I used to live in a bad neighborhood, having such a light bike, I parked it inside my apartment. Two people could pick up a Rebel and throw it in the back of a pick up and drive off.
The control unit you refer to at 2:20 is a regulator/rectifier combo. The regulator portion ensures that electricity is delivered at a safe level so it doesn't exceed voltage limits. The rectifier converts AC power from the alternator on the motorcycle into DC power to charge the battery. Sorry to comment on an older video you probably already know this information!
Hey man, great video. Very detailed and easy/clear instructions. I got a 500 last month and planning on doing a few small mods here and there. I just can't decide whether to remove the fender to make it look cooler or to add the passenger kit I just bough lol. Either way....SUBBED!
Just wanted to give an update for people that want to do this. This procedure does not remove the rear fender frame. At least not the 500. Just tried this a year later lol. I can’t tell from the end of the video if your frame came off as well. If not, anyway you could do an update video on how to remove it? Sorry to bring up a year old topic lol. You da man!
New subsciber here. Really interesting videos on the 2017 Rebel. No one else is doing this service, so please keep it up. I think the bike looks cooler without the rear fender but what about the rear turn signals and brake/license plate lights? Is there a way to moumt/reuse them without the rear fender? If not, do you know of any after-market kits to do so? I'd love to be able to have a smaller/bobbed fender or no fender at all, and relocate the license plate and brake light to a side moutn instead. Thanks for the awesome videos!
I am going to try and tear this bike down as far as it'll go so I can have content for my channel. I am thinking of doing and install of the Diablo Custom Works rear fender. It's on ebay. $229 though. With this setup you would have to relocate the plate and they make a bracket that mounts to the side (around the rear suspension. Everything on their site is pretty expensive though. They also make a smaller front fender, side covers and other fun parts. Looking forward to you watching.
Hi. I am from Germany and just bought a 500 Rebel for my wife. I am currently want to change that bad looking light block on the rear fender. Saw your video and i am wondering if its possible to remove only the fender cover and not the whole fender to get to the cables under the cover. Is it possible ?
awesome vid! I also have a 300 picked it up in August so nice to see someone getting some videos of work being done on the 300- I look forward to more DIY videos- Keep up the great work!
Ok so I'm at the part where you have to take like the 6 or so fender screws off but mine are ON there. Like Ive had an ex body builder bend up one of his tools trying to unscrew them. Do I need to take it to a shop to get em unscrewed or is there another way I could possibly do it?
Just saw your photos of what you replaced that rear fender with and it's BEAUTIFUL! Could you tell me what the kit is, am looking to do something similar but coming up blank-there don't seem to be many (any?) cut back/reduced rear fender options that I can find?
Girl On Two Wheels they’re on there so strong! I was scared when I took mine off the first time. I wouldn’t worry about them breaking as they’re very strong. That being said...you may want to get a pro to do it. They are on so tight though. It sounds like you break it when I finally breaks free
Johnny Mendoza they make mounts for the suspension. Don’t know where to find one but they do exist. The plate mounts vertically instead of horizontally
Honda offers a 2nd rider seat for the fender. Its really small and just from the size of the seat its not even worth putting someone on it. Mainly because they wouldn't be comfortable on it and Like Arches said, Its thin and really shouldn't have much weight on it. Id only put a tail bag on it if i could find one that fit. NOTE: My brother has a CMX500 (Rebel 500) and this is where im getting my info. I riide a CBR 300R
@@ArchesMechanic i saw u took both bolts that hold the seat base, is attached to the frame and if it is are those bolts long enough to add another plate attachment for the bobber seat?
@@ArchesMechanic great, thanx I'll try them, I've reached out to 2 bubber seat maker and they dont have the hardware for the rebel 500 2019 ( the rebel with the kind of seat u and i have)
Hi Nizam. I have a rebel 500 and want to change the rear tail light and blinkers. What did you bought? Can you send a pic of how it looks? And maybe described how you took it off without taking off the fender? Thanks PS. I saw you videos.. Looks good. I'm thinking of a smaller model with bars
Codrin T hi... please view my other video.. to see my customs rear tail light.. hope you had an idea.. To take it out 1) 2x bolt nut u can see from below fender behind tail light. 2) 1x bolt nut exectly below your tail light. Removing this 3x bolt nut will make your tail light loose. Then cut the wire as per you need.. not too short coz you need to tie it up with thr new tail light cable Hope this help you..
