How Good Can A Stock, 10 Year Old CB500X be? @CaptainCrankyMotovlogger
How Good Can A Stock, 10 Year Old CB500X be?  @CaptainCrankyMotovlogger
Uploaded November 2023 | Updated September 2026, 2 weeks ago
Is a bike too old at 10 years, 5 or 3 even?
Some people say 20000Km is big mileage and a bike with that on the clock would have serious problems...
Mine has 123500!!
So just how good is this bike still?
For someone like me, who doesn't need every new fad that comes along the minute it appears on the market, it's as good as new :)

Bike: 2013 Honda CB500Xa now over 123000Km of Adventures!
Stock wheels and suspension - a few, off-road suitable & protective mods:

Evotech Performance Radiator Guard
Honda Centre Stand
Honda Hand Guards
Palmer Products Adjustable Screen Mount
Hepco & Becker Engine Guard
MOTEA Bash-plate (modified to keep Honda Centre Stand and to Mount off Crash Bars instead of sump lugs)
RHK 20mm Bar Risers
SW Motech On Road/Off Road Footpegs
Rally Raid ABS Kill Switch
Staintune Pipe
Helmet Hook
Omni-Cruise Cruise Control
Dri Rider ZXS2 Soft Panniers
Shinko 705 tyres 170 60 R17* 120 70 R17
****October 2019 changed rear to 150 70 R17****

Gear:
Airoh Commander Helmet
EVS Epic Knee Guards
DriRider Adventure Series Jacket
Shark Kevlar Jeans
Shark Xplorer Adventure Boots (Mid)
5 Sport City Gloves
Dri Rider Superfabric Wet/Cold Weather Gloves

Cameras:
Sony FDR-X3000
Drift HDGhost
Drift Ghost S
Drift 4K (2 of)
CanonSX740HS

Drone: DJI Mavic Pro

Recording set up explained here:
youtube.com/watch?v=7jSMFaliEKI&t=2s

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