VOGE DS900X | Can It Survive A Day With Chris?

We're seeing more and more budget adventure bikes hitting the market, but does budget mean they're no good? This VOGE DS900X is £9200 on the road, can it survive the ultimate test, Chris!
#adventure #adventurebike #adventuremotorcycle

[@PDCRed]

Best thing about Chris's reviews? You just know you can trust every word he says. Cheers mate 👍

[@fozzy1717]

Bike world are the go too for bike reviews

[@RuggeroCorsaletti]

I have a 525 dsx and i've done 5k kilometers in about 3 months, i can say the bike never had any issue not even the smallest... it's a great bike and i really love it.

[@dreamcrusher112]

5k km is nothing, no bike should have any issues in that time. glad you like your bike. my yam has had no issues in 60k km.

[@andatealamierdaya]

i have the 650 dsx with the 30 years old gs onecilinder engine. 15k kms and i just love it! 0 problems so far

[@neilhutton1528]

Excellent review with frank and proper feedback. I remember when Hyundai and Skoda were cheap budget cars. not anymore. I welcome the competition into this, as you say, expensive market.

[@donkeizluv]

Loncin makes BMW bikes no one bats an eye, CFmoto makes KTM bikes everyone loses their minds lol

[@abstractspaces8186]

People love to rag on KTM at every opportunity for some reason. If I'm being generous, maybe it's because they think KTM is/was special and is losing that as it becomes this massive corporate blob.

[@Surpriseify]

@@abstractspaces8186 Its the fact they are producing bikes with ATROCIOUS reliability, in this day and age thats just not good enough.

[@Surpriseify]

I'v got a riding circle of around 10 fokes, and i swear the 4 KTM's are ALWAYS in disrepair. Meanwhile my mate with a VFR basically has decided that he wont EVER maintain it, and it just does not give a flat fk about it, fires up perfectly everytime.

[@Lakewoody]

Loncin only builds the engine in conformity of the BMW specs, the rest of the bike is assembled in Berlin.

[@bazitube390]

Because ktm is about as reliable as a meth head prostitute.

[@mikemills5144]

As an average (at best) off road rider it was an absolute pleasure watching you whip that bike around.

[@keyboarddancers7751]

Great to see more and more exceptionally keenly priced motorcycles on the market in recent times. *That Guy on an Africa Twin* (CRF1000L) proves that if you really take the trouble to develop your riding skills over a long period, you can wrestle all sorts of machinery through some ridiculously extreme terrain. The secondhand market is your friend.

[@tonyjourneyman1944]

All these new bikes on the horizon, cf moto, royal Enfield, voge, kove, Benelli, moto morini and no doubt more. Interesting times.

[@EndlessRoadsNL]

a few off those are brands that go way back in time, royal enfield benelli and moto morini are around for decades

[@tonyjourneyman1944]

@@EndlessRoadsNL Yes, for sure, I think they're all reincarnations of their former selves.

[@markusseidel1857]

Sir, my compliments for this great and honest review.

[@JonMurray]

Fair play for having no damage after that sesh hahah! Like you say, see how it goes long term but you gave it a good stress test where it’s not designed to go and it handled itself well!

[@rodgeskell4218]

Everything still fully intact Jon, just a small dent in one of the cats in the down pipe. Can't complain about that after 6 hours grief on Enduro tracks! It's a bit dirty though...

[@luddite6239]

KYB suspension and Brembo (rather than JJuan or ByBre) suggest they're serious about projecting a quality image.

[@rodgeskell4218]

Fit & Finish is Superb. Standard spec is unbelievable and includes 3 part metal luggage & frames - which Chris asked to have removed. If you order an F900GS to the same spec it's almost 20k! Because Everything is an optional extra on the Bee-em - heated seat, heated grips, quick shifter, sat nav, dash cam, hand guards, bash plate, engine guards, centre stand, adjustable screen and luggage. All standard on the Voge...

[@dreamcrusher112]

Voge is a subsidiary of Loncin so it is their engine.

[@nickrider5220]

There has to be affordable bikes for the fresh blood coming through. There's certainly several Chinese manufacturers that have good quality control and offer great value - it might save motorcycles (along with Enfield and bsa).

