2024 VOGE DS525X: The Ultimate Bargain Adventure Bike?
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- Опубликовано: 29 сен 2024
- Hey Everyone!
In this video, we are going to have a look at the VOGE DS525X Adventure bike!
This is a pre production model, and I managed to take it out from KD Motorcycles in Accrington late February when it was the first ever one in the country!
In this video, I’m going to show you some of the features and specs of the VOGE DS525X and take you on a test ride to see how it performs on the road. I’ll also share my honest opinion and feedback on the pros and cons of this bike.
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What an awesome bike i love the fact that its very affordable so most people would be able to get one if they wished to and its the sort of bike im into aswell so it's something to consider in a couple of years when i go for my full license
It’s an A2 bike.
I have bought this bike today 🥰
Cruise control is a must for my needs, esp when I commute long distance..
Loving the reviews, keep em up
Great review, thank you. Potentially a bit of a wake up call for the big four.
Magic stretch gloves, you can usually get them on market stalls for about a quid a pair, they look like kids size and stretch to fit an adult. Great for wearing under riding gloves in winter. The fingers go through pretty quick but a quid for a month or two is not a bad deal.
It looks great: Good price and amazing specs: really impressive good video 👍
Kate uploads, I watch, I am entertained!
Kate uploads, @Keridus comments, I smile :)
Hi Kate, another great review. Do you think it would make a good beginner bike?
Yes definitely 😊
Chinese seem to have nailed it with the mid size bikes cf moto voge and benelli all are great value for money. Would be interested to see what you make of the benelli trk 702x
Thanks for the review I’ve just ordered this bike 👍
Great video Kate love your enthusiasm no matter what motorbike you are on
Thank you! 😀
What it`s missing are not to be found on some other bigger more expensive bikes or are costly extras on the competition. I was impressed watching Mark Pullings review yesterday, glad this is gonna get the air time. It's certainly one to consider. Crackin vid..👍🏍️👍 nice one
Thank you! 😊
Another glowing review of a Chinese bike , theres some great bikes knocking around at the moment.
Good honest review cheers
just test rode one today found the seating position to footrests cramped couldn't move back on the seat as the pillion seat is raised otherwise great bike i am 5ft 11 3/4 or 182 cms in new money
I think it resembles the cf moto ibex 800..same blue and silver paint scheme and gold wheels..I would really like to ride this bike. Thanks for the review!
That one is factory "Black Knight" matte color is a beastie boy
I've tried one two days ago during Motopassion fair. Sweet
Still, grab the 900 ver. even though it's 4k more.
Great review , got to search out one of these for a test later in the year .
maybe value for the money rather than budget you're spot on with the price of new bikes cars and second hand prices if voge can do this why is the honda 750 transalp so much more expensive and that would be for the base model quite impressive bike food for thought thanks .
Great review and nice bike. But it’s a pity you will be lucky to get a Xmas hamper when you trade in .
It's all relative when it comes to values, that's the thing.
You buy a bike for double the money, you will get a bit more back.
It's all percentages which all work out roughly the same.
If the bikes become ridiculously popular as exceed sales expectations the used values will hold.
When did you ride the bike? If it’s recently it can’t be a pre-production bike, they have been being sold in Europe since September 2023. It might be new to Britain so perhaps pre-release might be the better description.
We in thailand, hope it makes its way here, it looks really interesting
The 900 has all the missing things , as I understand it, still good value too.
Have a SYM 200 right now in Kenya and every time I go from Mt Kenya to Nairobi my radiator can't seem to help but boiling off my liquid and I'm usually vibed out by the time I get there. It's been fun for a year and half though. Very manageable at 155 kg. I've been looking for other options, like a Himalayan or bmw 310 or picking up someone's 20 year old bike they've babied since they brought it here from Europe. One thing I liked about the SYM (Taiwan) was that it was new, fresh, tight, and modern. It was my first street motorcycle. I carry friends a lot and we always have a lot of fun. I think I just want something like that that is more reliable... already had a head gasket replaced trying to fix the radiator at 6500 Km.
