ADV News You Won't Believe 2024 - BMW, Ducati, Triumph, Royal Enfield, Rieju, Keeway, Zontes, Kove

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[@noahwail2444]

It is so nice to come to a place, with someone as fixed on weight, as I am. Good job.

[@barebonesmc]

You are welcome mate, and cheers for the support. Weight is my biggest bugbear these days, that CF Moto is just ridiculous. it sould have been so much too. and dont get me started on the Desert X lol

[@roadstrom]

Omg there's some hype and regurgitated spool over MT450, they've sold out the first batch in pre orders down under 🇭🇲 I personally will be buying another V-Strom 650 if mine doesn't out live me 😂

[@barebonesmc]

long live the Stromtrekkers :-)

[@dannytomaske]

It’s so refreshing to listen to your videos as you simply tell the naked truth! I’m so tired of motorcycle journalists complaining about displays not big enough instead of motorcycles getting bigger, heavier and more expensive. Keep doing this! Even if I don’t agree with everything you said, it’s good to hear a different perspective!

[@barebonesmc]

Cheers Danny, the reality is we will never agree on everything, disagreeing respectfully is something we have here that seems all too lacking on the internet tbh. if we all thought the same way it would be a boring world 🙂 I do get fed up of the backslapping too 🙂how to say...., just because your mate tells you you are wonderful it doesnt mean that you are 🙂 its when someone who doesnt like you tells you you have done well that you know you really have 🙂

[@AjarnSpencer]

how can you tell the truth about a bike you have never done 30 hours one yet? Never mind, when you haven't even rode one of the bikes you criticize, like mr review here who doesnt seem to own anyof these bikes

[@AjarnSpencer]

hes never rudden any of the bikes he talks about haha so wtf does he know

[@barebonesmc]

@@AjarnSpencer i guess you didnt get the disagree respectfully memo. you have no idea what i have and havent ridden or the people i have talked long and hard to as owners in different countries. try and stick to facts rather than baseless bullsh%t

[@dannytomaske]

@@AjarnSpencer did you also slept with every woman in the world to know which ones you like? No? Not familiar with the concept of comparing things based on logic, evidence, common sense and science? I’ve seen five year old kids making better points than you.

[@agnelvas]

It took a bit long for the real content in this video to start but it was worth the wait. Very honest and practical points shared in a pleasant and even witty manner. Subscribed ur channel.

[@barebonesmc]

Welcome aboard mate, enjoy the ride and cheers for the support

[@TringmotionCoUk]

The thing with keeway in the UK is that , while waiting for parts to arrive, geological events come and go....

[@barebonesmc]

this is the area that will have to change for them to make inroads with larger capacity bikes but being honest, being just down the road from Hinkley makes no difference when ordering Triumph parts 🙂Cheers for watching and for the comment mate. Ride Free 🙂

[@SKG1941]

Hey my friend. Spoke to you before. I always laugh when people say they’re going to buy a 500 pound dirtbike. I live on the East Coast and if you think you’re going to run that through our pine trees and over our roots, you are sadly mistaken. I had a tough time with my DR 650..

[@barebonesmc]

you can still count the true ADV bikes on one hand i think in many ways, most at best i would call adventure tourers. one i missed is the new Benelli 525 which they have done something i have been saying for a while, instead of building bigger, they just turned up the firepower on the 500, it is still available in A2 47hp form, but is also available as a 60 plus hp version, now they just need to make it lighter :-)

[@AjarnSpencer]

well that was the best grumpy english style moan i have heard from someone using borrowed footage who has never ridden a single one of the bikes he talks about in a wobbly voice.. I own currently 14 bikes 11 of them big bikes, one of them a himalayan, a harley 1200 sportster, 2 mv agusta brutales (1090, and an 800 rosso) four ducatis (2 monsters, a scrambler cafë and a 2022 nightshift) a yamaha xsr, a diablo 650 gt custom with an enfield 650 engine from k tech custom Thailand, … errr.. a benelli trk 502x .. cant remember the rest at the moment. Anyway my point is, i had to ride each bike for many days until i learned how the riding style of each bike is, and what the pros and cons are. hence, this dued dont know nothing as he never ride any of these bikes.. iam 58 and was racing mx atage ten, own many bikes.. maybe i should start doing some reviews

[@barebonesmc]

try actually looking at all the raw footage and other videos on the channel before you say what you think you know. you might be surprised. I prefer mine older than yours in general though

[@janalmkvist8177]

Great Video! Interesting discussions about weight. I currently have a 390 Adventure and have been searching for something as light and nimble but with more low end grunt and slightly more comfortable suspension but can't find any bike even close. This video confirms my findings and to me the weight is a key factor.

