2017 Honda Rebel 500 Review | 4K

[@Motorcyclecom]

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[@MichaelLamerique]

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[@joeythehat9]

Still some of the best quality motorcycle videos on YT. Keep up the good work!

[@amolagarwal7725]

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[@JETOONHK]

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[@CycleCruza]

Well all be dang, they finally made the Honda rebel cool. Nice. Honda is making moves!

[@biglifeesamvlogs6255]

CycleCruza yeahhh crzuzaaa hope to see on on these sharing your views

[@ocd5364]

CycleCruza I'll be danged*

[@mordys6305]

CycleCruza im dissapointed in you. how do u find the honda civic of motorcycles cool? bland, no soul, small gas tank. it will depreciate so fast. spend it on a real cruiser like a vulcan or any yamaha 950. even the shadow lines are way more attractive its a shame they didnt work on that 750 engine insread.

[@bluzcat007]

I have to agree with you. I sat on one last week, the 300. I am a 6 foot tall kinda fat guy, and the seating position was a nice cross between cruiser and standard. I would love to see you be able to review this one.

[@scragsma]

On the contrary. The old Rebel was one of the best bikes around - or would be if it had a larger engine. I was super-excited when I heard Honda was going to make a Rebel 500, since I've been longing for 'a Rebel with a larger engine' - in those exact words - for seven years. But they lied. This is still a nice bike, but very disappointing with its super-uncomfortable (and inexplicable) long reach and big-dick exhaust pipe.

[@Gulgonful]

I'll never understand why manufacturers take a square digital display and force it into a circular gauge and add those black outs on either side. Just create a circular display, or house it in a rectangular gauge

[@robertjuker6910]

i love the stock design. the round housing matches the bike well.but the digital display is nice and modern

[@kylebrodie5860]

My least favourite part of the bike

[@JojoCrazyCat]

Wow, that would be the best beginner bike ever. I still remember the old Honda Rebels. I remember the first time i saw one. I wanted one so bad. But after i rode a bit, I realized the 200 and 400 was to small for me. I started out on a 650cc and never wanted anything smaller then that.

[@CR-kr9cs]

Jojo Crazy Cat looking to buy my first road legal motorcycle. I’ve been looking at 2017 abs or 2018 abs rebel 500. This vid just confirmed my purchase.

[@brandongonzalez9968]

That bike looks great! Good to see Honda beefing up the Rebel a little bit and bringing it into 2017. It's like a smaller Yamaha Bolt, and that's a compliment because Bolts are great bikes. I'm happy to see some diversification of entry-level bikes or bikes for people who just want to look cool putting around town. You're wasting cc's on a 1500 if all you're doing is hopping from stoplight to stoplight. Thanks for the review!

[@edelcorrallira]

As the proud owner of two 85 shadows, an 1100 and a 500 I honestly say the 500 has certainly been my favorite. Easy to push when out of gas, park, mod, etc. Anyway, can't help but feel enthusiastic about these bikes. My 500 has always been super reliable and just plain fun and I imagine many great adventures are underway.

[@TheHardik112]

More people need to ride in America

[@dbtrackz33]

Lord Voldermort what a stupid excuse. Just admit you're poor and can't afford it

[@zhukie]

Lord Voldemort Just like most car drivers, right? lol

[@ohcamillesnow]

dbtrackz33 riding isn't expensive?

[@dbtrackz33]

camillepatricepercussion if you don't buy good gear and a crap used bike than yeah, I agree with you. If you are the kind to buy a Scorpion helmet that doesn't even fit correctly and a Joe Rocket jacket then good luck.

[@ducatil-twin3379]

Good point. But it's *you're, goddammit.

[@IamMortui]

I'd instantly peel off those warning stickers.

[@Electricalwav]

I've been looking into bikes recently. and this most certainly has my eye. as a soon to be noob, this bike is what I wanted.

[@jboy2621]

Honda could go back to its roots. The vintage CB 350, CB 400, and CB 500 were cool designs. This platform is perfect for a standard riding position bike. Just tweak the design a bit and call it the "Vintage CB" or "Heritage CB" line-up?!

[@otrrhvrg.jmfhijc9503]

I'm 14, 5'9 and I fit it almost perfectly already, very light bike may be my future bike.

[@mikeb4471]

otrrhvr g.j m fhijc tall ass 14 year old

[@leeinwis]

You're 19 now.

