Just looking for a daily beater I can use most days to avoid always counting on my talon, though it has been good so far after my CAS died yesterday I figure I really should start looking for something.

I'm looking to spend around $1500. Obviously nothing fancy, just something that is mechanically sound and that I can take on the highway. Car or Bike, honestly bike preferred but I'm not picky. Cosmetics don't mean much to me.