Honda XL500S

Name: Honda XL500S
Brand: Honda

1979 | dual-sport

Provisional0/19 fields

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Visual reference

Side profile

Seat height: 879 mm
Wheelbase: 1,420 mm
Wet weight: -
Category: dual-sport

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Honda

XL500S

1979+dual-sport497 ccv2 dev

3D SceneHonda XL500S

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Rider

Height: 183 cmInseam: 86 cm

Rider position

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Seat fore/aft: 0 mmSeat height delta: 0 mm

Posture

Arm straightness: 95%

Seat position

Feet down

Adjustments

Bar rise: 0 mmBar pullback: 0 mmPeg forward: 0 mmPeg rise: 0 mm

Ergonomics

All contacts reached

Comfortable 95

Knee67.5 deg / Sport

Ideal 75 deg to 105 degL 67.5 deg / R 67.5 deg

Hip108.3 deg / Neutral

Ideal 85 deg to 125 degL 108.3 deg / R 108.3 deg

Elbow143.3 deg / Relaxed

Ideal 110 deg to 170 degL 143.3 deg / R 143.3 deg

Torso lean6.0 deg / Neutral

Ideal -5 deg to 25 deg

Seat height

879 mm

Wheelbase

1420 mm

Weight (wet)

—

Ground clearance

260 mm

Geometry source: cv-estimated. v2 engine: procedural bike, IK rider, live ergonomic scoring. Append ?landmarks=1 to the URL to overlay contact-point gizmos.

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Data provenance

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Provisional0/19 fieldsMethodology

Geometry status: Provisional
Field records: 19
Verified fields: 0/19
Linked sources: 19/19

Category-based provisional contact geometry: 13Published manufacturer/manual spec: 62 source labels

Field-level geometry provenance for Honda XL500S
Field	Value	Source	Status	Notes
WheelbaseChassis	1,420 mm	Published manufacturer/manual spec	Provisional	Manually entered from published specs for the live fallback catalog; not independently verified.
Ground clearanceChassis	260 mm	Published manufacturer/manual spec	Provisional	Manually entered from published specs for the live fallback catalog; not independently verified.
Seat contact XRider triangle	710 mm	Category-based provisional contact geometry	Provisional	Rider contact point estimated from category proportions until side-profile landmarks are authored.
Seat contact heightRider triangle	879 mm	Published manufacturer/manual spec	Provisional	Manually entered from published specs for the live fallback catalog; not independently verified.
Seat lengthRider triangle	245 mm	Category-based provisional contact geometry	Provisional	Rider contact point estimated from category proportions until side-profile landmarks are authored.
Handlebar XRider triangle	1,022 mm	Category-based provisional contact geometry	Provisional	Rider contact point estimated from category proportions until side-profile landmarks are authored.
Handlebar heightRider triangle	1,099 mm	Category-based provisional contact geometry	Provisional	Rider contact point estimated from category proportions until side-profile landmarks are authored.
Handlebar widthControls	875 mm	Category-based provisional contact geometry	Provisional	Rider contact point estimated from category proportions until side-profile landmarks are authored.
Foot peg XRider triangle	781 mm	Category-based provisional contact geometry	Provisional	Rider contact point estimated from category proportions until side-profile landmarks are authored.
Foot peg heightRider triangle	454 mm	Category-based provisional contact geometry	Provisional	Rider contact point estimated from category proportions until side-profile landmarks are authored.
Passenger seat XPassenger	582 mm	Category-based provisional contact geometry	Provisional	Rider contact point estimated from category proportions until side-profile landmarks are authored.
Passenger seat heightPassenger	924 mm	Category-based provisional contact geometry	Provisional	Rider contact point estimated from category proportions until side-profile landmarks are authored.
Passenger peg XPassenger	667 mm	Category-based provisional contact geometry	Provisional	Rider contact point estimated from category proportions until side-profile landmarks are authored.
Passenger peg heightPassenger	659 mm	Category-based provisional contact geometry	Provisional	Rider contact point estimated from category proportions until side-profile landmarks are authored.
Seat height minimumAdjustability	879 mm	Published manufacturer/manual spec	Provisional	Manually entered from published specs for the live fallback catalog; not independently verified.
Seat height maximumAdjustability	879 mm	Published manufacturer/manual spec	Provisional	Manually entered from published specs for the live fallback catalog; not independently verified.
Dry weightPhysical	135 kg	Published manufacturer/manual spec	Provisional	Manually entered from published specs for the live fallback catalog; not independently verified.
Front wheel diameterRendering	737 mm	Category-based provisional contact geometry	Provisional	Rider contact point estimated from category proportions until side-profile landmarks are authored.
Rear wheel diameterRendering	691 mm	Category-based provisional contact geometry	Provisional	Rider contact point estimated from category proportions until side-profile landmarks are authored.

Bike-level reference: https://amcn.com.au/editorial/head-head-1979-honda-xl500s-1979-yamaha-xt500/

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