According to increasingly solid rumors, the new Honda CB500 Super Four He could debut in the Cimamotor Hall of Chongqing (China) on September 19. The possible launch of the CB500 Super Four It would be much more than expanding the CB family. It would be a clear gesture that Sling He wants to reaffirm his presence in the Naked retro segment of half a cylindrated, an increasingly competitive terrain and in full expansion.
If your debut in Chongqing was confirmed, we would be about to see a mythical name in a format that can conquer both nostalgics and a new generation of motorists. The announcement of the new CB1000F and CB1000F is at the beginning of the year, as we tell you at the time and, in addition, direct heirs of the CB1300 Super Four and Super Bol d’Orrevived the dilemma about the continuity of this saga.
Sling It seems determined to keep that lineage of retro roadsters alive with online four -cylinder engines, but now adapted to more accessible displacements that demands intermediate, practical and a certain nostalgic motorcycles.
All the secrets of the Honda CB500 Super Four
The key would be in a new generation engine that Sling already prepare to also feed a future sports carnada, with which to stand up to the Kawasaki Ninja ZX-4rr and the increasingly numerous proposals of four cylinders manufactured in China, such as Kove, Cfmoto and QjMotor. Last year, in addition, the brand recorded the denominations “CBR500R FOUR” and “CBR400R FOUR”, What fits perfectly with the idea that this block will serve as the basis for both sports versions and Naked.
The New CB500 Super Fourif confirmed, it would initially be manufactured in China through the Joint Venture Wuyang-Hondawhich would allow him to be competitive in front of local manufacturers and adjust production costs. However, for more demanding markets, such as Japanese, Honda would probably opt for a domestic manufacturing of the version CB400 Super Fourfollowing its regionalized production policy.
The global market also accompanies this strategy. In emerging countries such as China or Southeast Asia, young pilots with greater purchasing power seek to make the leap from monocylindrical or small bicylindrical to motorcycles of more sophisticated four cylinders, without still having to enter the field of 600 or 1,000 cc. At the same time, here in Europe, many veteran users begin to value motorcycles of middle displacement, lighter and more easy to drive than the great maxinaked, but that do not renounce the charm and softness of a tetrachindric tetracy.
The future CB500 Super Four It would not simply be a reissue of the classic CB400. Everything indicates that it will arrive equipped with a completely new propeller, refined to comply with the most demanding emissions regulations and a modern character, capable of delivering linear power but also fun in the upper area of the account. In addition, I could equip the e-clutch electronic clutch, already seen in the CB650R and CBR650Ra system that facilitates management and makes it more attractive to those who start in the world of four cylinders.
As for the design, it is expected that the new CB500 maintain a faithful line to the spirit Super Four. That is, round beacon, muscular deposit and a timeless style, but updated with digital instrumentation, LED lighting and a level of finished of the gold wing brand.
