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Honda CB500

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6 registers with powertrain counts

Years on record

The first and last year each official register has the Honda CB500 on record.

Netherlands
1971–2004
Surviving fleet by first-registration year.
Finland
2008–2015
Surviving fleet by first-registration year.

Worldwide popularity

Top 10% worldwide

Measured from real registration and fleet counts, not clicks or hype.

Where it's been spotted

Australia Finland Israel Luxembourg Netherlands New Zealand Switzerland Ukraine United Kingdom

Evidence of real vehicles in each country's official register. Grey imports count, because they're real vehicles on real roads.

Powertrains on record

6 registers with powertrain counts

Powertrain counts straight from official registers, each with what that register counts.

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Building on it? The same record is one API call: /api/v1/vehicles/motorcycle/honda/cb500/full

Registration history

1971: 6 vehicles 1972: 64 vehicles 1973: 119 vehicles 1974: 244 vehicles 1975: 330 vehicles 330 1976: 261 vehicles 1977: 196 vehicles 1978: 27 vehicles 1979: 2 vehicles 1980: 1 vehicle 1982: 1 vehicle 1984: 1 vehicle 1992: 1 vehicle 1993: 8 vehicles 1994: 190 vehicles 1995: 150 vehicles 1996: 212 vehicles 1997: 79 vehicles 1998: 36 vehicles 1999: 14 vehicles 2000: 8 vehicles 2001: 24 vehicles 2002: 53 vehicles 2003: 40 vehicles 2004: 5 vehicles 1971 2004
Netherlands: Surviving fleet by first-registration year
2008: 2 vehicles 2 2009: 1 vehicle 2015: 1 vehicle 2008 2015
Finland: Surviving fleet by first-registration year
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Netherlands
1971 6
1972 64
1973 119
1974 244
1975 330
1976 261
1977 196
1978 27
1979 2
1980 1
1982 1
1984 1
1992 1
1993 8
1994 190
1995 150
1996 212
1997 79
1998 36
1999 14
2000 8
2001 24
2002 53
2003 40
2004 5
Finland
2008 2
2009 1
2015 1

From official registers, as of 2026.10.3. Bases differ per country, so never compare across panels.

Try the API

The Honda CB500 as JSON, one request away: its canonical id, where it is registered and how popular it is.

GET /api/v1/vehicles/motorcycle/honda/cb500/full

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GET …/motorcycle/honda/cb500/full free plan response 

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  "id": "motorcycle/honda/cb500",
  "name": "CB500",
  "make": {
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    "name": "Honda"
  },
  "kind": "motorcycle",
  "body_type": null,
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    "ch",
    "fi",
    "gb",
    "il",
    "lu",
    "nl",
    "nz",
    "ua"
  ],
  "regions": [
    "as",
    "eu",
    "oc"
  ],
  "popularity": {
    "global_decile": 3,
    "mass_decile": 1,
    "rarity": "common"
  },
  "aliases": [],
  "former_ids": [],
  "years": null,
  "era": null,
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  "upgrade_url": "https://vehiclesdb.com/pricing",
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    "license": "Identity layer: CC-BY-4.0; enrichment/resolution: proprietary. Display requires visible credit — see https://vehiclesdb.com/legal/attribution",
    "dataset_version": "2026.10.3"
  }
}

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