Let's be honest, I've had the rebel 500 for a while now! So here is my honest thoughts about the bike! Like, Comment AND SUB! Join the DISCORD! / discord #honda #motovlog #rebel500
Great learner bike when i've ridden it, honestly fantastic starter bike, wide front tyre (matches rear) makes the turn in in corners feel extremely smooth, weight is low to the ground so it feels planted, good for shorter riders as well cause it's a cruiser platform (lower to the ground in general), power is fine, like all cruisers, not huge amounts of power but plenty for the bike. Does everything well, but nothing unbelievably, but keeps you out of trouble more often than not. Bread.
Don't know that I miss a tach. I learned to drive a stick in a '76 Gremlin with no tach, and I've found with the rest of my manual cars later in life I really never learned to pay attention to it, I just learned to drive by feel. For the Rebel, there's plenty of aftermarket mods that can improve most of those complaints you brought up. Mine, I put red dragon forward controls to move the foot controls forward 6 inches (15 cm), a Puig semi fairing for the wind, couple of saddle bags and top case for storage, grip puppies that slid right over the stock grips and made them perfect, Givi engine guards, and replaced the stock seat with a mustang seat. Now the only long drive limitation is the fuel tank size, not sure I want to mess with that yet. I'm a lot older than you, so for me the power is right in the range I feel comfortable with, I'm not looking for speed records getting from A to B, I just want to get out on a nice day and take a leisurely cruise to take in the countryside. I can easily see myself riding this bike until I'm too old for the saddle.
A perfect assessment of the bike. It is faster than most cars off the line, so you can accelerate out of trouble if needed. If it wants to tip over, I found out that I can grab the bars and bring it back.
With the speed limits and fines in Australia a 500 is more then big enough. I love the look of these. I got done on an Adelaide road nearly four years ago doing 69 ,trying to catch up with some people, in a 60 km zone and got a $210 fine and lost 2 points and the guy in front of me got done for ten kms over and he got a $420 fine and 3 points.
The 500 was a good starter bike for me. Like you said, everyone eventually figures out what kind of rider they are, and starting out on an inexpensive motorcycle that can do a lot of different things is a great way to discover yourself. I still have the Rebel but I got a Tiger 900 not long after... and then I saw a used Speed Twin with low miles for what seemed like a good price, so I couldn't pass that up. I guess I'm still discovering myself... 😆
Watched so many of your videos before buying my rebel 500 last week. Before i even got on the road i ran a nice deep scratch up the tank with my jacket......Never been more gutted.
I wanted a Rebel 500 as my first bike but got a used 06 Honda Shadow 750 instead. I did see a Rebel 500 out in the wild the other day, it is a nice-looking bike.
Yea, it’s crazy what you can start on here in the US. The shadow 750 is pretty tame though for a 750 as long as you ride with in your limits like most bikes. It’s easy to maneuver too. Main draw back is it’s slow, but it is a cruiser after all. I love it, I will probably keep it even after moving on to other bikes.
I put 1.5 inch bar risers , 100$ Amazon seat , way more cushion and forward controls and the bike feels a lot more like a proper cruiser now. Also chains are better for performance , belts are less maintenance but you actually loose power delivery with a belt opposed to chain.
Great video, love the attitude and style! Packed so much information that I had to watch it twice, though I don't think you mentioned how tall you are? Especially when talking about the seating position, as lots of people say that the legs get cramped after 2-3 hours if you're a taller rider.
I understand that the 500 is a good learners bike, I have sat on one and love the seat height, I can flat foot it and throw my old leg over the seat easy. Tried to get on the cb125f and couldn't get my leg over. Ducks disease, 27" (685mm inseam) 😂. Any idea on how well the 500 would handle the NSW M.O.S.T. test? Good review.👍
The tiny p*nis part sold me the bike lol, I have yet to pass the license here in France but I always wanted to ride a cruiser since I was a kid. that’s the only kind of bike that I want, I want it to chill, to enjoy the road. I was wavering between this one and the Kawasaki Eliminator 500 but I think the rebel 500 will be my first bike once I get the licence ^^
now the question is... do i trade my current only car (2011 pos 190k miles honda civic EX) for a 2019 honda rebel 500 13k miles... i mean my wife has a car too i still need a m1 license though never riden before applied to the dmv lol
500 is more manageable with less chance of error. Id not get a dct at all lol unless you're unable to ride a manual but also. Get a normal bike first before you succumb to a dct
@@sergeantwombat this is only the case with the rebel for some reason, other bikes have a wide variety of legal slip ons that comepltely change the sound for the better, seems like the honda 500cc is hard to make its sound good, its literally the only thing that keeps me from buying it, the stock one make it sound like a moped
In fact, all other messages are still visible to anywho joins the server that clearly shows no discrimination towards anyone :) please cease these childish antics when i was nothing but nice towards you thank you :)
