thanks for the feedback guys..Trapper, as far as my crash, i bought a suzuki sv 650 gladius on st pattys day of this year..no luck though(irish) because five hours after getting the thing i ran straight into a brick wall doing about 30-35 mph. bent forks, cracked steering tree, bent frame, TOTALED!! after that i contemplated getting back on a bike or not. then i started researching the cbr. and you are 100 percent correct.. it does take alot to get back on bike and get back on the road... off work monday and tues. goin ridin!!