[@barebonesmc]

it is a bit sad that the 20 year old CCM is yet to be matched in many ways really, welcome aboard mate, have a great week

[@bobritter7197]

I expect a lot of comments will have the word "refreshing" in them, it came vividly to my mind while you were talking about triumph & their 400 "scrambler"... 😅 Keep up the excellent work.

[@barebonesmc]

glad you enjoyed it mate 🙂 Theres plenty more on the channel, hope you will look around and find something your interested in. there is more on the website too. and there will be more to come. Cheers for watching. Ride Free 🙂

[@caveyful]

Continuing to offer more of the same instead of what we want. Give me a 50hp 6-seed with a dry weight under 160kg, it's why I'm keeping my 28yo DR650 for many more years.

[@barebonesmc]

In some ways i think the closest offering at the minute would be the Beta 4 Alp. so much lighter than the oppposition. 140kg, and you get about 35HP from the 350 single. but they do like to rev so its a lively little thing, think an updated DR350 :-) great suspension and a real dirt bike chassis

[@BlackdogADV]

I’ve always been on the cutting edge and have ridden mostly Ducati, KTM, Husqvarna and BMW. But now I’m 75 and ride a Royal Enfield Interceptor 650 that I converted to a scrambler. So simple and easy to maintain. It’s not a perfect bike, the instruments fog and the finish is poor compared to other bikes. It’s heavy but one can easily shave off 40 pounds. Anyway, it’s got half the horsepower of my previous bikes but I’m happy with it.

[@barebonesmc]

great bikes they will find their place in time 🙂 Cheers for watching and adding your piece mate. Ride Free 🙂

[@vicjokoper8142]

why would you praise the aventura that is 190kg dry but hate on the cfmoto that weighs 175? Also the Tuareg 660 is not lighter than 175, its actuallu 187..

[@barebonesmc]

to be clear, this was a dig at the marketing, more than the bikes, it was all made with a sense of humour. i praise the Aventura because it has many good qualities and is in general being ignored. and i dont "hate" on the CF Moto, i just dont buy the hype. as to the weight of the Tuareg, i will be honest and say i cant remember exactly what i said, where in the video is it said? if i have made a mistake i will hold my hands up. i thought i had said they were almost the same wet weight, which they are, but the Aprilia has way more power

[@stiingya]

UM... you take a bike, put longer suspension on it and armor = it gets heavier... It's not like the DesertX has a bunch of extra crap on it to remove??

[@barebonesmc]

fair point, my point was equally applicable to the desert x in general, they all too heavy IMO, and Ducati should have done better, just my opinion. take off some of the crap thats not really needed. 40 years of R&D shouldnt have made an Elefant heavier

[@ripmax333]

Nice video and Content, from all the motorcycles shown only Two gave me some inspiration, the RE Himalyan and the Triumph Scrambler, its because they are simple not heavy as a battle Tank and reasonable priced, plus decent on seat height for us common mortals😅. Surprisingly Recently on another video I heared that the BMW GS are the top selling bikes in UK 😮, life must be really good there if many afford those behemoth and manage to go offroad with it.

[@barebonesmc]

It amazes me they sell so well, especially when you could literally buy 3 Reiju Aventura's for the price of one GS1300 lol most never go anywhere further than the coffee shop though, i think its the first sign of early onset dementia personally (ok dont shoot me for my bad taste joke please)

[@jamesonpace726]

Boyo, I sure hope yer wrong, or fibbing, or both, 'cuz if wot ya say is correct, we're in a whole heap of, um, mud....

[@barebonesmc]

unfortunately it seems the mud sticks better than we might hope 🙂 the BMW has started burning wiring looms now with a starter cct that kicks in mid ride because of bad insulation, and the CEO that gave us all hope at Kove has resigned, and thats just since i uploaded the video lol.

