That's some good info there. I might lurk around a bit.
I pretty much ignore the ribbing or whatever you wanna call it from the friends. I know what i want and when it comes to my safety there's nothing wrong with starting off slow and working my way up to something bigger.
I do like the new Ninjas now that i look at them, but i think a used bike is still in my best interest.....but boy is that thing pretty`