Hi team I hope we are all keeping well,

Last year I bought a Honda Nx500 for my dad as motivation through his prostate cancer treatment, which came as a shock to us as stage 3b/4 diagnosis,

Been a while since I updated my previous thread, an quite a lot has changed since then, I’ve sold my 1150 an she’s onto amazing adventures with the new owner who I still speak to, unfortunately I was having problems with my shoulder and with downsizing our house I’ve had to let a few of my bikes go, my Elsie and parts n soon my Commando,

Since letting the 1150 go my shoulder and neck issues have massively improved n I’m re invigorated for travelling again

So here’s a link to the previous thread to catch up,

https://www.horizonsunlimited.com/hu...nt-time-105024

For anyone that wants to read about what happened previously other advbikes I’ve had etc.

Last week we found out unfortunately we can’t go through with our planned move to Somerset as dads cancer meds are only available through his local cancer trust n not on the wider nhs so now the plan is to stay local.

Use our current area as a base an explore the beauty of the UK including our planned Norway trip,

Which left me without a modern bike so I’m sharing the Nx while we complete the house move, riding my 1967 Norton 650ss daily when dads on the Honda an doing trips on it when he’s not, while I decide what to get which I’ve actually come to a choice with a little more on that in and few posts initially I thought I’d go back to a Vstrom 650xt but I’ve decided to go in a different direction.

I think we have to firstly think what is our plan is for our adventure and it’s become the Honda Nx500 that’s fit us both well.

















A quick video on the first impressions of the Honda NX 500 after trading in the Tenere 700 my own thoughts on adventure what it means to me and why being encouraging to everyone’s idea of adventure is important and why we should celebrate each others wins

Honda NX 500 - is it all the adventure motorcycle you need?





So let’s catch up with the Honda Nx500 journey so far.

The tales from the road are many the people we meet the memories we make whatever overland and adventure path we choose our unique path lays before us.

It was great today bumping into a few people from the Nx/CB groups chatting and talking and it was also interesting that they do green laning and have also all changed from the T7 like dad and I have.

Speaking of dad she’s gonna be the perfect fit with his stage 3b/4 prostate cancer he’s been sat on her every opportunity he can an he’s gonna be able to ride her just before the start of his radio therapy next week.

The Nx500 there’s a lot said about fancier motorcycles more tech laden ones 21” front wheels an all the hp a superbike would need. Sometimes it’s the ones all the bloggers don’t shout about that’s ignored unless you are one of those in the know. Any regrets from changing from the Tenere 700 to the Nx500 not at all for our idea of adventure she’s the perfect fit.

It has to be said this motorcycle is a gem it’s handling, road performance and manageability low seat height and great nature have all massively suprised me along with a beautiful exhaust note great brakes tubeless tyres and it’s hard to put a finger on that Hondaness you get the feeling you’ve lived with the motorcycle as long as you’ve ever put a leg over a motorbike.

The air management it very good for not getting grabbed by the wind. Clever little cutaways here n there in the fairings.

What would I like to change a taller front screen for the motorway miles for my 6 foot 2 32” inseam.

It has to be said the whisper is always louder than the shouter a the Honda Nx500 sure is gonna be a great partner going forward

Very impressed.

Well everyone this is an amazing day everyone that’s followed along this year will know dads had a shock diagnosis of stage 3b/4 prostate cancer earlier in the year it’s been a long road with urology stuff, an a turps operation an amazing medical treatment.

With dads successful turps operation an him now being allowed to ride it was dads first go on the Honda NX500 today what should have been once round the block turned into an hour an a half of me trying to flag him down for a break to be met with a smile an the twist of the throttle lol.

Suffice to say he’s really happy and now looking forward to some country roads.

If you are going through this don’t give up people the nx500 has been one of the best medicines of all dads mental health is so positive right now thanks to the NHS and the NX500 the Christie hospital Stepping Hill an GP his DR at the Christie over here in the UK said we don’t do used to here at the Christie.

An she really inspired dad so this one is for her an the team thank you from the bottom of my heart an here’s to the start of his Radiotherapy this week he’s still on the road still setting goals an that’s just so inspirational.

The swap the Tenere 700 which turned out to tall for dad to the Honda Nx 500 as it’s worked out to be utterly perfect for dad.

The benefit of motorcycles for your mental health can never be overlooked I’ll be getting dads thoughts tomorrow on camera in the mean time here’s a few pics.


