HONDA | CL500 | SCRAMBLER | First impression | Walk around | REVIEW 

Traded in my Africa Twin to an NC750X and now ride a CB500X - if you don’t ride motorways often, or carry a passenger the CB500X on the back roads is the best of the 3 IMO. I was concerned about the power of the 471cc engine but that disappeared after 5 mins test ride. This 500 is great fun and i am sure the scrambler is too if the gearing is similar to the 500x vs the rebel.

There's a lot to be said for smaller bikes, I've only ever had bikes for my daily transport and my first bike was a brand new CB200 so you can work out how many decades that's been. I've ridden plenty of bikes and for me less weight and bulk wins out over more power that you can rarely use in everyday conditions ,and in adverse weather a big old lump with an excess of power can be a real pain. 500-600 is the sweet spot for in the wide range of roads and conditions I ride in. I once traded in a 600 Hornet for the 900 thinking it would be better, it wasn't as involving and felt like a truck around the local B roads compared to the nimble 600,which also felt a 250 commuting through city traffic. Bigger is not always better.

Great video. Love a small bike and thrashing it down the B roads. Currently on a 2022, 500x. Love it. 10,000 miles of fun in the last 12 months.

I'm seriously tempted! Nice review Mr fish👍 I love taking the wife's Rebel 500 out and having a thrash around the Surrey countryside. Totally agree this will make a cracking city commuter/ Scratcher. Such a simple FUN bike that with a few mods will be a cool bike, especially when some better looking and sounding exhausts hit the market👌👊

Sir, you do an outstanding job with your reviews/first impressions. The information you give and how it's delivered is fantastic. The humor is a nice touch as well! For a couple years, I had a moto with the same engine, 2016 CB500X. What a smooth machine that was. This bike looks good and knowing it has the same powerplant, I can expect it to be punchy and fun enough, but nothing to crazy to get me in trouble. I might have to give my CBR650R a little brother. cheers!

New to the channel but love your energy and your positive vibe on Insta is GREAT! Thank you 🙏

It's been many years since I longed for a brand new motorcycle. This one I am longing for. Thanks for a great review.

Falling in love with nearly every bike you ride means you're riding for the right reasons. Big and fast or smaller and not so quick, as long as you're having fun !!!!

Great job mate. Pretty much my thoughts too👍

Good review, enjoyed it. I’m riding this bike and you’ve done it proud. Speedo display is adjustable for brightness and knee pads are standard. Keep up the great reviews

Great review! Looks to be lots of fun to ride.I'm in Thailand and want one! They are sold here at a really good price point(manufactured here)😉

Hey Mr. Fish. Great vid. BTW what helmet are you using love the look of it too. Thanks

We’re getting ready to go down there to take a look at them.

Love this video and the enthusiasm! I am myself trying to move on from my Svartpilen, which after a few years, does feel a bit too small / short. I am not craving power, and would like to stay within the scrambler styling - am seriously thinking about the CL500. I am 188cm and about 85kg myself, so similar to you. Any idea of how big of a sizewise improvement this would be over the Svartpilen 401?

16:35 Ya got ya "hoot-ah"

The biggest weakness is that the driver's boot scrapes the exhaust pipe cover. This cover is then quickly worn off and an unsightly stain is formed here. The second minus is the motorcycle's footrests, which interfere with reversing with your feet on the ground.

I put a down payment on one yesterday and will pick it up this week! The bike is awesome! Effortless miles

Great first impression, do like a bench seat for moving around a wee bit, one to look at for sure :)

Great review looks nice.. 🤩🏅👍

I’ve ordered mine and added the travel pack and the thicker seat going from a Kawasaki Vulcan which I love but not suitable for the lanes I’ve had a cb500x that I enjoyed so hopefully this will do the job Certainly looking forward to it A very good review Mr Fish

I like it, I expect the aftermarket exhaust manufacturers are rubbing their hands together.

I bought the candy orange CL 500 a couple of days ago. And I have the Honda rebel 1100 Dct. Both bikes are awesome. The candy orange 500 really stand out. I have had a lot of compliments on the bike . and the bike handles and shifts great. honda did a great job of the 2023 scrambler CL 500 and also the 1100 rebel here in the US.

What were your first impressions of the suspension? I watched a review of an Enfield scram where the reviewer complained the suspension felt too stiff. Would you pay the extra for a CL500 over an Enfield scram?

Another gudun Fish really enjoyed that one,cant wait for Iceland,the place not the shop ;-) Ride Safe Mr B \m/

If I replace my KTM 390 Duke Mk2, it will be with a CL500. The white cowling is the only extra worth having apart from the side bag. Orange is my favourite colour. Good review. Nick J

Can’t see that sell that well They should sold the CT125 in the UK

Nice looking bike! I really wish Honda would build a true offroad capable dual sport with this engine.

To me it looks like something Triumph would have come up with in the 60's or early 70's, not like a CL350 or 450. I would take one over a Rebel in a heartbeat; but I won't be giving up my 500F. I do really like the fork gaitors though.

Nice 👍

Review of bike starts at 3:00

Could you please do a review about Royal alloy 300?

Trying to get the wife back on a bike after an off - she likes the look of this and this review might clinch it for her

I would swap the tank to give a straight line along the seat. Bet is coming soon a CL750 with the same engine as the transalp and hornet

Sort of harks back to the FT500 , not in love with the styling 🤔

Love the look of the bike minus the exhaust but that would get replaced asap

I would very much welcome a version of this using the new 750 or the 1100 engine, I too am a larger human!

Tested one last week, absolutely fantastic, just waiting delivery.

"Little 500cc motorbike". In Thailand, where I now live, anything over 400cc is classified as a "Big Bike".

You can change the brightness of the dashboard!;)

nice but in a different colour,and bigger fuel tank.

Hi , what do you think of the saddle ? the original saddle is really too hard 😢

do you recommend Cl 500 for 2 people, does it still have power?

When it comes to Scramblers my 1st question is would Steve McQueen approve? If the answer is yes in your mind then the bike is a proper scrambler, you can plop down your cash.

What's the helmet?

Question is…can the baffles be removed?!

The cheap looking white plastic would have to go, other than that it looks great 👍

Bikes don’t sip coffee, love that comment 😂

Pezza's Bike. He is a little bit quirky like the bike....

Too expensive for a basic bike, for me better to add some cash for the cb500x or other bikes with more options and tech...

I’m a big Honda fan but not of this one, it’s the Honda ridgeline of the motorcycles, I really don’t like the tank. They should make more retro like the original scrambler’s from the sixties and seventies. That’s why Royal enfield is chipping away of Honda market.

Thought I was watching beans on toast then

Exaust let this bike looks down

I don't see any benefit of this bike over the CB500X

Liquid cooled. ZZZZZZZZZZZZ

No, no, no! That frame and tank are not nice to look at. The exhaust doesn't convince and the plastic extras are...plastic extras. Styling wise the Rebel is much more coherent. I love Hondas but this is a lazy effort. Thanks for the review though Mr Fishy.

Could honda have made it any uglier 🤔

It's too quiet needs a exhaust

Designed by Stevie Wonder .. Uggh.

I really wanted a scrambler from honda...but this moto is a rebel revisited, and the result is awful 😂, cb500r wonderfull cb500x and cb500f great but rebel and cl500 bleah

Such a terrible motorcycle.