Letran okay...so the fender you can take off and still put the seat on however, the rails that the fender are attached to are part of the rear assembly. Seat, battery box, fuses and the lot. Each rail is around $135 usd so I’m not about to cut mine off yet. Maybe sometime in the future.
Awesome. I’m getting a Honda Rebel 500cc this spring. Yours is a 300cc right? I’m deciding between the Honda rebel 500cc and the Kawasaki Vulcan S 650 S . I have had rode a Kawasaki Vulcan 650 S and it’s amazing super fast light really easy to handle. But I love the style or the Honda rebel 500cc way more I never rode one yet. I absolutely love it. So you are from Utah too . I live in Salt Lake City. How do you you like your rebel?
Working on it. Trying to find the right mirrors. Want to find some that are the same as the Triumph Bonneville Bobber. My dad has one and they are wicked.
Sharifuddin Umar they’re difficult. Some people have broken the heads off and had to drill them out. Mine were very tight and I just pushed harder. If you don’t care what they look like you can get a vice grips and do it that way. Just be careful
@@ArchesMechanic Hello Arches Mechanic, did you ever get the chance to put the tail light video up again? I bought a replacement round tail light for my rebel but would love to se a video of the bricks removal to give me a little confidence.
Really want to do this and be able to have brake lights and license plate attached, doesn't seem to be any way of doing this in the UK that I have come across
Sam Cox you can buy aftermarket ones. Not sure where in 🇬🇧. Us number plates are different size too I think. Maybe an aftermarket plate holder that connects to shocks?
Arches Mechanic Well mine i have to i reached there with a dead end plus i checked another link and he says u even have to remove the battery (which i found )to reach the lower bolts because it attached to chassis with 4 silver bolts (2 lower bolts beside the battery and 2 higher bolts)and the last step no need for it (the removal of the 4 black bolts in the side of the back fender) those bolts for attaching accessories like side bags.
Feras Smady if you want to remove the arms with the rear fender then yes, you would have to remove the rest of the bolts but I was just demonstrating removing the fender by itself to repair or replace it
Eu gosto de moto custom por isso vou esperar se chega no Brasil Essa Rebel 500 C M X ela para ficar Show de bola SÓ falta colocar 2 escape esse é meu sonho de consumo (JOSEILDO ) essa moto min lembra a H D
@@ArchesMechanic Thanks for responding. I can't believe how much is involved in removing this fender. I stated on a 1964 Bonnyville and it was just a couple of bolts to remove a fender, but then you could replace a fender on a car as they were bolted on as well. I have been driving a motorcycle 53 years and still love it and looking to buy a rebel which has the same horsepower as my Triumph Bonnyville did, Just subscribed!
wery easy take off but no need take, only need change modern rear lightbrakelight and licence plate. wery ugly old bike version rear light have, new led light have better, but genuine fender have best,rebel 500 problem have only too black colour ugly, and too soft suspension need first change better harden suspens before drive anythink. and foothstep need move front lot. add leather sidebags,and paint beauty, genuine have wery ugly and honda have made suspensions fail.
Nothing says , I'm a single bachelor like , " my bike is in the kitchen" lol 😂😂😂
WICKEDLEE LOOPY best part is I’m married. She hates it.
@Butterball The Clown Nobody cares about your insecurities, dude.
I used to live in a bad neighborhood, having such a light bike, I parked it inside my apartment. Two people could pick up a Rebel and throw it in the back of a pick up and drive off.
Instablaster
The control unit you refer to at 2:20 is a regulator/rectifier combo. The regulator portion ensures that electricity is delivered at a safe level so it doesn't exceed voltage limits. The rectifier converts AC power from the alternator on the motorcycle into DC power to charge the battery. Sorry to comment on an older video you probably already know this information!
andrew chen good to know!