Could you fit decent panniers especially with the high exhaust? Thanks for making these informative vids Kate
Good question but certainly :) www.kdmotorcycles.co.uk/new-bikes/bike/2024-voge-ds525x-tourer-1605
5999 with panniers and box. 5499 as standard.
smashing review of a smashing bike, Voge coming as hard as the other Chinese manufacturers, good news for the bikers world
That's a sweet looking bike 🤌🏻🤌🏻💯
Cracking bike for the money. What's insurance costs like not sure if you mentioned it.
this bike seems more or less a carbon copy of the honda cb500x but with more stuff as standard but id prefer the tried and tested honda reliability over having more stuff but being sure of its longevity
I can understand that mentality 😊
@@UsernameKate Exactly. FYI Zhejiang Loncin Motor Industry Co., Ltd. (Loncin) is an established manufacturer (about 30 years), known for supplying engines to BMW. CFMoto was established a few years earlier than Loccin.
hi kat is this bike worth buying , as im thinking getting one,
Great value for money that 💪👌
The bike is 5495. For 5995 you get panniers and top box. According to Mark pulling anyway. 😮bargain. My mate has 300 rally. Excellent build quality
KTM and Triumph better look out. Fantastic value for money. 👍
In the United States insane to buy these bikes!! The direct to consumer or near direct.. so dealer support no parts, nowhere to buy parts, and in big bike states like California, Arizona, Nevada,Utah, Texas.. you can't find anyone to work on it without telling you that as the owner you assume all risk, so same for all Mexican, Indian, Korean, Chinese motorcycles..sure I will try and fix it but when you call for parts, unavailable.no such thing.. forget riding in Baja or desert SW..if you break down you need a tow truck and hotel..@43 horsepower.. get a DRZ and ride
Nice video. And pity is raining again lol. Be nice to see ride with more dry roads too. Also what Engine is it based on too. Also I think if was £7200 ish and heated grips and cruise and auto blipper and quickshift hmmmm that be good. But overall a good bike. Just think about what we said about Japanese bikes in the day lol. 😊
I know, gutted. I only had a small window of time to ride it before it moved around the country but I enjoyed it a lot so I'm sure when one makes it to KD, I'll be pinching it again 🤭
@@UsernameKate yes be good. And hopefully in future may add them features too. 😊
The engine is their own.
The new 900cc version which uses the BMW they produce for the German giant will tick all the extra boxes
The DS500 was based on the CB500 with the new DS525 being a stroked version so tried and tested tech
Anyone know what length warranty these bikes come with.
I think this and the Benelli TRK702 are going to sell very well. The TRK with its extra power and lower seat looks the slightly better bike on paper however is heavier and appears bulkier so could be a close match between the two. Honda need to follow suit with their offering as this makes the new NX500 look obsolete already. Will definitely take sales off them. Can't wait to test one when available.
Day running lights and spots ?
Max in A2 kat..BMW mini..Soft kvaliti.190km/h max-finesond-soft sound.2 pipol indiferend veth pauwor up mountanis !Samtajm 6000 eur in akcion price ! 1/4 GS...
Looks a decent it of kit that
Looks like a good value if it holds up feature wise, good looking bike what is the availability of getting Chinese bikes serviced and repaired in your neck of the woods?
That’s a nice looking bike…
And your nit even sat on it.. 😊
I watched a review of this from another bike channel , Mark Pulling based in Dorset. He also loved it. 2 years ago I paid just over 5K for a 2008 GSA . Feels like a bad deal compared to this kind of value now. The Chinese are upping their game ! Beware all the big boys.
Great review as always Kate.
Beautiful bike! If only Suzuki had hired these chinese designers to create the visual concept for their V-Strom 800...
Ohoooh! Preproduction! Kate is becoming important! Well, she already was for us. 😘
Oh shucks ☺️
It is NOT pre-production. They have been being sold in Europe for months. It might be new to the U.K. market but that’s completely different.
