Hi, I got the wheels from Rally Riad in the UK. They seem to make them in batches so there can be a bit of a wait. They only do them for the 2014-2018 models. I ended up getting the tubed ones and converting them to tubeless myself because there was no sign of the tubless ones becoming avaible. www.rally-raidproducts.co.uk/honda-cb500x-cb500f/Honda-cb500x-gold-level-3-wheels Thank you for watching Trevor
Hello, below I saw a question about the high front fender, can you tell me how you solved the problem with the collision with the brake hoses and the ABS, I would be grateful for what you used, how did you attach the fender to the frame and did you remake the wires?
Hi, thank you for the comment. It is a standard replacement fender you can pick up easily online. I don't remember where I got the one on the bike. The brake and ABS Hoses fit around the fender without any alterations. I just used a flat price of metal bolted onto the fork clamp. It is pretty easy just take your time lining up the position so that it suits the nose of the bike. Thanks for watching Trevor
Hi Rolling Pebble thank you for the comment, I have taken the bike on the Spanish TET with 10 days worth of gear -Tent, Sleeping bag, inflatable mattress -Drone, Tripod, Laptop, action cam, chargers -Tools, spare Tube, tyre irons, electric pump -4 days worth of t-shirts socks etc (cleaned them every time a get a place with a heated towel rack) I didn't bring cooking gear, only because I wanted to make myself meet people, especially in remote places. The bike could have taken a lot more but I didn't need it. In fact, I will bring less on the next trip. Here is a video of one of the sections and you can see the tail bag and tent bag. Tail bags are easy to remove and you can bring everything with you if you are staying in a hotel or guest house, also the high exhaust means I would need to customise a set of luggage racks (which I never use anyway) th-cam.com/video/QeJjjsQMiMw/w-d-xo.html Thanks for watching Trevor
@@solomotoadventures nice video... You must be an experienced off-roader... Seem so relaxed even though the trail looks pretty tricky in some areas. I'm on a 800GS at present, but leaning towards changing to a CB and nodding it up for a long overland journey I'm planning for.... You mentioned carrying tubes... Is that just in case of rim damage, or are you not on tubeless....
Hi@@therollingpebble2138 thank you for the comment, I'm more enthusiastic than experienced but I have ridden a lot of trials motorbikes over the years, I looked at a lot of bikes before I picked the CB. If you are planning long trips or going off-road you will need to customise any bike and the CB for me was an easy choice, it is pretty much bulletproof, easy to get parts anywhere in the world, it can be modified easily and if you are on your own it's pretty easy to pick up. On longer trips, I carry a 19" tube because if the tire gets a tear too big to plug you can put in a tube to get you back on the road, the 19" tube will work on the 17" rear also so only one tube needed (get the heavy-duty type). Where are you planning to go on your trip? Trevor
@@solomotoadventures ah interesting re the tube fitting both rims.. Just learned something new... Cool.... As for the trip.... Hopefully it will happen by end next year (Covid situation being a key dependency), and take me to as much of the globe as I can manage within a budget and my ageing 57 Yr old body... Lol... I bought the GS primarily to learn and hopefully get decent at riding off pavement, but may get something like the CB instead for the journey... Still not 100% decided on the choice of bike.....
Do you have a link where you got the front fender? I really want to change mine to what yours looks like because I think the OEM front fender looks so damn ugly. Thanks
Hi, I don't remember exactly where I got it, you will need to lower it a little when fitting but it is not difficult with a few spacers, if you look on Amazon for Motorbike-Front-Mudguard-Supermoto-Motocross it will give you some options, here is a link to a more up-to-date look at my bike with a few more mods th-cam.com/video/OPo5Vk4Dxjs/w-d-xo.html Thanks for watching Trevor
I don't understand for all the $ (& time) you need to spend upgrading a CB500X, trying to turn it into an adventure bike (which it's not!) why didn't you just buy a Yamaha Teneray 700?! No matter how many upgrades you do to the Honda 500, you just can't get it to the level of the Teneray!
