I've had my wee CB125F for a wee while now (almost a month) and I've had the urge to take a look at other bikes and that's fine because that's all I'm doing but I've had a look at both the CBR500R and the CB500F I like both these bikes and want to look towards a future upgrade to do my full license on.

I like the sportier look of the CBR500R but I'm just not sure, I know they are essentially the same bike but it's just so hard to decide.

I paid for my CB125F in cash and it cost about $3500 total including on-road costs but BOTH these bikes are a significantly higher cost averaging about $10k i know for a lot of you in America this is gonna seem excessive but learners' bikes have to be specific models here otherwise know as L.A.M.S.

Is financing a good idea though? I still will be spending 6 months at least on a learner and another 18 months on a restricted license after I have my full I'm no longer limited in what kind of bike i can get and things become vastly cheaper by the thousands.

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