HONDACB500S 1999 - 2000

　　In 2000, the Japanese motorcycle manufacturer launched the Honda CB500S, a naked machine in its fourth year of production that came in the same package as its predecessors.

　　The Honda CB500S was a sport-touring motorcycle manufactured by Honda from 1997 to 2003. The bike was part of the CB series in Honda's range, a series known for its reliable machines of different displacements and good performance.

　　In the appearance, technical, and performance departments, the CB500S was identical to the CB500E that debuted in 1993, except for the additional front cowl with a small windscreen that offered enhanced wind protection and the rectangular headlight instead of the round unit used by the 500E model.

　　In addition, the 2000 CB500S was fitted with standard features that included gold-finished six-spoke cast aluminum wheels, a wide handlebar, a nose-fairing with a small windscreen, a rectangular headlight, a one-piece dual seat with a passenger grab handle, a blacked-out exhaust system, and a black-finished steel frame.

　　For suspension, the CB500S featured a 37 mm telescopic fork with 115 mm of wheel travel on the front and twin adjustable shock absorbers with 117 mm of wheel travel on the rear that provided smooth suspension performance and handling.

　　In the braking department, the bike packed a 296 mm disc squeezed by a two-piston caliper on the front wheel and a 240 mm disc with a single-piston caliper on the rear wheel that offered optimum stopping power.

　　The 2000 Honda CB500S model packed a 499cc four-stroke twin-cylinder liquid-cooled engine fed by two Keihin carburetors and delivered an output power of 58 hp with maximum strength at 9,500 rpm and 47 Nm (32 lb-ft) of torque available at 8,000 rpm.