Hi Brian, thank you for the comment. It was €6,000.00 less to do what I than to buy a Tenere 700. I don't mind spending a bit of time working on the bike because when you do a lot of off-road riding the more you know the bike the better it is. Even so It did not take long to do the upgrades. They are easy swaps. I am not trying to build a Tenere, they are a fine bike, but I don't want one. It doesn't matter to me if you call it an Adventure bike, a duel sport, a scrambler or a road bike it works well for me and has surpassed my expectations, and that is what I was looking for. I ride a lot off-road and so far it has been perfect. Maybe in the future I will consider a Tenere but for now I am very happy with the CB500X. They are bulletproof, which you want when you are out on your own off-road. Thanks for watching Trevor
@@solomotoadventures I my opinion it´s not really true, everything is mounted and hanging on the engine. It´s good bike for gravel roads with reliable engine, but not for offroad. If you will have realy hard crash, your crashbars can even brake the engine apart, and then you are done. No repair possible in the field. Suspension is also way to soft. I am talking from personal experience... As I said. This bike is good for my girfriend who rides only gravel roads. But for me it´s very easy to reach it´s limits. It bottom out even when I jump off the sidewalk :-D The wheels and all the upgrades must have cost you also some money. I would better add a little on top of it and ride stock Tenere, or KTM690.
Hi, I bought the bike and modified it so I could ride some of the old Dakar routes in Morocco. Last October I spent days 14 days off road in the desert and Altlas mountains, and the bike was perfect, so I'm not too worried about the comments. Thanks for watching
Hi Gary, thank you for the comment. The tyres are Continental TKC 80s as recommended by Rally Raid. At the time of making the video, I didn't have enough time on the tyres to say if they were good or bad. To be honest with the current set-up (tyre pressure and suspension) I don't like them but I don't know if they are the best of a bad lot or there is something better. I will be getting different tyres soon and will have something to compare them with. I also need to tweak the suspension which may also be impacting the grip off-road. I will do a video on the suspension tweaks and the tyres once I have tried a new set. If there is anything else you would like to see let me know and I will do a video on it for you if I can. Thanks for watching.
@@solomotoadventures if I may ask... What other bikes did you consider, if at all, before getting the CB, and what was the deciding factor for you? I was also considering the Suzuki Vstrom 650 Xt, apart from the CB. Other older bikes like the old AT, DR650, KLR650, etc are almost impossible to get here (I'm from Malaysia).. So the options are limited...
@@therollingpebble2138 I wanted a bike to go off-road riding in Morocco but ended up in the Tabernas Desert in Spain as the Spanish Morocco borders were closed. th-cam.com/video/QeJjjsQMiMw/w-d-xo.html I looked at all of the bikes and ruled most of them out very quickly, I was about to get a Tenere until I discovered the CB. My concern with the Tenere was it is very top-heavy. A lot of bikes are sold on the basis bigger is better but it's much easier to get out of trouble with a small bike. Ted Simon travelled the world for 4 years on a 500cc bike in 1973
I would also stress, we all have a manufacturer we like, I love Honda so it was a big part of my decision. If you like the GS then no reason not to stick with it, just research potential problems and be as prepared as you can if things do go wrong.
I think there is not much choice for offroad tyres. For example there is only one size allowed in our country. And It´s impossible to buy a good knobby tire in that size ... You have to go with a bit wider tyre to get something more knobby, but that means you are not legal complient, and you are not covered by insurance in case of any accident... :((
Hi Shane, thank you for the comment, I am using the Oxford diamond pros and they have taken a fair bit of abuse. The first two things I broke on the bike was the front brake lever and mirror from an innocent enough drop. You can turn these in when off-road www.oxfordproducts.com/motorcycle/brands/oxford/handlebar_accessories/mirror_diamond_pro_universal/ Trevor
@@solomotoadventures thanks Trevor for the reply, I am enjoying your videos I just got a crf250 rally and I am looking to do a bit of local trailing to bring up the off road skill level (from 0) 😁. Just getting the few bits for the bike was looking at the doubletake mirrors but will look at the same as yours also. The trip to Spain looks great I am hoping to do some tet and you have put Spain to the top of the list 👍.
Hi glad you enjoy the videos, off-road riding is great fun, it is also easy to get into trouble, if you have a buddy to go with it I would strongly recommend it and always have a recovery plan in case something does happen (something always happens its part of the learning). The CRF is a lovely bike, been looking at them recently myself. Ride Safe
Hi @@therollingpebble2138they are pretty much the same, I didn't put a lot of research into them, my local dealer had these ones and I took them. They are the type of things I expect to break on a regular basis in fact the stock mirror and front brake lever were the first two things I broke on the bike, but these have taken a fair bit of abuse and they are still working well.
That front fender looks good 👍🏻
Super cool!
How did you disable ABS?
hello, excellent work, can you tell me where did you buy an oil filter protection, I'll try to find it in the web, but i can't.
Hi
Thank you for the comment. It is part of the Rally Raid UK engine protection kit.
Thanks for watching
Trevor
@@solomotoadventures 💪
Thank you for answer, can you send a link for higher mud guard? kind regards
Good advice thanks.
Hello would like to ask what hub and rim you have used to replace the stock mags. Thanks.
