Getting new colors for the Europe market is the 2025 Honda CL500 retro-style scrambler. Bought in neighbouring Thailand on the equal of RM29,171, the CL500 has not as but made its look in Malaysia and in accordance with market gossip on the highest stage, it’s not probably to take action.
At the moment, for Malaysia, importers Boon Siew Honda have the CBR500R, NX500 and CMX500 Insurgent in its middleweight bike lineup. Conspicuously lacking is a 500 cc bare sports activities bike, with solely the CB750 Hornet twin and CB650R four-cylinder occupying that market section from Honda Malaysia.
In response to data acquired by paultan.org, Boon Siew Honda “has no fast plans” to herald the CL500. Whereas no additional rationalization was forwarded, the scale (or lack thereof) of the Malaysia large bike market is probably going an element, together with product saturation on this class.
As a retro scrambler model bike, the CL500 is prone to be fairly widespread regionally although it stays to be seen if Boon Siew Honda’s market analysis has decided in any other case. It ought to be famous scrambler model bikes do fairly effectively in Malaysia though the take up won’t be to company expectations.
First proven on the EICMA present in Italy in November 2022, the CL500 carries Euro 5+ compliant 471 cc, DOHC two-cylinder mill. Energy is claimed to be 46 hp at 8,500 rpm with 43.4 Nm of torque at 6,250 rpm going by a six-speed gearbox geared up with help and slipper clutch to the rear wheel.
As a “Road Scrambler” as Honda phrases it, the CL500 comes with upswept exhaust cylinder and large handlebars, the handlebar model just like the Malaysia market Honda CB350RS. The CL500 is fitted with a 19-inch entrance wheel and 17-inch rear, carrying 110/80 in entrance and 150/70 tubeless tyres.
Braking is finished with a single 310 mm diameter disc on the entrance wheel, clamped by a two-piston hydraulic calliper whereas the rear wheel will get a 240 mm disc and single-piston calliper. Two-channel ABS is normal tools and Honda says the CL500 is able to gentle off-roading.
The traditional spherical headlight comes with 4 LED bulbs internally, whereas the 100 mm diameter round LCD instrument panel has a detrimental backlight for simpler legibility in daylight. 41 mm diameter telescopic forks maintain up the entrance finish whereas the rear long-stroke twin shock absorbers are five-step adjustable for spring preload.
Seat peak on the CL500 is about at 790 mm, whereas weight is listed as 192 kg with 12-liters of gas within the tank. Color choices for 2025 for the CL500 are the brand new Pearl Nightfall Yellow and Mat Fresco Brown, becoming a member of the present choices of Mat Laurel Inexperienced Metallic and Mat Gunpowder Black Metallic.
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