Agreed.To me the term "commuter", as it applies to motor vehicles, has more to do with how a particular vehicle is used, as opposed to what it is designed to be based on unique characteristics specific to that vehicle.
Let's nip this sportsbike nonsense in the bud
OK, I love my CBR 250R, it's a brilliant little agile and econonomical COMMUTER, which is just why I bought it, but it is still MUCH SLOWER than most 250 cc SPORTS bikes from 30 years ago. Your comments please. 
