The most obvious change to the 2016 CBR500R is the new styling. While 300s tend to get the looks of their superbike siblings, the Honda 500s previously had a more conservative approach to their design. The CBR500R got its looks from the VFR but now the 500R has very similar lines to the CBR600RR. The new tailpiece, tank, sidecovers and fairing have a much more modern shape and the graphics are racier with an orange, black, white and red colour variant available.
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With all of these improvements, the 2016 CBR500R has gone up $100 in price. For $8099, with free on roads until the end of August, you get a lot of motorcycle that will serve a learner rider as well as it will a commuter. The CBR deliver performance and handling to excite, and now the looks to do the same too.
Capacity: 471cc Claimed power: 35kW @ 8500rpm Claimed torque: 43Nm @ 7000rpm Wet weight: 194kg Seat height: 785mm Price: $7999 + ORC Detailed specs: honda500.com.au
2016 CBR500R is a full fairing bike with twin headlights at front. The styling of its headlights, front cowl and visor looks perfectly aligned and gives it an attractive face. The graphics around its transparent visor simply gives it aggressive looks. The black colored rear view mirrors are mounted on its front cowl while the clear lens indicators get integrated in its side fairing. The bike has a very wide front fender which gets extended along its front forks and looks sporty with its black colored multi spoke alloy wheels. Move to the side of this bike and you will notice racy decals on its side fairing which complements the designing of its fuel tank. The black colored engine, split seat and side panel also suits the color scheme on this bike. The integrated under cowl also goes well with the styling of its side fairing. The chrome finished up-swept muffler and edgy rear cowl enhances the visual appearance of this bike. The LED tail light, short rear fender and wide rear tyre makes this bike look naked at the back.
2016 CBR500R has parallel twin 471cc liquid-cooled engine. This DOHC engine produces a peak power of 46.9 bhp at 8500 rpm. The torque output of this PGM-Fi engine is of 43 Nm which arrives at 7000 rpm. This engine is matched with a six-speed manual gearbox with one gear down and five gears up-shift pattern. 2ff7e9595c
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