Thanks for the info Andrew. Cheers man!
Yes it is
Hey man, great video. Very detailed and easy/clear instructions. I got a 500 last month and planning on doing a few small mods here and there. I just can't decide whether to remove the fender to make it look cooler or to add the passenger kit I just bough lol. Either way....SUBBED!
Please do an exhaust removal and new install too
Just wanted to give an update for people that want to do this. This procedure does not remove the rear fender frame. At least not the 500. Just tried this a year later lol. I can’t tell from the end of the video if your frame came off as well. If not, anyway you could do an update video on how to remove it? Sorry to bring up a year old topic lol. You da man!
C B sold the bike. Video coming soon.
Hi! Thanks for the video. I will use it to wrap the fender.
By the way I love your knife. Could you share the model please?
Thank you. The knife is a kershaw. They don’t make that model anymore.
Thanks. Shows every step in detail.
New subsciber here. Really interesting videos on the 2017 Rebel. No one else is doing this service, so please keep it up. I think the bike looks cooler without the rear fender but what about the rear turn signals and brake/license plate lights? Is there a way to moumt/reuse them without the rear fender? If not, do you know of any after-market kits to do so? I'd love to be able to have a smaller/bobbed fender or no fender at all, and relocate the license plate and brake light to a side moutn instead. Thanks for the awesome videos!
I am going to try and tear this bike down as far as it'll go so I can have content for my channel. I am thinking of doing and install of the Diablo Custom Works rear fender. It's on ebay. $229 though. With this setup you would have to relocate the plate and they make a bracket that mounts to the side (around the rear suspension. Everything on their site is pretty expensive though. They also make a smaller front fender, side covers and other fun parts. Looking forward to you watching.
Hi. I am from Germany and just bought a 500 Rebel for my wife. I am currently want to change that bad looking light block on the rear fender. Saw your video and i am wondering if its possible to remove only the fender cover and not the whole fender to get to the cables under the cover.
Is it possible ?
Sorry it took so long to reply. You probably figured this out already but you have to remove the whole fender to replace the light.
awesome vid! I also have a 300 picked it up in August so nice to see someone getting some videos of work being done on the 300- I look forward to more DIY videos- Keep up the great work!
Thanks! More to come! New video every Friday on this channel and this week is blinker bulb and taillight bulb replacement how to.
I've been trying to figure out how to get the side panel off for weeks. I didn't realise it just pulled off XD
Is it still the same process if you have a passenger seat??
I believe so but I haven’t tried
Ok so I'm at the part where you have to take like the 6 or so fender screws off but mine are ON there. Like Ive had an ex body builder bend up one of his tools trying to unscrew them. Do I need to take it to a shop to get em unscrewed or is there another way I could possibly do it?
Taxist Fox they’re a pain in the ass. Try not to do it slow. Just a quick little (large) nudge and they’ll come out. They put them in there right af
In the kitchen.👍👍👍😉
U are man of honor.
Greatings from Germany.
Thanks for the guidance
Just saw your photos of what you replaced that rear fender with and it's BEAUTIFUL! Could you tell me what the kit is, am looking to do something similar but coming up blank-there don't seem to be many (any?) cut back/reduced rear fender options that I can find?
I always wanted to replace mine but I never found one I like. I might have tried one but I don’t remember now. Sorry
@@ArchesMechanic Thanks anyway!
How do you take the fender brackets off? I’ve tried everything but they won’t budge at all and I don’t want to ruin the head of the bolt
Girl On Two Wheels they’re on there so strong! I was scared when I took mine off the first time. I wouldn’t worry about them breaking as they’re very strong. That being said...you may want to get a pro to do it. They are on so tight though. It sounds like you break it when I finally breaks free
My question is if you decide to leave it off to make it look like a bobber where do you put the license plate
Johnny Mendoza they make mounts for the suspension. Don’t know where to find one but they do exist. The plate mounts vertically instead of horizontally
Thank you about to get me one of this Honda Rebel 500
How heavy and sturdy did the rear fender feel? Apparently you can attach a rear cushion on top of it and it can hold a passenger.
jeff wong I wouldn’t put anyone over 120 lbs on it. Even then it’s very thin.
