yes.. yes it is...

i won't say 2 piston would be relaxing on the highway but it does not vibrate as much as 1 piston lol.

I've rode duke 200 and I'm currently on R25 and the vibration is massive. duke 200 would make my hands numb after 30 minutes of continuous riding (around 100km/h -120km/h) while r25 i can ride for one hour or more with less numbness on my hands.

sounds? depending on ur exhaust system, some 1 piston bike sounded so good while some 2 pistons bike sounded so bad.

no u won't get the sound like the 4 inline ones... the 4 inlines sound is..... orgasmic....

yes ive thought of that before. however my purchase was influence by the way i ride the bike for long distance. i just having trust issue with the reliability of benelli thou the sound even from stock exhaust was good rather than r25. my r25 have been went and forth from kl to penang for 8-9 times since i bought it and still going great.

the only thing about 250cc on a long journey is the uneasy feeling that sometimes i did push the bike too far and yeah 250cc is just 250cc and i do have to stop often for filling the tank or because i do abuse it on the highway recklessly.

im not the adventure/touring bike kindda guy to be honest. i like riding my bike aggressively and for me if i were to upgrade i'll be looking for supersports bike/superbikes. i had that thought in mind for couple of months now however due to my current expenditure i have to hold the thought 1st.

Cb400 actually not available in malaysia if im not mistaken. And the price, well lets just say i rather buy a 600cc sportsbike for that kind of amount

Ah that would also be a no no. Singapore bikes are a bit hassle to deal with unless u work in singapore or u frequently travel back and forth to singapore.