[@jackdaniel1848]

It's about damn time the Rebel got an update. I like the looks but I'm personally not interested in beginner cruisers. It should be awesome for beginners or intermediates, or even a daily putter.

[@ph0tom0to32]

Might want to move the camera up for the next video like this. Reason motovlogs and stuff are so popular isn't just the bike. it's also seeing the other stuff the rider can see. Other than that, great video on a great bike! :)

[@iVisionX01]

Personally I think it looks good but looks are subjective. There's too much hate for smaller engines though. It's fun to rip small engines through the gears especially if you commute everyday on a bike.

[@marce18123]

I personally think it looks great and I can see why some people would complain about the styling. I just don't understand why everyone is complaining about it being "only 500cc".

[@robertinoEVIL]

i just saw this bike today. looks amazing, if you like bikes, you can't not notice her!

[@sambeatty2312]

Can't wait for this to become available used in 5 years.

[@AdamSVT]

It's about time Honda is capitalizing on the smaller cruiser segment.. and this Rebel actually looks respectable!

[@EverythingisFire]

Man..This is really throwing a wrench in my plans! I mainly into standards and wanted to start with a CB500F or a used Gladius/SV650. Those custom Rebel 500's look gorgeous. I'd love to bob one of these out.

[@transcondriver]

Ride-along camera position was way too low - gave a great view of the tank. No performance mention on the highways except what could be minimally seen. Capable speeds? Acceleration? Ride height? Tall friendly? Comparisons? The only impressions I got was appearance and the top of the fuel tank.

[@jonfindlay7838]

They did here what they seem to do in a lot of their videos, breeze over a basic description of the bike and hope you'll visit the website for a full review. They just need to do a bit better at actually telling us there's a more detailed review on their site. A link is in the description.

[@zhukie]

Would have done a lot better to get a bit of 3rd-person footage in there as well.

[@daisy8luke]

The bigger dude from Revzilla, Lenny (?), is 275 pounds and took the Rebel 300 easily up to highway speed. I'd say the 500 is probably highway worthy as far as performance goes.

[@tonymoore9128]

Saw one of these the other day while riding my little Harley 1200 Forty Eight which is awesome but the chic riding the Honda I think got more attention of course one because She is a girl on a bike but also I dont think anyone knew what the bike was including me. Honda really did well with this bike! Looks like a really fun bike to ride. Great video by the way.

[@Tom-jc2fq]

Love the look of the bike because it has a bobber/ cruiser mix look to it.

[@StefanSLR]

Love the styling, I wonder if Honda could give us this exact bike with an even bigger twin, better suspension and better brakes? I think that would be cool, like a 750cc or closer to 900.

[@philtucker1224]

I was looking at a 2022 Rebel 1100 today, really nice bike.

[@DoRC]

a legend reborn!

[@mikefawkes5195]

getting older and this size is more appealing for me,good video thanks

[@zakka4real]

I am really confused why people think this bike looks horrible. I love the look, but I love the look of a lot of bikes, honestly been looking into the 300 rebel as my first starter bike.

[@richdubbya]

Saw these at the Long Beach show. They look much cooler in person.

[@kdieezel2629]

I think it looks pretty good in the matte black.

[@ivantnt26]

wtf is that camera angle ?

[@zafylo_]

Can't wait to get my hands on this baby... looking forward to my first bike. The only thing i'm missing is the $6,300. That ain't an obstacle though. I'm getting it

[@chrispy857]

Who is this new guy? Nice to see a new face on this channel. Hopefully he can up his writing game as he keeps pushing out vids.

[@WindFireAllThatKindOfThing]

Custom tank will be tricky, but some short apes, sissy bar, drop down bar end mirrors then chop and wrap the pipe with some forward foot controls and I'll have a nice little pub hopper for in town crawling.

[@troyking1614]

Not for me, that being said not every thing is for every body, a day on ANY motorcycle is a good day. I've rode one of these, it was fun! You can muscle it around, be very aggressive with it! If this is in your budget, buy it, have fun!

[@rclines001]

Price is a little steep. FZ07 is only $1k more and 20 more HP. If it had ABS standard, $6k would maybe make sense. The 500 should be $5k.

