| I haver ridden a multistrada and wiuld say its a good commuter bike, I would describe it as a 1000cc supermoto in riding position, you get an excellent view ahead and the relatively wide bars etc make it easy to weave throught the traffic.
I would put the Paul Smart rep in the same category as the 996, a bike for holidays and high days, not really a day to day commuter, some might not agree but heh ho!
I know some do use 748/9** bikes everyday all year round but there are also some who regard a caterham as an acceptable day to day car, Heh ho again!
Also depends how soon you want to take delivery, Multis are available now, 2005 for the Paul Smart?
Ray. | 
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