Yeah thats pretty much what I thought. Where are you takeing your class at? Im takeing mine at TCC the last week in july. Mabey in the same class? Im gonna be looking for a ninja zx6-r for my first bike. Just seems like a good bike price to performance and give me something to grow into. Im gonna probly get my gear from www.newenough.com. Del put that link up there and they look like they have some steals.