I’m in no rush…I will be upgrading in February, and was planning to sell in the spring…but if you would like I can send you some pics and what I paid for it…repairs done, maintenance, etc…
As for suggesting a 500cc, well like Gary, it is from experience…I have not regretted getting the GS500, except about three weeks after getting the bike I wanted more power off the line, but soon realized that you need to get pretty confident in the corners before you can claim to know how to ride (actually still learning there). I do a lot of hiway riding and the bigger bike does it easier than the smaller 250cc bikes could…so the only question I had when buying was “what style of bike do I want?”…I decided the standard bike was the way to go for me…I didn’t want to be hunched over the tank on a sportier bike, and a dual sport wouldn’t be as stable on the hiway.
Let me know if you want that info on the bike, or if you are going to wait…and maybe explore your choices further…