the tyre size is so common that you can buy tyres that are cheaper than what i pay for my scooter's

not just the cc, its 2 cylinder vs 4 cylinder. but honestly its quite a toss up. not that significant a difference. i think people generally make too much fuss about the maintenance difference when in reality you just dump your coin in your wallet each day into a tong and will get enough for the difference (unless you really eat up the miles la).

but if i have only one bike and use it to commute, i will probably pick the cb500x over the cb650r simply because i think box and panniers spoil the neo cafe look too much but look right at home on an adventure style bike.....

eh what? CB650R is a naked bike too

ah... my bad. lol

on the other hand i like naked bikes, never had a thing for faired ones. naked bikes have a certain rawness to it that appeals to me.

also i think bikes with full fairing kinda look out of place in an urban setting