Info New Honda CMX500

18/11/2016 – Honda have announced a new LAMS approved CMX due for Australia in early 2017.


The CMX is a progressive new custom bobber that fuses tradition with ground breaking new ideas and perspectives while offering ample scope for owner customization.

A fresh take on custom cool, the CMX mixes old- and new-school style and is engaging and fun to ride, with an outlook geared toward firing the imagination of a younger generation of riders.

The latest in the Honda 'CM' lineage which included the CM400A made famous by the late, great Prince in the movie Purple Rain.

The new CMX is simple and raw but don’t let the minimalistic design fool you; it is a Honda after all and every tiny detail matters.

The low, lean silhouette is crowned by an iconic fuel tank, aggressively raked front end and fat 16 inch tyres on large-diameter wheels. The stamped-steel rear fender and narrow frame body result in a stripped form expressing offbeat individuality from every angle.

The evocative round headlight sits up high in a die-cast aluminium mount, the speedometer is a compact dial with negative LCD display and blue backlight. The ignition is housed below the left side of the fuel tank and everything that can be is blacked out.

When creating the ultimate street bobber, the sound of the engine cannot be overlooked. Tuned gearing emphasizes the mechanical sound of the engine even at idle and the internal muffler structure has been thoroughly tuned to further emphasize the pulse and feel of the engine.

Available in Australia in Matte Armoured Silver Metallic, Victory Red and Graphite Black, the CMX is a fresh reference to timeless motorcycle styling.

 

Pricing has been released, $8999 on the road

To celebrate a new addition to the CM lineage, Honda are pleased to announce the introductory price of the 2017 CMX at $8,999 RIDE AWAY!

Arriving late April; the CMX is simple and raw, an exercise in minimalist design where every detail matters.
Keep it as it is or customise until your hearts content; the scope is only limited to what your imagination wants to create.
The CMX is LAMs friendly; powered by a 471cc parallel twin-cylinder engine with a smooth, linear power delivery. It’s slim, with a low seat height designed for easy manoeuvrability at low speeds.
The riding position is relaxed and neutral, with gently outstretched arms matched to mid-mounted footpegs and is equipped with a removable pillion seat as standard.

Rolling on fat tyres its low and lean ‘bobber’ silhouette – crowned by the steeply raked 11.2L fuel tank and fat handlebars – sits the rider firmly ‘in’ the machine. From every angle of its stripped form it expresses an off-beat individuality.
When creating the ultimate street bobber, the sound of the engine cannot be overlooked. Tuned gearing emphasizes the mechanical sound of the engine even at idle and the internal muffler structure has been thoroughly tuned to further emphasize the pulse and feel of the engine.
Available in Australia in Matte Armoured Silver Metallic, Victory Red and Graphite Black, the CMX is a fresh reference to timeless motorcycle styling

 

yep, I reckon it will sell like hotcakes

 

Well, you are from Victoria
(So I am, I'm a Geelong
Boy)

Up here in a banana bending
Country , we also call them pancakes

 

Triumph seem to kicking some goals, they will be building engines for the Moto2 class in 2019, I hear that they will be 750cc triples producing 160 horses

 

I just think the design reflects modern day evolution, almost a cruiser but the rake isn't as aggressive. Single seat because you misses should have one too, to me its very "urban millennial"