2022 Honda CB500F

2022 Honda CB500F | 17,066 KM | A2 Licence Legal | Matte Gunpowder Black | Irish Bike | Retro Bikes Dublin The Best A2 Naked Just Got Better. This Is the 2022 Spec.

Not all CB500Fs are created equal. The 2022 model year was the one where Honda stopped playing it safe and gave the CB500F the hardware it always deserved — and this example, registered 222-D and Irish from new, is finished in one of the sharpest colours in the range. Matte Gunpowder Black Metallic. Understated. Aggressive. Exactly right.

At 17,066 km, this CB500F has been used as a motorcycle should be — but it’s well within the comfortable middle of its working life, and Honda reliability means there’s a huge amount of road left ahead of it. This is a bike you buy and simply ride, year after year, without drama.

The 2022 update was significant. Honda fitted Showa 41mm Separate Function Big Piston USD forks — the same family of suspension found on the bigger CB650R — along with dual 296mm wavy front discs, new radial-mounted Nissin calipers, a lighter swingarm, and revised rear shock settings. In real terms, that means a CB500F that steers with genuine precision and soaks up Irish roads with a composure the previous generation simply couldn’t match. These weren’t incremental changes. Honda transformed the way this bike rides.

Beneath the updated chassis sits the proven 471cc liquid-cooled parallel twin — smooth, free-revving, and producing the maximum 35kW permitted under A2 licence regulations. New PGM-FI fuelling settings for 2022 sharpened throttle response and improved torque character across the rev range, making it feel more responsive in the real-world riding situations that matter: filtering through Dublin traffic, opening up on a clear country road, cruising at motorway pace without a second thought. ABS comes as standard throughout.

The CB500F has consistently accounted for nearly half of all Honda 500-series sales since 2013 — and that’s not by accident. It fits a wider range of riders better than almost anything at this price point. Whether you’re fresh off your A2 test, returning to motorcycling after a break, or simply want a capable, low-stress daily that looks the part without costing the earth to run, this bike answers every brief simultaneously.

Irish-registered, 2022-spec, Matte Gunpowder Black, with the upgraded suspension and brakes that make this the definitive version of one of Ireland’s best-selling motorcycles. At 17,066 km, it’s ready for whatever comes next.

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