Thanks for the advice. I am going to be checking this Buell out this weekend (http://minneapolis.craigslist.org/ram/mcy/1930979091.html) and could possibly get it for around $2k. I also like this bike, the Suzuki DR-Z 400 SM (http://minneapolis.craigslist.org/ram/mcy/1927556505.html). I know it’s a dual-sport, but I like to be sitting upright. The price difference is crucial though. I have a max of $3k to spend, but would like to spend only $2k to $2.5K so I have some money left over if I need new parts or mechanical work done. The thing with the Dual-Sports that make me hesitant is that I live in an area that I will need to be accessing the freeways quite a bit to get to any job I have – that, and I want to go on some shorter trips with my family who all have cruisers. The GS500f that I have seen in my area are all pushing my fiscal limits. Like the bikes, just don’t have that kind of money.