Group test: KTM 390 Adventure vs BMW G310 GS vs Honda CB500X 

Good ol reason why I absolutely love Honda's and Suzuki's

Me too 👍

Cheers fellas!

i have honder dealer 15 miles from me gotto be the honda

The dullest bike of the three though

What is the reliability issues of the KTM you speak off?

buy himalayan if u can and achieve nirvana with the raw chatacter

@@HunterVlog350cc that's a good bike for cruising on minor roads with 80, 90 kph. The Honda will do that, or go all day with 120 -130 kph. It might seem boring first. But the truth is, it is the good friend which will show you love long term.

Thank you

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That’s the best compliment we’ve ever received. Thank you!

Only if you wear it every day.

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@@artoswr Hey Arthur! How are you doing man?

We are on it!

@@thebikeshowsa Excited.

Don is the shortest. The KTM is tallest, the Honda second and the BMW third.

I'm 1.8m tall. None of these bikes felt very tall, but best would be to go out and have a sit on all of them ;-)

They would cost way too much money.

W250 from Kawasaki Japan costs almost the same as 500cc bikes.

Get s Royal Enfield 650. A lot more bike for less money. And cheaper to maintain. Or wait until they unvail their new 450 line.

Agreed. But then we would have to get another friend to ride it. We are struggling with the ones we have as it is.

Must admit it nearly put me off too but I'm glad I still bought mine. Tell you what it helps make you stand out in traffic, hardly ever get a dozy driver pull out on me.

it still looks real aggressive though. if u want to be center of attraction KTM will more than suffice. i ended up with the CB just because i cant get any negative review with it anywhere.

"mag" wheels mean no tubes, spokes mean has a tube. Honda maintenance always wins .

Clear winner for touring maybe lol. Heaviest bike with the least amount of suspension travel... no thank you.

You rode a Duke 390 not a 390 adv, they’re on the same platform but have significant differences. Ergonomics, suspension, wheel size, and ground clearance are the major ones that come to mind. I’ve done 8-10 hour days on the 390 adv, 60% off-road and 40% on road. It’s a very comfortable bike with much better ergonomics suited for adventure riding. The Honda isn’t an adventure bike, so yeah it’s not a contest because it shouldn’t be included.

@@njwolf2k9 Are you 6'-3" and 210 lbs? As you say, a 390 Duke isn't the same as a 390 ADV, but I find it hard to believe that the ergos are that much different for someone my size. Also, it's the same thumper engine - I just don't like it and that's my prerogative. If you don't think the CB500X is an ADV bike, that's your prerogative. I doubt you've ever ridden a 2022/2023 CB500X though.

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@@njwolf2k9 Of course cb500x is adventure bike, it is fine offroad, '22./'23. model is great, ok clearance, good front fork, very fun on trails...

Same for me. Good features, ugly bike.

Yeah, and always wait until the rider is ready for you to mount or dismount.

Yeah, because of that here in India the Cb500x is almost twice as pricey as the 390 ADV. While I do think Cb500x is a better bike overall it's hard to justify the huge price difference!

@@DarkHorse2305how much is that BMW 310 Down there?

@@rj-gd3pc 310 gs is the cheapest of the three. On road price (after tax, insurance etc) will be around 89k in rands. 390 ADV is 97k and Cb500x is around 165k I guess.

@@DarkHorse2305 Your country must have ridiculous import tax.

​@@DarkHorse2305my 400x (japan spec) has 198k kms on it. It probably got another 150k kms of life in it

The 2023 has spoked wheels

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Where do you get the idea the KTM breaks down. The engine has been in the duke for years and is well proven. Tried the BMW and the Honda before I bought my KTM. The BMW is like a toy which is surprising because it weighs more than the KTM, and it runs out of puff on the motorway, the Honda was like riding a barge in comparison to both. I've had Honda's in the past and I must admit they are pretty bullet proof but after dropping my Triumph Tiger on a fire road and nearly doing my back in picking it up I wanted something light that could still do motorway miles if necessary, so I went with the KTM. Never had one before and expected the quality wouldn't be that good as it was cheap but two and a half years later with the bike standing covered outside in all weathers (had to pick it up a couple of times when it blew over) and ridiing in mud, on stony ground, through streams, on motorways in pouring rain etc the finish is still holding up and it's never let me down bar a flat battery. I must admit the chain's made of chese so I changed that before it took out the sprockets but besides that and the stupid fuel light which comes on when you've still got 70miles left in the tank it''s surprised me how good it is. Where else would I have got a brand new bike for that price which does 80miles plus to the gallon (Two hundred miles to a tank), goes pretty much anywhere and weighs nothing? I do miss my triples but |I've got no regrets.

Goodness dude calm down, no need to go on a tantrum. And there's no need to try to validate your purchase. Seems you're wanting some sort of reassurance of the thing you bought. Do you see I used an emoji just for triggered people to read my KTM dig as a tongue-in-the-cheek thing?🙄😅

@@pikipikioverland Is that you Michnus talking shit about KTM ?

Is the pillion experience that bad?

The KLR650 has been out-homologated in most places because it doesn't meet Euro standards. That's a real pity.

If the rider isn't paying attention, or is on unsteady ground, the whole lot could go over the moment the passenger applies pressure to the foot peg.

@@thebikeshowsa if the rider isn’t paying attention your way will also have you both on the ground. Try getting on that way with a top box or side boxes. You can’t. All you need is the pillion to tap you on the shoulder to say ‘getting on’ (or off) and you brace. Simple. No scratched body work, no hernias, no strained groins.

​@@thebikeshowsa no one should ever mount a bike if the rider isn't paying attention and giving the go ahead.

Skinny was horsing around in the clip. She’s actually a bloody competent rider, she’s got no issues with throwing a dualsport bike around on dirt.🤗😉😁

@@pikipikioverland ok that makes sense 😄

@@ontheirktms4828 😁🤟🏼

Apple is an American company even though your iPhone was built in China.

@@thebikeshowsa , that is the headquarters. It is still a made in China product. Not much made in the USA anymore sadly. Just like KTM, BMW and many others seeking out cheap labor.

Sadly, it's not available in South Africa.

@@thebikeshowsa the bikes waiting period is 2 months or more here in India, demand far exceeds the supply, not sure of any african dealer imports RE bikes

@@HunterVlog350cc i will not say himalyan is king. They usually are not good when actually taken to the Himalayas. And the waiting period is all gimmick. I would say the Indian Made ADV 390 is the real king and the value for money .