Used 1989 Honda CB Used 500L

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*NO RESERVE* Rare 1989 Honda GB500 "Tourist Trophy". This three-owner bike is in amazing original condition. The original owner purchased the bike from Freedom Cycle Honda in New Hampshire and always had it serviced there (All receipts come with bike) The second owner was a well known Honda collector and had the bike shipped to California to add to his collection. After years of enjoyment he decided to thin his collection and that's when I got the opportunity to buy the bike. This is not your average GB500. It has always been stored inside and has been very well taken care of by Honda experts. This bike has never been run through a Mecum auction and this is the first time it has been offered for sale on eBay. Only 6,450 easy miles. The paint and seat are perfect (no cracks on the plastic seat cowling like most have). It is 100% original except for the tires. The originals were replaced with Pirelli's. Comes with every piece of paper since new, original owners manual, tool kit, spare key, service manual, and a pair of aftermarket gold bar end mirrors. It also has a brand new AGM battery and was run last week. It needs nothing to start using today, it runs and rides flawlessly. Bike is located just outside Las Vegas, NV but has a clear Michigan title in my name.
The Honda GB500 is an air-cooled single-cylinder solo cafГ© racer motorcycle. It was first marketed in Japan in 1985 in two 400 cc and one 500 cc versions.

In 1989 Honda introduced a third 400 cc version for Japan; and in 1989 and 1990 a 500 cc version was available in the United States.
The GB500 TT's design, mechanical configuration and cafГ© racer styling recall British 500 cc singles of the 1950s, such as the BSA Gold Star. The GB500 TT derives its name from "Great Britain and from the Tourist Trophy (or TT), a classic 37-mile road circuit on the Isle of Man.The GB500's engine was derived from the Honda XL600 engine, a dry-sump four-stroke dirt bike. The four-valve single cylinder engine featured a radial four-valve combustion chamber, along with a tubular frame, wire-spoked wheels with alloy rims, clip-on handlebars, solo seat, seat hump, and pin-striped fuel tank. The styling resembled TT single-cylinder racing bikes (such as the Manx Norton, the BSA Gold Star and the AJS 7R) that were prominent in the TT until the 1960s. The GB500 was a fine-handling machine: by contrast, its sibling, the XBR500, had a 10mm shorter wheelbase which "made the steering very edgy". Although sales of the TT were initially sluggish, today GB500s in good condition command premium prices.
Japanese and non-US export models had the tank and side panels painted in dark maroon with a Honda wing decal on the tank. It was available with either a single seat with no cowl or a dual seat, the latter version having a longer footrest carrier on the left to carry a pillion footrest. It featured clip-on handlebars and the instruments featured a black background with white lettering. US-model production was for model years 1989 and 1990 and featured black-green paint with gold pin-striping and lettering, as well as chrome wire wheels. Like the Japan-market model, it had steel-braided oil lines, steel side covers (i.e., not plastic), fork gaiters, non-adjustable fork with hydraulic damping and 18-inch wheels with tube-type tires. However, its round gauges have matte silver faces and its solo seat has a painted rear cowling.
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