"nice" bondo job on the tank.

Without knowing you, who am i to say your in over your head? Do you think you are, or will be? Please remeber that the bigger the first bike you get the flatter your learning curve will be. Don't lie to yourself and say "it's only a 600". New 600's can run with 900-1000cc bikes from 10years ago.

Perhaps a better question to ask is what was your first bike and how long did you have it, why don't you have it anymore?