What was the name of the 1990 Honda GB500?
1990 Honda GB500 Tourist Trophy. The GB500 was as much a styling exercise as anything else, made to look like a machine one might have seen on the Isle of Man during TT race week. The official name of the motorcycle was “Tourist Trophy,” spelled out with decals on both side covers.
What was the difference between the 1990 Honda GB500 Tourist Trophy?
1990 Honda GB500 Tourist Trophy. The most noticeable advantage of the GB was the disc brake on the front wheel, with a twin-piston caliper, as opposed to the single-leading-shoe drums on the Gold Star and Venom. The GB ran a drum on the back, which is more than adequate as most of the effective braking comes from the front.
How many miles does a 1989 Honda GB500 bike have?
I HAD TO RELIST THIS BIKE DUE TO NON PAYING CLUELESS EBAYER. PLEASE SERIOUS INQUIRIES ONLY! 1989 Honda GB500 Tourist Trophy single-cylinder motorcycle showing 23,665 miles and climbing in this beautiful Summer weather here in the Pacific Northwest.
What was the name of the Honda Tourist Trophy?
The GB500 was as much a styling exercise as anything else, made to look like a machine one might have seen on the Isle of Man during TT race week. The official name of the motorcycle was “Tourist Trophy,” spelled out with decals on both side covers.
1990 Honda GB500 Tourist Trophy. The GB500 was as much a styling exercise as anything else, made to look like a machine one might have seen on the Isle of Man during TT race week. The official name of the motorcycle was “Tourist Trophy,” spelled out with decals on both side covers.
1990 Honda GB500 Tourist Trophy. The most noticeable advantage of the GB was the disc brake on the front wheel, with a twin-piston caliper, as opposed to the single-leading-shoe drums on the Gold Star and Venom. The GB ran a drum on the back, which is more than adequate as most of the effective braking comes from the front.
When did the Honda GB 500 come out?
The GB 500 was made in 1989 and 1990 and designed to appeal to lovers of British motorcycles of the late fourties and fifties, eg. Norton Manx, B S A Gold Star, etc. It did not go over well when new but has become a desirable classic. This one has been used but always kept garaged.
The GB500 was as much a styling exercise as anything else, made to look like a machine one might have seen on the Isle of Man during TT race week. The official name of the motorcycle was “Tourist Trophy,” spelled out with decals on both side covers.