[@zhukie]

You want expensive? Rounds out to about $9K in Australia lol

[@jj.1412]

8500 here in Canada. ugh

[@TotemYuri]

fucking 11k here in New Zealand :(

[@iverr6]

Honda has a bit more of a markup than other manufactures, the extra 500-1000 bucks on Honda's is purely for the name.

[@estudante4015]

rclines001 in brazil this is the value of a honda 150 lol

[@tonybologna4489]

It looks so beautiful 😩

[@TheVikingSailor]

Now if they did one of these with the 900cc engine that would be awesome. I would like a more traditional bobber style round tank, but I like the mix of sporty with cruiser. Glad they are making Rebel not just for training classes anymore.

[@Eddie-cw5mi]

nothing beats my 86 Rebel 450

[@robertamerson3141]

Now your talkin'! I love my first Generation Rebel too!

[@Nick-dz3fl]

I'm just amazed how awesome your voice sounded

[@rayb7414]

Cool bkes!! in the 60s we pulled off a lot of front and rear mudguards off, ruined a lot of shirts with the fling.

[@alancuriel123456]

This bike looks rad. I would definitely get one for my gf if she ever decides to ride .

[@mrprimo71]

I'm happy to see the new look.

[@danielreigada1542]

I really Iike the new Rebel. To say that the old Rebel was getting a long in the tooth, after 32 years would be an understatement. I think they did a great job updating it. That lane splitting looks pretty terrifying to me. But, I suppose you get used to it.

[@Azrael8]

This was a good review, minus the body camera footage while riding.

[@steven-fury]

Just picked up the 18 and i freakin love it

[@MarioLoco03]

"Woo! lets see what this rebel can do!"....gets stuck in typical LA 101 traffic. lol.

[@eightosaurusspelunk1598]

One of these could definitely be made into an incredibly badass scrambler

[@elhazelrah]

Sick looking little bike, if the rebel looked this cool when I first started riding I may have got it instead of a shadow.

[@savagenomad5731]

Damn! I want one! I've been riding bicycles for years, time for me to kick it up a notch.

[@lilmango6281]

I actually think this bike looks very slick. Now if only honda made a 1200cc v-twin version.....

[@lumpia6683]

I'll buy it soon 300k pesos in Philippines. Excited nako

[@jameshenry1729]

This Honda 500cc is a great motor ,love my cb500f

[@davidretired5137]

james henry , I have a CB500F too, and it's a great bike. The engine response is great, I can imagine the Rebel being a great bike too. Just not looking forward for the 8k mile valve check. Like all Honda's not the best on anything, but pretty good at almost everything. BTW not my only bike either, have a Harley and a WR250R.

[@WheatMillington]

Good learner engine. You'll outgrow it.

[@jameshenry1729]

The valve check on my 500F isn't until 16,000 miles. Are you saying the Rebel 500 is @ 8000 mile valve check. It's the same motor.

[@jameshenry1729]

Having own larger bikes the 500cc will do 90% of everything a person needs. I've done several trips loaded with 70 Lbs of camping gear over Two thousand miles without any problem. I love my cb500f but have considered a 650cc- 700cc that would be the most cc's I would need unless I thought I needed to pull a small trailer,which I fill no need to !

[@davidretired5137]

I retract myself, the valve adjustment is done at 16k miles not 8k. It's a fantastic motor. The 2013 cbr500r had to have the valves checked at 600 miles during the first service. It was revised for 2014. The engine works great it's not gutless, not a super Sportbike but it does a great job. My bike has over 2k miles and the valves do make noise.

[@juandef4115]

I love the vintage look.. relaxed seating position.. reminds me of the kinda bike Logan may ride

[@danielmcgrath9369]

Cool mate,this is one of the best videos I have watched on Yt.Great voice,super review mate,ride Honda,ride safe.

[@motorcyclesreview2886]

Nice review mate and Interesting place to review. I love the new design. It will be a huge seller as it fills a void in the mc world

[@streamhunters9940]

"That's right baby. That's a damn rebel" 😂 I'll sub for that

[@AutoWizard94]

Great video, and camera quality! The angle was a little low but overall it was beautifully done , I wouldn’t mind owning one of these

[@DearMajesty]

"It has some buzz..." LOL, I can't imagine what a Harley would feel like then...

[@gardini100]

a buzz is more like the 125cc sound, a Harley does not have that problem it just sounds right :D

[@user-vc5rp7nf8f]

love how it looks

[@ConfirmedPatriot]

Better looking than Harley's 750

[@guccianddodul]

I don't know about that! But it fits budgets better and is lower on maintainace!

