Friday, February 8, 2013

Honda CR 500 (2 strokes)







The Honda CR 500 was a bike builted for cross and it made the history of this sport alongside her 2-strokes 500cc rivals as the Group-B did it in the rallies. It evolved with the use of an alluminium chassis, in the CR 500 AF, and a lot of riders turned their bike into monster-supermotards...

I'll let the data talk for me:

500AF Specifications
ENGINE
Engine Type 500cc liquid cooled single cylinder two stroke
Bore and Stroke 89mm X 79mm
Compression Ratio 6.8:1
Induction Eight pedal reed valve
Carburetion 39mm flat-slide
DRIVE TRAIN
Transmission Close-ratio five-speed
Final Drive #520 chain; 14T/48T
CHASSIS / SUSPENSION / BRAKES
Front Suspension 47mm inverted Showa cartridge fork with 16-position rebound and 16-position compression damping djustability; 12.4 inches of travel
Rear Suspension Pro-Link Showa single shock with spring preload, 17-position rebound damping adjustability, and compression damping adjustment separated into low speed (13 positions) and high speed (3.5 turns); 12.4 inches travel.
Front Brake Single 240mm disc with twin-piston caliper
Rear Brake Single 240mm disc
Front Tire 80/100-21
Rear Tire 100/90-19
DIMENSIONS
Rake 27.50 degrees
Trail 120.1mm
Wheelbase 58.3 inches
Seat Height 38 inches
Ground Clearance 13 inches
Dry Weight 213.8 pounds
Fuel Capacity 2.0 gallons

Then this bike has something like 64hp on a bike weightin 97.18 kilograms without oil and with an empty tank.
However it is still available in the United States in the 2012 version from Service Honda, and I heard that you can find it also in Europe from France or Holland resellers or maybe some used-ones from privates.



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