[@sredju]

why you showing all the time the same scene of himalayan struggling with road tires in offroad.

[@barebonesmc]

it was different clips of the same guy deliberately trying to get it stuck and then get out, As I said mate, it was all said tongue in cheek, a bit of fun, life is too serious sometimes

[@mullins6429]

Thanks for a great video. Puts things nicely in perspective. 👍🇦🇺

[@barebonesmc]

glad you enjoyed it mate 🙂 Theres plenty more on the channel, hope you will look around and find something your interested in. there is more on the website too. and there will be more to come. Cheers for watching. Ride Free 🙂

[@Splodge4514]

Nice to get a bikers honest opinion of these bikes. Unlike all the fake reviews where everyone loves the bikes they’re testing. This channel has given me quite a few bikes to consider. As with all the Chinese brands coming out, I’m always clueless as to what big established companies they are building bikes for. I like the look of BMW F 900 look a like. I’m not fussed at my age about the badge or resale value. Those days have long since passed. Will consider anything if it look and runs good 👍 😂

[@barebonesmc]

as always, i say it as i see it mate, Voge have had good reviews on the 500DSX and their 300 Rally, personally i like the 650DSX with the Rotax designed engine from the old 650 single Beemer,. i just wish it was lighter, no menu's just dedicated buttons for the ABS switch etc, I like the look of the Zontes triple, but reports are it is around the 220kg mark so heavie than i want, cheers for watching mate, welcome aboard

[@bradsmede]

The CFmoto 450MT manual that has been available for a few weeks now says that it's 185kg curb weight, perhaps the 175kg dry weight was a prototype or estimate at EICMA? Anyway, hopefully someone independently verifies the wet weight soon, because 185kg wet sounds a lot more reasonable.

[@barebonesmc]

curb weight is with oils and fluids but only minimal (usually one or 2 litres) fuel, so that would seem about right, a true wet weight is with the tank full, hence why i added the 17.5kg for fuel

[@bradsmede]

@@barebonesmc Some manufacturers say that curb weight includes fuel. Cfmoto manual says 450NK curb weight is 170kg, Jake weighed it at 174kg kzbin.info/www/bejne/Z5SQpZ2Yjq-qnac Again, we'll have to wait and see what a true weight is but I can't imagine it's over 190.

[@barebonesmc]

@@bradsmede i will have a look, in general the NK are lighter than the equivalent MT. but it is a problem thats always caused problems, and each set of rules they draw up, the manufacturers try and work ways around it 🙂 oh for a bit of honesty 🙂

[@zap5936]

I've always said those heavy bikes were nothing more than pigs wearing lipstick.

[@barebonesmc]

lol

[@johnrickards1908]

As l've said before, for ADV info, you are my 'Hero'! and, I hope that you and the bike get the recognition you both clearly deserve. 😊

[@barebonesmc]

Cheers as always my friend. I would like to see an X Pulse Pro 4v 440 over here. the 200 does look stunning i think

[@jala6707]

Thanks for this video: fun to watch and listen to. BTW, I think it is not Ducati, but MV Agusta that has "the biggest, most complicated, over powerful and expensive adventure bike for 2024 so far": the LXP Orioli (or Lucky Explorer 9.5). 🙂

[@barebonesmc]

lol, could be, if we actually ever see a production model 🙂

[@johnspringer7189]

I'll stick with my DR650. It's light, it's reliable and yes it vibrates and is old technology but it never let's me down. Cheers mate.

