If new legislation dictated that we could only watch one video, I would, perhaps a little reluctantly, have to get rid of the others and watch this video

I just got a 2019 Honda CB500X. I put 1600 miles on it in the past month! I love it! I ride with my dad who’s got a Honda Africa twin. Honda forever👍🏼

Such a simple and yet detailed review , covers everything without any distractions especially the low background music unlike others. Thanks :)

Excellent review. One of the best I ever read, watched, or listened to. Much more real world and down to earth than all the stuff you read in the glossy magazines. Well done!

Excellently thorough and well-finished review... one of the best summaries of this bike on the internet.

Very discerning, well-presented and informative review. Nice to know that others have dropped their bikes too!

What an excellent informative and sensible review. Thank you 👍

I owed this bike for about 3 years for my daily work. Based on experience it's pretty decent and reliable bike for daily commute. Comfort and stylish!

Very informative and articulate review, one of the best I have seen, thank you. Agree with a lot of your comments and observations, including motorways and vibration.

Probably the best, most rounded review i've watched - perfect level of information for a prospective new rider like myself. thank you

Excellent job on this review! Much valuable and honest information for those whose fit to a motorcycle is in this range: mid-sized, general-purposed, bang for the buck.

That is what I call a decent, honest review. Thank you.

Great review and love your travels. Cheers from Beijing.

This is a supremely thorough review of the CB-X. Audio quality is great (thanks for keeping background music subdued and avoiding wind noise). We couldn't ask for a more even-handed evaluation of this do-it-all adequately-well Honda. Interesting remarks regarding vibration; I've read numerous reviews complementing this bike's supposedly vibration-free engine, at any rpm. I guess it's a matter of individual sensitivity.

Thanks for such great review! It was a real pleasure to watch and to listen to. Very precise and informative indeed

Very nice review! Thank for your thoughts.

Most comprehensive video I have seen so far. I’m looking at the 2022 so that throttle response has been fixed. Dr650 also looks good but a lot more mods needed. Thanks again!

Great review. I'm in the market for this bike and was considering the Royal Enfield Himalayan but now I think this bike hits the sweet spot. I think I could live with the slight lack of power especially as I'll be moving from a Peugeot Speedfighter 4 125cc scooter

I'm buying this bike tomorrow! I gave it a test ride today and it seems perfect for me. Its the 2014 model in white and I'm stoked! Thanks for the review!

A review so good..... Didn't felt the time taken for it to explain... Very neat and comprehensive review....Great work..Mr.Rocketman.👍

Excellent review, now I need to go check out the other videos.

Very nice review. Thanks

I bought a pre-loved 2019 CB500X (as a second bike to my Triumph T120). I’m pleased with it. I’m using it for all year round riding in SW England. It was easy for me to get the measure of this bike and I find it easy to ride. It is relatively light enough to move around. I’ve got a top box, heated grips, power point, centre stand and crash bars, making it a very practical go to bike. It won’t win awards for looks and long motorway rides, but it’s not bad either. Great value.

Great video, thanks. I love your honesty and attention to detail.

keep it coming. I really liked your honest reviews. Cheers!

Lovely to watch you enjoying portuguese roads and some of the best spots. Hope you´ve gotten the chance to explore and enjoy your chosen home. Great review. Cheers from cascais. Ride safely!

Excellent and informative video I have a 2017 model I swapped out the Dunlop tyres for pilot road 4s This transforms the bike's handling All the best Phil

Excellent review Mr. RocketMan, it was a joy to listen to your clear dictation while touring around Portugese coast. Looking forward to your reviews on other bikes, (particularly the Rocket!).

Thanks for putting this video together, you're doing God's work. This is precisely the bike I keep coming back to as my first. But my real question relates to something you mentioned, which I latched onto; becoming a biker late in life. And it's a question I feel hasn't been answered yet - what pitfalls are there for older drivers, (I'm 49) particularly when one feels as though one's decades of experience in cars should translate over to motorcycling. With younger drivers, everything is new, so may have a a sense of apprehension that serves as a safety shield, unlike us oldies who think we might know it all.

Great review, thanks for sharing 🙂

Thanks for the review great video. The cb500x does look such a cool bike ^_^

Really appreciate this video. Thank you

Portugal for ground test... Nice my friend, nuuuicee!😎👌

Thank you for the video and for all the very interesting information, I might change my CBR600RR to this bike:)

Review well done! At first I was like wow this guy has his accent on point! Then I noticed you just moved to Portugal haha Portugal is indeed one of the best countries to ride bikes. I hope one day I'll get this one. Really solid choice and nice video!

Enjoyed that review. Looking at getting a commuter as the big gsx is a tad thirsty may have to book a test ride 👍

I love this review. This doesn't seem like a biased review which most reviewers like to do these days. Please do for more motorcycles.

Hey man. I have the same model, and Ijust want to say your review was spot on. Not a perfect bike, or even close, but it does everything well and I love it. Value for money, very hard to beat. Cheers mate. I love honest reviews, and more so, reviewers. Keep up the good work and happy, safe riding. John

Insightful and thorough! Very well done, enjoyed the objective review.

