Definitely one of the best review videos for ADV 350 vs ADV 160, thank you!

I have had my 160 for 10 months and I love it and would only get the 350 if you do a lot of longer trips. I have 50 years of motorcycle riding so I know what I am talking about. The 160 is great.

Woahh I was waiting for this video, finally you did it. Keep up with the great content Jake.

I’ve always been a pcx150 guy, after a trip to Chiang Mai in 2017 and renting one for three months I went out and bought one when I got home to the states . I enjoy riding it so much I ended up selling my Harley street glide , last winter I rented the pcx 160 in Phuket for three months and my plans when I arrive there in a couple weeks was to do the same, but now I may just rent the ADV 160. Thanks for the great review !

Really great review! Thanks for showcasing Gig on what she would look like on the ADV 160!

This is one of the best review videos for Honda ADVs here in KZfaq. Looking forward to the next level ADV350 vs X-ADV 750.

Great review, thanks for the detail, definitely getting one of these now for Vietnam

This is best review to compare between these 2 bikes. Along with the technical aspects I was impressed how he have addressed and compared the practical day to day concerns. I would love to see you also create a video to compare xmax and nmax.

I have the ADV 160 and it is a solid bike I was thinking of buying the ADV350 but now after seeing this video im staying with 160 thank you

The best comparison review! Im in the states and loving my 160. Its a keeper for sure, I have an aluminum top box so plenty of space. My other bike is a cb500x for the longer hauls and if I want more power and clutch action. My adv though gets far more miles because its soo convenient and practical.

Thanks for the reviews, appreciated!

G’day, Great episode, I was of 2 minds about theses scooters, you have sorted that out for me thanks, Cheers Michael

This is such a top notch review. Thanks.

Great video! Keep up the good work.

G’day Jake thank you for your response, since about 2017-18 I have been giving a lot of thought to relocating, retiring to Pattaya and opening a small business to keep me out of trouble (not a bar) but then COVID hit it certainly had put the brakes on that idea for a while, but with things now on the upturn and me taking early retirement again with the help of COVID, now my thoughts are back on track. Back in the early 2000’s I rode a scooter (a Honda Click) all over Phuket and with the intention to one day to tour all of Thailand by bike (scooter) as I had been following a chap on youtube who had toured Thailand on a second hand Honda postie bike, again thanks, I think you have put me on the right path with the Honda ADV350 not too big, not too small, Cheers Michael

This is great and love the shoes mention!

After riding a variety of small scooters over a number of years in Thailand (110 - 160 cc engines) I bought an ADV 350 about a week ago. Here is my verdict in the context of your own excellent review: 1. First thing I noticed whilst riding the new bike was the high and wide motorbike handlebars which immediately eliminated that hunched up position I became used to on small scooters - and I am about the same height and weight as you Jake. My posture whilst riding has improved overnight and this also improves your confidence on the road and the pleasure of riding. I think the improved posture and upright riding position is also the reason my wife keeps saying I look 'really cool' on the new bike 😆 2. Yes, the filtering is not so efficient at times due to the larger size but the time you make up on the open road more than compensates for any time lost filtering - at least up here in Udon. Instead of skulking around at the side of the road worrying what the cars and trucks are going to do I just pull right over to the fast lane and hold the lane with confidence knowing I can pull away from 99% of the other vehicles at any time. This is not always because my bike is faster than the cars but also due to the way Thais drive, hesitant and indecisive - by the time they make their minds up I am gone 3. As we are in constant contact with the road surface, the difference that the Showa forks and suspension makes to the quality of the riding experience can not be over-stated - my wife loves riding pillion now due to the smoother ride and never bottoming out the suspension - in fact, the suspension on this bike is actually improved with a pillion passenger 4. I would find it extremely difficult to go back to a smaller scooter now - the only reason I can think of is if I knew I was going to live solely in Pattaya with it's extreme traffic congestion, for the rest of my life. As this is not the case there is no way I am ever parting with my ADV350!

Man maybe one day honda will bring the 350 to the states. I love the 160 but having to commute on an interstate with a 75 mph speed limit kind of prohibits me from getting one. An ADV 200 would be really sweet too.

Great comparison, great details, hilarious location for motorcycle review 55 love it. Thank you for the review.

Thank you, very informative and I think I'll get the 160 as well!

Great Review, one of the best I have seen, well done. FYI, you can change the weight on the rollers which will give you quicker take off but lower top speed, ask your Honda guy

Great review, I’m in the states and have the Adv 150 which I love but thinking of moving up. Not sure if I can even get a 350 here but enjoyed learning the real differences between the two.

