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Good & balanced review. How do you find it on the motorway at 70mph, stability when near to lorries and smoothness in terms of vibration? What about sear comfort on long journey's? Thanks.

I think the reason the 500x has dual disk isn't for stopping power for occasional braking. I think it's for less fade under repeated or prolonged braking with the bike loaded for touring. Stopping a scrambler unloaded and on a flat surface is a different animal than coming down through the mountains on a bike that's loaded up for a trip. I had one motorcycle that the brakes were fine for years but when I started touring on it with cargo I ended up warping a rotor.

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I feel very drawn to a Himalayan. amazing price and value. I want to be able to go on more adventures off the beaten path. The only issue is that I live in the US and people usually drive 70-90 on the freeway. Coming from an Indian Scout, it'll take some getting used to driving slower, but not a bad thing to be honest, especially when there is so much traffic where i live. I will also say, I rode my friend's meteor 350, and it was honestly much more enjoyable than my big expensive bike!

Went out on mine this morning for the first time in 3 weeks. (I recently bought a Honda ADV 350 and can't keep off it!). However, I was reminded what a great bike this is. It goes great and has a unique look. Totally agree with all that you said. Ride safe.

Thanks for the video!, I'm on the market looking for a new bike, when I was young (I'm 58 now) I always had enduro bikes, Honda XL125 at 16, Yamaha XT600 around 30, then at 36 my daughter was born and the scooter era began... but now I want to get back on a "real" bike and the CL 500 seems to meet all my needs: neither extreme engine nor extreme riding position (I wouldn't have the ability anymore), driving in the "jungle" of Rome traffic (the city where I was born and where I still live) and taking beautiful trips out of town on weekends with my wife. I love the style of this bike and the green color too. Ciao!

Excelente! Estoy esperando que me entreguen mi Interceptor que seguramente será la próxima semana. Tuve ocasión de probarla en varias oportunidades y me encanto. Saludos @JuamphyCocina

I have been trying to find a Dealership in the United States, with absolutely no luck, Can't buy one if you can't find one. Sure would like a list of States with Dealerships.

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Mine was the battery too, but that was only part of the problem. Battery terminals were damaged, they are cheap and can warp, so it wasn't getting a good connection. I replaced it with another brand, and had to replace the relays. It was good for a whole year! And now I have complete power failure... so a new issue

Had the same problem just last week never seen so much grease balmed into a plug !! Cleaned them out started instantly . I absolutely love the bike rides really well handles like a dream and has enough power for me now ! I have been riding since 16 I’m now 68 and it reminds me of my youth !! And that is the best thing ever for me !🤔😁😁

I have a CL. I owned a few bikes and this is close to my favorite. My 1970's Yamaha XS650 with all its vibes was still my fav. I really enjoyed your review.

Yes, you’ve got it in one, I have one of these and I share your views with positivity. I ride this bike more than any other I’ve owned so that tells me how diverse it is to me.

Just cleaned my relays ! Bike wouldn’t start was spitting on my last ride out all seems ok ! 👍

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Love this, thanks for sharing 👍

Отличный байк. Хочу стать владельцем такого. Делайте больше видео про него. Что заменить? Как сделать обслуживание? Какие интересные аксессуары?

A great review! I've just bought an Interceptor 650 on Bank Holiday Monday. I only went for a look and ended up leaving a deposit, it's being delivered next week. It's in the Barcelona Blue colour scheme, I don't think I could commit to all that polishing even though it looks superb. Mine has upgraded Powerage end cans too so sounds fantastic. It'll sit perfectly at the side of my Tracer 900.

Best review I have seen on this bike, I love mine

Fantastic review mate, probably the best I`ve watched on the RE650.

I bought a three year-old Interceptor, in gorgeous Orange Crush, just over 3000 miles on the clock from a reputable nationwide dealership, with six months warranty for £3995. Bargain of the century in my opinion! It's shiny as new and is simply brilliant. Downsides? The ride is a bit hard, as is the standard seat. The bike can be a bit twitchy on poorly maintained roads, so you have to choose the best line. The bar grips are a bit hard for longer distances, but I'm looking into that one. It will easily do motorway stuff, but I won't. It's far too boring. Thankfully, I live on the edge of the Peak District. Happy Days. But such a fun, reliable bike! Love and peace.

Your points made are accurate good vlog!

Agree with the the mirrors. I had to buy extenders for my Triumph Tiger mirrors, but the Enfield is fine.

Nice bags.

Do you have of review how to use cover tank ?

Nice video, FERGUTRON. My interest piqued when you mentioned your lower back and the CL's riding position. Osteoarthritis has set in with my back and riding position makes all the difference. But my question relates to the servicing of the CL. I'd really like to know how much an actual valve shim adjustment service is likely to cost? I had a CB1100F many years ago, and although that bike had twice as many cylinders, the regular valve/shim adjustment would make ownership a financial nightmare these days. Cheers

Mine is also a 2022/23 model, without LED lights or alloy wheels. To me, it's better this way. I don't need technology except for fuel injection and ABS. I don't need anything more than that. Give me a mid sized twin (or more cilinders) with only those features, and I'll ride it until the end of my days.

