Color code : R177
Color code : R177
Honda CR
Displacement: 500 cc
Year: 1996
Model code CR500RT Color: R177
In the Open class, Honda kept up its pace of incremental changes by giving the 500 the new suspension components off of the CR250R. Other than that, it was down to a new air filter cage and BNG for the Jolly Red Giant. Predictably, the stiff fork and shock of the 250 actually worked better on the powerful and heavy 500 and most people thought it was the biggest improvement to the 500 in four years.