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Je vois pas en quoi c'est un point faible, j'ai un sabot moteur qui est fixé sur le châssis

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Well, in my point of view, it's a Dual-sport with Dakar Rally pretention. The tail can't support luggage, panniers, and top case, so it's not an adventure bike

It would support Mosko Moto Recless 40L, Wolfman TW E-Base, Giant Loop Coyote, and many others. I'm not really sure who travels with Panniers or saddle bags off road....it doesn't sound safe.

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It was my point on this video, it's a rally bike, not an adv for camping and trip around the world, very good Dual-sport motorcycles for off-road oriented ride, can do asphalt to commute but not comfortable for long hours

My choice will go to the Aprilia Tuareg 660 as I'm much more into adventure riding rather than Enduro or Rally

@@Buledoyanmotor Thank you, I'm looking for one here. They are not easy to find.

After my Versys, and before this CB500X, I had 2 Kove MV500 that are using the copy of this engine, the 471cc parallel Twin made by Loncin, and I've been in the same track using second gear to avoid wheel spinning, the torque at low rpm being enough on these engine, I was surprised that the Chinese copy of this engine could take more clutch use, and that the Honda couldn't. Now the slipper-clutch could be the culprit as the Chinese bikes were using conventional clutch. Just weird that I could abuse clutch on Chinese bike and not on Honda.

@@Buledoyanmotor You might be onto something there with the slipper clutch: the Loncin might use stronger springs and you probably coupled the clutch completely without realizing, therefore slipping it less. But even so, I am honestly telling you I also use mine off road and use the clutch a lot, but in the first gear, and didn't have any problem so far. The clutch is not showing any signs of burning out. So I'm not sure the Honda cannot take the abuse, maybe it's just different (slipper clutch, probably different gear ratio?) .

@bogdan1207 well I never saw a clutch burning completely in 5 minutes of use

C'est pourtant très simple, je suis expatriés en Indonésie depuis 17 ans, ma chaîne touche 95% d'anglophone, seulement 5% de Francophone, il m'arrive de faire des vidéos en Français également, notamment la série sur les Triumph (Rocket 3, Tiger 900 Rally Pro, et Trident A2), voilà l'explication

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@@Buledoyanmotor cara pesannya gimana om, boleh minta link atau alamatnya om

100 $

Ya definitely pushing the bike too much in 2nd gear for 5 full minutes with the standards oil 10w30 in a tropical environment. That's not clever from me, so that's my fault, now I know that changing oil for 10w50 for more resistance to the High heat would void the warranty, I just have to change my way of riding that bike, it can go anywhere but I need to adapt the way I ride it and be more patient.

@@Buledoyanmotor wow

What are you riding ? Are you in Bali ?

That is an idea 💡

The transalp was the first idea, but they didn't have any availability, so I went for the little sister, sprocket I don't really need, the gearing is good for off-road, will need an extra tooth on the front sprocket for highway use actually, but for Indonesia it's fine, we rarely go fast, reinforced clutch plate maybe, or I just stop messing up in single track with it 😁

I agree with you, but I like to use my adventure bikes everyday and everywhere, I've done that trail many times with my previous bikes, but I guess that day I was asking too much of it and I failed, now let's fix what I have broken.

I think you are right, and I was pushing it way too much. I found the limits of that clutch and will learn from my mistakes. Thank you for your comment.

1st gear there will just dig a hole in the ground, 2nd is way preferable in the sand, but I agree I was pushing the clutch too much, I guess I was expecting too much out of it, I was wrong, learned my lesson and now I know its limits

That makes a perfect sense comment, more resistance to high temperatures

But Honda told me it will void the warranty, they use 10w30 only

There is no need to change sprockets as torque is not an issue on that engine, been riding these track with my Maverick in second gear as well, same 471cc parallel Twin and never had a problem in 9.000 kms, I can see that my use of the clutch was excessive, and that I should have stop before to rest the machine, I will take the blame and pay my bill anyway but I'm really surprised that it happened so quickly.

And keyboard warrior at their Starbucks terrace 😜

One thing is sure, I should have noticed before that something was going wrong, then I could have avoided it. Well, I will fix it and see if it happens again or not

2nd

That's a good idea 😄

It just can't be, there is no way a Chinese copy of this engine can handle more clutch use, in that case the clutch plates are to blame, not the engine, I'm done with Kove (Hunter)

Yup too bad indeed, I never saw a clutch giving up so fast, let's see the point of view of the mechanic when they will open it, I like this engine very much but if it can't be versatile for going wild on the weekend then I do have an pickle.

I like to consider adventure bikes like swiss knives, and I like to use them in every situation, trying to find their limits and mine. Well, I think I was pushing it too much, and I found the limit of that clutch, lesson learned, and I will think twice to bring it again in single tracks.

@@Buledoyanmotor to be honest, I think you've had just a bad luck and it shouldn't hold you off nice single tracks in the future. A lot off people ride these bikes offroad and the clutch issues are pretty uncommon. All modern cb500x's do have 5 years warranty so the dealer should fix it for free. I've had water pump issues (leaked coolant) with mine. After it was replaced under warranty, this never happpend again. Good luck!

The only thing that could make sense is bad clutch plate batch, there is no way this engine can't handle a bit of rough use, I had copy of this engine on 2 of my previous bike and I gave them hell in sand and single track, let's see what the mechanics will say,

Yes it was

True, well the bike was launched in 2016 and on a budget

It was a bit sketchy indeed 😁 technical but fun

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Slowly but surely, it can go anywhere 😁

The ride was fun but a bit extreme, hopefully it all end well

Go for it then 😁

And reliable 😁😁

Piece of wood 🪵 😆

It was a Chinese box from Ace Hardware Indonesia

180cm pour 87 kgs

It's an excellent motorcycle, I don't know in what country you are and what currency you are using so I can't tell you if it's a good price or not

@@Buledoyanmotor haha didn't expect a quick answer. Price is in us dollars. I'm in Beirut, Lebanon. A brand new 2023 duke 390 costs 5,000 for reference if that helps. And a 2019 duke 390 is 3,500 approximately

@user-ux1zz7nv6c ok, so it's a good price, it will be way better than the ktm

Thanks Dani

Thank you for this great comment, the Kove 450 Rally is an amazing bike off-road, there is no doubt, now as an adventure rider perspective it's not an adventure bike, and it was the point of this video, reviewing it with an adv perspective, traveling with it is possible but not comfortable as a twin cylinder will be, the recent CF Moto MT 450 is a better response to this segment, an adventure bike with a good set of wheels 18-21, good suspension quality and travel, a parallel Twin cylinder engine which develops approximately the same power, but for sure heavier, 193kg wet. The Kove MV500 that I was using had very similar characteristics except for the set of wheels 17-19 hence my conclusion. Another aspect to take in consideration, the Kove 450 Rally is at 17.770 USD in Indonesia, the Kove MV 500 is at 13.900 USD, and the CF Moto MT 450 is announced to be around 10.442 USD, weird positioning compared to the rest of the world.

@@Buledoyanmotor Totally agree! Thank you for your attention! Greetings from Argentina!

Saya berhenti sponsorship dari Hunter Motorcycle Indonesia, dan kembalikan si Maverick 500cc ke Pabrik, cerai namanya 😜

I will check it out, thanks for the tip

It was a great top case

☝️Salam Satu Hati ❤️

Bike life is always better 😁

@@Buledoyanmotor absolutely😁

Enjoy