[@barebonesmc]

Ridden one but never owned the 650, I had a love hate relationship with my old DR600, a stunning bike to ride, when everything worked rightc, and starting it cold was fine, but trying to get the bugger going on a hot days riding could be another thing entirely lol, and cheers to you too mate, have a great week

[@mikerider58]

I thought Integrity went down with the Titanic until l found this channel 🤔 Thank you for being one of the very few motorcycle journalist today that we can trust. We see these motorcycle reviews on KZbin in exotic locations and it's all Marketing Bullshit designed to sell bikes with the longest list of rider modes, bhp, mph. Everything sounds good on paper but the reality is WE don't have a professional Pit Crew to service these high spec bikes and dealerships aren't equipped to deal with problems. And getting parts for these new plastic high spec far east machines is also a problem 😳 KEEP IT SIMPLE. I'll not be selling my 2002 Honda cb 500s 😊 a truly fantastic serviceable, reliable, powerful, beautiful motorcycle 👌

[@barebonesmc]

I say it as i see it mate and always will, my price is too high lol. as to that CB, ride it like you stole it mate 🙂 truly great bikes and badly underrated by many riders

[@flexywing]

Check out Bigrockmoto

[@livesgas]

The Rieju Adventura 500 is 190kg DRY! So approx 18kg heavier than the new CB500x, the NX500, this comes in at 196kg wet. It's also almost £1000 more expensive than the Honda. So I guess thats why we don't see them

[@barebonesmc]

sort of, but 190kg weight includes all the additional protective equipment that comes as standard: side guards, crankcase cover, center stand and handguards -estimated weight of 15 kg that you dont get with the Honda, but yes, i must have read the weight wrong. with the price the same is true, by the time you add on the extras that come as standard on the Rieju, and the price of fully adjustable long travel suspension upgrades, you might be comparing on a more like for like basis, and there are offers under list price if you look around

[@Hamsa3600]

best informative video ever ... about ADV and the rest

[@barebonesmc]

🙂Cheers for watching and for the comment mate. Ride Free 🙂

[@petebuttons210]

Some interesting insight into the new bikes coming out. Keep them coming.

[@barebonesmc]

glad you enjoyed it mate 🙂 there is more on the website too. and there will be more to come. Cheers for watching. Ride Free 🙂

[@BassMunn]

I've watched a few of your vids on the Dakar that I enjoyed, but I have to say that this one sounds like someone sitting at the pub having a whine. Not trying to start a fight, hear me out here. You have some very valid points, but a few things stood out here that are questionable. Firstly have you riden the Scrambler 400x and the RE Himi 450? Cause based on your comments, it doesn't sound like it. You also mention the Rieju, now I owned an older EC300 GasGas, best dirtbike I ever owned and Rieju is now the old GasGas, but this Rieju Aventura is made in China not Spain, it's dry weight is 15kg heavier than the CFMoto 450MT and 3kg heavier than a T7 to boot and it cost £7500, the CFMoto looks like it will be around £5800. That's why no one is talking about it. I agree all of the 400/450's weigh too much, but at least they are being built, and some people like me could actually afford to buy a new bike for not stupid money.

[@barebonesmc]

I did say it was all a bit tongue in cheek, as to the Rieju, yes its built in China, but so are most KTM's and others, and from friends in Spain is slowly gaining a pretty good reputation, just like the Macbor, Ive had short rides on the Triumph and Himalayan 450, but i base my words as much on the experiences of friends in India who have had them a lot longer. what makes you say i haven't? im interested in why it came across like that. and no fighting :-) i take criticism on the chin :-) have a great day mate, Mason Klein Interview Incoming, should be done by next week

[@UncleWally3]

That’s an interesting turn of phrase, “The new bike is better in many ways, just make sure it’s the actual ways you want . . .”.

[@barebonesmc]

I think the simplicity and the easy, lazy motor were what many people wanted, there was possibly more vibration, but they were lower frequency vibrations, and so less annoying. each will suit some, but i do wonder if the new Himalayan customer will be quite different to the people who loved the old one so much.

[@UncleWally3]

@@barebonesmc Right you are, but the wording of your observation made me think it applies to many things. Just because something is better, best to make sure it’s better in the ways we want. Well done!

[@barebonesmc]

@@UncleWally3 i guess it does 🙂 anything with a menu rather than a dedicated switch fits that one for me lol, which buggers me up entirely today 🙂

[@mrsilbo6499]

Great job as usual & well done for injecting a healthy dose of reality into the vastly over-hyped Triumph "Scrambler" 400 - reality will hit soon enough for all the early adopters.

[@barebonesmc]

Hi mate, hope alls well, the back to backs from India dont look good at all tbh, have a great week mate

[@mikeisland7382]

Internet speculation of a Ducati 698 Rally is keeping my hopes up for the future.

