1974 Honda CB500/4
This Bike Has Been Sold
I was about 15 when I first saw one of these back in the early seventies and was completely awestruck by the four cylinder engine coupled with the beautiful sculptured tulip exhausts. Not as bulbous as the CB750 the CB500/4 looked just right, handled better and was almost as fast, Honda had done it again and made a world beater with their second inline four.
This bike is in extremely good condition, not concurs but not could be with a bit of work, as far as I can tell the only non standard part is are the rear suspension units & plug caps, I do have an original shocks but the items need rebuilding and rechroming. I also have a spare tank and side panels which in the near future I'll get resprayed to my favorite metallic brown and black colours.
This Bike is now sold
This bike was first registered in November 1973 so will soon be celebrating it's 33rd birthday, it's had 5 previous owners, I've owned it for just over a year and due to lack of space not using it and finding 2 stroke bikes of the era more interesting I've decided to sell. Currently the bike has no MOT and is Sorn, I will MOT it early next week (end of October 06) The bike has a recorded mileage of a little over 28,000 miles, I have all the MOT's dating from 1997 proving the mileage at least from that year. It is as far as I know completely standard with the exception of the rear shocks which are retro look adjustable Konis, it also had a Boyer Branson electronic ignition system fitted. The bike was fitted with a Brand new front mudguard in 2004 (costs £99) and a complete Honda original 4 into 4 exhaust system in 2005 (over £450) all of which are in perfect condition. I have recent receipts for much work done which is in excess of £1200 for various services parts etc. The engine starts easily on the kick and electric starter and has that typical Honda overhead cam rustle at tickover. The bike goes exactly as one would expect a 500/4 to go, with typical Honda no drama efficiency. As you can see from the photos the bike is in superb condition, the only fly in the ointment is the cosmetics of the engine which could do with a bit of polishing here and there, also a few areas of the crankcase have been sprayed with Honda silver to not a particularly high standard and really needs to be redone, don't let this put you off this is still a very desirable bike and once rectified would make this nearer to a show bike. I recently saw a CB500/4 sell on Ebay for £3250 admittedly it looked a cracker which this one could easily become. The Honda can be viewed in Streatham South London (SW16) just call the above number to arrange an appointment or to ask any other questions. This is a great opportunity to purchase a much sort after early seventies Honda classic 4 that can only appreciate in value.
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