Thanks for your comment. When in traffic i generally stay back a bit. It makes me easier to be seen, plus gives me the advantage of being able to take evasive action around the car a lot easier. I have a ND32 filter on my gopro now. I didn't back then though

Yeah, not blisteringly fast, but ok. Once you get above 100kmh that acceleration starts to slow down a bit, and once you get over about 140 it really slows, but you rarely get up to that speed. I gave it a squirt on the way to work this morning and it is so much fun. A faster bike wouldn't have changed things. I was already going about as fast as i was comfortable with. The road surface and blind corners, and the fact that I'd like to make it home, keep me from going flat out.

Thanks. The right hander at about 1:10 always catches me off guard a bit, because it comes a bit sooner after the previous corner than the others, and it often has loose gravel from the side road to the left, so I'm usually paying more attention to the road surface than where i should be. There's a few sections where there is a ridge in the centre of the lane that you need to be careful of, because if you hit that wrong it will push the bike outwards. Get on the inside of it and it's like a berm and you can really rail the corner though

I'm only a little bit lighter, currently sitting at about 78kg without gear and usually have a backpack on when I'm riding to work, so that would put me at about 80kg without riding gear. I've not even changed the preload on mine (i have been meaning to have a play around with it) and I've found it fine. It's not high end suspension so you still feel big bumps, but it's ok. I don't really have much experience with other bikes (other than short test rides) to compare it with.

That's understandable. I've sat on the 750 hornet. It feels just like the 500f. It even has a 160 rear tyre like the 500, so should handle pretty similar too. I'd be interested to hear what you think of it when you get it

Thanks mate

Nice stuff. Did you get a new one?

@@mad082sss Well, it was a story: I thought I'd found the only one left in the country and it was in south Australia. When I called up, it had just had a deposit taken on it. Well, the boyfriend flipped out about the lack of consultation re the purchase and they had a huge domestic in the shop, which resulted in a very unhappy g/f! So, they called me to say it's for sale. Ex demo with 1630 kms and 2 year warranty. You really sold me on that and am looking forward to the arrival. Cheers!

@@victorious9243 yeah right. So it's the yellow one like mine? I'll definitely have to keep an eye out for it. I will be riding to work a bunch more once this cold snap buggers off (nearly rode this morning but it was 6 degrees at home). The fog has also been keeping me off the bike. Rode once in it and it sucks

Sure is. I think the yellow and black look great on this model. Besides, it stands out, which is good for visibility. Don't worry, the fog will clear soon. It's generally off Mt Cooroora by 8 - 8:30am from my vantage point.

@@victorious9243 I usually leave home between 7 and 7:30. The fog can be thick all the way until going up black mountain and then it just stops suddenly about half way up.

Overall the bike is good in the rain, but the bike itself only plays a small part in how it is in the rain. Being a naked bike, the lack of wind protection does mean you get more wet if you get caught in a sudden shower without a rain jacket on. The tyres play a big part in how the bike is in the rain. I've only done a few rides in the rain but I've found the Michelin Road 5 tyres are very good in the wet. The lower power of the bike helps too. The first time I got caught in the rain I wanted to test the grip, so from a rolling start (of about 20kmh/12mph) I gave it full throttle in first gear and there was no noticeable wheel spin. I've not tested the front grip level as I don't want to drop it. I've not ridden in heavy rain though.

@@mad082sss looking to pick it up as a first big bike after a yew years on a 125. In England though, so it comes pretty bad. Thanks man

Yeah the weather there is pretty different to where I am in Australia. We can get pretty heavy rain when it storms though. We will often get up to 50mm of rain in an hour from a spring or summer storm. We once had 350mm of rain in 5 hours here. That caused some pretty serious flash flooding (although not as bad as the actual flooding we get)

Thanks. That's the stock exhaust (doesn't have a removable db killer)

Thanks for the feedback. The video i posted yesterday was just the gopro, so it doesn't sound as good.