[@barebonesmc]

i hope its lighter than the Desert X Rally lol, seriously though, surely a Rally would be a 450?

[@mikeisland7382]

@@barebonesmc I ride a 450. If they detune it for service intervals the "fun factor" won't be there. I worry with a 698 rally they won't put a 20L tank on it and instead will just make a 690 clone that still needs a tank and a seat.

[@barebonesmc]

@@mikeisland7382 didnt know any of the new Ducati 450MX were out yet? the problem with a 650 (im not calling it a 698 lol) is there is not much racing it could compete in. all of the big money rally competitions are 450 limit now, theres the Africa eco race and a few that allow bigger capacity, but not many, so it wont be a real race/Rally bike

[@mikeisland7382]

@@barebonesmc My 450 isn't a Ducati, it's a Honda. I'm not concerned about displacement rules for racing. I'd just like to see a decent effort at a modern, lightweight, well suspended dual sport with passenger pegs (550-600cc). I would prefer it say Yamaha on the side of it but if Ducati brings one to the table it would be pretty tempting.

[@barebonesmc]

@@mikeisland7382 aaah i understand. I guess to me a "Rally" model signifies a race bike, I always said i wished the AJP PR7 had a rear seat 🙂 If it had i think i would have been pulled that way.

[@bigjoe4020]

This is the first and only channel I have watched that claims that the new 1300 GS is heavier then the old one. If that is true then they have done a number on many people including myself. I would not put it past them and certainly most bikes always seems to somehow weigh more then what the books says when the owner actually weighs it. Most of the time of course that's because everybody always fits a few accessories etc etc.

[@barebonesmc]

thats the key mate, strip off all the bits you get as standard on the 1250 that DONT come on the 1300, and the 1250 is actually SLIGHTLY lighter. but, rumour has it that a new 1400 (with the same engine as the 1300 exactly) is on the horizon. the 1400, looks to be more like the 1250, but with the 1300 engine. i hope that makes sense, and i do think there will be a few people who bought the 1300 who will NOT be pleased when the 1400 arrives, and i do hate this new trend of calling a bike of the same capacity a number that makes it sound bigger when it isnt. It's absolutely ridiculous and just plain wrong.

[@norm701]

this is the first youtuber i see telling the truth about the overweighted 450 mt👍

[@barebonesmc]

being honest, I was really looking forward to it (before it was ever even mentioned i talked about the possibility when i did the SR450 review) then when it came everything looked right. then the weight was published. end of the story for me there.

[@terrybryant6899]

Couldn't watch this just because of the most annoying narration voice.

[@barebonesmc]

pmsl, i cant help the voice i was given and wouldnt want to, i rarely make negative comments, but it does always seem to be the people whos only subscriber is their mum that criticise the people who work long and hard at creating good quality video. maybe you should go watch some autogenerated shite instead, theres plenty out there, it wont actually tell you anything real or factual, but you might like the voice eh

[@Para2normal]

Great video, I've always wondered about the various bike magazines never ending love affair with BMW and it seem my suspicions may be correct.

[@barebonesmc]

not just with BMW, how many of the magazines have you ever heard call a turd a turd lol, cheers for the support mate, have a great week

[@Deipnosophist_the_Gastronomer]

The Rieju Aventura looks really interesting.

[@barebonesmc]

In its Chinese form it has been pretty succesful in Eastern markets, it isnt flash or new but it seems a well sorted design thats easily missed. just as the Kove/Hunter/Macbor 500X is. too many people are obsessed with bigger IMO

[@Deipnosophist_the_Gastronomer]

@@barebonesmc Cheers. Do you know of anyone who has done a decent long range review?

[@barebonesmc]

@@Deipnosophist_the_Gastronomer ive watched a few but maily Spanish and Chinese so relient on subtitles to a certain extent. The original (i think its Hongdau motorcycles or something similar, has been copied a fair few times now. from memory it hink the engine is Loncin, but not 100% ont hat, my memory can play tricks sometimes 🙂 Rieju have just put better cycle parts on it from the look of everything. All the parts are pretty well proven so it should just be down to assembly

[@Deipnosophist_the_Gastronomer]

@@barebonesmc Thank you.

