Hit Or Miss? | Honda CL500 Review | Retro Charm & Legendary Reliability. Is It Right For YOU?

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The Honda CL500, a new motorcycle in the 500cc scrambler category, but is it any good? This motorbike is definitely aimed at riders who want to do mainly road riding with a little bit of off road capability. If off roading is a passion of yours, then this bike may not be the right choice for you.
In this video I go into detail on how the bikes rides, how it feels, the character, the handling, engine, stopping power and more. What do you think of the CL500?
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[@stephenbryson5618]

I’m not to sure if Honda rushed or Felt they were getting behind in this class but it’s a mishmash of nothing..

[@MauriceTarantulas]

Not for me as you say not much character plus dont like the exhaust position. The Triumph scrambler looks good.

[@windmilljohn]

Love your videos and your dad’s. Quality productions every one. But…. Ooh… contentious… What is this obsession with changing exhausts!!! Louder exhausts!!!! I have NEVER… understood bikers obsession with louder exhausts!!! It’s bad enough being accepted by people without having to alienate ourselves even more when riding past people. Let me just clarify. I’ve ridden for decades. Commuted by bike, toured abroad by bike a number of times, ridden off road, perform all my own maintenance, repairs etc; including tyre changes. Hate tyre changes! I love standard exhausts, hate noise… Imagine if I mentioned my other pet hate 🤭 People moaning about back brakes. All back brakes are good….. topic for another day…

[@moriwaki1105]

Who the Hell is in charge of styling on these bikes ?..... terrible in my opinion....but I'm a dinosaur lol.

[@IvanMectin]

Honda must have sacked its design department. To make a bike look ugly from every angle is impressive. My fridge is better looking 😂

[@melfzs]

I think this bike was a desperate styling attempt by Honda to jump on the scrambler stage , it just doesn't look right at all ,though no doubt it will last well and be dependable being a Honda .

[@LooxJJ]

Guys, this is Honda's 471cc twin 4 stroke engine. You can tweak this engine all the way to hell and back (yes, you can remove the restriction...flash out the ECU etc.). Tons of ways to improve the power without sacrificing the reliability of the engine. Good job Honda!

[@kerouacist]

I think it looks much better than the CMX cruisers.

[@jamesonpace726]

Many folks do like plain vanilla....

[@speedtriplerider7853]

Nice review of a nice inoffensive bike. You seem to be developing your own style which is very easy going and very watchable. Keep up the good work and thanks.

[@chrisdagnall8666]

Another nicely produced review, I think it looks nice in an urban scrambling way. It’s interesting Honda turned the Rebel into a scrambler rather than converting the CB500X.

[@ninja12lawbreaker]

I hired the CX 500 for a few days in Corfu this summer. It dealt with the steep hills and tight corners on often poor surfaces very well, it also had a massive back box, very handy

[@BUGBYTE_]

Im fine with this bike the way it is. It fits the entry market well. It also looks pretty nice and doesn't look like anything else. I think they need to make a 750 version with 20-25 more horsepower raise it an inch and stretch the swing arm a couple inches. Add dual disk up front. I would get one at that point. It would make it more dyal purpose ready at that point. Honda makes a quality product i hope they do it.

[@Foodgeek]

It's a nice looking bike. I'm looking forward to when they make a CL1100 :D

[@kenj.8897]

Bike ehhh , that watch is 👍 , you and your pop have a good channel and 20 years from now will cherish the time you spent together doing it .

[@jamesschneider3828]

Back in the day, Imyself and 5 mates went and bought 6 Honda CL360 motorcycles. We had a great summer of riding around northeast Nebraska in the US. On and off road. I was the only one of the 6 that had any previous riding experience. After the first year I think there were only two of us left riding as the others crashed or had bad scary situations that they lost their nerve and stopped riding. If had the time and money I would have ridden across the country. Very reliable motorcycles.

[@paolettista]

I was hoping a little bit more out of this model. But i like it anyway. Great review as always

[@trevjsmith23]

Great impartial review. Just picked up my orange one last week for my commute. Great A to B bike. I also live out by a lot of dirt roads and don’t have to worry about it …well ever it’s a Honda.

[@alanflint7732]

I would take issue with your comments about the standard exhaust sound. In 2015, when I was still in the UK. I bought a Mutt 125 from the dealer in Chatteris. Bloody noisy thing. It looked a bit like a small Bonneville. I took the exhaust off to have a look inside. Hardly any sort of baffle. So I went to a bike breakers on the fen near Ely. Bought a selection of baffles from various bikes and tried them for fit. I think it was one off an old Suzuki that worked best. Made riding much more relaxing on the ears. And as I was doing a milk round at the time. Turning up for work in a sleepy village at 10pm, became much less embarrassing. I absolutely HATE these loud, aftermarket exhausts. The argument that louder means safer by drawing attention to yourself is nonsense. Car drivers still won't take notice. They have their stereo on, or they are chatting on the phone, or they are playing with the LCD screen to change the dash lighting settings etc. Anything other than concentrating on driving and being in the here and now. It's even worse here on Corfu. The onus is on the rider to be aware. Not make people spit their coffee out in shock as they roar past. Ride quiet, ride safe. Cheers.