The Honda CB500 Four is a standard 498 cc (30.4 cu in), air-cooled, 8-valve, SOHC, transverse inline-four motorcycle made by Honda from 1971 to 1978. It was introduced at the London Racing and Sporting Motorcycle Show in February 1972, and sold in the US market until 1973, replaced by the CB 550 in the 1974 model year, while continuing in the European market until 1978.
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- Year: 1977
- Displacement: 498 cc
- Cylinder: 4
- Engine type: 4-stroke / ohc
- Bore / Stroke: 56 x 50.6 mm
- Power: 48hp @ 9000 rpm
- Weight: 183 kg
- Top Speed: 178 km/h
- Production years: 1971 – 1978
The CB 500 Four is styled like the CB 750, but smaller and lighter, with a claimed of 50hp output and a top speed of 185 kmh. Like the earlier CB 750 it has a single front hydraulic disc brake, rear drum brake, electric starter, and sohc eight-valve engine.
The four-into-four exhaust pipes echoed those of the CB 750. Unlike the earlier dry sump CB 750, the smaller bike has a wet sump engine.
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Also, the primary drives were different, the CB 750 having a duplex chain, while the CB 500 had a “Hy-Vo” Morse chain. The CB500 Four is styled like the CB750, but smaller and lighter, with a claimed 50 bhp (37 kW) output and a top speed of 115 mph. This Honda is a great runner with well 4 cylinder power.