Honda offers a 2nd rider seat for the fender. Its really small and just from the size of the seat its not even worth putting someone on it. Mainly because they wouldn't be comfortable on it and Like Arches said, Its thin and really shouldn't have much weight on it. Id only put a tail bag on it if i could find one that fit.
NOTE: My brother has a CMX500 (Rebel 500) and this is where im getting my info.
I riide a CBR 300R
Have u tried installing a bobber solo seat im curios to know if it could be without welding or drilling anything to the bike, just adding hardware
I haven’t l. Sorry
@@ArchesMechanic i saw u took both bolts that hold the seat base, is attached to the frame and if it is are those bolts long enough to add another plate attachment for the bobber seat?
@@jhjimbar they should be or the bobber should come with bolts that are long enough
@@ArchesMechanic great, thanx I'll try them, I've reached out to 2 bubber seat maker and they dont have the hardware for the rebel 500 2019 ( the rebel with the kind of seat u and i have)
is that any other way to install back the brake lamp and number plate back under the seat ?
Fred Cesare not really. You could cut the fender and the two rails that come out but they’re expensive to replace.
My bud is having issues installing a rear seat. He cant get the 2 back Allen bolts off on the top of the fender.
r3dhorse twist harder. They’re in there pretty good
can you make a video how to remove the front fender
Randall Fernandez working on it. Haven’t found a reason to yet. As soon as I do I’ll film it 😉
Bro.. how to remove taillight without taken out the whole rear fender... i just bought the custom taillight and wanted to change it...
Nizam Mohd can’t since the wiring is attached at the seat.
Arches Mechanic thanx anyway I managed to take it out. And change with new custom light.
Hi Nizam. I have a rebel 500 and want to change the rear tail light and blinkers. What did you bought? Can you send a pic of how it looks? And maybe described how you took it off without taking off the fender? Thanks
PS. I saw you videos.. Looks good. I'm thinking of a smaller model with bars
Codrin T hi... please view my other video.. to see my customs rear tail light.. hope you had an idea..
To take it out
1) 2x bolt nut u can see from below fender behind tail light.
2) 1x bolt nut exectly below your tail light.
Removing this 3x bolt nut will make your tail light loose.
Then cut the wire as per you need.. not too short coz you need to tie it up with thr new tail light cable
Hope this help you..
one more question if you take the rear fender off can u still put the seat back? or you need the fender there so u can put the seat on?
Letran okay...so the fender you can take off and still put the seat on however, the rails that the fender are attached to are part of the rear assembly. Seat, battery box, fuses and the lot. Each rail is around $135 usd so I’m not about to cut mine off yet. Maybe sometime in the future.
Awesome. I’m getting a Honda Rebel 500cc this spring. Yours is a 300cc right? I’m deciding between the Honda rebel 500cc and the Kawasaki Vulcan S 650 S . I have had rode a Kawasaki Vulcan 650 S and it’s amazing super fast light really easy to handle. But I love the style or the Honda rebel 500cc way more I never rode one yet. I absolutely love it. So you are from Utah too . I live in Salt Lake City. How do you you like your rebel?
edgar bowen I like the rebel but my father has the triumph bonneville bobber and that bike is amazing. If I had $12k I’d have that instead.
Ever do a video for changing the handlebars with some bar end mirrors?
Working on it. Trying to find the right mirrors. Want to find some that are the same as the Triumph Bonneville Bobber. My dad has one and they are wicked.
oh yeah they look pretty nice
www.ebay.com/itm/Pescara-Aluminum-Handle-Bar-End-Mirrors-Yamaha-XV-950-Racer-TDM-XSR-900-700-ABS-/122261423156 seem close
Can the seat be put back on with the fender removed
jackchase79 yes
Having hard time removing them fender bolts. Sprayed some WD40 but still no joy. Any tips?
