I went to the Honda dealership on Saturday to check the bike out for myself.
I am in love. I can't eat, I can't sleep and I think about the bike constantly.
I want need one 
I rode the rallye at the Honda experience and although I'm the biggest Honda fan with a all Honda garage I'm not sure I would be able to ride this bike daily even on weekends.
I have a crf 250x in the garage which I play with on weekends and after that the rallye is dissapointing. I base it on one and only one thing. .power.. it just doesn't have enough for my riding style. The bike looks beautiful and built well.. it will serve a segment in the market very well.
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Fuzzy, isn't the CRF 250X a two-stroke? I would imagine it pulls way better than a small 250 4-stroke.
I want to use the bike for commuting in the week (I stay approx 8km from work), and on weekends do short trips.
I also had a look at the Kawasaki Versys 300, but I like to Honda better.
I cant/don't ride fast or long distances, but it is a lot of cash to fork out, so I must be sure it's the right bike for me 
No the 250x is a 4T but its really geared for racing so the power delivery is very different,. This is why I said the bike is not for me, I have a Transalp 700 to commute with so I was riding the Rallye like I would when I hit the sand, dunes, and endure track.. make no mistake the bike will take you anywhere, I think it will be a brilliant bike for riding trails and single spoor, but it will be lacking in sand IMO.
When you say you need it as a commuter, what kind of commute? how far, what kind of road conditions on average? I think that 250 rallye will be an awesome commuter but don't discount the 190 that they have for R48k odd..