If it was going to be a review i would've put "review" in the video description

Thanks. I really like the yellow and black too. We only got 1 colour option here so I'm glad it was that

@@mad082sss It's a sweet looking machine and I love the styling. I prefer the naked appearance because it's quite distinctive in yellow. The power range seems to be enough for my needs/(whims!I) and Honda have never failed me in reliability. I'm looking forward to a test ride at the dealership! Thanks! I so enjoyed your video. 👍🏍

@@victorious9243 they are good fun. I test rode much faster bikes but thought that I'd probably end up doing something stupid and getting hurt. The 500 is fast enough to put a smile on your face but not so fast that you get to ridiculous speeds in a short amount of time.

@@mad082sss I'm at the stage of life when I'm no longer into needing excessive speed and have been looking at mid range bikes eg, Yamaha MT 07 or Triumph 660 which are on my short list, but I'm really drawn to the cb500f. Safe travels!

@@victorious9243 definitely try and ride all 3. If you are looking at the restricted versions of the mt07 and trident then there's not much in performance between the 3, they will just deliver their power in different ways. In a few years time I'll probably upgrade from the 500. While i do love the bike there are 3 things that it lacks a bit for me. First is it's power at higher speeds. I do a lot of highway commuting, so while it has enough power to do that just fine, a bit more for getting around cars would be nice. Second is wind protection. It's not a big issue until you get to motorway speeds, and it's more the wind noise (even with ear plugs) than the actual being pushed around by the wind. The third thing is subjective, but the sound. The 180 degree parallel twin just doesn't sound that great in my opinion. The 270 degree crank in the mt07 sounds better but i don't think you can beat a triple or 4 cylinder for sound. I'm planning on doing a 12 month review video in the next few weeks where I'll try and do into that sort of stuff in more depth.

Thanks!

Thank you

Thanks for the feedback. I think some of the shakiness would be due to movement of the chest mount. I have a lot of layers of clothing on (because it's winter here) so it is pressed up against a softer surface. I do have stabilisation turned on in the gopro settings. Maybe i need to try turning it up to boost instead of standard

Thank you!

Noosa, Queensland, Australia

Well it is a strange video

Certainly is

Where women glow and men thunder?

@@walterlichter4781 where beer does flow and men chunder

Sorry about that. Editing software decided to render part of the video i deleted instead of moving everything to the start of the clip. I've cropped the clip.

There's a few things to take into account. First is that videos often make things look slower than it actually was. Doing the speed limit looks very slow. Doing 20 or 30kmh over the speed limit looks normal. You have to push really hard and do stupid speeds to get it to look fast. I'm sure using ND filters and different settings on the camera to introduce some motion blur might make it look faster, but I'm too lazy for that. Secondly, I'm not really keen on drawing any unwanted attention by posting incriminating evidence.

Where abouts are you located? As far as i know yellow is the only colour we got in Australia once they got the update in 2022. Before that we had red or black (and other colours in the first generation)

I don't find it too bad. The majority of my riding is commuting to work, which is about an hour each way and that's fine. I've done 3 hours on it and didn't have an issue. I've sat on other bikes and found them instantly uncomfortable (although once riding them it becomes much less noticeable). I will add 2 things though. First is that it did take a couple of rides to get used to, especially being that the bike was new, so the seat itself needed up break in a little. And my body needed to get used to sitting on the seat. The second thing is that 2 or 3 times after about an hour on the bike I've found it a bit uncomfortable. They have been random occurrences in the 10 months I've owned it and it certainly isn't all the time.