[@barebonesmc]

@@Deipnosophist_the_Gastronomer no problem mate, have a great day

[@davidgreen7392]

At shop ownership expeience, is something I NEVER look for anywhere.

[@barebonesmc]

me neither, but thats where first time buyers will always look. and without new blood............... have a great day mate

[@the.communist]

I despice advs

[@barebonesmc]

if we all thought the same it would be a boring world mate, 🙂Cheers for watching. Ride Free 🙂

[@Weltbummler23]

Thanks for pointing out the ccm gp450, what a wonderful bike. Also very interested in the hero xpulse 400/440/450 but it still needs to be officially released/announced in india. Still seems like in the speculation/development stage, like the new ktm 390 adv.

[@barebonesmc]

From what i know it is past the speculation stage. the 440 engine is now finished and the 200 chassis has been reworked. but there is a lot that still looks tacked on rather than finished for sure. where are you? if you are in India welcome, and keep me posted if you hear anything solid, you will find out first 🙂Cheers for watching and for the comment mate. Ride Free 🙂

[@Weltbummler23]

@@barebonesmc right, what i mean is they are developing it and we can only speculate the specs it will be actually launched as… kind of like the ktm 390 adv or enduro R. Looking forward to official announcements from both Hero and ktm… im located in the states, wish i had an indian contact for both bikes

[@barebonesmc]

@@Weltbummler23 im less interested in the KTM personally, but thats just me, i have friends there so i usually find out pretty quick, if i hear anything i will let you know, cheers

[@richardwalker4518]

Nice work putting this together, very helpful insight indeed!

[@barebonesmc]

glad you enjoyed it mate 🙂 Theres plenty more on the channel, hope you will look around and find something your interested in. there is more on the website too. and there will be more to come. Cheers for watching. Ride Free 🙂

[@sredju]

Rieju Aventura 500 is expensive.

[@barebonesmc]

where are you? and compared to what? In Spain its comparable to the Macbor/Kove 500X and here £7500 vs the Honda at £6200, but you get luggage (£1000) engine bars, sump guard, fully adjustable suspension front and back and the list goes on, and that is why the weight cant just be cross compared directly either, just the obvious bits add over 15Kg of extras that arent fitted to the Honda, that you can always remove if you want it to be lighter. and there are offers that come up too.

[@sredju]

@@barebonesmc I think Rieju Aventura is a well-built motorcycle, suspension travel, engine, tank capacity, wheel size. and I know the story of the motorcycle, Hengijan and the other versions.

[@sredju]

@@barebonesmc Does KZbin delete my comments, or do you? It doesn't matter, cb 500x costs 7300 euros and aventura costs 9000 euros. Aventura comes without a case, crash bars, only with engine protection

[@barebonesmc]

@@sredju i won't disagree

[@barebonesmc]

@@sredju re "Does KZbin delete my comments, or do you?" It isn't me mate, i can't always answer straight away, but i dont interfere with comments at all. that is a bigger price difference than here, and we do get all the luggage included too, why the big difference I have no idea

[@lorditsprobingtime6668]

Another good, and most importantly, brutally honest rundown on the current market. Thanks for being the only bike review type channel that tells the bad as well as the good. Top work thanks mate👍. BTW: Love the way you call the "ADV" rather than Adventure bikes as they'd like us to think. They may be a bit more capable off road than a road bike, a bit better at carrying cargo but, I'd take something like my DRZ 400 with an enduro tank over one of those elephants for real exploring any day!

[@barebonesmc]

true words as always mate 🙂 hope all is well over there. there is more news just in today that is a bit od=f a shocker, i will be doing a short video asap. there is also a Mason Klein video too. I did the interview at stupid oclock last night but theres a big edit to do yet, i will have it done asap though

[@lorditsprobingtime6668]

@@barebonesmc Awesome, I'll really be looking forward to that. Don't overwork yourself though. I hope your channel is out of danger now too, the mongrels should wake the F up and realise you were promoting interest in their event FFS. Every company is too bloody keen to sue and complain about every damned thing. I'm going out for a ride in an hour or so and will be out for a fair while but if your other vid is up when I get back, it'll be top priority to watch😉. And yeah, I have had a few mostly minor health issues like a thrush infection that came straight back after treating it and had my mouth and throat so saw it was painful trying to eat anything at all and made me mute for over a week where I couldn't even whisper, just sort of quietly hiss something resembling words out. Not great but a lot better now and itching to get out for a bit finally. I hope your well too BTW.