@@UsernameKate they are by all accounts well made irrespective of it's price which is quite amazing.. shame about the weight for a 500.. pick it up girl.. you'll see how top heavy it IS.. just 10kg lighter than the 800 so WHY would ya .. do a side by side of the two models .. oh, & , it's nothing like an inline4 there's no buzz it's a 180deg twin forget the 270deg fad for sound .. as for the standy upy thing.. "adventure" riders 🤧😷🤕 .. cheers from the antipodies
I have been looking for one for sale here in South Yorkshire, can’t find anywhere that’s selling this model yet. I really love the look of the bike. Great review for me. I am just a little taller than Kate, I am struggling with my Varadero XL1000 it’s too heavy. I’ve already dropped it in the garage. Sick of it. 😂
@@You-are-a-Biff if the brands can make 1000cc superbikes that weight 170kg with all their power & stresses.. WTH can't they shave weight off these grossly overweight slugs.. the 20yr old tdm900 weighs 190kg & a torquey 85hp with heavy cast wheels, twin disks & fairing etc.. I'm sure 10- 20kg could be shaved off it
I've had this bike's predecessor, the Voge 500DS, for a year now after a few years with an old 955i Speedtona. It's my only vehicle (until my old Thruxton 900 is restored) so it gets daily use in all weather. As far as reliability goes it's not given me any problems worth writing a postcard about, and just like the new 525DSX it's a sweet-handling machine and the front end gives shedloads of feedback; the engine is great, too, and with 20,000 km on the clock it's starting to come into its own (incidentally, Loncin make the engine for the Honda CB500X which is practically identical). I use it for everything from commuting into Barcelona to riding the local twisties and I even use it to guide motorcycle tours. I'll be borrowing a 525DSX when I take my 500 in for its next service, but the Voge I'm really looking forward to is the upcoming 900DSX.
Loncin do not make the engine for the Honda.
Great looking bike but worried about its reliability and serviceability as its Chinese
I ride one of these months ago, in France. Last September I took my 2021 CB500X to the dealer that I had just ordered a Voge 300 Rally from to have a new rear tyre fitted and he asked it I wanted to test the DS525X while he was changing the tyre. I did so I did. It was a really good motorcycle to ride and the standard equipment on it was amazing given the price. It has several features that my Honda does not and overall I couldn’t fault it. To ride it was very like the 500X but having less than 10km on the clock I couldn’t really make any performance comparisons. Riding the bike is a good place to be, high up and comfortable. I would certainly recommend anyone looking for a lower middleweight adventure bike to consider one. Having ridden for about 45 minutes on back roads with a bit of off-road thrown in I returned to pick up my Honda. I then rode home, an hour’s ride. Did I wish that I had left with a brand new Voge DS525X instead of my 20,000km Honda? Did I wish that I was riding that fully loaded attractively styled new bike? Would I be returning soon to order one? Well, actually, no. The Voge was great but at the end of the day the Honda has that little something that makes it so special to me. It felt just that little bit better to me. That the Voge came that close is in itself a compliment. Many people don’t believe me but the 500X is the best bike I’ve ever owned. It’s not the fastest, it’s certainly not the most expensive nor one that’s loaded with gadgets or bling, it just does the job that I want from my touring motorcycle to do. It carries me and my camping gear to everywhere I want to go in comfort and safety. It handles beautifully and and is 100% reliable, and since trading in the Pan European that I’d owned for nine years my annual mileage has doubled. For me it’s a better touring bike than a Pan European and that says it all. That Voge have come so close to making a bike that’s equally good says a huge amount about the DS525X too. If only the anti Chinese crew would allow their prejudices to let them try one they might start to change their mind.
PS I didn’t mention fuel economy… If the DS525X comes close to the 500X on that score then Voge might really have (another) winner on their hands.
Great summary. I'm riding CB500X as well. I owned Benelli BN302 3 years ago and it was a nightmarishly unreliable bike. If Voge can beat Honda CB500X's reliability (Which is probably unrealistic since no other brands can do that) then sure I'll buy one but after 3 years of Chinese brand bike ownership, unless I get paid to ride one, I would never purchase one especially since I'm already riding world's best ADV bike.
The two things that bother me about Chinese bikes are:
1. Quality. This isn't prejudice: I've heard bad things about even quite recent ones from dealer mechanics who have to work on them day in, day out.
