Honda VT 500 E.

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Honda VT 500 E, 1984
VT 500 E
Manufacturer Honda
Production period 1983 to 1987
class motorcycle
design type Naked bike
Motor data
transversely installed liquid-cooled V2 engine (52 °)
Displacement  (cm³) 490
Power  (kW / PS ) 20/27 at 6,000 rpm
37/50 at 9,000 rpm
Torque  ( N m ) 42 at 3,000 rpm
45 at 7,000 rpm
Top speed (  km / h) 137
175
transmission 6 courses
drive Primary drive by means of gears, clutch in oil bath, secondary drive by means of cardan shaft
Brakes Encapsulated, internally ventilated 238 mm single disc with double-piston floating caliper brake at the front, 140 mm drum brake at the rear
Wheelbase  (mm) 1,480
Dimensions (L × W × H, mm): 2,195 × 760 × 1,195
Seat height (cm) 77
Empty weight  (kg) 177
Previous model Honda CX 500
successor Honda NTV650

The VT 500 E (factory code PC 11) is a more sporty mid-range motorcycle from the Japanese manufacturer Honda , which was produced from 1983 to 1987. The motorcycle was part of a model family that also included the VT 500 C (PC 08, a " soft chopper ") and the VT 500 FT Ascot (PC 10, sold in North America).

In 1983 the list price was 6,953  DM . Two performance variants were offered:

  • 20 kW (27 hp) at 6,000 rpm, 42 Nm at 3,000 rpm and
  • 37 kW (50 PS) at 9,000 rpm, 45 Nm at 7,000 rpm

The less powerful variant was throttled by different camshafts , carburetors and manifolds . Other manufacturers also offer power reduction kits from 37 kW to 25 kW (34 PS).

The model was further developed during the construction period . The original version was internally called “VT 500 E D” (1983 to 1984), with chassis numbers beginning with “PC 112000026” (37 kW) or “PC 113000005” (20 kW), the variant after the change received the internal name “VT 500 EF "(1985 to 1987) with chassis numbers beginning with" PC 112100001 "or" PC 113100001 ".

Technical specifications

The V-engine has two cylinders with three valves each, overhead camshafts and dual ignition .

Duration

A total of around 4500 units were sold. On January 1, 2015, 1016 were registered in Germany.

Re-use of the engine

The 52 ° V-twin engine introduced with the VT-500 family has been further developed and used in the following Honda motorcycles, among others :

literature

  • Honda workshop manual for VT 500 C (PC 08), Honda no. 67 MF 500
  • Honda workshop manual for VT 500 E (PC 11) (addition to above WHB) Honda nos. 67 MF 500 Z (D model) and 67 MF 500 Y (F model)
  • Randy Stephens (Ed.): Honda VT 500, 1983–1988: Service, Repair, Maintenance: Clymer Workshop Manual . Rev e. Intertec Publishing, 1994, ISBN 0-89287-632-8

Individual evidence

  1. ↑ Honda factory information ( Memento of the original from October 16, 2004 in the Internet Archive ) Info: The archive link was automatically inserted and not yet checked. Please check the original and archive link according to the instructions and then remove this notice. (PDF)  @1@ 2Template: Webachiv / IABot / honda.de
  2. ↑ Motorrad , edition 9/1984, p. 52
  3. ↑ Honda Ascot (motorcycle) in the English language Wikipedia
  4. ↑ PS - Die Motorradzeitung , Issue 5, 1983, p. 22
  5. ↑ Motorrad , edition 2/1992, p. 48
  6. ↑ Vehicle registrations. (PDF) Kraftfahrt-Bundesamt, January 1, 2015, p. 463 , accessed on January 14, 2016 .

Web links

Commons : Honda VT  - Collection of pictures, videos and audio files