[@barebonesmc]

@@lorditsprobingtime6668 hope you get a great ride mate, as to "hope your channel is out of danger now too" not for a while yet unfortunately, im just being very careful, but the reality is, KZbin have killed my earnings now. april will be when the strikes are run, and then i am hoping i will start to earn something from them again. for now i just keep juggling jobs on the bikes, the websites and the Tshirts, bloody Moto Guzzi have just had 22 of my designs taken down off the redbubble page too though so im getting it from all sides lol, they had been my best sellers for ages too, far better than the official ones lol, the joys 🙂

[@motomallen]

Comment for the algorithm. That Reiju looks like a fantastic bit of everyday kit.

[@barebonesmc]

Its been around a while now, and despite being built in China, seems to have a pretty solid reputation, The hunter Maverick which is a re badged Kove 500X is another one worth a look, in spain it is sold under the Macbor name, but it shows up in various places, the Voge 500DSX is another, so that 500cc sector is hotting up, especially now Benelli are releasing a derestricted model that produces around 60HP, cheers for the support

[@ognightrider8730]

Thank you for the ONLY honest review!

[@barebonesmc]

glad you enjoyed it mate 🙂 Theres plenty more on the channel, hope you will look around and find something your interested in. there is more on the website too. and there will be more to come. Cheers for watching. Ride Free 🙂

[@mabecka]

Honda NX500 will be my next bike. It's just perfect.

[@barebonesmc]

Thats another case of could do better for me. they could have differentiated it more by giving it longer travel suspension. as it is, it does just feel like a restyled CB500X to me, and I would say the Reiju Aventura and the Kove/Macbor/Hunter 500X are actually better versions of the Honda now, the Voge 500DSX could be very close now too, but it isnt as light as the ones above. it is becoming a bit of a battleground, I like that Benelli have pushed up the available power range above the A2 limit with their new 525X too

[@marcusgeorge1825]

A great video to watch and listen to whilst I have my morning coffee. I’ve said this before and will say it again as you, my friend, bring a level of two wheel knowledge and insights that simply lack on other channels. Plus your comments always put a smile on my dial as I couldn’t agree with you more. Especially loved your comments for Ducati, BMW and Triumph. So very true. It’s just a shame that people can simply have a sheep mentality without actually doing their own research. Cheers, Marcus.

[@barebonesmc]

Morning my friend :-) have a great day, that Ducati mudguard baffles me lol, WTF have they mounted it with thats what i want to know lol

[@marcusgeorge1825]

@@barebonesmc That bit was somewhat of a shock. NFI what they were thinking or who signed off on the complete fail! Same to you. 😊

[@barebonesmc]

@@marcusgeorge1825 i cant believe no one is calling it out either, there just happens to be a stupidly expensive carbon one on the extras list though lol. the guy from the press run whoi called up about it just kept saying no its wasnt a problem lol, well that was either a different bike or he rides very slow i reckon then 🙂

[@marcusgeorge1825]

@@barebonesmc 🤣🤣😊

[@flexywing]

Of course you get a pillion seat on a GS1300

[@barebonesmc]

lol, i know what would happen if i asked my good lady to sit on that lol, a bit like the Yamaha T7 pillion seat. more like a torture device than a comfortable place to spend a whole day riding

[@flexywing]

Piece of advice, never let her ride pillion on a Goldwing

[@barebonesmc]

@@flexywing she already has, but didnt like the bulk, especially around some of the roads i ride 🙂

[@joka9823]

👍🤎 Greetings from Norway.