I live in Bangkok. Currently using Nmax 155. I'm torn between the ADV 160 and 350 variant for my next one. The 160 is the much more reasonable pick. But my partner and I always take the chance to go out of town every holiday and the 350 will make our trips more comfy. This is a hard choice indeed. Thanks for the insights, very helpful. But still can't decide :D :D

I m seeing your review about Adv 160 and waiting for this product launch in India. The looks and power of the machine is incredible.

Awesome Video! Thanks so much for your insight.

Thank you, this is the best comparison video , very specific details.. because untill now i cant decide yet which one i would buy...probably ill buy 2 of them though.. for longer and shorter journey..

Awesome video Jake! I rented ADV 350 for a weekend trip and it was great but I was happy to jump back on PCX when I returned back to the city traffic.

NIce video mate. Keep it up!

nice video, thanks Jake, hopefully 350 will be available in Malaysia soon 😊

dude, randomly i love the focal lenght effect at 9.45 to 9.50, no way the background bigger looks amazing haha

Great video. I’m a new rider and rode the 160 today in Thailand It rained and was a 30 minute ride. There was an accident behind me and it was certainly an experience.

Great review.. thanks!

New subscriber, I have the Click 160 for Pattaya, it's great. I'm about 70Kg and it pulls away from Sukhumvit traffic lights quite fast, If I go from Pattaya Tai towards Pattaya Nua its good to leave the cars and trucks behind at the lights, toyed with the idea of an ADV, but around town, to me the 160 Click is perfect. I live in Wong Amat and in recent years the amount of traffic has increased dramatically, with the mass ( Chinese, Indian, Russian ) group tourism, and the buses that brings, bikes are essential in Pattaya. I put YSS springs in the forks and a YSS adjustable shock on the rear, transformed it, no more floaty feeling at the front, I have the ABS model with discs front and rear, good stopping power with such a light bike.

Thanks for sharing! I get more and more sure that the ADV160 is the bike/scooter for me.

Very good comparison video Thanks

good review. i am in dilemma which one to get. Thanks for the detail review.

i've tried adv350 in chiangmai , really love this bike right away, easy to handle , and the power is there for stop and go

I love this comparison video. How I wish the 350 would be available here in the Philippines.

Excellent review 🎈🍻

Great video, thank you!

Thanks for making this video

nice review, keep it up!

Short vid but informative 👌

I really liked your video with the little touch of humor at the end😁. I subscribe to your channel👍 Do you know when the ADV 350 2024 will be released in Thailand?

Hey, I love your videos, please make a video to compare adv 160 vs pcx 160

Nice review. 👍✨

quads look amazing brother👍

Thank you for these vids mate. I work as a delivery driver in Greece and as a 6.5 ft dude adv 350 is the only one I work comfortably. They didnt bring the 160 in EU ....

Good review. Was looking at the 160 in the shop yesterday. Have you done a helmet review? I have looked at a few heat humidity cost bulk build quality it all gets a bit overwhelming. However, with the injury death rate of scooter riders here in Thailand need to get a safe sturdy helmet. Cheers

Thank you Im 5”3 now I have seen same my height riding in ADV 350

great comparison thank you

great review really, I live in small city in UK and I would choose 350, not so much city traffic and I can visit other places if I want to, thanks!!

Excellent comparison.

fantastic review, just what i wanted, it gives personal opinion how it feels to own/ride the scooter. what to like what to not

Cool review. Basically what I need. I was thinking between this 2 scooter but because mainly I will use for trips, longer ride 350 will be better for me. I have a smaller scooter to go around Pattaya so I don't have to worry about going around with the 350. I was hesitating just to buy the 160 but this review show me 350 will be the better option.

Nice, comparison, thanks

Great review video! Do you happen to know the difference between the new 350 ADV (like the one you are testing) and the new Forza 350?

Thanks Jake

I love Honda adv, new friends from Philippines

Awesome video Bro! Honda owes you a fee for the great review you gave. I must say a guy that has a channel there got a better price for his 160. But other than that it really helped!

Great comparison, thanks for that. I rode the ADV 350 for a day, great scooter, but for city traffic jam, parking etc. it´s too big and heavy. I would be interested in the 160, but unfortunately it´s not available in Europe / Germany, and I doubt it ever will be. So I steáy with my old SH 150, which ist fine too 👍

This is a good review. I have the 150 in the Philippines. We don't have the 350 variant.