[@frank09busa]

still better than Harley 883.

[@jimmygonzalez9316]

Can yo explain? I'm deciding between an H883 and the Rebel 500.

[@Cowboydjrobot]

Jimmy Gonzalez it's tough comparison. There's nothing wrong with the 883 but it's 1970s technology so it touch to justify sticker price. It's a heavy bike and you don't get much power considering it's a 883cc motor. Harleys are like beats by dre or apple computers, you pay a big premium for the name.

[@zhukie]

And big money for repairs too, if you want stock Harley parts.

[@decidiousrex]

I wouldn't get the 883, personally. Buying a Harley aimed at young, economical riders is like buying Tiffany and Co made for teenagers. It's just not their target market and the product you get isn't going to reflect the same standards and quality you would expect for the brand name (and, accordingly, the price). If you want a Harley, but can't afford a decent one, buy a Honda and save until you have enough.

[@MJT-DA]

The harleys leak alot of oil and need to be babied to keep going. The honda you can hammer is 24/7 and only needs an oil change

[@ramid07]

Nice, another bike to consider for a new rider. I even like that "tennis ball" yellow.

[@FaisalM91]

I can somewhat envision this becoming quite a decent bobber project.

[@jlineberry5786]

Love it, except the tail light. What's up with that? Does Honda have a warehouse full of tail lights from the 1980s that need a purpose? Beautiful shape, paint, quality... BAM! 1983 brake light.

[@dimitriosgkouri3845]

Do you think for a long distance drive, half or one hour, is better to buy a 500X ? Witch one has better driving position?

[@germanobr]

Go to Brazil Rebel 500cc. We loved this machine!!!

[@cjkirk30s]

Make one a little bigger and put that CB1000 engine in it, and you'd have a buyer. MORE POWER!

[@manny75586]

I'm genuinely intrigued by this bike. I need one for riding in the city (Chicago) that I won't mind getting dinged up and dirty a little more. Looks like it is small enough to fit into tighter parking spaces on the streets (which is a dream come true if I'm anywhere downtown).

[@sergiosadam]

Tenho uma CB 500X. Motor ótimo, econômico e anda direitinho. Faz 28 a 29 km/l a 100 km/h na estrada. Sobre a Rebel 500, vi muitas qualidades, porém alguns defeitos ridículos, mas a Honda sempre tem que fazer motos e deixar defeitos ridículos. 1 - Painel sem contagiros e sem indicador de marchas, o que seria ideal, pois este motor em quinta ou em sexta confunde o piloto, por terem relações muito próximas. Qualquer motinha chinesa tem indicador de marchas; 2 - Tanque muito pequeno: Apenas 11 litros no Brasil, onde não podemos confiar em qualquer posto de gasolina e nos obrigando a abastecer aos 250 km rodados por medida de segurança. Sem falar no computador de bordo da linha 500 que de forma idiota não nos deixa ver outros dados quando entra no odômetro de reserva de combustível; 3 - Conforto da garupa: por que aquele banco ridículo, se a ideia é ser uma moto estradeira? Vamos ter que gastar quase R$ 1.000,00 para instalar um banco decente? 4 - Farol: porque não colocar logo um de led? É a Honda guardando melhorias para daqui a um ano; 5 - Parabrisa: devia existir, afinal, na estrada é muito útil; 6 - Guidão: deveria ser mais elevado e mais perto do piloto; 7 - Protetor de bengalas deveria ser disponibilizado de fábrica. Elogios: 1 - Design muito bonito; 2 - Pneus de perfil mais alto, o que melhora o conforto; 3 - Desempenho aceitável, considerando o excelente consumo; 4 - Freios ABS bons; 5 - Pedaleiras mais avançadas, melhorando muito o conforto. Preço: não há por que custar mais do que a CB 500F. Nada justifica um preço maior.

[@Sparkedbynatty]

Think I will get. Looks what I’m looking for. And starting.

[@stuart3712]

I like that blue/white caferacer one.