[@barebonesmc]

Hi to you too 🙂 glad you enjoyed it mate 🙂 Theres plenty more on the channel, hope you will look around and find something your interested in. there is more on the website too. and there will be more to come. Cheers for watching. Ride Free 🙂

[@joka9823]

👍 I like all of your videos 🌹🤎

[@barebonesmc]

@@joka9823 Cheers for the support my friend, it helps. have a great week

[@briandixon2345]

Wahts your opinion on the tdm 850

[@barebonesmc]

i Had a series 1 so im a bit biased lol, they are great bikes. not so wonderful off road though. Much more of a naked roadster type, but a proper hooligan of a bike, i talk about them here kzbin.info/www/bejne/jZrOdHptjN2Dr5o

[@briandixon2345]

@barebonesmc I've just bought one planing a trip from lincoln to lake district to take on the passes up there

[@barebonesmc]

@@briandixon2345 a good tool for the job mate, just look after the battery lol, they are a git to swap over lol, Mr Yamaha decided he would have a laugh on that bit 🙂

[@Frank-xo7zj]

Thank you brother

[@barebonesmc]

cheers as always mate, hope all is well

[@upsidedowndog1256]

Finally, an honest review!

[@barebonesmc]

morning mate, hows life? as always, i say it as i see it. the latest BMW 1300 issue seems to be even worse. starter motor cct has bad insulation, shorts, kicking the starter in when you are riding until the cct overheats completely and unless you unhook the battery in time fries the loom 😱 there is some other news just in and i will try and get the video done quickly. I hope you enjoy the Mason Klein interview when its up too. should be done by next week, ive just got masses of editing to do, and still having to work on other things to keep everything cash flow positive at the minute so time is a bit tight, have a great week my friend

[@upsidedowndog1256]

@@barebonesmc I am still trying to get to sleep! I look forward to the future vids. It's a shame how portly these bikes have become. The Ducati would seem to have the right kind of power delivery but if heavy, not good. I worry about the low forward mounted cylinder

[@barebonesmc]

@@upsidedowndog1256 a do think a vertical twin is simply the best format for an ADV bike. it gives more flexibility with design and keeps the block compact. Until the Kove arrives i think the Aprilia is still closest, but compared to the older CCM that is still portly. the MT450 promised so much that it makes me even more disappointed in the overall weight, there is just no sense in that decision to me.

[@geirsvarsson8585]

Great content mush! Thank you!

[@barebonesmc]

that sounds like someone from Newark? :-)

[@Gracinda80]

Spot on!

[@barebonesmc]

glad you enjoyed it 🙂 Theres plenty more on the channel, hope you will look around and find something your interested in. there is more on the website too. and there will be more to come. Cheers for watching. Ride Free 🙂

[@93jElwood]

I have a hero xpulse 200 in Uganda, very happy with it

[@barebonesmc]

They look like great little bikes, i wish we got them here a 450 version could be a great bike for the market here i think 🙂 Cheers for watching mate. Ride Free 🙂

[@rethinking-h8k]

youtube.com/@Buledoyanmotor?si=CT0KCC2PyvrfnBPV I'm following this guy that have graet contents on the rieju 500/ kove 500x/ hunter maverick/Daytona. He just bought his 2nd. They are cb500x clowns, with better suspension, basically... The rieju has extra fuel tank.

[@barebonesmc]

yes ive seen his channel, good content so i will leave the link in, real bikers are always welcome. to be clear though, the Rieju is different. similarities maybe, but it is different. but yes the Hunter and the Macbor Montana are just rebadged Kove's. there are others branded for different countries too. I wish we could get them here

[@siddharthdesai6801]

Own Himalayam 411 will never buy 450. My old himmy does everything what my requirements r

[@barebonesmc]

I think they are almost so different the new one should have been called something else. As I said, I do think the new one is better in some ways. but i dont really think its a better Himalayan. and it doesnt have the sporting package that some others do. so im not sure who it will suit really. It will be a better commuter, and better on sunday trips to the coffee shop. and it will be more exciting for better riders. But it will never have the power of a KTM390 MT450 etc so the people who want that type of bike would surely look elsewhere? for someone who wants an simple, easy, lazy green laner that can be loaded up for a weekend or longer in the wild, i still think the old one wins. on a different subject, dont forget the Mason Klein interview, I will be live in the chat at 6pm UK time tonight kzbin.info/www/bejne/aGW8oHeBas18rpo

[@siddharthdesai6801]

@@barebonesmc sure thanks I will definitely