Nice one. Thank you. I live in Brussels and when I know I will find thick commuting traffic, its the PCX125 all day, when less so, my G650GS. But I fancy something more 'bike' feel than the PCX125. So it looks like it's the 160 for me 😂

the comparison I've been waiting for! currently using adv 160 and I can say it is a great scooter. can't wait for adv 350/250 launch in my country

Jake I just watched a brilliant video from "Riding the islands with Harro!" "Honda ADV 160 review". The first thing he did was swap out the CVT. Much better acceleration, a little loss of top end. Cost 7,000P. Excellent video for lots of other mods he did. Cam

****Definitely, would go for the 350. If you ride it all the time, you will gain skills to maneuver it comfortably.

I'm also in Pattaya and looking to get a bike soon. Great video! This will be my first bike and I'm looking between the ADV 160 and the PCX 160, any thoughts or insights I might need to consider? Thanks

Lovely description... "Somebodys walking behind me holding this scooter up...."

I wish they make a 250 Adv, scooter is so much fun going for ride. Just did a round trip from Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia to Koh Samui, Thailand on the Honda PCX150 scooter.. more power would be great. The 350 is just a bit heavy for a scooter in my opinion.

every aspect you mentioned .great .as a kymco 400 owner,parking factor is a trade off with its bigger size.but if you paid for extra comfort and longer breath of power as you travel longer journey,its worth it.its annoying to hear smaller engine screams cruising at 110km/h.bigger engines hadn’t struggling a lot at that speed.

Thanks Jake. Nice comparison. Both bikes look great - just depends on the application :)

Been waiting 350 to enter Malaysia for quite some time now but eventually can't wait any longer and end up getting 160. Commuting to work daily total 100 km. Have to say, getting the 160 is the right decision.

another excellent review. Super well done. I don't understand the purpose of the 350--fatter in any traffic, not sure what the demographic is for it (road trips?)

I have the ADV 150 here in Korat. I’ve just reached 5,000 kilometers. I feel like I need the 350 but I never take long trips. Better to just keep the 150 for now. May be next year.

This is a really fantastic comparison mate, very interesting to watch. And here your opinions. If only they put the 350 engine in the size of the 160 bike, it would be the absolute perfect bike. I test road the 350 all around the track on and off road at the Honda center in Phuket and while the bike feels smooth and stable, it is just too cumbersome for me and too bulky. It was actually a real shame that they made it so large, as I am more interested in a lighter bike to sometimes get off-road and Park easily etc. Hey buddy of mine bought the 350 and seems to be happy with it. He's a little taller than I am. But it's just as such a shame that it's such a big bulky machine for me, I'm very interested in buying the 160 as an everyday city bike and sometimes long trip adventures, with the good under seat storage. But I think I would be looking to increase the performance immediately, I have heard of big bore kits that you can get, so that seems to be the way to go. The 350 is just too bulky for me to consider. The Aprilia sr gt 200 also looks like a great option, but again lacks the real power . If that came in a 400cc engine with the same bike frame size would be ideal... I don't know why they never seem to do that. From an engineering perspective a 400 cc engine would be very easy to fit in a bike even as small as a click. They see. To think as the engine goes up the bike size should do... It shouldn't!!

That 350 ADV looks very nice, very solid. I just a used 2018 Forza 300 from my wife's friend. It is my first scooter. I used to ride Harley and Kawasaki Ninja (crotch rocket). I feel my Forza 300 is a little under power. I guess it is okay if cruising between towns up to 140 KMH. I am thinking about getting a Honda CB500X or a Kawasaki 650 Versys adventure bike.

Nice comparison, Jake. Im thai and I live in Bangkok. I am buying one of these bikes and you actually saved lot of my time. I'm a programmer and I only go out to gym with my sisters ( they are twins) I was thinking if the 350 would be easier for me to carry them but after watching your video , I imagine dragging the bike through the traffic with the weight and it's a "hell, no" One thing I would like to ask you is what's your thoughts on AVD 160 vs Nmax ? let's forget about the price, what's the offers that one can offer and the other can't?

ADV160 if you plan on living in Bangkok for sure-100%! The 350 for anywhere else in Thailand; Reason being that the AFD350 is just too big to be lane splitting in between cars in Bangkok, thus you constantly getting stuck in that horrific BKK traffic. I’ve warned you :)

I would love to see your review, thoughts on the BMW 400gt ?

I have a mlo 125 and looking at the adv 160 to upgrade too!! (Philippines) My 125 does good, but lack the power with my heavy butt. (260) Plus having my lady on the back, climbing hills is hard on it. Good review I'm sold on it for sure. I only ride 1 month out year when I go there from the usa but my girl would ride it daily. And yes I travel over 8 hours on my 125. Lol 😅

Good quiet place for make a video review in Thailand.