Sharifuddin Umar they’re difficult. Some people have broken the heads off and had to drill them out. Mine were very tight and I just pushed harder. If you don’t care what they look like you can get a vice grips and do it that way. Just be careful
Sharifuddin Umar I have the same issue. Almost ruined my bolts
Could you make a video how to remove the taillight?
PROAIXIS I had one up. I’ll double check to see if I had to remove it for music reasons and upload again if it’s removed
@@ArchesMechanic Cool, thank you!
@@ArchesMechanic Hello Arches Mechanic, did you ever get the chance to put the tail light video up again? I bought a replacement round tail light for my rebel but would love to se a video of the bricks removal to give me a little confidence.
Madhukanth Menon I never did and now I’ve sold the bike. Been busy busy. Sorry. It’s only 3 bolts that hold it on. Should be easy
Bro great bud but your supposed to do a reveal man
Then what do you do for tail light, license plate and blinkers? Thanks. Jb.
I was merely demonstrating for "repair" purposes but they do make side marker and side license plate kits.
Arches Mechanic got it thanks, I’ll check it out.
Is this the same 17-2019 modele?
Jordan St Charles should be 17/18 at least. Haven’t seen 19 yet
@@ArchesMechanic Thank you sir. Safe riding
can you ride the bike with the fender remove?
Letran not legally ;)
And what purpose does this serve?
broderp if you dent/scratch/scuff your gender you could replace it
I’ll be removing my front and rear fenders so I can wrap them.
Really want to do this and be able to have brake lights and license plate attached, doesn't seem to be any way of doing this in the UK that I have come across
Sam Cox you can buy aftermarket ones. Not sure where in 🇬🇧. Us number plates are different size too I think. Maybe an aftermarket plate holder that connects to shocks?
I don’t know where your at in Utah. But I have some brand new Viking saddlebags for that bike for sale. I am in Logan. Message me if your interested.
Jim Wiles as far south as you can get. Also I sold the bike. Thanks though
I would never take my bike out of the kitchen if I didn't live with people -.-
Very good but don’t use a knife like that
hes missing the big part u have to remove the 14mm silver bolts in the side of the frame! why u didn’t mention that!
Feras Smady I didn’t have to remove those
Arches Mechanic Well mine i have to i reached there with a dead end plus i checked another link and he says u even have to remove the battery (which i found )to reach the lower bolts because it attached to chassis with 4 silver bolts (2 lower bolts beside the battery and 2 higher bolts)and the last step no need for it (the removal of the 4 black bolts in the side of the back fender) those bolts for attaching accessories like side bags.
Feras Smady if you want to remove the arms with the rear fender then yes, you would have to remove the rest of the bolts but I was just demonstrating removing the fender by itself to repair or replace it
Ok i got it am so sorry i miss understood u and thank u for the video keep uploading more :))
Eu gosto de moto custom por isso vou esperar se chega no Brasil Essa Rebel 500 C M X ela para ficar Show de bola SÓ falta colocar 2 escape esse é meu sonho de consumo (JOSEILDO ) essa moto min lembra a H D
Joseildo Cavalcante É uma boa bicicleta. até agora sem problemas.
Remove the fender and get back slapped with mud in the rain? It's a beautiful fender to remove it, is stupid?
James Woods this would be for someone who wants to modify stuff, replace the center due to crash, repair scratches from backpack and so on
@@ArchesMechanic Thanks for responding. I can't believe how much is involved in removing this fender. I stated on a 1964 Bonnyville and it was just a couple of bolts to remove a fender, but then you could replace a fender on a car as they were bolted on as well. I have been driving a motorcycle 53 years and still love it and looking to buy a rebel which has the same horsepower as my Triumph Bonnyville did, Just subscribed!
James Woods thanks! My dad has the 2017 bonneville bobber. It’s amazing!
wery easy take off but no need take, only need change modern rear lightbrakelight and licence plate. wery ugly old bike version rear light have, new led light have better, but genuine fender have best,rebel 500 problem have only too black colour ugly, and too soft suspension need first change better harden suspens before drive anythink. and foothstep need move front lot. add leather sidebags,and paint beauty, genuine have wery ugly and honda have made suspensions fail.