Yea "get it done" was pretty much my motto two years ago. I road tripped with a girl from NYC to San Francisco, bought a 72' CB 750 there. Rode to Los Angeles - and decided to sell it. I don't think it was in good enough shape to get me back to NYC, but damn I loved that bike. I picked up this nighthawk and went from LA to NYC in a few weeks. And no crashbars on the hawk - nor have I ever seen them. I have set it down two or three times at low - no speed and it holds up pretty well.