Honda started the CB500 twin line back in 1993 to plug a gap in the entry-level market and serve as a mid-size commuter bike – a mission statement that’s still valid today. You could consider the CBR500R as the supersport branch of the CB family tree, but with the same 471 cc engine as its closest kin, the CB500F and CB500X. In spite of its sporty exterior, the CBR500R seems to maintain the family tradition of entry-level and commuter service.

Design

Family ties are strong with this one, and it shares design elements with the powerful CBR1000RR, all the way down to the modest CBR300R. The “R” genome indicates full-fairing, supersport look – not as bare as the “naked” CB500F, nor as adventurous as the dual-purpose CB500X.
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