Anyway, my bike is black. Sort of. I bought it used, and the first owner had bought it in blue, and decided to have it repainted black. And yes, I know what you mean about the price. I had a devil of a time finding a decent deal, but after a few months searching Craigslist I got mine as a new model (bought it in '08 ) with 700 miles for $3k even. Quite good, considering how far over MSRP a lot of the new ones go. Of course, mine now has a hole in the left side fairing, due to laying down the bike in the crash. Sad. Still, I expect to get roughly what I paid for it when I sell it.