2017 HONDA REBEL 300/REBEL 500
FIRST TEST
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was time to give the Rebel a new
hairdo and then some.
Honda chose the "bobber"
route for the new Rebel, which
makes perfect sense, since this
style of motorcycle already has
many attributes that fit right up
the beginner's alley. For one,
bobbers generally have low seat
heights; two, they are fairly small
in size; and three, they aren't re-
ally meant to be ridden fast. And
Many have learned how to
ride a motorcycle on the Honda
Rebel 250; after all, it was the
perfect platform to do that. It
was small and light, and had an
ultra user-friendly motor, and it
even had an attractive price tag.
But it had one problem—it looked
like a beginner's bike (especially
nowadays) and no one wants to
look like a beginner—not even
a beginner. So Honda figured it
The Rebel 300 is anything
but intimidating to ride.
THE
EXPERIENCED
RIDER WILL
PREFER
THE MORE
POWERFUL
REBEL 500 TO
THE 300, FOR
SURE, BUT
EVEN THE
BEGINNER
WON'T HAVE
ANY REAL
PROBLEM
QUICKLY
MASTERING
THE EXTRA
PONIES OF
THE 500.
