a new pony in the stable

[alprider]

first was a testride with the blue...back at the dealer...the agony of choice


it has become the blue one CL500...(and no DAX...smile )
.

......and the little CB125f had must to go.....

 

[peterbaron]

Congrats Alprider, very nice machine and colour as well

 

[Cormanus]

Nice, alprider. I like the blue one.

 

[the Ferret]

Congrats. Probably another bike the US will never see. We get the 500 Rebel lol.

 

[GoldOxide_imp]

Another bulletproof Honda mill.

No yellow model, alprider?

Congratulations nonetheless.

 

[alprider]

well

the orange color is a bit too dark, the blue is also refreshingly bright when the sun is behind clouds

otherwise the orange would be more special
the decision was just difficult for me
and yellow does not make honda (until now)

 

[Gone in 60]

Cool! Have yet to see one in person. Looking forward to your riding reports!

 

[max]

Nicely done Alps, summer just started for the nordern countries, enjoy the new ( what? another Honda? ) in the warmth in Suisse.

Just watching a series from an mv agusta rider around Italian and Swiss passes and Lago di Garda, brings back great memories;
Just stole some of his best productions with "ytvideo downloader, put them on a usb stick and play them back on the 50" tv, add some music and here we go.

Inspired yet?

 

[alprider]

a charming austrian lady presents the CL

or for exmp.

normal street sound only (btw roll along at walking pace at low rpm then it sounds like a big single cylinder.....)

 

[GoldOxide_imp]

Interesting flicks alprider.

 

[redbirds_imp]

Very nice choice and one we in the US will never get. Honda almost seems disinterested in US sales, few choices and little promotion.

 

[Charlie Bravo_imp]

That's a beauticious road!

 

[misterprofessionality]

holy smokes, these are already on sale? i didn't know.

 

[Django]

Hi Alprider, wünsche dir viel Spaß mir der neuen CL500. Macht bestimmt Spaß!

 

[Cormanus]

Congrats. Probably another bike the US will never see. We get the 500 Rebel lol.

Looks like the US might see it, 2023 Honda CL500, 2024 ADV160 and New Grom

 

[the Ferret]

Interesting. Not a bike I would buy, but certainly a better option aesthetically and ergo wise than the 500 Rebel imo.

 

[Gone in 60]

Yeah... not a bike I'd buy, but I am not a fan of the Rebel's styling, and if I were to choose a 500, it would be the CL over the Rebel in a heartbeat.
I look forward to seeing one eventually.

 

[peterbaron]

Yeah... not a bike I'd buy, but I am not a fan of the Rebel's styling, and if I were to choose a 500, it would be the CL over the Rebel in a heartbeat.
I look forward to seeing one eventually.

^^+1^^

 

[GoldOxide_imp]

Yeah... not a bike I'd buy, but I am not a fan of the Rebel's styling, and if I were to choose a 500, it would be the CL over the Rebel in a heartbeat.
I look forward to seeing one eventually.

All the Honda Rebels are too small/low for me.

If forced to buy a Rebel, I'd just as well go back to the CB1100 for a bit less aches 'n' pain.

 

[Gone in 60]

Only reason I wouldn't consider one, and passed on the CB500X is that all I've read and everyone I spoke with said it just isn't happy at our freeway speeds. I sold the CB300R to buy the replacement bike, and wasn't going to go from "can't keep up" to "doesn't really want to keep up"