I absolutely like this video because I felt the same. I have 22 cb500x now. I had naked bikes before but they are really boring to ride. This bike is made for guys who want to ride for cheap without any reliability issues (bmw actually didn’t know what reliability word means) . Stock cb500x is just okay, nothing special on first sight, but with few mods it’s really great bike. Incredible amount of available parts right now. This bike can show anybody who can ride and who can’t. In my opinion this bike isn’t beginner bike. It’s real adventure bike in any means but not beginner. Mine 2022 model was extremely aggressive on first and second gear so I got 16t front sprocket and for strange reason I felt much more available torque for much longer time. My friend had cb500f which was extremely slow on low RPMs while mine X was like shotgun straight from bottom end. Same engine but totally, I mean really totally different throttle, low end power tune. 500f felt like 125cc to me. Good video brother, be safe!

Bought my 350 miles on the clock ex-demo 2017 CB500X from Rally Raid, at Jenny's suggestion. 6 years, 10 countries and 89,000 miles on my CB500X, including an 11,000 miler across the US (Including the TAT) and French, Belgian, Spanish, Netherlands TAT's. Still smile when i walk in the garage. It's been, and continues to be, a great all rounder bike. Zero real problems or mechanical issues, apart from the cush drive bearing in the rear wheel failing at about 50 something thousand miles. No surprise, as it's a Honda. Upgraded, after a few years, to the Level 2 setup, which made it even better. But... if (IF!) i ever move on from the CB, the Rally is my choice if i go smaller. The Tuareg is the choice if i go bigger.

What a great video. Well done!

excellent video. Best I have seen about these kind of bikes

Excellent video. Cheers

I really enjoyed watching this video, great job! And I enjoyed your sense of humor too! I started riding BMW motorcycles in 2002. I purchased my first BMW from a banker whose wife told on their first trip as she's getting off the bike "This certainly isn't for me!", so he purchases a sports car and sold his bike to me at a reasonable price. R1200 CLC nice bike for cruising but boring, would not go over 80 or so mph! Sold it and purchased a brand new 650 GS, but I never had it off road. Fantastic gas mileage and would go 100 mph as solid as a rock but sounded like a weed eater. My favorite bike is a R1200 RT Sport touring bike. LOVED IT! It was very hard for me to stay out of triple digits and took curves like a dream. I retired in 2016 money got tight and I didn't have any insurance on myself, so I sold the bike I loved. A friend of mine told me he's selling his 2016 Honda CB500X. At the time I'd never heard of that bike. But because John purchased it new, and I knew he took excellent care of it, I showed some interest, and he invited me to ride it. I was impressed! And Sunday, 3/23/2024 I pick it up. I'm 70 years old in April and I'm excited to ride again. I've put over 400,000 miles on BMWs and never got hurt, but I've lost a good friend who was only 38 years old. I have always played the what if game, so if some idiot did something stupid, I already had my escape route in mind. I imagine, with all the illegals, drugs and cell phone users, one has to be more careful than ever.

Great video and synopsis! I agree with just about everything you said! I upgraded to the rally raid level 1, only because I did not want to increase the seat height of the motorcycle for my wife. But even with that, I've ridden many of the same roads around Death Valley, as well as both the Dalton and the Dempster highway in the Arctic. The only issue I've had (after replacing the stock suspension) was the fuel gage sender.

Great video! Thnx I have a 2020 model. I've upgraded the suspension with Hyperpro rear shock and progressive fork springs. Last summer I did ACT Italy solo which required me to ride 1400kms in 2 days on the highway first to get there, and after 1200kms of ACT the same 1400kms back home again without any problems. While sometimes I wished I was on a lighter bike, I can't imagine doing these kind of distances on a smaller bike in such a short period of time. Long time I was considering a Himalayan (and maybe on some day I will buy one) but if you're alone in the middle of nowhere, riding a Honda bike gives you a piece of mind, even considering the fact that also the most reliable brands can have breakdowns.

Whats the total odometer reading of this bike and what fuel efficency did you get ? And you should also check suzuki 800 DE its a fantastic bike

Awesome!!! Do you find tyres which are more offroad oriented in the US in 160/60r17 or do you use 150/70r17?

Kawasaki barako lang katapat ng adv nyo 😂