Hi, I got the wheels from Rally Riad in the UK. They seem to make them in batches so there can be a bit of a wait. They only do them for the 2014-2018 models. I ended up getting the tubed ones and converting them to tubeless myself because there was no sign of the tubless ones becoming avaible.
www.rally-raidproducts.co.uk/honda-cb500x-cb500f/Honda-cb500x-gold-level-3-wheels
Thank you for watching
Trevor
Hello, below I saw a question about the high front fender, can you tell me how you solved the problem with the collision with the brake hoses and the ABS, I would be grateful for what you used, how did you attach the fender to the frame and did you remake the wires?
Hi, thank you for the comment. It is a standard replacement fender you can pick up easily online. I don't remember where I got the one on the bike. The brake and ABS Hoses fit around the fender without any alterations. I just used a flat price of metal bolted onto the fork clamp. It is pretty easy just take your time lining up the position so that it suits the nose of the bike.
Thanks for watching
Trevor
@@solomotoadventures Thank you for quick answer
Nice upgrades.. have you tried touring fully loaded....in terms of power and handling....tks
Hi Rolling Pebble thank you for the comment, I have taken the bike on the Spanish TET with 10 days worth of gear
-Tent, Sleeping bag, inflatable mattress
-Drone, Tripod, Laptop, action cam, chargers
-Tools, spare Tube, tyre irons, electric pump
-4 days worth of t-shirts socks etc (cleaned them every time a get a place with a heated towel rack)
I didn't bring cooking gear, only because I wanted to make myself meet people, especially in remote places. The bike could have taken a lot more but I didn't need it. In fact, I will bring less on the next trip. Here is a video of one of the sections and you can see the tail bag and tent bag. Tail bags are easy to remove and you can bring everything with you if you are staying in a hotel or guest house, also the high exhaust means I would need to customise a set of luggage racks (which I never use anyway)
th-cam.com/video/QeJjjsQMiMw/w-d-xo.html
Thanks for watching
Trevor
@@solomotoadventures nice video... You must be an experienced off-roader... Seem so relaxed even though the trail looks pretty tricky in some areas. I'm on a 800GS at present, but leaning towards changing to a CB and nodding it up for a long overland journey I'm planning for....
You mentioned carrying tubes... Is that just in case of rim damage, or are you not on tubeless....
Hi@@therollingpebble2138 thank you for the comment, I'm more enthusiastic than experienced but I have ridden a lot of trials motorbikes over the years, I looked at a lot of bikes before I picked the CB. If you are planning long trips or going off-road you will need to customise any bike and the CB for me was an easy choice, it is pretty much bulletproof, easy to get parts anywhere in the world, it can be modified easily and if you are on your own it's pretty easy to pick up. On longer trips, I carry a 19" tube because if the tire gets a tear too big to plug you can put in a tube to get you back on the road, the 19" tube will work on the 17" rear also so only one tube needed (get the heavy-duty type). Where are you planning to go on your trip?
Trevor
@@solomotoadventures ah interesting re the tube fitting both rims.. Just learned something new... Cool....
As for the trip.... Hopefully it will happen by end next year (Covid situation being a key dependency), and take me to as much of the globe as I can manage within a budget and my ageing 57 Yr old body... Lol... I bought the GS primarily to learn and hopefully get decent at riding off pavement, but may get something like the CB instead for the journey... Still not 100% decided on the choice of bike.....
@@therollingpebble2138 Sounds great, you will be a Rolling Stone by the time you are finished that trip
Do you have a link where you got the front fender? I really want to change mine to what yours looks like because I think the OEM front fender looks so damn ugly. Thanks
Hi, I don't remember exactly where I got it, you will need to lower it a little when fitting but it is not difficult with a few spacers, if you look on Amazon for Motorbike-Front-Mudguard-Supermoto-Motocross it will give you some options, here is a link to a more up-to-date look at my bike with a few more mods
th-cam.com/video/OPo5Vk4Dxjs/w-d-xo.html
Thanks for watching
Trevor
its this a 2018? What year is it?
Hi its a 2014, thanks for watching
I don't understand for all the $ (& time) you need to spend upgrading a CB500X, trying to turn it into an adventure bike (which it's not!) why didn't you just buy a Yamaha Teneray 700?! No matter how many upgrades you do to the Honda 500, you just can't get it to the level of the Teneray!
Hi Brian, thank you for the comment. It was €6,000.00 less to do what I than to buy a Tenere 700. I don't mind spending a bit of time working on the bike because when you do a lot of off-road riding the more you know the bike the better it is. Even so It did not take long to do the upgrades. They are easy swaps.
I am not trying to build a Tenere, they are a fine bike, but I don't want one.