[@th.blacksheep]

rear turn signals checker here 😁🤣

[@Aeysir]

Interesting point, this is only the third '74 plate I've seen so far. A Bentley in Ipswich, a Ducati on the Norfolk coast yesterday, this Voge on a youtube video. 3 weeks, couple of thousand miles, only three plates. '24 plate was the same earlier this year. Things have become too expensive, people are not buying the shiny new things as much as they were and when they are they are picking up cheap. £9k for the Voge or £12.5k for the (poverty spec) F900 (£17k for a like for like spec)? For middle weight, middle aged, bald me, that extra £8k in my pocket is doing me a lot more favours than a roundel on the side.

[@TheOriginalCoda]

I can't stand adventure bikes, but I'll watch all of Chris' videos either way.

[@rodgeskell4218]

@@TheOriginalCoda I wasn't a fan of adventure bikes until I rode some and now I know why they're so popular. 1 word...COMFORT. They cope with crap roads, any roads, sometimes no roads ! They're just a superb all rounder you can ride All day at a more than reasonable pace and for most people, most of the time - that works. They're fast enough to be entertaining but still easy to ride and without being boring or bland.

[@TheOriginalCoda]

@@rodgeskell4218 I can understand that, especially the crap roads bit. I relegate my sports bike to the track, and for the road I bought a scrambler, pot-holes be damned.

[@urbanstrencan]

Chinese are coming, looks like quite complete bike just how after service will be 🤔 Chris another great video 🤟🤟💪😍

[@daddystu7046]

Service intervals seem decent with 6000 mile oil changes which is what I do with my Yammy.

[@rideroll9609]

Could you make a video about Kove 800X Pro? I am going to buy it next year and want to hear your opinion on it. Thank you a lot love your videos Chris.

[@fozzy1717]

And the kove 450 I can lend him one

[@Sirsethtaggart3505]

Nice one mate.

[@_Makanko_]

it's but at your own risk for longevity? I suppose it's good value for the kit, let's hope they buyer get to enjoy the bikes long enough. I'll stick to second hand bikes (with known qualities and issues) for now Cheers Chris

[@Terraceview]

Resale value will shock you though.

[@zzzap4778]

Is there a list of places like this? Enduro World looks good but it's 4 hours from me, are there other spots in the UK like this?

[@hoangchauhuy5388]

Yessss Chris abuse bike series🎉🎉🎉

[@bytesandbikes]

Looks like what the old Transalp was

[@daddystu7046]

Similar list price to a lightly used new model transalp. That'd be an interesting comparison. 150cc difference but similar HP. Transalp is lighter too.

[@dentman67]

Funny, you rode that bike harder than most guys I see on off road KTM bikes weigh 220 lbs. Ha

[@jonhaxe3738]

all tech worked after that beatting?

[@inspectorclouseau3880]

I suspect it's from China

[@exothermal.sprocket]

So far on their dealer network map, it's just Belgium and the Netherlands.

[@BikeWorldTVshow]

@@exothermal.sprocket They have dealers here in the UK.

[@dreamcrusher112]

there are 20 in the uk? I have 3 in 40 miles, more than for my BMW!

[@exothermal.sprocket]

@@dreamcrusher112 Guess their website isn't exactly being maintained well.

[@musguelha14]

The problem with Chris is that he makes all bikes look way too good with his skill. Are we ever going to get a similar video for the CF 450MT?

[@BikeWorldTVshow]

@@musguelha14 coming soon!

[@musguelha14]

@@BikeWorldTVshow awesome!

[@quigonjay9]

Voge Uk website is a little light on detail, no model line up or anything

[@BikeWorldTVshow]

@@quigonjay9 try motogb

[@Tadamagicsky]

How does it compare to tiger 850 sport ?

[@mmax27]

The catch is the inferior engine control software, driving modes and lack of IMU compared to the BMW. Suspension better compared to F850GS, worse compared to F900Gs.

[@HOT_V8]

대한민국에선 팔 수 없는 제조사 명이다...

[@EJK1965]

All 'foreign' bikes (except Ducati's) should be exiled to Rowanda. STOP THE BIKES from stealing our jobs, etc etc!

[@abstractspaces8186]

They could have hired a designer to make it look like more than a knock off GS.

[@rodgeskell4218]

Well seeing as it's uncannily similar to the F900GS I think it might've been intentional perhaps? Park them next to one another and you'll see how similar they are...