2024 Honda NX500 First Look [8 Fast Facts From Europe]

The Honda NX historical past in the US was a brief one. The 2-bike line—the NX650 and NX250—had been short-lived replacements for the discontinued XL-series dual-sport bikes. This was earlier than “journey bike” was a part of the moto-vocabulary, and the street-slanted, marginally off-road succesful NXes lasted simply a few years—1988 and 1989—within the US, although that they had an extended life span abroad. Finally, the XR650L and XR250L changed them, and the XRs had been far superior off-road bikes. Effectively, the NX designation is again within the type of the 2024 Honda NX500, the European substitute for the CB500X journey bike.

1. The 2024 Honda NX500 owes fairly a bit to the CB500X, because the platform is principally similar. Nonetheless, there are adjustments, so let’s go over them.
2. The NX500 is seven kilos lighter than the CB500X on the curb.

3. New wheels are accountable for a lot of the weight reduction. The NX500’s wheels are a five-spoke forged aluminum design and over six kilos lighter than the CB500X wheels. Additional, unsprung weight that can be rotating mass is weight effectively misplaced.
4. Lighter wheels imply revised suspension settings. The Showa SFF-BP fork survives the transition with new damping settings and spring price.

5. The gas mapping is up to date. Based on a Honda insider, the result’s “sharper acceleration.” Additionally, traction management is now a part of the bundle.

6. A brand new five-inch TFT sprint supersedes the CB500X’s growing old LCD show. Built-in into the sprint connectivity to your smartphone. That requires the Honda RoadSync app and Bluetooth.

7. We’re certain you observed the brand new styling. All of the plastic is new, giving the NX500 a extra purposeful look. Observe that the situation photographs are of an accessorized NX, together with crash bars and auxiliary lighting.

8. American Honda hasn’t introduced a 2024 CB500X in the US, so we’re crossing our fingers that the 2024 Honda NX500 will make it to our shores. Within the meantime, we will let you know that it’s obtainable in three colorways in the UK, with an inventory value of £6799. The alternate price on the time of publication places that at $8310 in US foreign money. We might anticipate a less-expensive US value, because the ’23 CB500X has an MSRP of $7299.

2024 Honda NX500 Specs

ENGINE

Kind: Parallel twin

Displacement: 471cc

Bore x stroke: 67.0 x 66.8mm

Most energy: 47 horsepower @ 8600 rpm

Most torque: 32 ft-lbs @ 6500 rpm

Compression ratio: 10.7:1

Valvetrain: DOHC; 4 vpc

Fueling: EFI w/ 34mm throttle our bodies

Transmission: 6-speed

Clutch: Moist multiplate w/ help and slipper features

Last drive: Chain

CHASSIS

Entrance suspension; journey: Non-adjustable Showa SFF-BP 41mm inverted fork; 5.2 inches

Rear suspension; journey: Linkage-assisted spring-preload adjustable shock; 5.3 inches

Wheels: Solid aluminum

Entrance wheel: 19 x 2.5

Rear wheel: 17 x 4.5

Tires: Dunlop Trailmax Mixtour

Entrance tire: 110/80 x 19

Rear tire: 160/60 x 17

Entrance brake: 296mm discs w/ 4-piston Nissin calipers

Rear brake: 240mm disc w/ 2-piston caliper

ABS: 2-channel normal

DIMENSIONS and CAPACITIES

Wheelbase: 56.9 inches

Rake: 27.5 levels

Path: 4.3 inches

Seat top: 32.7 inches

Floor clearance: 7.1 inches

Gas capability: 4.7 gallons

Curb Weight: 432 kilos

COLORS

Grand Prix Pink
Matte Gunpowder Black Metallic
Pearl Horizon White

2024 Honda NX500 Value: £6799 MSRP

2024 Honda NX500 Picture Gallery