Thanks

Thanks mate. Yes, changing the gearing alters the speedo accuracy. With the stock gearing the speedo reads about 5% higher than what you are actually doing (so when it says 100kmh you're actually only doing about 95kmh). But with the 1 tooth bigger front cog it actually reads higher than what you are doing by a tiny amount. When it reads 100kmh you're doing about 101kmh. So it does require a bit more paying attention to the speedo. I've actually put the stock gearing back on to see what it's like, as i changed the gearing after doing 1000kms then did just over 6000kms with the taller gearing. Going back to stock does feel a bit faster, but to be honest there's not much in it. I did some 0-100 tests with the stock gearing and there's bugger all difference (maybe 0.1 seconds). It is slightly more willing to lift the front wheel on very hard launches, but it's not exactly a wheelie machine either way. I've only done 2 rides with the stock gearing since swapping back.

Thanks for the tip. I've got some scotch guard spray that i can use. I had also thought of getting a generic cover for the bag as well. I did get caught in a shower riding not that long ago and when I'm moving the bag doesn't really get wet. When the bike is parked at work i have a cover over it, so it's dry then when it's on the bike. Although recently I've been just wearing it and not had it strapped to the bike. I've been looking at trying to make up an different way to mount the bag so it's easier to install/remove. I'm actually a bicycle mechanic, so was looking at making up some brackets to mount some pannier racks to, as I've got a set of old ones to use. But all that has taken a back seat to trying to stay warm at the moment. We've had a few 3 degree mornings in the past week or 2 (which I've not ridden on, coldest I've done so far was 8 degrees) and it won't be long before we start getting down to zero or below. We've had minus 4 here before, but at least we still warm up to close to 20 degrees on those days. I've got my body mostly sorted but need to sort my hands out. I bought some new gloves but i think i need some heated grips as well as some hand guards of some sort to stop the wind.

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Thanks for watching. I've stopped using that mower because it got hard to start even with the drill. I think it's either the carby (which i was having to clean every spring) or it's getting low on compression (I've had that mower for about 23 years and it was second hand when i got it). I'm now using a mower that i inherited from my grandparents and while it's old, it is pretty easy to start by hand. When it dies I'll probably go electric, as I don't have a very big area that i use a push mower for. I've got a ride-on that i do most of the yard with.

Nice.

While i prefer the dry, i am ok with riding in the wet as long as I'm prepared for it. The fact that i had taken my rain pants out of my bag that morning and it rained at the start of a 50 minute commute was less than awesome. And i hate the smell of a wet, hot engine

I was. I hit the limiter in first on 1 attempt. The 2 fastest attempts were shifting about 2kmh below hitting the rev limiter (so only 100 or 200rpm below the rev limiter - basically as close as i could get while also concentrating on riding the bike). The digital taco isn't that easy to read. Maybe I'll have to adjust the shift light to a much higher rev range and see if that makes any difference.

@@mad082sss I got scared !

@@mad082sss hmm my cbr500r can hit 0-100 in 4.7

@emilthomsen45 there's many variables to consider. For starters, i don't have the stock gearing. Mine is taller, which will slow it down. If you have stock gearing and have timed it to 100kmh on the stock speedo, then you are actually only timing it to about 95kmh. When my speedo says 100kmh, then that is 100kmh according to my gps (i tested it before and after changing the gearing). Also, the Cbr500r is more aerodynamic than the naked cb500f, so the faster you go, the more advantage it has. It will accelerate better at higher speeds and also have a better top speed. There's also rider size. I'm 6'3 and weigh over 85kg with all my gear on (including the backpack i had on). I'm not exactly aerodynamic. It's starting to get cold here, so I had 2 jumpers on under my jacket. And it was my first attempt at doing hard launches, so I'm sure people can do it faster.

@@mad082sss sorry did not read/see that you have put on a taller gearing

Toot toot!

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Thank you

In not a fan of the constant back and forth when checking for traffic, etc either, that's why I've gone back to the chest mount, plus my helmet whistles if my visor is up (i don't hear it in my helmet though). The bright colour was 1 of the reasons i bought the bike. I don't like all black bikes and don't get why people then buy all black gear. I have a while helmet and my rain gear is black and fluro yellow, because there's ever a time you want to be as visible as possible it's in the rain. Thanks for watching

Yeah that's a cool feeling. Thanks for watching.

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