2. Long-term support. Chinese brands and importers seem to come and go with the seasons. I've had the experience of buying a rare bike then having the only dealer within a 40 mile radius drop the brand before, and it's a royal PITA. I bought an Aprilia when the _importer_ was in my home town, which should have guaranteed some security, but a couple of years later they buggered off to Scotland and all the local bike shops suddenly stopped being dealers.
@@MrHws5mp On point 1... KTM have many mechanics and plenty more users bemoaning the fact that the crankshaft issue hasn't been solved for years and years. Yet people still buy/love them. Reliability for me is why I love Honda (and assume most other Japanese bikes are up there). But anything else is equally risky in my mind - especially when we keep seeing KTM issues.
@@thebrowns5337 The don't call them Katie-Booms for nothing...
can you tell me your height and weight?
There really is, no such thing, as a bad bike, these days. If a tight budget, is your thing, then i say, go for it. Just remember though, it's not a done deal, if it doesn't leave you with a smile.
You're exactly right!
Looks a great bike for that money Kate and you seemed very happy with it. The only elephants in the room are perceived reliability, which you mentioned and let's not forget depreciation. The Honda NX500 is obviously more expensive but its a Honda so servicing, durability and dealers all over the country are a given. Second hand values reflect desirability something the Chinese have yet to have.
The VOGE dealer network is actually quite big already it's just not as visible as Honda per say as they don't have big flash solus dealers.
You are right with values but it is all relative.
Though I do think that the whole future value thing does take too much space in people's thought patterns as if you're buying a bike based on its future value and not the value it'll give you during ownership you might be buying the wrong bike... Just a personal opinion.
Chris 💪
@@kdmotorcycles9530 i think its both. you should definitely buy a bike for the value you'll get as the owner but unless you know for certain that you'll be keeping the bike forever or are rich enough that you don't care, value retention is also an important factor
What's the warranty (if any) like? and what are the service intervals like?
It's definitely at a great initial price point.
This is just what the average person wants, affordable bikes. And to be fair it's a decent looking bike with some good tech.
I think it looks quite pretty and well thought out 😊
comparable Honda is just 20% more so why buy chinese?
and actually they copied design of Honda NC 750 just much uglier
btw why they call it 525 if engine is 494?
producers usually round numbers but not Chinese i guess they want to make impression engine is bigger than Honda CB 500 X
Nice test! Seems like a nice bike.
I might be unfair but a CCP membership on a high level of Tu Jianhua owning that company rules out that bike on my list. I have had it with CCP. I will seek other bikes even if they cost more.
Great review it looks like a smaller version of the CFMOTO 800 MT
As loncin are a long term partner of BMW am sure there is some Germanic under pinnings hiding somewhere. 😊
No criticism Kate your your reviews are great down to earth and very informative
For once,,I wish a British video could be done in the dry. Does it ever dry up over there? Supposedly Voge and the CF Moto are available in the States, but have yet to see one.
As far as looks go, I think it’s miles ahead of the ones coming from Yamaha and Kawasaki.
That’s a lot of bike for the money, Chinese bikes are improving at a fast rate😊
And the mainstream competition are looking more and more like rip offs as a result.
…as a Monday to Friday commuter, why wouldn’t you. 👍
Lots of goodies , lots of disasters , that take weeks to rectify
Chinese bike manufacturers have certainly up'd there game recently. Releasing bikes that are packed with spec and features for not a great deal of cash. They've also getting the styling and attention to detail right. Could start getting difficult for more traditional manufacturers specially justifying the price!
Hi, I do not know you are planning to test a Benelli TRK 702X…
I am very interested what you think about that bike…😊
I'll ride whatever I can get my mitts on 🤣
I personally only buy Chinese products if unavoidable then low cost items .
Do you seek out the cheapest Chinese takeaways or just avoid Chinese food & ingredients altogether?
18:09 min. A deluge is also an adventure! So no reason to complain, right? That’s the true UNK spirit! 👍👍
Hi Kate when will you review the Benelli TRK 702X ?
