Honda NX500 Ownership Review | India

Nx is not for a guy like vivek 😂

Nx is a vanilla, not so exciting bike but nothing much to complain😅

Does NX 500 white color available here?🤔 Although black looks killer.

Hearing this marriage analogy, im just glad your approach towards bikes is not your approach towards marriage, VC 😇

Felt like Vivek was speaking all the points that i had with my NX. And sounded like most of the points like lazy biker and arrange marriage were taken straight from my review video. Happy that now most people are acknowledging what i said long back, for which i got bashing earlier. Nice podcast BTW. So next is Vstorm 800..😅

Great insights guys , your views are bang on .

Which saddle stay you installed in your NX which we can see in the cover pic?

Duh... People will have expectations when we spend 7.5L. This simply does not cut it. Blame it on the tax system if you will

It is certainly more powerful than himalayan 450 & adventure 390, dominor 400 but since it is more agile & nimble to ride in city traffic unlike himalayan 450, dominor 400 though all weighs almost the same but the Honda feels light & which makes it different. Since it is a CBU unit so the price is bit on a higher side. Also honda charges significantly high for their premium bikes.
It's the japanese engineering & premium ride quality & feel, very good heat management, very good weight distribution, good mileage which makes it worth every penny.
Certainly those are my opinions!🙏

Great review guys🎉

This is hitting bang on its head. I have 100% same observation after I test rode it. In one word you can call NX500 as 'Boring', period. Honda has placed it in a void price bracket,. It only solves the exclusivity problem; a condition of mental disorder echoing -"Hey I have something which no one else has".
The bike is not substantial enough for a sub 7lakhs rupees and felt like 'just another bike' which I was unable to connect with.
Its like the bike was wearing a blanket and I don't know whats happening inside the blanket.
The ride comfort is 100% Himalayan 411. But I disagree with the Pillion comfort, my wife complained about it during the test ride although she is a very fit seasoned pillion rider with thousands Ks done on Himalayan. Plus the test ride bike had plenty of vibrations. The front is so light that I was fearing a wheelie with a pillion, no idea how it will do with a top case and panniers.
For that matter Honda does not have any bike in its stable to fall in love with, they are all mind over heart. The bikes are durable, but very boring to fall in love with in their respective category, talk about AT, Transalp or the CBs.

As an owner of CB300R 2019 model and Transalp 750 2024 model, i would like to mention this, NX500 feels like transalp + cb300r , seating ergonomic is nice like transalp, but power, sportiness, gearing, weight etc like a cb300r

Maturity is when you talk/discuss about motorcycling instead of motorcycles.

When Vivek is not able to make a right decision in buying a new bike for himself - example this NX500 purchase. I am curious to know how he is able to compare bike and review bike with minimal kms runs. Very Strange - Appreciate your self confidence 👏👏

Summary : Not a single con of NX 500 , it's the buyer's remorse or overexpectation . What I can understand owner thought it would be good for two up touring with luggage with fast acceleration like big bikes but NX500 said have mercy ( ab bacche ki jaan lega kya ) 😂😂😂

Is this not a bike to cruise on highway with 125 to 130 kmph along with pillion and luggage ?

If not NX500, which other bike can be considered based on good centralized bike weight, pillion comfort and service cost & quality

I have a white NX, and I love it

Good review, now wait time for NX500 is 6 months which in my opinion is ridiculous. Folks who booked the bike 4 months back now have to wait another 4 months. Apparently the bike will now be sent directly from Japan as per my discussion with the folks at the showroom. What other options are available at the same price point?

I have nx500 and this bike i can say all rounder motorcycle
Zero heat at peak summer, top quality, refined and reliable engine,great comfort ride, suspension and breaks are superb which gives you confidence at high speeds, good pillion comfort, and power whenever you wants. Bike can touch 170 and 160 with pillion.

I think reviewer has street triple and comparing with it he feels nx500 has less power.

And no point of comparing twin cylinder with single cylinder bikes..nx500 can run 150 all day long and same for next day compare to any single cylinder

Definitely single cylinder bikes can also touch 150 but difference is how smoothly and effortlessly.
And does bike feels same at next day?

Uh ha... ok. Uh ha.. hmm hm..

Can I get the contact of Mr Vivek for getting the bike. If the bike is still unsold

I have a feeling that if Dinesh Karthik puts on weight, he will look just like Ram

I do think the NX 500 is a value for money touring bike , it's a nice review from you.

So a little bird wing , pun intended , told me that the deliveries have been suspended. It will resume hopefully in 6 months . Will come from Japan not Thailand. Most likely as a CKD! I do hope it means a reduction in price :) That would be amazing!

It's not Expensive!!!! Right !!!!!!🥲

It's a very stupid analogy when you are comparing a street naked with an adventure tourer. You can't expect acceleration like you do in your street naked.

Vivek’s NX500 is committed to a buyer or is it still available?

One wrong customer for Honda ... who got interviewed 😛
He likes Sports riding, aggressive & committed then he should have gone for Triumph speed triple ... chick !

I test rode the 500 X 2023 model & faced similar problem after 150 km / hr speed , it had no power to go faster. I was quite sure that this is the bike for my needs as I don’t plan to ride above 150 & my riding style is relaxed & would prefer to ride long distance at 100-120 or slower.
I was very surprised to get very strong wind buffeting on my helmet above speed 120 this problem I had not faced on the Honda Hornet 750 & CB650R .
The windscreen was the standard one. I am 5 f 11“ & 96 kg . My helmet is proper fitting Schuberth C4 PRO . I WILL TEST RIDE THE NX this year & hopefully that buffeting problem is solved.
Any comments related to this particular problem I faced ?
This is the only reason i would not buy this bike !

Great discussion and very good advice on buying a bike!

Honda Big Wing Pune told me that they have stopped taking the booking for NX500, at least till September. 😞

6000kms on my Honda NX 500 till now 🤪.

Best review format I have seen. You are both great. I have had 30 motorcycles from small to large and really appreciate smaller bikes. My NX is on order 😊

I like these kind of conversations !