2022 KTM 500 Review and Light Adventure Set Up

[@escapeorion3741]

Nice set up Thanks for the video. I’ll have to look into those tusk bags. I have the same year in the Husky version.

[@Dude-Thatsit]

They have been a good bag at a good value!

[@123phale]

Nice review!! This bike is SICK!! Brapp

[@crashdsnowman1]

I use my 500 for day trips and tearing up the twistys, the lightweight 500s are so much better than the big 1250s if people would just try them out first.

[@SteelHorseman]

I love this thing!!!

[@MattBrownShow]

Nice! How would you connect or mount a Garmin xt for example?

[@caltexhawk]

What about the fender eliminator kit? Which one did you use?

[@Dude-Thatsit]

I went with the Tacomoto Tidy Tail. Very sleek, installs easy, and works great! It's very nice to get rid of the huge tail light/turn signal assembly.

[@kjjohnson230521]

Can you please show a vid of the process you have to do to fill up with fuel? Looking at a similar set up and trying to decide how I’d like it

[@Dude-Thatsit]

I'm always happy to do a video! Can you tell me a little more of what you would like to see? Thanks

[@kalliope122]

Thanks for showing your setup! Question: is that the stock seat? I've bought the 2020 one a few weeks back and it has an aftermarket saddle on it. Have to stop every 45 minutes on-road because of pains. So I'm looking out for a different saddle. If you have any suggestions, I'd be happy to hear them 😀

[@Dude-Thatsit]

Thanks for checking out the video! What I have is the KTM low seat because I'm not the tallest of riders. It has more of a gripper cover which I like. However, I find my self standing a lot and I don't ride too much road so this seat has worked out for me so far. If you are looking into a seat for comfort on longer rides I'd check out Seat Concepts. Everyone I know that has one says they are worth the money.

[@mattbillenstein]

I run a seat concepts comfort-xl - the extra width is a real ass-saver. That being said, there's a guy who makes custom seats - Fisher Seats - I've wanted to try one; that's probably as good as you can do on a dual sport.

[@DavidDacaro]

@@mattbillenstein I got a fisher seat and loved it so far, and several say it's far more comfortable for long rides than the seat concepts. However, a couple months ago I went riding in CO for a couple days offroad on an older ktm 450 with a newer enduro engineering seat (or was it a seat cover?). I thought that felt more comfortable for me and my ass than the Fisher, which I love and is of very high quality. I didn't have the fisher guy make one custom for me like he wants, I got mine on ebay due to a long wait time from fisher for new seats.

[@HighSpeedTV]

do you run the VSL headlight on the road? Just curious as it seems to point very high on my bike and perhaps overly bright for road use.

[@Dude-Thatsit]

Yes, I don't ride too much road. However, the light angle does seem a bit high even with the light adjusted all the way down. Also the fact that there is no hi/low, just on or off. I guess it's better to been seen though when riding on the road.

[@Wayne-Kerr_Rudy-Zarzoff]

Interesting pronunciation of Acerbis. In Australia we say it exactly the way it looks A-cer- bis 🤷‍♂️

[@fourwheelednomad]

Nice setup, learned quite a bit. Hope it’s okay to share our 2023 KTM 500 EXC-F setup: kzbin.info/www/bejne/qGW7pWeorsh_q6ssi=I6B7oIlVOn1uMcBy (We’ve got two buildout episodes before this one, and another upcoming two-parter on the Taco Moto setup!) Cheers, Lisa and Jase 🙏🫶👩🏻‍🦰 🇬🇧

[@ketchupsos5817]

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