Budget friendly rust bucket in 18 months time with more issues than you could even mention .....!!!!!
Time will tell! :)
Six grand is still a significant amount of money. You can buy a secondhand Beemer or Japanese bike for that money and that would be my choice. Quick-shifter is irrelevant on a bike with less than 50 bhp. What's the point? Likewise modes. Heated grips are needed but I imagine the Oxford version would fit. Lancashire's looking good, damp, but good.
Nice review. Nice bike from a vertically challenged Yank.
Impressive bike with accessories, good price and the look!! 6000€ in Serbia with 3 years warranty (the Honda NX500 is 8000€ in my country). Tomorrow beggin the Belgrade auto-moto show and will see all the new bikes so far for 2024. Lovely review, cheers ✌️ it
Bilo je odlično na sajmu , nažalost nije bila NX500 Honda ali ovaj motor me je iznenadio , ima i kameru i "4" godina garancije , sa svom opremom i cenom ne može se pobediti u tom rangu , ne znam kakav je CF moto 450 Mt tu su negde sa cenom ali ovaj motor za ovu cenu sa ovim paketom opreme je odličan...
Tu je i benneli 502
Šta misliš ?
@@nikolatasic8598 Ćao brate, iskreno ja uzeo Kove 510x ✌️😎
I am looking for a bike like that. Unfortunately here in western Canada, if anything goes wrong with that thing NOBODY will even look at this, will be hard to sell. It's probably awesome...
I am grateful to have stumbled on your channel Kate.. I love the bike and I love you! Great review! Subscribed
Great review Kate, but I still am very weary with Chinese bikes,, see how they are after a couple of thousand miles on clock.
Check out Nathan the postman review of voge 300 rally. 2trips to alps and Spain. Lands end John o groats. 7000miles. Spot on
I had the 500DSX, I found the engine harsh at higher speeds, TPMS inaccurate and ext temp readout wildly inaccurate, but the deal breaker was the seat. I'm 6'2" and the seat pushes you forward due to it's shape and was hard, so after an hour I was glad to get off it. Shame because as you say, lots of quality components.
This is a whole new bike compared to the 500DSX... Looking at the way VOGE is going they have paid attention to the experiences of owners etc.
Looks good ! Would be great if they did a 1000cc ish version with more power
There is a DS900X with 94bhp 😊
the Chinese flooded the bike market with 125's, this was a great looking bike and as cheep as chips, but after two years it was ready for the scrap heap. I'm sure this will follow it.
Don't be so sure. The build quality rivals the more well known brands. We've seen plenty of expensive BMWs come in having had new engines and frames as they've failed in very short time frames
You don't know what you are talking about....Very bias. Loncin is a well known established manufacturer. So is CFMoto too.
How long until it vibrates apart?
I have seen the black version and it looks really nice. Not sure how small/big this bike is to some one who are like 181 cm tall.I think that's something like 5 ft 11
I think a long term riding this bike will determen if its a quality bike or not.
Looks like a small bike. She's 5'4 and bike looks ok on 4:10. What more if taller?
Hey Kate, great review. How does it compare to the Honda NX500? Iooking at ADV for my first big bike 🏍 👌
I haven't ridden it! I'd love to though! 😊
205Kg/452 pounds isn't that bad when looking on all that's included. I prefer the 900 but that is close to 235Kg/520 pounds, but it has cruise control with heated seat and grips.
I have to say for a smidge above 6k, I'm impressed!
The spec you outlined is unbelievable and can see the established manufacturers having to seriously review their existing pricing structure for their smaller capacity machines. 👍.
In 10 years it will be almost impossible to find spare parts for the Voge. You can find for the Honda still in 40 years. And Honda has been world champion on quality the last 50 years for a reason. I would never dare buying the cheep Voge. Sorry, but thats how it is.
Makes the new Himalayan look way overpriced! The question I ask myself though is do you get this new or spend £5k on a secondhand 1gs/ tracer 9/ vstrom / ktm adventure/ African twin 🤔
I have no choice on where my cell phone is made.
