Welcome to the HondaGB500.com website. It's now been over a month since I launched the new website and the number of visitors is increasing daily. I want to invite all GB500 owners and motorcycling enthusiasts to visit the site often and consider contributing your stories, photos and support to the site.
Everyone can join for free and everyone is welcome to post in the forum. If you would like to submit articles for publication, please first join and/or send me an email. I'll be happy to make you a contributor.
But I don;pt want this site to be limited to the GB500, so if you own any other motorcycle, Cafe Racers in particular, I invite you to join as well, publish your stories in the forum and your pictures or videos in the galleries.
This is "your" website and it will grow only if everyone participates.
In the late '80's, Honda experimented with a number of very unusual motorcycles. The GB500 Tourist Trophy was one of them. Originally marketed in Japan as a 400, it was exported to the US, Europe and Australia as a 500. It was a moderate success in Japan, but in the US sales were hindered by the American love for large engines and dislike of the fairly high price tag. [Read More...]
Written by Marco Conti Wednesday, 10 December 2008 17:00
I could't help noticing a few ads in my local "Classic Cycle" for sale magazine where some misguided folks were selling near perfect Honda GBs. Considering I paid $1500 10 years ago for my bike (but it's not in nearly as good conditions as the ones sold there) I believe our little asphalt burner is quite a good investment.
Just take a look at these two ads
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Most riders can easily achieve 0.4 gs in deceleration (moderate braking) under real world conditions. The level of 0.6 gs (hard braking) is achievable by many riders without extensive training. Achieving 0.8 gs (very hard braking) generally requires advanced training and experience, and highly skilled riders are often capable of deceleration levels above 0.8 gs. Source: Do I Brake or Do I Swerve: Motorcycle Crash Avoidance Maneuvering—Karl Shuman, Stein Husher, Michael Varant, Christopher Armstrong; KEVA Engineering, 2006 |
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