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Honda CX500B motorcycles: how many are still registered?

54still registered

Honda CX500B motorcycles still registered with DVLA (licensed or SORN), across 1 recorded variant.

Most recorded on UK roads at once: 66 (1994 Q4) - 81.8% of that peak survives.

31 of the survivors (57.4%) are declared off-road (SORN) rather than taxed.

81.8% survives 1994 Q4 peak: 66

Declared off-road (SORN)31 · 57.4%

Derivatives

DVLA also registers other body types under the Honda CX500B nameplate. Each is counted on its own page, so every figure on this one is motorcycles only.

Honda CX500B cars1still reg.

By year

All 54 surviving Honda CX500B motorcycles, by the year each was built - not how many were on the road at the time.

Year built1981 → 1984
30150
1981198219831984
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On the road over time

Total Honda CX500B motorcycles registered (licensed or SORN) at the end of each year.

66
19942026: 45
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Engine size and fuel

What is on the road now: the surviving Honda CX500B motorcycles split by engine capacity and by fuel, as recorded 2025. Engine sizes are DVLA's own bands and cover only the cars it holds a capacity for.

Engine size

401cc to 500cc52 motorcycles · 96.2%
501cc to 600cc2 motorcycles · 3.7%

Fuel

Petrol54 · 100%

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Source: DVLA vehicle licensing statistics (DfT). Counts as of 2025, licensed and SORN vehicles both included. Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Survivor counts are national registration figures, not a guarantee any particular car exists or is roadworthy - check a specific reg free.