Just taken an mt09 for a spin.

[nick crisp]

The fzs is probably one of the best all weather, do it all bikes I've ridden, shame mine is going soon :-\
The mt09 might be a bit of a handful in bad weather such as sub zero due to the huge bottom end torque, so maybe not an ideal commuter.

Isn't this exactly what the mode switch is for though? A setting for a more tame power delivery that would be more usable in poor conditions?