few times a week is approx how frequent ?
and only for short distance ? within 10km ? 100km ?

I ride a CBR250r, ABS version. Personally I would take ABS as a way to protect myself from certain degree of accident because the only ever accident on bike on me is on a scooter where the wheel actually lock and I fly at least 5m ahead of d scooter.

Other bikes no ABS available for options, thus I choose this CBR250r ABS. at peak, I rode for an enormous distance in a week, which is about 1600km per week, and currently the bike is near 4 years old with !mileage of 95k without any major issue.

my recommendation will be based on your needs and preference. no bike is 100% best. just about how suit it is