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Just about to get one of the 3 Hondas in this range, ridden all of them... just wanted to see whether any of the taller folks out there (6 foot - 1.80m) had noticed that the 500F was actually more comfortable than the 500X?

Maybe it's just me? I found the 500X alost too upright... does this just mean the handlebars needed to be tilted a little further forward?
 
Discussion starter · #11 ·
Wow, loads of good advice from non-Hobbits! Thank you.

Really lucky where I am, we actually have stock of all of the bikes, the X version arrived a week ago and I could have one of those immediately.

Going to ride them both back to back again tomorrow before I make my final decision, but I think it's going to be the 500F. My commute is a 10 minute ride into town from the farm, so anything would be comfortable!
 
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And the final answer is indeed the 500F, the ride was better, the seating more comfortable and I smiled way more while riding.

I found the 500X a bit boring, and with the extra suspension, it wallowed a bit and felt too top heavy. Now the wait begins....
 
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