1983 Honda Honda VT500 Ascot

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Extremely Rare Red 1983 Honda VT500 Ascot Motorcycle in near mint condition with only 6713 original miles. This all original motorcycle runs and drives well and is in excellent condition except for a small ding in the gas tank. (Please see photographs.) The current PA State inspection is good until July 2011. The winning bidder will also receive these extras for the motorcycle: 1 Ocelot Cargo Bag, 1 Clymer Service-Repair-Maintenance Manual, 1 Fram Oil filter, 1 Honda Oil Filter, 4 Champion Spark Plugs, and 4 Autolite Spark Plugs. Please contact me via Ebay with any questions. Thanks, Steve Erianne, Sales Manager, Pine Grove Auto Sales. VT500 Ascot Specifications Engine/Transmission Engine type Four-stroke, SOHC, 52-degree V-twin dry weight: 64 kg (141 lbs) Output 48 BHP @ 9000 rpm 4.5kg/m (32ft-lb) @7000 rpm Displacement 491cc (29.95cu in.) Bore and stroke 71.0 x 62.0mm (2.80 x 2.44in.) Compression ratio 10.5:1 Valve Train Chain-driven SOH cams; three valves per cylinder, adjustable rocker arms Cold valve clearance IN: 0.10mm (.004") EX: 0.10mm (.004") Cooling Pressurized radiator - 1.7l capacity (50% ethylene glycol antifreeze) Thermostat: 82 0 C (180 0 F) Electric Cooling Fan: Cycles on at 102 0 C (216 0 F) - Cycles off at 97 0 C (207 0 F) Ignition Solid state: battery-powered, inductive, magnetically triggered One pulse unit, one CDI unit, one coil and two plugs for each cylinder Plugs: NGK DPR8EA-9 Gap: 0.8mm - 0.9mm (.031" - .035") Fuel System Two Keihin 32mm constant-velocity carburetors - Model VD6xx OE Jetting (49 state model) Front Rear Main Jet 112 122 (note: mine had a 120) Pilot Jet 38 38 Exhaust OE: Two-into-one, with power chamber for balance and tuning Mine has a custom fabricated 2 into1 exhaust with Suzuki Kantana muffler Air filtration Oiled foam. 1985 and newer VT500 Shadows had a paper element that will work. Oil filtration Spin on disposable filter Honda Part 15410-MJ0-405 Purolator Pure One PL14612 Oil capacity 3.0L (3.2qts) Transmission type Six-speed, constant-mesh, wet-clutch Gear ratios (overall) (1) 16.90 (2) 11.52 (3) 9.16 (4) 7.56 (5) 6.32 (6) 5.14 Final Drive Shaft driven hypoid final drive. The Ascot (18" wheel) and Shadow (16" wheel) hubs are interchangeable, but the Ascot has lower gearing in the final drive (3.35 vs 2.94). Chassis Type Double-downtube, full-cradle frame; box-section steel swing arm Suspension (front) Leading-axle, air adjustable fork with 37mm tubes and 6.0in (152mm) of travel Suggested Fluid - 15wt Fork Oil - 390cc per leg Suspension (rear) Two conventional shock absorbers, adjustable for spring preload, producing (4.5in / 115mm) of rear-wheel travel Wheelbase 58.3in (1481mm) Rake/trail 31.0 degrees/5.7in (146mm) Brakes (front) Hydraulic, single-disc with twin-piston caliper Brakes (rear) Rod-actuated, single-leading shoe drum Wheel (front) Comstar cast aluminum, 2.15 x 18 Wheel (rear) Comstar cast aluminum, 2.5 x 18 Front Tire OEM 3.50S18 Bridgestone Mag Mopus-L303 Modern 100/90H18 Bridgestone S-11 Spitfire Rear Tire OEM 4.25S18 Bridgestone Mag Mopus-G504 Modern 120/90H18 Bridgestone S-11 Spitfire Seat height 31.5in (800mm) Ground clearance 7.2in (183mm) Fuel Tank Steel tank with locking gas cap, gravity fuel feed, vacuum operated petcock Tank Capacity (main/reserve) 1.9gal/0.6gal (7.2L/2.3L) Curb weight, full tank 426.0lbs (193.2kg) Load capacity (OE tires) 384.0lbs (174kg) Performance Standing start 1/4mi 13.5sec. @ 95.94mph Engine rpm @ 60mph, top gear (indicated) 4342 Calculated speed in gears at 9,600 rpm redline 1st - 40 mph 2nd - 59 mph 3rd - 74 mph 4th - 89 mph 5th - 107 mph 6th - 132 mph (don't hold your breath!) Fuel consumption 50 - 60 mpg Approximate Range (main/reserve) 100 - 120 miles / 20 - 30 miles