[@zipper978]

I ride a dyna wide glide and i think this is a cool starter bike

[@SpencerKurten]

Cant find any answers to these concerns I have about the Rebel 500, so its worth a shot on youtube! I only weigh 140lbs if that helps. 1) If cruising at 75mph for a distance, could it handle it without revving to an insane level? Also would it be terrible for this engine to cruise at 75 or more? Lastly, is there any pickup left at that speed? 2) With no tachometer, how is one supposed to "watch the revs," when breaking it in for the first thousand miles? (I know that theres a specific break in period for any engine, often requiring to keep it at specific revs). 3) Is it possible to install an aftermarket tachometer on it? 4) Honda doesn't say if the bike has traction control, does it? (preferably not wanting it).

[@ThatTCAT]

Awesome video, Seriously going to check this bike out.

[@dougest6578]

Great video if all you wanted to see on the ride was the red tank. It would be better for me if the camera showed the traffic and road.

[@blackphant_]

Awesome, video. Thanks! I'm really considering this one to be my next ride

[@relaxationunderthesky5235]

would this be a good bike for a first time rider?

[@dalton680]

Juan Ochoa yes

[@hailstormk9417]

I’m 4”8 and I’m honestly not sure I can fit on one,what y’all think?

[@armandoquezada5559]

this is my next bike for sure :)

[@conceptcs]

Love the new styling.

[@XPsychowaffleX]

With a short, open exhaust, i think it'd sound pretty good. thanks california for making all the import bikes sound like lawn mowers

[@Jisei13]

Would you be able to take a pillion on this? I can't ride atm and am curious how this would handle two riders of it could.

[@Nikolai508]

The whole point of manufacturers making different styles of bike is because people like the look and feel of different things. People who don't like cruisers wouldn't be considering one.

[@bubbachunky2867]

functional, elegant, well rounded, I like it, tomato juice can mufflers gotta go

[@VikingBagsYT]

Love how Honda wants it to be every riders own canvas.

[@AkaAndyKnuckles]

Fair review. Odd camera positioning.

[@darnellrogers8884]

This bike looks 😎 definitely considering for my first bike

[@BlueSun2]

Love the looks of this bike!

[@sbusterhyman]

Who's the host? Enjoyed the video but he didn't say his name. Haven't seen him previously.

[@sahmadi1000]

I wonder what do you get going from air cool twin cyl, with carb to liquid cooled, fuel injected with computer? Does it start and run any smoother or just complicates things?

[@ElOr126]

Hello @Motorcycle.com what kind of helmet camera are you using? Great video and audio!

[@moonwalker_818]

Is the honda rebel 300 a good beginner bike? That I can drive to college and work which is only 10 mins away from where I live .

[@Tirfing88]

for what i've read, it IS one of the best beginner bikes

[@motoryzen]

I wish someone would show REAL WORLD REAL TIME..uphill interstate highway runs of the 2017 or newer rebel 300 with a 200+ pound rider on it to show whether it truly does or doesn't struggle to maintain 60mph as the top speed is 95 per every site I've checked out. Also am interested in that if the rebel 300 shares the same bad feeling of " being bucked during turns" given the lighter 40 ish pounds of weight versus the rebel 500. I don't want the sub 70 ish mpg rebel 500 and the extra 40 ish pounds to deal with. I'm thinking about the 2018 Ninja 400 so far, but love the rider stance of the rebel.

[@100facevlogs3]

I've liked your description about the bike however recording video not good. You should've take that camera on your helmet to take perfect recording. So far so good....

[@Xanduur]

My main complaint with newer motorcycles is the LCD displays. Give me analog instruments any day of the week.

[@xidegel4494]

I 🖒like it !!! I ride a HD, but I also have a 1997 Honda Rebel. I ride my Honda Rebel when my HD is acting up. It kind of looks like a HD V-Rod. The gas tank is cool, bit it could be a little bigger. The position of the tank is good though. All in all, ✔ it's a cool looking motorcycle.

[@chrisbuck2918]

better then the 250.

[@chayesey]

lovely shot video! awesome bike

[@Kaaaaaaaam]

For future reviews, place the camera higher up. I don't want to look at the tank for 3 minutes while you talk. Cheers.

[@Orvis25]

How is it for casual highway (moderate/long distance) driving? My 250 tops out @ like 65 to low 70's depending on wind. How does the 500 fair on highway max speed? Also, is the headlight/turn/break lights halogen or LED?

[@camstan3674]

Pffft, this bike is fucking cool. Exactly what ive been thinking of as a beginner. I wants one.