Rear brake – Honda CX500, GL500, CX650, GL650

Honda CX/GL Rear Brake

Depending on the model and year you may have a rear drum or a rear disc. Check out the articles below!

All of the CX500 (except the CX500EC Sports) and GL500 variants came with a drum brake at the rear. The CX650ED Eurosport and both Turbo variants had a disc at the rear, where the CX650 Custom and GL650/700 variants used a drum.

Drum brake

Servicing the rear drum brake:

Painting the rear brake components

Disc brake

The 500EC, all turbo variants and CX650ED utilised a single disc brake at the rear.

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