Great review of this little bike. I like this lad... He's cool.

i have watched more reviews of this bike than i can remember, and not even 1 time i wasnt thinking of not buying this bike. it is amazing. perfect bike , i will keep her forever .

Hey buddy, a great review. 👍 About the brakes: If the bike is new, the brakes will need considerable wearing in. This can be unnerving. My Forza, for the first 1500km or so, I had to physically get down and check to see that the brake disks and pads were not actually made of wood. The braking was terrible with no bite or feel. I mentioned this to the shop at the 1000km service, asking if a spacer may have been left in during cartage, or if there was an adjustment that could be made. Thankfully they came good, and now it brakes brilliantly. My bike has a very similar set up, if not exactly the same to this bike with callipers and disk sizes.

I have a 2018 Rebel and have loved it. It's a great platform for customisation and it's a really involving bike to ride. I've put some Viking bags on it and bar end mirrors and changed the headlight surround. If you want a rev counter you can get a speedo app for your phone and use the 4pin service cable adaptor and a Carista Bluetooth sender to quickly and cheaply show the Revs on your phone. I'll be keeping it for a while.

by now, I am convinced that my next motorbike will be The REBEL.. Thanks for the review.

S model should be standard

Lovely bike, great review! Really want to see more A2 specific bike reviews, it is such a niche subject at the moment, but it is a very important subject as the 19-24 year old market is a blooming one at the moment, people getting in to biking are gonna be looking at this bracket! There's a resurgence of young people looking into riding, A2 bikes are the height of the market I think

Great motorcycle I have ridden it over 50000 km (2017 model) and it only gets stronger .

Goon on yer young'un. Look forward to more from you.

Nice job on the review Dan, well done!

Valuable review!

I agree With Marcio here, very pleasant review, clear and informative. cheers mate!

Finally, a decent review from MCN. Glad you kept the old guys away from this bike as it wouldn’t be powerful enough for their compensatory needs 😉 The weak front brake may be due to a low centre of gravity, a cruiser trait (so therefore “authentic”).

Pretty accurate review, I got this bike and I’m pretty tall, longest I rode was 4 hours (I stopped at a couple places) and for me at least it was comfortable. I do also recommend a test ride if you are tall. (It’s my first bike and I love it so much)

I've been riding for 15yrs, and have owned or ridden almost everything... I want this bike! I hope these sell like hotcakes for Honda! Such a cool bike.

I've enjoyed listening to your review.

Used these to teach on last year. Great bikes.

Thanks Dan, an articulate and accurate review. Unfortunately, I had to sell my Rebel 500 after 10 months as it gave me acute 'tennis elbow'. The geometry of the bike meant that the grip and twist position of my hands led to the injury. it's a shame as the bike is excellent and handles better than it should. Stay safe.

The brakes should get better with time. Brand new brake plates (even on a car) are tricky in the first few hundred miles. Thanx for the review.

While the limited edition model might not be worth 400-500 over the base model, the base model price is pretty nice

Another cracking review Dan 👍

Awesome review , keep up the good work

Good review well done mate

I’m currently looking to upgrade from my Scrambler 125 to a 500 for when I do my A2 License. I fell in love with this bike but i’m 6ft 4 ahahah

Great review it was what made me order one today ...a week and a half and it’s here 😜😊thanks for a well informed review top guy

Awesome review, made me wanna try the new rebel 👍🏾💯🏍

Finding it hard to find decent quality UK, smaller cc bikes. Nice to see a review thats not a 200hp 1000cc hyperbikes.

Brilliant review, thank you..

Great, thanks Dan - nice summary

I do like it but glad a brought my cb500x instead, even though I don't ever go off road, it's taller with my 6/2 height and feels like a big bike in dimensions

Great review nice bike. He is right though about that sound. You do expect a good growl from a V twin. A cheap manageable practical classic which may be A2 compliant is Honda's CX500. I think with that you get the best of both worlds the comfort of a cruiser but race like machine performance. However bare in mind that the CX is an 80's bike.

Out of curiosity how was the handle bar positioning comfort wise. Was it okay on the shoulders etc...?

Thank you

I'm a happy owner of a Rebel SE. I think you forgot to mention the seats comfort. A little bit hard wouldn't you say?

Really nice review for information; a bit different to hilarious Chronicles of Mr Fish.

Many not English speaking people need subtitle. Please, do it)

Think the brakes just needed bedding in, they were the same on the cb500f

Love the look of this, but being 6ft I think i am too big for it :(

Great bike

Can I go travel 400-700 kilometers on one ride?

Welcome to my Gairidge

So the cmx is just a honda rebel for international countries?

Why no belt drive??

Its sold out Everywhere in Germany :/ you cant even test ride it

Is this Davy Jones's son?

whats your height?

My '92 bandit 250 makes 45 bhp...

👍 👍 👍 😷

How tall are you?

HONDA Rebel best

Satu HATI

Great review.👍 I don't suppose you know you have a double. Look up SO ME MOTHERS DO AVE EM 😊

I thought I was going to see riding footage. BOOOOOO