2023 Honda SCL500: Media First Look
Hi I’m Colin Miller with American Honda and we’re here with beautiful Ventura California introducing the allnew sccl 500 this beautiful Scrambler style bike melts perfectly with our 500c engine and it’s great for anything from cruising the Canyons hitting the beach or even going back and forth to work this bike
Is an awesome platform for really anything you want to do from customization to just getting around town we’re going to start with the engine because this thing is an absolute gy there is a reason why Honda has built so many bikes around this platform it is really fuele efficient smooth and has
Just enough power Twin cylinders eight valve cylinder heads dual overhead cam water cooled and fuel injected this engine is good for right around 43 ponies at the business end of the Dunlop Trail Max 17-in Tire right around 30 lb feet torque out of this engine this
Engine’s really fun to ride thing that I like most about this this bike is just getting on and riding it’s very Carefree uh the engine uh just spins right up it’s very smooth and linear it’s got a slip assist clutch so changing gears is effortless now the reason why I like
This motorcycle so much is because it’s just so light with a full 3.2 gallons of fuel it weighs in at 419 lbs that’s pretty light for a fulls size street bike it changes directions really well and if you’re new to riding or someone who wants uh Scrambler styled bike that’s really
Not going to take up a lot of room in the garage and not scare you or demand a crazy amount of Maintenance this Honda SC will be the bike for you now the SC 500 is already on dealer floors retail is $6,800 go check it out if that Scrambler styling speaks to You
The SCL500 joined our lineup back in May as a nod to Honda’s rich history, dating all the way back to the 1960s when the CL72 and CL77 were offered. Based on the Rebel 500 platform, the SCL500 combines modern ride quality and comfort with authentic retro styling, and delivers the result at an attractive price.
We invited journalists to sunny Ventura, California to test this scrambler-style ride from the coast to the canyons.
Read what they had to say after some seat time on the SCL500:
https://www.revzilla.com/common-tread/2023-honda-scl500-first-ride-motorcycle-review
https://www.motorcyclistonline.com/reviews/honda-scl500-review-with-riding-videos/
https://www.cycleworld.com/motorcycle-reviews/honda-scl500-first-ride-review/
https://www.rideapart.com/reviews/684095/honda-scl500-first-ride-review/
https://www.roadrunner.travel/articles/scene-2023-honda-scl500/
https://www.motorcycle.com/bikes/manufacturer/honda/2023-honda-scl500-review-first-ride-44594134
-Learn more about the SCL500 here: https://powersports.honda.com/motorcycle/standard/scl500
