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Honda GB 500 Clubman Tourist Trophy 1989-91 Found in Honda |
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Make: Honda Model: GB 500 Clubman Tourist Trophy Year: 1989-91 Engine: Air cooled, single cylinder, four stroke. SOHC, 4 valve per cylinder Capacity: 498 Bore: 92 x 75mm Compression: 8.9:1 Induction: Keihin PH 69 Starter: CDI Power: 33.3 hp @ 7000 (on dyno) Torque: 26.3 ft-lb Transmission: 5 Speed Front suspension: Rear suspension: Front brake: Single 256mm disc Rear brake: 138mm Drum Front tyre: 90/90 -18 Rear tyre: 2.50 -18 Dry weight: Fuel capacity: |
| By 1989 the British twin cylinder motorcycles were replaced by British triples and primarily by the Japanese bikes. Each year the Tourist Trophy race was held on the Isle of Man and Honda was determined to bring back the flavor of those British twins with a bike that had look of the Norton and Triumph racing bikes. Honda responded by launching its GB500 (commonly known as the tourist trophy) as a retro-bike with styling and components that recalled fond memories for many motorcyclists of the classic British cycles. The GB500 was a clever package, designed to appeal to a new market that no current motorcycle maker had tapped: the classic, collectible cycles and the older enthusiast. The GB is a sleeved down XL600 engine displacing 498cc.. The GB is a sleeved down XL600 engine displacing 498cc.. This means that it has the same stroke as the XL600 i.e 75mm. Its also running 8.9:1 compression so kickstarts are easy. The engine has a gear driven balance shaft that is positioned at the fron | |
