That i do lol

Who you callin an amateur hahaha, do i condone the lack of gear? No will i regret it if i stack? Yes. Will i still do it? Probably hahaha as long as you yourself ride safe, i am happy

Cheers brother, yeah you'll love this bike for you :)

Most 300cc and 500cc will handle freeway speeds. If you are just cruising, no problem. Problem rises when you wish to switch lanes. On 300/500cc, you won't be able to switch unless the cars allow you.

My honda rebel 500(2019) used to easily do 80 but now it struggles to cruise at 75 so I go 70. Kinds of a bummer since I use it for commute everyday

Dude watch Honda cbr 300 on the highway they hold a steady comfortable 75 mph

70 mph?​@@eriksanchez7286

riding is the same everywhere! as long as both wheels are on the ground, it's a good time!

Wobbly boi

I damn near fell of my couch

@@sergeantwombat I peed a little .

Cheers mate! gotta rep the home land

Cheers matey

I got used to my seat still a bit firm tho

it stange you say that, because ALL other serious revew, and tester I read from say the opposite !

@@orangerecords_studio what can I say it is what it is. I like it no issues.

Didnt even know there's a difference

@@sergeantwombat could be a location thing, I just know where I’m from and what you were on in the video I would consider a freeway. A highway or more like a 2-4 lane road going thru the country or middle of nowhere where

Yeah I’m from the US and a freeway is usually 2-6 lanes wide and goes through/connects cities. Where highways are 1-2 lanes and they connect towns. At least thats what I have noticed 😂

Well after riding a rc390 vs the rebel, id say it certainly less intense at higher speeds lol

@@sergeantwombat yaasss. Since you have had direct comparison as well. What is the acceleration difference like?. Seem like the guy to ask

​@@awrightmate5826rebel is a tad quicker and just feels better imo, the 390 always felt like it was rattling a lot on full throttle. Both bikes are fun but rebel is just better over all. The rc390 obvs was a bit snappier for handling but duh haha

@@sergeantwombat heart is set on the rebel. This confirms things. Will miss the handling of the Duke, slow speed snd mid speed cornering is a dream. Thought about the Vulcan S for bit as my ar$e fell in love. Love tons of things about the rebel but the exhaust needs to go as well as the seat as my hole cannot park it’s self on thst for hours. Once again cheers

@@awrightmate5826 love to hear it mate!

Shame yt doesnt like me swearing anymore :( but it shall not break my spirit 😅😅

Can do so mountain's, canyons are a lil way out in Victoria

Fantastic hahaha

You should be relatively okay to start with on it, then buy some red dragon forward controls for it then you'll be sweet!

Do it mate! Won't regret it

Rebel 500 isnt restricted lol, the engine just isnt able to keep going faster. So the rebel 1100 stops at like 160kph and the 500 cant do more than 171kph

It's true, panicking causes way more issues than the random events half the time tbh

Small engine, light weight, great seating position, nimble, humble power. The rebel is a perfect commuter with plenty of oomf for a first bike and doesnt look bad either. If recommend it in a heart beat!

​@@sergeantwombat thank you so much, I looked through some other videos and saw they listed the 500 as "the best cruiser" and "the most reliable", so I figured going into your videos to dig in some more info, and I did get it. Anyway, thank you, you earned a new sub!

@@eggags Im keen to see photos of your rides in the discord!

@@sergeantwombat Yeah good idea, I'll join the discord, but you won't see any rides yet, I still got a few years until I can drive a bike, but I will be interested to see what the community offers!

@@eggags No worries dude! just get to know people then theyll be happy to ride with you if they local to ya!

Why so many people call em highways then

About 7ks off

😎😎

fairo, Ive heard too many variants hahaha

Seat can get a lil how ya going after a few hours, but thats an easy fix! Forward control kit from red dragon is also probs good if you need them controls

I've did a 6 hour road trip from San Antonio to Dallas Tx it wasn't that bad tbh but it ain't no Harley Road Glide or Honda Goldwing comfort It's definitely doable just take breaks when needed

Road is road

Kph lol, aus roads dont ket us do more than 60mph unless your in very few select places... if we do like 63mph they get real pissy and fine us... such a bug country... such slow and enforced speeds...

wow thats pretty crazy, here in the US, 140kmh is the standard posted limit and most go way over that without much trouble from the authorites. I just purchased my rebel 500, nice video man!​@sergeantwombat

​@@jakenewms4886dude this explains a lot for me! I was wondering why people were complaining about the highway speeds. I guess those are from the American viewers where the max speed is a lot higher. In Europe most of Highway are limited to 100 kph or 60mph.

Aus land mass isnt too dissimilar to usa and we get to slowly slog around... we hate it

The big difference is leg drive vs engine, but many principles of bicycle riding applies to motorcycles

@@sergeantwombat thank you my friend just told me get used to looking where you wanna go not ground like we do on bicycle and the way we turn and stuff have a dealership that will pay my msf if I bought a rebal from them

@@Shadow.Shot.Airsoft awesome!

Good easy definition

Stock my friend

Can always put forward controls on otherwise its a bit cramped

@@sergeantwombat alr thank you. Was just wondering as im looking for an A2

no stress@@Joe-md7uc

hey, around the same height here, 2m tall, you will buy forward controls for more comfort for sure, but you can definitely drive it easily, the key points I can give after three weeks of riding are : - you won't ever drop it, considering we're tall af for a low seat and center of gravity - you'll quickly get the habit of adjusting your legs for a stop and takeoff, you won't ever have your legs going straight from your seat to the top, they'll always be either forward on the ground or cramped when at a stop - your right leg / foot will hate the stupid gearbox coming out of the frame, meaning that you can't properly grip the bike with your knees / legs, you'll get what I mean but you'll get adjusted to it - about the forward controls, I find it not comfortable to ride with cramped legs with the default pegs, you'll see yourself adjusting / changing the position of your feet to try and relax your knees / legs, better make sure you stop riding and do pauses from time to time otherwise, my first bike for A2 as well, completely first driving license, and I never sat my ass on a motorcycle 4 months ago, it's perfectly beginneer friendly, has the power when needed, the exhaust isn't obnoxious but you'll get that good deep grunt at city speeds (50km/h and less) and cracks a little when hot, so pretty cool, us tall riders just need the forward controls

@@lokopixo2338 Wow! Thanks for the detailed answer man! I’m glad to hear that It’s possible to get forward controls. Been looking at some bikes for A2 but I have the height most in mind, but after reading this i might just pull the trigger on the rebel (when I reach the age). Again, thank you 🙏

It can handle anything

@@sergeantwombat offroad ?

@@leeinwis ive taken the rebel on a 4by trail lol and it passed

always

We gucci dw hahaha

I mean he's in a right hand drive country so you pass on the right?

lol

Rhd country bro

people think anything less than a 600cc thing is useless cuz ego

Why lol

Gee on a video talking about the rebel handling the highway 😅😅

You must not understand how this works he supposed to talk

lmao

I bet you're fun at parties

Much*