Brand New 500cc Sportsbike of Honda Appears in Leaked Images

We all know that currently Honda is only offering two models of its sportsbikes, CBR1000RR and CBR600RR, but rumours have been swirling in the automotive industry that the Japanese company is gearing up to introduce a brand new 500cc sportsbike as well. However, the rumour was taken only as a grain of salt because there was no solid evidence to support the news. Nevertheless, now few leaked images have surfaced online, which have not only confirmed that Honda has build a 500cc sportsbike, but also revealed that there are two more bikes that the company may launch during this year.

The pictures of the three new bikes of Honda were taken in Sulmona, a city of Italy and they all are looking pretty smashing. The official name of the 500cc bike is Honda CBR500, while the second motorcycle in the picture belongs to the naked bikes category and it will be called the CB500. The third one is CB500X that looks more like a smaller edition of popular NC700X bike of Honda, which is already a hit. As far as the design of the CBR500 is concerned, it looks quite alike the CBR1000RR, but its engine size is half of it.

Due to this mid-level 500cc engine the CBR500 looks more of a sporty street motorcycle rather than a traditional belligerent sportsbike. The naked CB500 motorcycle of Honda on the other hand, has slightly different design from the current production, as it does not have the sporty fairing. It is anticipated that this upcoming model of Honda’s naked bike will lure lot of buyers in Europe because Europeans love motorcycles that are flexible in traffic jams of big cities and offer great power so riders can enjoy a fast-paced ride.

Unlike the CB500, CB500X has taken all the design cues from the famous NC700X, as from front to back there is hardly any difference between the two models of Honda. However, the CB500X will become a hit only if the buyers found its performance as consistence as its charming design. On the whole, all three new bikes of Honda have similar kind of structure: one seat, tail, frame and engine and they offer minor modifications.

Nevertheless, surely Honda has made a smart move by building these motorcycles and fans across the world will surely get excited to see these three speed bullets when the Japanese manufacturer will official unveil them. General expectation is that Honda will easily sweep the customers off their feet when it will reveal the three new bikes, as the company has been in this business since 1959. On top of it, Honda is the largest motorcycle manufacturer in the world. The company has achieved the status back in 1982 when it started manufacturing nearly three million bikes during each year.

Although, Honda failed to capitalise on this number, as its production reduced down to 550,000 units per year in 2001. However, this figure was still better than its three domestic rivals. It is also commendable that Honda has managed to achieve this figure, as it has also made a mark in automobile industry and currently numerous models of its cars are available in almost every part of the world. Now Honda is focusing on developing markets, where demand for bikes is strong. In fact, recently it has made two or three models of its sportsbikes available for sale in such markets.

Let’s hope that the Japanese manufacturer will get a good response, so it could launch the CBR500 and other two bikes in the developing markets as well.