My dog has ridden more than 3500 miles on her 500R this year. She thinks it's the dog's bollocks, and she's one to know:
This is neither question, nor concern so heed this feedback:
The weekend before last I took my '02 EX500 on a few hundred miles with two friends on FJR1300's. Not only did Lolita (that's her name) humiliate these bikes with almost 3X's the cubic-centimenters on the tight stuff, but she had them sweating on the wide-open sweepers, when we were hitting triple-digits while passing motorhome traffic. The FJR's weren't exactly cruising through the morning either, judging from the little puffs of smoke that appeared when its rider punched it.
EX500s are generally considerd to be the greatest beginner bikers, but they are probably in the top-3 greatest designs ever mass-produced. If you think you
need more than an EX500 on public roads, then you are just a silly, vain buffoon who doesn't even deserve to ride.