{"id":919,"date":"2021-02-26T08:42:09","date_gmt":"2021-02-26T07:42:09","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/martinfiltenborg.dk\/blog\/?page_id=919"},"modified":"2021-05-27T15:00:11","modified_gmt":"2021-05-27T13:00:11","slug":"honda-cb500","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/www.martinfiltenborg.dk\/mechanicality\/mechatronics\/mechanics\/honda-cb500\/","title":{"rendered":"Honda CB500"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

This is my very first motorbike. It came to be this one because I’d ridden one like it while taking driving-lessons.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

It’s definitely no show-pony. Actually, this model was made by Honda to serve as a medium-size commuter\/courier\/learner bike, with an emphasis on being sturdy and easy to get along with – no surprises anywhere. Obviously, being a Honda it was made better than other bikes and carried a bigger price tag as a consequence of that. Yet, it sold very well. And being a Honda, its hidden qualities were soon discovered by people. It’s been around the world as an expedition bike. It’s had its own race-series. And countless driving-schools have relied on it to patiently endure newcomers’ antics as they learn.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Oh well – I bought one and drove it straight to MoT, which it passed with no remarks or advisories.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

After a period of getting to know each other, I took it touring. Yes, everyday commuting has been its job too, but the real fun happens at vacation time.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

I went to Harz with a mate I found on a forum. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

I went to England to visit a mate I had met on a forum. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

I went to southern France alone, passing the must-succeed-test to join ranks with the IronButt Association<\/a> as I did. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Moved on to Italy to see Stelvio & co. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

I went to Romania to see a friend – and the fabled Transfagarasan route crossing the Carpathian mountain range. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

France and Italy again to supply transportation services for me & the missus as we rode along Cote d’Azur. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

Then on through the maritime Alps and home again, visiting POIs all the way. A total distance of 80.000 km in 7 years. And counting. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

This bike just keeps on going.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Still, I’ve at some point found I could do with a bit more of everything. Wind protection. Luggage space. Grunt. So the CB had a sibling in the spring of 2020. This by no means indicate it’s being retired, but a less stressful life lies ahead. Its sibling – a Honda Blackbird<\/a> – will be taking on the long-haul stuff going forward.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

This is my very first motorbike. It came to be this one because I’d ridden one like it while taking driving-lessons. It’s definitely no show-pony. …<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":923,"parent":780,"menu_order":3,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","template":"","meta":{"ngg_post_thumbnail":0,"footnotes":""},"class_list":["post-919","page","type-page","status-publish","has-post-thumbnail","hentry"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.martinfiltenborg.dk\/mechanicality\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/919","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.martinfiltenborg.dk\/mechanicality\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.martinfiltenborg.dk\/mechanicality\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/page"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.martinfiltenborg.dk\/mechanicality\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.martinfiltenborg.dk\/mechanicality\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=919"}],"version-history":[{"count":2,"href":"https:\/\/www.martinfiltenborg.dk\/mechanicality\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/919\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":2428,"href":"https:\/\/www.martinfiltenborg.dk\/mechanicality\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/919\/revisions\/2428"}],"up":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.martinfiltenborg.dk\/mechanicality\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/780"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.martinfiltenborg.dk\/mechanicality\/wp-json\/"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.martinfiltenborg.dk\/mechanicality\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=919"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}