I do on my motorcycles. (2 made in Britain, 1 in Thailand, 1 in Japan)
great review though, Kate 😉
Each to their own Joe :) I'm just grateful we have so much choice
And how is that cell phone performing ? It would surprise me if it doesn't work very well.
@@bobturnbull18 great
I can get parts
@@joeblow5037 You must be the most brutal user of a cell phone if you need to buy parts. Must not be an iPhone because Apple doesn't want to sell parts.
@@bobturnbull18 my point is....I refuse to support a brutal communist regime who used child labor, horrible wages, and does unspeakable things to the Uyghurs, and everyone else who doesn't fall in line, when I don't have to.
Capiche?
Typical nice review Kate. Like you I dont unnderstand why every manufacturer avoids cruise control like the plague. Now the Chinese are followind suit. If these new manufacturers wanted to stand out it seems like a no brainer.
Wow, very interesting and informative content
I will visit Voge Store in the Philippines ASAP
thank you so much
Kate🙏
My '16 GSA is fat fast and awesome... Not light and cheap. This Chinese marvel is Beamer like, affordable and sign of 🪄 invasion of Chinese manufacturing industry spread...as Domineering 🌐 consumption 😬
22:18 if you can tell us more about this lil camera like How it works ?
amazing review. what information you want for a decision. You make the bikes look good which is most important. I had an Aura 125 by Lexmoto great little bike however the dealership networks let these bikes down as they do not know how to work with them and often cause them damage without the skill to rectify them. I had to find Lexmotos manufacturer to ask them for help with my bikes, my Aurs was made by Longia the new Nexus was by a company called Taro motorcycles and Lexmoto seem to have a new partner every year, my main gripe is they drop models quickly and have no after sales support or service from the dealerships unlike the more established brand despite chinese motorcycle parts online having parts which puts me off these bikes now.
Prices now are utterly ridiculous, a full spec BMW 1300 is the wrong side of £25k. All for a trophy bike that will sit in the garage as a bragging right. Bring on Royal Enfield and other cheaper marques.
The only concern is the availability of a robust dealership chain, and servicing and spares provision.
Would this be a good bike for me? I need your opinions
Im coming from a 250 xmax scooter and im 190cm tall
Everything one will ever need and more. The Chinese are coming! The only question that still has to be answered is how they will keep on the long term. All other things being equal I’d probably go for CF moto though since I like their styling.
Agree...give them a few years with some of the partnerships they have...Japanese bikes where heavily criticised when they first started manufacturing them
They could have called it the Unicorn! As a 5'2" rider, it's something I never thought I'd see. Gimme gimme. Great review as always.😊👍
@@PhilipBurton-dn3ce Yep. History repeats itself.
Great review. Voge has been selling bikes in Europe for a few years. The truth is, the 525ds is one of the best A2 friendly bikes on the market.
@yeetian2774 A lot of expensive brands actually have complete bikes built in China. No wonder they learn so fast.
Too heavy for the cc, too low for me, but it does look really handsome, and can't fault all those creature comforts, decent suspension and calipers too!
So Kate, (I'm not even going to watch this one). But Kate, What does your garage look like? Where do you store all of these bikes that you ride? You must own one or two? ~ Course if you are "bridging" from one to another via dealers ~~~ I guess that's OK. ~ I just can not relate to riding a bike that I like and then letting it go for another. Your garage Kate. Which do you own???
Deffo moving away from BMW even though I have a GS1200 with 20k on it. I test rode the Vstrom and was made up, it rode great loved the V2 mill
A bargain , Jesus just look at bmw , Ducati Honda Yamaha , they have serious competition in this modern world of being ripped off 👍
Looks a heavy bike
Certainly a consideration, but I guess the issues will in the not too far distant future, show themselves regarding build quality and finish. Theyre cheap to a large extent because corners would have neen cut 🙄
The name rolls off the tongue eh!? :D
Little easier than a gsxs1000gx I guess 🤣
This is true haha@@UsernameKate
You cant stop Chinese bikes ( and cars). But we all know that both will have no future in the second half of the century. So, can Chinese bicycles compete with western technology in the long run? 😅