Honda NX 500 - Dare to be Different - Owners First impressions on our Adventure Motorcycle ep2



Also finished wiring in my Zumo an Thunderbox for power management.

Hi team I hope we are all well quite a special day today dads actually rode the Honda Nx 500 I got for us after he found the T7 far to tall.

I got the Nx to encourage him through his stage 3b/4 prostate cancer treatment for the first time yesterday and today on some country roads it’s absolutely took years off him. Truly amazing.

We filmed a little video of his thoughts pulled up on a country lane today only a few mins long but I hope you all enjoy his take on it, there’s two longer videos on my channel of me riding round the Peaks on her but this was a special special moment for sure!

Dad starts his radio therapy tomorrow for a lot of sessions so it was brilliant that he got to ride today now he’s recovered from his turps opp.



One of the last rides on my 1150 before she was sold n an amazing ride for dad on the Nx

This was the final ride on my 1150 and Dad really enjoying riding the Honda Nx500 an he’s enjoyed the visor 2.0 as well.

One comment from dad was how brilliant the clutch is helping him being so light







Dad looking really happy

Which now brings us past that amazing Xmas day ride with dad and up to date with me putting miles in on the Honda Nx500

Honda Nx 500 Green Laning completed it ✅

So joking aside Honda Nx500 and the Adventure Motorcycle Conundrum.

quite a bit of an update I sold my 1150gsa earlier in the year and I’ve been sharing the Honda with dad while we downsize our house.

Firstly some context after doing a lot of soul searching and thinking about what I want from my adventure riding I’ve narrowed it down a lot, heavy green lane riding is out, ideas of racing also, n the focus is totally on going travelling with dad who has prostate cancer to spend time with him and travel and explore the beauty of Europe on roads and easy gravel lanes an stuff with hotel stays so dads comfortable n well rested. Using hotels as a base to explore the surrounding areas.

Today I took the NX500 I bought for dad Green Laning an what can I say I’m so impressed it’s really re affirmed in my mind that I don’t need to drop down to a single cylinder motorcycle that a Twin is the way to go

For those that are new to my posts I sold my T7 that i got for Dad last year to get dad a Nx500 for him to ride with his stage 3b/4 prostate cancer after some advice when the T7 didn’t work out for him (before I sold it I tried the T7 on some lanes an loved it) The NX500 ended up being the perfect fit for dad an got him riding after his Radiotherapy.

Over Xmas I sold my 1150gsa to move back to a lighter bike due to a shoulder issue n free some funds up, which has improved to the point I’m noticing it now with the 200kg or so bikes.

Which has left me without a modern bike so decided to take the Honda Nx500 out an see what she’s about on some lanes.

Now this all comes down to riding environment type of trails etc but our plan is Gravel trails and routes over in Europe with a lot of Road riding and Hotel stays for dad which means being less loaded up as a benefit to,

How did I find the Honda NX500 today I found it incredibly confidence inspiring (was careful to steer clear of mud with the tyres) on the gravel it felt great didn’t need to turn the TC off for the TRF code of conduct pace I was going, I really felt the benefit of its low COG, an the typical Honda great handling, I had more confidence than the CRF, it felt as nearly as confident as the t7 again this comes down to riding environment.

So the pros as I see it, great clutch control, the gearing felt brilliant it’s incredibly managable seat height and the standing position wasn’t to bad, suspension felt good with good feedback, especially forks I’m gonna swap the shock before Norway for dad.

The big thing I noticed was the bottom end to the engine gives a lot of confidence along with the gearing, at slow to medium speeds an uphill on the lanes an engine braking was handy on the downhill bits,

Sometimes it’s the bike that shouts the least that just absolutely gets the job done,

Time for an engine guard an some none hand guards for her n get her ready for Norway for dad.

What am I gonna buy myself for this year well I’ve kinda ended up in a situation where I can pick anything as I’ve sold a lot of my classics to help my dad out while we downsize our house. A the next month or so will be the end of my Norton Commando ownership,

So after working through the ideas and mainly the riding environment a few bikes are standing out,









Finally managed to put a bit of a video together with a few of my thoughts again on the Honda Nx500 I got for dad for our Norway trip,

was a lot of fun Trail Riding and enjoying the sun yesterday interesting as well to get my thoughts as it happened from my own perspective I’ll definitely be buying a twin again rather than another 300 rally which was my initial thoughts.


I’ll be buying a few bits for the Nx500 wanna look into sorting the footrest n boot touching the exhaust heat shield an an engine guard + tyre change on the stock mixtours at the moment.