1800km ride on a Honda NX500 in Thailand: Key takeaways from the trip

The plus side, I didn't find it difficult at all to adjust from my CB350 even considering the bigger front wheel.

BHPian prakash_ajp recently shared this with other enthusiasts:

I am just back from north Thailand after a 6-day 1800 KMs ride on some of the beautiful roads with a rental NX500. I was split between CB500X and NX500 and I opted for the latter for two reasons: 1) obviously it's newer and expected to be better 2) I am considering this as my next bike if I make up my mind about spending that much on a bike.

Anyway, the ride was mostly on curvy roads with some straight as well as winding 4 lane highways, and some adventure (courtesy, Google maps and my own oversight). I couldn't have asked for more from a bike. It behaved fantastically well. The plus side, I didn't find it difficult at all to adjust from my CB350 even considering the bigger front wheel. But the biggest bonus was, which will solve my pet-peeve of CB350, the seat comfort. I was riding every day for 6 days and riding at least 260 KMS a day and absolutely no pain in the butt at all. On my H'ness, I would resort to stand up riding and all that circus after a 400 or 500 kms in a two-day trip. The light weight also meant; I was well within my comfort limit to overcome a tricky situation which I have captured in the last photo here.

Here are some photos of the bike I took. The third one is when I had ended up with a flat-tyre (last of the three punctures I had in the 24 hours prior to that). And the fourth is the one that made me question the whole idea of the trip but also made me appreciate the decision to go for the NX500 instead of an Africa Twins, which I was tempted about in the beginning.

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