Great review and so spot on with the conclusion. Its not a WOW bike, but the perfect fun all rounder

Loved this and it was so usefull to me. Thank you.

Thank you sir! Weeks I've spent trying to decide what A2 bike I'd like and this has shut the decision. Great review, great bike.

Great review! Very down-to-earth style and well thought-out. You cover a lot of good points, and the comparison with other bikes is interesting as well. The CB is really all the bike most of us need, isn't it? This may well be a bike for me in the future, although I am a bit worried it's lacking in what is referred to as "character", but this often comes at the expense of usability, I suppose. Hope you continue to enjoy it!

Very good vid mate, very informative, cheers.

The best review I've watched of the CB500x! Thanks for that!

Brilliant review .This CB500X review is very informative :)

Nice review this is what I like as you are talking show the bike so that we can listen to you + look at the bike on what you are talking about but some people just sit in front of the camera showing their face the whole video 👌👌👌

Good honest review

Brilliant review, good work 👏🏴󠁧󠁢󠁷󠁬󠁳󠁿😁

Cheers mate thanks for your review.

thanks for the review , ive been looking at this and i am around the same age and thought this bike would be perfect. i dont like riding on the highways either , just more of country riding and figured this would be a good fit. thanks again.

Great review Practical and to the point

That was a really good review. Kept me interested the entire time. Have you ever considered the Yamaha MT 03? Or is that in a different category?

Great voice modulation, wonderful commentary

A review of truly outstanding quality. Wow.

Excellent and precise review.

Ive got same dream : a future Honda CB650X 😍. Honda please listen to us & create a CB650X or a cheaper, lighter & smaller Africa Twin between 600-800cc. Cheers from Montreal.

Wow, your delivery, knowledge and reviewing skills are on a par with any highly-paid celebrity reviewer. I guess that's the beauty of KZfaq, it exposes the public to highly talented individuals like yourself.

Thanks. Greate review

Thank You for this review.

I started watching the intro and thining "WOWW, that`s a production!. I need to ask this guy how he shooted it" but then you said it hahahahahah... Was so funny, at least for me :)

Great review, thanks

Excellent review.

Honest, balanced and very well presented...thank you...

An illustrative review. 👍👍

Very good review, with some nice sceneries from Cascais/Sintra. Can I ask where you've installed your accessories from SW Motech? I'm thinking of installing some on my new AT. Thanks, and keep up releasing your videos..

This isn't about bike, this is about review.. If I have to guess what do you do for living my first bet would be some kind a national geographic narrator..Your talking is so smooth, calm and enjoyable to listen..Another thing is your description of the bike itself, even if the person didn't ride a bike, it gets that felling after watch video..Im looking forward for your next videos, regardless of which bike, gear, accessories you review..Thank you for that, and I definitely agree with your thoughts, this bike is made for riding not for looking..Have a nice weekend ✌

Excellent review, thank you. Switching to the 17" front wheel and increasing ground clearance might had added to the top heavy feel of the bike.....but it was a change for the better in making it a bit more 'planted' and certainly upping its off road credentials , even though these are still pretty limited. I often wish I hadn't sold my old 700 Transalp.....though it's fuel consumption was woeful!

Good review! Think I'm sold on this one! Don't really do much motorway riding mainly A roads for me, but will definitely fit engine crash bars. Incase I drop it

superb review personality and ego free covering all aspects you missed your vocation ! thank you.

Thanks for the excellent quality video and sound recording

I found your channel while looking for an adventure bike for my 5'3", 160 cm tall girlfriend. The Honda Rebel isn't enough off road, but it has a much lower seat height. She is still looking. We would like to do more touring, but have the back road option. After your video, I began to consider the CB500X too. I had been searching for a V Strom 650. I really wish you had reviewed the V Strom 650. Apparently, you don't like the older design and you think it should be upgraded? Previously, I owned a TransAlp 650 and had a great experience with it. I totally agree, Honda needs to make a CB650X and that would solve many problems. If we could only have bikes this sized with a shaft drive too. I've watched most of your other videos will now see the last edition regarding the BMW. Great reviews. The situation with Triumph was nasty. Keep your honest reviews coming.

Sick intro. Love the bike!

Very good, informative video. Owning a Versys 300x, I’ve been seriously considering the CBX just to get away from tube tires, but after your double bike drop I’m now reconsidering...I’m 5’8 and 77 yrs old...Thanks again.

Brilliant review. One of the best reviews on a motorcycle that I have ever watched. I am thinking of one of these for a second bike as I have a Kawasaki z1000 sx. It too is a great bike but I think if I had one of these Hondas I would make more use of it as it is a great all round machine. Previously I had a ducati 950 and I think that the honda would be very similar as far as the ride goes as it also had the 19inch front wheel although would have a lot more power.

Nice video. Thanks for the costs. Great voice🙂

excellent review!

Very good review.

