Honda FT 500
The FT 500 is a motorcycle made by the Japanese manufacturer Honda in the early 1980s. Driven by a 500 cm 3 single-cylinder engine, it competed with the Yamaha SR 500, which was successful on the market at the time . FT stands for "Flat Track".
The look of the motorcycle was based on the racing machines that were used in so-called dirt track races in the USA , hence the name Flat Track. The four-stroke engine was essentially taken over unchanged from the Enduro XL 500 S ; however, the FT 500 has an electric starter and a larger oil pan with an oil filter inserted from below and larger exhaust connections on the cylinder head. The combination of a single-tube frame that is open at the bottom , a long, flat telescopic fork with 37 mm thick stanchions and a long wheelbase promotes straight-line stability and comfort.
The production of the FT 500 was stopped in Japan in 1983.
Technical specifications
- Air-cooled, single-cylinder, four-stroke engine with four valves
- Displacement 497 cm 3
- Bore: 89 mm
- Stroke: 80 mm
- Output: 25.4 kW / 34 hp at 6,200 rpm
- for the German market: Output: 20 kW / 27 PS at 5,500 rpm
- Torque : 42.1 Nm at 5,000 rpm - D version 40.2 Nm
- Gears: 5
- Empty weight: 159 kg (factory specification)
- front and rear single-sided disc brake
Oddities
In the original brochure from 1982 (the only one ever published), the stroke ratio is given in cm. Furthermore, the pictures differ in many details from the delivered version, as in the photos the FT 500 was never delivered.
Web link
- Pictures of the Honda FT 500 at www.bikepics.com
Individual evidence
- ^ Honda FT 500. In: louis.de. Retrieved July 20, 2016 .