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I am sure the bike is more than up to the task.
The only real caveat I see is that it is a brand new model.

What will parts support be like in countries where Honda doesn't import this bike?
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I am sure the bike is more than up to the task.
The only real caveat I see is that it is a brand new model.

What will parts support be like in countries where Honda doesn't import this bike?
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Hi brclarke

That is a very good question! I suppose at this moment in time it will be difficult to say. I am not considering setting off until 2015, so perhaps by then we will have a better idea of which countries will stock this bike/parts and perhaps, we will learn something about the reliability of the new 471cc engine.

I personally suspect this engine will be as good, if not better (Dare I say it) than the previous CB5 engine, which in itself is almost bulletproof!

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I am not considering setting off until 2015, so perhaps by then we will have a better idea of which countries will stock this bike/parts
500cc is actually a ´big bike´ in most parts of the world (in fact anything bigger than 250 usually is). Locals in most countries, especially third world countries, do not ride big bikes.

That´s why spare parts, or tyres of the right size for that matter, will not be widely available outside of Western Europe, US, Canada, Japan, Australia, New Zealand, South Africa, and maybe a few other countries. (..and in this case probably also Thailand, because the 500 is assembled there).

MAYBE this bike is so cheap, that it could become popular in some countries, where you don´t see many other big bikes, and that would naturally make parts & tyres more available in those places, but at the moment that is unknown (and frankly I doubt this will happen on a larger scale, even though it does have a price advantage compared to some other options – it´s still too big, and has too much plastic around it).
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I am sure the bike is more than up to the task.
The only real caveat I see is that it is a brand new model.

What will parts support be like in countries where Honda doesn't import this bike?
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It's a Honda, just carry a new rectifier and a camchain tensioner
All will be fine
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It's a Honda, just carry a new rectifier and a camchain tensioner
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I think Honda solved those problems about a decade ago......
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