Honda CB500F vs Royal Enfield Thunderbird X 500

Compare Specifications of Honda CB500F and Thunderbird X 500

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Honda CB500F
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Royal Enfield Thunderbird X 500
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Technical Specifications
Fuel Petrol Petrol
Engine Displacement 471.00 cc 499.00 cc
Engine Liquid-cooled, fuel-injected, DOHC, 180 crank, parallel-twin motor. Single Cylinder 4 Stroke, Twinspark, Air cooled
Engine Starting Electric Push Start Electric and Kick Start
Clutch Wet Multiplate Wet, multi-plate
Fuel System PGM-FI With 34mm Throttle Bodies Electronic Fuel Injection
Ignition Computer controlled digital transistorized with electronic advance Digital electronic ignition
Cooling System Liquid Cooled Air Cooled
Maximum Power 46.93 bhp @ 8500 rpm 27.2 bhp @ 5250 rpm
Maximum Torque 43 Nm @ 7000 rpm 41.3 Nm @ 4000 rpm
Transmission 6-Speed Manual 5 Speed
Gear Shift Pattern 1-N-2-3-4-5-6 1-N-2-3-4-5
Battery 12V 8.6Ah --
Frame Steel Diamond Type Frame Single down tube
Headlamp -- Projection type headlamp, H7 55 / 55 W
Taillamp -- LED lamp with position light guides
Tyres
Front 120/70R 17 90 / 90 - 19
Rear 160/60R 17 120 / 80 - 18
Wheel / RIM -- Alloy
Brakes
Front Twin-piston caliper with single 320mm wave disc 280mm ventilated disc, double piston caliper
Rear Single-caliper 240mm wave disc 240mm ventilated disc, single piston caliper
Suspension
Front 41 mm fork , 4.8 inches travel 41mm forks, 130mm travel
Rear Pro-Link single shock with nine-position spring preload adjustability; 4.1 inches travel Twin gas charged shock absorbers with 5-step adjustable preload, 80mm travel
Colors Available
Colors Millennium Red, Lemon Ice Yellow, Candy Energy Orange and Matt Gunpowder Black Metallic Getaway Orange, Drifter Blue


Physical Specs
Length -- 2040 mm
Width -- 830 mm
Height -- 1140 mm
Weight 191 kg 197 kg
Wheelbase 1410 mm 1350 mm
Ground Clearance -- 135 mm
Fuel Tank Capacity 16.7 litres 20 litres
Overview
About Honda launched CB 500F globally in the November 2012. This model was based on the Honda CB 500 Read More Thunderbird X 500 is the updated version of Royal Enfield Thunderbird 500 which is currently av Read More
Features Aggressive styling. --
Pros and Cons
Pros Cost effective.
Less maintenance cost.
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Cons -- --

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