A GOOD THING

[hgw75]

I had a Kymco XCITING 500,great ride low power for two up, a Honda SW fair ride good power 2 up, now a used Burgman 650 best of both worlds,if the trans does not blow up. Lack of power is a bad short fall, I think the 15" front 14" rear tires make the difference on the ride. The xciting and 650 have them. You get what you pay for. For one up,the xciting takes the gold..

Happy New Year to all.

[JustWantToRide]

I had a Burgman 650 and for solo it handled much better than my X500.  My problem with the Burgman was that my knees hit the dash on some bumps - and I've had knee problems.  I would have fixed it with a Givi seat - but I was married and the wife had other ideas...

The engine on the Burgman 650 is mounted like on a motorcycle - and does not move up and down with the swingarm.  So even though it is heavier than the X500 - the suspension works much better (the X500 engine moves up and down with the swingarm).

Corners that were smooth and solid at 70mph on the Burgman solo or two up are dicey on the X500 solo.