HONDA CB500F (2014-2015) Specs, Performance & Photos

The Honda CB500F was a standard or naked machine part of a 500 twins series that first saw the light of day in 2013 along with its CB500X adventure tourer and CBR500R sports siblings. The 500 twins were similar to the CB500 parallel twins discontinued in 2003 but all-new from the ground up.

The CB500F offered a classic riding position, which was a key element in its versatility that provided a comfortable sports riding position with a low seat height that made it easier for the rider to reach the ground when stopped.

Equipped right from the factory, the CB500F came with standard features, such as an under-belly exhaust system with a chromed muffler, a two-piece dual seat with passenger grab rails, a nose fairing with a small windscreen, lightweight cast aluminum wheels, a steel frame, and an engine mudguard.

In the performance department, the 2015 Honda CB500F was set in motion by a 471cc four-stroke parallel-twin liquid-cooled engine fed by an electronically controlled fuel injection system that helped deliver an output power of 47 hp with a peak at 8,500 rpm and 43 Nm (32 lb-ft) of torque available at 7,000 rpm.

For suspension, the bike packed a 41 mm telescopic fork on the front and a Pro-Link single shock absorber with nine-position spring preload adjustability on the rear, while the stopping power was handled by a 320 mm disc with a dual-piston caliper on the front wheel and a 240 mm disc with a single-piston caliper on the rear wheel.