Honda NX500 On and Off Road Test and Review

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[Patrick-ly]

Recently sold my XR 150 and bought the NX 500. Plenty of powerfor me. Quick, comfortable, nimble, fun, great around town and on our dirt (sand) roads. Older (63) & Beginner rider, and having a blast on it. Greetings from South Carolina, USA.

[guit]

Congratulations, Dad! Familiar with the bike in the CB config, and it's a great standard bike. Now, as for the dad part, I just took one of my daughters (who's now 37) for a moto camping trip. I've been waiting years for the opportunity to do this, and it was a huge treat. My kids grew up backpacking/bike packing with us, but this trip was special. Your day will come. One tip, however. My daughter rode a Ninja 650 without any luggage. No problem. Dad's Super T can take the whole load, which swelled with "why nots." When you take a trip with your son or daughter, put him/her on something that can carry more than a small tail bag, and split the rest between you and your wife. Cheers.

[motophoenix]

I bought one of these in April this year and I am very pleased with it. Up until last October my main ride was a 1993 BMW R100GS PD I had had it since early 1995 and had put nearly miles km) on it, until I managed to run it into a crash barrier on a French motorway and bent the frame. It took me quite a while to make up my mind to finally let the Beemer go. But I had been thinking about buying a smaller lighter bike, since a smaller lighter bike suits my riding style which involves minimal motorway work. I am really glad things worked out so well with the Honda; it is a very nice bike. I think your assessment of it hits the spot, I can't really find anything that I disagree with.

[ADingoTookMyDasco]

A friend of mine has a 50 km commute to work & I recommend this bike based on his needs & budget. Thanks for confirming my suspicions about the bike.

[raulsalanaranjo]

It’s not the bike you want, it’s the bike you need.

[andik.]

Good to see that the brand new dad is still capable to do the bikes justice. Nice video and congrats.

[Brian-qgbm]

Great fuel economy, big tank/long range, 8, 000 mile service interval, 19" front wheel, good weather/bug protection, decent suspension with a good amount of travel... this might be the perfect bike for Alaska.
On a fine day, if the mood strikes you, you could get from Soldotna to Fairbanks with just one fuel stop. I wouldn't think anything of running 100 miles, just to watch the sun rise.

[orientationandmobilitywith]

Great video! Yes, it looks like a bike that I would like. 😊

[ronbatt]

Congratulations on the new family addition!

[markrenton]

I just come from crf250l to nx500 and it was a real downer on bumpy gravel roads, but much better on tarmac roads. I took the bumps so hard. I wish i had money to keep both. Good video.

[robertlindstrom]

This would be my pick. Also propably why Kawa has not yet released a Versys 500. They know that this is the one to beat, and that is not easy. So they will tinker still for an unspecified period of time. It will come soon, I think but beating perfection at this price point is no easy task. When the time comes for me to downsize this is one top option. I liked the older version too but this one is better looking. And by now we know that these are practically bullet proof.

[thodoris]

why you havent tested the vstrom800de yet?i d like to watch your opinion.i cant deside between transalp and vstrom, altought i find vstrom a little bulky and i lean more to the transalp.as a parent myself, two teen boys, i wish you the best for the new member!

[MechanizedMedic]

I hope the XR500L is the next revival for Honda. Make it light enough to replace both the XR650L and CRF450L.

[neonsamurai]

I had interest in the Himalayan 450 now that it is releasing in North America, but the total price came out higher than the NX500, thanks to an eye watering 900$ freight, plus 500$ PDI, and the dealership charging 200$ over MSRP on the preorder, totaling over 1, 600CAD above MSRP, or 9, 622CAD before taxes! I can get any other bikes in this segment for less than that new. Bikes with better resale, better dealership networks, better reliability, etc.

[TheQuietBeast]

I bought the latest CB500X (2023), it has actually most upgrades you are talking about except the new display. You should have compared with that instead (or the 2022, same there). But what made me pick the older was styling, not fond of the NX sharp looks, and like you said, who needs TC on this bike 😀

[igneous]

Compelling bike. Always like enough power but not too much to wring out on the road and plenty of km/l. And decently good looking to someone who don't care for how bikes have looked for a while now.

[drd]

4500km on mine so far touring boxes down here in Thailand--excellent little bike--its a halfrica twin--i in white love the Rally look too

[diggy-dw]

I had looked at the 500x several years back & the suspension was a big reason I didn't care for her but I'm starting to see
that no matter what bike we end up with, we can get them to do most of what we want them to do for us. A few mods &
things are pretty good to go but I starting to think we've got too many choices? I knew that sounds funny but we do.
Ride safe, peace.

[veljkovic]

Great video as usual, just add metric values on the screen as well, please. 👍

[chiefenumclaw]

You're lucky Canada got the int'l color scheme. Here in the states, we got the same matte black colors as the Trans Alp. I'm hoping somebody comes out with an aftermarket decal kit that resembles the Africa Twin.