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Swinging a leg over the slightly taller seat
gives a ride position you could sit in for days. At
a touch over six feet tall, the ergonomics of the
500X were almost ideal for my size, although I'd
go for a set of bar risers on the new tapered han-
dlebar if this were my bike to get better off-road
comfort and performance when standing up.
In developing the new 500X, Honda took in-
spiration from those beasts of ADV modification
at Rally Raid in the UK—you can check out all the
parts they have for the 500X by clicking here.
Rally Raid has been on the 500X bandwagon
since the beginning, and Honda has been pay-
ing close attention to what customers do when