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1980 Honda XR 500A. Introduced in 1979, the twin-shock Honda XR 500 was the first "XR" model. The engine was a four-stroke, four-valve OHC, 497 cc (30.3 cu in) "Pentroof" engine. The bike had a conventional 18" rear wheel but an unusual 23" front wheel which was supposed to be better for riding over potholes and ruts.
The Honda XBR 500 is a 500cc Japanese sports motorcycle launched by Honda in 1985 and in response to the Yamaha SR500. It is powered by a single-cylinder four-valve engine with the valve stem axes arranged radially relative to the geometric centre of the hemispherical combustion chamber - (Honda's Radial Four Valve Combustion Chamber, or RFVC ...
In 1984, the bike was introduced with Honda's Radial Four Valve Combustion Chamber (RFVC). [citation needed] It has a 110 kg (240 lb) claimed dry weight, [1] and a 36-inch seat height (96–04). Honda claims the engine produces 28 horsepower at 8000 rpm and 17 ft-lb feet of torque. The 1996–2004 versions of the XR250R had 10.6 inches of ...
The Honda 500 twins are a group of straight-twin motorcycles made by Honda since 2013 which use the same 471 cc (28.7 cu in), 180° crank, straight-twin engine, such as the: CB500F naked bike (2013–2024) CB500X adventure touring bike (2013–2024) CBR500R sport bike (2013–present) CMX500 Rebel bobber (2017–present)
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The Honda NSR500 is a road racing motorcycle created by HRC (Honda Racing Corporation) and debuted in 1984 for the Grand Prix motorcycle racing's 500 cc class. Honda won ten 500cc World Championships with the NSR500 from 1984 to 2002, with six in a row from 1994 to 1999. With more than 100 wins to its credit, the NSR500 is the most dominant ...
Their 224,000-square-foot (20,800 m 2) factory was located in Fort Worth, Texas, and housed the complete manufacturing process under a single roof. Although most (305) parts for the bikes were made in-house, such as the seats and wheels, all American IronHorse motorcycles were built with S&S engines and were assembled in-house.
The Honda VF500 engine was also used almost entirely unchanged in the Magna V30 standard motorcycle during the same years. The VF500F was produced for the North American and European markets. The European market version also had a VF500F2 model which utilized a full fairing , whereas the VF500F had an upper half fairing with a lower cowl in ...