My Rebel 300 can easily ride on the freeway or interstate and keep up with traffic. I usually don’t go over 65 or 70, but there’s been occasion where I’ve gotten a little adventurous and hit 85-90 with ease. There’s really no reason to go that fast on a public road anyway. It’s a fantastic bike. It’s reliable and easy to maintain. Rebels just look good and there’s a ton of aftermarket parts for them.
@@AMIR-gu6vc I’ve had two. I had a 2021 and I currently have a 2023. Really no difference. I’m a short guy, so I can’t speak to how comfortable it is for someone near 6’ tall. There’s plenty of review videos on RU-vid about the Rebel 300/500 where they talk about rider height and comfort.
My first motorcycle was a Rebel 300, with a bunch of modifications, mostly for comfort. In my honest opinion, the bike can easily handle up to 70mph, and feels especially happy in 4th and 5th gear around 45-55mph. Once you get into 6th and you're around 65mph, the bike takes in the seconds to actually accelerate usually. This is fine on backroads, but on something like Interstate 5 for example (Seattlelite here), you're not going to be passing people safely unfortunately. It just doesn't have the power after 65 to safely overtake anything. That being said, the rebel 300 is so forgiving with the gears, and so fun to ride, whoever reads this, go get one! You won't regret it, especially if it's your first bike! P.S. Don't waste money on an exhaust for the 300, none of them sound good 🤣
I just bought this as my first bike. So exciting. I’ve been worried I wouldn’t be able to go on the freeway once I get to that point in riding. Glad to see it can
I’m 15 about to be 16 and next summer I’m getting my bike license, my first bike will be my moms almost completely unused rebel 300 and I’m stoked to ride it.
I have a cb300r, same engine, similar torque-band (but not exact) and has a little more guts on the top end. Great sound for being a fast-revving little single though, I think they did well considering. I have been taking my little cb on the highways all around me, though they are all 100kmh but everyone does 110 typically.
Would like to see you review the Suzuki S40. A 652cc thumper with belt drive that is more highway capable but similar weight to the Rebel 300. They are no longer for sale in the USA but still made for other markets. Sold since 1987, there are tens of thousands of them and many on marketplaces so it is still a viable choice for a new rider.
Can confirm it does lose top end power a little. 5th now with a shorty gp exhaust is 75 mph. For 6th it’s about 85 mph A 5 mph in 5th and 10 mph in 6th difference
I'd say that 60-65 max. is a nice highway speed for this bike...( Considering that it's a 286 cc. "thumper"; I would say that 60-65 mph on the highway is a max. cruising speed for this bike; anything over that is "pushing it"... But 60 mph is OK...
The bike won't even reach redline in 6th gear so you can ride it as fast as you feel comfortable all day long and never hurt it. In other countries that have the cbr250r they have 10s of thousands of hard miles with this same engine platform.
I am a backroad driver/rider. I don't really enjoy freeway driving/riding. I do want my bike to easily cruise at 60-63 and get amazing gas milage, so I am strongly considering this bike. I don't really care about power because I don't ride recklessly, and I don't ride with idiots. 😂
Bought a 2023 in red. Fantastic bike. A bit buzzy but I noticed it gets much more buzzy when the chain starts to stretch so keep on that chain, it starts stretching quick. The gas mileage is amazing! I have yet to get under 100mpg with it.
All my personal bikes are heavy, so I’m biased. I’m in Missouri and it’s very windy on the highway specially, in the winter. So I don’t know if the 300 would be my go to bike. Unless I’m just popping around town.
@@gabrielarutigliano1944 to be fair with most bikes, especially smaller displacement bikes it’s OK to roll in second gear as long as the bike is moving more than 5 miles an hour.
with a good passenger seat its okay but w the suspension its not the most comfortable on any sort of bumpy road. power wise. obviously much less. prolly stay off of the highways
