Rally Raid Site Visit and Front Suspension Upgrade to Honda NX500
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- Опубліковано 22 чер 2024
- In this video I show a brief visit to Rally Raid, and the fitting of the Rally Raid Level 2 front suspension to the Honda NX500, along with giving my thoughts on the end result after a couple of hours mixed riding.
This wasn't to be a full fitting video as i didn't want to get in the way of John and his team during my visit, therefore the filming is a little raw and sound quality not the best, however i do believe the finished video captures the essence of that visit.
I also had some serious issues editing with some corrupted files but persevered to complete a finished film.
The rear Rally Raid Level 2 suspension was transferred to the NX500 from my older CB500X at the time of purchase.
A big thanks to John, Liz and the team for looking after me during my time there.
Rally Raid Products can be seen here:
www.rallyraidproducts.co.uk/
All videos on the NX500 can be seen here:
• Honda NX500
Videos about my previous bike, the Honda CB500X, can be found here:
• Honda CB500X
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The thoughts and actions outlined in the video are personal to me and everyone will need to view things from their own perspective.
Think for many, including myself, this has been the video we've been waiting for regarding rally raid and the cb500x/nx500.
It's great you managed to land a site visit and share 👍
Thank you James, I’m so pleased it was useful and I genuinely do this to help others.. thanks again 🙏
Excellent,really interesting 👍.
Thank you 🙏
Interesting video, good to see some proper engineering. I have ridden mountain bikes and motorbikes for years, I really can’t feel much difference when changing suspension settings. Ride safe!
It was only a snapshot but very interesting look round, all the best 👍🏻
Just had Rally Raid front and rear fitted to my CRF300L Rally. The bike rode just fine with stock suspension (I'm not heavy), but was bouncy due to a lack of good dampening. Also got the remote preload adjuster because it's almost impossible to adjust rear preload on this bike - no space to use a tool on the shock due to the bike's frame.
The parts plus labour amount to almost a third of the bike's cost, but John is quite right, you're adding that value to the bike. That's not always the case with many upgrades.
I think if keeping the bike longer term the value is well worth it, my rear has seen good use on the 500X and now the NX so I’m content to do so.. it was interesting listening to John and his experience, I could have made it an hour long but think I got the flavour of it in the final version and actually I had some difficulty with a corrupted file!
saw you on M6 southbound an saw you channel on front wheel guard haha love it
Brilliant, just stoped for a coffee… what were you driving
@@thecampingbiker791 Renault van with big yellow sign on it saw you pull into Hilton services haha
@@thetoad9641 brilliant observation… and eyesite 😂
@@thecampingbiker791 yeah could probably do with being a bit bigger an brighter that sign but I recognised the shape coz do a bit of uploading myself so got closer to see the writing good channel you've got very interesting
@@thetoad9641 thanks for that 👍🏻
Good video and great discussion--i had my suspension tuned by local pros here in Thailand i have dealt with before on my CRF250--it was much cheaper but from what i can understand it was revalving ,new oil and shimming with washers. It cost a 100 bucks here in Thailand. The bike is taller and stiffer but still very pleasant to ride-i doubt it will be anything like what you had done though but it made the rear squat less at speed in corners and the front does not dive nearly as much. Off on a multi thousand km ride tomorrow solo and into some very remote areas near the Laos border.
Point being is exactly what the awesome mechanic fellow said: i want to focus on riding all day and not have any problems.
The NX is gorgeous and has heaps of power for me but i dont like riding over 120kmh although it runs fine at 140kmh i rather like slower speeds mostly around 80kmh or less. The twisty roads here in some areas i am in 4th gear tops for a few hours at a time running hair pin turns and its an absolute blast running through the gears blipping the throttle to match rpm...i love the sound of the [stock]bike. I have aluminium boxes and stay on road and fitted Road 6 tires from new. Hit 2000km last week and about to really rack up some miles and smiles.
Thanks for the video
Thank you for watching and pleased you enjoyed it, the mechanic was the owner on this one and a wonderful chap, he was an enduro racer in his younger days, competing all over the world, so as good as it gets for the suspension build.. lovely guy and still travelling extensively, mostly off road! Good to hear you’ve had successful upgrades to the bike, I test ride the standard NX and felt it was much better than my 2019 500x. Have a great trip 👍🏻
Great videos thanks. Do you have a service manual for the NX or CB? If so can share it please?
@@OlyLowethanks 👍🏻 sorry, I’ve only got a paper copy of the CB manual, it’s the Haynes 2013-20 version but largely covers most of NX and particularly the mechanicals. Not sure if there’s a download available?
@thecampingbiker791 many thanks. I'll have to take a look, and see if there's one for the NX yet!
@@OlyLowe let me know if you find anything!
@thecampingbiker791 there doesn't seem to be an update for the CB500X from 2020 either...but I guess that's just largely suspension and dash changes
@@OlyLowe I think so, more or less mechanically the same but a few smaller details different
Price fitted by Rally Raid?
Hence you buy Japanes..to ride 🙂 God bless.
Indeed so 😊
Hello to everyone!!! I am thinking if its a good idea to spend 2.000 euros for extras on a bike that cost 8000 euros ... Its 1/4 of its price... Exhaust+slid plate+suspension + spoked wheels (tubeless) off course just looks amazing on this bike... And from RallyRaid is TOP quality!!! But still its a lot off money....on CBX -NX 500 you can spend 5.000 Euro to make it a A2 license (45-49hp) adventure mini animal.... So around 11.000-13.000 Euro to spend... Or just go for a bigger bike and ride it with a half of power and respect. Amd I own a CBX from 2022 , it is very good bike that need money-honey to become an amazing bike!!! Take care 💕🙏 all and stay safe on yours bikes!!!
Yes, it is a dilemma what to do and I guess we all have different needs or desires for our bike choice.. what I’d add to the conversation is that even some of the more expensive bikes, like Yamaha T7s, are getting suspension upgrades if being used actively off road so nothing is too simple. The main thing is do your research and then whatever you choose is the right decision.. good look and thanks for watching 👍🏻