i love ptwins. rode a versys 650 this weekend again, very nice ptwin power.

what do you folks think about the three versions honda has released for 2013 ?

http://powersports.honda.com/2013/cb500f.aspx

the r doesnt interest me, but the f and x.... oh my.

this might push suzuki into an upgrade...

way to be a total duck, honda.

Though it is great to see more  movement to little sport twins other than the dang ninjette.


shite, i really want one.


weird thing: its a square engine. That's a little funky, It will probably be torquier, but lower power than the gs' oversquare. I do not know why they made this choice.
Lower modified power potential is likely, though at 428 lbs it may not be too much of a problem.

That F is pretty sexy.
Can't find where it says how much power they're running.
Kinda worries me since their NC700 is so low on power.

Just saw the link on Honda.  f%$k yes!  I want one of each.

Methinks it might even give Hondas own NX700 range a run for its money

With the loss of the GS500 and the Ninja 500, I think Honda jumped in to fill the void.

The GS is not dead... its just 3rd instead of 2nd now in 500 CC bikes... wish they would of made it a 500CC 4 banger though.

Cool! That 500x with ABS may be my next bike! Good job Honda. I hope Suzuki does something about this to stay competitive.

Dying to jump on a fuel injected bike 

Nice looking bike!

Did it "kill" the gs500?

not at $6000, it didnt :-p

very nice bike. would love to ride it. (the cbr600r sounds great for me)

aint gonna pay $6000 for one though.

Quote from: Phil B on November 12, 2012, 05:58:29 PM
Did it "kill" the gs500?

not at $6000, it didnt :-p

very nice bike. would love to ride it. (the cbr600r sounds great for me)

aint gonna pay $6000 for one though.

Bingo...Just picked up a GS for 500 bucks...For 6k ill buy a new bike and car. Not one overpriced bike.

The GS is already dead. Ninja 500 is dead. If there really is a 500 niche, Honda just filled it.

Quote from: Paulcet on November 12, 2012, 07:02:39 PM
The GS is already dead. Ninja 500 is dead. If there really is a 500 niche, Honda just filled it.

+1.  GS has been dead for at least 3 years now.  Though, as stated earlier, maybe we'll see a resurgence now that Honda has put a 500 twin out there.  Hopefully Suzuki doesn't make it look like the Gladius though.

That white CB500F is pretty sweet.  I've been thinking of repainting my black 97 white.  $6000 is a little steep for a 500 though.

Edit:  $5500 for nonABS is still a little much, though the FI, digital instruments, and 160 rear are nice touches.  Plus the sweet white paint job.

not usually a fan of Hondas, but I don't mind this one, only in black though.  would I buy one?  probably not, I'll stick to Suzukis for the time being.

47 hp
32 lb/ft torque
Fuel Injected

I don't see my GS lasting another year in the garage.

My GS500F was replaced with a Ninja 250R, I had plans on replacing that with a 39 HP EFI Ninja 300....with the Honda showing up 

I gave great consideration to the cbr250r when it came out but a 250cc single seemed like too big a step backwards. Had the 2008 Ninja 250 been fuel injected I would have bought one.

Quote47 hp
32 lb/ft torque
Fuel Injected

those are nice numbers, got a bunch of torque for sure. We'll just have to see how it handles i suppose.

My final verdict: It WONT kill the GS. The cb500 does not look like the platform that will lend itself to letting the user f%$k-with-it-to-death. I find that GS owners are that kind of group, I am. Who wants to ride a bike that you can't disassemble every weekend and rejet/re-exhaust/chop up/tinker/ridicufy? 


we will see what the future holds. maybe the GS's will run strong, maybe I'll be coming to CBTwins.com in a couple years... 

I quite like the look of all three, but I wouldn't "upgrade" to one after having a GS....

Any idea how much they will be in Australia? I can see it being too overpriced for what they are though so I doubt it will "kill" the GS. I still believe the GS is the best and most reasonably priced first bike/commuter out there and I think it would take Honda some time to take that title....