It doesn't matter to me if you call it an Adventure bike, a duel sport, a scrambler or a road bike it works well for me and has surpassed my expectations, and that is what I was looking for. I ride a lot off-road and so far it has been perfect. Maybe in the future I will consider a Tenere but for now I am very happy with the CB500X. They are bulletproof, which you want when you are out on your own off-road.
Thanks for watching
Trevor
@@solomotoadventures I my opinion it´s not really true, everything is mounted and hanging on the engine. It´s good bike for gravel roads with reliable engine, but not for offroad. If you will have realy hard crash, your crashbars can even brake the engine apart, and then you are done. No repair possible in the field. Suspension is also way to soft. I am talking from personal experience... As I said. This bike is good for my girfriend who rides only gravel roads. But for me it´s very easy to reach it´s limits. It bottom out even when I jump off the sidewalk :-D The wheels and all the upgrades must have cost you also some money. I would better add a little on top of it and ride stock Tenere, or KTM690.
@@solomotoadventures Feck the naysayers Trevor. Great build !
Hi, I bought the bike and modified it so I could ride some of the old Dakar routes in Morocco. Last October I spent days 14 days off road in the desert and Altlas mountains, and the bike was perfect, so I'm not too worried about the comments.
Thanks for watching
You said nothing about tires
Hi Gary, thank you for the comment. The tyres are Continental TKC 80s as recommended by Rally Raid. At the time of making the video, I didn't have enough time on the tyres to say if they were good or bad. To be honest with the current set-up (tyre pressure and suspension) I don't like them but I don't know if they are the best of a bad lot or there is something better. I will be getting different tyres soon and will have something to compare them with. I also need to tweak the suspension which may also be impacting the grip off-road.
I will do a video on the suspension tweaks and the tyres once I have tried a new set.
If there is anything else you would like to see let me know and I will do a video on it for you if I can.
Thanks for watching.
@@solomotoadventures if I may ask... What other bikes did you consider, if at all, before getting the CB, and what was the deciding factor for you? I was also considering the Suzuki Vstrom 650 Xt, apart from the CB. Other older bikes like the old AT, DR650, KLR650, etc are almost impossible to get here (I'm from Malaysia).. So the options are limited...
@@therollingpebble2138 I wanted a bike to go off-road riding in Morocco but ended up in the Tabernas Desert in Spain as the Spanish Morocco borders were closed.
th-cam.com/video/QeJjjsQMiMw/w-d-xo.html
I looked at all of the bikes and ruled most of them out very quickly, I was about to get a Tenere until I discovered the CB. My concern with the Tenere was it is very top-heavy. A lot of bikes are sold on the basis bigger is better but it's much easier to get out of trouble with a small bike. Ted Simon travelled the world for 4 years on a 500cc bike in 1973
I would also stress, we all have a manufacturer we like, I love Honda so it was a big part of my decision. If you like the GS then no reason not to stick with it, just research potential problems and be as prepared as you can if things do go wrong.
I think there is not much choice for offroad tyres. For example there is only one size allowed in our country. And It´s impossible to buy a good knobby tire in that size ... You have to go with a bit wider tyre to get something more knobby, but that means you are not legal complient, and you are not covered by insurance in case of any accident... :((
Hi what mirrors are you using on your bike?
Hi Shane, thank you for the comment, I am using the Oxford diamond pros and they have taken a fair bit of abuse. The first two things I broke on the bike was the front brake lever and mirror from an innocent enough drop. You can turn these in when off-road www.oxfordproducts.com/motorcycle/brands/oxford/handlebar_accessories/mirror_diamond_pro_universal/
Trevor
@@solomotoadventures thanks Trevor for the reply, I am enjoying your videos I just got a crf250 rally and I am looking to do a bit of local trailing to bring up the off road skill level (from 0) 😁. Just getting the few bits for the bike was looking at the doubletake mirrors but will look at the same as yours also. The trip to Spain looks great I am hoping to do some tet and you have put Spain to the top of the list 👍.
Hi glad you enjoy the videos, off-road riding is great fun, it is also easy to get into trouble, if you have a buddy to go with it I would strongly recommend it and always have a recovery plan in case something does happen (something always happens its part of the learning).
The CRF is a lovely bike, been looking at them recently myself.
Ride Safe
@@solomotoadventures how would you compare these against the double take mirrors option?
Hi @@therollingpebble2138they are pretty much the same, I didn't put a lot of research into them, my local dealer had these ones and I took them. They are the type of things I expect to break on a regular basis in fact the stock mirror and front brake lever were the first two things I broke on the bike, but these have taken a fair bit of abuse and they are still working well.