Color code : R119
Color code : R119
Honda CR
Displacement: 500 cc
Year: 1986
Model code CR500RG Color: R119
The 1986 model year marked the first time in four years that Honda had not totally redesigned its big bore CR. The ’83 CR480R had been a fantastic bike, loved by the public and press alike. The ’84 CR500R had been just the opposite, frustrating riders with its violent power and unfortunate habit of blowing up. The ’85 CR had introduced liquid cooling, and gone a long way toward domesticating the notoriously unruly CR500R. Gone were the days of impossible jetting and questionable reliability. The ’85 CR500R introduced a whole new era of serious Honda Open class racers. For ’86, Honda took its very good ’85 CR500R and with a little refinement, made it worlds better.