Post Sale Update: This GB500 sold for $5,100 after 15 bids on eBay.
Inspired by the beautiful English thumpers of the 60s, the Honda GB500 was a bike ahead of its time when it was released in the late 80s. Unfortunately, it did not sell well, and the US only got it for two years.
At the time, US buyers were more interested in high horsepower sports bikes, and a relatively expensive standard that couldn’t keep up in the straightaways wasn’t going to be able to keep up in sales figures, either. The engine was a sleeved-down unit from the XL600 dual-sport, while the aesthetics were focused around clip-on handlebars, a solo seat with a seat hump, and the lovely pin-stripes.
This example (VIN: JH2PC1601KK000042) is claimed to run extremely well and it has just been given a new old stock fuel tank, as well as a new set of tires and a new battery. The sale also includes a SuperTrapp exhaust and some original pieces of advertising.
Find this GB500 for sale in Tucker, Georgia with bidding up to $4,600