In all the talk about Transalp this, Africa Twin that, and don’t forget the CRF300L Rally, one of the most sensible Honda motorcycles on the market often flies under the radar. The CB500X returns to Honda’s lineup in 2025 under the name of NX500. Once again, the aftermarket has spooled up to outfit the bike with useful bits for touring.

Much of GIVI’s existing luggage lineup fits to the NX as long as you buy the right racks. Photo: GIVI

Luggage

GIVI is maybe best-known for its luggage setups, and it has expanded its offerings to the NX500 with pannier racks for the Outback Monokey Cam-Side system. There’s also a pannier rack setup for Monokey cases, long-sold in GIVI’s catalog. If you have a set of GIVI cases sitting around that were previously used on another bike, you can repurpose them to your NX500. The same goes for Monokey or Monolock top boxes, with GIVI offering a rear rack for the NX500 that fits those as well. GIVI also makes a ring for the fuel fill neck that lets you fit Tanklock and TanklockED tankbags.

Armor

If you want to protect your NX500, you can buy upper and lower engine crash bars from GIVI, made of black tube steel, 25mm in diameter. They also have a black-painted mesh radiator guard to stop flying rocks from denting or destroying your rad.

A windscreen keeps the weather off you. Just make sure you remember to scrub the bugs off every now and then. Photo: GIVI

Other useful parts

GIVI also has a sidestand foot, extended windscreen and rear hugger-style mudguard available for the NX500. Little bits like this like this make life on the road easier, and if you’re in a mood to spend, GIVI has all this and more. See their entire lineup for the NX listed at GIVI USA’s website here.