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This balance shaft-equipped engine was derived from that of the Honda XL500 enduro motorcycle, but tuned for highway usage through the use of a vacuum carburetor and other adjustments. [2] The transmission is a 5-speed (1st=2.462:1 2nd=1.647:1 3rd=1.250:1 4th=1.000:1 5th=0.840:1), also from the XL 500 but with tempered gears and a stronger ...
The Ascot was only available in North America and only for 1983 & 1984 overlapping the similarly named but entirely different 1982-1983 Honda FT500 Ascot. The 1983 VT500 Ascot was 390lbs (177 kg) equipped with front disc and rear drum brakes sitting on 18" Comcast 5-spoke wheels front and back with a seat height of 31 inches and rearward footpegs.
The Honda Ascot (Japanese: ホンダ・アスコット, Honda Asukotto) is a compact sedan manufactured by Honda and marketed only in Japan from 1989 until 1997. The first generation produced two versions based on the Honda Accord CB series called the Ascot and from 1993 to 1996 a "pillared hardtop " called the Ascot Innova .
The Honda CR series was a line of two-stroke off-road motorcycles made by Honda from 1973 to 2007. They are racing motorcycles with countless trophies in the 125, 250 and 500 motocross classes. Marty Smith, Jeremy McGrath, Ricky Carmichael and many other motocross legends dominated racing circuits on Honda CR's. CR's continue competing today ...
The Ascot-Pullin 500 was a motorcycle made by Ascot-Pullin Motorcycles in Letchworth, Hertfordshire in 1928. [1] As an updated version of the Pullin motor bicycle of 1919, [ 3 ] the Ascot-Pullin 500 overhead valve single was the first time hydraulic brakes were used on a motorcycle.
Honda abandoned the project and designed the NS500 two-stroke bike to compete in the 1982 season. [11] Spencer would ride the NS500 to Honda's first 500 cc world championship in 1983 . Ultimately, what doomed the NR500 project was that Honda had tried to develop too many technologies at one time.
The Honda Express or Honda NC50 is a scooter made by Honda between 1977 and 1983. Variants include the Express (NC50), Express II (NA50), Express SR (NX50) and Urban Express (NU50). All versions of the Express line are powered by an air-cooled 49 cc (3.0 cu in) two-stroke engine.
The engine has a 10.0:1 compression ratio and 9,650 rpm redline. Just as with the Honda Gold Wing, the transmission rotates opposite to the engine to help counteract the engine torque's tendency to tip the bike slightly to one side when the throttle is opened or closed. The CX was the first V-twin engine motorcycle that Honda ever built.