Konarider, those are odd choices. Spend $1500-$2500 more for a used comparable bike vs. a brand new one?? Um, ok?
And why are you expecting more problems with your EBR? You had one strange issue but they are super reliable according to the experience of the riders on all these forums.

Maintenance is easier than many other bikes (ahem... Ducati...) and can be done by any motorcycle shop if you aren't so inclined to do it yourself. The valve adjust (same as the FZ with 1/2 as many btw...) is the standard shim under bucket most OHC motorcycle engines have so it's nothing weird.

Don't get me wrong, I love the FZ-10. Just seems like a apples/oranges thing.