upon passing my test im wanting either a gilera nexus 500 or the yamaha tmax xp500. which one is the better bike. any comments please. i will be using the motorway everyday for work, and i enjoy the skegness run once a month too.

Sorry mate, I've got no expereince with either of those.

Hopefully someone will be along with an opinion.

Have you looked at reviews on the likes of MCN?

No clue on the Nexus, but there's a review of the Tmax on here by Zomb!e.

Unfortunatly Zomb!e is no longer with us so if you have any questions, I'm not sure who would be able to answer them.

http://www.ukbikeforum.co.uk/forum/index.php?showtopic=2496
Hope this helps out a little. :)