1983 | Honda FT 500
Flat Track Custom Build
£9,473
VAT is reclaimable
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1983 | Honda FT 500
Flat Track Custom Build
£9,473
VAT is reclaimable
1983 | Honda FT 500
Flat Track Custom Build
£9,473
VAT is reclaimable
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Description
Description
Flat Tracker: A Custom-Built Honda FT 500 with Authentic Style
With their FT 500 Honda aspired to ride the wave of success of half-litre single-cylinder bikes in the late seventies. Yamaha’s XT 500 created a trend in 1976 that captivated the motorcycle world: lightweight, simple, off-road-capable machines – the “Enduros.” Its sibling, the SR 500, proved that the same formula worked brilliantly on the street. From 1978 to 1999, the SR 500 became a best-seller, thanks to its classic British single-cylinder charm.
Honda responded in 1978 with the technically more refined XL 500 Enduro – a stronger engine, superior off-road suspension. However, that made it more difficult to build a well-proportioned, street-friendly bike from the same platform. The FT 500, introduced in 1982, had long suspension travel and good handling, and it received positive reviews – but its styling missed the mark. Just one year later, production was discontinued.
FT stands for “Flat Track” – and that became our design principle: stripped of all unnecessary weight, ultra-agile, and retaining the technical DNA of the original. The result shows what Honda could have built back then: a street-legal Flat Tracker – far ahead of its time.
What we did: Full Rebuild & Custom Modifications
Chassis & Styling
- Rear frame shortened and modified
- Front fork shortened and rebuilt
- New YSS rear shocks
- Powder-coated rims
- Braided steel brake lines
- Modified footpegs
- Kick-decompression conversion
- Custom stainless exhaust system with Supertrapp mufflers
- Open intake funnel with air filter
- Fully redesigned wiring harness with central electronics
- Handbuilt switchgear
- Lithium-ion battery relocated beneath seat pan
- H4 headlight conversion
- Mini LED turn signals (bar-end style)
- Digital speedo and rev counter
- Modified fuel tank
- Handmade seat pan and rear section
- Custom seat and tank strap in genuine leather and Alcantara
- Headlight fairing in classic number plate style
- Custom-made front and rear fenders
- Handbuilt chain guard and license plate bracket
- Custom paintwork in Flat Tracker design
Mechanical Overhaul
- Engine and transmission measured and rebuilt
- Valve train reworked, new valve stem seals, valves lapped
- All engine gaskets replaced
- Starter motor and starter gear rebuilt
- Clutch and clutch actuation overhauled
- New chain and sprockets
- Carburetor cleaned, rebuilt, and re-jetted
- Brake master cylinders and calipers restored
- New front and rear brake pads
- New tires
- New tapered steering head bearings
- New swingarm bearings
All modifications are TÜV-approved and officially registered following full inspection.
Interested? Let’s talk!
Please schedule a viewing by phone:
📞 +49 2151 – 360 4724
51° Nord Custom Motorcycles GmbH & Co. KG
Dießemer Str. 92
47799 Krefeld
📞 +49 2151 – 360 4724
🌐 www.51nord-motorcycles.com
Condition & Registration
Condition & Registration
- MOT
- Registered
- Ready to drive
- Accident free
Inspection Report
Not available
Inspection Report
Not available
Have this vehicle inspected by experts!
- Transparency over 128 inspection points
- Condition grades for each component
- Paint thickness measurement
Video
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Technical Details
Technical Details
Vehicle data
- Make
- Honda
- Model name
- FT 500
- Type
- Touring Bike
- First registration date
- 03/1983
- Year of manufacture
- 1983
- Mileage (read)
- 100 km
- Chassis number
- Not provided
- Engine number
- Not provided
- Gearbox number
- Not provided
- Matching numbers
- No
- Number of owners
- Not provided
- Café Racer
- No
Technical details
- Engine Type
- 4-Takt | SOHC
- Power (kW/hp)
- 20/27
- Cubic capacity (cm³)
- 497
- Cylinders
- 1
- Starter
- Electric starter
- Cooling
- Air
- Gearbox
- Manual
- Gearshift
- Pedal Control Left
- Gears
- 5
- Transmission
- Chain
- Front brakes
- Disc
- Rear brakes
- Disc
- Fuel type
- Petrol
- Curb weight (kg)
- 175
Individual Configuration
Individual Configuration
- Exterior color
- Orange
Location
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