unforunatly i couldnt live with a aprillia 125 as i am not a fan of 2 stroke engine sound. would have to be 4 stroke for me.
As for style i think i would like more sporty looks and being that i only work about 3 miles from work (still 30-45 mins in traffic) not much of a problem if the torque isnt that great low down. would just like something thats not CRAZY but not boring either that can be used to get to work and the occational little blast on a weekend. obviously want to try and keep costs down too so would need to be resonable price to buy and insure/tax etc. had a look at some 400cc bikes on net but they all seem pretty older bikes and not knowing much about bikes at the moment i wouldnt trust them reliability wise. would like something a little newer if poss.

Sorry for the ramble verbal diarrhea!