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Congrats on your job. When I first started working in my first teaching job after college I used sport bikes to commute 4 years during all seasons before I had a car. I haven't ridden anything newer than my 2001 Ducati ST-2 so I'm not too current on modern bike's performance though. At first, I had a 250 Kawasaki that was terrible before going to 1988 Honda VFR 400- the best bike IMO and later a '96ish RVF 400.The 400's are quick, fuel efficient and reliable considering that my VFR was built in the 80's and I was riding it until about 10 years ago. I had no problem getting them up to 180KPH on the highways. My Ducati just turns everything up to 11, is bad in traffic (loves to over heat) but is an excellent bike for long rides. It may be too powerful for a commute but the styling looks like a sport bike but the ride is set up for touring (hence the name- ST- sport touring) so it is very comfortable. On my test ride I dumped the clutch and did an impressive burnout by accident.
In the end, I think that 400-750cc would be a sweet spot for commuting. I'd still be riding my 400 if I didn't have a car I think.
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