Pick a commuter bike..250R, YZF600r, GS500...

[pauldun170]

Originally Posted by 101lifts2

I have to get a new commuter bike coming off of an 06 EX500 with 34k miles. I have narrowed down the choices to a few bikes from what I've found..

2009 New Suzuki GS500F - 2999 plus whatever the fuck they are gonna add on.

2007 YZF600r - 535 miles 3799.00

2007 EX500 $2999.00 with 7200 miles

2010 Kawi 250r New or Used 2999.00. There are alot of these here.

I'm leaning towards the GS500f. I've had the YZF and actually I really like that bike, so this is a top contender too.

Anyone own a 2010 250R? Will it do 90mph on the freeway?

What about a GS500? Is the motor an unrefined droaing pig? What about the fuel economy? Lists 59mpg on the zuk website.

thx
lifts

For commuter duty, I would rather a liquid cooled bike for those days stuck in traffic but our weather is more "diverse" than yours.

EX500 - Little long in the tooth and like the 250r, I feel its one of those bikes that you should always buy used.
EX500 > 250r for commuter duty in mixed traffic (grunt)
250r > 500r for light traffic and a lot of backroads (Its nice only having to fill up the gas tank once a year)

GS500 -No wind protection. Commuter fail

Like I said, I'd go with the YZF600r but it does lose out to the GS500f on the park it anywhere test. I prefer commuter bikes to be on the undesirable side so I don't have to worry about people eyeballing it.

I'd do a comparison of luggage options for each.
However the GS500F is definitely a contender.