Honda importer brought the bikes in 1992 in the trade, the bikes were offered despite their age at the rather high factory price of DM 7,760 ( the Honda XBR 500 was until 1990 the price of last sold under DM 5000 ). Unlike the gray imports the customers of the official trade came to enjoy a two-year manufacturer's warranty.
Technically, the Clubman leaning mostly on to the " sister model " Honda XBR 500. The Clubman is preferably driven due to the somewhat lower seat height of women, especially since they again is manageable by a narrower front tire than the XBR. The machines of the two model years were exclusively in the color black green metallic: sold, the green shade is visible only when the sun shines and creates a delightful play of color ( Honda color code G -125 M). Erroneously, therefore many of these motorcycles are advertised as black. A much rarer color variant is almost identical, but in 1985 made Bordeaux - colored ( candy musenrot, color code R -104 CU) GB500 TT with a slightly different shape of the tank, which was designed exclusively for the Asian market and is extremely rare in Germany, therefore, in the street scene ever can be seen. The Japanese GB500 TT is in contrast to the Clubman fitted with a center stand, a secondary air system is missing.
The Clubman has, unlike the Honda XBR 500, a secondary air system that was introduced in the U.S. due to the more restrictive emission regulations. About one controlled by the vacuum hose from the carburetor and diaphragm and incipient between the air filter and carburetor air bleed system, the exhaust gases are still concentrated in the exhaust port of the cylinder with unused air, resulting in a subsequent reaction with the exhaust gases to reductions in the emissions of carbon monoxide and hydrocarbons. The secondary air system was introduced in 1991 for the German market to other four-stroke single-cylinder models from Honda, so among other things, to the Honda NX 650 Dominator.
The appearance of the Clubman is based on the classic motorcycles of the 1950s and early '60s: the " crouching " stance of the motorcycle plays on the English Cafe Racer on. Visually reminds the Clubman on motorcycles like the AJS " Boy Racer" 350, Velocette Venom Thruxton or BSA Gold Star. This appearance was, for example, taken up again as the Triumph Thruxton 900.
The concept of classic design was briefly described by Honda as already the early / mid 1980s successfully offered with the models GB250 and GB400TT on the Japanese market. 1985 was therefore built by Honda Motors exclusively for the Japanese market a variant of the GB500 TT and offered at a price equivalent to DM 6,400.
Specifications
Motor
- Air-cooled single-cylinder four -stroke engine with exhaust gas recirculation
- Overhead camshaft, the four radially disposed valves are controlled by towing and rocker arm
- Dry sump lubrication
- Contactless ignition capacitor
- Displacement: 498 cm ³
- Bore × stroke: 92 × 75 mm
- Compression ratio: 8.9: 1
Landing gear
Einschleifenrahmen made of tubular steel with split beams, front forks, swingarm made of tubular steel, four -way adjustable shock absorbers, front dual piston disc brake, rear drum brake simplex, wire spoked wheels with aluminum rims high.
- Front wheel travel: 105 mm
- Rear suspension travel: 96 mm
- Rim Size Front: 2.15 x 18
- Wheel size rear: 2.50 x 18
- Tyre size front: 90/90 S 18 and 100/90 S 18
- Rear Tire Size: 110/90 S 18 and 120/90 S 18
Dimensions and weights
- Wheelbase: 1,430 mm
- Weight ( fuel): 178 kg
- Load: 127 kg / depending on registration
- Perm. Total weight: 306 kg
- Tank capacity / reserve: 16,5 / 3,5 L
Performance
- Acceleration 0-100 km / h: 7.0 sec. (9.3 sec. )
Service Data
- Service intervals: every 6000 km
- Oil change: every 6000 km
- Oil filter replacement: every 12,000 km
- Engine oil: SAE 10W40, 20W50
- Capacity: 1.6 liters ( with filter change: 1.8 liters)
Features / Price
Color: Dark Green Metallic ( black green metallic, Honda Color Code: G -125 M) Original price: DM 7770, - ( 28 kW / 20 kW)
Model years
You can see the model years of the Clubman based on the engine number:
Criticism
" The UK cites a time when speed was still an awesome area phenomenon. Only with a lot of start stroking her thin speedometer needle over 100 miles on the "speedometer ". Power Tempo 160 in the metric system. That was the level in the wild sixties, when daring drivers cracked their cafe racers "the tone ". For 42 hp you would then exchanged his girlfriend. Today, no longer is enough for heroism. "