i guess thats about the best way to look at it. and i won't lie about the slow thing. i went out and got the fasted thing i could for about 3k because i knew i'd be sick of a 600 in no time and kill myself. with this older 1000 i've been on it about 7 or 8 months and 1st gear still feels fast.

but even with that said i was on patterson a few nights after i got it and was like damn i know nothing about getting a bike around a corner. i know it sounds lame but i had to go buy a book to learn enough to transfer what i know about driving cars to the bike world.