Great vid. Was wondering if you know this: in Europe the 2024 models have totally different colours then the '2024' models in Thailand (those seem to be still the old colours, with just a black middle nose section, that's different), now there's also the Roadsync models with gold wheels and name tag. I dont care about RS, but the gold is nice. My question: whats going on? Are there different 2024 models in Thailand. In Europe there's blue and different types of black/grey, even white. In thailand its gold wheels and old colours. Are these genuinly the '2024' Thai models or will the other '2024' models ship later??? Unfortunately Honda TH isnt being helpfull explaing. So was hoping that you might know about this mysterious phenomenon😊. Im planning to buy the 350 somewhere around May in Thailand. Was hoping for a blue one😢. Can always wrap it😂.

Hi Jake, i live in Indonesia (Jakarta), when more bad street structure here, like hole, etc, then i choose ADV 160 (at past i use NVX 155 or Aerox 155 in my country (name)), so ADV 160 is good motorbike for everyday, go to office, visit new place at other city and i modified to make this motorbike comfort then before, like seat, higher steer rudder and the tire (Michellin City Extra). Nice to know you Jake and good video. My apologies if my English is bad. Thank you Jake.

I'm in the market for such a scooter and just found your video after watching dozens of review videos but none of them could show importartant day to day use features as you did. I have a question though, I am more on the heavy side, around 280 lbs (127 Kg) that would almost equal the weight when you two sit on a scooter. How is the maneuverability and the agility of the scooters when riding with 2 people? In my case that would be equal to me when I would ride alone.

Great video! Do either of the ADVs have a kick starter?

I'm up in Udon at the moment shopping for bikes so I re-visited your great review which I originally watched several weeks ago - I noticed your conclusion was based on the best option for both you and Gig, but would you have also gone for the 160 if the bike was solely for your own use with the occasional pillion passenger?

My buddy in Ph change the weights in the variator from 16 g to 12 g I believe and did a chiptune on his 160 to get some more torc and it really pulls now and he only lost 2 mph on the top end

Hi Jake, Just found your channel when searching for reviews on the Xmax vs Forza. Now I know about the ADV, seeing the prices between the 160 and 350 you could almost buy two 160's Lol. Anyway I now live in Si Racha, down the road from you and will come to Pattaya to rent them both and see for myself. Not sure how many dealers are in Pattaya but have you found a good dealer there? Gotta figure out the details to buy in Thailand too. Seeing some of the comments also sounds like might be a wait for the 350 or both of them perhaps. Do you have a line on the best way to see the used scooter market here? Thanks

Sure wish we could get the 350 here in the USA!

Issue with the ADV is the handlebars and width of the motor bike vs a more traditional flat floor scooter like the Honda Lead. It’s not easy to lane split and manage through tight traffic

Never wear your shoes in a Thai home, he says after parking his scooter in her shop. Haha! You make a good case for having a 350 and a 160. I already have an Aerox, so maybe retain that and replace my KTM 390 with a 350. I suspect if I did that I'd ride the 350 all the time as I live in the far north. Nick

I have the ADV150 and a Burgman 400. I love them both.

Wow nice 😮

I like Honda Adv 350/and Honda Adv 160😊👍👏

Great reviews, question, how is the adv 160 for tall guys, 6'3"? I know the adv 350 is okay but worried about the bulk of the adv 350 for parking and driving in pattaya. Will the adv160 be good for tall guys? Thanks.

I got the 160 matte brown . Its awrsome

I wish this was available in India. Would book it immediately.

Great review, to the point. Can you give me advice - I am thinking between ADV 150, Forza 300. Would Adv150/160 be ok for occasional longer ride e.g. Bkk - Samui with sleep overs - 70-90kmh speeds. or better to go with Forza - also I will be driving it the most on the islands, e.g. Koh Phangan, where off road may help little bit? Adv350 is not an option since it is expensive, looking into 2018-2021 models, in 70-90K bht range. So maybe even PCX160 (btw 6ft 190lbs).

Great job, thank you 🙏 Actually, today I own an X-ADV 750 and, although I love it, as a small guy I feel it to heavy at low speed and when moving it in a parking. I am wondering if I could change my 750 for a 350. Could you make a comparison between these 2 models ? Thanks anyway for this very interesting job 🙏

How does it perform in cold weather conditions? Like the Norhtwest of the US?