As an owner of a 2017 CB500X with over 20,000 kms on it I agree with everything you said about the newer bike. Mine is the same. Mine is buzzy above 100 km/h. 120+ km/h is where it really struggles. This was my first street legal bike. I added those same crash bars, the skid plate, and hard panniers from SW-Motech. I have taken mine off road on single track and rutty dual track mud. The lack of ground clearance on mine was the main issue but it's not really built for what I did with it without the Rally Raid kit fitted. Can't find the limits if you don't test them. :) (I put Shinko 705s on mine for dual sport) My CB500X has been great and reliable. I have learned a lot on this bike. I would recommend this bike to anyone starting out. It is enough power and weight to be interesting yet still teach you the basics of riding well. It handles gravel well and again teaches you the technique of allowing the bike to move without being dangerous. As far as your comment about a CB650X or smaller Africa Twin. I totally agree and have ordered a 2020 Africa Twin Adventure Sports as my upgrade. Like you I have pinned the throttle more than I'd like so the AT AS is the next logical step if I want to stick with Honda. Ride safe! From Ontario, Canada

Excellent, informative review. Thank you. With the hand guards and SW Motech crash bars in place, did the bike suffer any damage whatsoever in the two drops you experienced? Aside from damage/scuffing on the crash bars and hand guards of course...

Of double interest to me as I live for some of the year in Portugal - Lagos in the southwest - and I am contemplating a CB500 for use in northern Thailand to supplement the Yamaha Aerox 155, as I also live there. However, I'm leaning towards the F model as it's a bit lighter, has a lower centre of gravity, and I never go off-road. Excellent review. I have subscribed.

Great review, was trying to get one but could not , so got the Versys X 300 and love it . Put just over 7000 km on so far and it jest seams to keep getting better. I put the Kawasaki engine guards, Givi hand guards, heated grips, center stand and Trekker 33 liter side bags and running lights. and power socket. I do mostly back roads 80 - 90 km speed limits dirt and paved and some light trails, and the Versys x loves the windy roads. It has enough power just have to rev it. The gearing is great first 3 great off road and top 3 for the road. After riding the Versys x 300 for the summer I am glad I could not get the Honda.

Beginner rider here. I got a cb125f, heaps of fun and learned to ride, then got this recently. For Me this thing is plain awesome, stacks of smooth power. Our speed limit is 110, it does that with bootloads to spare, I'v accidently done 135 + a bunch of times with no effort at all. It feels planted on highway and around corners, great with the wind compared with the 125 too.

Thank you for that review. Just one point would be nice if you can add. Show the picture of a competitors bike when you name them

Excellent advice

cb500x slowly becoming my dream, going bigger out of my 200cc street i currently drive) can't agree about tenere being competitor to honda cb500x though. in my country, tenere 700 is around 11500 euros while cb500x is around 8000 - that's quite a huge difference. thanks for this review, helped a lot.

Brilliantly honest review Rockety! I'm really interested in the CB5X as a replacement for my aging (100K+) Suzuki DL650. I find the DL is a better compromise of your 5 likes/dislikes. I love a sporty Adventure tourer, will await an updated Strom or the rumored Africa Twin to fit beneath the CRF11. The Yamaha Tenere 700 has a stonking drivetrain (although I don't find the DL650 wanting) but it is a little too off-road focus (as I suspect the Africa Twin will be also). Moto Guzzi's V85TT is a little patchy in quality and dealer support. I had high hopes for the CB5X as I don't sit on more than 110kph and rarely use full throttle on the DL650. 🙏🏼

The best motorcycle review so far...

Good & great review for Honda CB500X...& nice side box...can you share the brand/model of that side box you use?

Great review, down to earth and concise. And I wonder how does it compare with the 750 GS from BMW

You've completely sold me on southern Portugal.

Great review. So the bike is the equivalent of a small SUV. That’s cool. That size SUV offers a lot of utility while being easy to live with. The average person would get a lot more use out of this bike versus the more lustful choices we make. However, my 107 cubic inch Harley also seems very reasonable. I will have to stick with it for a while - lol. Again, great review. I would like some seat time on one of these.

Great review, I think I will stay with my 2005 CBF500A ABS a sweet riding bike. 👍🇬🇧

Great imformation thanks

Thanks for a great and informative video. I appreciate this video. Did you ever tried the Suzuki V strom 650 or the Honda nc 700x? Would love to get your view on those bikes.

excellent review

i have a 2016 and it's been fantastic (by the standards of a bike of it's price point). i actually dropped it in a creek last year and it picked up and rode right off

Excellent real-world reveiw.

Hi. Congratulations about this video and the channel in general. This is the review that everybody wants to see. Good dates, personal valoration and some especs about the cb 500x. Now I have an XADV from 2017 and I like, but its time to change, returning to the dealer with the 36 mounts system. In you video you said you have 2 drops on your motorcycle??. During park movements or in other circunstances??. When you use in city, filtering, you feel confidence and comfort?? I saw a video here in Spain, in which they said that in city you´re always have to change levers??. Thank you for your amazing and complete video. Regards from Mallorca, Spain, with confination against corona virus. Best of all.

Hi RocketMan. For a change a very good presentation, clear talk, good arguments and well made. I have seen a lot video's with too much irrelevant talk, difficult to hear and confusing pictures. This one you made good. Do you have any experience with the Honde NC 750X. A bit bigger than 500X, only a bit more expensive, and a bit more power. But should still be useful on dirtroads.