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Honda CB 500 Four K2 1973 Found in Honda |
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Make: Honda Model: CB 500 Four K2 Year: 1973 Engine: Air cooled, transverse four cylinder, four stroke, SOHC, 2 valve per cylinder. Capacity: 498 Bore: 56.0 x 50.6 mm Compression: 9.0:1 Induction: 4x 22mm Keihin Starter: Battery, with points Power: 48 hp 35 KW @ 9000 rpm Torque: Transmission: 5 Speed Front suspension: Telescopic fork. Rear suspension: Swingarm, double hydraulic shock's with adjustable spring preload Front brake: Single disc 1 piston caliper Rear brake: Drum Front tyre: 3.25-19 Rear tyre: 3.50-18 Dry weight: Fuel capacity: 14 Litres |
| Historically, the upper limit for motorcyc1e engine displacement seems to have been a function of the effort a man could reasonably be expected to apply on a kick-start lever. And much of the time, there have been at least a couple of mode1s bui1t very near that limit available to the public. That's to be expected. People who ride motorcycles are performance-oriented - one might even say performance-fixated - and the easiest, most certain way to get an almighty straight-1ine surge is with a big engine. Everyone knows that, and that's why any new mega-inch Superbike draws a crowd in dealers' showrooms. Even those who can't afford that kind of bike come to look, just in case their fortunes improve. Somewhere in that crowd there will be one or two guys who admire the big boomer, marvel over its pure ability to roll up pavement like a rugs have a bank balance that would allow them to buy the thing on the spot - and haven't the slightest interest in owning it. These guys probably are a bit | |
