Honda’s much-awaited cruiser is finally here
Quick Highlights:
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The long-running rumours have finally become true
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Available only in the standard variant
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Priced at Rs 5.12 lakh (ex-showroom Delhi)
Honda has launched the 2025 Rebel 500 in India at a price of Rs 5.12 lakh (ex-showroom Delhi). The motorcycle gets retro-modern design and a twin-cylinder engine along with only some necessary features. Let’s have a closer look at this new launch from Honda.
Design
The Honda Rebel 500 looks like a proper retro-modern cruiser style motorcycle with its well-sculpted, high mounted fuel tank and low-set rider seat. It is offered in only one colour option called the Matt Gunpowder Black Metallic colour. This gives the Rebel 500 an all black appearance which goes well with the overall design of the motorcycle.
Engine
It is powered by Honda’s 471cc liquid-cooled, parallel-twin motor which makes 46.2PS at 8500rpm and 43.3Nm at 6000rpm. This is the same engine which also powers the Honda NX500 and is praised for its smooth power delivery and overall performance.
Underpinnings
Being a cruiser style motorcycle, the Honda Rebel 500 gets a low seat height of 690mm which should make it easy for a lot of people to swing their leg over. It comes with conventional telescopic fork and twin rear shock absorbers from Showa. It gets a 296mm front and a 240mm rear disc brake setup with dual channel ABS and runs on 16-inch alloy wheels at both ends. The tyres are quite chunky with a 130/90-16 front tyre and a 150/80-16 rear tyre.
Features And Verdict
It is not the most feature-loaded Honda motorcycle but gets an all-LED light setup along with an LCD screen which shows all the necessary information required.
In India, there are no direct competitors for the Rebel 500, but according to its engine specifications it can be compared with the Royal Enfield Super Meteor 650 and the Kawasaki Eliminator.
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