RECYCLER'S BLOG

15
December
2022
Honda Working on Two New Scramblers?

Although the drawings seem to be centred on the Rebel series, the bikes are expected to carry the name tags CL 250 and CL 500, since the drawings show them to be inspired from Honda’s famous C series bikes, the CL72 250-cc and CL450K1 scramblers, launched between the 1960s and ’90s.

It is speculated that the CL500 will be powered by the same 471-cc parallel-twin DOHC four-valve engine as on the Rebel 500 cruiser. The engine churns out 46 hp at 8,500 rpm and 43 Nm of peak torque at 6,500 rpm and probably will come on the CL 500 mated with the same six-speed constant mesh gearbox as the Rebel. Besides the chassis and engine the CL 500 Scrambler is also likely to borrow the suspension setup of the Rebel 500 which comprises telescopic forks upfront and dual shock absorbers at rear.