https://video.liberta.vip/videos/watch/6e614fd9-7c6d-4559-b705-a0a6473d5c5d At the Chaweng shop an Australian rider with nine years on Honda adventure bikes asked for the largest machine still comfortable on a week's rental, and I pointed to the CB500X; he adjusted the windscreen, checked the seat, and three days later had done 180 km over the ring road, the Nathon pass and the south coast without once feeling it work at its limit. On the ring road its 471cc twin loafs at 5,500 rpm, using 60 per cent of its capability. Its real edge is mainland touring - the 160 mm clearance and twin suit Surat Thani highways far better than the CB300R - and two-up it barely registers a pillion where the CB300R labours. It is wrong for market streets and beach hops: at 196 kg and an 830 mm seat it needs room. It fits experienced riders planning extended Samui circuits or mainland days who want a bike that matches their ambition - my most ambitious renters. https://samui-bikes.com/en/motorcycle-rental-koh-samui/rent-honda-cb500x/who-needs-honda-cb500x-adventure-bike-on-samui/ Sat, 07 Nov 2026 21:03:50 GMT https://validator.w3.org/feed/docs/rss2.html PeerTube - https://video.liberta.vip https://video.liberta.vip/lazy-static/avatars/f8a53962-73f3-4feb-93dd-38fb84ee1e18.png https://video.liberta.vip/videos/watch/6e614fd9-7c6d-4559-b705-a0a6473d5c5d All rights reserved, unless otherwise specified in the terms specified at https://video.liberta.vip/about and potential licenses granted by each content's rightholder.