This is an original Honda manual designed to help dealer employees with assembling brand new CB500 Four's right out of the factory crate... ...and preparing them for delivery to the customer ..read more

This is an original flyer for the French market. It shows a CB500 Four K1 in Candy Custom Gold. Notice the missing (or removed?) reflectors on the forkears ..read more

This is the original 1975 brochure for the American market. It shows a CB550 Four K1 in Candy Jade Green together with a CB750 Four K5 in Planet Blue Metallic. Other colors available for the CB550 Four this year was Candy Flake Orange. In these pictures you can see the new graphics on the side of the fuel tank similar to the design of the CB750 ..read more

This is the original 1976 brochure for the American market. It shows a CB550 Four K2 together with a CB750 Four K6. Colors available for the CB550 Four this year were Candy Garnett Brown and Excel Black ..read more

'La Moto', a French motorcycle magazine, was one of the first to test the 'new' Honda 500 Four in July 1971 in Japan. Below some excerpts from the article. 'A small sister with long teeth.' 'It is the Japanese brand that has just caused the most ink to flow over the past two years. But, it is no longer by the sporting exploits of its six cylinders that these machines keep motorcyclists spellbound; this time, their domain remains much more prosaic, since it is only touring motorcycles. Touring machines certainly, but what machines! After arousing the greatest enthusiasm there is with their 75 ..read more

In 1974 the CB550 Four was introduced on the US market as an update to the CB500 Four. The models were cosmetically similar. Mechanically the model had some significant improvements in the transmission and of course the extra 50cc displacement. This is the original brochure for the American market. It shows a CB550 Four (K0) together with a CB750 Four K4 both in Candy Maroon Metallic. Other colors available for the CB550 Four this year were Candy Jade Green and Candy Flake Orange. In these pictures you can see some of the distinctive features: the bigger gauges, bigger taillight and taillight ..read more

'Moto Sport', an Italian motorcycle magazine, tested the 'new' Honda 500 Four in January 1972. This article contains some of the best color photos I've seen. Great look back in time. Below some excerpts from the article. 'About two years after the presentation of the 750 four-cylinder, Honda entered the market with another motorcycle like the 750, but smaller in size. The commercial success of the 750 was and still is such that questions arise as to the reason for the smaller displacement, as the price difference between the two machines is not that big. These questions can be answered even a ..read more

This is a very rare and original brochure for the Japanese version of the 1971 CB500 Four (K0). The brochure is more of a booklet in a large format. Star of the many colorful and high resolution photos is a beautiful Candy Jade Green 500 Four. I have tried to translate the Japanese text in the brochure as good as possible. After reading it, it's clear Honda was proud of their 500 Four! The era of good motorcycles has begun. Dream CB500FOUR is now made with pride. For men who love motorcycles and set strict requirements, the Dream CB500FOUR will be the most suitable motorcycle. All of the new ..read more

The North American magazine 'Cycle World' wrote an article about the first preview of Honda's new 500 Four in their May '71 issue. Check out the awesome cover photo and read the article below. Star of HONDA's lavish preview of 1971 models in San Diego was a scaled down version of the now-classic 750 Four. Displacing 498cc, the new "500 Four" is smaller, lighter, lower and shorter than its bigger brother. This will appeal greatly to riders of small stature who found the weight and the seat height of the 750 hard to cope with. The weight factor alone should make the Four a fabulous handler, con ..read more

This is another original brochure for the Japanese version of the 1971 CB500 Four (K0). It's a fold out brochure with black and white as well as colour pictures ..read more