I was maybe hinting for @100Acre to consider one since it is kinda like a big 500 with suspension. I test drove one and liked it much better than i expected (was quieter than i expected from a Yam). Just wish the bed were bigger.
Since we say things here we don't say elsewhere...I'll say that i like the 500 well enough. It has reasons for existing. BUT...unless i had those specific reasons (which i did), there is no way I'd buy one over a 1000, or even a 700. Or a Wolverine. And I would discourage anyone from dumping a ton of money into one who didn't have those reasons for buying it. I was suggesting the Wolverine as another alternative.
Are you on any Wolvy forums? Don't recall seeing your name there.