I got one of these last summer and have about 7000 miles on it. Love the bike. The seat is a little hard after a couple of hours for me, and mine had some shifting issues that finally worked themselves out after about 1000 miles. Otherwise, these are a blast to ride. They seem to get a lot of hate for the looks, but like you, I think it looks really cool. Even like the ginormous muffler, though that took awhile to get used to. Great review. I look forward to more videos.

I love my green CL500

Good job brother! Honda or Triumph 400 scrambler. Closest dealers here sell Japanese bikes and HD.

Great review.I hadn't heard of the CL 500 until a few weeks ago.I know they have the tried and tested 500 twin engine but the styling seems to come in for a lot of criticism which initially put me off Then I thought I like the look of the bike so other people's opinion shouldn't matter. My everyday bike is a 03 blackbird which is superb but heavy and I have stumbled a couple of times lately .Think I will pay the local Honda dealer a visit here in Northern Ireland.

Thanks for the review. I have mine in green and love the looks too :) The dealer had added one of those white accessories - around the headlight and I think this, and the white covers for the grips explain a bit of why some people moan about the looks. I test rode one without the accessories and loved the sound and easy handling as well as the looks. It is all so subjective until you test ride I found, since from UA-cam reviews I was sure I was going to get a KTM 390 Adventure or a Triumph 400. Once I tried them I was really surprised that I didn't like riding the KTM at all as it was too high for me even with me at same height as you, and even more surprised that I didn't like the sound of the Triumph exhaust, which is the very thing all the reviewers love most. Everything else was great about the Triumph, it was even cheaper but I just couldn't love the sound even after 2 test rides. So yes, all personal taste :). I have fitted a Puig New Generation Touring Screen (clear version) to mine and I can definitely recommend that for looks on this bike, and also cutting down the pressure of the wind on the body, if not the head.

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The orange color looks great on UA-cam for some reason, but IRL the blue one is nicer. I was going to get an orange one but changed my mind when I actually saw them side by side.

Really good review...I got a one new 4 weeks (and well over 800 miles) ago and prior to taking a trip up country to stay a few day with family, my BMW K1600gt never cam out of the garage. Been riding the thick end of 50 years and for much of this had big powerful bikes, like Honda Blackbird, GTR1400 etc etc, but finding the CL to be great fun and perfect for exploring picturesque back roads and rough lanes that I avoided on those big bikes. A big bang for the buck in terms of smiles per mile. It would be interesting to hear your comparison with the interceptor, which I strongly considered before the CL won the day.

Really good, straight honest review.

I’ve had mine 15 months and find the suspension bob on, try changing from standard to pothole mode😁

Great review! Thank you! I did the same thing with my Royal Enfield 350 Hunter. I just watched couple of YT videos, sat on it at the dealer "Yup, that's what I want, take my money please." I was considering the 500 Hondas but the CL was not born yet. Compared to the RE 350 platform, the Honda is faster, smoother, requires less maintenance. Just what you'd expect Honda to be. The Enfield has more charisma, looks awesome. Seriously, they really do their homework to make all their bikes look cool and desirable at RE. The air cooled engine has SUCH presence and sounds so good, it puts smile on my face every single day on my commute, especially downtown where those deep thumps reverberate from buildings. Both bikes are sweet on twisty roads. Forget highways or even faster A roads on the 350. I don't do any on it so I am very happy with it. I do some mild offroad stuff tho and I reckon the performance of both bikes would be pretty similar. The Honda is lighter with more powerful engine but the RE is surprisingly offroadable thanks to the low rev torque, smooth, flat power curve, decent ground clearance and universal ergonomics. The Enfield is 20% cheaper than the Honda brand new. On the other hand the Honda keeps value MUCH better. In fact it really annoys me how expensive 10 year old little Hondas are. Meanwhile these RE350s can be bought incredibely cheap with just couple hundred miles on. More relevant competitor to the Honda CL500 would of course be the freshly new RE 450 Guerilla. Which is just a weird name for a motorcycle. Small War? Really? Then again CL500 is a little generic in 2024...

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Brilliant bike & super reliable! Wife has one, and has now just clocked up 24, 000 miles with no issues whatsoever. Enjoy👍

Nice review as fast as you can 😂 like it .i brought one to without riding it love mine im getting 93 mpg with 3000 miles on it now

Came very close to buying a CB500 back in the day (2005 ish), went to look at one and came home with a 1200 bandit. 😂 The new offering is a tidy looking bike though, and would fit my needs perfectly.

Remember CZ? Has that kinda look about it: almost ugly but eye catching. I want one! 😊

A lot of help, cool accent too, everything I want in a channel like this

a concise and informative report, nice looking bike and should be a good all rounder. Would i swap my Himmi for one ? probably not but if your in the market for something new it has to be worth at least a test drive

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I loved this, informative and enjoyable. As an owner of an RE Conti 650, this may be a good alternative for some of the gaps I find in RE's design. And with more support in the US as Royal Enfield has little to no dealers out here in Wyoming.