Honda CB500x

[the_undecider_imp]

Undecider....since you're in Texas, .....a vast, but mostly flat state, with interstates where average speeds are 80+mph, and never ending off pavement dirt roads.... A large ADV bike like a Vstrom/Tiger 800/S-Ten is, imo, ideally suited to our state's geography. If we're talking COLORADO or UTAH or IDAHO, yes, a lighter ADV bike is better served. But in TX, where we have long travel times, long distances to get to....Twisted Sisters, Big Bend, Hill Country, Gulf coast, and Mexico,.... one can't do any better than a Vstrom 650. So give yourself a pat in the back for having the right tool for the right job.

Jedd, I see you are in Austin, so the Hill Country is only about 15 minutes closer to you. Lime Creek Road and 1431 would be lots of fun on the 500x. I agree that any lengthy freeway rides are more pleasant aboard a bigger bike. If I ever decide to get a 500x, I'd sell the V-strom and replace that with a big sport tourer or 1000cc + adv bike. As it is now, the V-strom 650 does everything I want except be pretty. For that, I have my wife...and then my CB1100.